A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 253: Lost, then met Accelerator
Lin Wuming stared at the alley and thought for a while, then drove his wheelchair into the alley.

In reality, Lin Wuming didn't think much about it. His main focus was on thinking about a strategy to counter Accelerator. It was just a whim, a desire to see where this alley led to. Furthermore, he still remembered the route he had taken, so he didn't have to worry about getting lost.

This time he came out just to relax, and since it was to relax, of course he could walk wherever he wanted, without a clear destination or any restrictions, just following his heart. As long as he didn't get lost, Lin Wuming didn't worry about anything.

Lin Wuming was also confident that even if there was a group of armed disabled people or members of an Anbu organization hiding in this alley, he would be able to escape safely.

Unless there are people with high-level super powers above level 4 among them, there is no need to be afraid at all.

However, what made Lin Wuming feel relieved... or rather a little disappointed was that the alley was indeed empty, and there was not even any garbage on the ground - it was obvious that no one usually passed by here.

"I didn't expect there would be such a remote and desolate place in the downtown area..." Lin Wuming said to himself.

Seeing that there was no "surprise", Lin Wuming lost interest in the rest of the journey and prepared to turn around and return.

"Hmm...why is there a fork in the road?"

But after turning around, Lin Wuming was stunned.

I didn't pay attention when I came here just now, but now looking back, I found that there were two almost parallel forks in the direction I came from.

"So, which way did I come from?" Lin Wuming muttered to himself, "This doesn't make sense. There are only two buildings in total, so there should be only one straight road!"

But when he looked up again, he found that there were already tall buildings standing above his head - he had unknowingly arrived in the complex.

"Well, anyway, I'm lost again." Lin Wuming, who had already accepted the reality, would certainly not be surprised by such a normal phenomenon as getting lost.

It's not a big problem, just a little troublesome, and requires navigation software...

"My phone is out of battery... Tsk!" Lin Wuming tried several times but failed to turn on the phone screen. When he tried to restart it, he found that it had automatically shut down due to a power outage.

Lin Wuming has actually always been paying attention to the battery level of his mobile phone, so this kind of problem shouldn't have occurred.

But I don’t know if it was because of some shock I received during the battle today that caused something to go wrong; anyway, the result is like this now. Without any warning, the phone lost power and turned off, and I can’t start it again.

"What a hassle..." Lin Wuming sighed, holding his forehead. "Forget it, just pick a random road and ask for directions from passersby or the bucket-shaped robot first."

Lin Wuming perked up a little and didn't dare to let himself wander around instinctively like before.

The deserted alley was like a maze at this moment. Lin Wuming found with some despair that he seemed unable to get out of this "maze" constructed by the walls of high-rise buildings.

"What the hell is this line layout? There are tall buildings everywhere. Can't they be arranged neatly in a checkerboard pattern?" Lin Wuming couldn't help but complain.

Since the buildings in this area have different areas, exterior shapes, and orientations, there is no unified standard; the alleys they form are crisscrossed and have many side roads and forks.

For Lin Wuming, this was undoubtedly a maze, and he couldn't get out in a short time!

"Damn it, is there no other way but to fly up to the sky and get out of this hellhole?" Lin Wuming had no choice but to come up with a final solution. A maze is, after all, just a two-dimensional plane. If he could just fly high, he could simply skip the maze and return home in a straight line.

However, doing so is very troublesome - not only is it difficult to do in practice, but it is also very easy to be reported to the police and then receive a lecture from the security teacher...

Just as Lin Wuming was walking and looking at the airspace above his head, preparing to "take off", he suddenly felt someone approaching.

Lin Wuming was cheered up. No matter who came, as long as he could ask for directions, it would be fine!
——Using telekinesis to act as a “radar” in unfamiliar environments is such a convenient and useful ability application!
Lin Wuming continued to move forward in his wheelchair. There was a fork in the road not far ahead, and the person he wanted to help was there...

As we arrived at the fork in the road, a pale figure walked out.

Turning around, a pair of scarlet eyes looked over and met Lin Wuming's gaze directly.

They looked at each other indifferently, and then both sides widened their horizons and looked at each other.

"It's you!" Lin Wuming heard the other party say the same line in unison.

"Lin Wuming." The voice was not loud, but the other party did call out his name accurately.

Coincidentally, Lin Wuming also recognized the pale boy: "Accelerator!"

Despite a moment of hesitation, Lin Wuming was still certain that he had not recognized the wrong person - the young man in front of him, who was so white that it seemed as if the melanin did not exist in his body, was Accelerator!

Academy City's strongest esper, number one in "Vector Operations," Accelerator!

You know, there are obvious differences between the characters in the two-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds. Especially for Lin Wuming, who suffers from face blindness, it is really difficult to recognize the characters in the real world through a cartoon avatar.

Among the numerous characters in the original story, Lin Wuming felt confident that he could recognize no more than five at a glance, and they all had obvious physical features that could be identified at a glance -

Shokuhou Misaki with her starry eyes; the frog-faced Grim Reaper; and, though I haven't met her yet, I'd recognize Hatsuharu Kuri if I saw her—if only she were wearing a lei...

Finally, there is Accelerator who is like an albino - except for the pupils, his whole body seems to have no color, a pale human figure.

That’s right, it’s this young man who suddenly appeared in front of me!
Lin Wuming felt that the image in his mind suddenly materialized and appeared directly in front of him.

Lin Wuming stopped the wheelchair and subconsciously gathered his telekinesis, forming a thick telekinesis barrier around him.

Although to Accelerator, such a telekinetic barrier is probably no different from air.

Lin Wuming was of course well aware of this, but he could only continue to quietly strengthen the "fortress" around him in order to seek a sense of security...

It’s not surprising that Lin Wuming was nervous. After all, until just now, he was still thinking about how to defeat Accelerator, but he didn’t expect that in the blink of an eye, the other party would appear right in front of him!

(End of this chapter)