Darkness.
In the darkness that enveloped everything, something was stirring.
In this dark and serene place, the sound of breathing could be heard. Breathing of varying lengths, as if they were trying to suppress their nervousness and killing intent, could be heard from all directions.
Finally, someone broke the silence.
"Hey, hey, why is no one talking? Everyone spent so much effort to gather here, but nothing came out of it, there's no spirit at all! "
The person who spoke had a headscarf tied around his head, wearing a white student uniform, and his voice was filled with the aura of a hot-blooded man.
Academy City's largest "Origin Stone" — — No.7 "Psychokinetic Cannon" Chopped Junba.
At this time, he frowned and glanced at another person who was also in the darkness. "… I remember that we've met before, don't you tremble like a leaf, say something!"
The person he mentioned suddenly trembled, and then let out a somewhat annoyed and awkward grumble.
"What …? I'm also one of the people who doesn't understand the situation! "
Academy City's No.3 "Electroshock User" Mikoto Misaka was staring at the chopped board. In the end, she sighed, straightened up, and looked around.
"And, the strongest espers of Academy City are gathered in such a secluded place — — how unbelievable!"
That's right.
In front of her was a girl with a tall and slender figure and a head of brown curly hair.
She was extremely charming, dressed in very tasteful clothes, and at the same time, had a rather frightening power and identity.
"Staying in a place like this, I feel like I'm soaking in disgusting dust … If it weren't for those old men's orders, who would come here for no reason?" Academy City's No.4 "Meltdown Atom" Wheat Field impatiently played with a lock of hair that was hanging over her shoulder, her feet heavily tapping on the ground.
Suddenly, a mocking laugh came from the darkness.
"But aren't you still stupid enough to come here? From what I see, you're no different from those old bastards who give off a rotten smell — — "
Before the person finished, Wheat Field's finger swiped across the air, and a bolt of pure white light shot straight at him like a bolt of lightning.
Particle Wave High-Speed Cannon.
The fixed electrons in the ambiguous state were emitted, and then the barrier formed by them hit the object. The electron beam, which could blow away metal like paper and melt thick walls, hit the man violently.
He didn't show any mercy.
He even used 120% of his strength.
If an ordinary person saw this, they would definitely sigh with a pale face and say, "That guy who was attacked like this must have been torn apart!"
The power of Collapsing Atoms was so overwhelming that no one dared to question it in the slightest.
Even Mikoto didn't react in time. She just watched with her mouth half open, but she didn't scream from beginning to end. Even if Slicing Board wanted to intervene, it was already too late.
The high-speed cannon accurately hit the man's body.
However, Mai Ye didn't show a relaxed or delighted expression. Her beautiful brows were deeply furrowed, and she still looked at the darkness in front of her with a serious and murderous gaze.
More precisely, he was looking at the man in the dark.
His name was Kakine Teitoku, and he was the second esper in Academy City who had "Immaterial" abilities.
He slowly walked out of the darkness with a frivolous and victorious smile on his face.
If one looked closely, he had already spread out his wings made of "immaterial". Although it looked like a thin and light piece, it was able to completely block Mugino's high-speed particle cannon. The damage that Mui Ye had done to him was nothing more than a small trace of melting.
The huge difference in strength between the fourth and second person was revealed at this moment.
"This kind of welcoming ceremony is a bit unbearable, but … it can't hurt me." Kakane raised his eyebrows.
"Ha, this is called an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Haven't you heard of it before? "Wheat Field didn't back down.
Even though the gap between their abilities was insurmountable, the aura of the two of them was on par. Wheat Field and Kakane who were glaring at each other were currently at daggers drawn, ready to fight at any moment.
Chipan looked at the two people who were bewildered and shouted out. "Isn't it a bit unreasonable to start a fight right from the start? That … doesn't have any backbone!! "
As a Japanese man who paid attention to fair and square competition, the most important thing for Chipane was the fair and square competition process. He couldn't accept the fact that Mai Ye attacked without saying a word.
Chipan's face flushed red, and he clenched his fists tightly, as if he wanted to say something. But, at this moment —
— A slender white finger reached out from the side and lightly pressed on his lips.
It was very clean, and it even had the unique fragrance of a girl's finger.
Chipan couldn't say anything else.
Because he had never been touched by a girl so boldly before, his face was about to burn.
"Schipan-san …?" The girl's delicate and sweet voice lingered in his ears. "What the fourth person did wasn't anything shameful, if it was me, I would probably do the same ~"
"Ah?"
Pieban was stunned, and he turned to look at the young lady with short black hair beside him, a pair of sly black eyes staring straight at him.
The girl pointed at the empty space between Kakane and Wheat Field. "Look carefully, what is that?"
Chipan looked at the direction she pointed.
White debris, that should be the debris of the immaterial after being destroyed by the high-speed cannon.
The girl with black hair slowly said. "The second person first attacked the fourth person with 'immaterial', if the fourth person didn't use high-speed cannon to counteract it, there would be a corpse on the ground ~"
This was the reason why Mugino immediately fired her cannons at Kakine. It wasn't to provoke, but to protect himself.
Wheat Field's forehead was already covered in small beads of sweat, no matter how calm her attitude was, the difference in strength was still there. In a direct confrontation, she was no match for Kakane.
Moreover, Kakane didn't kill her. If he wanted to, he could take her life at any time.
Wheat Field seemed to feel like she was being toyed with, she clenched her teeth and clicked her tongue. She didn't dare to be careless as she stared at Kakine. At the same time, she suddenly noticed that the other party's gaze had become sharp.
Kakane's eyes slowly moved to the girl with black hair.
"Woman, who are you?"
To be able to stand among the top espers of Academy City without batting an eyelid, and to be able to see through his attack in an instant, Kakine's instincts told him that this black-haired girl's background wasn't simple.
Seeing Kakane approaching the girl step by step, Chipan nervously blocked in front of her.
But Kakane didn't seem to care about him, instead, he stared at the girl.
"Ah, I'm so happy that you care so much about me ~" The girl didn't show the slightest bit of fear. Instead, she slowly took out a student ID from her uniform pocket and opened it. After a few glances, she said in a lively tone. "Um … you should be Mizuki Girls' High School's first year student, Nana Uto, nice to meet you ~"
Kakane sneered at her. "Hmph, when did Academy City have an eighth Lv.
5, I didn't know about that. "
The girl smiled, her hand quietly reached into her uniform pocket, and suddenly looked up at Kakane.
"I'm not the eighth —"
At the same time, she took out something.
It was an ordinary remote control.
But it was a murder weapon.
Her smile was especially sweet, and when she looked up, you could see a shining quadrangular star. Pointing the remote control at Kakane, she made a V sign.
"— — It's the fifth place ☆"
At that moment, Mikoto, who was standing next to her, suddenly pressed down on her wrist, and said in a voice full of anger.
"Don't move … Bee-eating Misaki!"
— — —
Academy City's fifth place, "Psychological Control" Bee-eating Misaki. The current identity of the girl was Nana Uto.
"Ah, Misaka -san, this body isn't mine ~ Are you ready to take responsibility for your actions?"
Bee-eating looked at Mikoto with a leisurely expression.
"And this body can't use 'Psychological Control' ability, I took out the remote control just to prove my identity ~"
"What a coward who hides his head and hides his tail. You're hiding nearby to watch the show, aren't you? "Mui Ye's eyes were filled with disdain.
"Who knows ~ Maybe I'm in this warehouse, or behind you." Bee-eating shrugged, "But I'm not so arrogant as to use my ability on you, but I do want to try ~"
The other four espers' eyes instantly became cold.
"Fifth place, you're playing with fire."
"Who knows who will be burned first?"
Shokuhou closed one of his eyes and said in a relaxed tone. "But, I don't want to get involved in your business, so please do as you please ~"
Wheat Field stared at Kakane for a moment, then finally sighed unwillingly, frowned and turned his head away.
"Then, this annoying guy is also here, so it's about time to start, right?"
Kakane continued. "Since sixth place is still unwilling to show your true identity, let's get down to business."
He leaned forward slightly.
"About the upcoming 'Ranking Floating Plan', the higher-ups have ordered us to reach Lv.
Level 5 espers will do their best to stabilize the situation. Because once the plan starts, Academy City will be as chaotic as a pot of boiling water, a bunch of nameless insects will try their best to climb up — — our mission is to beat these bastards back to their original form. "
Although this kind of explanation was mixed with a lot of personal feelings, and the tone was a bit rough, but it still conveyed the general idea.
"Oh oh, that's true, it's time for us to be needed!" Chopping Board confidently waved his fist, appearing very enthusiastic.
Kakane didn't look at him, instead, he showed a strange smile.
The moment she saw this smile, Mikoto shivered. Not only her, but the other people also seemed to have the same feeling.
Kakane laughed frivolously.
"That's why, it's strange. We helped Academy City solve this chaos, but we didn't get anything in return. No matter if it's labor, indirect benefits, or even a simple compliment. From beginning to end, we were just asking for trouble — — then what are we doing this for?! Why do we have to foolishly follow the script of those old fogeys?! "
"Ha … What do you want to say? You want us to listen to you talk in the middle of the night, it's better to go home and lie on the pillow. "
Wheat Field showed a bored expression.
But, in the next second, Kakane said something that no longer bored her.
"… Fourth place, don't you want to be third?"
Wheat Field cared about her ranking the most, and she had always been brooding about the fact that Mikoto was ahead of her.
Now, Kakane's words hit her soft spot.
Wheat Field's mouth slightly curved up, with a fake smile looking at Kakane.
"… You, what do you want?!"
Mikoto glared at the two of them.
"What a scary look, but we won't do anything to you … our real goal is — —" Kakane deliberately lowered his voice, with a dangerous smile.
"— — Crusade against first place, Accelerator."
— — —
"Since all the ranking changes during the 'Ranking Floating Plan' will be accepted by Academy City, then, if we drag Accelerator down from first place … won't we be able to move up?"
Kakane said.
Relaxed. Said it as if it was a matter of fact.
As if he was casually describing his dinner, the most terrifying words came out of his mouth.
Wheat Field snorted. "Interesting. But don't forget … you lost to Accelerator, what do you have to do to kill that guy …? "
Suddenly, Kakane opened his arms.
He looked around.
Said with a smug expression.
"Indeed, it's a bit too difficult for one esper to fight Accelerator, but — — what if five espers fight him at the same time?"
Accelerator was injured on the 26th, plus he hasn't fully recovered yet, if they attacked him now, it would be a surprise attack.
"Think about it, this is a great opportunity. There aren't many times when you can easily take first place, except for now. Or, are you willing to stay below him for the rest of your life? "
Glancing at the other four, Kakane deliberately lowered his voice.
"Oh, interesting." Wheat Field sneered. "Even though it's extremely annoying to work with you, but — — if we can get rid of that Accelerator, that would be the best!!!"
"— — I object!!"
Just as Wheat Field agreed to Kakane's proposal, Slicer suddenly spoke.
"You … don't you think it's disgraceful to take advantage of someone's precarious situation? Although I don't have a deep relationship with the first place, as long as you're a Japanese man, you should compete with integrity! "
Kakane said, "In other words, you're going to stand on the opposite side of us?"
"At least I, Chopped Junba, can't tolerate your behavior! If you want to fight among yourselves … "
Slicer raised his fist, stood in front of Kakane and Wheat Field, and looked at them with a pair of determined eyes.
"… You'll have to ask my 'Telekinetic Cannonball' first!!"
Although there was a gap between their abilities, if they really fought, it would only be a lose-lose situation. An esper was equivalent to a country's army, no matter what, it would cause great damage.
If they fought with Slicer first, and then Accelerator, it would be a tough fight.
So Kakane clicked his tongue, turned his head and looked at the black-haired girl with stars in her eyes.
"Hey, number five, whose side are you on?"
"In the middle ~ I said before, you can talk freely, and you can fight freely too ☆"
Bee-eating stuck out his tongue and took a step back, standing quite far away from them. "And using my ability … I don't think it's suitable for me to participate in your 'emotional exchange', right?"
The current situation was that Kakane and Wheat Field were opposing Slicer, Bee-eating was neutral.
There was one person left.
And this person's attitude was bound to affect the situation.
The gazes of the four of them shot towards the tea haired girl who had been silent since the beginning.
Number three, "Electric Striker" Mikoto Misaka.
Mikoto frowned, staring at the four people with different expressions.
"Misaka -san, which side do you want to support ~" Bee-eating looked at Mikoto with a playful expression, but in reality, it was as if it had nothing to do with her.
Wheat Field stared at her fiercely, "Just say it, do you want to kill Accelerator, or do you want to obstruct us?"
"Can you really … forgive the devil who killed ten thousand of your clones?! You can't, you keep saying that you've put the past behind you, but you still have a grudge in your heart, right? Killing Accelerator won't do you any harm, right?! "
Kakane continued.
To be honest, Mikoto's current situation was probably a perfect example of a situation where she couldn't advance or retreat.
She had been tormented day and night by the fact that "her sisters were being killed", and she felt pain, darkness, and unprecedented despair.
She wanted to kill Accelerator.
She even wanted to kill herself.
If she killed Accelerator, her sisters wouldn't have been treated so cruelly.
If she killed herself, she wouldn't have to feel deep regret and pain for her weakness.
So, how should she choose?
Should she choose to pick up the past, or should she choose to abandon everything?
"I … still can't forgive the first one."
Finally, Mikoto spoke.
With a conflicted and sad expression, she said in a trembling voice.
"Although the" Absolute Ability Evolution Experiment "has ended, killing is still killing. The fact that he killed ten thousand of my sisters still can't be changed. To be honest, I'm in so much pain. Until now, my hatred for that guy still can't dissipate. "
She clenched her fist.
She trembled in the deep darkness.
At this point, the situation was set. Kakane, Wheat Field, and Mikoto stood on the same side.
Slough's face paled a little, but her posture didn't change.
Bee-eating's eyes flickered, but she still didn't say anything. She seemed to be strolling leisurely, but in fact, she was slowly distancing herself from the other four people.
Kakane had a faint smile on his face as he turned to Slough with Wheat Field.
"That's it. Facing a 3: 1 situation, you still don't plan to surrender?"
Slough's voice was firm.
"My decision has never changed."
He spread his legs and firmly nailed himself to the ground.
From the looks of it, he was going to try his best to stop Kakane and Wheat Field from fighting Accelerator.
"Is that so?" Wheat Field glanced at him.
Suddenly, a burst of cruel and joyful laughter erupted —!
"If that's the case, then I'll kill you along with the first one!!"
In an instant, countless light beams shot out.
Several special electron lines were released with the momentum of a lightning strike. Through the support semiconductor that Wheat Field instantly threw out, a barrage of bullets flew toward Slough like a dense group of meteors.
Just one electron line was enough to produce tremendous power, not to mention the hundreds of high-speed attacks.
However, the opponent was Chopped Junba.
Pieban roared angrily, his outstretched fist suddenly punching downwards.
Just one punch.
The high-speed cannon seemed to have been twisted and slammed into the ground.
However, Wheat Field showed a triumphant smile. Although the high-speed cannon was stopped by Slough, she still smiled.
"It's not over yet!!"
The white light emitted by the electron beam blocked the line of sight. In fact, it was using the effect of "Stop" to push the electrons out as a pseudo-barrier. Under the power of "Atomic Collapse", the object hit by the electrons would cause fatal damage.
Slough, who just hit the high-speed cannon, couldn't react in time as his eyes widened.
Just then.
The barrier that was about to hit him was suddenly twisted.
Collapse.
Rupture.
Mikoto Misaka maintained her outstretched hand as she frowned at Wheat Field and Kakane. As an electrical ability user, she could naturally twist Wheat Field's attack. However, that wasn't important.
What was important was that she stood on Chopped Junba's side — — that was a fact.
"I really can't tolerate the first one's crime. However, I can't tolerate watching you disregard the safety of Academy City and fight among yourselves! "
Mikoto stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Slough. Her eyes were filled with determination and unshakable faith.
She bitterly smiled as she flipped her wrist and a coin slid into her palm.
Compared to killing Accelerator, it was more important to protect everyone who lived in Academy City. Between destruction and protection, Mikoto still chose to protect the people she cared about.
Mikoto aimed the coin at Kakane and Wheat Field.
Calmly, yet angrily, she aimed it at the two people she wanted to stop.
"— — This is Mikoto Misaka's answer!!"
— — —
Kakine Teitoku, Mugino Shinori. "Immaterial" and "Atomic Collapse."
Mikoto Misaka and Chopped Junba. "Railgun" and "Psychokinetic Artillery Shell."
On top of that, Shokuhou Misaki, who had a neutral attitude, was also present.
Although it couldn't be said that the two sides were evenly matched, if they really fought, it would still be difficult to tell who would win. Especially in a battle between espers like this, one on one was already difficult enough, two on two would cause heavy losses.
However, the only neutral person refused to back down.
"I already dispersed all the people nearby, it doesn't matter if you want to raze this place to the ground ☆"
Bee-eating showed a big smile and waved at Mikoto.
"What should we do, Misaka -san? Although you lost and lost Tokiwadai Middle School's face, I still want to see you beaten to the ground in a pitiful and miserable state ~ "
"Shut up, you idiot!!"
Mikoto roared angrily, then turned around with a resentful expression.
"Okay, it's about time to start …"
Before the word "start" was completely out of her mouth, Mikoto was interrupted.
Violent turbulence.
The strong swirling airflow made his cheeks hurt. It was like a raging wave, like a raging wave. The storm roared and rolled over.
Before she could react, Mikoto was mercilessly thrown out!
"Wh …?"
Her bones seemed to be crushed by the violent wind, and even her internal organs felt a sharp pain.
By the time she reacted, Mikoto found herself floating in midair.
Being hit by the strong wind, she felt like her whole body was being cut apart. Her limbs felt like they were falling apart, and she could barely move.
What was worse was that if this continued, she would hit her head on the protruding steel frame on the ceiling, and her head would be broken — —
"Ahhhhh!!"
He used all his strength to move his fingers, using electromagnetic force to throw himself toward a larger iron pillar. Mikoto was finally able to stabilize herself, but the sand and dust stirred up by the strong wind still left a few bloody marks on her cheeks.
Just as she stood on the iron pillar, a white light flashed and cut the pillar in half!!
Kakine spread out his six wings of "immaterial" and violently crushed the entire battlefield.
He didn't even have a chance to fight back.
He even had to do his best to protect himself.
Only then did Mikoto realize the terrifying gap between herself and Kakane.
There was no way to fight back.
The difference in strength between the second and the third was actually so great.
Just at this moment, Lao Pang roared, and punched out!
"Bones, bones, bones, bones, bones, bones, bones, bones!"
Using an invisible force to forcefully intervene in the storm caused by the immaterial matter, thereby slowing down the wind speed. However, the shockwave from the explosion could only hinder Kakane's movements.
The strong wind stirred up by the six wings had already lifted the roof of the warehouse. Along with the chaotic airflow, countless sharp slashes were released!
Mikoto immediately used magnetic force to gather iron sand and cargo boxes in front of her. Taking advantage of the gap that temporarily blocked Kakane's sight, she bent over and rolled to a corner.
A second after she dodged to the side, a gigantic beam of electronic wires bombarded the cargo container, easily dissolving and blowing away the protective barrier that Mikoto had painstakingly built.
"It's not enough at all, the third one!! Is the power of the 'Electroshock User' so pitiful?! It's too cheap, so weak that it makes people laugh their heads off! "
Wheat Field laughed as he continued to release pure white electron beams. For a moment, the warehouse was almost covered by the dazzling light.
After a round of bombardment with "Meltdown Atom", half of the warehouse's wall had been melted into potholes. A large amount of cold night wind poured in and filled the place where the massacre took place.
Wheat Field was a little sleepy and stopped.
Smoke and dust filled the air in front of him. The cargo box that Mikoto used as a cover was also full of holes.
"So — — I really don't understand how this little girl can become the third one. Isn't it so easy to kill her?"
Mai Ye ran her fingers through her hair and turned around while complaining.
"Well, since it's done … It's time to meet the guy in the first place, right?"
That was what he originally thought.
But.
"Who did you say you've already dealt with?"
Mikoto Misaka stood up from behind a cloud of smoke.
She was crooked and covered in wounds.
However, her eyes were as tough and firm as ever. She was not hurt at all.
Wheat Field's eyes widened instantly.
There was both astonishment and crazy surprise in his eyes.
"Very good, that's why I'm the third one!!"
Before he said this sentence, before he had time to release the high-speed cannon, a blue and white spark flashed in front of Wheat Field.
Lightning Spear.
An attack of up to 100,000 volts from the third one.
However, this Lightning Spear was faster and fiercer than Mikoto's previous attacks. It was as if it wanted to penetrate Wheat Field. It was full of murderous intent.
But it couldn't hurt Wheat Field.
The fourth one's fingertip moved and easily distorted the trajectory of the Lightning Spear. The lightning that was originally aimed at Wheat Field went straight to the remaining ceiling.
Wheat Field sneered.
"As an electric ability user, you think this kind of attack will be effective on me …"
Her words were suddenly cut off.
Wheat Field's head was hit hard by a steel block. Before she lost consciousness, she showed a look of disbelief to Mikoto.
After the Lightning Spear was distorted, it hit the already shaky steel frame on the ceiling. Then, the heavy steel block fell straight down and hit Wheat Field's head.
Looking at the unconscious Wheat Field, Mikoto answered her question with a wry smile.
"This kind of attack … of course it's useful."
Just as Mikoto breathed a sigh of relief, a sharp pain suddenly came from her back!
She slowly turned her head.
Shocked and painful, she turned her head to look behind her.
Kakine Teitoku was leisurely standing behind her, and the sharp blade made of "immaterial" stabbed deeply into her body.
"You …"
Kakane said as if nothing had happened.
"Are you okay?"
He was clearly a murderer, but this sentence was extremely appropriate and elegant. For a moment, Mikoto was dumbfounded and couldn't say anything.
But she wouldn't admit defeat like this.
Mikoto forcefully grabbed the immaterial that pierced her body. Although she felt the sharp pain burning her nerves, she still smiled bitterly with cold sweat.
"… Not at all."
A series of blue and white sparks exploded beside her. Mikoto gathered the maximum amount of electricity in her body and released it outwards! Even if she was seriously injured by Kakane, she wanted to use this situation to attack him —
But Kakane still stood there with a smile.
He was unscathed and carefree.
Mikoto's electricity release didn't have any effect.
"No … Possible …"
Mikoto let out a hoarse cry. Such a powerful electric attack didn't have any effect on Kakane.
Kakane closed his eyes slightly.
"I can set the nature of my 'intangible matter' as I wish. Whether it exists on Earth or has not been developed by humans, I can create it."
He quickly pulled out the sharp blade from Mikoto's body and looked down at her.
"— Just now, I've set the non-conductive property on the 'immaterial'."
Mikoto fell.
She unwillingly and painfully knelt on the ground.
She felt the burning pain from her wound, and at the same time, she once again felt the humiliation caused by her weak strength.
It wasn't because of the opponent's overwhelming strength.
It was because she was too weak.
She wanted to become stronger.
She wanted to win against that guy.
She wanted to protect everyone.
But none of them could be achieved.
So she could only crawl on the ground and watch that guy do whatever he wanted.
Mikoto let out a hoarse whimper as her body trembled violently.
Just then, she heard a voice.
"Hey, hey, don't cry so quickly, remember to have a backbone!!"
The Plank Army Tyrant stood against the hurricane caused by Kakine Teitoku.
Amidst the fierce and noisy wind, his voice came from afar. Although his figure seemed particularly small in this huge cyclone, his tone was still full of vigor and vitality.
Although the blood oozing from his body had already dyed his white student uniform red, he still slowly moved step by step towards the center of the storm — — Kakane.
The second against the seventh. The outcome was clear.
But Chopped Board's indomitable momentum reignited Mikoto's hope!
Every time Kakine released a slash, it would be deflected by the board. In fact, cracks had even appeared on the originally pure white wings.
Stopping with action.
Stopping with killing.
A slash against a punch, they were evenly matched!
Although it was difficult, Chopped Board was indeed approaching Kakane step by step.
Suddenly, the seventh stomped on the ground and propelled himself forward like a rocket engine!
Chopped Junba gained momentum by destroying the explosion caused by the psychokinesis under his feet. He forcibly moved forward a few meters in the storm caused by Kakane.
"I'm going to stop you!!"
Chopped Board swung at Kakane while moving forward.
This was a "Psychokinesis Cannonball" that was more powerful than the previous "Strong Punch". Its purpose was not only to repel Kakane, but also to completely shatter the protective wall constructed by the "immaterial".
Strong Punch's range could cover more than ten meters, and now that Chopped Board shortened the distance, it further increased the power of the "Psychokinesis Cannonball".
Facing Kakane's wings, Chopped Board launched a powerful attack — —
However, a second before it touched the white wings, the white wings suddenly shattered.
It was not the effect of Strong Punch.
It was the "immaterial" that disintegrated on its own.
Kakane, who had been attacking from all sides, now used a "point" approach. The pure white wings broke into tens of thousands of feathers, covering the cutting board with lightning speed.
A 360-degree attack with no blind spots was indeed a threat to ability users like Chopped Board and Mugino who had a limited range of their abilities.
However, Chopped Junba was the seventh esper in Academy City. In an instant, he surrounded himself with psychokinesis and threw an arc punch.
Then, he broke the psychokinesis barrier around him — —
He used the explosive wind to deflect the feathers formed by the "immaterial".
"Different from how you look, you're surprisingly calm."
Kakane snapped his fingers and pretended to be surprised. But the frivolous smile on his face indicated that Chopped Board's actions were all within his expectations.
"But, as long as I pass through the gap in the" immaterial ", I can distort the original vector … You didn't expect this, right?"
A huge shockwave instantly crushed Chopped Board's body.
His limbs were torn apart.
His bones were shattered.
His abdomen also felt an unprecedented pressure.
When Chopped Board's "psychokinesis cannonball" passed through the "immaterial", it was distorted into a vector that didn't exist in this world and acted according to its unique law. At that time, in order to defend against Kakane's attack, Chopped Board broke the psychokinesis barrier around his body, so the force he received came from all over his body.
In fact, Chopped Board was injured by his own "Strong Punch".
"You … bastard …"
The seventh esper glared at Kakane, but in the end, he still fell.
So far, except for the second esper, "immaterial" Kakane, all the other espers were defeated.
Even if he won this deathmatch, Kakane didn't show the slightest joy.
He still had the same expression as before.
As if, from the beginning to the end, everything was under his control.
Kakane walked in front of Mikoto and looked down at her with an indifferent expression.
"Other than the fifth esper who ran off to who knows where, you're the only one who barely retains consciousness. But … I'm not sure if you'll die later. "
She couldn't move.
In Mikoto's current state, she probably couldn't even move a finger.
Not only because of her injuries, but also because of the great shock Kakane brought to her.
Although she had heard of the terrible damage he caused to the surrounding buildings and people when he fought with the first esper, she had always believed in the strength of the second esper.
But after seeing it with her own eyes, she was completely convinced.
As if it was child's play, the two espers were easily defeated. Even under the seemingly frivolous smile, there was the unique expression of an emperor and the person with the highest position.
"I … can't beat you." Mikoto whispered in a low voice.
Kakane laughed.
"This is within my expectations, third esper."
Mikoto slowly clenched her fist. Suddenly, she lifted her face that was covered in dust and bruises.
In the tired but clear eyes, there was not the slightest hint of surrender.
She said.
"Then, at this moment, even if I try my best, I still want to beat you … is this also within your expectations?"
Bang!
This was the sound of Mikoto being sent flying.
She didn't even have time to make a move or react.
Kakane kicked Mikoto away, the frivolous smile on his face had a hint of sadism.
"I advise you to act within your capabilities."
"Wouldn't it be fine if you stood on this side from the beginning? At least now you wouldn't have fallen into this situation, right? Now I kind of believe what the seventh esper said about the dangers of infighting … but it seems like it's too late now. "
He said to himself.
"I just played with you for a bit and it's already like this. It seems like I can't count on you guys to be of any use in the battle against the first esper."
In the haze, Mikoto saw Kakane walking towards her.
But she no longer had the strength to resist, and even her brain began to slow down.
Can't stop the second esper.
Can't protect everyone.
Kuroko, Uiharu, Zuo Tian.
Can't protect all of them.
Mikoto slowly moved her fingers. With just a slight movement, fine dust and sand flowed down from the gaps of her fingers.
Just like the quicksand, it couldn't be grasped.
She wanted to cry, but she could only make a dry whimper from her mouth. She wanted to get up, but she could only tremble on the ground.
Kakane stopped in front of Mikoto.
The wings of the "immaterial" were already aimed at her heart.
As long as it pierced forward a little more, Mikoto would die here.
As if she felt the threat to her life, Mikoto, who was in a semi-conscious state, frowned.
Then, she spat out a small syllable.
The moment he heard the syllable, Kakane felt something in his mind collapse.
The thin smile on his face that had always been on his face suddenly distorted. Kakane showed a ruthless and furious expression.
This was the only time he was angry in a long time.
Kakane took a deep breath.
"Originally, I wanted to give you an easy death, but now … I changed my mind."
As soon as he finished speaking, the pure white wings turned into an extremely sharp blade and viciously stabbed at Mikoto —
"Well, although I'll be lenient when I'm in a good mood, unfortunately, my mood today is extremely bad. So — "
"— Go to hell, number three."
Kakane said.
— — —
Countless times, she had the awareness that she was going to die.
But all this time, it was just her wishful thinking and whimsical thinking.
Mikoto Misaka had never encountered a real threat to her life.
If there was, it would be this time.
Pain. Coldness. Coldness. Murderous intent.
Kakane's murderous words and the tearing sound of the wind lingered in her ears.
For the first time, Mikoto Misaka felt that she was so close to death.
If she didn't come to the appointment at all.
If she didn't stand against Kakane.
If she had great power.
… That was if he could survive.
— — —
The wings stopped.
It wasn't because of any special reason, it was just a normal emergency.
Noticing that Kakane had stopped, Mikoto tried to open her eyes and saw him staring at the entrance of the warehouse with a serious expression.
Someone was there.
That person nodded at Kakane, as if they were very familiar with each other. She even heard a faint chuckle. This caused Kakine to reveal an expression of shock and even a bit of anger.
This wasn't a rare occurrence, but Shokuhou Misaki, the No.5 player in Academy City, had already promised that she would disperse all the bystanders before the battle.
So there shouldn't be anyone here.
There shouldn't be anyone here.
"… Someone who can defend against [Psychological Control]?"
Mikoto muttered. She had already forgotten that she was in danger. From Kakane's attitude, that person should be a close friend of his.
But she quickly found out that she was wrong.
Not only was he not a friend.
He was an enemy!!
In a split second. In a split second.
Kakane suddenly felt a huge force, and by the time he realized it — — -
He was sent flying and smashed into the wall. Half of his wings were cut off, and half of his body was covered in scratches of various sizes!
An attack that could ignore [Intangible Matter]'s defense.
There's no mistake.
Only that person.
Kakane slowly stood up. Although he looked exhausted, his frivolous expression didn't change at all.
In fact, there was even a hint of joy.
"I'm in a bad mood today, and I was just thinking about looking for you — — I didn't expect you to come to me on your own accord"
A blinding white that was even more dazzling than the moonlight. A suffocating, frenzied, murky white. Even though it was so intense, it was also so quiet.
That person tilted his head, his pair of red eyes were like two bright flames dancing in the dark night.
"… What a coincidence, I'm also in a bad mood tonight."
Academy City's Number One, [Vector Manipulation] Accelerator. With an absolute attitude, he looked at Kakane who was kneeling on the ground with an arrogant smile.
Kakane looked up at this person who stood at the top of Academy City's Number One, almost greedily looking him up and down.
His face was abnormally pale. Normally, this sickly Number One looked even more frail now, as if he could collapse at any moment. Not only that, from the collar of Accelerator's shirt, there were bandages wrapped around his wounds — — the news that Number One was injured was unmistakable.
However, even though Accelerator looked weaker than usual, he was still able to throw Kakine away with a single strike.
Although he was like an arrow at the end of its flight, his vicious nature was gradually revealed.
This was the easiest time to kill Accelerator.
— — and also the easiest time to be killed by Accelerator.
Under the effect of [Vector Manipulation], even the remaining broken walls around him were destroyed by this terrifying power. The furious airflow tore apart countless fragments and scattered them, finally forming a giant vortex!
Accelerator coldly looked at Kakane as he spoke indifferently.
"… I heard you wanted to kill me?"
The hurricane was even more violent than the previous gale. Like a roaring beast, it used its fangs to tear apart everything around Accelerator — —
Tear. Destroy. Crush. Destroy.
He could easily destroy everything with a flip of his hand.
This was the strongest esper in Academy City, Accelerator.
The white monster showed a look of disdain. Like a tyrant on the throne, Accelerator hooked his finger at Kakane.
Disdainful.
Disdainful.
Accelerator coldly laughed.
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