The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Previously, the magnetic gloves could not control the red cross, but now the red cross is coated with an unknown metal, and Inoue Hideka can achieve the effect of controlling the red cross with magnetism by manipulating the metal.

At the same time, without the parachute to cushion the fall, Inoue Hideka's body was pulled by Earth's gravity and rushed toward the ice ship at an extremely high speed.

To avoid being affected by the wind and falling off course, Inoue Hideka used the magnetic force to pull her body towards the red cross as she fell.

Just as she was about to land on the deck, Inoue Hideka changed the direction of the magnetic force and landed smoothly on the deck of the ice ship using the recoil force.

At this point, the Amakusa-style and the Roman nuns, who had been facing off here, had left the largest ice ship during the melee and moved elsewhere to continue their battle.

In addition to these, Inoue Hideka could also sense magical fluctuations from two men, one fat and one thin, hidden in a corner, whom she had previously seen through the telescope.

As Inoue Hideka drew the red cross from the ice ship, half of the sword's blade still embedded in it, he sighed inwardly at how different a sharpened sword was, and carefully made his way to where the two were hiding.

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In the shadows of the ice ship, two eyes stared at Inoue Hideka, who had suddenly appeared from the sky, and whispered among themselves.

"I didn't expect the main character to actually show up~~ Toktu, should we just capture him here? That way we won't have to go through all the trouble of using the Illusion Killer as bait to lure him to the organization, right?"

"...Padson, to be honest, I have my doubts about whether he can summon angels again, and look at that sword, isn't it..."

"There's nothing to hesitate about, right? No angels descended when his heart was destroyed, which is why the organization decided to launch another operation against him. Doesn't that prove something? Think about it, if the two of us can capture the person who killed the former leader and have a science member who can be possessed by angels, then we're not without the ability to compete for the position of leader!"

"Even without angels, he's still capable of defeating the former leader! Do you really think the two of us can capture him?"

"Heh! The leader didn't know anything about him back then. He thought that besides his ability to summon angels, he wasn't anything special. Otherwise, how could he have defeated him? With the two of us working together, how could we possibly lose to such a brat? Besides... it seems like you don't have time to hesitate!"

"kindness?"

Upon hearing this, the thin man named Toktu looked ahead in confusion.

After landing on the deck, Inoue Eika drew the greatsword from the ice ship, but instead of rushing to other battlefields or entering the cabin, she walked straight toward where the two of them were hiding.

Toktu realized at this moment that he had been exposed!

A ruthless glint flashed in Toktu's eyes as he said to the fat man:

"Since that's the case, we have no choice but to do it! Same as always, Parderson! I'll lead the charge..."

whoosh-

As soon as he finished speaking, the thin man who had been standing there suddenly disappeared.

next moment.

They had already appeared behind Inoue Hideka, who was walking this way!

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boom!

Before being attacked, Inoue Hideka sensed a magical energy fluctuation that had been hidden in the corner suddenly disappear and quickly appeared behind her.

But he only had time to turn around and hold the cross in front of him before the attack was upon him.

However, surprisingly, the force transmitted from the red cross was not proportional to the speed of the opponent—it was weak and posed no threat at all.

It can be inferred that the opponent possesses speed but lacks strength...

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Inoue Hideka noticed that the things in front of him were beginning to fly backwards at high speed.

The icy blue cabin was getting closer and closer, and it looked like it was about to crash into them, but the cabin showed no sign of stopping.

This is unreasonable.

The cabin and the hull are one unit. Moving the cabin separately would normally cause the hull to become unbalanced, and could even lead to capsizing.

Inoue Hideka didn't think the magicians would be foolish enough to do something so thankless.

Therefore, the only explanation is that one's own body is moving.

His body was sent flying at a speed that his mind couldn't keep up with.

After this thought flashed through his mind, Inoue Hideka belatedly realized the immense pain in his back.

Then, with a bang, his body slammed heavily against the wall of the cabin!

"Well!"

puff!

Unable to hold back, he coughed up a mouthful of blood. Now, Inoue Hideka knew what it felt like to have internal organs displaced.

The impact on his body against the cabin didn't cause him much harm; the key issue was the attack he felt from behind.

Roughly estimating, Inoue Hideka believed that the weight of that blow must have been at least over a thousand pounds, which would have been unbearable even for his masculine physique, which had been subjected to abuse.

As he got up, Inoue Hideka quickly glanced at the spot where he had just been standing.

There stood a fat man, shirtless even in the dead of night at sea; judging by his skin, he was probably white.

Although he looks fat, a closer look reveals that he is covered in solid muscles.

His bare upper body was only covered by a steel-like gauntlet on his wrist—this was the second feature of the fat man that caught Inoue Hideka's attention, besides his physique.

At that moment, Inoue Hideka also saw the owner of the extremely fast fluctuation from before.

He was a man so thin that his bones were almost showing, a stark contrast to his fat physique.

With a confident smile, he looked at Inoue Hideka, who was spitting blood, and said fluently in Japanese:

"Kid, I advise you not to struggle and come with us! You felt the weight of that attack just now, didn't you? Let me tell you the truth, Paterson was holding back! If he had attacked at full power, you would be mincemeat by now!"

Inoue Hideka stared at the two cautiously, unable to believe that they were magicians with magical fluctuations, yet their physical skills were so strong; they were simply freaks!

kindness?

As her gaze shifted downwards, Inoue Hideka noticed that the thin man also possessed certain characteristics that caught her attention, beyond his physique.

The shoes he wore were different from ordinary shoes.

Two pairs of wings strangely protrude from the edges of the shoes; this is true for both shoes.

Inoue Hideka knew that magicians sometimes had to maintain strange attire in order to match their magical spells.

The most typical example is Kanzaki Kaori's asymmetrical outfit. Even though she is ridiculed for being too sexy, Kanzaki Kaori still maintains that outfit exactly as she is.

However, unlike Kanzaki Kaori's clothes, Inoue Eika could vaguely sense the subtle magical fluctuations emanating from the fat man's gauntlets and the thin man's shoes.

Based on simple speculation, Inoue Hideka could deduce that the two items were likely spirit garments, rather than unique costumes designed to be used with magic.

Spiritual attire is a general term for items that possess magical power.

For example, Index's Moving Church, and Aizali's Toravescabontik Utori Spear.

Besides that, there was another matter that Inoue Hideka had to take seriously.

"So you're saying your target is me?"

"Toktu, don't waste time. One more blow, knock him unconscious first! This guy's really tough; a normal person would have passed out from the pain of that last hit! If he weren't still useful, I'd want to smash him into mincemeat!"

Upon hearing Inoue Eika's words, the fat man, who seemed to be named Paterson, looked displeased and muttered something under his breath.

Whether it was to show off or something else, although the two looked like foreigners, they were speaking Japanese.

"You'd better be careful not to kill him, Paterson!"

Toktu gave a sinister smile, and as soon as he finished speaking, he vanished in a flash.

It's happening again!

Inoue Hideka could roughly guess the two men's tactics.

The skinny guy, who is fast but weak, is responsible for interference, while the fat guy is responsible for output.

To be honest, Inoue Hidekazu felt that such tactics were as childish as playing house, but he had to admit that they were very effective for him.

At least for now, with Inoue Hideka facing the enemy alone and without any intelligence about the enemy, he is completely on the defensive.

Having just gained control over Misaki Shokuhou's mind, Inoue Hideka dared not use it at all.

No one knows the extent to which a magician's brain has been corrupted. Inoue Hideka would never dare to tamper with the brain of someone like Izali who can use the original texts.

Although he didn't quite understand the specific consequences, it was an undeniable fact that as someone with abilities, his body would inevitably be damaged if he accepted knowledge about magic.

Magnetic gloves are essentially rendered useless on this ship, which is almost entirely made of ice. The only things that can help you use the magnetic effect are the red cross and the few bullets left in your pistol.

On the other hand, when enemy intelligence is unclear, it is really not advisable to waste consumables like bullets.

However, his physical abilities were completely outmatched by the combined efforts of the two opponents.

Taking all these factors into account, Inoue Hideka felt that there was only one thing she could do—escape!

The instant the skinny man disappeared, Inoue Hideka drew his pistol with lightning speed and fired a bullet toward the cabin door.

Whoosh!

A magical fluctuation came from the right.

Inoue Hideka ignored him, risking being attacked, and stretched out her left hand to aim at the bullet that had entered the ice at the cabin door, and it flew over with a whoosh.

The door was open; it must have been destroyed by Touma Kamijou using Illusion Killer.

Looking into the cabin from the doorway, Inoue Hideka saw a long, icy blue corridor.

"What? Trying to escape?"

The sound rang in my ears.

Inoue Hideka ignored it again and fired a bullet into the corridor.

boom!

As the soft, weak attack struck her, Inoue Hideka's body flew into the corridor.

This pistol, which comes from Academy City, has a range of over 80 meters.

But Inoue Hideka fired in a panic, and his pistol got stuck inside the ice wall 60 meters from the doorway.

Following the magnetic pull, Inoue Hideka stopped at the bullet's location. Before she could run inside, the ghostly figure of the thin man reappeared less than a meter in front of her.

However, this time, Inoue Hideka did not rush to escape by shooting with a pistol. Instead, she smiled and said to the man named Toktu:

"Your name is Toktu, right? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you right here and now, abandoning your companion like this?"

"Hehe~~ I just need to delay your actions. As for you saying you'll get rid of me? You'd have to have the ability to catch up with me first... um!"

Toktu's attention was focused on Inoue Eika in front of him, but he did not notice the changes behind him.