Chapter 744: Sherry Cromwell
Shirai Kuroko only had time to quickly introduce the situation on the battlefield ahead before Lin Wuming's figure disappeared around the corner.
“Don't worry, with Unnamed Senior taking action, Kamijou Senior will be fine.” Shirai Kuroko reassured her, then activated Space Movement again with Index.
Although the intruder was very powerful, breaking through all the way, even the fully armed Anti-Skill couldn't stop her steps.
But the moment she saw Lin Wuming, Shirai Kuroko still subconsciously felt relieved, even having the illusion that 'this incident has been resolved'.
Not only her, but even the Guard Teachers they encountered along the way did not stop Lin Wuming from approaching the battlefield.
Under normal circumstances, even Judgment members are not allowed to approach overly dangerous enemies.
It has nothing to do with strength; it's just the teachers' care for their students.
Even powerful Level 5 Espers—even Level 5s who are already members of a Dark Side Organization—are still students in the eyes of the teachers, needing care and protection.
But Lin Wuming is different.
Is it because Lin Wuming's strength is extraordinary?
Or is it because his status has surpassed the level of 'ordinary student'?
Or perhaps, it's because the achievements and track record of a 'Hero' have always been impressive?
In short, even the most serious and responsible Guard Teachers towards students did not intend to stop Lin Wuming from heading to the dangerous battlefield, and would even proactively guide him and provide necessary information.
—As long as Lin Wuming takes action, the incident will definitely be resolved.
Since when, this concept has been deeply ingrained in people's hearts.
Lin Wuming himself is not aware of this, and honestly, he doesn't care. What he does has been based on his own will from the beginning.
“Sherry Cromwell.” Lin Wuming stood before the stone giant, and through the gap beside the giant, he could see the Magician herself hiding behind it.
“I heard you were looking for me?” Lin Wuming asked.
“It seems you've already contacted Hu Feng Toumi.” Sherry Cromwell replied, “Then you should know that I didn't actually harm her.”
“Yes, I know.” Lin Wuming nodded.
“That's good,” Sherry Cromwell said with a smile, “Then let's have a good talk.”
Saying this, she actually dispelled the Magic, turning the stone giant in front of her back into mud and stones.
“I have no ill intentions towards you, Lin Wuming.” The blonde woman in the Gothic outfit spread her arms to show she was harmless.
Then she approached step by step.
Lin Wuming did not stop her, but instead looked around: “Where is Kamijou Touma?”
According to Shirai Kuroko just now, Kamijou Touma stayed behind to cover their retreat and was fighting the intruder.
“You mean 'Imagine Breaker'? He's over there.” Sherry Cromwell pointed to a pile of ruins on her left, “Don't worry, just like Hu Feng Toumi, I've only temporarily trapped him, I haven't killed him.”
Lin Wuming observed the collapse—using the collapse of the underground tunnel's dome to trap Kamijou Touma, this method is indeed ineffective against the 'Imagine Breaker' who only possesses the power of an Esper.
Using Telekinesis scan, there was indeed someone moving in the space behind the collapse.
Moreover, the Telekinesis would disappear out of thin air when it touched his right hand—undoubtedly, it was the 'Imagine Breaker' himself.
After confirming the situation, Lin Wuming nodded and looked at the blonde woman in front of him: “Okay, we can talk, go ahead.”
“Tsk, you really don't know how to chat.” Sherry Cromwell scratched her messy blonde hair, “Well, I'm not much better, so... I'll just ask directly.”
“Lin Wuming, do you actually know how to...”
Saying this, Sherry Cromwell seemed to have suddenly discovered something and stepped forward, closing in on Lin Wuming.
The distance was so close that he could almost smell the strange scent of mud and oil pastels mixed together on her.
“Traces of Magic, although very faint...” Sherry Cromwell narrowed her eyes, “Have you used Magic recently?”
The Magician stared intently at Lin Wuming, as if some kind of light was flickering in her eyes.
“Ah, this,” Lin Wuming looked down at his body, “It's probably because I've been learning Magic recently? Actually, I've never successfully cast it.”
To be precise, I only started learning today, and Chairman Aleister's special tutoring class was only one lesson.
Lin Wuming learning Magic was originally just to add icing to the cake, to make up for the deficiencies in his own combat power composition.
If Chairman Aleister hadn't strongly promoted it, Lin Wuming would have long lost the idea of learning Magic.
Therefore, when facing a real Magician, Lin Wuming had no intention of hiding anything and simply explained the situation.
After listening, Sherry Cromwell frowned deeply: “So, you really didn't know Magic ten days ago?”
“Even now, I can't be considered to know Magic.”
Sherry Cromwell's frown deepened, and then her expression suddenly changed.
“Don't learn it!” she suddenly shouted sharply, “Since you don't know Magic yet, don't learn it anymore! This is not a good thing, you know...”
“I know.” Lin Wuming nodded, “Espers learning to use Magic will have side effects, right?”
“Then do you know what kind of side effects they are?”
“Severe injury or death for no reason?” Lin Wuming shrugged, “It is indeed a quite painful price.”
“But,” Lin Wuming added, “The stone of another mountain can be used to polish one's own jade. For me, learning Magic has its own value.”
“Foolish!” Sherry Cromwell scolded, “I didn't expect it to be even worse than the worst-case scenario I imagined—I completely disagree and cannot understand your foolish actions!”
At first, Sherry Cromwell thought Lin Wuming was the continuation of that experiment twenty years ago, and the only result achieved.
Therefore, Sherry Cromwell had complex feelings towards him.
You should know that Sherry Cromwell once had a close friend, Alice Walia—an Esper from Academy City.
Twenty years ago, Academy City and the British Puritan Church collaborated, wanting to combine knowledge and technology from both sides to merge 'Magic' and 'Superpower' and develop them into a completely new power.
For this purpose, both sides drew personnel and conducted experiments.
The result, however, was a complete tragedy.
Alice Walia, being an Esper, suddenly suffered physical collapse and bled all over, falling into a state of severe injury while attempting to activate Magic.
To make matters worse, the Knight Order, who opposed this experiment, suddenly burst out. To cover Sherry's escape, Alice Walia ultimately died under the knight's warhammer.
Since then, while Sherry Cromwell deeply detested the Knight faction, she also strongly opposed anything related to 'Magic and Superpower cooperation'.
