In the surveillance footage, the ceiling of the facility, which had originally been sealed with a special reinforced cement mixture, suddenly split apart into dozens of evenly shaped blocks. Those blocks slowly drifted downward as if gravity had suddenly stopped affecting them.
Moonlight poured in through the opening from outside the facility, and a figure gradually descended from above.
"It was really done by an esper! Damn it, how could a mere ability user dare to attack a research facility!" The researchers stared at the figure on the monitor with expressions filled with both fear and anger.
"This guy... this guy really is..." The project leader's pupils shrank sharply as he stared at the face illuminated by the flashing red warning lights. His voice trembled with fear.
"The eighth Level 5. Telekinesis."
Arata stepped into the underground research base where the warning lights continued to flash. A sinister smile appeared on his face as he looked directly at the rotating surveillance camera.
"Hello, my lovely yet pitiful researchers. The research materials you wanted have personally arrived at your doorstep. Are you happy?"
Arata's voice was transmitted through telekinesis by interfering directly with the electronic signals connected to the monitoring room's audio system.
"H-he... he is the eighth one!" Some of the researchers who had been smiling moments ago suddenly turned pale. Their legs trembled uncontrollably as fear overtook them. "Why would he attack the research facility?"
The project leader, sweating heavily, quickly activated the broadcasting system and spoke with a trembling voice.
"W-what exactly are you trying to do? Do you even realize that damaging a research facility is..."
"A serious crime, right?" Arata laughed softly. "As for what I plan to do... heh. Do people whose humanity has already rotted away really need to ask that question?"
"I am simply sending all of you to meet God one by one so that he can forgive your sins. So you had better start hiding."
Those terrifying words were spoken in an extremely calm tone, yet they caused every person inside the research facility to tremble in absolute terror.
Boom!
The broadcasting equipment suddenly exploded. The surveillance screen instantly turned completely white, sending chills through everyone's bodies.
"D-does he mean he is going to kill us?" One researcher trembled violently as his teeth chattered.
"Run!"
"We cannot escape. The emergency exits are sealed. Damn it!"
Thud!
In an instant, a one meter long slash suddenly appeared across the wall. A nearby researcher was instantly split into two pieces. The metallic scent of blood spread through the air as crimson splattered across the floor.
"Aaaaaah!"
Terrified screams echoed throughout the facility.
...
"There are a total of fifty six people in this research facility. More than thirty of them are completely inhuman bastards. The rest are ordinary researchers."
Arata turned off his phone and glanced calmly at the perfectly smooth cut created earlier by his telekinetic slicing attack.
His telekinetic field extended roughly five hundred meters around him. Combined with the heightened sixth sense he possessed through Void Star: Tai suu, he could easily judge whether someone was a vile individual simply by sensing the thoughts within their minds.
Once he locked onto their positions, the telekinetic slicing attack could be activated instantly. It did not require a physical trajectory and could cut objects directly in half, functioning somewhat like spatial severing.
At this moment, he had become a grim reaper, harvesting the lives of those researchers one by one.
The maximum range of the telekinetic slicing ability reached 1620.3 meters. As long as someone remained within that range, it was almost impossible to escape unless they possessed extremely sharp perception such as a Level 4 or Level 5 esper.
"At least this way I do not have to look directly at those ugly scenes."
Arata slowly walked through the corridor illuminated by flashing warning lights.
A two star card floated in front of him.
Many research facilities contained these mysterious cards, yet they were usually impossible to obtain. However, now that he possessed the Invisibility Cloak, it had become much easier to approach them.
Although the cloak could conceal his presence, it still could not avoid detection systems such as infrared sensors, fingerprint verification, or iris scanning security devices.
Aside from open public research institutions, it was extremely rare for someone to walk so openly and confidently through a research facility like this.
Occasionally faint screams echoed from within the facility, but each scream ended abruptly after only a single cry.
At the end of the corridor was the final laboratory room, which functioned as a chemical storage area. Shelves filled with countless bottles of medicine and chemical reagents surrounded the room.
A silver two star card floated quietly in midair.
Arata reached forward and grabbed it.
The card instantly shattered into fragments of stardust and vanished, leaving behind a sealed blue test tube in his hand.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for activating a two star card and obtaining a Gene Repair Potion."
Gene Repair Potion: Originates from the genius scientist Vegapunk in One Piece. Effect: It can repair all unstable genes within the body and restore them to their healthiest state.
"This is perfect for the Misaka Sisters. Unfortunately there is only one bottle."
Arata examined the blue test tube carefully.
"I will give it to Heaven Canceller. With his medical ability, he should be able to replicate it. That way the treatment time for the Misaka Sisters will be greatly shortened."
After finishing everything, Arata used his telekinesis to return to a certain hospital.
The surviving researchers finally managed to restore part of the communication system and immediately contacted Anti Skill for assistance.
Because this research project was a secret operation, they did not dare reveal the true nature of the experiment. If they did, everyone involved would likely be detained, and their careers within Academy City would be completely destroyed.
"You were attacked by an unknown esper? Can you explain the situation in detail?" an Anti Skill officer asked.
All of the surviving researchers insisted that they had not seen the attacker clearly. They only knew that their colleagues had suddenly been killed one after another.
When the Anti Skill officers entered the research facility with their firearms ready, the horrifying scene inside instantly stunned them.
Even officers who had experienced many dangerous incidents rarely encountered a murder case this severe.
... ... ...
The Judgment and Anti Skill authorities quickly sealed off the area, making it impossible for outsiders to approach. All surveillance equipment had been destroyed, and no clues about the suspect remained at the scene.
Soon afterward, the Academy City news networks began reporting the shocking incident.
"A chemical research facility was attacked by an unknown esper who brutally killed dozens of researchers."
"Heh."
Kakine Teitoku lay in his hospital bed while reading the news report displayed on his phone. He immediately recognized that it was merely a cover story.
That incident was almost certainly caused by that guy.
"The Eighth Level 5 Ability Research Project..."
"That guy is definitely not an ordinary telekinetic. Damn it. Next time we meet, I will not be careless again."
Through his own information channels, Kakine had already learned about the plan created by the higher ups to research the abilities of the eighth Level 5.
"That bastard actually dared to use me as a test subject for the eighth Level 5's power."
"If that bastard has not already been killed by the eighth Level 5, then once I leave the hospital I will definitely kill him myself."
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At the deepest underground level of District 22, inside a heavily armed train that never stopped moving.
"The research facility has been destroyed, and Kakine Teitoku has been severely injured as well. That eighth Level 5 is not simple."
A middle aged man in his fifties with a single ponytail frowned deeply as an uneasy feeling rose in his heart. He suddenly pressed a button on the control console and spoke.
"I have a very bad feeling about this."
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