Chapter 864: Ambush

There are two missions in total. The first is the Tier 3 trial mission. As for the second, Su Xiao subconsciously felt something was wrong when he saw this mission.

Su Xiao has killed many violators, but this is the first time he has heard of an 'abnormal' violator. It sounds like a title, just like titles for plot creatures such as 'Leader' or 'Lord'. Thinking of this, he immediately opened the mission list.

Difficulty Level: Lv. 23

Mission Introduction: The Mo Ling Fa Dian is a special magic book not recorded in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum library. It has been lost for 300 years and is currently located in Academy City.

Mission Information: You can find the plot character Tsuchimikado Motoharu to learn about the 'Mo Ling Fa Dian' and obtain the 'Mo Ling Fa Dian' within the mission time limit.

Mission Deadline: 3 days.

Mission Reward: Promotion to Tier 3 Hunter.

Mission Penalty: All attributes -0.

Mission Introduction: Use any means to clean up abnormal violators.

Mission Information: Abnormal violators are extremely dangerous, with vital signs between those of a contractor and a Void creature.

Mission Deadline: Before leaving this Derived World.

Mission Reward: Golden Honor Medal x2, Authority level increased by Lv. 3.

Two missions, neither of which is easy to handle. Su Xiao's main goal this time is to promote to Tier 3; the hunting mission can be temporarily postponed.

Moreover, in most Derived Worlds, violators are active to a certain extent. With the 'Derived World contact platform' function, contractors can share information. Major events occurring in the Derived World can be learned through the contact platform, which makes the possibility of violators being exposed much greater.

Tick, tick...

The pale green solution dripped down Su Xiao's hair. This stuff is similar to water and has no odor. He needs to determine his location first, although he has already guessed his approximate location.

His current location is an abandoned laboratory. This laboratory has been abandoned for a long time, and the backup power is about to run out, with the electric lights flickering.

Su Xiao stared ahead, narrowing his perception range to make it sharper. He vaguely sensed something in the laboratory monitoring him.

This monitoring was constant. In his perception, things resembling jellyfish were floating with the airflow like dandelion seeds. These things were so small they were invisible to the naked eye, and Su Xiao could only vaguely sense them.

Su Xiao knew what these were. They were a type of monitoring equipment called 'AIM Dispersion Field' (Stray Cat/Aerial Monitoring), a monitoring method used by Academy City's Board Chairman, Aleister Crowley. In Academy City, these things were almost everywhere.

Discovering these AIM Dispersion Fields, Su Xiao confirmed that his location was Academy City. He recalled the plot and worldview of the A Certain Magical Index world. In general, this is a world where the power system is somewhat unclear, with things like angels and gods.

After the experience in the Holy Grail world, Su Xiao knew that the power system here would definitely be clear. Even if some creatures were called angels, their abilities would not be outrageously powerful.

But there is one more point: this is a Tier 3 semi-open world. An open world means it does not restrict the contractor's tier; contractors of any tier can enter an open world, just at different locations. A semi-open world means the power system will not be too much higher than the corresponding tier.

For example, a Tier 3 semi-open world means the power system of this world is between Tier 3 and Tier 4, and there will be no plot characters or other creatures exceeding Tier 4. There is an upper limit, and only Tier 3 contractors can enter.

According to the original information, Su Xiao felt that Academy City's Board Chairman, Aleister Crowley, was definitely Tier 4. Even if limited by the world tier, he was the top of Tier 4, belonging to the category that cannot be provoked.

Aleister Crowley is the leader of the science side, and since this is Academy City, there won't be too many magicians here.

The relationship between the science side and the magic side is in a state of non-interference. Of course, some forces will ignore this rule, but Aleister Crowley almost permanently guards Academy City, and other forces generally will not invade here without certainty.

Thinking this way, Su Xiao felt that most of the enemies encountered in this world would likely be ability users of various levels and a small number of magicians.

If most enemies use superpowers, the power system is much clearer. Ability users are divided into seven levels, which are:

Lv. 0: Level 0, the level of not even being able to bend a spoon, but not completely without ability, just the ability is too weak to be measured or has no use. Accounts for 0% of all students.

Lv. 1: Low-level ability user, barely able to bend a spoon, but of no help in daily life.

Lv. 2: Ability user, the ability is of some help in daily life.

Lv. 3: Strong ability user, the ability brings convenience in daily life and has a certain combat capability.

Lv. 4: Great ability user, the ability reflects tactical value in the military. (Tactical level)

Lv. 5: Super ability user, the level of being able to fight an army alone. (Strategic level)

Lv. 6: Absolute ability user, 'those who reach the realm of God with a non-divine body', no one has reached it yet.

These ability users, in Su Xiao's view, are very interesting. Most of them have physical strength similar to ordinary people, except for some physical enhancement abilities.

Do not think that because their physical strength is not high, their combat power is not strong. Abilities like electricity, space, elements, force fields, and mental control are countless. Ability users develop various attack and defense means by exploring their own abilities to compensate for their weak physical fitness.

Su Xiao used his perception to find the exit of the laboratory. After forcibly breaking the door, he walked out of the laboratory.

It was probably between 8 PM and midnight. The streetlights along the road were on, and the entire Academy City was filled with colorful lights, with sparse vehicles passing through the streets.

Academy City has a characteristic: only teachers or experimental personnel can drive; students are strictly prohibited. Students can only take public transport such as buses and subways.

Su Xiao jumped up onto the roof of a three-story building by the street. After a few leaps, he stood on the top of a high building, overlooking the scene below.

The entire Academy City's technological level is 20 to 30 years ahead of the world. In fact, this is a conservative statement; being 50 years ahead would not be an exaggeration, which makes Academy City even more prosperous.

However, in Su Xiao's view, this is just a large legal testing ground, attracting a large number of qualified people here in the name of developing superpowers, and then conducting various experiments.

This has nothing to do with Su Xiao. He is just a righteous person passing by. He just wants to know where Tsuchimikado Motoharu is. Through the original work, he knows that the kid is a double agent, serving both the magic side and the science side, and mastering both magic and superpower forces.

This seems beautiful, but it is not. After developing superpowers, one must never use the magic of this world, otherwise it will cause serious backlash, ranging from severe injury to death.

Tsuchimikado Motoharu is smart enough. He knew this before developing superpowers, but he still chose to develop them. This is his "letter of introduction," allowing himself to exist between science and magic. In the end, he became a transit point for intelligence between the science side and the magic side. Neither side will touch him, and neither side will trust him too much, which is much smarter than being a one-sided spy.

Finding such a person and getting information from him is by no means a simple matter. If not handled well, it will attract the attention of both forces.

To get information from him, one must first be fast, fast enough that the big shots on the science side cannot react, or directly join the science side. As for the magic side, Su Xiao never considered joining it; the forces there are too chaotic.

The night wind blew. Just as Su Xiao was standing on the roof thinking, a green beam of light as thick as a bowl broke through the night sky and attacked him, moving extremely fast and without warning!

PS: (Two chapters today. If you have watched this anime, everyone understands the power system of Index; it's huge and broken. The author is organizing the data to summarize a reasonable power system.) ===== CHAPTER 865 =====