Chapter 895: Hades

Academy City, District 2, Heavy Industrial Zone, on the street.

Electric sparks flew as a robot, severed into three pieces, attempted to stand up. After its electronic eye flickered on and off a few times, the robot went dead.

The smell of blood permeated the air. A member of the Hound Unit leaned against a trash can by the side of the street. He wore a black combat suit, clutching his throat with one hand. As his body convulsed, fresh blood gushed out from the slash mark across his throat and the corner of his mouth.

If one were to look down this street toward the center of District 2, they would find the path littered with a massive amount of mecha wreckage and the corpses of Hound Unit members. It was as if a "beast" had charged out from the center of District 2, crushing every obstacle in its path.

Edge of District 2.

Rat-tat-tat...

A heavy machine gun spat fire. A soldier shook along with the recoil of the gun, and a massive chain of bullets hammered toward a wastewater treatment plant.

Not only were there over twenty heavy machine guns bombarding the wastewater treatment plant, but unmanned combat drones also whistled through the sky from time to time. These drones dropped small missiles, which left trails of fire in the air as they slammed into the plant.

More than two-thirds of the wastewater treatment plant had already been pulverized. Concrete fragments flew everywhere, and thick smoke billowed upward, with flames faintly visible within the smoke.

Compared to this, the scene at the center of District 2 was even more chilling. The flames there soared into the sky and had been burning for over half an hour.

Dozens of fire trucks shuttled through District 2. However, whether they used water or sprayed dry chemical extinguishing agents, these green flames simply would not go out; instead, they showed signs of continuing to spread. Even several air-type espers were unable to suppress the burning of these flames.

Concrete, metal, asphalt—anything touched by these green flames would become fuel, with over 80% of the material becoming a combustion aid. At this moment, the center of District 2 had turned into a sea of fire, and more than a quarter of the entire district had been swallowed by the green flames.

Needless to say, this was the bomb Su Xiao had manufactured. To be precise, it was an extremely unstable large-scale incendiary bomb. Its components included: Fire Gold (642g), Uranium Concentrate (12,000g), Fissionable Combustible Material (6,725g), Compressed Solid Oxygen (7,534g), and Green Phosphorus Solution Extract (756g).

These were the main components of the large-scale incendiary bomb, along with various other materials used for catalysis, stabilization, and combustion assistance.

If Yan Chen or the Imposter Clown and others saw these green flames, they would immediately think of Green Phosphorus Fire Grenades.

Su Xiao had not manufactured Green Phosphorus Fire Grenades; those were weapons of a War World. Whether it was Su Xiao or Shi, if they took one hit head-on, there was a possibility of being burned to death.

Although he hadn't researched Green Phosphorus Fire Grenades, Su Xiao already understood the green phosphorus solution very well. After the War World ended, he didn't use his remaining time in Reincarnation Paradise to hit the arena; instead, he stayed holed up in his exclusive room to research, specifically researching the green phosphorus solution.

Today, this large-scale incendiary bomb was the product of Su Xiao combining green phosphorus solution with technology. In terms of power, this thing couldn't compare to the instantaneous lethality of Apollo, but for the destruction of buildings, it was even higher than Apollo.

With this unquenchable incendiary bomb exploding in District 2, Aleister could no longer remain calm. Judging by the hundreds of unmanned combat drones circling above District 2, plus the Dark Side members in District 2 and the hundreds of Hound Unit soldiers, it was clear that Aleister was going to use every method to kill Su Xiao. Except for leaving the Windowless Building, Aleister had dispatched most of his subordinates to surround and kill Su Xiao.

However, those Dark Side members were not putting in much effort. For example, the second-ranked esper, Kakine Teitoku, was currently in District 2 enjoying the fire.

Roaring sounds continued to come from the edge of District 2, and unmanned combat drones shuttled through the sky above.

Su Xiao was hiding in a wastewater treatment plant; most of it had already been destroyed. Through his Alchemical Raven, he could see the situation outside.

"There is no risk of being surrounded for the time being. The combustion performance of 'Hades' is good, but the flame spread speed is too slow—slower than ordinary flames. It still needs modification. It seems adding uranium concentrate was the wrong choice. However... the enemy has already witnessed the power of Hades, and that makes things easier."

Su Xiao named the green phosphorus incendiary bomb 'Hades'. The flames of the underworld—it was a very fitting description for those green flames.

If Apollo was violent, leaving not a blade of grass within 1,000 meters after one blast, then Hades was about burning—continuous burning, constant spreading. Hades' initial combustion range was only five meters. If Hades could fully spread, the combustion range would expand to at least 5,000 to 6,000 meters, which was 5 to 6 kilometers.

Hades and Apollo had different functions. In terms of combat, Apollo was more suitable for fighting. As for Hades, it was a scorched-earth tactic, specifically used to burn the enemy's home base. As for using it to kill enemies, forget it; even an elderly person with bad legs would be faster than Hades' spread speed.

Boom!

A roaring sound came from above Su Xiao, and a layer of dust fell onto his head. He had rested enough and needed to continue breaking out.

Clang~

A dozen blade radiances flashed, and the concrete layer above was shattered. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang carried Su Xiao on his back and charged out of the wastewater treatment plant.

As soon as Su Xiao appeared, those unmanned combat drones immediately dove toward him.

"Aleister, believe it or not, I'll send you another 'firework'."

However, Su Xiao's threat didn't seem to have any effect; those unmanned combat drones still dove toward him.

"The second one I'm sending you is in the Seventh School District."

After Su Xiao said this, he took out another detonator.

Inside the Windowless Building in the Seventh School District, Aleister was hanging upside down inside the glass pillar. When he saw Su Xiao take out the second detonator through the AIM Dispersion Field, Aleister's expression changed, and his pupils contracted rapidly.

The Second School District was a heavy industrial zone with a sparse population, but the Seventh School District was different. Many students lived there; over 70% of the students lived in the Seventh School District. It was the largest of Academy City's twenty-three school districts, consumed the most funding, and was the school district Aleister had invested the most effort into.

If burning the Second School District was like chopping off 'one of Aleister's hands', then burning the Seventh School District was equivalent to chopping off Aleister's 'head'.

Whether Su Xiao had planted bombs in the Seventh School District was unknown, but Aleister couldn't afford to gamble. Accelerator was already dead; dead people had no value. Aleister had sent people to hunt down Su Xiao just to establish prestige to the outside world.

Now that my 'head' is about to be chopped off, what's the point of establishing prestige? Saving my 'head' is the priority. Even if I could kill Su Xiao, what would be the point? Accelerator is already dead.

At the edge of District 2, after Su Xiao took out the detonator, all those drones stopped, the Hound Unit members ceased fire, and those Dark Side members who were looking for opportunities nearby also received orders.

All soldiers or espers hunting Su Xiao withdrew within 30 seconds, and over 90% of the AIM Dispersion Fields in Academy City converged toward the Seventh School District.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiao jumped down from Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's back. It was obvious that after Aleister witnessed the power of 【Flames of the Underworld · Hades】, he had chickened out.

So much for being the big boss of Academy City and the greatest magician in history; once it concerned his own key interests, he would chicken out just the same. ===== CHAPTER 896 =====