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Chapter 973: The Equally Matched Saint and Railgun
Chapter 973: The Equally Matched Saint and Railgun
After dodging Mikoto Misaka's Railgun with quick reflexes, Kanzaki Kaori, an experienced fighter, swiftly identified the limitations of the attack's range.
Kanzaki, brandishing her Seven Heavens Seven Swords, combined her magical techniques with the steel wires of her command sword, executing her signature move, "Seven Flashes."
As the ground was plowed into deep furrows, invisible slashes of incredible speed enveloped Mikoto in an instant.
The students of Academy City, possessing both magic and psychic powers, often had a glaring weakness—their physical bodies were fragile despite their formidable abilities.
These students gained their powers through a combination of drugs, hypnosis, and electrical stimulation. In simpler terms, before their awakening, they were just ordinary students.
While magicians didn't possess innate talent, they could learn and master various magic techniques.
Take Stilinski Magnus, for example; despite his mediocre physical abilities, he had a well-rounded offensive and defensive skill set due to his mastery of rune magic.
However, the psychics of Academy City were different. Their powers were acquired suddenly, and each individual could only possess one type of power, making it challenging to achieve a balanced offense and defense.
This was why Kanzaki considered Mikoto's powers formidable but her physical fragility a significant weakness.
Just as the wires of "Seven Flashes" were about to cut into Mikoto's body, a powerful surge of electricity erupted from her, forming a visible electromagnetic wave around her.
As an Electromaster, Mikoto could emit electromagnetic waves with varying effects depending on their usage.
When these waves spread and reflected in all directions, they acted as a radar, but when concentrated and compressed around her body, they formed an electric barrier, providing Mikoto with a degree of defense.
Clearly, Mikoto was now utilizing this technique to create an electromagnetic barrier by compressing electricity around herself.
Kanzaki's "Seven Flashes" plowed deep furrows into the ground and shot towards Mikoto. Although Mikoto could see the attack, her electromagnetic waves had already sensed the presence of the wires.
Electricity reacts most intensely with metal, so when the wires of "Seven Flashes" collided with Mikoto's electromagnetic barrier, the nearly invisible wires became visible as they underwent an electrical reaction, resembling a blue electric net spreading in all directions.
As the wires of "Seven Flashes" were blocked by Mikoto's electromagnetic waves, Kanzaki instantly teleported away from her original position. In the next moment, she reappeared behind Mikoto.
Kanzaki was impressed by Mikoto's ability to develop her Electromaster powers to such an extent, something she hadn't anticipated.
Although the "Seven Flashes" attack didn't land, it did successfully divert some of Mikoto's electricity through the principles of conduction.
The blue electromagnetic barrier, now thinner than before, was well within Kanzaki's capabilities to tear apart. She decided to take action herself!
Kanzaki's two-meter-long "Seven Heavens Seven Swords" left a trail of cold light in the air. The electric barrier, already weakened by the wires, was now torn open by Kanzaki's sword, creating a massive gash.
In close combat, Mikoto was no match for Kanzaki's superior skills.
Despite the electromagnetic wave's radar-like effect, Mikoto Misaka sensed Kanzaki Kaori's presence behind her in that fleeting moment.
Just as Kaori drew her blade to tear through the electromagnetic shield, Mikoto's body erupted with a powerful electric force. Black particles gathered in her hands, and a long sword-like weapon quickly materialized.
"Clang!"
With the black longsword, Mikoto managed to parry Kaori's attack, avoiding physical injury. However, the impact pushed her back over ten meters.
Compared to Kaori's "Saintly Physique," Mikoto, despite possessing Level 5 psychic powers, was only slightly stronger than an average person in terms of physical abilities, falling far short.
Nevertheless, Kaori was impressed that Mikoto could withstand her "Seven Flashes" and the recent close-quarters strike.
Kaori had encountered psychics from Academy City before, but few, like Mikoto, had developed their powers to such intensity and also trained in close combat to this extent.
Feeling a numbing sensation in her hands holding the "Iron Sand Sword," Mikoto looked at the tall, long-haired woman wielding a long blade, her expression turning grave.
Not only did Kaori find Mikoto formidable, but Mikoto also acknowledged Kaori's strength.
As the third-ranked psychic in Academy City, Mikoto had faced numerous opponents, but aside from the top-ranked "Accelerator," this was the first time she felt so challenged in battle.
If not for her electromagnetic ability to gather iron sand from the soil within a 200-meter radius and create the "Iron Sand Sword," she might have been injured earlier.
'Against such a formidable foe, holding back is out of the question.'
Both women shared this thought. As Kaori's magic power intensified, preparing to utter her magic name, the ground beneath Mikoto began to shake violently.
A massive, over ten-meter-tall iron sand giant, covered in blue electric arcs like veins, rose from the ground, accompanied by a cloud of dust and iron sand.
Mikoto could control the iron sand in the soil with her electromagnetic force and manipulate it according to her will.
The towering "Thunder Giant" before her was a fusion of her electromagnetic power and the iron sand.
Moreover, due to its composition of iron sand and dust, as long as Mikoto's electric power remained sufficient, the Thunder Giant could regenerate even if damaged.
Its form was not fixed, as the iron sand could move under Mikoto's electromagnetic control, allowing for free transformation.
The colossal Thunder Giant possessed not only formidable offensive power but also impressive defensive capabilities. However, Mikoto knew that its speed was insufficient to catch up with Kaori.
In reality, she created the Thunder Giant not to defeat Kaori but to buy time to use a more powerful technique.
Naturally, the longer the gathering time, the stronger and faster the electrical attack. The previous "Railgun" was more than enough for regular foes but fell short against opponents like Kaori.
(End of Chapter)
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