Chapter 852 Spatial Ability User Arrives on the Battlefield
“Hey, hey, hey, are you serious, Shokuhou?!” Misaka Worst keenly sensed the danger and immediately distanced herself from Shokuhou Misaki, using Lin Wuming’s body as cover and concealment.
She was self-aware enough to know from the start that she was absolutely no match for Shokuhou Misaki and Misaka Mikoto.
“Of course!” Shokuhou Misaki also smiled, “This is war, so of course, you have to be ruthless—you reminded me of that. Wuming-senpai, you can’t stop me!”
Lin Wuming opened his mouth, but in the end, he could only remain silent.
He found his position very delicate; even the most obtuse person should have realized by now that he was the one who caused the conflict among these girls.
To put it nicely, the beautiful girls were vying for Lin Wuming's affection; but to put it bluntly, their behavior at this moment was more like competing for a prize named “Lin Wuming.”
Because from the beginning, Lin Wuming had not taken the girls' feelings seriously—or rather, had not realized that they held feelings for him beyond “friendship.”
As a result, one step slow led to every step slow, and by the time he realized the truth, Lin Wuming found that he had completely lost the initiative.
Unless he could be ruthless and cut the Gordian knot, making a decisive choice…
But obviously, the facts proved that Lin Wuming failed to make a choice.
Now, the result of this delay was that the situation not only did not improve but also new forces joined in, making the matter even more complicated.
However, Lin Wuming indeed had no special feelings for Misaka Worst and Kazakiri Hyouka.
If it came down to choosing between those two and Shokuhou Misaki, Misaka Mikoto, and Hu Feng Toumi, Lin Wuming would not hesitate. Following this stance, Lin Wuming had no reason to stop Shokuhou Misaki's “declaration of war.”
But to fight fiercely for such a reason would be too foolish.
Even if there were no feelings beyond friendship, Misaka Worst and Kazakiri Hyouka could still be considered “on his side.” With a world war imminent and world-destroying crises looming, Lin Wuming was truly unwilling to suffer a loss of strength due to internal strife at such a time.
Misaka Worst’s personality was such that even if she knew she was no match, being provoked face-to-face to this extent, she could not possibly back down.
As for Kazakiri Hyouka, she had no concept of “death,” and thus was even more fearless.
“Wuming, we are kindred spirits,” she emphasized again, “Don’t ever forget that!”
As she spoke, Kazakiri Hyouka’s figure suddenly twisted and trembled—she was essentially a polymer of AIM Diffusion Field. In this small space, two Level 5s and two Level 4s were already in a state of combat, their swords drawn, churning the AIM Diffusion Field in this area upside down.
After her figure stabilized again, a halo, almost like an angel’s halo, faintly appeared above Kazakiri Hyouka’s head!
—Could it be that for this reason, the “Scientific Angel” would appear prematurely?
Lin Wuming grumbled in his heart—he couldn’t wait any longer, he had to do something to stop these girls; he couldn’t really let them fight fiercely!
Lin Wuming stepped forward, preparing to forcibly halt this imminent battle.
He believed he still had that much influence.
The real problem was, what to do after calling it off?
If he didn't give a clear explanation today, this battle would surely erupt again sooner or later, right?
But at this moment, Lin Wuming couldn't worry about that much; he could only take one step at a time.
Just then…
“…I really can’t stand to watch anymore!” A new figure suddenly appeared beside him.
It was none other than the Spatial Ability User, Shirai Kuroko.
“Onee-sama, Shokuhou, Hu Feng Tong Xue, and you all…” Shirai Kuroko showed her Judgment armband, “Are you really planning to fight fiercely in a public place? This is an act that endangers public safety!”
“Kuroko, why are you back?” Misaka Mikoto, directly called out, felt a bit awkward.
In truth, she knew rationally that this was inappropriate, but…
“In any case, Wuming-senpai, let me borrow him for a moment,” Shirai Kuroko said something surprising, “So you have no reason to start a war. Take this opportunity to calm down.”
“Shirai?” Lin Wuming also looked down in surprise.
“Official business.” Shirai Kuroko coughed, explaining simply, “Someone wants to see you—you can consider them a character like the Anti-Skill, so they asked me to pick up Wuming-senpai.”
“Official business? Who?”
Shirai Kuroko didn't explain much, just grabbed Lin Wuming's arm and whispered, “Just come with me!”
With that, without giving others time to react, Shirai Kuroko immediately activated Space Movement, disappearing from the spot with Lin Wuming.
Without harming her, almost no one could stop a Spatial Ability User determined to leave.
Of course, Shokuhou Misaki’s “Mental Out” could do this, but she allowed Shirai Kuroko to leave and ultimately did not stop her.
Shirai Kuroko did not pause at all, continuously activating “Space Movement,” and quickly moved far away from the park where they had just been.
“Alright, that’s far enough.” Lin Wuming finally spoke, “You can stop now.”
Lin Wuming actually knew that in that tense situation, there was another way to break the deadlock—that was for “he himself not to be present.”
If Lin Wuming, the core of the problem, were not there, then those girls would have no reason to quarrel.
But the problem was, Lin Wuming knew even more clearly that he could not “run away.”
Not making a choice in time had already made the problem very troublesome; if he were to desert now… Lin Wuming felt that he wouldn’t need to plan how to deal with a Third World War anymore; he might as well dig a pit and bury himself.
Shirai Kuroko’s sudden appearance and her quick-witted action just gave him a reasonable excuse, which could be said to have solved an urgent problem and effectively defused this crisis.
“What are you talking about, Wuming-senpai?” Shirai Kuroko sighed and looked up, “Someone really asked me to introduce you; it’s Mr. Koura, the captain of the Border Guards.”
“There really is…” Lin Wuming was very surprised, “But I don’t know him at all.”
“It is said that he was also entrusted by someone,” Shirai Kuroko introduced, “It’s someone from outside Academy City, who strongly requested to see you.”
“So he agreed?” Lin Wuming was astonished, “By the way, do I know anyone outside Academy City?”
“You’ll have to ask yourself that.” Shirai Kuroko shrugged, continuing to use her ability to travel.
Originally, Shirai Kuroko’s plan was just to relay the message to Koura and then let Lin Wuming decide whether or not to meet him.
However, seeing the scene just now, Shirai Kuroko immediately changed her mind and decided to take Lin Wuming away directly.
