Chapter 627

Four Hundred and Forty-Fifth Chapter – Electromagnetic Cannon

Looking at Bengochiel’s corpse on the ground, Dorothy pondered in her heart, yes, the source of the technique she had just used was indeed from the Level 5 Ability User “Railgun” Misaka Mikoto in the Railgun world. Through modifying Balal’s third note, Dorothy had extracted knowledge from another world, eventually obtaining Misaka Mikoto’s electromagnetic mathematical model.

In the Railgun world, the ability users developed by the Academy City relied on their own calculations to manifest and control their abilities. Therefore, each ability user had their unique calculation method, and they all developed mathematical models for their abilities to precisely control them. The stronger the calculation ability, the more precise and complex the release of their abilities would be, with a wider range and greater power. Among the seven Level 5 Ability Users in the Academy City, apart from the seventh one who was the original stone, all possessed extremely strong calculation abilities and had their own unique calculation methods.

Misaka Mikoto was the strongest Electromancer in the Academy City. After obtaining her electromagnetic mathematical model, Dorothy could localize and rewrite it to apply to her Thunder Summoner’s abilities.

As an Extraordinary Being of Enlightenment, Dorothy also had considerable calculation skills. With this mathematical model, she could expand her ability usage through calculations, significantly elevating her understanding and application of electricity.

The most direct manifestation of this was Dorothy’s rapid advancement in the application of electromagnetic forces. Initially, after obtaining the Thunder Summoner’s abilities, she had attempted to use electromagnetic forces to precisely control various metals to gain more combat methods. However, these attempts did not yield good results.

For Dorothy, accurately controlling electromagnetic forces was much more challenging than simply releasing various currents, although she could still do it to some extent. Yet, performing complex operations was difficult. Hence, Dorothy thought about obtaining experience and insights from other world’s electric ability users to improve her experience, but suitable secret transmissions for extraction were hard to come by until now.

After acquiring Misaka Mikoto’s electromagnetic mathematical model, Dorothy saw a qualitative improvement in her control over electromagnetic forces. Now, she could freely control various metals flying around and even sense and control iron sand in the ground, enabling advanced applications such as launching an electromagnetic cannon.

Misaka Mikoto’s electromagnetic cannon created a magnetic field in space to accelerate metal projectiles at high speeds, surpassing conventional chemical energy cannons.

Usually, Misaka Mikoto used coins as projectiles for her electromagnetic cannon because coins were the most uniform and regular-shaped metal objects that were easily accessible and portable. They were better suited for kinetic energy ammunition compared to other oddly shaped and unevenly textured metals found in daily life.

A coin launched by Misaka Mikoto’s electromagnetic cannon could reach Mach 3 initially. During its flight, the electromagnetic field created by Misaka Mikoto continuously accelerated the coin, reaching speeds exceeding Mach 10 within a short distance. At around fifty meters, the acceleration due to air friction would cause the coin to start melting, limiting the cannon’s range to approximately fifty meters.

Therefore, saying the initial speed was Mach 3 was incorrect because the coin remained under continuous magnetic acceleration after being shot out. For a g*n, bullets remain in the barrel, continuously accelerating due to the propellant gas. Similarly, Misaka Mikoto’s coin electromagnetic cannon maintained the coin in the accelerating magnetic field for tens of meters after it was launched. In ordinary firearms, bullets remain in the barrel, with continuous propulsion from the ignited powder. For coin projectiles, the true initial speed should be calculated after completely escaping Misaka Mikoto’s magnetic field, but before that, the coin would be destroyed by air friction.

The previous record of Mach 3 was obtained because Misaka Mikoto tested her electromagnetic cannon using normal g*n testing methods, treating herself as the launch platform and placing the speed measurement device in front of her rather than at the end of the magnetic field, thus yielding inaccurate data.

This was why Dorothy used Dragon Roar to create distance between herself and Bengochiel. Unlike ordinary guns where the initial speed and kinetic energy peak immediately upon exiting the barrel, Misaka Mikoto’s electromagnetic cannon required a sufficiently long magnetic acceleration distance. If the distance was insufficient, it would not penetrate the Stone Demon’s armor. Therefore, Dorothy could not sh**t face-to-face but needed the opponent to be at a relatively appropriate distance.

The strong repulsion and suppression effect of Unyielding Force could achieve this. To ensure Unyielding Force hit perfectly, Dorothy needed to strike when the opponent was closest and most relaxed.

Dorothy knew that the Stone Demon had come here to fight her because his house had been blown up by a trick, making him very angry. Additionally, he initially used a sniper rifle and presented himself as a Flame Summoner, having no concerns coming over. Even after discovering that she wasn’t a Flame Summoner, he still didn’t feel threatened and remained dominant throughout the battle.

Dorothy understood that with the Dark Gold Society’s style, once the opponent realized they couldn’t win or were at a disadvantage, they would immediately flee. In the complex urban environment, chasing a Wall-Crosser was extremely difficult. Therefore, in this battle, Dorothy had to make the opponent believe she was always in the lead. When she counterattacked, she had to finish the opponent off in one blow; otherwise, she would only watch the opponent escape.

Facing a Stone Demon with high armor and elemental absorption, and extraordinary resistances, Dorothy, lacking mental influence or curse techniques, had only one winning move: the electromagnetic cannon. All her previous efforts were geared towards the final decisive electromagnetic cannon. Ultimately, the electromagnetic cannon did not disappoint her, forcefully penetrating the Tier 3 Stone’s armor.

“It’s powerful, but the consumption is quite outrageous…”

Looking at the corpse, Dorothy sighed again. She had acquired Misaka Mikoto’s method of using her abilities, not Misaka Mikoto’s quantum mechanics-based superpower itself. Dorothy’s foundation for using the electromagnetic cannon still came from her extraordinary profession and her simulation of the Thunder Summoner, which was part of the world’s inherent extraordinary system, thus inevitably involving spiritual energy consumption.

Firing one electromagnetic cannon consumed Dorothy 5 points of “Stone” and 7 points of “Enlightenment,” even after optimizing with calculations. This level of output was considered relatively routine for Misaka Mikoto, whose mathematical model included even more powerful computational methods.

“Another massive spiritual energy expenditure. I hope the reward from that automaton later will be sufficient.”

Muttering to herself, Dorothy began her routine of rummaging through Bengochiel’s equipment on the ground. After manipulating his body to run into a dark place and allowing him to fumble around for a while, Dorothy collected her spoils.

Originally, Dorothy planned to search their hideout further, but seeing the mansion in the distance burning and attracting countless ordinary residents to watch outside the walls, she abandoned the idea and immediately left before the official Extraordinary Beings arrived.