The magician beside him spoke confidently, but for some reason, he stopped talking halfway through his sentence.

Not only that, the squad next to them, who were reloading their bullets in preparation for the next round of firing, also stopped moving at this moment, as if they had been frozen in place.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"

The fat man nudged the man beside him, somewhat puzzled. But with that movement, the magician's body seemed to disintegrate like a mass of flesh, suddenly collapsing to the ground, blood gushing out. His once-complete human form instantly turned into a pile of minced meat. The fat man who had slapped him was now drenched in blood.

Puff—puff…

Like a signal, one by one, the squad members beside him exploded into a bloody mist, turning into a pile of minced meat on the ground. The fat man stared wide-eyed, his face pale, at this absurd and bloody scene. Then, he heard a clear, cold female voice behind him:

"High-risk superhuman coordinates 1, already marked."

who is it!

His strong combat instincts spurred the fat man to turn around swiftly and leap backward. But with that leap, he felt himself collide with an invisible net, an incredibly sharp net that instantly sliced ​​through his skin with countless fine lines. The next moment, he saw a cold woman wearing a veil standing not far from him.

A bullet, rapidly magnified before his eyes, pierced his skull in an instant.

"Confirmation complete, kill achieved."

On the deserted, dilapidated tower, Kiritsugu Emiya spoke calmly, removing a hot shell casing and pressing the second bullet into its trajectory.

Li Cheng ran all the way to a place far from the battleground, placed the female magician from his direct subordinate squad, who had been injured and unconscious in the previous battle, in a residential house, and then quickly turned back. Ahead of the road, he clearly saw a tremendous explosion occur on the top floor of the abandoned hospital, the top three floors of which were instantly reduced to flying debris. Then he heard the screams of Ghost Fist, the captain of the direct subordinate squad.

A tall man held the battered Demon Fist in one hand, his mouth agape as if mocking him. Kiritsugu Emiya's gunshot arrived almost instantly, but the man easily caught the bullet with his other hand. He then frowned and gave a few instructions to those around him, and immediately more than ten people ran towards the tower where Kiritsugu Emiya was.

Ryougi Shiki appeared on the top floor at that moment, her clothes stained with blood, indicating the countless lives she had taken. Undoubtedly, the chilling aura emanating from her was quite striking; almost immediately, two people rushed towards her, only to have their heads easily severed.

At this moment, Li Cheng had already rushed downstairs despite a group of men in black shooting at him. He took a leap and jumped onto the fifth-floor exterior wall. Then, he pushed off the wall with both feet, shattering it as he jumped up again. After several such leaps, he reached the top floor, which was more than twenty floors high.

Behind him, countless sharp lines pierced through the pursuing gangsters and terrorists. The believer's figure seemed to merge with the darkness, casually slaughtering these defenseless ordinary people. A short, thin man with some strength roared as he chased after the believer and thrust his knife, only managing to cut a single strand of hair. The next moment, a high-explosive bomb, which had been placed against his chest without his knowledge, detonated with a deafening roar.

On this dark night, a considerable number of bright flames unexpectedly appeared in this desolate city known as the abandoned port.

The top floor of the hospital had now become a battle between one man and numerous enemies, while Li Cheng stopped on the fifteenth floor, smashed a window, and came to a stop in front of two members of his direct subordinate squad who were fleeing for their lives.

"Ha, so you're that guy from Group Six? You managed to escape our ambush, but you still come back to die? You really think you can be a hero?"

The man in charge of the chase was an old man with a mohawk, who grinned wildly at Li Cheng, revealing a half-missing tooth. But in less than half a minute, he was thrown out of the building by Li Cheng like trash, while the two men who had been chased all over the building looked at Li Cheng as if they were looking at a devil.

"An old man whose strength is barely at A-level, or maybe not even that, only knows a few terrifying suggestive magic tricks and he's managed to chase you two combat types like this? Are you kidding me?"

He cursed at the two men, and realizing that the one on the top floor was still fighting alone, Li Cheng quickly ran upstairs, leaving the two exhausted men lying on the ground staring at each other.

Meanwhile, on a tower not far away, Kiritsugu Emiya was checking on the battle situation of the sixth team via communications.

Li Cheng rescued one person on the first floor, two people on the fifteenth floor, and one person on the twenty-first floor.

The team leader rescued one person on the seventh floor and confirmed the deaths of two others.

The believers found a member of the squad who had successfully escaped outside the hospital.

Rin encountered a gang patrolling the road on her way to the police station and was engaged in a battle. She expected to finish the fight within five minutes and arrive to relieve them. However, according to the observation from the sixteenth floor of the hospital a minute earlier, the police station had not yet fallen and was holding its ground quite well, using the terrain to its advantage.

In summary, so far, the officers are in good condition, while six members of the direct task force have been rescued, five have been confirmed dead, and only Captain Ghost Fist remains, having been captured by the enemy on the top floor.

Unfortunately, the previous shot exposed them. Now the entire top floor is under the influence of wind magic, and the bullets fired will lose kinetic energy before hitting people due to the slowing effect. The Origin Bullet must be reserved as a trump card for critical moments and cannot be used recklessly before the team leader finds an opportunity or is in a crisis.

In other words, I must now wait for an opportunity.

Boom!

The sound of the gate beneath the tower being smashed echoed.

Or perhaps, we should end our own troubles before the opportunity arises?

As he drew his dagger and miniature pistol, Kiritsugu Emiya listened to the rapidly approaching footsteps downstairs, his expression gradually turning cold.

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Section 269, Chapter Seven: The Feeling of Being Seen

A muffled explosion suddenly rang out from downstairs. Kiritsugu Emiya knew that one of the attackers had stepped on a bomb he had planted.

Screams and angry curses rang out, followed by the sound of something rapidly approaching. Kiritsugu Emiya quickly rolled to the ground beside him, and the floor he had been standing on was smashed open, revealing a large, bald man emerging from downstairs.

"Found you, you rat!"

With a furious expression that seemed to want to tear Kiritsugu Emiya to pieces, the man charged straight forward like a heavy tank, cracking the concrete ground as he crashed into Kiritsugu Emiya.

Regardless of speed or strength, men are undoubtedly extremely powerful. In such a narrow room, the opponent would have no chance of dodging his attack and would only suffer a painful death with all his bones shattered.

The man's expression was covered by a bloodthirsty smile.

"Time accelerated, doubled!"

The man's smile froze on his face.

Why did that guy suddenly disappear from my sight?

Before he could finish his thought, a sharp pain in his lower abdomen interrupted his train of thought. A strong sense of danger made him quickly dodge, resulting in only a small cut on his side. Even so, he was already sweating profusely from the pain, and his side was now completely stained crimson with blood.

Kiritsugu Emiya, holding a dagger, had somehow taken up a corner of the room. The moment the man turned to look for him, Kiritsugu suddenly pulled a submachine gun from his waist and unleashed a barrage of fire at him.

Like burning sparks and flying bullet casings, a series of bullets struck the man's body almost instantly, followed by a spray of blood.

"Uh ah ah!"

The man roared, relying on his superhuman physical strength to charge towards Kiritsugu Emiya through a hail of bullets, but once again, he missed. This time, however, he clearly felt a force transmitted from his shoulder, and the next moment, the cold muzzle of a gun was pressed against his ear.

"boom!"

The powerful bullet pierced the eardrum, instantly turning the man's skull into a pulp. However, seemingly due to the sheer strength of his body, the bullet somehow became lodged inside the man's skull, failing to penetrate his head directly.

Even so, this attack had already killed the man completely.

Kiritsugu Emiya jumped off the man's shoulder, watching the tall figure fall heavily to the ground, his gaze lingering on the densely packed submachine gun bullets lodged in the man's flesh.

So it's really baffling that a martial artist can withstand bullets with his body. He wasted an extended magazine and didn't cause any effective damage. In the end, he still had to rely on strategy to kill his opponent.

The sounds from downstairs continued to approach, indicating that more people were heading this way. Kiritsugu Emiya changed the magazine on his submachine gun, considered for a moment, then loaded a high-powered bullet into his old-fashioned pistol before jumping directly down through the large hole in the floor.

Moments later, the sounds of fierce gunfire echoed throughout the dilapidated tower.

……

On the other side, Li Cheng, who had already reached the top floor, was working with Shi and the believers in the shadows to try to break through the enemy's formation and rescue the captain of his direct squad.

Amidst the flames, the sound of the ground collapsing could be heard. The already dilapidated buildings could not withstand high-intensity combat, and the top floors of the buildings had almost completely collapsed. In the ruins, several figures were moving and fighting.

"Damn it! Are these three really that strong? They're all A-rank, so why can't we win even though we outnumber them by almost double?!"

The tall man gripping the Ghost Fist looked utterly incredulous and couldn't help but shout angrily. Beside him, a shirtless, tattooed man also looked solemn. In front of them, seven or eight of their most trusted men were fighting the three from the sixth group. Despite having the numerical advantage, the three were overwhelming the seven or eight, with one of their men dying every minute or two.

"No, if we keep fighting, we'll all be wiped out. You watch this trash, I'm going to help!"

Finally, seeing the situation getting worse and worse, the tall man couldn't hold back any longer and roared, throwing the Ghost Fist he was holding at the tattooed man like trash. He then rushed into the crowd, heading straight for Li Cheng.

One of the two leaders has finally been brought down.

Li Cheng, who had been keeping a close eye on the other side's movements, immediately noticed the tall man's appearance. He dodged an attack from an assailant beside him and suddenly lunged forward, appearing in front of the man. The two men threw punches almost simultaneously, engaging in a solid head-on collision.

Boom!

The powerful punch, so intense it shook his entire body, resulted in Li Cheng taking a slight step back.

"what!"

The tall man roared and followed up with another punch, clearly wanting to press his advantage. But the next moment, Li Cheng opened his right eye and a faint purple light appeared on it. He threw another punch, directly sending the tall man flying, crashing through the ground and landing on the next floor.

"How...how is this possible?!"

The first strike was utterly harmless, but in just two or three seconds, the opponent's power suddenly surged to immense magnitude, instantly overwhelming him, who was known for his strength. The man could hardly believe it, but before he could react, Li Cheng's figure appeared before him in an instant. With a deafening explosion, the tall man's breath caught in the rubble.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop, Shi had successfully killed the tattooed man. Although the process was not easy—the man even attempted to kill Oni-ken when he was about to be defeated—the actions of the followers lying in ambush ultimately led to the complete annihilation of this powerful combined gang of gangsters and terrorists.

Kiritsugu Emiya's communications were restored at this moment, indicating that he had successfully eliminated the more than ten people who had come to attack him. Soon after, Rin's magical communication also came through, saying that the police had successfully rescued him.

"Although it took a lot of effort, the final result was acceptable."

Wiping the blood from his face, Li Cheng carried the unconscious Ghost Fist on his back and took him to the room where the surviving direct subordinate team was staying.

Those still alive and conscious in the squad looked bewildered, showing little reaction to Li Cheng bringing their captain. Li Cheng was at a loss for words, as they had indeed persisted in fighting despite the plan's flaws, leading to their current predicament. In other words, their current miserable state was entirely of their own making.

In the dark, abandoned port, the dilapidated and still burning ruins stood out starkly. Li Cheng could see many people observing all this from a distance. He didn't know if they were other forces in the city watching, but the headquarters' communication arrived soon, and more people would come to escort them away and clean up the site, so Li Cheng wasn't too worried at the moment.

It's already 4:30 AM. Wow, time flies! I've been up all night.

He felt slightly tired, but not so sleepy that he couldn't keep his eyes open. Li Cheng walked outside, pondering his next move. But at that moment, he suddenly stopped.

Something's not right. There's something wrong with me.

He stood still, as if his heartbeat had stopped for a moment.

Something... is wrong, right here, right now, something...

He opened his eyes wide, took a deep breath, and slowly looked around.

I couldn't see anything, and I didn't find anything.

But something's not right, absolutely not right.

I can't quite put my finger on what it is, and I don't know how to describe the feeling, but I definitely felt something was off, an intense and undeniable abnormality.

What exactly is it...?

"Ha ha……"

My breathing has become heavy, and my clothes are soaked with sweat.

Li Cheng tensed up, like a beast poised to pounce, waiting for his chance to strike. But before him lay nothing more than an ordinary, dilapidated street, nothing to be wary of.

I could not feel breathing, I could not feel a heartbeat, and there was no trace of magic flowing through me.

However, such an uncomfortable feeling, such a strong sensation—

What is it? What is it?

Li Cheng suddenly understood what this feeling was all about.

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