"It's done. You all, stay behind to prepare to demolish this place directly. Afterward, take your own lives!"
After giving his final command, Asahi left and proceeded to the next research facility. As for these individuals, they swiftly began preparations after receiving their orders, with explosives spread throughout the entire research facility.
Boom!
With the press of a button, the entire research facility was blown to pieces. Those who had survived at the entrance, having not been killed by the explosion, proceeded to eliminate the researchers and then committed suicide. This eerie scene left the members of the Anti-Skill shuddering.
"Dead soldiers? Can there still be dead soldiers in this era? But how is that possible? They were clearly mercenaries hired by this research facility. Could they have been under someone's control? But controlling people like this can only be achieved by Level 5 Esper, right?"
Aiho had a bewildered look on her face, struggling to understand what's going on. They had used this time to investigate the identities of these individuals.
They initially believed that the other party had taken something because they were paid off by someone, but who could have anticipated that they would commit suicide? None of them had left behind any trace. In this era, there were indeed dead soldiers like these, much like many assassins.
Most assassins trained by these organizations are indeed dead soldiers, and once captured, they would choose to end their own lives, causing no trouble for their organizations. It can be said that they are extremely ruthless.
However, for the current situation, these mercenaries' identities completely ruled out this possibility. And the whole incident was shrouded in endless strangeness.
At first, Aiho thought that they might have been controlled by someone, but the ability to control so many people simultaneously could only be achieved by Level 5 control-type Esper, Misaki.
However, Misaki has never come near this place, and she couldn't remotely control so many people at once, it was impossible.
Aiho had considered the possibility of Misaki's involvement at the very beginning, but she had ruled it out because she knew Misaki's location and knew that she wasn't in the vicinity.
"Maybe it's some hidden Esper, after all, the previous Graviton Bombing incident is also like this. Who knows what's really going on!"
The commanding officer spoke with a tone of helplessness. But just as he finished speaking, their pagers rang.
The message inside requested their support at another research facility, with the situation being identical to the current one. This left both of them collectively stunned, and they couldn't help but take in a deep breath. They wondered what was the purpose of simultaneously attacking multiple research facilities?
This is why they are trying to attack multiple research institutes at the same time. Unable to support all of them at once, they had no choice but to leave behind a small team here, but when they just arrived there, a call for help came from the third research facility. It can be said that the speed of these attacks was so rapid that they couldn't reach in time.
The second research facility had an explosion before they could even establish a defensive formation. Similarly, most of the people there perished, with a few managing to escape, much like the previous incident.
And according to what these people said, it seemed like they were only released because they weren't the primary targets. This was indeed a bizarre scenario.
This time, Aiho had already shifted her suspicion towards the magic side, as it would be quite challenging for Espers to control people like this so effortlessly, so the individuals responsible were most likely from the magic side.
With Espers now eliminated, each research facility began to erupt in explosions.
Asahi and Mikoto had different approaches. Mikoto was just one person, so her ability to handle these situations had limitations, and she couldn't swiftly resolve these incidents.
But Asahi is different. He can easily deal with the situation, so this time, no one could escape from the research institutes unless Asahi allowed them to.
However, Asahi is also speechless, as there are really so many research institutes in Academy City.
Some of the larger ones could accommodate over a thousand Misaka sisters, while the smaller ones held only a few hundred. There were an overwhelming number of these facilities spread out in various branches.
In the original work, Mikoto had only destroyed a few key, larger facilities. As for the rest, she didn't have the energy to continue.
At this moment, Asahi had remained at one of the research facilities because he encountered Nunotaba Shinobu.
"Why aren't you running?"
Seeing that Nunotaba Shinobu didn't run after being released, Asahi was somewhat baffled. He felt that this girl is a bit weird, a fearless type who dared to do anything.
However, she did have a conscience, as she had played a significant role in the original work. Moreover, she voluntarily exposed the plan, which could be seen as a form of redemption.
"No need…, Since you're not killing me, it means I won't die. In this situation, I have something important to tell you. Your target is the Misaka Sisters, right? But there's a significant issue with their bodies!"
Nunotaba Shinobu felt it was necessary to clarify, as without doing so, the rescue of these Misaka Sisters would be in vain.
"Well, at least you have a bit of a conscience. But there's no need for you to say much about it. I know what you want to say. They're issues with their lifespan and emotions, right? Then, you don't need to worry about it. I already have a way to take care of it!"
Asahi also knew what Nunotaba Shinobu wanted to say. It boiled down to these two points, but he didn't need her reminder.
"You know? But that's right. You've already entered, and you know of this plan, then it's not strange for you to know these things. Unfortunately, I even developed an emotion system, but it seems entirely useless this time!"
Nunotaba Shinobu said with a touch of self-deprecation. She had indeed prepared an emotion system for the Misaka sisters, but if the other party had already resolved it, then it wasn't a significant issue!
"You indeed have a good conscience. Then, do you mind changing your workplace?"
Asahi asked with a smile. Nunotaba Shinobu's abilities are quite decent, and they could be put to good use by working for Orochimaru and his group.
Orochimaru's group had advanced rapidly in technology, leaving others far behind. And even if someone didn't fall behind in terms of intelligence, the overall gap made it challenging for them to catch up.
It was similar to some outstanding figures in ancient times who weren't lacking in intelligence, as in fact, they were exceptionally intelligent. But if they were thrown into the current era, they would find themselves falling short even against a student.
To acquire new knowledge, they needed time and effort, which had already put them at a disadvantage compared to others. Thus, they couldn't compete with people from this era, even if they possessed considerable talent, or even exceeded it.
Orochimaru's group had opened up a technological gap of thousands or even tens of thousands of years compared to the outside world, and this wasn't something to be taken lightly.
Even if they could infuse knowledge through Archive and master it themselves after the infusion, it wasn't a straightforward process. Especially with the current situation, as knowledge was something that accumulated continually and only increased, becoming more and more daunting to catch up.