"W-What... what is this...?"
By now, Misaka Mikoto's teeth were chattering. She was a Level 5, one of the only five Level 5s in Academy City, yet as she watched those swaying dead men, she felt like an ordinary girl, scrambling backward in terror.
Misaka Mikoto was not the only one. Shirai Kuroko clutched the steel spikes in her hands, staring uncertainly at those people without the slightest idea how to attack! Shirai Kuroko might have had more combat experience than Misaka Mikoto, but the Kazekage Committee maintained public order; they were not soldiers sent to kill enemies. At most, she had considered pinning them down.
But now... even if she used Space Movement to send the spikes into their bodies, would it do any good? That man was still talking with half his head missing. What use were the spikes in her hands?
"Ring of the East Wind!!"
Saten Ruiko was scared stiff as well. She hurriedly raised the Blade of Wind in her hand and shouted. A whirlwind then howled forth like a cannonball, slamming straight into one of the dead men. The roaring gale instantly tore his body apart, turning it into scattered limbs that fell to the ground with a series of crackles.
"Pant... pant..."
Looking at the scattered pieces of flesh and limbs, Saten Ruiko's face turned deathly pale as she panted continuously. This was her first time killing someone—though the target had been dead already, Saten Ruiko had still been terrified. It was not just Ruizi; Rei had been frightened badly too, constantly urging Ruizi to hurry up and destroy these terrifying monsters. The two had joined forces for that attack, but...
"Hehehe, this is so fun..."
The severed head had no intention of stopping. It continued cackling, and even worse, everyone could see