Temperature Control in Academy City

"It's okay. Even if you fall asleep, I will wake you up immediately, wake up Saten-san, wake up Akemi-san, and wake up all the sleeping people, so please leave everything to me. Shirai-san, Natsume-san, Misaka-san, everyone is working hard for the same goal, so Saten-san doesn't need to worry at all!"

From Shirai's cell phone, Hatsuharu's trembling voice can be heard, and one can tell that Hatsuharu is feeling uneasy.

"By then, Saten-san will definitely say something like 'Let me sleep for five more minutes'."

"Even if I don't have the ability, doesn't Saten-san still pull me forward?"

"Saten-san, even if you are Saten-san, you are my best friend. So...please don't...say such sad things."

The sound of Uiharu crying was heard over the phone, and everyone's heart trembled involuntarily.

"Onee-sama, we already have the EEG map. I need to rush back to branch 177 to check the library information." Shirai, who had been a little silent, suddenly said.

"Let me come and help, after all, this matter involves Saten-san." Senior Misaka pursed her lips, looking a little depressed.

"I understand."

"Leave the aim analysis institute to me. After all, it's a clue that may be related." Natsume Sonoko took the initiative to speak, not knowing where she got the courage from.

"But it has become a ruin now, and I heard that Kimura Haruo is still wandering around there." Shirai said hesitantly.

"Don't worry, that's all I can do for Saten-san."

Natsume Sonoko naturally understood the existence of the treatment program, so as long as she could get the program from Kiyama Haruo, everything would still be in time.

"Okay, then let's go our separate ways."

....Ordinary dividing line....

AIM Analysis Research Institute had become a ruin at this time. The building of the institute collapsed, and the cars parked nearby were also affected and were basically smashed into discus by the scattered rocks.

From a distance, you can see the security guards' armored vehicles parked nearby, pulling up an extra-long yellow cordon to prevent anyone from approaching.

"Did something pass over there?" A security guard took off his helmet, rubbed his eyes, and looked at a corner not far away with some surprise. He seemed to vaguely see the outline of a person.

"I don't see anything. Is it your illusion?" Another guard also looked around for a while, but found nothing.

After successfully passing the blockade, Natsume Sonoko has almost arrived at the AIM Analysis Research Institute.

This is the first attempt to use optical refraction. The hot air within a certain range rises, causing the medium through which the light passes to change. However, it is far from reaching the level of total reflection like a mirror. However, if you only focus on one angle, you can achieve a similar invisibility effect. However, if you change the angle, it will still look the same.

Natsume Sonoko was somewhat surprised by the extent of the damage to the research institute. The building seemed to have been cut by countless weapons as sharp as lasers. The ground became bumpy and even the load-bearing wall was broken in the middle, revealing a very neat cut.

"It's completely unrecognizable from its original state. We can't find Kiyama Haruo's office at all." Natsume Sonoko was a little anxious. What if the treatment program was disrupted in the battle with the security guard?

After searching the ruins for a while, Natsume Sonoko reluctantly gave up the idea of ​​continuing the search and stood there at a loss.

"Are you looking for me?" Suddenly, a hoarse and tired voice came to Natsume Sonoko's ears.

Natsume Sonoko turned around and saw a woman in a white coat sitting in the corner of the ruins.

His white coat was still intact, as if he had not encountered any battle, but he showed a trace of extreme fatigue.

"Counting the fourth-ranked Atomic Honkai Impact 3rd in Academy City, you are the fourth group of people to come to see me today." Standing up from the ground, Kimura Haruo said in a dull tone, her face still calm and composed, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

"I already know your purpose very clearly, so there is no need for you to explain it again." Kimiya Haruo pointed to his head and said in a self-deprecating tone.

"You have telepathic abilities?" Natsume Sonoko said in surprise.

"To be precise, it is memory reading and writing. It can read and change memories. However, for people with very strong brains, it can only simply read the most recent memory."

"Oh, by the way, you probably want this." Taking out a player and a chip from his pocket, Kimura Haruo said calmly.

"Your guess is correct. I am the one who invented the Fantasy Hand. And just as you imagined, I also invented a procedure that can cure it. There will be no sequelae. Everything will return to its original state, and no one will be sacrificed."

"Since you already know everything, please give me the treatment procedure of the Fantasy Hand." Natsume Sonoko said anxiously.

"Although I'd love to give it to you, I can't do that now. If I use the healing procedure now, the monster will go berserk."

Kiyama Haruo suddenly said something incomprehensible, leaving Natsume Sonoko a little confused.

"That monster has not only accepted my consciousness, but also, due to its own huge computing power, it has unknowingly become the aggregation of the aim diffusion positions of all Fantasy Hand users, carrying the collective subconscious of all owners. In other words, once the Fantasy Hand's network is completely released and I lose control of it, it will completely go berserk."

Kimura Haruo said with some difficulty, his eyes turned red and his pupils turned blood red, and his brain seemed to be under tremendous pressure.

"What do you mean?"

Although what you said seemed very serious, Natsume Sonoko didn't understand it at all. This seems to be inconsistent with the plot.

"It's nothing. I will try my best to kill its consciousness and let the subconscious of the user of the Fantasy Hand leave. Then everything will return to normal. It's a pity that it was about to succeed, but it was destroyed by the atomic collapse." Kimura Haruo continued to sit on the ground, a look of regret on his face.

"I still don't understand. What kind of monster is this? I just want the treatment procedure."

In a natural park a few kilometers away from the AIM Analysis Institute, a guy who looked exactly like Kimura Haruo was standing on a fallen tree with a dull look in his eyes, and he stood there motionless.

However, there were three groups of people surrounding 'Kiyama Haruo', all of them on high alert.

Right in front of the monster was a fully armed mobile armor team with the word MAR spray-painted on them.

The other side was also fully armed, but their numbers were much smaller. But at first glance, they were elite soldiers who had experienced many battles.

These people wore armored suits made of synthetic plastic, with masks that completely covered their heads and night vision goggles that covered their eyes, and olfactory detectors installed on their noses.

"These bastards from the Hound Corps." Standing on the ruins of the pavilion, the somewhat dusty Maizono Shigenori showed a look of gritted teeth. Next to him, Takitsubo Riko leaned weakly on Flanda, covering the wound on his stomach.

Chapter 55: The Expelled Consciousness

The Hound Unit is one of the lesser-known stability maintenance forces in Academy City.

However, compared to the guards who are presentable, these hound troops are more like black gloves working for the big shots. They will do whatever it takes and will not hesitate to attack unrelated passers-by. They are a complete dark organization.

"Mugi, we actually encountered these people. Let's retreat quickly." Frenda carefully supported Takitsubo Riho and said with a serious face.

"Do you want to get away with it after meeting them? They are scumbags who regard killing as a hobby. In order to cover up the evidence of the mission, they can even wantonly erase witnesses." Mai Ye Shenli said in a low voice. Things were obviously beyond her expectations again.

As the fourth among the LV5 in Academy City, Maiye Shenli was not afraid of the people on the opposite side. However, he had fought with Kimura Haruo in front of him for too long, which caused his physical strength and thinking ability to decline greatly.

"I find this extremely disappointing. I thought there was something special about the Hounds."

A large truck weighing more than ten tons was dropped from mid-air and landed directly on the foothold of the Hound Troops.

Suddenly, dust flew everywhere, leaving a huge scratch on the ground, causing the earth to shake violently. Several members of the Hound Corps standing in the center of the fall were thrown out directly.

Taking off the hood on his head, revealing a brown bob, Kinuhata stood on the truck that had just landed, with a serious expression on his face.

"Nancy, target Juanqi's favorite, use portable tracking armor-piercing bullets." Just after being thrown out and landing on the ground to gain a foothold, several members of the Hound Unit discussed the response tactics through the headset.

A member of the Hound Unit who was not caught up in the aftermath of the truck raised the launcher and fired an armor-piercing shell as big as a fist. The target was set at Juanqi's favorite, and within three seconds it landed directly on the position above the truck where Juanqi's favorite had been standing.

The truck exploded violently again, but there was no trace of Kinuhata's beloved. When the dust settled, a bob-haired girl emerged from the explosion site intact.

"You guys are so abominable."

There was not a single scar on Kinuhata's body. The explosion was isolated by something near the surface of her body, as if a layer of armor was protecting her body.

"The survivor of the 'Dark May Plan', Kinuhata's favorite, implanted the defense part of Accelerator's calculation model, and gained the ability to use nitrogen for automatic defense." The communication between the Hound Unit continued, and they had already figured out the other party's information almost exactly after just one encounter.

It is able to compress the surrounding nitrogen to an extremely tight degree, forming a protective wall formed by power. This protection has nothing to do with one's own consciousness and will automatically deploy even if one falls asleep, and it can resist almost all conventional attacks.

Of course, it does not include some unconventional attacks, such as the railgun, atomic destruction, or super-high-end attack capabilities such as magic power.

This is the ability that Natsume Sonoko wants to obtain the most, just like the constant temperature layer covering the body surface all year round, but the biggest function of Natsume Sonoko's constant temperature layer is to keep cool in summer and warm in winter, although the difficulty of developing the two may not be that different.

"Senuhata, come back." Mai Ye Shenli suddenly said, and the 'Kiyama Haruo' who was standing still in the same place started to move again.

Originally I thought that 'Kiyama Haruo' was exhausted after fighting for most of the day, but now it seems that the situation has changed a little.

"Kiyama Haruo, I am now formally arresting you for intentional injury, researching dangerous items, and resisting arrest."

The leader of the MAR troops, who had been watching the fun nearby, spoke at this time. Judging from her voice, she seemed to be a very gentle woman.

"Where did you hide the stone?" Mai Ye Shenli suppressed his inner anger and said angrily.

Because the aim spread of the monster was too abnormal, Takitsubo was unable to accurately track the monster's aim. As for the aim of the guy who took the stone, it was even more bizarre and gave him a headache.

After secretly testing thousands of possible variations of the AIM diffusion position and investigating nearly a hundred suspects, they coincidentally discovered an AIM diffusion position near this research institute that was more than 80% similar to the monster.

Later, as the battle was delayed, the MAR and Hound troops were attracted.

There was no answer, and the face of 'Kiyama Haruo' in front of him remained as dead as water.

Dramatic changes took place on her body. Her clothes began to tear, and her originally well-proportioned height began to grow rapidly, from 1.7 meters to 1.8 meters. A large amount of flesh and blood flowed out from all parts of her body, wrapping Kimura Haruo tightly.

"Fire." ×3

The firepower from three sides was directed at the big meatball. Several incendiary bombs fell near the meatball, immediately starting a raging fire. A different smell began to fill the air.

"It looks like there's a fire in the distance." Natsume Sonoko was sitting next to another Kiyama Haruo, and she looked up at the distance with some concern.

There seemed to be a raging fire, and the flames could be seen even here.

"Teacher Kiyama, haven't you finished your work yet?" Natsume Sonoko asked hesitantly. Although the person in front of her was a prisoner, Natsume Sonoko still unconsciously used the title of teacher.

Although I don't know the specific situation of the so-called monster, but looking at Mr. Kiyama's sweaty forehead, I know that things are not that simple.

Similarly, Natsume Sonoko did not receive any response. There was no point in being anxious, so she could only sit down and concentrate on studying the optical formula.

"It's too late. I only wiped out the monster's consciousness, but it was expelled by the subconscious collective of the Fantasy Hand users. They want the computer."

Kimura Haruo, who was sitting next to Natsume Sonoko, finally raised his head and regained some consciousness.

Natsume Sonoko was still confused. Didn't they talk about monsters? Why was it talking about computers again?

"Here you go, get out of here now." Kimura Haruo stood up and weakly handed the chip and player to Natsume Sonoko, covering his eyes with one hand, from which bright red blood flowed.

The original feeling of weakness became more and more obvious, even to the point of hysterical madness.

"It has sensed my thoughts. We must quickly spread the treatment program and block the Fantasy Hand network. Otherwise, it will devour the aim positions of all ability users and make everyone a part of it."

"I can still interfere with its actions now and buy you some time. I'm sorry to involve you in this matter." Kimiya Haruo said weakly with a gloomy look on his face.

This was a situation she had never imagined. Originally, Kimura Haruo only planned to use the Fantasy Hand to simulate the awakening of the children, and he also developed a treatment program for the Fantasy Hand.

If everything goes well, the children will be rescued, the users will have no sequelae, and no one will be injured.

Afterwards, the monster was awakened, and she accidentally obtained the meteorite computer, but what happened afterwards was no longer under her control. The monster's violent consciousness was awakened by the Fantasy Hand Network, and its brain was partially improved.

At the same time, the subconscious of the users of the Fantasy Hand did not converge on Haruo Kiyama, but was transferred to a monster with the same brain waves but extremely amazing computing power.

He had originally planned to use the Fantasy Hand Network to expel and cleanse the two consciousnesses from the monsters, but he was ambushed and failed. The current attempt has also failed.

Since the efforts to clear and expel consciousness have failed, we can no longer maintain the network and allow the monster to grow.

"Now the only way to stop things from getting worse is to completely block the Fantasy Hand network." Kimiya Haruo covered his head, seeming to be in great pain.

Several kilometers away, a tentacle over ten meters long suddenly grew out of the meat ball, crossed the blazing fire, grabbed a member of the hound corps, and threw him directly into the air.

Then the ground suddenly began to sink, and hundreds of tentacles of the same length grew out from near the meat ball. After a wave of movement, the AMR armored forces were wiped out. The wreckage of various powered armors flew everywhere, and only a few mechas escaped the attack range.

The meat ball returned to its original appearance of Haruo Kiyama, with his eyes closed and unable to move, with green flames emanating from his body.

But with the appearance of the blue flame, some strange power began to cover the body of "Kiyama Haruo".

A strange life form with two huge eyeballs and a deformed body appeared on the head of this 'Kiyama Haruo', and was using the body of 'Kiyama Haruo' to observe the surroundings.

This strange power is the aim's diffusion position. They quickly turned into materialized flesh and blood. A core used to fix the aim's position also appeared in these flesh and blood.

"Inexcusable."

"I have finally obtained this ability, and I don't want to lose it no matter what."

The body of this huge monster began to grow larger, and soon it grew limbs and facial features. It seemed as if there were countless people screaming and wailing in its body, making sounds at the same time. Its sight gradually looked towards a certain location in the distance, dragging its huge body towards the direction of the AIM Analysis Institute.

Chapter 56: Steam Funeral

The monster, which had gathered a huge aim diffusion field, began to grow wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon soared to a height of thirty or forty meters.

"Are you a human or a monster?"

Mai Ye Shenli showed a confused look, as if it was difficult to understand why a person would suddenly become such a monster.

Just after dodging the attack of dozens of tentacles, Mai Ye Shenli was surrounded by densely packed white cylindrical light bodies.

Countless rays of light cut the monster in front from all directions, directly cutting most of the monster's body into pieces, and even breaking through the barrier of flesh and blood, almost cutting into pieces the core used by the monster to fix its aim's position.

Under the monster's powerful recovery ability, the scars just caused by the atomic collapse began to heal quickly.

But the atomic collapse attack continued, as if it would never stop, forming a strange confrontation and balance with the constantly recovering flesh and blood monster.

The MAR troops had been completely defeated, but thanks to the high mobility of the mechas, some members had escaped from the monsters' attack range.

The hound troops that faced the monster were not so lucky. After being attacked by the monster's tentacles, no standing personnel could be seen.