A Scientific Urban Detective

"This is unreasonable!" Seeing Aureolus's magnificent "Instant Alchemy" displayed before him, Lin Wuming couldn't help but complain, "This wasn't supposed to happen!"

The Sixth District and the Tenth District are very far apart. Aureolus crossed more than half the city to get here, yet he can still use "Instant Alchemy." This is unheard of—even in the original storyline, there was no such development.

"His cloak!" Index shouted from behind. "It feels like a 'Mobile Church'!"

Lin Wuming understood immediately.

It's similar to a "Mobile Church," so Aureolus is wearing Misawa Cram School!?

He's directly carrying a portable "small world," so he can exert most of his strength as if he were inside Misawa Cram School.

Lin Wuming wasn't sure if this operation was reasonable, but with magic, any strange effect isn't surprising.

"So troublesome." Aureolus was also complaining, "I didn't want to create unnecessary complications… Lin Wuming, since you've regained your memories, you should know that I don't intend to be your enemy. I let you leave unharmed last time."

"So what? That's just because you couldn't defeat me," Lin Wuming retorted.

"Defeating you is only a matter of time," Aureolus said, "But it's meaningless. I told you, I don't intend to be your enemy. I'm just here to take Index back."

"I won't go with you. Give up, Aureolus!" Index shouted from behind.

Index had already learned about her connection with Aureolus from Stiyl, but unfortunately, because she has no memories, she can only treat it as a story, making it difficult to empathize with him.

It might sound cruel to Aureolus, but that's the truth.

It's not that Index is too cold-hearted, but because she's a Perfect Memory Ability user, she's naturally unable to understand how "things that don't exist in her memory" can be related to her.

Aureolus's expression was stern and unmoved: "Don't worry, I will save you, Index!"

In his view, Index's current behavior is entirely due to the loss of her memories from three years ago. As long as he can retrieve those memories… no, as long as he can rebuild new bonds, they can still find their past happiness and fulfillment.

To achieve this ultimate goal, there's only one thing to do now—take Index away.

And before that, he must first eliminate the obstructors…

Lin Wuming looked up, his gaze meeting the cold eyes opposite him.

—This guy is serious.

Lin Wuming felt a chill in his heart and said to the girls, "You guys evacuate the crowd first. Leave this to me."

The girls behind him protected Index and retreated, but Kuroyoru Umidori and Misaka Mikoto advanced instead, coming to Lin Wuming's side.

Lin Wuming didn't stop them, but he warned, "Remember, no matter what, don't be touched by the enemy, and don't touch him either. In short, avoid any direct contact."

"Don't worry, I don't want to turn into gold," Misaka Mikoto said, as dense clouds of iron sand floated around her.

Kuroyoru Umidori didn't say a word, but the sharp sword in her hand had already thrust out.

The ribbon stabbed straight at Aureolus. Unsurprisingly, the black silk ribbon was instantly dyed golden yellow when it approached him to a certain distance.

Moreover, the gold spread back along the ribbon.

Kuroyoru Umidori acted quickly, cleanly cutting off the ribbon in her hand.

Lin Wuming, reacting at the same time as her, also used his telekinetic ability to pull the ribbon back.

With this double insurance, Kuroyoru Umidori was safe and sound.

And she also obtained a piece of pure gold ribbon.

"It's really pure gold," Misaka Mikoto said, using electromagnetic force to lift up this trophy, and couldn't help but exclaim, "I wonder if this gold will remain after we defeat him…"

Lin Wuming couldn't help but turn his head to look at her.

"Uh… sorry, I was just saying," Misaka Mikoto quickly said, "Focus on the battle, focus on the battle…"

"No," Lin Wuming shook his head and said with a smile, "I just wanted to say—great minds think alike."

While smiling, Lin Wuming unfolded a telekinetic barrier to protect all three of them.

The next moment, the medium of "Instant Alchemy"—golden darts dragging chains—clanged against the barrier, either bouncing off or losing momentum and falling to the ground…

The direct attack power of these darts was as weak as ever.

"Mikoto," after reassuring the girl, Lin Wuming immediately asked, "Can you control these golden darts?"

"Of course," Misaka Mikoto said confidently, "Gold is also a metal. Metal can't escape my electromagnetic force!"

As she spoke, the chains behind the golden darts outside the barrier instantly tightened—Misaka Mikoto was trying to replicate Lin Wuming's operation and snatch these golden darts!

Aureolus's expression finally showed a noticeable change. Under his control, the golden darts suddenly deformed, turning into hard spears, and stabbed towards the back of the telekinetic barrier in the direction of Misaka Mikoto's force.

Misaka Mikoto quickly "let go" to prevent her electromagnetic force from becoming an accomplice in breaking through the telekinetic barrier.

"Mikoto, I'll leave the defense to you too." Seeing this, Lin Wuming simply withdrew his telekinetic barrier.

At the same time, Misaka Mikoto tacitly manipulated the iron sand to fill the gap and rebuild the defense.

With a few 'poof' sounds, the golden spears pierced into the barrier made of iron sand.

The originally dark iron sand turned golden at a speed visible to the naked eye…

But as Misaka Mikoto said just now—gold is also a metal, and metal can be controlled!

Misaka Mikoto had no requirements for the materials she manipulated, as long as they could conduct electricity.

It should be noted that the metal with the best conductivity is precisely gold!

Apart from being expensive and rare, in Misaka Mikoto's view, gold has no shortcomings.

From this perspective, "Railgun" Misaka Mikoto is the nemesis of "Alchemy."

Aureolus quickly realized this and immediately changed his tactics.

No longer gold, the darts he fired gradually changed their properties, becoming other materials.

Finally, an obsidian spearhead, gleaming and translucent, pierced through the golden sand curtain, almost stabbing Misaka Mikoto in the face.

The combination of obsidian + wooden handle perfectly avoided the interference of electromagnetic force.

Lin Wuming intervened in time, using a hundred layers of telekinetic barrier to block this attack.

"Thanks." Misaka Mikoto wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, feeling a burst of fear in her heart. Who knew alchemists could even refine stones?

She also fell into habitual thinking, coupled with the large patches of gold in front of her that were really eye-catching, resulting in carelessness…

Fortunately, Senior Wuming intervened in time.