Academy City's Puppet Master

Back and forth four times, Shirai Kuroko successfully evacuated everyone, and then chased in the direction Misaka Mikoto left in the name of "continue to search and rescue other people".

At the same time, the culprit who caused this series of tragedies, the magician Shirley, is still wandering around underground.

This surprised Ling Xingye—Kamizaki Kaori hadn't defeated her yet!

However, their combination also brought enormous pressure to Shirley, forcing her to keep fleeing to remote corners, leaving no time for more destructive actions.

With strong reinforcements such as Kanzaki Kaori and Uluft, Kazezhan Binghua also calmed down, and did not continue to rush forward to entangle with the gargoyle.

Kamijou Tomako has a "fantasy killer" that can eliminate all supernatural powers, but it can't play any role because it can't get close to the enemy.

Until Ling Xingye and Misaka sisters arrived, they were still in a deadlocked offensive and defensive battle.

The main reason for this scene is that Kanzaki Kaori's combat power is greatly limited-because she doesn't kill people.

===Chapter 23 Stone Giant===

"What are you doing!" Looking at the gargoyle still alive and well, Misaka Mikoto directly took out the coin.

Ling Xingye quickly reminded her: "This is underground, control the power..."

Misaka Mikoto snorted, but the lightning that converged on her arm did subside a little.

Immediately afterwards, she seized the gap and fired the railgun the moment Kanzaki Kaori retreated.

The bright light illuminates the underground tunnel!

The light dissipated, and a huge hole was blasted out of the stone statue's chest, and the stones at the wound melted into magma, which slowly dripped down, like a human being bleeding.

"It's useless, shelling has no effect on it!" Uluft said quickly, and saw the short arms on both sides of the cross in his hand opened, revealing two rows of mini-missile launch nests.

Several of the firing positions were already empty, and it could be seen that he had tried to use shelling to deal with the stone statue before.

The next scene also confirmed Uluft's words - the stone statue did not lose its ability to move because of this, although it was much slower, it was still able to continue to move.

It flapped its arms wildly, slapping the walls around it and the ceiling above it.

Wherever it touched, the masonry cracked, and then merged into its body along the lines on the arm, making up for the hole in the chest.

During the period, several sharp slashes by Kanzaki Kaori severed its arm, but it recovered quickly.

Ling Xingye and the others finally understood why Kanzaki Kaori hadn't defeated each other for so long.

Because the stone statue itself is almost an "immortal" existence.

And Shirley, the magician who made it, always pays attention to hiding behind the stone statue, so as not to give the opponent the slightest opportunity to take advantage of it.

Unless Kanzaki Kaori can be ruthless and chop together with Shirley himself, there is really nothing to do in a short time.

"Sorry, I..." Kanzaki Kaori was a little ashamed. To be honest, she still had some sympathy for Shirley, so she didn't want to really hurt her, and that's why the stalemate has persisted until now.

But considering Shirley had caused a lot of damage to Academy City and hurt many innocent people, Kanzaki felt that her attitude should not be so ambiguous.

Ling Xingye didn't say much, but the ghost drew a black arc and rushed towards the enemy's side and rear.

"It's useless!" shouted Shirley who was hiding behind the stone statue.

She controlled the stone statue to raise its foot, and stomped heavily on the ground.

A mud wall mixed with stones and bricks suddenly rose from the ground, blocking the only way for the sprites to pass.

"It can't be bypassed," Kanzaki Kaori explained, "Shirley has all-round vision without blind spots, so as long as she wants, she can turn into a strong fortress at any time."

Misaka Mikoto tried to release a few bolts of lightning, but of course it didn't work.

"What, the magician is so troublesome..." she complained.

If it is switched to the ground, she can directly solve the battle with a full-power super electromagnetic gun, but it is a pity that she is currently underground, and she is a little bit cautious... Moreover, she is also facing the same problem as Kanzaki Kaori. It is no problem for the electromagnetic gun to deal with the enemy, but if you do that, there is a high probability that Shirley will be killed together with Shirley.

"In other words, this stone statue itself is the core of the problem!" Kamijou Touma ran to the front, "Then I should be allowed to appear on the stage!"

In fact, Kamijou Touma would have been prepared to step up himself if it wasn't for the sudden appearance of powerful foreign aid.

As long as it is hit by my right hand, this stone statue produced by magic should fall obediently, right?

The idea is correct, but Shirley, who is already on the defensive, will not allow the enemy to approach her easily at this time.

So she took the most common way to attack - throwing stones.

For the powerful stone statue, there are projection props everywhere, and it can be turned into a catapult anytime and anywhere.

In an instant, a clay-brick mixture the size of an electric rice cooker roared over.

Ling Xingye pulled it quickly and tripped him with the silk thread.

boom!

The "cannonball" hit the position behind Kamijou Touma, and countless small stones and clods hit him, causing him to howl in pain.

But the pain is the pain, knowing that Ling Xingye is behind him to protect him, Kamijou Touma's heart is full of courage - he firmly believes that as long as Ling Xingye is there, his luck will be changed...at least he will not be so unlucky again!

So Kamijou Touma rolled over and continued to rush towards the stone statue.

As the distance approached, the stone statue raised its arm and hammered it down.

Kamijou Touma also raised his right hand, brazenly punching the stone statue!

There are no earth-shattering sound effects or blasts, just one barely audible sound—the sound of a fist hitting a wall.