One-way traffic

But this white-haired monster has no reason to fear attacks from these petty thugs.

Boom! He did nothing but stand there, and with a special sound effect, the huge rock was sent flying backward.

The Gemini duo quickly moved to the left and right to avoid them.

Thud! The huge rock tore through the ground where they were standing, and sparks could even be seen flying from the electrical circuits beneath the floor.

"Wow, that's monstrous power! Does that reflection really have no limit whatsoever...?"

"Just as the rumors said, Accelerator... even injured, is still the strongest esper in Academy City."

The white-haired, red-eyed monster glared at them menacingly.

"Have the circus acrobatics finished?"

"No, I think you should observe yourself a little more before coming."

what?

Accelerator blinked in confusion, but he quickly realized something was wrong.

His legs went weak and his vision blurred.

Without any support, he almost collapsed to the ground.

"What…?"

"And it's not over yet, is it?"

Thud! The man in front of him charged forward in one breath, and the Northern River Dog swung its fist at the first person with a frontal punch.

Under normal circumstances, the reflection will ruthlessly deflect the enemy's energy direction, and then instantly sever the opponent's arm bones.

But reality is different.

Thump! A crisp sound rang out.

It wasn't the Northern River Dog that was sent flying, but the white-haired ability user.

Thump—! He collapsed to the ground, unable to imagine what could have happened to harm the most terrifying monster in Academy City.

Is it electromagnetic interference? Or something like Komaba Toshitoku's Disruptive Wings?

Or perhaps your electrodes have run out of power?

neither.

The answer is simply boxing.

"Kihara Kazuta, you should still remember this person's name, right?"

Northern River Dog shook his fist and calmly explained.

"That person once broke through your reflex with a unique fist technique. The principle was to quickly stop punching at the fixed point of contact of the reflex, and then use the opposite motion of pulling back the arm to achieve the opposite reflex. In this way, the strongest ability of reflex could be broken..."

"But theoretically, only Kihara Kazuyoshi could achieve this kind of boxing technique."

He clenched his fist, staring intently at the white-haired monster lying motionless on the ground.

"So I copied Kihara Kazuta's battle records... and installed them in these gloves."

Those iron-like gloves were not intended for attack.

That was to recreate the punching technique that Kihara used to break Accelerator's reflexes in the past.

"The execution of this fist technique requires power control with a precision at the level of a quantum microscope. At the same time, it is also necessary to know exactly where the first reflective membrane is located. All of this cannot be done by humans other than Kihara Kazuta, so I loaded his data into these gloves."

"What humans cannot do, machines will do. I only need to throw a punch, and the machine will do everything else."

"Hehe~ And then add me to the mix! The bomb I'm using isn't your average bomb either~!"

The Northern River Shield stepped out from behind the Northern River Dog and waved the bomb in its hand as if showing off.

"Vacuum bomb, that's its name. Its greatest strength is not the power of the explosion, but its effect."

"As long as it is launched into a specific range, it can perfectly transform the surrounding area into a vacuum zone. In that case, even you, who are number one, cannot resist this, right?"

No matter how powerful Accelerator is, he is still just a human being, and he needs to eat and breathe to survive.

If the oxygen supply is taken away, even the strongest monster will be helpless.

Not to mention that now, his reflexes have been countered by Kihara's mechanically simulated punches, making this the worst possible situation for Accelerator.

The odds of winning are almost zero.

This is the twin duo that 'Sign' hired at great expense.

"I advise you to give up, Brother Yifang~"

Beihe Shield chuckled lightly, looking like a beautiful young girl, appearing quite innocent and naive.

"This isn't good for us either. We don't really want to take your life. If you're willing to give up and join our Gemini, we might even be able to help you get rid of that 'Sign' doctor!"

"exactly."

Northern River Dog looked at the first person very seriously and said.

"Join us, Accelerator. We will consider you our most important comrade. Your power is invincible to anyone, so... don't give up hope of survival."

"That's right~ Hey, Brother Yifang, come quick~!"

The first one, who had fallen to the ground, trembled slightly.

Beihe Shield smiled gently, and immediately felt extremely happy.

then.

"—Hehe, hehe! Gaahahaha! Ahahahahahahaha!!!"

That was laughter, laughter more terrifying than the voice of death itself.

The girl's expression froze instantly; she was terrified.

She took a few steps back, trembling slightly, while the Northern River Dog looked over in disbelief.

"Join you? Have you run out of options?"

It's like a monster that's been provoked.

The creature that had fallen to the ground stood up in a very bizarre way, its eyes, blood red like a demon's, filled with a tyrannical smile.

"Don't make me laugh, you scoundrel! You don't actually think you're something just because you hurt me, do you?"

The grotesque human—no… is he really still human?

The monster ignored the current situation and looked at the two humans in front of it with a simple yet terrifying smile.

"This isn't enough fun, you bastards! Let me show you what a more interesting way to play is!"

"You... stop joking!"

Boom! The ground was affected by the impact of the Northern River Dog.

He charged forward again and slammed a powerful punch into Accelerator.

Reflection is meaningless, and relying on the vacuum zone of the Northern River Shield, Accelerator doesn't have enough oxygen to sustain his movements.

General.

but.

Why does his fist feel so hot?

"Gaa ...

Under the unimaginable gaze of the Northern River Shield, the Northern River Dog collapsed to the ground.

His right hand turned to powder, a sight even more disgusting than a bloody mess.

The girl immediately began to gag uncontrollably.

"Impossible! This is impossible! I've already used Kihara's data, why—?!"

"So you guys are just scumbags."

The big dog from the North River was startled; he trembled uncontrollably and raised his head.

The red eyes gleamed faintly in the darkness.

"You think that bastard Kihara defeated me by simply analyzing my abilities? Don't be ridiculous. That guy spent years studying my personality!"

Personality analysis?

Only now did Northern River Dog realize something.

"Difficult?! Could it be?!"

"You think I can only reflect? Wrong. I just need to change the direction of the reflection when you attack a second time. It's as simple as addition and subtraction."

Let's use the simplest example as a metaphor.

One plus one equals two, that's true, but what if we replace the plus sign with a minus sign?

This is the current situation with Northern River dogs.

Although he can reproduce Kihara Kazuta's past boxing techniques, he cannot control them freely and can only use them mechanically. If Accelerator notices this and reverses the direction of the reflection, then a situation will occur where two negatives make a positive.

That's why it's said that only Kihara Kazuto could master this kind of boxing style.

Because he was the only one who truly and perfectly analyzed Accelerator's abilities while also completely understanding his psychology.

"Then let's talk about vacuum toys. You think that can limit me? I already said that reflection isn't my only move. My ability is the ability to manipulate all directions of energy!"

The concept of a vacuum is that there is no air, no oxygen, nothing at all.

That makes it even simpler.

If we simply direct the airflow from other areas of the room to gather here, wouldn't that replenish the missing oxygen?

Even elementary school students could understand this; these two are truly idiots.

"Alright, shall we do something more interesting now?"

The two Geminis stared wide-eyed, trembling and unable to move.

the reason is simple.

Once humans lose the weapons to fight lions, there will only be one outcome if they face lions bare-handed.

Died until you can't die anymore.

"Time to dismantle the junk, you bastards—!!!"

A king who reigns supreme over all fear, ruling the world.

This is the real evil party.

Chapter Five: World and the World

The farce was over in less than half a minute.

*Beep.* Accelerator turned off the electrode switch on his neck; the total power consumption up to that point was only about three minutes.

The battle ended very quickly.

"I thought you could last at least ten or twenty seconds. In the end, without your little tricks specifically designed to deal with me, you can't even do this much?"

The scene was a complete mess, like ruins.

Under the crushing power of the strongest being, the entire corridor was transformed into a desolate tomb. The two people who had previously considered themselves his enemies had been thrown away to who knows where.

It didn't matter whether they lived or died, Accelerator thought. If they didn't die, those two were lucky; if they did, what did it matter to him?

He picked up his cane again and walked forward.

But this is a password-protected door.

"...I didn't want to waste any more electricity."

He didn't have the corresponding password either, so he had no choice but to resort to brute force to dismantle it.

He turned on the electrodes on his neck again.

Boom! A huge explosion echoed throughout the entire research institute.

Accelerator simply kicked open the coded door with a single kick, and the door flew into the room like a missile, revealing the entire room's interior.

The first person, leaning on a cane, walked into the room.