I adopted a child demon from the Gap, and I'm a special agent for the Bureau of Supernatural Ab

"Who knows?"

Throwing away the cigarette butt, Kiritsugu Emiya exhaled a puff of smoke, took out his pistol whose magazine had been emptied earlier to reload, and then took out the old-fashioned pistol that had always been by his side, loading a large, extremely clean bullet into it.

"We can't put all our hopes on others. Let's try to find the mastermind first. They put us in this place on their own initiative, so they can't keep hiding from us forever."

"That's true, but Emiya, have you sensed anything?"

"...It seems it wasn't just my imagination."

Huh? What did you sense? Tie Feng was puzzled by the two people's reactions, but soon he also noticed something was wrong.

The ground, walls, and ceiling of this enormous labyrinth seemed to be trembling slowly and imperceptibly, as if some strange movement was taking place.

"What kind of show is this now?"

Tie Feng spoke softly, and at that very moment, the tremor turned into a deafening roar.

Li Cheng looked around in utter astonishment and discovered that the maze seemed to have come alive, with the paths and walls constantly moving on their own. The next moment, he felt his feet slip and fell directly into a hole, while the other two were also transported to other places by this moving maze.

……

At the deepest part of the labyrinth, in a vast circular plaza, bathed in flickering candlelight, a young man opened his eyes and let out a slow sigh.

He looked at the wall to one side, where there should have been a row of torches. Now the torches were extinguished, and it seemed that a layer of blackness covered the once bright wall. In the shadows, he could see countless indifferent purple pupils flickering and intertwining within it.

"Even with thorough preparations and striking before the opponent fully recovered, the result was still unfavorable, and the opponent even managed to infiltrate this area?"

The young man spoke in a deep voice, his eyes filled with solemnity.

"A remarkable will, a respectable strength, but for that one and only salvation, this side will not give up either."

The young man raised his hand, and something seemed to change under his power. Then, a roar containing terrifying power, accompanied by the sound of a cage being completely shattered, resounded in the huge labyrinth, echoing for a long time.

"Test subject B-012 has been deployed. Now, let's see how successful our 'Hercules' can be in battle."

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Section 230, Chapter Thirteen: Unable to Think of a Title

"What...is going on here?"

Having just found the two separated individuals and barely managed to exchange information, they were separated again by the moving maze before they could even formulate a rough plan.

In conclusion, this maze itself is not static; it is very likely that it can be significantly altered according to the maze owner's own will or some other method.

“We need to find them again,” Li Cheng sighed, looking around at the somewhat dark, maze-like paths. “Come to think of it, the environment seems to have changed…”

At first, no matter where he went, the maze's layout and the appearance of the walls and floor tiles remained similar. But the place where Li Cheng was now looked more like an underground passage. Instead of torches, the walls were covered with pale, weak light bulbs crawling with dead moths.

The labyrinth itself had multiple layers, a fact Li Cheng had already discovered during his battle with the giant white monster. At that time, he was knocked through the ceiling and fell into a new layer of the labyrinth. But he didn't pay much attention to it then, quickly focusing on searching for traces of Emiya Kiritsugu and Tetsukasa.

If my guess is correct, this place likely has a rather complex structure...

"What kind of person is the one who can design such a complex, multi-layered, and self-changing maze? I have to admit I'm quite curious."

As Li Cheng spoke with a hint of emotion, he turned his head and looked at a young man slowly walking out onto the dimly lit road to the side.

"So, you're here to chat, or to fight?"

Li Cheng's voice was cold and clear. His demonic power silently condensed into a blade, which he held in his hand and pointed at Amakusa Shiro, who was walking towards him.

“If I could, I would certainly prefer to just chat,” Amakusa said with a bitter smile, but without hesitation drew a long sword from his waist. “However, I am certain that you, Mr. Li Cheng, will never support our wishes, so we can only become enemies.”

"You're the ones who ran out and ruined someone else's holiday, yet you turn around and say I can't possibly understand you. Are all criminals this temperamental these days?"

Li Cheng grumbled helplessly, but then suddenly waved his hand, and the demonic power instantly transformed into a sharp wind blade, sweeping towards Amakusa. Amakusa, anticipating this, swiftly dodged, closing the distance between them in the instant she avoided the wind blade. Li Cheng also quickly stepped forward, and in less than a second, the distance between them shrank from tens of meters to zero. A violent tremor erupted the moment they collided.

"Well!"

The overwhelming force caused Amakusa to grunt, barely able to grip his sword, and he had to retreat several steps to regain his balance. Opposite him, Li Cheng merely shook his slightly numb hands, staring at him with icy eyes.

The difference in strength is quite large; a direct confrontation is not advisable.

Amakusa calmed himself, gripping the blade tightly as he observed Li Cheng's every move.

My advantage lies in my basic physical qualities; I need to close the distance and force the opponent into a direct confrontation.

At the same time, Li Cheng saw the situation clearly, narrowed his eyes, and charged forward once again.

Amakusa's blade swung down almost reflexively, while Lee Seung raised his arm without hesitation, intending to use his bare body to fight against the katana that was clearly no ordinary weapon.

when!

The sound was crisp, not like flesh being cut, but more like the clinking of steel. Li Cheng blocked the blade with his wrist, while simultaneously closing the distance and throwing a punch. Amakusa dodged to the side, but was still struck heavily, staggering back several steps. Li Cheng pressed his advantage, his feet creating cracks in the ground, closing the distance to his opponent in almost an instant.

A faint purple light, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, was shimmering on Li Cheng's body.

Solid and soft are inherently opposing concepts. As long as one grasps the key, one can freely master the realm within them. After witnessing firsthand Zi's past, which was so long he couldn't even remember how long it had been, he gained a deeper understanding of the "realm" power that Zi possessed, and his mastery of that power became even more profound.

The fact that he was able to withstand being repeatedly hammered by that giant white monster was precisely due to his mastery of this skill. As long as the force wasn't so powerful as to be completely insurmountable, Li Cheng could reduce the damage to almost nothing.

Amakusa's earlier strike, which could have severed his arm, only managed to cut through a thin layer of skin under the influence of this force.

A fierce, high-speed battle ensued, leaving only afterimages. With no way to avoid it, both sides engaged in a desperate fight. The crisp sound of blades clashing, the air exploding, and the rumble of the ground and walls shattering filled the air. After a series of battles, Amakusa finally showed signs of fatigue. Li Cheng relentlessly pursued him, but at that moment, the surrounding maze suddenly shook and changed once again, instantly separating him from Amakusa.

Trying to escape this way? Impossible!

A dark rift materialized before him, and Li Cheng was about to step into it to pursue the enemy. But he suddenly stopped, his eyes widening. He hesitated for a long time before withdrawing the power of the rift, and the power of his realm that had surrounded his body also disappeared.

The contract intertwined with flesh and soul allowed Li Cheng to use Zi's power, thus enabling him to perceive Zi's usage of this demonic energy. Therefore, in that earlier moment, he clearly sensed that Zi had almost pushed her demonic energy to its limit. Whatever her reason for doing so, it was certainly not a good thing. Therefore, Li Cheng immediately stopped using the gap and realm to prevent his extraction of demonic energy from affecting Zi's situation.

"It seems you've given up using that power, Mr. Li Cheng."

In the ever-changing maze, Amakusa, sword in hand, reappeared before Li Cheng with a calm expression.

"Is she really your target?"

Clenching his fists, Li Cheng asked expressionlessly.

“…I’m truly sorry, but for the sake of our ultimate goal, I won’t mind resorting to temporary underhanded tactics.” Sheathing his blade, Amakusa seemed to feel a power coursing through his wrists. “You are strong, and I am indeed not skilled in combat. But, at least for now, I must defeat you!”

What is that...?

The left wrist released pure, sky-blue magic, while the right wrist emitted a reversed magic that was jet black with a hint of crimson. The completely opposite powers were like positive and negative electrodes connected, and an increasingly powerful force began to be born within them.

Do you want to defeat yourself by unleashing a burst of magical power?

Li Cheng frowned. At this moment, Zi was likely fighting a powerful enemy, so the use of gaps or realms could potentially interfere with her situation. However, he wasn't entirely confident that he could withstand this attack on his own.

"Phew—this is really troublesome..."

After figuring out the situation, Li Cheng turned and fled without hesitation. As if the maze knew his plan, it conjured up one dead end after another to block his retreat, while Li Cheng roared and smashed through the walls that served as obstacles, constantly increasing the distance between himself and his opponent.

At that moment, a profound torrent of magic erupted.

"Twin Arm - Big Crunch! Don't even think about escaping!"

In an instant, a deafening roar, as if shattering eardrums, erupted, followed by a surge of power that transformed into a black hole-like, twisting suction force and a terrifying aura capable of crushing everything. The surrounding labyrinth was almost instantly shattered, and an even more intense magical reaction followed.

Boom boom boom boom—

……

A subtle tremor seemed to resonate within the vast labyrinth. Deep within the labyrinth, a colossal white monster opened its eyes, seemingly gazing into the distance. However, after a moment of silence, it closed its eyes again, as if nothing had attracted its attention.

A few minutes later, the maze slowly changed, and Amakusa stumbled back to it, his hands bleeding profusely, almost completely destroyed.

"I made a mistake. I didn't expect him to have been enhanced to that extent. He was actually able to withstand that kind of attack."

The enemy's strength has exceeded what is normally achievable, and there are likely some variables they are unaware of that have led to the current situation.

"Fortunately, the effect hasn't been completely eliminated yet, and it's probably already starting to take effect. The existence of that thing should be able to create some obstacles for Mr. Li Cheng."

However, the plan must be changed, as the current configuration is clearly not suitable for the current situation.

Amakusa looked at the white giant monster sleeping peacefully in the labyrinth and began to think slowly.

……

"Is its power really that terrifying? If I hadn't become a little stronger recently, I probably would have been vaporized."

Large sections of the labyrinth were reduced to ruins, with two-thirds of it completely evaporated. It's clear the labyrinth is attempting to repair itself, but the severe damage is making the process very difficult.

Li sustained some injuries, but they weren't serious. In fact, he was surprised that he was able to withstand the opponent's full-force attack; he had never imagined that his body had become so strong.

After unleashing such an attack, the opponent vanished without a trace. Li Cheng remained vigilant for a while, and after realizing that the opponent had not shown up and the maze had not changed any further, he quickly left and did not stay in the same place any longer.

What exactly is the situation with Zi now?

The large-scale use of demonic power continued, and the opponent's condition was completely uncertain. Furthermore, they dared not use the Gap Realm for fear of causing further trouble. After much deliberation, Li Cheng finally abandoned his plan to go and check, and instead went to find Emiya Kiritsugu and Tetsukasa.

I hope she'll be alright.

"Is your concern for her out of worry for your adopted daughter, or out of concern for your friends and acquaintances, or have you already invested your own despicable thoughts into this?"

A familiar voice suddenly rang in Li Cheng's mind at that moment. He stopped and looked to his side, where a dark figure was following him closely, staring at Li Cheng with bloodshot eyes and a crazed expression.

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Section 231, Chapter Fourteen: Deep Dark

What... happened?

His mind was blank, his consciousness blurred, and everything before him seemed to merge into darkness, as if his retina had been pixelated. Li Cheng was almost losing control of his body, and could only rely on instinct to stumble forward.

What exactly happened...? Why did this happen...?

"You're resisting, you're afraid, aren't you?"