Chapter 904: Super-High-Speed Combat
Front and Lin Wuming engaged in a fierce chase, their movement speed further escalating. This time, with the eyesight of an ordinary person, not even an afterimage could be seen.
Only continuous thunderous roars could be heard exploding, creating strong winds out of nowhere in the vast open space at the city gate serving as their battlefield, even showing a faint tendency to become a "tornado"!
"To be able to keep up with my speed... it's the first time I've encountered such a thing..." Front couldn't help but exclaim.
Front was an absolute powerhouse, especially after becoming a God's Right Seat and obtaining Angelic Rituals. The number of people in this world who could defeat him was extremely rare.
Therefore, in most battles, Front didn't need to, and didn't have the opportunity to, exert his full strength.
Moreover, what surprised or rather, delighted him even more was that Lin Wuming seemed to be far from his limit.
No matter how Front accelerated, Lin Wuming seemed to be able to steadily keep pace.
His defense strengthened, and his speed increased—after activating that magic, Front was no longer able to break through his defenses, showing remarkable resilience.
—Interesting, it's the first time I've met such a simple and pure opponent!
As if slowly shedding his restraints, Front's speed grew faster and faster, and his power became stronger and stronger...
Of course, the two individuals in the midst of super-high-speed combat didn't feel much about this—at this point, time had lost its meaning for them.
But in the eyes of others, the two combatants had already disappeared. All they could see was a scene of dense black iron sand and pale water waves colliding and clashing.
The substances manipulated by Lin Wuming and Front were actually very limited, as the surrounding resources were inherently finite. However, through high-frequency manipulation and collisions, the limited resources were used by the two of them as if they were infinite.
A scene like a natural disaster slowly unfolded outside the city gate...
Not only did the two directly engaged in combat not realize the passage of time, but even the girls observing from the side were caught up in it, thereby ignoring the concept of "time."
In fact, objectively, less than two minutes had passed since the battle began.
Koura didn't have time to worry about too much; he had just closed the city gate and returned to his command room.
Immediately after, because an attack capable of threatening the safety of the city wall was detected, the city defense system was activated, and various contingency plans and facilities were launched one after another...
Misaka Mikoto, an Electromaster, was the first to notice the special reaction coming from the city wall behind her.
She looked up and saw a huge six-rotor drone flying from the other side of the city wall.
The metal storm system and two rocket pods suspended beneath its fuselage began to unleash firepower...
However, because Lin Wuming and Front were moving too fast, even exceeding the tracking speed of the drone's fire control system, the drone directly opted for a saturation bombardment mode.
And this was just the first drone; more of the same models were subsequently taking off from inside the city wall and converging.
Misaka Mikoto whipped her head around, looking back at the battlefield—was Senior Lin Wuming within the range of the firepower? Should I interfere with the drones?
Somewhat unexpectedly, this time Misaka Mikoto actually saw Lin Wuming's figure—he had exited the state of super-high-speed movement.
But Lin Wuming's condition at this moment was not too good; in fact, it could even be described as somewhat disheveled.
The lower half of his face was stained red with nosebleed, and even a trace of bloody tears seeped from the corners of his eyes; his clothes also showed signs of damage and dampness...
Lin Wuming was injured by magic—by his own magic, and by Front's magic.
—That Aleister guy really is unreliable! Doesn't this have side effects?
Lin Wuming couldn't help but inwardly complain.
Unlike previous attempts, this time when Lin Wuming activated his magic and actively entered "Bullet Time" state, the side effects actually descended upon him!
One must know that, according to the theoretically optimal solution, he should have had time to actively dispel the magic before his body was truly injured, thereby avoiding actual magical backlash.
However, this ideal state now seemed to exist only in theory.
Of course, ultimately, these were just minor injuries, still within Lin Wuming's control, and would not even affect the upcoming battle.
But Front's magic was another concept entirely.
He was a true magician, and an outstanding one at that. The magic he used in combat was, of course, of a more dangerous and effective type.
However, since the start of the battle, Front had displayed strength and close-combat abilities comparable to a berserker, almost making Lin Wuming forget the fact that he was a magician.
In fact, while engaging in a high-speed chase with Lin Wuming, Front had constantly been manipulating water currents to construct magic circles, thereby casting spells...
Lin Wuming indeed lacked experience in fighting magicians, or rather, because he himself was not a magician, his perception of magical power was so weak as to be negligible.
During the intense battle before, Lin Wuming had absolutely no idea that Front was secretly casting spells.
The result was that, at a certain moment, Lin Wuming was simultaneously subjected to a concentrated bombardment of hundreds of spells!
One must know that Front had once roamed various battlefields as a magical mercenary, and the combat magic he mastered was countless.
Moreover, who said that magic cast by constructing magic circles with water currents had to be "water-attribute"?
Explosions, impacts, cutting, tearing... even mental interference—everything was present!
What was more troublesome was that, for the current Lin Wuming, these diverse magical effects were all of limited power, and surprisingly could not pose a fatal threat to him.
In a hurry, Lin Wuming could only first deal with the more threatening Front himself, while letting those spells fall upon him...
Although the damage caused was not severe, combined with the backlash he suffered from actively casting magic just now, Lin Wuming indeed sustained quite noticeable injuries, forcing him to exit the high-speed movement state.
Only then were the girls behind him able to clearly see his figure. Before they could cry out in distress over Lin Wuming's injuries, they saw Front's figure reappear as well.
Taking advantage of Lin Wuming's moment of respite, Front raised the ice pillar in his hand high and brought it down towards him!
Misaka Mikoto was greatly alarmed, raising her hand and unleashing another "Railgun" shot.
As if he had anticipated her attack, Front turned his body sideways, calmly dodging the blazing metallic beam.
He smoothly changed his strike from a downward smash to a horizontal swing, like hitting a baseball, sweeping the ice pillar across.
Front's series of attacks flowed like water, completely disrupting Lin Wuming's combat rhythm.
Bang!
As the ice pillar struck Lin Wuming's abdomen, he was sent flying from the impact...
