As far as Fang Zheng was concerned, the people in this city could not be allowed to remain.
Because they could not even be considered true undead creatures.
There were undead creatures in the Main World too, such as Liches, banshees, and Vampires, but they were still legitimate parts of the established order. Like races set up in an online game, they performed their duties within their own domains.
But the dead in this place were all BUGs.
Every programmer knew what happened when BUGs overflowed.
"Mr. Fang Zheng, we're not really going to force our way in, are we?"
As they drove up to the gates, Saten Ruiko could not help growing nervous. Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko beside her also looked uneasy. According to Scarface, there were 1.2 million dead people here—almost half the population of Academy City. They had never faced so many people before. And according to Fang Zheng, this might turn into a massacre... Honestly, none of the girls wanted to do something like that.
But Scarface's attitude was firm, and Fang Zheng did not seem inclined to refuse her. That left the girls feeling rather unsettled.
"Courtesy before force. We'll talk to them first. If they agree, then there may still be a way to make things right. But if they refuse, we'll have no choice but to kill until they agree."
"But... what if none of them agree?"
Philly spoke up quietly as well, and Fang Zheng's answer was even simpler.
"Then kill them all."
A programmer came to fix a BUG. If the BUG itself was unhappy about it, then it could only be deleted.
Why keep it around and wait for a crash?!
"..."
Hearing Fang Zheng's calm yet cold-blooded answer, the girls all sucked in a breath. Misaka Mikoto frowned