Chapter 28: Frontal Assault
[You have opened the chest (Dark Purple).]
[You have obtained 6000 Paradise Coins.]
[You have obtained 7300 Paradise Coins.]
[You have obtained Magic Crystal Fragment.]
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[Magic Crystal Fragment]
Quality: Light Gold
Type: Rare Item
Effect: Cannot be used.
Rating: 310
Selling Price: 10% World Source (Can only be sold in the Toaru Majutsu no Index World)
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The item obtained this time was somewhat special. It had no other use; it could only be sold to Reincarnation Paradise to obtain World Cores.
However, this kind of harvest was quite popular among contractors. World Source = a small amount of Paradise Coins + Attribute Points. Opening a chest to get World Source was equivalent to getting Attribute Points. No one would refuse such a reward.
Su Xiao directly sold the [Magic Crystal Fragment], gaining 10% World Source.
Overall, the chest opening this time was decent, but Su Xiao couldn't quite cheer up. Getting two consecutive flashes made him feel uneasy.
Su Xiao stored all the obtained items. When the Lucky King status faded, his eyes scanned his surroundings warily. Bubu Wang silently took a few steps back beside him.
"No unusual feelings. Looks like it really was just good luck."
Su Xiao stood up and walked out of the room, followed by the sneaky Bubu Wang. This guy had an expression like 'There's always a traitor trying to harm me, and I'm not taking my medicine,' a gaze noble yet radiating the aura of a foolish emperor.
Currently, Su Xiao was located in Academy City's Seventh School District. The Second School District was southeast of the Seventh District, on the edge of Academy City, adjacent to the Tenth School District.
The Second School District was a heavy industrial zone, containing hundreds of research facilities. The training grounds for Anti-Skill and Judgment were located here. Moreover, this was also a testing ground for explosives and weapons; ordinary students were not allowed to enter this area.
Three hours later, Su Xiao arrived at the edge of the Seventh School District. A barbed wire fence blocked his path. A yellow warning sign hung on the wire mesh, depicting a black skull icon wearing a gas mask. This represented a radioactive area; entry was prohibited.
Su Xiao ignored the radioactive material warning. He leaped over the iron fence. As soon as he landed, several trash-can-shaped robots rushed forward, scanning Su Xiao with electronic eyes.
"Entry permission confirmed. Please leave the radiation zone immediately!"
The trash-can-shaped robots drove away. Clearly, Aleister had granted Su Xiao permission to enter the Second District.
Su Xiao pulled out an electronic map and pressed the wireless earpiece in his ear.
"Yegor, have you reached the designated position?"
"Arrived. No suspicious targets have been seen entering or exiting. The target is likely inside the research institute."
The voice of the sniper Yegor came through the earpiece. His environment was somewhat noisy, with faint sounds of explosions in the background.
Su Xiao fiddled with the electronic map in his hand. His target this time was a research institute belonging to the Kihara Family. This was the Kihara Family's largest research institute, containing various research projects including biology, mechanics, and esper abilities.
The highest commander of the research institute was a man named Kihara Gensei, a decrepit old man, a scientist who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
Although Kihara Gensei was just a researcher, he should not be underestimated. Body Crystal (Ability Body Crystal) and the Level 6 Shift Project were both his proposals. This guy had a bizarre imagination, cloning over 20,000 Misaka Mikotos.
This guy had done a lot for Aleister. However, he had violated a taboo: secretly keeping the Necronomicon and researching the techniques on it.
Having an interest in the Magic Side was not a big deal. For example, Kihara Kagun had captured a magic spy, and Aleister turned a blind eye to that. But secret research was different, especially something like the Necronomicon, which possessed the power to destroy 'existence.'
As for whether Kihara Gensei could actually research anything from it, that was unknown. The transfer station for mysticism was science, and science led back to mysticism. The two seemed unrelated, but in reality, they had many points in common.
Su Xiao proceeded on foot through the Second District according to the location marked on the electronic map. Half an hour later, he arrived near a reddish-brown research institute.
This was the research institute where Kihara Gensei was located. The building was completely sealed, about five stories high, with three internal floors. It covered an area of 80,000 square meters. The overall shape was rectangular, with a concrete outer structure and an inner layer of steel plus medium-strength alloy.
This building was more than enough to serve as a research institute; it could even function as a military fortress. Given the Kihara Family's financial resources and technology, constructing such a building was not surprising.
Su Xiao stood before an outer wall on one side of the research institute. The sheathed Dragon-Slaying Flash appeared in his hand. The long blade slowly slid out of its scabbard.
Clang, clang, clang...
Several white lines flashed. Su Xiao sheathed Dragon-Slaying Flash. Dozens of neatly cut concrete and iron blocks fell, creating a diamond-shaped hole in the wall.
Entering the research institute through the main entrance was clearly impossible. If Kihara Gensei had been willing to hand over the Necronomicon, Aleister would not have contacted Su Xiao in the first place. Aleister contacting Su Xiao meant that Kihara Gensei was unwilling to hand over the Necronomicon, even denying that he possessed it.
Because of this, Su Xiao directly resorted to forceful measures, breaking into the research institute.
As soon as Su Xiao entered the research institute through the hole in the wall, a dense hail of bullets came flying.
A Counter Shield appeared around Su Xiao. A continuous clanging sound rang out as heavy machine gun bullets were deflected by the shield.
Su Xiao observed the situation inside the research institute. He was in a spacious corridor. The walls of the corridor were made of metal, cold and spotless.
On both sides of the corridor, at the corners near the ceiling, every five meters, there was a small but powerful heavy machine gun. The sound of gunfire mixed with the clatter of shell casings hitting the floor. The corridor was noisy, with gunfire flashing.
Su Xiao tucked the sheathed Dragon-Slaying Flash into his waist. As he drew the long blade, a blade aura flew out.
With a clang, a heavy machine gun was cut in two, its front half clattering to the floor.
Su Xiao swung his blade a dozen times in the air. All the heavy machine guns in the corridor fell silent. He walked deeper into the research institute. He needed a detailed map of the place. Capturing a researcher seemed like a good choice.
A few minutes later, inside a laboratory, several researchers in white coats were heatedly discussing something. Beside them stood a glass column several meters high, filled with a pale green solution. A girl with tea-colored hair was immersed in the solution, completely naked, occasionally blowing bubbles from her mouth.
"Gentlemen, you should evacuate to the central control room immediately. The research institute came under attack six minutes ago."
A member of the Hound Dog unit was guarding the laboratory entrance.
"No way. This experimental formula is about to be derived. Even if a nuclear bomb hits this place, I'm not leaving."
"That's right. We must derive this formula. The clones of Misaka Mikoto have too many defects. Completing this experiment will improve the clones' overall capabilities by at least 2%."
Several researchers stared at the experimental reports in their hands. For them, the experiment was above all else.
Boom!
A deafening roar came from the side wall. Several pieces of metal shrapnel flew towards the researchers, like irregularly shaped cannonballs.
Clang!
A piece of metal shrapnel smashed into an experimental apparatus, sending sparks flying.
The smell of blood permeated the laboratory. A researcher, knocked down by the shockwave, climbed to his feet. His face was covered in blood. It wasn't his own blood. Beside him lay several twisted corpses.