Academy City's Puppet Master

Where is it late at night?It was dark because something was blocking the sky overhead.The sky is full of stars, but the lights are densely covered in it.

——A huge city was slowly flying over their heads.

===Chapter [-] Floating Fortress===

There is actually a city moving slowly in the sky.

Like a mirror image, the city above the head is turned upside down, and tower-like buildings "grow" towards the ground; looking up, you can even see the criss-crossing roads above.

"Is this...a mirage?" Because the scene before him was so unbelievable, Hitomi Shiranui subconsciously searched for a "reasonable explanation".

"No, that's a real city. Not long ago, there was an air battle with Academy City's fighter planes."

Suddenly, Shokuhou Misaki's sweet voice came from the side.

Looking at the reputation, it turned out that the robot followed out at some time—although it was damaged, the core part seemed to be made to be able to move independently, and it brought the communication module to keep up with Hitomi Shiranui.

Shokuhou Misaki used the communication module to get in touch with here.

"There really is a city that can fly in the air!" Hitomi Shiranui quickly accepted the reality, but still sighed.

——Suddenly facing such a magnificent, even miraculous "man-made object", even the well-informed Hitomi Shiranui could only react in this way.

Ling Xingye on the side became much calmer. Apart from being surprised at the beginning, he immediately understood what he saw.

"Puppet city..." Ling Xingye said, "This is the fortress of the legendary automatic puppets."

Of course, "Baiyin" also has its own puppet city, but only "Yanshi" has the technology of floating cities.

"Since Yanshi was forced to come up with such an exaggerated thing, it must be that the Crusaders from the Eastern Expedition have already arrived nearby?"

"That's it~" Shokuhou Misaki said, "No one would have thought that the automatic puppet, which has always been silent, has such exaggerated technology. Even Academy City, which is famous for its science and technology, was shocked."

According to the situation introduced by Shokuhou Misaki, this puppet city floating fortress suddenly appeared from the sea three hours ago, and then went straight to Academy City.

Of course, the floating fortress was just "passing by", but the real target was the crusaders [-] nautical miles east of the Japanese archipelago.

But I don't know if it was intentional or not, but the floating fortress chose to advance in a straight line, blatantly passing through the sky above Academy City.

Naturally, Academy City couldn't sit still and send fighter planes to intercept it immediately.

Academy City's supersonic fighter "HsB-α" is the most cutting-edge technological product, and can be said to be the most powerful flying weapon in the world—at least before seeing this floating fortress.

Unexpectedly, the automatic puppets didn't talk nonsense here. A group of automatic puppets in the shape of flying monsters flew out of the fortress directly, and started a fierce air battle with the fighters of Academy City.

The situation of the battle is about the same.

Judging from the battle damage rate alone, Academy City actually has an overwhelming advantage.

But helplessly, the automatic puppets were like a swarm of insects, and all kinds of low-level cannon fodder puppets rushed out frantically, suppressing a limited number of supersonic fighters HsB-α by virtue of their numerical advantage.

More importantly, no matter how powerful Academy City's fighter jets are, they are still just "fighter fighters" after all. They cannot destroy a real fortress city, or even hinder its footsteps.

Afterwards, Academy City remained silent, and did not show any trump cards.

As a result, people in the entire Academy City, and even the entire Tokyo could only look up and watch the giant monster in the sky cover the sky above their heads little by little.

The shadow gradually shrouded, temporarily turning this side of water and soil into night.

At this point, the whole city was silent; then, a hysterical scream came out from someone unknown, and a large-scale mass panic broke out suddenly.People seemed to realize what had happened, and frantically flocked out of the city, trying to escape from the darkness.

The two people that Ling Xingye and Shiranui Tong saw just now were one of them.

"In terms of the city...does the council have any other measures?" Ling Xingye asked.

"Yes," Shokuhou Misaki said with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "All gates are closed and no outsiders are allowed to enter...Of course, the citizens of Academy City are also prohibited from leaving."

"Isn't there a big commotion at the gate?" Hitomi Shiranui asked in surprise, "How could this be? I don't believe that Academy City really has no other choice but to block the border."

Ling Xingye looked up at the peaceful "night sky", thoughtfully.

"I'm afraid it's not that there is no way, but that measures cannot be taken..." he said - with the various black technologies mastered by Academy City, it is really not difficult to destroy a fortress city.

"But given the current situation, I'm afraid our side is the one that least wants the city to be attacked?"

Hitomi Shiranui was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that it is true, this floating fortress is now the sword of Damocles on the top of Academy City; once there is an accident, it will literally destroy them Disaster!

"In fact, the HsB-α squadron is already helping the floating fortress to defend against attacks from the sea. According to the real-time battle situation from the Misaka network, Academy City is actually involved in the Tenth Crusade." Misaka 10001 Arriving in a hurry, he took advantage of the opportunity to intervene in the topic.

"Misaka, long time no see." Ling Xingye greeted with a smile.

"Master! You're finally back!" Miss Misaka's characteristic paralyzed face showed a rare excited expression.

"Yes, I'm back." Recalling the long summer vacation in his dream, Ling Xingye was also quite emotional, "Speaking of which, we can get out of trouble, thanks to you."

It was precisely because of locking the positioning cube on Misaka 10001 that Ling Xingye was able to escape from the cage set by Kihara Chime.

"Sister Yuanshan asked me to come, she said that as long as I come here, I can see the master!"

"As expected of Yuan Shanyao." Ling Xingye praised, then looked to the side, but did not see Misaka Mikoto's figure, "Didn't you act with Misaka Mikoto?"

"Riots are happening everywhere in the city now, some students are trapped outside the school, and my sis is going to rescue them."

"It is indeed Misaka Mikoto's demeanor." Ling Xingye sighed, and then his expression became serious, "Is the chaos in Academy City serious now?"

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"It's serious." Misaka 10001 also had a serious expression on his face. "Many people are running towards the gate, which has already caused traffic jams. The underground streets are also overcrowded...some people also took the opportunity to grab things in the store."

"To put it simply, the current Academy City has almost become an unlawful area." Shokuhou Misaki continued, "Because the gates on all sides are closed, there has been a stampede in the gate area, and the security teacher is doing his best to deal with it-but the security forces The peace and discipline committee members themselves are also ordinary citizens, and there are only a limited number of them who can remain calm and stick to their posts under such circumstances."

It is also thanks to the Academy City where students are the main citizens. Due to the unique attributes of "students", it is relatively easy to listen to the teacher.

Therefore, a limited number of security teachers can barely maintain the basic order at the gate position. If it is another city, even firing warning shots will not help.

"What a bunch of idiots," Shokuhou Misaki criticized unceremoniously. "Instead of crowding at the gate, it's better to come back and find a place to hide-although people think it's unnecessary to hide."

"Aren't you hiding in the academy house?" Hitomi Shiranui said.

"He's not hiding, he's drinking tea in the yard and looking at the city in the sky." Shokuhou Misaki responded, "Don't worry, the floating fortress won't fall, the automatic puppet just wants to drag Academy City into the water, Use the power of Academy City to deal with the Crusaders. They will not go too far, otherwise the council will not reach a tacit agreement with them."

The evidence is the overly quiet "night" overhead - both sides clearly have the ability to directly attack the other side's territory, but both restrained from making a move.

"No matter what those high-level people think," Ling Xingye said, "and no matter whether people want to escape or stay, the chaos cannot continue!"

Misaka 10001 handed over a mobile phone: "Master, this is your new mobile phone - all data has been backed up."

Ling Xingye nodded in satisfaction: "Great, this is what I want."

After taking the phone, he immediately edited the email - "Everyone is here, keep calm and restore order!"

Then, select Group Send.

Then, Ling Xingye pressed a series of numbers casually, and put the phone to his ear.

"Are you listening, Chairman Aleister?"

===Chapter 31 Starry Night Legend===

"Listen, Chairman Aleister." Ling Xingye said directly to the phone.

It was obviously a meaningless empty number, but after a while, there was a response from the receiver.

"Long time no see, Ling Xingye."

"The politeness is ignored, now is not the time for small talk." Ling Xingye shook his head, "How is the current situation?"

"It's still under control, don't worry." Chairman Aleister said in a calm tone.

"Maybe it seems so to you, but I don't think so."

"What do you want?"

"Don't worry, although we have different positions, at least you and I should have no conflicts in protecting the city..." Ling Xingye said, "Or, the chairman doesn't really care about the life and death of the citizens?"

"Academy City is a city, and a city without residents is meaningless." Chairman Aleister said so.

"I understand." Ling Xingye nodded, "Then on this basis, we can continue the previous agreement."

……

A few minutes later, Ling Xingye hung up the call.

It was only then that he realized that during his call, the phone mailbox had been filled with replies.

Unlike in the past, the leaders of the clubs who received the email instructions did not directly execute them, but more or less sent emails to ask—or to test.

Ling Xingye's disappearance during this period has indeed had a considerable impact.Although there is a "substitute plan" planned by Shiranui Hitomi and Toyama Haruka to stabilize the situation, but it is only a temporary measure after all.

In order to prevent cheating, the objects of the video conference were carefully selected by Yuan Shanyao and Qifan, and the number was very limited.

Therefore, for the vast majority of members of the group of armed incompetents, their intelligence is still on "the leader Ling Xingye is suspected to be missing".

At this moment, at such a critical juncture, Ling Xingye's email suddenly came from the mobile phone mailbox that had been silent for a long time, and they couldn't help asking a few more questions.

Qifan even sent a series of emails, repeatedly confirming that Ling Xingye had returned safely; this was not enough, and two minutes later, he called directly.

"It seems that everyone is very nervous these days." Ling Xingye said, while quickly browsing the emails in the mailbox.

He didn't have the time, and there was no need to reply one by one, he was just taking the opportunity to obtain some information.

Combining the information disclosed in the email, the information provided by Chairman Aleister and Shichiban, and the information brought by Hitomi Shiranui, Misaki Shokuhou and Misaka 10001, Ling Xingye finally has a rough grasp of the current overall situation.

Then, he started editing new emails.

Ling Xingye did not prove his identity, nor did he explain the rumors of "disappearance"—the more he explained, the easier it would be to reveal his flaws. What's more, in his capacity, he didn't need to explain anything to his subordinates.

As always, Ling Xingye edited the new instructions according to the previous format.

Choose a theater of war, have people clear it, and prepare the battlefield—just like you did before for your opponents in the "Race to Capture the Book."

However, the area where Ling Xingye requested to clear the venue this time was the four gates of Academy City.

Although there was no explanation, the leaders who received the email immediately figured out the reason—the leader asked to prepare for the battlefield, and there must be another enemy coming.Moreover, it was a large-scale clearing of the field, indicating that the enemy this time must be very powerful.

Combined with the location, it is not difficult to imagine that in this case, the enemy must be an invader from outside Academy City.

The citizens in the city want to escape, but at the same time, the enemies outside also want to break in!

In this way, it is not difficult to understand the reason why Academy City closed the gates on all sides.