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"It seems... that's all there is to it. Knowing it's meaningless, yet still continuing on. I'm already tired of this kind of trick."

Just as Accelerator was about to make his move, everything around him began to change once again. In the darkness of night, countless black iron sands gathered from the ground and from all directions toward Misaka Mikoto, eventually arriving beside her.

They seemed to transform into Misaka Mikoto's power, and the finest iron sand even spread onto Misaka Mikoto's skin, making her look as if she were wearing a jet-black steel suit.

Moreover, behind Misaka Mikoto, these iron sands formed ribbons that resembled wing skeletons, wrapping around her body and adding many mysterious decorations to her appearance.

In the end, Misaka Mikoto's body seemed to have lost the restraint of gravity and floated up.

Accelerator, who was about to make a move, stopped in his tracks, looking at Misaka Mikoto in surprise, and said, "You really can't stand being the only one, third place. This kind of change is beyond the scope of your ability, isn't it? Isn't your ability electromagnetic? Why is there such a change?"

"This appearance... you look like someone who stepped out of a mythological story, what's going on with you?"

However, Misaka Mikoto did not answer Accelerator. Her body was under tremendous pressure. Underneath her steel armor, dark electricity surged wildly between the red and white patterns on her body. Each time the electricity flowed through her body, Misaka Mikoto felt a tearing pain.

Misaka Mikoto couldn't say for sure what was wrong with her. She only knew that the power Momo had given her seemed to have released her from some kind of limit. And the dark lightning that had appeared on her body was an extremely powerful and mysterious force, now hidden deep within her abilities like a seed.

Even though it's just a seed, once the power of this seed is unleashed, Misaka Mikoto's body won't be able to withstand it if she doesn't borrow Momo's power.

Now, by using the red and white markings all over her body to merge her power and spirit into one, Misaka Mikoto has transformed into this form by only slightly activating the power of the seed, at most 1% of its potential.

Misaka Mikoto could sense that she could continue to unleash the power of this mysterious dark lightning, but if she were to continue, her body would likely be the first to give out.

This is enough for now; it's enough for Misaka Mikoto to use attacks she never dared to even imagine before.

Author's Note:

First update

155 Manual Version of Lightning Storm

Thus, diamond-shaped shields, constructed from iron sand, floated behind Misaka Mikoto, transforming into a massive steel wall, with each brick representing a piece of armor controlled by Misaka Mikoto.

Accelerator had been watching Misaka Mikoto's changes with great interest, but now, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

It wasn't because she sensed danger, but rather, was the power Misaka Mikoto was currently displaying truly her own?

Accelerator is not only incredibly powerful, but he also possesses a very high level of expertise in both his abilities and related theories. After all, computational ability depends on the level of brain development; the stronger a person's computational ability, the higher their intelligence can generally be understood.

Therefore, Accelerator's ability to absorb knowledge and theories is undoubtedly the best in Academy City. However, high IQ does not equate to intelligence in the conventional sense, and Accelerator has absolutely no need to act according to conventional notions of intelligence, because he has every right to be willful.

Accelerator had no doubts about himself, so he was absolutely certain that he couldn't explain Misaka Mikoto's current appearance using any of the theories he knew. Moreover, he had a vague feeling about Misaka Mikoto's strange appearance.

Could it be... that Misaka Mikoto has already reached the level of LV6?

No, that's absolutely impossible.

Level 6 Absolute Power Users—those who, despite not being gods, can hear the will of the gods. This is the fundamental purpose of the entire Academy City's research, and also a theoretical possibility. Before the Absolute Power User Project even began, Accelerator already knew that he was currently the only person in Academy City capable of becoming a Level 6; the other Level 5 users were nothing but trash in comparison.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Misaka Mikoto to have encountered the true form of LV6 before him.

He is the only one who can become a Level 6, an absolute power user, and the invincible person in Academy City!

Indeed, this is the case. Misaka Mikoto's current physical condition and calculation ability are absolutely insufficient for her to become a Level 6. The reason why Misaka Mikoto is able to demonstrate such strength is partly due to the power that Momo gave her, which has a strengthening effect on Misaka Mikoto's consciousness and calculation ability, and may even affect Misaka Mikoto's personal reality.

Another direction is the change in Misaka Mikoto's physical abilities after her initial clash with Momo, namely the dark lightning.

Misaka Mikoto still doesn't know where this lightning came from, what its purpose is, or what it is, but she now sees it as something brought by Mo Mo and has accepted it calmly.

As for what exactly this thing is, neither Misaka Mikoto nor Momo can give a definite answer right now. Perhaps only when Misaka Mikoto also becomes a Heroic Spirit and the Hall of Heroes gives its evaluation will the true form of this power be revealed.

However, if Momo could see Misaka Mikoto's current state, he would immediately realize that Misaka Mikoto's current power is not from the fusion of Momo's Code power and quantum light, but from another kind of power.

If I had to describe it in words, it would probably be something like the Black Wings in Accelerator's original work. According to Kihara Kazuta's explanation, it's because something new was input into Accelerator's personal reality, resulting in a new outcome.

This thing caused a qualitative change in Misaka Mikoto's abilities, and then she began to conform to some objective laws of this world, giving her signs of sublimating towards a higher level, which is why Misaka Mikoto has her current strange appearance.

Accelerator remained quiet and waited, but even he himself didn't notice that the smile on his face had disappeared compared to before. His current expression could be described as solemn.

Something appeared before Accelerator that he couldn't understand. Instinctively, Accelerator focused his mind and began to mobilize his calculation ability to prepare a response.

At that moment, Misaka Mikoto's attack came again.

Behind Misaka Mikoto, a series of diamond-shaped shields, resembling a city wall, adjusted their angles in unison, their sharp points aimed at Accelerator. Then, Misaka Mikoto used them as projectiles from a railgun, launching them towards Accelerator.

Accelerator frowned. Why was it this trick again? Even if the number of enemies increased, it was still impossible to break through Accelerator's defense. Unless Misaka Mikoto in front of him had a higher computing power than Accelerator, and could use that computing power to crush Accelerator's defense.

But is that even possible?

Accelerator remained standing still as beams of orange light struck him, then ricocheted off in twisted steel.

Then, just like before, they were pulled back to Misaka Mikoto's side during the ejection process, and after a simple reshaping, they were smashed into Accelerator again.

A barrage of orange beams bombarded Accelerator relentlessly, leaving him speechless as he watched the continuous attacks. What on earth was going on?

Could it be that this third person has become like this, even losing their mind?

Even though such attacks have no effect, she keeps doing them. What's the point of doing this?

"As expected, scum is scum, there's no difference. I was just hoping for you, how naive I was."

Accelerator took action again. His patience had run out, and he had decided to make Misaka Mikoto, this pretentious third-place player, disappear from the scene completely.

Accelerator walked step by step, getting closer and closer to Misaka Mikoto. Misaka Mikoto seemed to sense the danger she was in, and her attacks on Accelerator became more and more frequent, to the point that Accelerator's vision was filled with fire and lightning, making it impossible for him to see anything around him.

At first, Accelerator carefully calculated his abilities to neutralize Misaka Mikoto's attacks one by one. However, after discovering that Misaka Mikoto was just attacking mindlessly, he became too lazy to even neutralize them. He simply activated Reflection, sending the projectiles launched by Misaka Mikoto back to where they came from.

Since Misaka Mikoto couldn't break through his defenses, Accelerator simply withstood Misaka Mikoto's attacks and advanced without any hindrance.

"This is... utterly boring!"

As he spoke, Accelerator examined Misaka Mikoto's body from all angles, as if his gaze could penetrate her metal armor and see right through her.

He was pondering which part of Misaka Mikoto's body to break first.

Arm or thigh?

How dare she thwart his hopes for passage? Could Misaka Mikoto bear such a accusation?

However, in places Accelerator didn't notice, beneath his feet and in the sky, something unusual had already happened.

In the sky, a vortex-like dark cloud was constantly gathering, as if the entire sky was collapsing towards the ground.

On the ground, metal shields surrounded Accelerator, and countless iron sands gathered in the soil beneath his feet, ready to pounce.

Accelerator was completely unaware of all this, and this was the attack method that Misaka Mikoto had come up with.

"You were too careless."

Misaka Mikoto's voice, crackling with electricity, rang out, startling Accelerator slightly. Only then did he realize that he seemed to have fallen into a trap.

Accelerator instinctively looked around and immediately noticed the strange phenomenon in the sky. The power that seemed to be pressing down on all the dark clouds in the sky was gathering a huge amount of lightning. The sky, which should have been filled with thunder, was suppressed by some kind of power and remained eerily quiet.

However, this quiet ending will inevitably lead to a devastating explosion, with all the power accumulated in the sky being released in a single lightning strike.

Looking at the strongest force of nature in the sky, a force that, under Misaka Mikoto's guidance and control, even surpassed the strongest limits existing in nature, it was about to descend here.

There is no way to avoid it.

But why should one side avoid another when there is one way to pass?

"Interesting...you really are interesting!"

Accelerator laughed, his earlier disappointment vanishing completely. He looked up at the sky and said, "Come on, come on! Let me test the power of this lightning! Come on!"

Amidst Accelerator's maniacal laughter, Misaka Mikoto no longer hesitated. With a wave of her hand, the immense power accumulated in the sky instantly slammed down on Accelerator on the ground.

The reason for using the word "smash" is that the lightning at this moment was no longer the winding, dragon-like shape that people imagined. Instead, it was like an irregular laser beam or a huge column of water, piercing straight down from the sky and submerging the Accident Crossing.

Moreover, what should have been an invisible pure energy lightning now seemed to have become a tangible thing. The ground cracked and collapsed in an instant. Centered on the passage, everything around it was torn to pieces by the violent voltage and then stained with a layer of blue flames.

That wasn't all. All the steel shields controlled by Misaka Mikoto, along with all the iron sand hidden on the ground, erupted in an instant, forming a huge encirclement that completely surrounded Accelerator and plunged him into the torrent of lightning.

In an instant, the steel turned into clumps of lava, and a significant portion of it even vaporized, turning into steam.

However, all of this was still under Misaka Mikoto's control. They all rushed into the lightning, into the location where Accelerator was, and washed over Accelerator's body.

Lightning combined with steel, a purgatory of electric light and lava – this is the strongest attack Misaka Mikoto can muster right now. Moreover, Misaka Mikoto borrowed the electrical charge from the entire sky above Academy City, pulling it all over to complete this attack.

Such an attack... should work, right?

156 Don't blame me if you die!

While Misaka Mikoto's strength appears to have surged at this moment, it actually carries significant hidden dangers. As mentioned before, Misaka Mikoto has absolutely no control over this strange dark lightning; if it weren't for the fusion power brought by Momo, she probably wouldn't even dare to use it.

Now, Misaka Mikoto managed to draw out this power for the first time, greatly enhancing her abilities in an instant. However, in that short moment, she had already exhausted her strength, leaving her body in excruciating pain as if it were being torn apart.

What's even more frustrating for Misaka Mikoto is that by forcibly using this ability with her own computational power, her brain is now starting to sluggish and she's entering a state of fatigue. In her own words, she's practically out of power now.

The lack of power here isn't due to insufficient stored electricity, but rather a complete inability of computing power to keep up.

After the attack was completed, Misaka Mikoto's steel armor was once again reduced to iron filings and fell away. The strange ornaments on her back also turned into fragments and fell off. Misaka Mikoto herself landed on the ground again, her feet touching the ground.

When Misaka Mikoto's feet touched the ground, her legs went weak, her vision went black, and she almost fell over, which meant that she had reached her limit.

However, Misaka Mikoto still stood firm. She needed to see how this attack would go, as it concerned not only Mo Mo's safety but also her own.

Having fought the number one fighter to this point, it's clear that the battle isn't going to end easily. If the number one fighter can continue to withstand such attacks, Misaka Mikoto will have to consider how to end things.

Without the protection of her steel armor, Misaka Mikoto suddenly felt the surrounding air was terrifyingly hot, as if the air itself had turned into flames.

She immediately covered her mouth and nose to prevent the scorching air from entering her body and causing discomfort to her lungs, while looking in the direction of One-Way Street, trying to see the scene inside through the smoke.

Finally, a cool breeze swept through the scorching air, blowing away the smoke and fumes on the ground.

The spot directly struck by lightning has been transformed into a huge crater, filled with molten steel, making it appear as if it had become a giant steelmaking furnace.

As for Accelerator's figure... he has disappeared.

Misaka Mikoto's heart skipped a beat. Was this the result of her attack? Not only had she shattered the ground and created a steel furnace, but she had also completely wiped out the first person.

Now that the first one has disappeared... where else can it go?

They're...gone without a trace!

Thinking of this, Misaka Mikoto suddenly felt a twisting sensation in her abdomen. Could it be that her attack just now had caused her to kill someone for the first time in her life?

Unfortunately, before Misaka Mikoto could react further, the steel furnace on the ground suddenly twisted, and a huge bulge rose in the middle. The molten steel seemed to have turned into chewing gum, trying to block the person inside and prevent him from coming out.

Upon seeing this, Misaka Mikoto's pain suddenly contracted; there was no doubt who this person was.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft!"

With several muffled thuds, the molten metal shattered into pieces, scattering everywhere. A person emerged from the middle – who else could it be but Accelerator?