A Scientific Urban Detective

It should be noted that even a Director cannot arbitrarily destroy city buildings.

Clearly, Director Sherbin had already prepared to bear the “collateral damage” of the battle, which is why he launched such a large-scale artillery strike in the city center so recklessly.

Just as Kohachi Mitsubachi said, their surprise attack had already been exposed.

“Uh…” Keisaku Kihara raised her hand and asked, “So, what should we do next? Should we call for backup?”

To provide cover for their operation, the members of Shokuhou's faction were all off-campus today, so it shouldn't take too long for them to arrive.

“There’s no way I’ll let them come,” Shokuhou Misaki rejected the proposal without hesitation, “I wouldn’t let those children do something so dangerous.”

The opponent is a Level 5 super-powered machine—or at least a terrifying weapon of “quasi-Level 5” level. Sending a bunch of young ladies to charge into the fray… wouldn't that be sending them to their deaths?

Similarly, summoning the “Misaka Network” is also unrealistic.

“It’s not a big problem,” Lin Wu Ming said, “Next, Misaka and I will go up and take care of those robots first. Keisaku, Dolly, you protect Shokuhou and stay here to wait for our news. If any other enemies come, leave them to you.”

“Okay, let’s do as Wu Ming-senpai says.” Shokuhou Misaki agreed immediately.

Seeing their Queen nod, Keisaku Kihara and Dolly naturally had no objections.

As for Misaka Mikoto, she was finally going to “fight alongside” Lin Wu Ming, and break through the enemy lines head-on, so of course there was even less reason to reject the proposal.

In her excitement, Misaka Mikoto suddenly realized something: “It seems like there’s one person missing…”

She looked around: “Eh? Where’s Kohachi-san?”

Lin Wu Ming hadn't mentioned Kohachi Mitsubachi's task in his arrangements just now.

And at this moment, even Kohachi Mitsubachi herself had disappeared without a trace!

“Kohachi… is acting independently.” Lin Wu Ming sighed helplessly in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged, “Don’t worry, she’ll find a suitable opportunity to strike.”

Kohachi Mitsubachi doesn't take orders from Lin Wu Ming, or rather, she doesn't accept orders that don't suit her.

From a very early stage, Kohachi Mitsubachi has been fixated on one thing, and that is to “act together” with Lin Wu Ming.

Lin Wu Ming knew this, and had promised it.

However, the current situation obviously made it impossible to “act together.”

In fact, the only one who can directly confront those FIVE_Over at the moment is Misaka Mikoto; even Lin Wu Ming himself can only barely “protect himself.”

Lin Wu Ming is not yet capable of dividing his attention to protect others.

Kohachi Mitsubachi also knew this, so she didn't stubbornly demand to act together this time. But she couldn't accept doing nothing and just waiting for news in the rear.

So, she quietly left, choosing to act alone.

This area is very large, and the enemy cannot cover everything—it's impossible that there are more than a hundred FIVE_Over distributed in the back door direction, right?

Kohachi Mitsubachi's intentions had already been conveyed to the others through Shokuhou Misaki's “internal communication,” but for well-known reasons, Misaka Mikoto was still unaware.

Lin Wu Ming did not reject Kohachi Mitsubachi's plan. His and Misaka Mikoto's frontal assault was, in a sense, providing cover for Kohachi Mitsubachi's flanking maneuver.

After a brief “pre-battle meeting,” Lin Wu Ming and the others began to move.

Lin Wu Ming drove his wheelchair, carrying Misaka Mikoto back into the enemy陣.

The two had a clear division of labor. Misaka Mikoto was the “shield”—she used her genuine “Railgun” to interfere with the enemy's attacks.

Fortunately, the two types of FIVE_Over used by the enemy were exactly the types she countered.

Lin Wu Ming was in charge of attacking.

Misaka Mikoto's signature skill, the “Railgun,” had a limited number of shots and frequency, and could not deal with hundreds of targets.

Lin Wu Ming didn't have this problem. He had plenty of time to “slowly” prepare these hundred-plus “telekinesis-accelerated cannons.”

Having had the experience last time, Misaka Mikoto performed with ease when facing the enemy's attack again.

Lin Wu Ming only saw countless azure electric sparks completely enveloping his vision, and he felt that the person sitting behind him on the wheelchair was not a girl, but a human-shaped lightning bolt…

Misaka Mikoto performed so well that Lin Wu Ming drove his wheelchair dozens of meters in one breath without encountering any more fatal crises.

Seeing that he was about to miss the FIVE_Over deployed at the very front, Lin Wu Ming had no choice but to raise his pistol and manually give himself a buff.

The bullet was fired, and the flow of time slowed down…

Lin Wu Ming finally had enough time to count the enemy units one by one.

Then, the small steel balls that had been prepared long ago rose into the air one after another.

—Within range… twenty-nine “pseudo-Railguns,” sixteen “pseudo-Atom Breakers”; the obstacles are only ordinary buildings, the power should be enough.

Lin Wu Ming “named” these targets one by one.

“Ah, that’s the familiar feeling!”

Misaka Mikoto suddenly sensed a burst of intense bio-electrical activity.

While focusing on dealing with the enemy's attack, she glanced down at Lin Wu Ming in front of her.

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—The last time they fought, Wu Ming-senpai showed this state. It was because of this special state that Wu Ming-senpai earned the title of “quasi-Level 5.”

Misaka Mikoto resisted the urge to use electromagnetism to stop the bullet that was heading towards Lin Wu Ming's brow.

Sure enough, the bullet was blocked by an invisible barrier halfway, and could no longer pose any threat to Lin Wu Ming.

At the same time, a continuous wave of explosions swept over.

Even Misaka Mikoto, with her keen eyesight, couldn't count how many “telekinesis-accelerated cannons” Lin Wu Ming had fired.

Misaka Mikoto manipulated iron sand to form a sand wall, blocking the surging shock waves and various debris: “Wu Ming-senpai…”

“Don’t stop, let’s continue!” Lin Wu Ming shouted, while continuing to steer the wheelchair forward.

The following process was uneventful, repeating the previous steps, Lin Wu Ming and Misaka Mikoto moved while destroying all the FIVE_Over.

After driving back and forth several times like this, they finally encountered no new attacks.

“Misaka, how is it?” Lin Wu Ming asked.

“Hmm…” Misaka Mikoto glared around warily, “I can’t find any complete robots anymore, but…”

Considering the FIVE_Over's powerful lethality, they still didn't dare to let Shokuhou Misaki and the others in the rear come over easily.

What if there were any stragglers?

“Why don’t… we just break through to the final stage in one go?” Misaka Mikoto said, pointing to the towering building in front of her.

In this round of engagement, the enemy had not deployed any human guards, except for the FIVE_Over.

In that case, Shokuhou Misaki, who specializes in “anti-personnel combat,” seemed to have no need to appear.

“Unfortunately, we’re already here.” Shokuhou Misaki's voice came from afar.

“Hey, it’s dangerous here!” Misaka Mikoto shouted quickly.

“Don’t worry, all the FIVE_Over units have been destroyed by Wu Ming-senpai.” Shokuhou Misaki said confidently.

It turned out that Kohachi Mitsubachi, acting alone, had already broken into the interior of the Sherbin Building from the “back door” and successfully interrogated the specific number of FIVE_Over.

Shokuhou Misaki could use her “Mental Out” to “slow down and review” Lin Wu Ming's battle process, so she counted the number of FIVE_Over that he had destroyed.

The numbers on both sides matched, so she came to the conclusion that “all FIVE_Over have been destroyed.”

“Also, Kohachi-san seems to have gone directly to Director Sherbin.” Shokuhou Misaki said, “So let’s not waste time and hurry in!”

As soon as Lin Wu Ming heard this, he couldn't sit still, and quickly drove towards the building.