A calm and gentle voice sounded from Kikyou Yoshikawa's phone.
"It's you? Are you telling the truth?" Kikyou Yoshikawa asked slowly.
She had originally been a general researcher who participated in research related to the Misaka Network during the Level 6 Shift Project, but she had recently been transferred temporarily to a newly established research facility.
"Considering that child's personality, he should arrive very soon. Good luck. As long as you manage to reach me alive, I can save you."
"Thank you." Kikyou Yoshikawa responded with a calm and wise smile. Her innocent expression did not seem particularly disturbed even though danger was approaching.
She quickly gathered the research materials on her desk and hurried toward the elevator. When other researchers passing by asked what had happened, she simply replied that she was feeling unwell.
Meanwhile, Arata used his teigu to reach a public phone booth in District 10 and connected his tablet to the district network.
His telekinesis had already reached Level 5. This allowed him to perform extremely precise operations on the electronic level. Although he was not particularly skilled at hacking, the knowledge he had learned at school was more than enough to break into most ordinary systems.
Using telekinesis, he followed the electronic signal and forcefully invaded the security firewall of the nearest research facility before directly breaking through it.
Even though he did not understand professional hacking techniques, destroying electronic information equipment with telekinesis was extremely simple.
"Although I cannot do something as refined as what Misaka Mikoto can do, I am quite good at destruction." Arata smiled faintly as he looked at the red warning markers appearing across the map displayed on the tablet. Those markers represented every electronic information device he had already destroyed.
At the same moment, a sharp and piercing alarm echoed throughout the underground research facility. The ordinary lighting system was immediately replaced by flashing red warning lights.
All the staff members inside the facility hurriedly stopped their work.
"What happened?"
"This is bad! Our information security systems have been breached by an external force. All the research data stored in the system and the emergency security systems have been destroyed!" a researcher shouted in panic.
"What?"
"This is terrible! The electronic control system for the emergency escape route has also been damaged. Even the elevator control system has stopped functioning."
"What is going on? Is someone deliberately sabotaging the research facility?"
"Damn it! The emergency escape system and elevator control system have both been destroyed. Send an emergency rescue request to the surface immediately."
"Damn it, even the oxygen supply system has been damaged by an external force. A hacker could not possibly do this. Damn it, this must be the work of an esper." Some researchers quickly realized what was happening and shouted anxiously.
"Send a rescue request immediately. Without oxygen, this sealed research facility will eventually suffocate everyone inside."
Drip... drip... drip...
The entire underground research facility was filled with the piercing sound of alarms and the flashing glow of dangerous red warning lights.
"Heh. I have no idea what most of these devices are used for, but destroying everything should solve the problem." Arata unplugged the tablet with a grin while a determined look flashed through his eyes.
Although he had never killed anyone before, today his hands would inevitably be stained with filthy and unpleasant crimson.
He placed the tablet back into the Gate of Babylon storage space, activated his telekinesis, and began flying toward the underground research facility.
At that moment, a white sedan approached from the same direction. Arata narrowed his eyes slightly and landed directly in front of the vehicle.
The driver was clearly startled and immediately slammed the brakes. The car lost control due to the sudden stop and crashed into the roadside guardrail, twisting the front bumper.
"Driving at night without turning on your headlights? Are you trying to hide something?" Arata sneered. With a wave of his hand, the car door was suddenly pulled open by an invisible force.
"Please wait a moment."
A weak cough came from inside the car. A female researcher wearing a white lab coat slowly stepped out while supporting herself on the metal frame of the door.
There was a bloody scratch on the face of the woman, who looked to be around twenty five years old. Beneath the white coat she wore a worn out white T shirt that had clearly been washed many times along with faded blue jeans.
"What is your name?" Arata asked while half closing his eyes and pulling out his phone.
"Kikyou Yoshikawa. You are the eighth Level 5 esper, Arata, right?" Kikyou Yoshikawa spoke calmly while looking at the young boy, seemingly unconcerned about her own safety.
"Oh? Are you also a researcher involved in the Level 6 Shift Project?" Arata frowned slightly while trying to recall the name. This name did not appear anywhere on his list.
"Am I also one of the people you intend to purge?" Kikyou Yoshikawa asked in a somewhat innocent tone. She then lowered her head and spoke calmly. "Even though I knew it might happen, I still naively hoped that I could survive."
If what that strange doctor had said was true, then she might truly die here tonight.
"Heh. Before I eliminate you, do you have any last wishes? Although I will not grant them anyway." Arata stared quietly at the female researcher whose name he still remembered clearly.
"Phew... thank you. If there is an afterlife, I hope I can become a teacher. A gentle teacher." Kikyou Yoshikawa closed her eyes as she spoke, appearing somewhat lost.
Although that mysterious doctor had warned her earlier, she still could not escape this fate.
Despite being a researcher who worked in Academy City, she actually believed in God. Sometimes she even felt that such a belief made her appear incredibly naive.
"You are not on my list. Since you want to become a gentle teacher, then you should become a good teacher in the future."
Arata glanced at her while saying this before flying directly toward the underground research facility.
"I am not the target?" Kikyou Yoshikawa opened her eyes in shock. After a moment she smiled innocently and said softly, "Thank you."
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"This is bad! All communication equipment has been destroyed. We cannot contact the outside world at all."
The project leader slammed his hands violently against the control console. His face twisted with anger as he roared.
"What exactly happened? Is some terrorist organization targeting our newly established research facility? Where are the security guards? Or could it be... wait!"
The person in charge of the project suddenly realized something. His expression changed drastically.
The research project had only just been established. The eighth Level 5 had already discovered it, issued a threat, and even dispatched agents to obtain the relevant DNA data.
Furthermore, only a Level 5 esper could cause such widespread destruction to electronic equipment.
Aside from the Railgun of Tokiwadai Middle School, only telekinesis possessed such capabilities.
Telekinesis had extremely diverse applications, but its core principle was interference with physical matter.
"Could it be..."
"The backup surveillance system is still functioning. Wait... what is that?"
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