On the other hand, the Researchers in the Research Institute were all wobbling and hurriedly reaching for things to steady themselves as thick smoke billowed from the Research Institute toward the sky.
Pedestrians on the street outside the Research Institute looked up at the rising smoke and the falling boulders. They instinctively moved away, but they weren't particularly panicked.
After all, this was Academy City. No matter how much the outside world touted its safety, didn't those living here know its true worth?
From small incidents like kidnappings...
...to medium ones like bank robberies...
...to major ones like various explosions.
After seeing such accidents a few times, one gets used to them. Those who were slightly less composed would just pick up their phones to contact a Judgement Member or the Security Team.
After making the call, they would go back to whatever they were doing. In this city filled with not just students but also a large number of corporate drones, who had the time to stand around watching an explosion?
The moment the two forces canceled each other out, Accelerator accelerated straight toward Chinatsu. Taking advantage of the smoke obscuring her vision, he reached out his palm.
[Blood Flow Reversal]
This was one of Accelerator's ultimate close-combat moves. By making skin contact, he could forcibly reverse the direction of the opponent's blood flow, causing them to explode and die in the blink of an eye.
Of course, Accelerator had no intention of killing her, so he only intended to touch Chinatsu's body without activating the ability.
Just as Accelerator's body burst through the thick smoke and appeared before Chinatsu, at the moment his outstretched palm was about to touch her arm, an invisible force actually blocked his hand.
"What?!"
Accelerator's pupils trembled, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. If it were a Gravity Shield, it should have been deflected by his Reflection Shield and rendered ineffective.
In reality, what blocked Accelerator's hand wasn't gravity, but a brand-new power that Accelerator didn't yet understand.
Accelerator quickly withdrew his hand. The moment his feet touched the ground, he applied a backward force to himself, rapidly putting distance between him and Chinatsu again.
As the smoke cleared, the people in the Research Institute wobbled to their feet. When they looked at the testing area again, they sensed a somewhat strange atmosphere.
"You... what did you do?"
Accelerator asked seriously, looking at the panting Chinatsu as she wiped sweat from her brow. It had always been a case of others being unable to touch him; him being unable to touch someone else was a first.
Chinatsu didn't intend to hide anything. Anyway, the move she just used must have been seen by that voyeuristic Board Chairman, so there was no need to hide it from Accelerator.
She raised a hand, and the invisible force seemed to become tangible, as if colored by a brush, becoming visible to others.
On the surface, it looked like a barrier composed of countless tiny crystals, appearing quite thin and fragile.
Yet, in Accelerator's estimation, even if he unleashed an attack several times stronger than the previous one, it might not necessarily break that seemingly thin barrier.
With a wave of Chinatsu's hand, the barrier rapidly expanded into a sphere that fully enveloped her, and after a few seconds, it once again became invisible.
"My ability is [Field Control], which allows me to control various fields of existing concepts. And just now, I created a brand-new field, an Absolute Field that belongs only to me..."
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