Pendragon's Infinity Gauntlet

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As soon as we entered the underground, a violent tremor struck, as if an earthquake had occurred. All the lights that were originally used for illumination went out in an instant, with only the emergency lights with their own power supply emitting a faint light.

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On the battlefield filled with the sounds of gunfire and smoke, Shirley Cromwell walked gracefully.

A stone statue stood before her, like a giant shield. The statue was haphazardly shaped from a mixture of tiles, signs, and pillars found in the underground arcade, almost like clay, and stood nearly four meters tall. It was so tall that its head rested at an angle against the ceiling.

He waved a white crayon in the air, the lines he drew becoming commands, directing the massive stone statues forward.

Chapter 288 Battlefield

Chapter 288

Ahead of Xue Li was a group of guards dressed in dark black armor. These men had piled tables and sofas from a nearby café into the passageway, creating a roadblock. They peered over the roadblock and continuously fired at the stone statue. To avoid creating gaps for reloading, they worked in groups of three; when one group was reloading, the other groups would fire, much like Oda Nobunaga's musketeer squad.

The intensity is passable, but it lacks style...

Xue Li made this assessment with little interest.

Because the underground passage was already very narrow, the stone giant Alice completely blocked the passage, like a moving wall, so not a single bullet could hit Xue Li behind her.

Hundreds of bullets struck Alice's body, yet none could inflict fatal damage. Although Alice's hands and feet were riddled with bullet holes, she could attract building materials from nearby walls like a magnet, automatically repairing the damaged areas.

Ding! A faint metallic sound rang out.

An impatient guard pulled the safety sheath off the grenade. In order to harm Shirley behind the statue, he intended to throw the grenade through the gap between the statue's feet.

"Alice!"

Just moments before, Xue Li raised his oil pastel pen and drew a line in the air.

The stone statue raised its foot and stomped on the ground with a deafening roar, causing the entire underground arcade floor to shake violently like a small boat in a giant wave. Just then, the guard was about to throw a grenade when the sudden jolt caused the grenade, now without its safety sheath, to slip from his hand and fall to his feet.

roar.

Then, an explosion.

Blood splattered everywhere. This type of grenade didn't rely on the explosive force of the explosion, but rather on the shrapnel to injure people, so the barricade wasn't blown away. The smell of blood wafted through the barricade. Those who had miraculously survived the storm of sharp shrapnel jumped over the barricade to escape.

Most of the guards dropped their rifles due to the impact of the explosion.

Swish! The crayon ripped through the air as if it were a sword being drawn.

A dark shadow appeared above the guards' heads. Alice raised her arm, which resembled a heavy construction machine.

The guards hurriedly pulled out their spare pistols, but it was too late.

Such a weak weapon is no match for the statue.

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On the other side, Hei Zi, who discovered through surveillance that some students had not yet been evacuated, volunteered to his superiors to use his "spatial teleportation" ability to transfer those students who had not yet been evacuated.

The footsteps that Shirogane and the others heard belonged to this burly man. Oh, and there was also Misaka, who happened to be shopping here and happened to run into Kuroko on official business.

After a heated discussion, Kuroko decisively left with Misaka and Index before the results were announced.

In a flash.

With a whooshing sound like the flapping of a bird's wings, the figures of Index, Misaka, Shirai, and the other two vanished into thin air.

Just before disappearing, it seemed like Misaka shouted, "Huh? Wait, Kuroko! I'm staying!"

Jingshen thought to herself, perhaps Misaka was worried about leaving her junior Shirai alone on the battlefield to carry out the mission.

Jing Shen and Feng Zhan unconsciously looked up at the ceiling. They wondered if they had safely reached the ground.

"I've already said goodbye to the two apologies, and I'll leave you for last."

"Ah, it's okay ... for me in the end, but it's you who's okay."

Kazezan was interrupted halfway through his sentence.

Boom! The entire underground shopping mall shook violently once again.

But unlike before, this time the impact seemed to be happening very close. From the far end of the dimly lit passage, one could faintly hear explosions resembling gunfire, along with roars and screams.

The big boss is about to appear, why don't we wait a little longer!

The enemy has already scanned the entire underground street with their eyes. It's only natural that they're heading straight for Jing Shen and the others.

The students gathered by the partition wall heard the sounds of fighting in the distance and were thrown into turmoil once more. Even with their special abilities, they were still just a group of innocent students. To get as far away from danger as possible, they huddled together and ran forward desperately, but because the red light of the emergency lights was too dim, when one person fell, the others followed like dominoes.

The Pure God stared into the depths of the passage.

There's no time to think it over slowly.

If a battle breaks out in this place where dozens of people have gathered, there will inevitably be casualties. Although the Purifying God's right hand can destroy all supernatural powers, he is not confident that he can protect so many people at the same time.

Since battle is inevitable...

The purifying spirit made a very quick decision.

"Sorry, Kazezaki. You stay here and wait for Shirai to come and get you."

"Huh? And what about you?"

As Feng Zhan was speaking, the underground street shook violently again with a loud rumble. This time it was very close. The air deep within the passage seemed to be compressed, and a warm breeze could be felt brushing against one's face.

The intermittent gunfire and roars seemed to grow clearer. The enemy was now within reach.

Jing Shen didn't look at Feng Zhan at all, but only stared at the darkness before him, and said:

"I'll go stop that guy!"

After saying this, without waiting for Feng Zhan's reply, Jing Shen strode towards the darkness.

The Pure God knew nothing about the enemy's characteristics or strength; the mere sound of battle made him tremble. However, if the enemy were allowed to come here, it would inevitably claim dozens of lives, including Kazakiri Hyouka.

The Pure Spirit must not allow such a thing to happen.

Jing Shen gripped his right hand tightly and ran wildly into the depths of darkness.

This is a battlefield.

As soon as Jing Shen turned the corner of the underground passage, she couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand.

This is the real battlefield.

There was no fighting in sight, and no gunfire or shouts could be heard. Only wounded, twisted, and torn bodies leaned against pillars or walls. This wasn't the front line, but rather a place resembling a field hospital. Defeated soldiers retreated here to receive makeshift first aid for their wounds.

These people are all guards.

There were nearly twenty people.

Everyone's injuries were extremely severe; it was hard to imagine what kind of monster their opponent was. Bandages and sutures were useless here. Medical treatment was like trying to mend a hole in a burlap sack with a needle and thread.

"What kind of person is this mage who can beat so many guards so badly?"

Jing Shen stared in disbelief. Although he was merely a novice who didn't understand the detailed inner workings, he roughly knew that there were two major camps in the world: the "scientific forces" and the "magical forces." Before today, he had always believed that the two camps were evenly matched.

I never expected that when we actually faced off, this would be the situation.

So far, the God of Purification has fought against powerful mages several times, and he certainly does not dare to underestimate the abilities of mages.

Chapter 289 Another One

Chapter 289

So far, the God of Purification has fought against powerful mages several times, and he certainly doesn't underestimate their abilities. However, witnessing firsthand the utter devastation suffered by his own scientific faction has still left him quite shocked.

Those responsible for maintaining order in Academy City are as vulnerable as an army in a monster movie.

Even so, they showed no intention of retreating.

Those who could still move were struggling to move tables and chairs from nearby shops, attempting to set up roadblocks. No, whether they could move or not was irrelevant. The time for determining their mobility had long passed.

These people did not just risk their lives.

They were determined to accomplish their mission, even if it meant death.

why?

The purifying spirit was speechless.

Although these men had received professional training, their original status was simply that of "faculty members," meaning school teachers. No one forced them to do this, and their salaries weren't particularly high. Overall, they had no reason to risk their lives fighting. They weren't regular police officers who had passed the national civil service exam. Even if they had fled to save their own lives, no one could blame them. But they didn't.

At that moment, a guard sitting against the wall, leaning against it, saw Jing Shen standing frozen at the corner. Surprisingly, this guard was a man. He had been wrapping duct tape around his injured colleague's wrist, but upon seeing Jing Shen, he froze completely.

"You girl over there! What are you doing here!"

The roar made all ten-odd guards turn around. Jing Shen didn't answer. The man who had shouted clicked his tongue impatiently and said:

"Damn it, aren't you that troublemaker in Ms. Tsukuyomi's class? What happened? Are you locked up? That's why I said we couldn't lower the partition wall early! Girl, you're running in the wrong direction! Go to Exit AG, the disciplinary committee members are waiting there! Although you can't get out from there either, it's safer! Put this hat on, it's better to have one than not!"

Tsukuyomi is Ms. Komoe's surname. So, this guard must have heard about the Pure Spirit from Ms. Komoe through intermediaries.

The female guard roared as she removed her equipment and roughly threw it at Jing Shen. Jing Shen hurriedly stretched out her hands and caught the helmet as if it were a basketball.

"found it."

Fang Cun followed the sound and found that... the Pure God Cult Leader was also there.

"Another one... Listen, you're going the wrong way! Go to Exit AG and go with her!"

The male guard then pulled out another helmet from beside him and tossed it to Fang Cun, who seemed hesitant to speak.

"The disciplinary committee members are all on standby there! Although we can't leave right now, it's relatively safe!"

It feels like I just heard that once before.

But buddy, you should take care of yourself first. Fang Cun thinks he looks injured too.

Or rather, most of you here are seriously injured. You are wounded who have been evacuated from the front line, but you haven't been sent to the hospital because the underground street is currently under quarantine.

Even so, the wounded who were able to move were actively building fortifications, preparing to use them to defend against the brutal enemy should the front-line troops collapse.

Fang Cun looked around and noticed the direction the man had pointed earlier. He vaguely understood why these people were unwilling to retreat.

"Are you Misaka?"

Jing Shen felt a little heavy-hearted. He was stunned for a moment before realizing that there were others who, like him, were actively moving closer to the edge of the battlefield...

At first glance, she thought it was the electric boy who had taken a shower, changed his clothes, shaved his head, and caught up with her.

However, after she looked closely, she realized that this was not the case. Although they had the same face, they were not even the same gender. They were probably blood-related sisters.

"I'm not."

Faced with Fang Cun's denial, Jing Shen nodded in agreement. She was still thinking about the magician and had no interest in family gossip.

The Pure Spirit bypassed the defenses that the guards were setting up and continued deeper into the area.

"Where are you going, kid! Damn it, I can't move! Someone go and grab that damned civilian!"

The male guard shouted and stretched out his hand, but it was quite far from the Pure God.

"Dead ordinary people are alright..."

Fang Cun hesitated for a moment, feeling speechless at the choice of words, but decided to stay and help treat the wounded.

She learned a lot of useful tips from the Misaka Network, and her electric abilities can also have an anesthetic and analgesic effect when stimulating certain acupoints.

Compared to the good deeds done by the system, the guards who stayed here are the real heroes.

Several guards, hearing the male guard's angry roar, rushed forward to stop Jing Shen, but they were too injured to do so. Their remaining strength was insufficient to subdue a completely untrained high school student.

Even so, they still did not escape.

They are not regular police officers. No matter how much professional training they have received, they are essentially "school teachers." Their actions are no different from patrolling the school routes in the evening to protect the children's safety.

But precisely because of this, they are very clear about it.

Their actions were not forced by anyone, so once they succumbed to their inner cowardice, they immediately gave in. And who will be harmed by this surrender?

From the very beginning, the system adopted by the guards and disciplinary committee members was not based on recommendations or minor adjustments, but on voluntary participation.

Therefore, the answer is quite simple.

These people gathered here voluntarily to protect the children, not on anyone's behalf.

"Damn..."

The purifying god and demon-slaying demon couldn't help but click his tongue.