The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

As Inoue Hideka got up from the ground, a sweet taste rose in his throat, and he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

Accelerator is indeed very strong!

You can't let them get close. If they do, they'll inevitably suffer the consequences of blood flowing backward or being torn apart.

Long-range combat... even more impossible!

Accelerator has no shortage of ways to fight from a distance, but Inoue Hideka has absolutely no ranged skills.

Besides, Mikoto should be here soon, right? She definitely doesn't want to involve me in this, does she?

We must escape!

But at least take 9982 with you!

Thinking this, Inoue Hideka dodged the iron bar that was flying rapidly towards him again from a distance.

"Huh? All you do is run away? I'm in a really bad mood today! Today, I'm going to definitely kill all of you who are getting in the way of my experiments!"

Accelerator seemed to be enraged by the question Inoue Hidekazu had just asked, and he looked extremely angry and murderous.

Inoue Hidekazu was quite fast, and Accelerator was attacking from a distance. Before long, Inoue Hidekazu had arrived next to 9982.

9982 was not seriously injured at this time, only his forehead was likely grazed by a reflected bullet.

"Why? Misaka only costs 18 yen per unit..."

"Don't say things like that again!" Inoue Eika angrily interrupted 9982.

What angered him was that these children clearly valued the lives of others, yet never cared about their own lives.

It's not just those scientists, not just Accelerator, even they themselves are denying their right to live!

Once again dodging the iron bar flying from a distance, Inoue Hideka grabbed 9982 and ran away without hesitation.

9982 looked reluctant, as if it wanted to continue the experiment. Even though Inoue Eika was fast, it couldn't go fast while dragging the obviously unwilling 9982.

The two were quickly caught up by Accelerator.

Feeling Accelerator getting closer and closer behind him, Inoue Hideka pushed 9982 far away and turned around to rush towards Accelerator.

When he was still two meters away from Accelerator, Inoue Hidekazu stretched out his fist and punched Accelerator hard.

"Oh!"

The moment the fist struck Accelerator's body, Inoue Hideka flew back at an even faster speed than before.

reflection!

Accelerator always has Reflection enabled, so any vector aimed at him will be reflected back.

However, this was precisely Inoue Hidekazu's intention.

Although the full-force blow was reflected back onto his right arm, it hurt terribly and almost ruined him!

However, his body was also quickly moved away from Accelerator.

Despite the pain in her back and arms, Inoue Hideka quickly ran to 9982's side and unexpectedly struck her on the neck with a chop to the neck, knocking her unconscious.

Then he took out three or four smoke grenades he had prepared earlier from his pocket, took them all out at once, and smashed them hard on the ground.

As Inoue Hidekazu moved, the space, including Accelerator's, was instantly shrouded in smoke. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Inoue Hidekazu quickly tucked 9982 under his left armpit and used his legs to their maximum speed, rushing away from Accelerator.

After emerging from the smoke, Inoue Hideka did not continue running. Instead, she took advantage of the darkness and hid in a secluded corner.

Because he knew that Accelerator could control the atmosphere and blow away the surrounding smoke in an instant. If he couldn't get out of Accelerator's sight before that, he would be caught up by Accelerator.

Sure enough, just as Inoue Hideka had hidden himself, the smoke was blown away by a sudden gust of wind.

Accelerator looked displeased.

"Tsk! They ran away again. Do they really think I'm a pushover?"

"Clang!"

About 100 meters away from the pedestrian crossing, a sound of something falling to the ground was suddenly heard.

Because it was quite far away, the sound wasn't very clear.

But it also immediately drew the attention of the angry Accelerator.

He slowly walked towards the source of the sound, his face displaying the expression of a cat catching a mouse.

Inoue Hideka also looked at the source of the sound with a puzzled expression. After the sound faded, the area fell silent, and no other unusual occurrences were observed.

In the stillness of the night, only the clattering of Accelerator's shoes on the ground could be heard. As Accelerator drew closer, the atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive.

Suddenly, a figure stumbled out from behind the container. The figure wasn't running fast, and the running movements were obviously uncoordinated, as if the person wasn't very good at sports.

However, even in the boundless darkness, with the faint light of the streetlights, the flowing golden light behind the figure still caught Inoue Hideka's attention.

Accelerator saw the figure stumbling away into the distance, a broken smile on his face, his hands in his pockets, taking slow steps toward a stack of small boxes.

He curled the corners of his mouth into a smile, extended his right hand, and placed it on the box as if very gently.

Inoue Hideka scrutinized the increasingly familiar figure, finally confirming that the figure with long golden hair was indeed—

Misaki Shokuhou.

I couldn't help but wonder, what is Misaki Shokuhou doing in such a dangerous place?

Seeing Accelerator turn around and walk towards the stacked boxes, Inoue Hideka immediately guessed Accelerator's purpose.

Damn!

Cursing under his breath, Inoue Eika quickly ran towards the blond figure.

Misaki Shokuhou felt the whistling wind behind her, as if something was flying towards her at high speed. Although she ran as fast as she could, her heart grew increasingly desperate.

Inoue Hideka ran forward quickly, the box was almost catching up with the blond figure, and she became more and more anxious. She tried her best to squeeze out her potential, but her speed only increased by a little bit.

Almost there, almost there, it's already parallel to the box.

We absolutely must stop them!

If that blow had landed on that blonde figure, it would have been enough to tear her frail body to shreds!

Therefore, we must stop it!

Make it! Make it!

Chapter Seventy-Nine: The 'Strongest' Power!

"Oh!"

At the critical moment, before the box could touch Misaki Shokuhou's back, Inoue Hideka rammed sideways into the box.

Just as the box was about to hit Misaki Shokuhou, Inoue Eika hadn't reached it yet. Helpless, she stomped her right foot hard on the ground and swerved to the left. The box, which was heading straight for Misaki Shokuhou, veered slightly and grazed past her.

Hearing the noise, Misaki Shokuhou stopped curiously and turned her head to look.

"Oh!"

Inoue Eika stopped in place, slightly out of breath. Before she could even feel relieved that Shokuhou Misaki was out of danger, she felt a heavy blow to her back and her body crashed into Shokuhou Misaki in front of her.

Accelerator saw Inoue Eika chasing after him and launched a second attack, sending another box flying towards Inoue Eika.

Inoue Hideka flew out and crashed directly into Shokuhou Misaki, causing them to fall to the ground not far away.

Misaki Shokuhou lay on the ground, looking at Inoue Hideka, who was lying on top of her, her life hanging in the balance.

She didn't understand why the person on top of her was rushing towards her.

She had been bullying him all along, and she had looked at his memories without asking his opinion. She should have been hoping that she, the one who knew his identity, would disappear.

But why save yourself?

Completely bewildered, he asked, "Why? For someone like me..."

puff!

Before Misaki Shokuhou could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the blood that Inoue Hideka sprayed on her face.

"Cough cough!"

Inoue Hideka coughed a few times, finally feeling a little better.

Without getting up from Misaki Shokuhou's body or wiping the bright red blood from the corner of his mouth, he roared directly at Misaki Shokuhou:

"Idiot! What are you doing here!"

Shokuhou Misaki was stunned by Inoue Eika's shout. Looking at Inoue Eika's eyes, which were filled with anger and worry, she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Out of curiosity about how Inoue Hideka, a powerless person, would deal with Accelerator, the No. 1, but even with binoculars, she couldn't see through the surrounding containers, so under Inoue Hideka's complicated gaze, she couldn't bring herself to say that she wanted to come a little closer to observe.

How could she have imagined that her plan to quietly observe and then leave would result in her immobile body accidentally knocking something over when she was about to leave?

Moreover, Accelerator has never been one to kill anyone outside the experiment, which is why she dared to get close. But today, he unusually attacked her.

She didn't know how to explain these things, and just stared blankly at Inoue Hideka, feeling the warmth of blood on her face. The usually clean Misaki Shokuhou didn't wipe it off, but just let the pungent smell of blood linger around her nose.

Why is Accelerator behaving abnormally?

It can only be described as a coincidence...

Inoue Hidekazu's words triggered Accelerator's memories, but the proud Accelerator would never admit that he was breaking his former ideals, which angered him and gave him the urge to kill the person interfering with the experiment.

Looking at the dazed Misaki Shokuhou, Inoue Eika calmed down a bit. Although the pain in her back was much worse than when she was hit by iron sandbags during training, it was not unbearable.

He climbed off Misaki Shokuhou, quickly pulled up the still-dazed Misaki Shokuhou, and hid behind a large shipping container.

Accelerator walked slowly toward where the two were hiding, the clattering sound of the ground adding to the heaviness and oppression.

Accelerator's goal was to slowly destroy these disruptive experiments and interfere with the mental state of those who were trying to make him stronger.

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Inoue Hideka originally planned to continue the escape, which might not be possible at all, carrying Shokuhou Misaki on her back.

Because Accelerator can use his ability to levitate and dash, and Inoue Eika is out of smoke bombs now, plus he has Misaki Shokuhou as a burden, he doesn't think he can escape. However, waiting to die on the spot is not in Inoue Eika's nature.

But before the action could be taken, a strangely familiar voice rang out in the distance.

"Hey! What have you done to her?"

The tone was calm, yet it clearly suppressed something; this was not the confident and clear tone that Inoue Hideka was once familiar with.

"Oh? Another one? Perfect timing, I've got nowhere to vent my anger today, bring it on!"

Accelerator stood there with his hands in his pockets, speaking with exaggerated confidence, his mouth wide open and a bloodthirsty smile on his face.