A certain scientific Saten Ruiko

"In early spring, Miss Beverly, you will take these people to the lifeboat. I will go to the west to see what is happening there."

Just after rescuing a group of tourists who had been arrested on the pretext of missing from the rocket launch site, Saten Ruiko and the others heard an explosion. Looking from a distance, they saw an explosion on the west side of the academy city. There was thick smoke that almost polluted the sky, as well as a few orange lasers and huge electric currents that appeared from time to time.

Knowing what might have happened over there, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko must have encountered some terrible enemy. This place belongs to the east side of Academy City, so the war has not affected this side. Now the people in Academy City are almost the same She had already boarded the lifeboat, and they were the only group of people on the street, so she felt relieved to let Uiharu and the others go back first.

"Okay, leave this to me. Don't forget, I'm also the disciplinary committee member!!"

Uiharu Shiri clenched his fists seriously after hearing this. Seeing this, Saten Ruiko smiled happily. Regardless of being on the safe side, he put a layer of nitrogen armor on Uiharu, Beverly and others to prevent accidents.

Time goes back...

This is the west coast of the Academy City. Unlike the east coast, there are many pillar-like things here standing above the sea. The distance between each pillar is the same.

Looking at this incredible landscape that stretches all the way to the horizon, Kuroko Shirai next to Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but admired: "This is a specially built landscape. I remember seeing a similar scene in a movie."

Although she didn't know what these pillars were for, now was not the time to think about it. Misaka Mikoto walked to the coast lifeguard on the beach. Using the telescope on it, she could see things in the distance that were invisible to the naked eye.

"what is that....."

She looked at the sky in the distance. There was a huge object floating in the sky in the distance that she shouldn't have seen. As for how big the object was and how fast it was, she couldn't tell because it was too far away. Judgment is like a large passenger plane passing above your head from high altitude. It is impossible to judge the speed of the plane just by looking at it with the naked eye.

But what she can be sure of is that it is something completely different from the Snake of the Sea of ​​Clouds that she has encountered so far. I am afraid it is the main force of those guys. Those guys must not be allowed to enter the Academy City, at least not now.

"Heizi, can you use those pillars on the sea to move into the sea?"

"Leave it to me, onee-sama."

Shirai Kuroko hugged Misaka Mikoto's waist tightly from behind to ensure that she would not let go of Misaka Mikoto while moving continuously.

In this way, the two of them headed towards the sea. After handing over the task of moving to Shirai Kuroko, Misaka Mikoto looked back at the Academy City where the smoke was billowing, and quickly looked away.

These pillars disappeared when they extended to the sea area fifteen kilometers away from the city of science and technology. However, there were still some deck-like things floating in the sea in front of the city. They were probably the investigation machines of the city of science and technology. Through these footholds, The two of them continued to move forward into the distance.

After moving forward for about seven or eight kilometers, they finally saw the full picture of the huge object. A slender body with a total length of more than a hundred meters was flying towards them.

Like the Sea of ​​Clouds Serpent, it is made of wood, cloth, and obsidian. Although the splicing and appearance of the body look very rough, and it is also decorated with a large number of feathers, no matter how you look at it, this body is completely beyond the understanding of science. It's like a fish swimming in the sky.

Moreover, there was more than one. Just as the two of them stared at the airship, a second, third, and fourth one appeared behind them, for a total of four huge airships.

"Could it be...that this is the Sun Snake that Sokite said?"

If this is the case, then they must not be allowed to approach the Academy City. Although it is not known in what way they attack, according to the information received from Solkit, this thing must have extremely terrifying powers. of destructive power.

"sister!!"

Shirai Kuroko's voice rang in her ears, and Misaka Mikoto suddenly came back from her thoughts.

Just when she was lost in thought, the Sun Snake flew over their heads at a faster speed than seen from a distance, and then the second and third ships also flew by about tens of meters.

Just when the fourth ship flew past, Misaka Mikoto finally reacted. Looking at the airship that had exceeded her attack range, Misaka Mikoto took out a long box with the game coins she brought.

"Go back, we have to shoot them down. With your speed, you can definitely catch up with them, right?"

"Is this the trust onee-sama has in Kuroko?"

"give it to me."

Shirai Kuroko's eyes trembled slightly, and then he disappeared from the place with Misaka Mikoto with firm eyes.

The two soon caught up with the Sun Snake at the back, and Misaka Mikoto popped a coin out of the coin holder with her thumb.

"call out!"

The railgun fired in response, and the coin flew forward at a speed exceeding three times the speed of sound, drawing an orange light as it rubbed against the air.

"Boom!!"

With a huge roar, the coin hit the side of the Sun Serpent, causing it to be damaged to a certain extent.

Misaka Mikoto frowned slightly, "Kuroko, the distance is still a bit far away at the moment. We have to move directly below that guy."

As soon as she finished speaking, the side of the Sun Snake that had just been attacked suddenly emitted a fiery red flame, and a burning red object about twenty meters long hit the two of them head-on.

!!!

Shirai Kuroko was immediately alarmed, and his arms hugged Misaka Mikoto's waist tighter. Then he dodged the sudden attack with a flash. The huge fireball fell into the sea and caused a lot of water vapor in an instant, but the flames did not go out. , but continued to burn and spread on the sea.

"What is that? Is it gasoline or something?"

However, before they could figure out what it was, countless fireballs fell from their heads like a dragnet.

"Go up!!"

Misaka Mikoto shouted, and Shirai Kuroko immediately understood what she meant. Just when the flames were about to burn them, Shirai Kuroko hugged Misaka Mikoto tightly and flashed into the sky, crossing the fireballs and appearing high in the sky.

The Sun Snake's muzzle was aimed at the two of them again, but Misaka Mikoto did not give it a second chance to fire. A super electromagnetic gun had already been fired before its muzzle was raised.

"Boom!!!"

There was an explosion, and the Sun Snake was blown into two parts from the middle and fell into the sea. After taking care of one ship, the two continued to move towards the next target.

The two of them moved forward quickly using the tiny footholds on the sea, and soon caught up with the Sun Snakes.

Without hesitation, Misaka Mikoto fired the second and third railguns again. With the rumbling explosion, the fuselage of the second Sun Snake lost its balance, and its turret fired fireballs in all directions in the air. There was even a large amount of flames falling on the third Sun Serpent.

This also slowed down the speed of the third Sun Serpent.

"good chance!!"

Misaka Mikoto did not miss this excellent opportunity, and instructed Shirai Kuroko to move above the Sun Serpent, and landed on the deck of the third ship in one go to say hello with the railgun at close range.

However, Shirai Kuroko's landing failed, and there was nothing at their feet. This was not because Shirai Kuroko's calculations were wrong, but because the Sun Snake's form had changed dramatically, and it looked like an upside-down pot lid. Similarly, there is a slender pillar-like thing on top facing the sky.

(It’s similar to the big pot lid used to watch TV at home.)

More than 35,000 kilometers away from the earth, a huge object is floating in space. It is an object made of cloth, wood and obsidian. In modern terminology, it should be called an artificial satellite, or a space station, which is more appropriate. The obsidian on the object is still flashing with strange light, as if it is receiving some kind of information.

Very ancient hieroglyphics are carved on the side of the object. Anyone who can understand will definitely recognize the words above.

[Sun Snake Xiuhcoatl]

The fifth one is also the real Sun Snake!

......

A trace of two people suddenly flashed across the clear sky. Under the dazzling sunshine, rays of light like dots of stars appeared in the azure sky. Before the two of them could see clearly, the rays of light were like heavy rain. Usually attacks toward the sea.

"Boom! Boom!! Boom!!!"

The endless explosions almost made the two lose the ability to think. Tens of thousands of white lights fell from the sky, and everything within a few kilometers in diameter centered on the Sun Serpent's antenna was under this intensive attack.

Fortunately, the Sun Snake in the universe does not fire a huge bomb, but a beam of light like a cluster bomb like now, so Shirai Kuroko can still barely seize the gap between attacks through space movement. A small amount of avoidance.

A large amount of sea water was evaporated, and the flames burning on the sea were also blown out by this fierce attack.

The Sun Serpent responsible for positioning finally collapsed as if it had reached its limit.

After finally escaping from this fierce attack, there is another Sun Snake responsible for positioning. The last Sun Snake that is not within the range of the light attack is rapidly heading towards the Academy City. With.

"Heizi, is it okay?"

"No...no problem...just leave it to me."

Shirai Kuroko's voice seemed a little weak. He closed one eye, gritted his teeth and used his power to lead Misaka Mikoto to chase the last Sun Serpent against the wreckage on the sea.

Misaka Mikoto looked at the last Sun Serpent that was getting closer and closer. Although it was too much to force Kuroko, there was nothing she could do about it.

However, at this moment, there was a sound of the air being torn apart. Misaka Mikoto was startled and looked in the direction of the sound. She saw a huge figure on the sea level rushing towards them very quickly. That was They have seen the machine many times,

"It's the Snake of the Sea of ​​Clouds!!"

What responded to them was something like a missile, which made a long thin line of white smoke and flew toward the two of them.

Shirai Kuroko hurriedly used space movement to avoid the missile attack. Since Shirai Kuroko's ability has reached a limit, he can only move in a small range. Although he successfully avoided the missile attack, the shock wave caused by the missile explosion was indeed It really falls on them

"Ah ah!!!"

The bodies of the two flew straight out of the air. Although their bodies were not damaged, the impact on the two of them was considerable. Kuroko Shirai, who had been using his abilities at a high load, fell into a coma.

"Kuroko!!"

Misaka Mikoto hurriedly hugged Shirai Kuroko, who slipped from her body, to prevent the two from getting separated during the landing.

The altitude the two of them were in was only a few dozen meters away from the sea, but it only took a few seconds for them to fall to the sea at the speed of free fall.

At this moment, Misaka Mikoto, who was holding the unconscious Shirai Kuroko, was suddenly caught by a layer of invisible gas, and the wooden plank originally launched by the Sea of ​​Clouds Snake to catch the two people was also directly detached. go out.

"Saten!!"

This familiar ability made Misaka Mikoto feel happy, and she turned around in surprise.

"Huh~ It's a good thing we came in time, otherwise you two would have been cooked by the sea water."

Saten Ruiko's voice of relief sounded not far away. Due to the light and flames just now, the temperature of the current sea area can be said to be able to cook people. Although the Snake of the Sea of ​​Clouds just left Before leaving, a wooden plank was blown up to catch the two of them, but the size and buoyancy of the plank were not enough to withstand the two of them for too long, and it was only a matter of time before it fell into the scalding sea water.