To deal with the invaders from outside Academy City, Academy City itself had suffered considerable losses.
Many Anti-Skill officers had fallen unconscious because of this, quite a few facilities had been damaged, and even some students still outside had been caught up in it. That was only what could be seen on the surface; the true extent of the losses would only be known afterward.
After all, Maika Tsuchimikado's Heavenly Punishment Sorcery had no range limit. Even if someone was on the other side of the Earth, as long as they saw Maika Tsuchimikado's face and felt hostility toward her, they would immediately be locked onto by the Heavenly Punishment Sorcery.
"Fire, fire, fire! Don't spare the ammunition!"
At that moment, a squad of Anti-Skill officers using Academy City's armored vehicles as cover kept pulling their triggers.
However, the instant those Anti-Skill officers saw Maika Tsuchimikado, they all fell unconscious.
She jumped down from the armored vehicle and kicked one of the Anti-Skill officers aside.
Maika Tsuchimikado kept her gaze fixed in Alester's direction. Her goal this time was to destroy Academy City.
Huh? Investigation? The final outcome would be up to her anyway. She despised science to the extreme and could not care less about any of that.
To Maika Tsuchimikado, science itself was a sin! There was no need for any investigation at all.
The documents previously shown to the Pope of the Roman Orthodox Church had merely been an excuse to launch a crusade against Academy City!
"Is this all Academy City can do? Alester, if you don't bring out anything interesting, this city may well be destroyed by me alone!"
As she spoke, Maika Tsuchimikado picked up the communicator from the ground, her face filled with malice.
"Alester, can you hear me?"
A moment later, static