One-way traffic

"What do we do? Just kill them right here?"

"Idiot, turn on the live stream with the higher-ups and let those guys see clearly that we are real killers, not the spineless cowards in TV dramas who only know how to put on a show but don't dare to do anything."

This statement completely foreshadowed the boy's future fate.

The terrorists will use him as a warning to others.

His life ended there.

"Alright, let's start the live stream now."

The voice, like the whisper of death, reached the boy's ears, and he was utterly terrified, as if his heart had stopped beating.

"Greetings, everyone up here—I imagine you don't care what my identity is, since to you, no matter how many of us come here, we're just nobodys."

The terrorist leader spoke casually to a high-ranking official whose identity was unknown.

"Well then, in order to make you understand this, I need to show you what kind of people we really are."

pat.

A cold sensation came from the back of my head.

The boy's pupils trembled beneath his eyelids; it was the sensation of the gun barrel.

“Immediately release information about ‘Dragon,’ or… the children who come after will suffer the same fate as this guy.”

He had already heard the sound of the trigger almost being pulled.

His whole body was trembling, and he couldn't even control his breathing.

My fate is already predetermined.

…but.

even so.

"...this kind of plan."

"How...how could this plan possibly...how could it possibly be realized?!"

He used the last of his courage to shout out this series of words.

"No matter what you intend to do, the crimes you have committed are unforgivable, and you will absolutely never be able to achieve your plans!"

"I believe that there will definitely be heroes who can come to stop you and completely defeat you. I absolutely believe that!!"

The series of events left everyone stunned and speechless.

They probably didn't expect that someone used as a mere scapegoat would have the energy to say such things.

"…Yeah?"

I heard the last sound.

Even so, the hero you spoke of will not come, even though he is located two hundred meters underground.

The final despair transformed into pure sound.

then.

—In that instant, the boy heard a sound.

No, that's not right—

It wasn't a gunshot!

"ah…?"

The sound of blood dripping onto the ground completely jolted the leader awake.

He saw that his wrist, which was holding the pistol, had been severed at the root, and he could see the severed veins and nerves inside.

And one's own flesh.

"Huh?! Gaaaaaaahh ...

He fell to the ground, screaming incoherently.

then.

“It’s really convenient.”

I heard another person's voice.

"The 'Doomsday Destroyer,' right? I never expected this ability called Phase Shift to be so useful, comparable to Kihara's power."

With that final sound, the fate of the terrorists was sealed.

"Alright, you want to report this to your superiors, right... then let me see it."

"Just how far can you guys possibly go? Huh?!"

The scene that all the terrorists could not bear exploded.

The strongest in Academy City, number one, has begun his one-sided massacre.

Chapter 219 Hamazura Shisho is really lucky

No explanation needed.

As the strongest esper in Academy City, his battles always end in an overwhelming defeat.

In less than a minute, Accelerator had already left the particle accelerator HulaHoop, located 200 meters underground, and returned to the Group's RV.

"Thank you for your hard work, great hero."

"...Do you want your head to explode?"

In response to Kihara Tsurugi's teasing words, Accelerator simply glared at her.

"However, this concludes the work."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu appeared somewhat relaxed, casually sitting down on the sofa.

"I didn't expect today's task to be so easy, it's great! I can even do my homework with my dear sister when I get back—"

There's something I'm very concerned about.

Ignoring Tsuchimikado Motoharu's statement, Accelerator interrupted him directly.

"What exactly did those damn terrorists ask for from their superiors?"

"what?"

Not only Tsuchimikado Motoharu, but also Kaihara Mitsuki and Kihara Awaki were puzzled.

"Uh...we really don't know."

"Stop talking nonsense. I'm not asking you any questions. Just listen to me properly."

He roared at Tsuchimikado Motoharu without any mercy, his expression growing increasingly displeased.

“Dragon”.

"—?!"

With just a single, very brief word, the other three members of the "Group" all showed expressions of unprecedented astonishment.

"'Immediately release information related to 'Dragon'—that seems to be the demand made by the terrorists. I overheard them saying that before the attack."

"Hey, then, doesn't that mean...?"

Even without being told, everyone present understood.

During the previous battle between multiple secret factions, they finally managed to obtain a tool called the "space loop" from Kakine Teitoku. This tool could read the routes of nanobots that existed in the air. The latest information they obtained from it was the word "Dragon".

They have been searching for this goal for some time, and basically everything they have done during this period is to find out the truth about the 'Dragon'.

However, the terrorists they are killing now have the same goal as them, and it is clear that the higher-ups know about the "Dragon".

“We were all tricked by the higher-ups. Those terrorists originally planned to blackmail the higher-ups to obtain information about ‘Dragon,’ but the higher-ups used the hostage situation to order us around, making us eliminate these bastards who leaked information.”

In other words, the entire "group" was used to kill someone else.

The SparkSignal team originally intended to uncover the truth about the Dragon, but they were directly deceived by their superiors and ended up eliminating those who shared the same goal.

The group fell into a state of complete silence, lost in thought.

Until this moment.

A buzzing sound—that's the sound coming from the video transmission of the in-car television.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone at 'Group'."

The four of them turned their attention to the large LCD screen on the car... where a figure was displayed.

It looked like a human shadow, but it was clear that the other party was wearing some kind of inhuman armor. It was an extremely heavy set of driven armor, which Accelerator vaguely remembered. It seemed to be the kind of driven armor that had appeared in Avignon.

"The safety of the hula hoop is now assured, and those terrorists have all been dealt with. As expected of you, the efficiency of this top-notch secret service organization is truly admirable."

"You're too kind, Mr. Chao'an. We are truly flattered to receive such praise from someone as one of the twelve members of the General Council."

The Council of Governors is the highest-ranking organization in Academy City, consisting of twelve members. Accelerator has had some dealings with a few of them.

The person who entrusted them with this mission was none other than Chao An, who was wearing drive armor and did not intend to meet them directly.

"Don't say that. I know you're all unhappy that I don't want to show myself, but it's to ensure my personal safety."

"Does this mean you don't trust us?"

"No, no, I think you should be able to understand."

Chao An clasped his hands together, and in that instant, his fingers, powerful enough to crush steel into powder, snapped together.

“There are Level 4 or higher among you. If someone like me were to go there, I would likely be blasted to dust by the aftershocks of your battle. Of course, don’t say things like, ‘I’m wearing a powered armor.’ This toy is just a slightly harder set of building blocks to you.”

"What are you afraid of? You're in a nuclear bunker that can withstand several nuclear bombs without a scratch, so what's there to be afraid of?"

"Perhaps that's true, but a simple wall is just a piece of paper to a space-type ability user. If it were Kihara-kun, who is a Level 4 ability user, who were to attack me, I would probably be unable to do anything and would die in an instant."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Chao'an waved his hand.

"Besides this mission, I also need your help to deal with one last thing—the remnants of SparkSignal."

“Those guys still have their accomplices hiding inside Academy City. I want you to find them and take them out one by one… It’s a simple task, isn’t it? For people like you.”

"So, is there anything else you'd like to ask me?"

As he spoke words that sounded like an ultimatum, Chao'an looked at the four people in front of the screen once more.

Only one person answered him.

"I'm asking you, do you know what the word 'Dragon' means?"

Accelerator asked very directly.

If it were someone in a high-ranking position like Chao'an, perhaps they would be able to obtain some relevant information.

however.

"Ah...of course I know. Isn't Dragon Quest, a famous IP in our country, titled like that? It's a video game, right? I remember my relative's kid used to play this game all the time."

"Tsk..."

It was a response that I expected.

Chao An was clearly just giving a perfunctory answer, but even if he continued to ask, the other party would only keep dodging the question. If he asked directly, Chao An would definitely not say anything.

Accelerator clicked his tongue in displeasure.

"I hope you can all work for me honestly and without any other thoughts. That's enough."

"After all, you're all just students, right? Once you've finished these shady jobs, go back to your own lives as soon as possible. You don't need to worry about anything."

Before the four could respond, the video feed was unilaterally cut off; Chao'an had hung up.

An eerie silence fell over the entire RV.

"No matter how you look at it, that old man is just pretending to be crazy, isn't he?"

"So what? Are we going to just rush over and point a gun at his head?"

"That's true. Even if we wanted to do that, we wouldn't even know where that guy is."

While the other three were discussing this, Accelerator remained silent, sitting in place.

A strange light flickered in his eyes, as if he were considering something.