Pendragon's Infinity Gauntlet

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Misaka frowned and decided to start her search from here.

Misaka resolutely pulled the data cable from the connection port, making a sound.

"who is it?!"

A sudden shout from a girl nearly startled Misaka. It was so unexpected; she had just told them to watch out for the staff, and now she was facing security guards.

"I clearly heard a noise just now, is anyone there?"

Perhaps to save electricity, the lights in the research institute's corridors are turned off at night, and even the security guards patrol using flashlights, providing an excellent hiding environment for intruders.

"Oh no... what do we do?"

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Misaka began to consider the worst-case scenario: knocking out the security guard and escaping... But she wanted to leave as few traces of her intrusion as possible. What could she do?

While Misaka was deep in thought, a destined trash can drove in from the other end of the corridor, and the security guard, who had been somewhat flustered, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, it's a guard robot. I thought so, how could there be any human?"

Has anything happened?

While the security guard was questioning the guard robot, Misaka quickly hacked into the robot's system, causing it to respond with "No anomalies detected".

"Yosh, yosh, that's it..."

The security guard was very cooperative, straightening her hat which had been askew in her haste. Thinking to herself that she was just coasting along on a fixed salary anyway, she said:

"I see. Then let's skip this patrol route."

Just as the security guard finished speaking and Misaka breathed a sigh of relief, a rapid and piercing alarm suddenly sounded in the dark corridor.

My heart, which had just settled down, instantly jumped into my throat again.

"What's going on? An alarm? What happened?"

The security guard had never encountered such a situation before, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

"Why? The sensor definitely won't react to me! Did I make a mistake?"

Misaka was so frightened that she clung tightly to the wall, deciding to get away from there first.

Meanwhile, the security guard was still flipping through the instruction manual she had put in her shirt pocket.

"In this situation, we should follow the rules of war..."

Misaka peeked half her head out of the darkness, her eyes narrowed, and she immediately used electroshock therapy on the guard robot.

Misaka: Act according to my signals.

Robot: Received!

The robot, which had been stationary, suddenly went out of control and began to drift and dart around. The security guard's attention was immediately drawn to it, and Misaka took the opportunity to run away and disappear around the corner.

What should we do? Should we retreat today?

Gasping for breath in the emergency exit, Misaka realized that she wasn't the one who had been discovered. The current chaos inside might actually be an opportunity.

"Alright, continue infiltrating!"

Based on the topographical map provided on the handheld device, Misaka arrived at the secret base of this research institute, which was independent of the network.

The moment the hand emitted an electric shock, the security system here opened the door immediately, as if welcoming its own father.

"Is this...the place?"

Misaka entered a place that resembled a control center or observation room, with a huge, transparent glass observation window directly opposite the door.

The interior lights had automatically turned on, and Misaka went up to take a look.

“That’s… an incubation tank? Big enough to hold a person…”

Then he turned to look at the computer and began hacking into it.

"The data shows signs of being deleted, but it can be recovered to this extent."

As one window after another popped up, the last restored file appeared in front of Misaka—

"Mass production plan for the super electromagnetic railgun".

What appeared before Misaka was the final report about the "Sisters".

Misaka's brown pupils suddenly contracted, and for a moment she even forgot to breathe, her hand trembling as she reached out and opened the report.

P.S.: Hi everyone, I'm Thanos. I'm about to be killed in twenty minutes. Before I die, I want a milk tea. Is there any kind soul who can transfer me 20 yuan for a milk tea? If not, I'll ask again later...

Chapter 237 Oh, Oh, Oh, Little Dot!

Chapter 237

"Could it be..."

"The purpose of this plan is to analyze the DNA profiles of LV5 superpowered individuals and change the original sporadic occurrence of LV5 to a 100% certain occurrence."

"Furthermore, the raw material for this project is... 'A Certain Scientific Railgun' Misaka..."

"So there really was such a plan."

Misaka's body trembled; the shock of the news was too great for her to bear, enough to destroy her consciousness in an instant.

"My...cloning project..."

Rumors about this plan kept flashing through my mind, and then all those strange things matched up one by one here.

"Regarding the creation of the Railgun, the fertilized eggs in the cloning project will be made from stem cells extracted from the Railgun's hair. We have already obtained the necessary genetic genome fragments and successfully registered the DNA map in Academy City's library."

"In order to shorten the time required to obtain experimental subjects, the process of physical and personality development must be shortened. The former is achieved by administering XID-02, RIZ-13 and HEL-03, successfully cultivating a body equivalent to the Railgun within fourteen days."

"Regarding the latter, under the supervision of external member Toshinobu Fubuki, the basic information needed to install the brain using a learning device was prepared. Once the results are confirmed, the plan is to move to the next stage and establish a mass production mechanism for the 'sisters'."

"Was that your intention from the beginning?!"

His anger at being deceived made his body tremble with excitement.

Suppressing his nausea, Misaka banished the kind-looking doctor from his mind and continued reading. The report seemed to have taken a turn for the better, giving him the patience to keep going.

"However, in the final stage of the plan, after the tree diagram designer performed the calculations in advance, we got unexpected results."

The designer of the tree diagram? I remember it was the most powerful supercomputer in Academy City, located in satellite orbit?

"The clones are less than one percent the size of the original Railgun, and their average ability is only LV2. Even the stronger individuals cannot exceed LV3."

"So you can only produce my degraded version? Since it's only LV2, mass production is useless. So..."

With hope in her heart, Misaka continued watching.

"It is impossible to create a Level 5 individual from a cloned individual through genetic manipulation or postnatal education. Based on the above calculations given to the designers of the tree diagram, in order to minimize the damage caused by this project, the committee orders an immediate halt to all research, and the mass production plan for the Railgun is hereby terminated and permanently frozen."

Misaka took a deep breath, and then as if all the strength in her body was exhaled with that breath, she knelt down weakly and sat down.

"What? Hehehe..."

Misaka let out a forced laugh; the back of her newly bought clothes was soaked with cold sweat.

"As expected, there are no clones of me, and what's more, they're genetically modified female clones..."

Holding onto the back of the chair, Misaka stood up, trying to convince herself to let go of the matter.

"It must be because this absurd plan was leaked that the rumors spread so freely. Oh dear, but I'm a little scared. I didn't expect the DNA profile provided back then..."

Looking back at the culture tank in the observation room, Misaka left the secret base.

"Forget it, there's no point in bringing up the past. Let's go back to the dorm. Did Hei Zi manage to cleverly fool the dorm supervisor for me?"

The next day.

To relax a bit, Misaka made a special appointment with her best friend to go shopping together.

He and his junior classmates left early and waited at the agreed meeting place.

"Mmm! The sunlight filtering through the treetops is so dazzling. Although I'll get a tan, which is a real headache, this is what makes summer feel like."

"The chirping of the birds is also very energetic."

"Ah! It's an empty cicada shell."

Misaka seemed to be in an exceptionally good mood today, and even things in his eyes became beautiful.

However, as his roommate who spends every day with him, Kuroko feels a chill run down her spine when she looks at her cheerful older brother.

"This is the first time I've ever seen such a creepy older brother..."

"Hasn't the agreed time arrived yet?"

Misaka's gaze left the cicada's empty shell, and she hopped and skipped toward the vending machine next to her.

"Uh……"

This extraordinary pace is also quite stressful.

"Kuroko?"

"exist!"

Kuroko, who was quite frightened and had started to drift off into thought, was brought back to reality by Misaka's voice.

"Would you like something to drink? It's on me."

"???!"

Kuroko was surprised by Misaka's act of putting coins into the vending machine.

Isn't this the malfunctioning vending machine that my brother usually kicks out drinks with his spinning kick? It not only takes in coins, but it even buys them for me?

This is probably not a fake Misaka!

"what?"

"I want an iced coffee!"

Kuroko quickly ran over, but because of the uneven road surface, she tripped and fell headlong into Misaka's arms.

"Uh!!!"

Kuroko, smelling her older brother's scent, was instantly terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. She quickly moved away from Misaka's body, backed away, and apologized.

"I'm so sorry! I absolutely did not have any improper intentions in rushing into my brother's arms..."

While apologizing, Kuroko, who was looking at Misaka with a terrified expression, did not feel the irresistible electric shock.

"I know, I have to be careful when I walk, Oh ...

Misaka tapped Kuroko's forehead, turned and walked back to the vending machine, her movements as light as a bird, and muttered to herself, "What should I drink?"

"There's... there's definitely something wrong."

Hei Zi is really scared now.

Although he admits to having a slight masochistic tendency, it's definitely abnormal for an older brother not to be attracted to this level of attraction.

"How could this gentle older brother be... Masaka, or is he an imposter?"

"Okay, let's have coconut soda."

Kuroko reached out a trembling hand and patted Misaka on the shoulder, only to make a fatal mistake when Misaka turned around.

"My brother's underwear today is orange polka-dot with a flirtatious frog-like face... Ah!!!"

Before he could finish speaking, a powerful electric current suddenly erupted from in front of the vending machine, and Kuroko's skin turned black and began to smoke. He lay on the ground in a JoJo pose.

Why are you suddenly bringing this up?

After shocking the person, Misaka asked in a gentle tone.

P.S.: Hello everyone, I am Thanos. Actually, I didn't die, but traveled to this world. I need to raise money to buy a time machine to go back and take revenge. As long as you give me twenty dollars, I will give you an Infinity Gauntlet after I have wiped out the Avengers. Unifying the universe will be just around the corner!

Chapter 238 Young man, I didn't expect you to be a Misaka too.

Chapter 238

"No, it's nothing. It's definitely me."

Kuroko's hands and feet twitched twice on the ground, making a sound to indicate that he was still alive.

"Ah! Found it! Found it! You two have been waiting for a long time."