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Chapter 971: The Battle Between Espers and Magicians!
Chapter 971: The Battle Between Espers and Magicians!
"You've been causing chaos in Academy City and even knocked out members of the Disciplinary Committee, who maintain order. Now, you dare say such things, showing no respect for the Espers of Academy City!"
"You're free to leave, but you must come with us. Only after we interrogate you and confirm you're not enemies will we allow you to depart."
Upon hearing Shirai Kuroko's words, Kanzaki Kaori and Stilinski Magnus were naturally unwilling to comply.
It was no joke; they were members of the Necessary Evil Church and well-known figures within their circle. If they were arrested by the scientists, they would become a laughingstock among magicians.
It was a matter of standing and dignity, and neither Kanzaki nor Stilinski was willing to compromise easily.
If not for their desire to avoid escalating the situation, Kanzaki's group wouldn't have negotiated with Shirai and Kuroko at all; they would have simply knocked them out.
Magicians have always looked down on so-called "Espers." The girls weren't monsters like Night City, and these two high school girls had just arrogantly claimed they would arrest them, which was utterly ridiculous!
"Witch Hunter King—!"
Although they held scientists in low regard, Stilinski's group was well aware that Academy City also had some formidable adversaries.
So, when faced with the obstruction of Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko, Stilinski's group didn't intend to waste time. Instead, they planned to demonstrate their strength by defeating the high school girls before them and then leaving promptly.
As the colossal fire giant rose from the ground, Misaka and Kuroko were both surprised. Although there were Espers in Academy City who could manipulate fire, they had never seen anyone with such abilities as these girls.
With the Witch Hunter King's appearance, a wave of heat swept through the area, and the giant's fist, as large as a cauldron, slammed towards Misaka and Kuroko.
"Boom—!"
But just as the Witch Hunter King's punch hit the ground, shattering it and creating a massive curtain of flames, Strenger Magnus, the manipulator, frowned deeply.
During the previous attack, Strenger hadn't felt like he had hit his target, but strangely, he hadn't seen the girls dodge either.
And as he had anticipated, almost simultaneously with the fire giant's attack, the figures of Shirai and Misaka suddenly appeared without warning about 80 meters away from their original positions.
"Stilinski, they're behind you!"
Shirai and Kuroko, who had suddenly appeared 80 meters away, not only dodged the Witch Hunter King's attack but also positioned themselves directly behind Stilinski.
However, Kanzaki, sensing that Stilinski might be in danger, kicked the ground, causing her body to shoot towards Stilinski's location at an astonishing speed.
Not only Stilinski but even Kanzaki hadn't seen how the girls avoided the Witch Hunter King's attack.
Kanzaki didn't believe that everyone in Academy City was like the monsters of Night City, so the only possibility was that one of the two girls possessed a teleportation-like ability.
Hearing Kanzaki's warning, Stilinski turned around in surprise.
And almost simultaneously with his turn, Shirai drew several metal arrows from under her skirt and threw them at Stilinski.
Given the distance between them and the fact that Shirai's physical abilities weren't much different from an ordinary girl, her thrown metal arrows posed little threat to Stilinski.
The crux of the issue was that Shirai Kuroko's superpower, 'Teleportation,' wasn't limited to acting on herself. In other words, this superpower... could also be used to attack!
The metal arrows flew out of her hands, and in that instant, they vanished into the air. When they reappeared, they were fifty meters away from Shirai and just a stone's throw away from Stilinski.
Since it was a direct point-to-point attack using 'Teleportation,' Shirai's assault wouldn't be hindered by any obstacles.
In fact, the limit of Shirai's 'Teleportation' superpower was "a distance of 81.5 meters and a mass of 130.7 kilograms."
However, no matter how light the object, once it exceeded fifty meters, accuracy would decrease. To avoid missing, Shirai would only teleport weapons to a fifty-meter range, with an error of just a few centimeters.
Moreover, the metal arrows empowered by 'Teleportation' had a far greater impact than those thrown normally.
The fundamental principle of 'Teleportation' was that "the moved object" would displace "the object at the target location," regardless of the material.
Therefore, 'Teleportation' attacks could tear through any object from the inside.
Of course, while spatial attacks could tear through everything, they were limited by material constraints. With Kanzaki's warning, Stilinski reacted just in time. Facing the barrage of metal arrows, he summoned a wall of flames, instantly melting the arrows into molten iron that rained down.
As the molten iron sizzled on the ground, Stilinski couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.
After bullying a few novice Espers in Academy City, he had become a bit overconfident.
If it weren't for Kanzaki's timely reminder, he might have been caught off guard and stabbed in the back, turning into a pincushion!
A large number of magic arrays rose with the wind, sticking to the ground and walls within a hundred-meter radius. Stilinski realized that while his opponent had the ability to teleport, there seemed to be a distance limitation.
As long as he stayed near the magic arrays, his 'Witch Hunter King' ability could allow him to appear anywhere, just like now!
"Whoosh!"
Just as Stilinski neutralized Shirai's attack, the fire giant, who had been over a hundred meters away, reappeared without warning right in front of them, accompanied by a heat wave.
Shirai Kuroko had intended to use 'Teleportation' again to move herself and Misaka Mikoto behind her, but to her surprise, Misaka stepped forward, shielding Shirai and saying, "Let me handle this."
Shirai Kuroko: "(///▽///) The big sister who bravely steps forward to protect me is so captivating today! But big sister, this is the work of the Discipline Committee. You..."
"Now that we're here, and the opponent doesn't seem ordinary, you alone can't possibly defeat them, right?"
As Misaka spoke, she took out a coin from her skirt pocket, and a lightning-like glow emanated from her fingertips...
(End of Chapter)
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