Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen

Shining electric light spread from Misaka Mikoto's feet.

Just like the reappearance of a mythical scene, at the moment when the thunder fell from the sky, there was a brilliance containing endless heat that was raging.

The surroundings around her were already a piece of scorched earth, and even the steel buried deep in the ground turned into shining red iron light.

"Is this guy...a monster?"

However, even though she had created this apocalyptic scene with her own hands, Misaka Mikoto's expression became more solemn.

"That kind of alternative power, the so-called magnetic field power? It's much more interesting than I thought."

In the center of the sizzling purgatory, Accelerator let out a mocking laugh.

The remaining strong wind lingered on the pale hair, and under his feet, he was stepping on a river of steel as red as lava.

But even in this doomsday, he still looked unscathed.

It was obviously a blow with all his strength, but it couldn't hurt the opponent at all.

The meaning behind this fact made Misaka Mikoto frown deeply.

"Aren't you going to continue the attack? I am unusually interested, the third one!"

Accelerator casually patted the dust on his body and laughed evilly.

As if to show off his strength, he didn't even move his feet and just stamped his feet in place.

But this simple act made Misaka Mikoto feel like she was facing a powerful enemy. Her slender legs under her safety pants suddenly kicked to the ground.

In an instant, ashes flew wildly, and the path under her feet cracked with a crisp sound, as if it had been bombarded by a cannonball.

With the help of the force of the counter-shock, the girl's body flew lightly in the air, stepping on the bricks that suddenly bulged on one side under the magnetic force and were connected to the steel bars.

Although her foothold was only as small as the tip of the steel bar, Misaka Mikoto still stood firmly on it.

As early as when she only had super powers, she had the experience of using metal in buildings to move three-dimensionally like Spider-Man.

Almost at the same time that Misaka Mikoto jumped up, a plain white vortex with a bursting sound chewed the hole into pieces at a speed that completely exceeded the human body's dynamic vision.

Although she easily dodged the blow due to her senses, Misaka Mikoto's expression did not relax at all.

Sure enough, the white tornado that had obviously been thrown away and started to fall downwards actually bent slightly like a living thing after a brief pause.

Then, he suddenly jumped up.

The posture was like a great white shark jumping out of the water.

The dense air currents soaked the small world around him, causing huge waves.

Countless small vortices formed new vortices between them, like fangs covering the entire mouth.

They rub against each other, rotate, and burst out with unparalleled power, tearing everything they touch into pieces.

In an instant, it exceeded the speed of sound and rushed towards Misaka Mikoto, who had no foothold yet.

But the girl showed no intention of retreating.

"Get out of my way!"

She shouted loudly, clenching her five slender fingers into a small fist.

Then, punch out.

"Bang——!"

The huge power enveloped the thunder and turned into a protruding blue light, like a soul-stirring divine spear.

The next moment, the white tornado facing this sharp edge was instantly distorted, with a dent visible to the naked eye.

The invisible air moved everywhere, exploded, and turned into a harmless hunting wind amidst the ear-piercing screams, spreading in all directions.

But even after defeating Accelerator's attack, Misaka Mikoto's expression still did not relax.

Rather, it's more serious.

"Able to freely control all vectors, Academy City's strongest esper..."

The girl gritted her teeth.

Vector operations.

This is the name of Accelerator's ability and the source of his name.

Just like Misaka Mikoto named her level 5 ability Railgun in order to distinguish herself from ordinary electric users, so did Accelerator.

And he did it much more thoroughly than Misaka Mikoto, completely treating the name of his ability as his own name.

"Oh? Is it true that it is the original version? In terms of strength, it is much stronger than those stupid dolls. Unfortunately, in terms of fighting spirit, it is also just as stubborn."

"I thought that except for those idiots who don't know what they are called, there would be no normal people who would still not plan to escape after seeing my power."

"In other words, do you have any other tricks?"

Accelerator raised his eyebrows in feigned surprise, and his smile became even worse.

"Then it's better to use it as soon as possible. Otherwise, I can't guarantee whether I will tear you apart first because I lose interest!"

Accelerator had a ferocious smile on his face, his blood-red eyes filled with crazy killing intent.

After making this declaration, he opened his hand motionlessly, leaving the door open, as if he was ready to let Misaka Mikoto attack.

Although she felt from the bottom of her heart that this kind of behavior was extremely arrogant, the girl had to admit that the other party had the ability to support this arrogance.

"It's much trickier than expected..."

Misaka Mikoto frowned and stared at Accelerator closely.

The magnetic field power of 120,000 horses has an expressive power that is better than that of ordinary abilities. What's more, at this moment, she is the being with the best compatibility with the magnetic field power among the superpowers.

With the combination of the two, Misaka Mikoto even felt that she could hang herself up and fight, which she only had the ability to do before.

However, she, who had become a new person, still felt a suffocating pressure in front of Accelerator, who knew nothing about the power of magnetic fields and belonged to the old era.

Although she didn't want to admit this, the previous situation was enough for her to understand the reason.

——My own full strength is nothing to Accelerator.

He is a monster who can resist the power of the magnetic field with only his calculation power and his own abilities.

Vector manipulation can change the direction of any object it touches.

This is true whether it is an energy attack or a physical attack.

Just like the lightning strike just now, Misaka Mikoto deliberately controlled and concentrated the energy, but in the end she still couldn't avoid the damage to the surroundings.

Because she used all her strength to fist, the energy that was supposed to be released was reflected back before it touched Accelerator. In order to protect herself, Misaka Mikoto had to let the energy pass to the outside world.

In a sense, a blow with a force of 120,000 horses is equivalent to a general tactical nuclear bomb, and it can be resisted by its ability alone.

No wonder Accelerator's ranking never changes, no matter how the number of superpowers increases or decreases.

He is indeed the undisputed number one.

As an electromagnetic type, I am perfectly restrained in terms of nature. When I can't break through the opponent's defense with all my strength, if it were my previous self, I would have been so desperate that my legs were shaking.

…Yes, if it was before.

Although she was very unhappy about the humiliating defeats at the beginning, it seems now that without the experience left behind by those lessons, she might not even have the courage to stand up now.

Thinking of a certain man's figure, the girl let out a slow breath.

"If it's just this level, you're still far behind."

Misaka Mikoto said softly, raising a delicate hand again and gradually tightening it.

"--as you wish."

She closed her eyes.

The hair on the girl's forehead once again bloomed with blue electric light in the swaying wind.

Her expression was very solemn, as if she was concentrating.

Just like the ascetics who try to blur the boundaries between material and spiritual through this behavior.

"Um?"

Accelerator was stunned for a moment when he saw Misaka Mikoto rushing over with her eyes closed.

After seeing what he was capable of, he continued to use extremely risky attacks like melee combat, and even closed his eyes.

Does she want to die?

Accelerator let out a disdainful sneer.

He didn't care what conspiracy the other party had. In the face of absolute power, no matter how clever he was, it was meaningless.

"Idiot, I'm the strongest!"

Having calculated the trajectory and power of Misaka Mikoto's attack in an instant, Accelerator laughed ferociously and just allowed Misaka Mikoto's fist to approach him again.

He planned to concentrate the power of this reflection and blast it directly through Misaka Mikoto's abdomen.

——Then, he took a solid step back.

"Well……"

Amid the dull hum, Accelerator looked at his suddenly shrunken abdomen with a look of surprise on his face.

Because Misaka Mikoto's fist still rested quietly in his expanded reflection field, not touching his body at all.

Is it an illusion...

Impossible, even mental attacks cannot escape one's own reflection. This has been proven many times in past experiments.

Before Accelerator could figure out the reason, Misaka Mikoto's second attack struck again.

It was still a straight punch aimed directly at the abdomen without any changes.

Because there was a precedent, Accelerator also narrowed his eyes warily and stretched out his hand to block his abdomen.

However--

"Zi——!"

Accelerator's left arm suddenly spasmed unnaturally, and he was hit again, and his face finally became distorted.

It was clear that Misaka Mikoto's attack was completely within his calculations, but the moment he was about to hit him, his moves suddenly changed, as if he ignored the rules of physics.

From the strength, speed, and even the character of the moves, there have been completely different changes.

How is this going?

"Huh, uh..."

Misaka Mikoto's eyes were filled with sparkling electric light.

Now, in her body, there is no trace of the anger or courage she had before. She is like a silent fighting machine, just mechanically exerting power and changing moves, forcing Accelerator's figure to continue to retreat.

——Misaka Network.

In the battle with Harusi Kiyama, Misaka Mikoto was quite concerned about the fact that the opponent obtained magnetic field power through imagining the hand.

Therefore, when checking the information of absolute ability users, Misaka Mikoto paid a lot of attention to the core of this plan.

Through the same electromagnetic waves and brain waves, everyone's memory and computing power are connected, so that zero can be transformed into whole, and zero can become stronger.

This is indeed a miracle.

Haruki Kiyama used the brains of 10,000 people to match his multi-talented abilities, which made her also feel troublesome. So, could the Misaka sisters, who have the same origin and number close to 20,000, be able to provide themselves with far better computing power than before?

When discussing the plan with Shokuhou Misaki, the two discussed the weaknesses of those with vector manipulation abilities.

Yes, if combined with absolute computing power, this ability will have almost no flaws, but the same cannot be said for the ability user itself.

Even if reflection is turned on, he cannot reflect gravity, air pressure, light and sound, and must leave only the parts he needs.

And if the other party uses reflection to resist with all its strength, the computing power of the Misaka Network and the power of the magnetic field are used to twist those necessary parts into an alternative force.

Vectors imbued with the force of a magnetic field obviously do not follow the usual rules of physics.

So, can it overcome this invincible absolute defense and cause real damage that he cannot resist?

Therefore, when she discovered that there were a large number of wavelengths similar to her own around the experimental site, Misaka Mikoto deliberately made a loud appearance and wanted to seize control through the power of the omnipotent magnetic field and her own advantages as a body.

However, what is incredible is that, although it was still a bit rigid in the middle, Misaka Network seemed to be suddenly updated halfway through the contact.

It was like going from an ignorant baby to a young child learning to talk.

At first, she was worried about whether something had changed due to her intervention, because she was suddenly accepted by Misaka Network while she was still going through the process link.

But those confused, unknown, and painful souls gave her an unexpected surprise.

Want to hurt Accelerator?

Since Misaka Mikoto thought so, Misaka Network loyally responded to her sister's wish.

Not only did they further improve the algorithm, they also optimized it.

With Accelerator's computing power, if he attacks with pure means, after the first attack takes effect, he will definitely calculate the trajectory of the second attack, and even before attacking the opponent, he will be stopped halfway.

Therefore, Misaka Network has also come up with ways to deal with it.

This flaw can be circumvented by changing the driver at the moment of attack.

It's not easy to control Misaka Mikoto's battle-hardened body, which also possesses magnetic field strength and superpowers, but for her clone, this is a perfect match.

In past experiments, each Misaka sister has inherited the combat experience of her predecessors and can continue to grow and improve.

When the last Misaka sister's attack ends, the next Misaka sister has already loaded a new fighting style.

And this combination of her and Misaka's network, like a god in mythology, belongs to Misaka Mikoto alone.

——Sister God of War!

Seeing Accelerator retreating in embarrassment, as helpless as an ordinary person, but his expression became more and more crazy, Misaka Mikoto's eyes burned with fighting spirit.

As long as he defeats the strongest person in front of him, as long as he knocks down this invincible ability user, the support of the entire plan will be destroyed.

Even if the higher-ups were unwilling to do so, they could only stop this crazy experiment in the face of reality.

And by that time, all Misaka sisters will be saved.

so……

"Accelerator, please defeat me!"

With a determined expression, Misaka Mikoto vigorously waved her fist.

"Kacha——"

Then, there was a slight sound in front of her.

It was the sound of fists hitting flesh, but this time, it was not accompanied by the painful groan before.

Misaka Mikoto blinked her eyes, and looked at Accelerator who had grasped her fist at some point, with a crazy smile on his lips, and his face was pale.

"...Eh?" (End of chapter)