Chapter 192: The Mutated Misaka Sister
"What's going on? Why has No. 9981's ability suddenly increased so drastically?"
Inside the experimental base, the researchers responsible for monitoring the battle were just as dumbfounded.
Originally, today's experiment was expected to be no different from the previous 9,980 trials. Shortly after the battle began, No. 9981 was killed by Accelerator.
However, just as they were preparing to send other Misaka clones to retrieve the corpse and clean up the battlefield, No. 9981, who had already died, suddenly came back to life—and her ability had increased significantly.
According to instrument readings, the burst of electricity she released at that moment had already reached the level of a Level 4 esper.
"Could it be a mutation?
Quick! Immediately halt today's experiment. Don't let Accelerator kill her. Bring her back for research and find out exactly what happened!"
The laboratory director gave the order excitedly.
A clone actually evolved from Level 2 to Level 4 during battle—if they could figure out how this happened, wouldn't it be possible to mass-produce Level 4 espers?
Level 2 espers are practically useless. After all, a Level 2 esper's strength isn't much better than that of an ordinary person armed with a gun.
But Level 4 espers are a different matter. They are very powerful, and regular people pose virtually no threat to them. If they could be mass-produced, it could truly revolutionize the entire world.
"No. 9981 is not responding and has destroyed the monitoring device on her body. We can no longer locate her position."
A researcher in charge of monitoring hurriedly reported.
Upon hearing this, the director's expression changed dramatically:
"Impossible! How could this happen? Pull up all surveillance in the surrounding area. We must find her!"
On the other side, George, with his superior physical abilities, swiftly descended from the fifth floor of the abandoned building to the first floor, then used magnetism to destroy the monitoring device on his body.
He then used the Disillusionment Charm to become invisible and escaped the building, causing Accelerator, who was pursuing from the fifth floor, to miss him completely.
Spreading his wings, George flew above a tall building and looked out over the bustling Academy City, calming his thoughts.
He was certain that the "Railgun" and the method of firing coins as projectiles was something he had definitely seen in his previous life—probably in some anime.
But he didn't recall the details or storyline, as he rarely watched anime.
Still, since all the worlds his clones had been to so far contained magic, it was highly likely that magic existed in this world too.
However, the memories implanted into the Misaka clone didn't contain any information on this topic.
"Then I'll first find the protagonist and slowly observe to see what I can discover."
After thinking for a while, a plan gradually formed in his mind.
Since Misaka Mikoto is the protagonist of this world, the story must revolve around her. Her clones, including the one he currently occupies, are based on her.
So, it would be best to find Misaka Mikoto first.
George often wondered what the true purpose of creating clones across different worlds was.
To him, the first reason was simple: an extra life. Even if his original body in the Marvel universe died, his consciousness could continue living in any of the surviving clones.
As long as not every clone in every world died, he would never truly perish.
But ideally, he preferred not to die—especially his original body in the main Marvel world.
Because every time he split his soul to create a new clone, it had to come from the original body. If that died and only a few clones survived, he might no longer be able to generate more clones.
Second, the talent and abilities of each clone could be stacked. Every new clone meant an all-around enhancement. The more clones, the greater the collective power boost.
The little boy in the Harry Potter world added wizard bloodlines, the magical cat from Fairy Tail increased his magic power and reaction speed, the panda from The Sorcerer's Apprentice boosted strength and physique, and now, the Misaka clone had strengthened esper abilities.
Third, each clone could acquire different kinds of magic and powers from their respective worlds, allowing the original body and other clones to survive better in their own worlds with more trump cards.
Entering the Harry Potter world, he had esper powers to cheat. In Fairy Tail, he had both the magic from Harry Potter and esper abilities to arm himself. The magic from the Fairy Tail world could also be applied in the previous two worlds.
Now, in this new world, he started off with the magic and abilities from all previous worlds.
Layer upon layer, he would only grow more powerful.
Fourth, with every additional body, he had one more brain to study. If all focused on learning the same magic, the learning efficiency would be several times higher than others.
So what should he do each time a new clone awakened?
The most important thing, of course, was to ensure the clone's survival. If the clone died, everything would be for nothing.
After ensuring its safety, he would then search the world for every method that could enhance his strength, allowing both the original and all clones to benefit simultaneously.
At the moment, there were no clues on magic, but there was a lot of information on esper abilities.
According to this world's esper ranking system, he was currently at Level 4. But that didn't necessarily mean Level 4 was his limit.
The Misaka clone's esper ability had merged with his own, and its potential hadn't yet been fully developed. If further explored, he might break through to Level 5.
Misaka Mikoto herself had Level 5 potential and climbed from Level 1 to Level 5 step by step in Academy City.
Normally, each person's esper level is fixed. However, some people don't reach their limit immediately after awakening their ability—they need time to develop it at school.
Once the limit is reached, the level becomes fixed. Level 3's limit is Level 3, Level 4's is Level 4.
After that, it's all about learning how to better utilize and train one's esper ability.
George felt he hadn't reached his limit yet. Maybe by interacting with the real Misaka Mikoto and learning more about Academy City, he could break through to Level 5.
"Direction Revealed—Misaka Mikoto!"
He used a gesture to cast a tracking charm, spread his wings, and followed the golden arrow toward Misaka Mikoto's location.
This world didn't have wands yet, so he still had to use gestures to cast spells from the Harry Potter world.
"When school starts, I'll need to find Professor Snape to learn wandless and silent casting."
As he flew, George thought to himself.
Gesture casting was still relatively slow. Although his hand speed was now extraordinary, it still took about two seconds.
And generally, when entering a new world, it was hard to quickly find suitable materials for making a wand.
However, wandless casting was usually something only top-tier wizards could master. Even with five brains learning simultaneously, it would still take effort.
(End of Chapter)