Accelerator stomped down on the ground, the direction of the impact seemingly manipulated by him in an unknown manner. The rail track, which had been lying flat by his feet, sprang upright like a loaded coil. With a series of kacha, kacha sounds, he flicked his finger against the iron rail.

With just a light touch, a thunderous crash erupted. The rail track, as if imbued with millions of horsepower, shot toward Lin Luo like a cannonball!

Lin Luo was currently at the peak of Level 4. Although he couldn't fire a Railgun at Mach 3 like Mikoto, nor summon a billion volts of heavenly thunder, effortlessly altering the trajectory of iron objects or making them levitate using magnetism was simple for him... However, Lin Luo dared not meet the rail track shot by Accelerator head-on.

The speed was too fast, the momentum too fierce!

The power of a Level 4 was utterly insufficient to contend with a Level 5... While Lin Luo was at the pinnacle of Level 4, just a hair's breadth from Level 5, that sliver represented the chasm between them—a world of difference!

Zizi zi!

Blue-white electrical currents enveloped his body entirely. Bio-electricity stimulated his flesh to the absolute limit, further boosting Lin Luo's speed. Finally, just as the rail track was about to strike him, he managed to evade it.

"While you can interfere with my ability... yes, I assume that's what it is. Still, you are merely an Electromaster; you cannot cancel out my powers. So, it must only be interference."

Accelerator paused his attack, analyzing the situation. "But this interference isn't omnipotent. You can only disrupt calculations of mine that are complex and ongoing. You cannot interfere with calculations I complete instantaneously. Put simply, as long as my calculation speed outpaces your interference action, then..."

Saying this, Accelerator stomped his foot again. The massive rail track instantly shot toward Lin Luo like an arrow, arriving before him in an instant.

Zila!

Brilliant electrical arcs flashed. Lin Luo's body took the full impact of the rail track, sending him flying backward along its length. The iron rail finally stopped after carrying him back over ten meters.

But the stopped rail track didn't simply fall to the ground; it hung suspended in mid-air... If one looked closely, they would notice that the tip of the rail was enveloped by a blazing white current. It hadn't directly struck Lin Luo's body.

In fact, in that split second, Lin Luo had no way to dodge. But at the exact moment of impact, he instantly deployed all his available current to form a powerful electric net in front of him, intercepting the rail track. The reason he was sent flying was simply because the sheer force of the impact was too great to forcibly stop; he could only retreat following its momentum.

However, this brief exchange consumed a significant portion of Lin Luo's electrical energy, and both his hands felt slightly numb from the excessive electrical stimulation.

"See? You couldn't interfere with an attack like that at all," Accelerator chuckled triumphantly, looking at Lin Luo as if a cat were watching a mouse.

Indeed... Lin Luo had to admit, Accelerator had found the weakness in his interference. The device causing the interference was located on his abdomen. By stimulating the abdomen with bio-electricity, he could emit the disruptive sonic waves at any moment. Although this action required only a very brief instant, it still had a time constraint. If Accelerator’s calculation speed exceeded this brief window, his interference would fail to take effect.

The human brain calculates incredibly fast, especially for espers; their computations are instantaneous. As the strongest esper, Accelerator could execute some simple deep-calculation patterns without even needing a full second—it was effortless.

This meant Lin Luo’s interference sound waves simply didn't have time to deploy.

Furthermore, this interference only worked on Accelerator’s ongoing calculation patterns. For example, the wind vortex from before persisted because Accelerator’s calculation was still active. But the rail track attack was different; by the time the track was shot out, Accelerator had already completed the calculation. Everything afterward was due to the rail's momentum after being struck—this fell outside the scope of his interference, leaving Lin Luo unable to rely on the device.

"As expected of the strongest esper. You found the weakness in such a short amount of time."

Lin Luo meant this sincerely. Accelerator’s strength was far greater than he had imagined. In the original story, Kihara only managed to defeat Accelerator because he was in a mentally compromised state (brain-damaged version) and was distracted while protecting Last Order, thus being utterly crushed.

But the Accelerator before him now was the fully realized version, infinitely close to Level 6. Damn it... Lin Luo couldn't help but wonder how that "Date-Wielding Hand" from the original story managed to defeat Accelerator. Accelerator's attacks were almost impossible for even him to evade. How could a mere normal human body belonging to the Date-Wielder dodge everything completely?

Was it truly protagonist aura? Or was that legendary 'Godly Prediction' so potent that it surpassed his own near-Level 5 consciousness and nearly sixfold reaction speed?

Damn it, I’m the protagonist too! Where is my aura?!

Only now did Lin Luo realize that most elements from the original story held little reference value, especially those concerning the protagonist. If he followed the original narrative path, he was surely destined for a world of misery.

Fortunately, he had prepared sufficiently. Otherwise, facing this monstrous Accelerator right from the start, he probably wouldn't need the Starlight Avenue to cross over again... er, to cross over into the afterlife.

However, given the current situation, his chance of winning against Accelerator was less than one in ten... perhaps even less?

"That’s nothing. If you could truly interfere with my power completely, you wouldn't have struggled so much initially. You would have just interfered with my reflection."

"Isn't your reflection useless against me? How do you know I haven't interfered with it?" Lin Luo tried to mislead Accelerator.

"That’s what I’m about to find out..." Accelerator grinned widely, stomping the ground again. Several rushing sounds sliced through the night sky.

Lin Shao instinctively looked up, seeing four or five rail tracks descending from above, shooting toward him like sharpened swords.

Although the speed was slightly slower than before, this attack compensated with sheer numbers. Lin Luo dared not be careless and immediately fled the attack zone at his fastest speed.

But just as he moved from his original spot, rushing sounds assaulted his ears again. Looking toward the source, he saw a massive quantity of gravel hurtling toward him from all directions... The scene was as if several people were strafing him with shotguns!

"For your mother's—!"

Lin Luo couldn't help but curse. Accelerator was too despicable, attacking from two sides!

It was too late to use electricity to shatter the gravel. Helpless, Lin Luo could only materialize the Book of Contracts. In the next instant, tutu-tutu sounds erupted against his body. All the gravel struck him, instantly destroying the defense shield. The Book of Contracts flickered into visibility for less than the blink of an eye before snapping back inside his body.

Simultaneously, a ruthless prompt echoed in his mind: "Materialization of the Book of Contracts failed. Current Host deducted one hundred Life Force points."

One hundred points! Lin Luo felt such a pang of pain he nearly vomited blood. The only solace was that because the defense shield had buffered the impact, most of the gravel's kinetic energy was negated. Being struck felt only slightly painful, causing no major harm.

"Gahahaha... you were hit that easily?" Accelerator laughed wildly, as if discovering a new continent. "I see. You can't handle attacks from both sides simultaneously. That makes things much simpler. If I attack like this, even if my reflection is useless against you, and you can’t attack me, you’re still... doomed!"

As Accelerator finished speaking, several more rail tracks lifted from the ground, descending upon Lin Luo from above. At the same time, large amounts of gravel surged toward him from all sides!

Lin Luo's expression drastically changed. The Book of Contracts could not be materialized again now; he could only defend against or dodge one threat. Trying to evade both was simply impossible.

With no time for consideration, Lin Luo instinctively chose to avoid the rail tracks... This wasn't because he judged the rail tracks as having greater destructive power, but simply a subjective human judgment. Rails were much larger than gravel, and the subconscious mind always prioritized dodging the bigger threat.

Tutu-tutu-tu!

Just as he dodged the incoming rail tracks, over a hundred pieces of gravel slammed into him. Although he managed to protect his face in time, the immense impact force battered him until he was bleeding profusely, enduring a stabbing pain throughout his body.

The gravel shot by Accelerator possessed a terrifying force, even more potent than a shotgun blast. A normal person would have had their body perforated long ago. Fortunately, Lin Luo’s body was constantly covered in electrical currents, which negated part of the attack power the moment he was struck.

Even so, this was beyond what Lin Luo's current physique could withstand. A sweetness flooded his throat, and he couldn't hold it back. A mouthful of blood violently erupted from his mouth!

The intense pain nearly rendered Lin Luo unconscious. Before he could recover his breath, the sound of sharp objects piercing the air sounded near his ears again!

Stab!!

A rail track as thick as an arm shot toward him from dozens of meters away. The moment Lin Luo looked up, the track was already inches from his face. Then, under his very gaze, it violently pierced his body.

Through his chest, out his back!

The rail track did not stop upon hitting its target; it continued to drag Lin Luo’s body forward.

"Uwaaa!!!" Lin Luo’s face contorted in agony, and he screamed loudly.

Then, with a heavy bang, he crashed violently against a building behind him, his body shaking violently once more. Lin Luo felt his blood surging, his internal organs seemingly displaced, and his consciousness hovered on the verge of collapse.

"Tsk, are you done for just like that?" Accelerator stopped attacking, walking toward Lin Luo like a victor. "I thought you might be a clever fox that would entertain the hunter for a while. I didn't expect you to end up as just a pig destined for slaughter... But even a pig fighting this hard in front of me, Accelerator, deserves some praise, don't you think, brat!"

"Heh... heh..." Leaning weakly against the building behind him, Lin Luo started to laugh. With every chuckle, crimson blood trickled from his mouth.

"Uh, are you insane? You can still laugh at a time like this." Accelerator seemed slightly taken aback.

"Of course... I can still laugh..." he managed to say with the last remnants of his will. Lin Luo extended his hand and gripped the rail track impaled in his body with all his remaining strength.

"Although ending up half-dead like this... is indeed... rather pathetic..." Lin Luo slowly pulled the rail track outward, his face twitching violently from the pain.

"But! Fighting to protect those important to me, right now... I am... extremely proud... honored!"

"Ugh!" Lin Luo gritted his teeth and finally ripped the rail track free from his body. He then struggled to stand up from the ground with his trembling frame.

"Was it worth it?" Even Accelerator was shocked by Lin Luo's tenacity and subconsciously asked, "To sacrifice your only life for a few cheap experimental animals that can be manufactured at will, do you think it's worth it?"

"Worth it? Haha..." Lin Luo looked up at Accelerator, his eyes still burning with unyielding fighting spirit. He cracked his lips open. "Looking at the smile on my face, do you think it was worth it?!"

Accelerator remained expressionless. In his eyes, there was no smile on Lin Luo’s face, only a grimace completely distorted by agony.

Lin Luo pressed both hands against the building behind him, fighting to stay upright, and silently closed his eyes...

Contract Mode—Deactivate!

Divine Healing Spell—Repair!

Instantly, a faint white light enveloped Lin Luo. The wound on his chest began to rapidly mend at a visible rate... The reason he hadn't used the Divine Healing Spell earlier was that in his peak Level 4 state, the required Life Force points were astronomical, making it unaffordable. But reverting to his normal human state required only thirty-something points.

"What is this..." Seeing Lin Luo's injuries completely restored in a single instant, even Accelerator was unable to comprehend it, his eyes wide with disbelief.

"I won't concede defeat so easily, Accelerator!"

Zila! Blue-white currents flared around him again. Lin Luo stood rigidly before Accelerator, his eyes devoid of fear!

P: Four chapters, twelve thousand words in a burst, finally done. So tired, 55555, I need to go collapse...