The road to completion starts from the Gate of Truth

This reminded her of the green force field that Kamijou Touma had demonstrated to her before. Could it be that this so-called "spiritual base" also uses the same technology? 　　"This is another form of spiritual base, in the shape of a card, which can be stored and carried when not in use. I'll give you one if you see that you are destined to use it. It's up to you to decide whether to use it or not. When you really encounter an enemy that you can't defeat, you can try to use it. It may save your life!" 　　Walking back to Tokiwadai, Shokuhou Misaki recalled what the mysterious store manager said.

She took the card out of her bag, rubbed the smooth mirror-like surface, and saw the pattern printed on the front of the card - it was a female warrior with long hair and delicate face. Although it was an anime style, the expression of love and hate and the heroic temperament seemed like a real person, which made people feel the complex story behind this female warrior at first sight.

"This looks like a card in a tabletop game..."　　The girl complained, and finally stuffed it back into her bag and put it on the bottom layer.

Although, she had a strange premonition before, so she took the card and did not reject it directly.

However, Shokuhou Misaki had decided that no matter what happened, she would not use this card of unknown origin! 　　…　　"Oh my, another spiritual base was sent out, but it was a young lady who was extremely vigilant..."　　In the shop that had returned to silence, Fang Yuan looked at the back of the girl walking away, shook his head and sighed.

He was honest with himself, he really had no ill will towards these boys and girls who were still students. He gave them all kinds of power plug-ins, in addition to wanting to make trouble, he also didn't want to see these characters he liked die accidentally in the future changes.

But... why is it so difficult to build trust between people? 　　Fortunately, the spiritual base was sent out in the end, although it was in the form of a heroic spirit card. When it would come in handy depended on the holder's mind.

However, Fang Yuan believed that with the intensified conflict between the magic side and the science side, there would always be a day when it would be useful.

...　　"So, the little girl [Psychological Mastery] has been to that store?"　　The old man named Kihara Gensei from the Advanced Education Bureau, Kihara Research Institute, asked the man in black who was reporting to him in front of him.

"Yes, after [Fantasy Killer] entered, [Psychological Mastery] went in right after, and stayed inside for more than half an hour, and finally the two left one after the other.

When she left, she seemed to have gotten something from that store."

The subordinate dressed in a black suit, sunglasses, and a gangster gunman reported the intelligence he had obtained from surveillance truthfully.

"Humph! I didn't expect that this girl would be related to that person..."　　For this unexpected situation, Kihara Gensei showed an unhappy expression on his face.

As the leading researcher in Academy City, Kihara Gensei has a very high authority. Naturally, he knows that there is an outsider in Academy City that even Aleister has to tolerate and compromise, and the station of that outsider is that small shop with a strange name.

Of course, if it is just an outsider with a little strength, Kihara Gensei, who can be said to be unscrupulous for his own research, will certainly not take it seriously.

However, from the information he obtained, this outsider seems to have very powerful technology, which can easily make an incapable person become a super strong person of Lv.5 level. In addition, there are pure technological creations that can also make an ordinary person have power comparable to Lv.5, which is definitely not to be underestimated! 　　Moreover, unlike those superpowers in Academy City who are almost studied thoroughly by researchers, everyone's ability characteristics and weaknesses are in the hands of the researchers who study them.

That outsider is different. So far, no one knows what the essence of the other party's technology is, and what weaknesses the ability users and powerful props created have.

For an old fox like Kihara Gensei who makes his moves after careful planning, this "unknown" and "mystery" are the real reasons why he is afraid to act rashly.

"The Absolute Power User Evolution Plan has been frozen, and Accelerator has refused to continue the experiment, so we can only think of another way.

Except for the first one, under the current conditions, the most likely to upgrade to Lv.6 is the [A Certain Scientific Railgun].

And according to our plan, if we want to evolve the [A Certain Scientific Railgun], we must go through the Misaka Network, but that last work is no longer under our control... So, the external brain controlled by the [Psychological Mastery] is necessary!" Kihara Gensei turned his back and muttered to himself about his plan. Obviously, even under the continuous blows of the ability body crystallization experiment being destroyed and the Absolute Power User Plan being frozen by the upper echelons of Academy City, this crazy scientist who can do anything for his own research still did not give up his goal.

"But, at this time..." It was obvious that Shokuhou Misaki, who had become his target, had accidentally come into contact with the outsider, and was even likely to have received some kind of "gift", which made Kihara Gensei, who had already made a comprehensive plan, quite passive.

"So, do you want to hire the Anbu to try that [Psychological Mastery]?" The black-clothed subordinate behind him asked.

"Ordinary ANBU can't deal with Level 5 superpowers at all, let alone [psychological mastery]. She is not alone. The 'Talent Studio' she controls is also a powerful force. Anbu without a strong trump card , We may not be able to win against her!" Kihara Gensheng turned around and looked at his subordinate in black: "So, if we don't move, we must strike with thunder!" "Yes! The subordinates bowed in response.

...')327'\u003eChapter 326 Props (Item)

"Tch, a new mission is coming! This time, we are going up against the fifth one!" In the vacant factory building, there was a beautiful girl with long brown hair, a tall and slender figure, and a very powerful chest. She was swinging her hand. Cell phone, informed the others about the task assigned to them this time.

"Hey~ Mugino, the fifth one...isn't it you?" The petite girl wearing a beret, with beautiful blond hair and blue eyes couldn't control her mouth and said such words, which immediately attracted the attention just now The tall girl she called "big sister" glared at her.

"F~RAN~DA~! I said it! I will never admit this messed up ranking! That shitty eighth place, and that lucky [railgun], I will never admit it Their ranking is above me! "Well, to say that, naturally only the former fourth among the eight Level 5s in Academy City, now the fifth, [Atomic Collapse] - Mugino Shimari.

At the same time, she is also the leader of the ANBU "Item", leading her team to prevent the upper-level departments, including the governing council, from getting out of control and suppressing the uprisings of other ANBU.

Of course, occasionally I would accept commissions from some higher-ups like I do now and do some dirty work that cannot be exposed to the sun.

Regarding this very sudden change in the ranking of superpowers, she was already very unhappy about being ranked behind [Railgun]. When she saw that her ranking had actually moved back one place, she couldn't help but I don't want to admit the eighth place that was inexplicably promoted to third place, and I don't want to admit my current ranking.

Therefore, Miss Flanda, who accidentally told the truth, immediately stung Mugino Shenli's most sensitive nerve.

"Eh?" The blond girl, whose upper and lower body parts were still connected together, tilted her head cutely. It took two seconds to realize that she had accidentally committed another suicide.

So... "Hey (Flanda) pretended to be cute and tried to pass the test by being cute.

"Fu~Ran~Da~~!!!" Touch——! A heavy iron fist hit the beret girl on the head, causing her to crouch down with her head in her arms.

... After ruthlessly torturing a certain Flanda who didn't know whether to live or die, Mugino Shenli finally vented some of the anger in his heart.

After regaining her composure, she finally got down to business: "We have been sent a commission from above to launch an attack on the 'fifth' (accented) Shokuhou Misaki, and at the same time capture the 'Talented Workshop' located in the second school district, but we cannot Too much damage inside.”

"Eh~ It can't cause too much damage... It's a very troublesome commission!" The petite girl wearing a hood and with shoulder-length brown bob hair complained that it was troublesome.

This is Kinuhata's favorite, the ability is Level 4 [Nitrogen Armor], it is a person with the ability to freely manipulate the nitrogen in the air, and it is also a strong attacker in the Item.

"Is it possible that there is something important in that talent's workshop?" Another girl with short black shoulder-length hair and a lazy look in her eyes asked as if she was not awake.

This is Riko Takitsubo, whose ability is Level 4 [Ability Tracking]. It can search and lock the location information of ability users based on the AIM diffusion field that has been remembered. Theoretically, even if the opponent escapes outside the solar system, it can be searched at any time. , Capture his whereabouts.

But if she wants to maximize her abilities, she must use "body crystal" powder with powerful side effects, which will have a great negative impact on the body.

At the same time, she is also the real core of this ANBU team. If she can grow up smoothly, she is likely to become a new superpower. She can spread the force field through AIM, freely manipulate other people's [personal reality], and do whatever she wants to others. The ability can be improved, weakened, exchanged, changed, and even created as a "multi-ability person".

When she heard the content of the commission conveyed by Mugino Shenli, her delicate mind was very keen to discover the problems revealed in the commission.

However, Mugino Shenli's attitude towards this is - "Well~~! We are just 'props'. We just need to complete the tasks issued by the superiors. There is any hidden secret behind the specific tasks and it has nothing to do with us!" The "old man" who has lived in ANBU for a long time, Mugino Shenli knows very well that sometimes, "knowing too much" can really kill someone! "However, with the ability of the elder sister, it is super impossible not to cause damage, right?" Kinuhata Favorite said the most critical issue - indeed, Mugino Shiri's ability [Atomic Collapse] is itself destructive The power is so great that it may even damage the user's own ability. Moreover, she is also very cruel in battle and has a strong desire for destruction. I want her to complete the task without causing too much damage... This is too embarrassing! "So, I'll leave the 'talented laboratory' to you, Kinuhata. Your ability is the least destructive, so it's most appropriate to leave this matter to you."

Fortunately, Mai Ye Shen Li had already made up his mind: "As for the fifth person (emphasis), leave it to me. Frenda, you are responsible for dealing with those who may be controlled by the other party's ability, and Takitsubo, you are responsible for tracking the other party's position when necessary.

Do you understand?" "Ah~~ I have to deal with that 'Cai Ren Fang' alone, it sounds super~~ interesting!" Hearing that she was arranged to act alone and face the entire organization alone, Kinuhata Zui Ai also became a little excited - in previous missions, Mai Ye Shen Li often "swished" to solve all the enemies in a few moves, and she often just warmed up and the mission was over. This time, it seems that she can finally do a big job! "Yes!!!" This is Frenda who is very active in order to save the impression in Mai Ye Shen Li's eyes.

"Got it~~" This is Takitsubo Riko, who even speaks with a sense of exhaustion.

"Then, let's get started!" Mai Ye Shen Li, as the leader, waved his slender hand and gave the order.

… Neither Shokuhou Misaki nor Fang Yuan knew that their unpleasant meeting had become a variable that had to be ruled out in the eyes of some people.

Well, Fang Yuan might have noticed something, after all, someone was monitoring his shop in various ways, and he could see it clearly.

However, even he didn't know that Kihara Gensei was supposed to start the operation to seize the [External Brain] in late September, but he didn't expect that in this real world where many subtle changes have taken place, it would be advanced to now.

Even the "Item" that was supposed to confront Misaka Mikoto in the "Absolute Ability Evolution Plan" was preparing to cause trouble for Shokuhou Misaki by mistake.

PS: Today is still the second update')328'\u003eChapter 327 Raid and siege, the queen in desperate situation?

Boom-boom-boom-! 　　The loud noise like an explosion was getting closer and closer, and the researchers inside the artificial room were panicking to pack up important documents and prepare for refuge.

"Damn it! We were beaten inside! Are those security guards just for free?!" Someone complained loudly.

The armed personnel of the institute were so vulnerable in front of the enemy. From the time the invaders appeared at the gate to the time the entire defense system was defeated, it took less than 20 minutes in total, and there was no time even for the researchers who had no combat power to move.

"Quick, forget about those materials, let's leave first!" The researcher who looked like the leader shouted loudly, dragging the last batch of colleagues to evacuate, throwing away a lot of cumbersome documents, and heading towards the secret escape passage.

But at this moment - Boom - !!! The door of this laboratory was blown away by a huge force, and the heavy door panel that flew out was like an oversized discus, "clanging" and hitting the emergency escape elevator opposite the door, blocking everyone's way.

Tap, tap, tap - A slender figure walked out from behind the open door.

"Ah, ah, you have so many defenses here! It took me almost half an hour to break through!" Just after she fought her way through the heavy defenses and traps, Kinuhata Zuiai sighed at the strict defense of this research institute with her unique habit.

"Who are you? Why are you attacking here?!" The researcher who seemed to be the person in charge before, resisted the trembling legs, and walked out boldly to ask.

"Anbu 'Item' is doing things. As for why they attacked you, you should blame them for following the wrong person!" The people in front of her were the last people left in the "Talents' Workshop". The others had either evacuated or fallen into her hands. Kinuhata Zuiai didn't mind revealing her identity to them so that they could know what they were doing before they died.

Or, she wanted to see the horrified expressions of these researchers when they heard the name of the Anbu "Item". For Kinuhata Zuiai, who likes to watch horror movies, it was also a rare pastime during the mission.

However, the behavior of these researchers who didn't have time to escape was completely different from what she imagined - "Ah, thank you for telling me!" The researchers who were so frightened that they could hardly stand up seemed to no longer be afraid at this time. They all had expressionless faces and dull eyes, as if they were controlled by someone.

Kinuhata's favorite frowned and noticed something was wrong.

Bang! Bang! Bang! After knocking down these researchers who looked problematic, the girl with the bob haircut squatted down and checked carefully.

Then, she found that the mobile phone in a researcher's pocket showed "on the phone", and the person being called was another target of "Item"'s operation this time - Shokuhou Misaki.

"... Are you willing to pass the information back to [Psychological Control] at all costs? What a super~ loyal subordinate!" Kinuhata's favorite knew that this kind of loyalty could not happen naturally. After all, the attitude of most researchers in Academy City towards people with special abilities is actually to treat them as guinea pigs.

The only way these people could risk their lives to pass on the information was that Shokuhou Misaki used her abilities to plant hints in their brains in advance.

This may be a safety measure set up by the Queen Bee just in case, but unfortunately--　　Kinahata's favorite shook her head and said sarcastically: "It's a pity that your master can't protect himself now!"　　...　　Click--　　After closing the phone that had lost signal, the smile on Shokuhou Misaki's face completely disappeared.

"So, it's you who want to attack me?"　　Shokuhou Misaki didn't expect that she was only invited to the medical institution today to adjust the spirit of the Misaka sisters who had regained their freedom, but she didn't expect to be intercepted and ambushed on the way back.

And more importantly, her base camp, "Saigongfang", was also raided at the same time, and it seems that it has been completely destroyed now.

As for the person who ambushed her...　　In front of her, a tall girl came. Although she had never really met her, Shokuhou Misaki knew her identity-she was one of the superpowers, [Atomic Collapse] who ranked just above her, Mai Ye Shiri.

Turning her head and looking behind her, another petite blonde girl wearing a beret just blocked the retreat from behind. She took out several puppets from the mysterious field under her skirt and prepared to throw them.

Although it looked a little ridiculous, in this situation, no one would think that those puppets were really just harmless toys.

"Anbu 'Item'... It's really troublesome!" The girls following Shokuhou Misaki immediately formed a warning formation when they heard the name of "Anbu".

"Shokuhou-sama, please use our power!" As a member of the Shokuhou faction, these girls were captured by Shokuhou Misaki's personality charm. Not only did they voluntarily become the queen's guards, but they were even willing to be controlled by her ability at the critical moment.

Shokuhou Misaki: "..." The queen was hesitating. She knew that the opponent in front of her was not Misaka Mikoto, who had been pranked by her on weekdays, but a cold-blooded killer who had been fighting in the dark for who knows how long, and would not show mercy to innocent people like Misaka Mikoto.

Once she involves the members of her faction in the Lv.5 war, there is a high possibility, no, it should be said that there will definitely be casualties.

But if they are not around, her [Psychological Control] ability will not play a good role in the face of Mai Ye Shi Li who can manipulate free electrons - although the ranking of ability users takes into account the versatility and researchability, the gap in combat power also accounts for a large proportion.

And if we only talk about who is stronger between Mai Ye Shi Li and Shokuhou Misaki... Unfortunately, the queen who controls the bee swarm is overwhelmingly disadvantaged when she is alone! 　　In other words, she is doomed to lose! 　　And Shokuhou Misaki will never think about what good results she will get after being defeated by the Anbu - perhaps being killed neatly can be regarded as the best result! 　　Looking at the sisters blocking her, it is a difficult decision for Shokuhou Misaki to let them join the battle or let them leave.

No, maybe, you can try that——Shokuhou Misaki recalled the card she had put at the bottom of her bag. If, if that thing really had that kind of power, maybe it could...')329'\u003eChapter 328 Humans really can't escape the "True Fragrance" law...

Ding——The keystrokes of the remote control sounded, but the ones being controlled were not the two Items, but the members of the faction surrounding Shokuhou Misaki.

"Oh? Is this your decision? Do you think you can deal with me with these cannon fodders?" Mai Ye Shen Li saw the stars in the eyes of the girls wearing Tokiwadai uniforms, and thought that Shokuhou Misaki was going to use precision control to control her subordinates to fight together.

Seeing this, Mai Ye Shen Li immediately activated his ability.

A ball of green light appeared beside her. This was the free electrons stripped from the atoms under the influence of her ability. It was in an ambiguous state between particles and waves. When it was emitted, it was an almost indestructible energy beam.

However, unexpectedly, the faction members controlled by Shokuhou Misaki did not launch an attack, but scattered together, exposing the queen herself who was surrounded in the middle.

"Huh?" Such an abnormal scene made Mai Ye Shenli a little suspicious. He didn't know what this [Psychological Control] was doing, so he didn't launch an attack immediately.

"No, they are not cannon fodder. I am enough to deal with you!" Shokuhou Misaki held the remote control in one hand, but in the other hand, she secretly pinched a seemingly ordinary card.

"'Just crush it when you want to use it.'

That's what the store manager said!" Shokuhou Misaki secretly made up her mind. In order to protect the faction members who followed her, no matter what hidden hands and troubles there were in this so-called "spiritual base", she took it! 　　Snap——The card seemed to be made of plastic, and Shokuhou Misaki just crushed it with a strong squeeze.

At this moment, Shokuhou Misaki even thought in her heart whether this card was fake, what if the store manager deceived her...　　But the next moment, when the broken card turned into countless light spots and merged into her body, Shokuhou Misaki knew that the store manager did not lie to her, and this card was indeed real!　　Then, the knowledge and information that poured into her mind out of thin air immediately made the queen, who had already had little hope of getting out safely this time, feel relieved.

"What is it?!"　　Mai Ye Shenli did not find that Shokuhou Misaki had hidden the card in her hand just now, but when the card was broken into countless light spots and merged into Shokuhou's body, the strange phenomenon revealed outside could not be concealed.

Thinking that this "fifth person" (Mai Ye Shenli's standard) was launching an attack, or doing something small, Mai Ye Shenli, who did not want any mistakes in this action, made a prompt decision and launched an attack directly.

Biu——　　The green light ball turned into a ray of the same color, and shot at Shokuhou Misaki's right hand holding the remote control with a ruthless attitude.

——Because the commission said that Shokuhou Misaki should be captured alive as much as possible, Maiye Shiori did not kill her directly, but the client only asked for her to be captured alive, so it should not matter if she had a broken hand or foot! Maiye Shiori, who was sadistic, was looking forward to seeing Shokuhou Misaki holding her broken hand and wailing in despair.

But the next moment, Maiye Shiori did not see the expected blood splattering scene.

Clang-zizi-zi--! A silver-white spear appeared in Shokuhou Misaki's hand at some point, and the tip of the spear reflecting silver light just blocked the green beam, allowing the high-energy electron beam to hit it firmly several feet in front of her.

No, if you look closely, you will find that it was not the spear tip itself that blocked Maiye Shiori's attack, but a thin layer of flame burning on the tip of the spear.

At this time, Maiye Shiori noticed that Shokuhou Misaki, who was originally wearing the Tokiwadai school uniform, had suddenly changed her clothes.

A set of female armor with a black one-piece skirt as the base, and silver-blue exquisite armor on the limbs and waist, mixed with classic and modern, heroic and charming, was put on Shokuhou Misaki.

Moreover, not only the clothes, but also the appearance of Shokuhou Misaki herself has undergone a huge change. The honey-colored waist-length hair instantly turned into silver hair that was long to the calf and glowed with a faint blue light, which matched the armor reflecting the same color, which was very complementary.

Of course, it was not important to Mai Ye Shenli that Shokuhou Misaki became more beautiful after changing into a new outfit.

What was important was why the [Psychological Mastery] that was thought to be easily obtained suddenly changed like this! 　　"You...what did you just do?!" Mai Ye Shenli confirmed that the figure in front of her seemed to have changed, that was the previous [Psychological Mastery]. Through the communicator in her ear, Takitsubo Riko also confirmed to her that the AIM diffusion field did belong to Shokuhou Misaki herself.

Then, the root of all the changes must be the light spot that merged into Shokuhou Misaki's body before. Could it be that this is the secret weapon of the fifth place (according to Mai Ye Shenli's standard)? Well, in the commission email, some content was also vaguely revealed, saying that Shokuhou Misaki seemed to have obtained some unknown trump cards recently, but the specific details were not clear. Mai Ye Shenli did not take it to heart before. Until now, seeing the sudden change of the target person, she realized that this [Psychological Mastery] ranked behind her really has a trick! "So that's it, the so-called spiritual base is this thing! Brunhilde... the Valkyrie in Norse mythology?" Shokuhou Misaki did not answer Mai Ye Shenli's question, but quietly sensed her own changes.

She could feel that her weak physique, which was originally a sports waste, suddenly improved by several levels after using the gift from the mysterious store manager. Feeling the power hidden in the tendons and muscles of her limbs, she even felt that her current physique was equivalent to that of a person with a physical enhancement ability above level 4.

Not to mention, the power called "skills" and "treasures" that came with the spiritual foundation entering her body made Shokuhou Misaki deeply feel how unfathomable the store manager who could casually give away such precious treasures was! "Being able to materialize armor and weapons with thoughts, and this flame... is it called [Magic Release (Flame)]... This kind of power that is like instinct is indeed a completely different system from superpowers!" Just when she was about to be hit by Maizono Shiori's attack, Shokuhou Misaki instinctively materialized the spear as a weapon, as well as the flame power attached to the spear blade, and then, as if she had trained thousands of times, her body moved without thinking, and before her consciousness could react, she had already blocked the attack.

Swish-swish--Shokuhou Misaki waved the spear casually, and she felt extremely comfortable, as if she was a spear master who was used to using a spear. At the same time, all kinds of gun experience and combat routines emerged in her mind, and in an instant, she, a physical skill useless who would be out of breath after running a few steps, became a master of armed combat.

"It seems that their help is no longer needed!" Shokuhou Misaki pointed the gun at Maizono Shiori in front of her, while controlling her followers to quickly leave the battlefield.

She is now confident that she can defeat all the enemies in front of her by herself! ')330'\u003eChapter 329 A close combat that can't fire a light cannon is not a good Heroic Spirit!

"I say, you guy... I'm asking you, what did you do?!" Seeing that Shokuhou Misaki didn't pay any attention to her question, Mai Ye Shenli, who felt that she was despised, suddenly sank and asked again with anger.

"Ah, I'm so sorry! I'm not very familiar with the new power, just think of it as my new clothes!" Shokuhou Misaki, who regained her confidence, squinted one eye and made a cute expression, but this not only didn't make Mai Ye Shenli cute, but also reminded her of the pit idiot next to her who also liked to act cute. Suddenly, her mood, which had become very bad due to the sudden change, became even worse.

"... Forget it, I don't care what happened to you, anyway, die!!!" Mai Ye Shen Li, who was determined to kill, no longer cared about the commission to capture her alive. She burst out with all her strength and didn't care if she would accidentally kill Shokuhou Misaki. Green beams of light blasted towards the heroic figure in armor and holding a gun.

No, looking at the posture, she was completely going to kill the other party! 　　...　　"Wow~!!! Mai Ye is mad!"　　Frenda on the other side saw Mai Ye Shen Li using his ultimate move to bombard her, and was so scared that she hugged her head and hid far away.

Anyway, since Shokuhou Misaki took the initiative to dismiss the people around her, her mission no longer needed to be completed. In a situation where she could be accidentally injured by the boss's attack if she is not careful, it is better not to participate in such a battle... Not to mention Flanda who was slacking off with a clear conscience, Shokuhou Misaki was facing the bombardment of countless light beams, but she was dodging the oncoming heavy attacks with super agility that was completely inconsistent with the character of a psychic. Even if she couldn't avoid them, she could resist them with a flaming spear.