A Scientific Urban Detective

However, since Accelerator had only heard urban legend-level "rumors," he was completely ignorant of more detailed information about the "underground arena."

With a bit of effort, Accelerator found the area, but that was as far as he got, with no further information.

Accelerator's trip was a spur-of-the-moment action, completely without any prior planning.

After all, with his strength, he didn't need to consider too many things beforehand.

Just as he was racking his brain, wondering where to go next, he heard a thug behind him muttering about the "underground arena…"

By the way, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Accelerator activated "stealth" mode while walking on the street. It was indeed difficult to notice his presence if one wasn't paying attention.

Knowing that the white-haired boy in front of him wasn't from the "underground arena," Hamazura Shiage secretly breathed a sigh of relief and became much more composed.

"I do know the location of that underground arena, but…" Hamazura Shiage said, knowing he should tell everything, "To enter the underground arena, in addition to knowing the location, you need a whole set of very complex routes and methods of advancement. You can't get in if you don't follow the rules."

"Tch, why is it so troublesome…" Accelerator was very dissatisfied with this.

"Well, it's illegal after all, an underground black market fight, of course, it has to be cautious…" Hamazura Shiage shrugged, explaining.

Accelerator frowned, "Can this kind of petty competition really determine the strongest?"

"The one who wins in the end is the strongest, it's still very impressive," Hamazura Shiage said.

"So it's just the strongest within the scope of the competition?" Accelerator realized—it was all the fault of the urban legends, which were spread too mystically.

Accelerator suddenly lost interest.

Hamazura Shiage thought for a moment and asked, "You… do you also want to participate in that competition?"

He felt that even the powerful, high-ranking Level 5 espers would probably be interested in the astronomical prize money of 10 billion yen.

However, considering that what he had to do now was to disrupt the competition, he might clash with this seemingly powerful esper.

For the sake of prudence, Hamazura Shiage decided to probe a little, and if possible, persuade this guy to leave and not cause trouble.

"I don't really want to now," Accelerator shook his head.

Hamazura Shiage was overjoyed, but then he heard the other party say, "But since I'm already here…"

"Eh?!"

"Speaking of which, why have you been so concerned about that arena since just now?" Accelerator looked over, "Are you involved with it?"

"No… that… rather than involved… ah, but it's true that I have some connection… or something…" Hamazura Shiage was about to casually brush it off, but suddenly felt like a frog being targeted by a snake, his whole body stiff and unable to move.

His body, even his brain, seemed to be frozen solid.

Seeing him so nervous and afraid, Accelerator was a little speechless—he was just looking at him normally, and judging from this guy's reaction, he didn't seem to recognize him.

In that case, being so afraid of a stranger he didn't know…

Accelerator was seeing this type of person for the first time—usually, people only turned into this state after he took action and witnessed the horror of "vector manipulation."

This guy was good, he went straight to the point without him doing anything, and started to fear on his own accord…

"Is it just that he's too timid, or too sensitive?" Accelerator didn't bother with him any further and turned to leave.

The terrifying feeling of a biological predator gradually faded, and Hamazura Shiage finally felt that he could breathe and think normally.

"What on earth did I encounter?" Hamazura Shiage muttered with lingering fear, "Speaking of which, the appearance of that person just now was very distinctive, that pure white hair, blood-red eyes…"

After his mood calmed down, his brain finally returned to its normal working state, and the information that he couldn't remember because of nervousness suddenly jumped out from the depths of his memory.

—That legendary "strongest," the Level 5 esper who ranks first, "vector manipulation"…

"Accelerator! There's no mistake, that guy is Accelerator!" Hamazura Shiage felt a burst of fear and trepidation in his heart.

He had no ambition and had no interest in challenging the "strongest" and taking his title, but he had heard a lot about the tragic fate of those "challengers."

Even as a thug, those consequences were too miserable.

—Even if Academy City's medical insurance is very good, he definitely didn't want to lie in the hospital for a year and a half.

"What do you want, kid?"

A familiar voice suddenly came from his ear, the one he had just heard half a minute ago…

"Accele…" Hamazura Shiage turned his head to look.

Like a phantom, Accelerator had returned to his side without him knowing!

His movements were completely silent, like a ghost!

Because it was too sudden and terrifying, Hamazura Shiage didn't even have time to feel "fear," and his whole body went numb.

"You said just now that you know the location of that arena, take me there," Accelerator said.

Accelerator thought about it just now and still felt a little unwilling to turn back just like that—it would be a waste of his time, and wouldn't it be too much of a loss if he didn't do anything?

"That…" Hamazura Shiage explained, "If you don't follow the prescribed route and method, there's no way…"

"Heh, do you think this kind of stupid talk can fool me?" Accelerator said disdainfully, "The location is there, no matter what route you take, what method you use… Could it be that the arena can move?"

"Eh? That's true," Hamazura Shiage was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted, "But if you make a stir, the organizers might run away."

"I see," Accelerator nodded, "You want to make trouble for them."

Hamazura Shiage had no choice but to nod and admit, "Yes, for some reason…"

"Isn't that great," Accelerator suddenly laughed, looking in a good mood, "You want to make trouble for them, and I happen to dislike them too. You lead the way, and I'll go and tear it down!"

"How can this be…" Hamazura Shiage subconsciously wanted to refuse, but he suddenly thought—wasn't his task to find a heavy vehicle for breakthrough?

What heavy armored vehicle could be more powerful than "vector manipulation" Accelerator?

"Uh… if you're willing to wait a little patiently…" Hamazura Shiage suggested cautiously.

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In the underground part of the indoor theater, Lin Wuming, Kurozuma Mawatari, and Hattori Hanzo were dividing their labor—planning for the next action.

"This place is clearly not a rest area for contestants," Hattori Hanzo said, "It should be a place specifically used to deal with uninvited guests like us."

They had also searched other rooms just now, but they were all empty, with no other competitors and no more "masked men."

"However, according to the masked man just now, they originally planned to let us be actors in a warm-up match, to fight beasts," Lin Wuming continued, "So, there must be a road leading to the real underground arena."

"A secret passage?" Hattori Hanzo nodded, "Leave this to me."

As a ninja, he was very good at finding various hidden mechanisms and secret passages.

If that didn't work, he was also very good at interrogation…

Two minutes later, following the masked man's instructions, the three opened the passage leading to the deeper underground.

Kurozuma Mawatari said, "You two go and find the trapped people, I'll go and make a scene on the stage to attract attention."

This was also unavoidable, after all, Kurozuma Mawatari couldn't disguise himself as a masked man and could only appear in his original appearance. Infiltration operations were naturally impossible.

Lin Wuming said, "But I don't know the people your subordinates have captured! So, you two should go and find people separately, and I'll go and make a scene on the stage according to the original plan."

"Hey, this is not a joke," Hattori Hanzo couldn't help but remind them.

After all, this was a harsh battlefield that was marketed with "real combat." If you were not careful, people could really die.

But in the eyes of these two people, it seemed like an ordinary game…

Moreover, in Hattori Hanzo's opinion, it was completely unnecessary to split up and go to the stage to attract attention.

Wasn't it better to join hands with "comrades" to go to the backstage to find and rescue people? Why did someone have to run to the front of the stage to "make a scene?"

Because Hattori Hanzo was a ninja, although he himself had announced his abandonment of his ninja identity, his style of doing things was inevitably deeply influenced by long-term training.

Lin Wuming said, "Don't forget, my purpose is different from yours—I'm not here to save people, but to destroy this underground arena."

According to the original plan, Lin Wuming was originally going to create a big enough commotion inside the underground arena, and then send a signal to guide the Tiger Wasp Tomitsu and other Disciplinary Committee members outside to rush in and arrest the criminals!

Hearing Lin Wuming say this, Hattori Hanzo no longer insisted on his own opinion—he suddenly remembered that he was still a fugitive! It was really unwise to show off in front of others.

Kurozuma Mawatari had no choice but to agree with Lin Wuming's plan, and the three split up.

But to be honest, Lin Wuming also had his own selfish motives.

If these words were heard by other Disciplinary Committee members or security teachers, he would definitely be severely criticized, right?

—Lin Wuming wanted to participate in the arena competition.

Or rather, he still couldn't forget his former martial arts dream.

Martial arts arena or something, was really a classic martial arts element, and it was a must-try!