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

Oh no, they've gotten me in close combat!

"Drink!"

The woman's frantic swing of the giant hammer was easily dodged by Touma Kamijou. He sidestepped and delivered a powerful blow to the woman's wrist, causing the hammer to slip from her grasp. He then hooked her unsteady foot with his foot. Meanwhile, his tightly clenched right fist first struck the woman's flinching hammer, and after the hammer dissipated upon contact, it followed up with a powerful punch to her face, knocking her to the ground and sending shards of rock flying.

"You... scoundrel..."

The struggling woman tried to stand up again, but Touma Kamijou had already reached out his right hand and grabbed the cross ornament that was attached to her tongue. With a "crack", the cross that touched Touma Kamijou's right hand shattered instantly, and the woman who saw all this rolled her eyes back and completely lost consciousness.

"ended."

With a long sigh of relief, Touma Kamijou finally relaxed and collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. In the distance of the dark sky, a faint white light finally began to appear.

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Still owes 54k. Speaking of which, I always felt that the motivation behind "Frontline Wind's" hostility towards the science side... well, it seems like he's a kid with a rather peculiar thought process.

Section 336, Chapter 15: Endgame Time

Pushing aside a huge rubble, Li Cheng dusted himself off and emerged from the ruins of the collapsed subway station.

Helicopters flew overhead, and many rescue teams ran back and forth around. One of the rescue team members noticed Li Cheng in the ruins and ran over to ask him if he was injured or needed help. Further away, people were rescuing the injured trapped in collapsed buildings. On a relatively flat open space, a bunch of stretchers were lined up, and the people lying on them were all covered with white sheets.

The sky was gray and white, with no sunlight shining through. Dark, gloomy clouds obscured the entire view. Just as Li Cheng emerged from the ruins of the subway station, a heavy rain began to fall.

Perhaps because of last night's fire, many houses and buildings were destroyed, and the black smoke rising into the sky has not yet dissipated.

In the distance, the sound of crying seemed to rise faintly, followed by more crying—men and women, young and old—intermittently echoing along this shattered road, their location unclear.

In a collapsed shop nearby, several rescuers shouted "one, two" and worked together to lift a slab of broken stone. The slab was quite heavy, and the group couldn't lift it for a while. Li Cheng rushed forward and moved the slab away. He then saw his mother, who had been crushed to death under the slab, and his infant child, who was still breathing in her arms.

"Those bastards!"

Among the rescue team members nearby, one of them cursed and threw his hat on the ground.

"The child can still be saved, get him to the doctor immediately."

"Take this mother to the morgue; we'll deal with her later."

"Hey, hey, hey, the rest of you, don't just stand there! There are still more than thirty people buried in the apartment building to the east. Hurry up and go help!"

The smell of blood, mixed with the smell of gunpowder and the stench of burnt things, is not a pleasant one.

Li Cheng recalled a time when he led his team to raid the enemy's stronghold during a joint mission in Southeast Asia, resulting in a fierce confrontation.

In the final moments of the battle, the village was completely engulfed in flames. At that time, the ruthless enemy used brainwashed child soldiers strapped with explosives to launch suicide attacks against Li Cheng's team. Finally, after the mission was won, standing amidst the ruins of the remaining village, this was the smell Li Cheng smelled.

It really... isn't a pleasant taste.

Li Cheng closed his eyes, letting the rain seep into his collar.

A chilling, bone-deep feeling.

"Buzz—buzz—Senior Li? Is Senior Li here?"

Touma Kamijou's voice came through the communicator, sounding somewhat tired.

"It's me, Kamijou. What's wrong?"

Li Cheng picked up the communicator with some confusion and said...

"The ground collapsed on South Street, burying a subway car. I'm participating in the rescue work here. But many people are also trapped on the roof of the Baimao Building in the North Plaza. Now, because the road to get up there is damaged and the building is in danger of collapsing, the rescue team can't get up there for the time being. Could you use your teleportation ability to help rescue people? Please!"

"The Hundred Trade Building? Got it. Don't push yourself too hard, Kamijou. Your physical condition isn't strong, and you've been through such a long battle..."

"Thank you so much for your help, Senior Li. I'll go down and help out once they dig the subway here. We'll chat in a bit."

What a troublesome brat!

Li Cheng sighed, put away the communicator, and turned around to see the Baimao Building not far away.

Li Cheng had a vague recollection of that building. He had passed through it while dodging the ice ship's attack. He hadn't expected that there would still be survivors hiding inside. The building was over thirty stories high, and the eighth to tenth floors had been hit by a large number of magic bullets from the ice ship, causing a significant collapse. The upper half of the building had also begun to tilt, making the entire building appear precarious.

In such a situation, it's understandable that the rescue team wouldn't dare to go up.

Li Cheng opened a portal and teleported directly to the rooftop, where a considerable number of survivors were trembling and waiting for rescue. Some of them even recognized Li Cheng and were secretly discussing things like, "These are the members of the action team that fought against the enemy last night." Li Cheng didn't react to this, opened a portal, and told them to go in quickly, then teleported them all to the ground.

Cheng, if you do this, more people will know that you have this ability!

Zi gently reminded him, but Li Cheng only paused slightly and still did not retract the gap.

"This doesn't matter anymore. At worst, we can just find a secluded place to hide. Right now, let me focus on saving more people. Sorry, Zi..."

There's no need to apologize to us; we understand how you feel at this time. But don't push yourself too hard, after all, your injuries are just as severe.

Zi, unusually, didn't say anything funny, while Li Cheng rubbed his slightly aching arm, replied "Don't worry," and continued to devote himself to the rescue work.

The destruction in Tokyo was far more severe than anticipated. The roaming magicians destroyed numerous buildings, and an area centered around the North Plaza suffered near-total annihilation.

In contrast, those who had fallen into a coma due to the strange spell were slowly awakening after the strange woman who cast the spell had her equipment destroyed, was knocked unconscious, and imprisoned. Even after successfully waking, they were temporarily unable to regain their mobility and could only receive treatment as wounded. Just minutes before, Li Cheng had received a communication from Kiritsugu Emiya. Kiritsugu, who had been taken back to the Emiya residence to be cared for, mustered his strength to inquire about Li Cheng's condition before quickly lying back down on his bed. He needed at least half a day to fully recover.

Even a B-level martial artist needs half a day to recover, so it's easy to imagine how long it would take for ordinary people to recover. At least for the next two or three days, all regular activities in this city will be basically impossible to carry out.

What a bastard! Even Li Cheng, an outsider, couldn't help but have the thought of teleporting to the prison in the front of the wind and killing her directly.

After rescuing the survivors in the building, Li Cheng, who came downstairs, first helped some rescue team members clear the ground covered by the collapsed rubble, and then walked towards the place where Kamijou Touma had been. Not long after, he saw Kamijou Touma walking in another direction with a gloomy expression. The collapsed area was where the subway survivors were supposed to be rescued, but there were no rescue teams left there.

"Kamijou, what are you doing here?"

Li Cheng asked in confusion, and seeing Li Cheng, Kamijou Touma hesitated for a moment before whispering:

"Everyone inside the subway suffocated due to the lack of air circulation caused by the collapse; there's no saving them. There are too few conscious and mobile rescue teams available right now. We have no choice but to try and save as many survivors as possible..."

Although he tried to speak as calmly as possible, his clenched fists and trembling body revealed the deep turmoil within this usually optimistic and cheerful young man.

For him, this must have been the first time he had encountered such a cruel and horrific event of casualties. It was an event that ordinary people would rarely encounter in their lifetime, an event that could truly be called a "disaster".

"Go for it, kid."

Li Cheng patted Touma Kamijou on the shoulder and whispered to him.

“The tragedy that has already happened cannot be changed no matter what we do. We must remember these pains and sorrows, and then work even harder to prevent more tragedies from happening. This is what our profession is about.”

“…I understand, senpai,” Touma Kamijou raised his head, trying his best to smile. “Don’t worry, I won’t be easily defeated by something like this!”

Finally, after working tirelessly until darkness fell again, Li Cheng, who hadn't slept for two days and two nights, casually wiped his blood-stained fingers on his dirty clothes, let out a long breath, and watched as two rescue team members carried the survivor with the broken leg out of the rubble.

After more rescue teams were dispatched from surrounding cities, there were finally enough personnel to carry out rescue work in an orderly manner, and a rough data report on the casualties was also available.

The number of direct deaths has already exceeded 50,000 and is still rising. As for the injured, due to that strange spell, they account for almost a third of the city's population. As for the damage to buildings and transportation routes, and the economic losses caused by these casualties, Li Cheng has not paid attention to them and is not very clear about them, but he is sure that it is not a small number.

As the A-level and B-level superhumans gradually recovered, and with the continuous increase in the number of rescue team members, Li Cheng could finally catch his breath after a busy day and no longer needed to work.

The prime minister, who had locked himself in a protective barrier, was rescued by Oda Nobueshi, who arrived at the scene. After the barrier was opened, people discovered that the prime minister had stockpiled a large amount of oxygen storage equipment and food in the room, enough to last for several weeks. However, although the crisis of the attack has been averted, greater pressure on the prime minister is now inevitable.

"He might even be impeached, since this attack happened entirely because of his Academy City plan."

Inside the hotel, Kiritsugu Emiya watched the news reports on television about the various aspects of the attack and spoke to the others in the room.

Because a construction project whose benefits are not yet apparent has led to such a major casualty incident, this is an extremely devastating blow to the gambler prime minister's public support. His opponents will certainly not let such an opportunity pass, and it is certain that an emergency vote to decide on impeachment will be initiated. The current prime minister has reached a point where it is difficult for him to even keep his own position.

"If the Prime Minister is really impeached, will the Academy City project also be halted?"

Rin asked weakly, still looking a bit listless. She lay on the sofa with her head resting on Wuming's lap, and there was even an ice pack on her head.

“It’s unlikely. The Prime Minister has already sold the land to Mr. Aleister. Even if the Prime Minister steps down now, the new Prime Minister has no right to stop construction from starting. However, as the action team, we will definitely be recalled, and the construction site security team composed of our people will definitely be disbanded and sent back.”

This time, Kokutou Kanya also answered the question. He was also standing in the room, intently watching the news report on television. Incidentally, Kokutou Kanya was not among those who fell into a coma during the mass coma that night.

"Although Mr. Aleister himself has hired a number of guards, their numbers and strength are far from sufficient compared to organized action teams. If the construction operation continues, the security of those teams will become a very big problem."

"But isn't there also a transcendent being?"

Rin continued to ask questions, and it seemed that she had become more talkative due to her physical limitations.

“Oda Nobueshi doesn’t care about the lives of ordinary people. His promise to protect Aleister was only because the Prime Minister asked him to. Now that the Prime Minister can’t even keep his own position, it’s hard to say whether he will continue to protect Aleister. He doesn’t care about the lives of those construction workers and guards at all.”

Kiritsugu Emiya replied casually, while Rin's expression turned displeased.

"What the heck is this? What exactly is this 'Transcendent'? He seems like a complete bastard!"

"Because that's exactly what that guy is like."

Kiritsugu Emiya sighed, stopped paying attention to what was on TV, and got up to leave the room.

Unsurprisingly, the Prime Minister faced a severe public backlash and even lost his position, being impeached and replaced by an opposition figure as acting Prime Minister. This was followed by the new Prime Minister's complete rejection of the Academy City project. Realizing that the government could not halt construction directly, all dispatched task forces were recalled, and Oda Nobueshi, who was originally protecting Aleister, returned to Tokyo at the government's request.

The Academy City construction plan thus became a solo endeavor for the Aleister Group.

Li Cheng was unsure how to react to this. After much deliberation, he could only sigh and stop dwelling on these overly complicated matters, focusing instead on the present moment.

"It hurts!"

Zi nourished Li Cheng's waist and abdomen with her demonic power. This was the area where Li Cheng suffered the most severe injuries from the magic explosion when the magic core was shattered. Cleansing away the abnormal magic mixed in with his body was no gentle experience, especially since he had been busy with rescue work all day while injured, which exacerbated the damage to his body caused by the abnormal magic.

"Bear with it, after all, being a hero comes at a price, doesn't it? Hehehe—"

Zi covered her mouth and chuckled, once again infusing her demonic power into Li Cheng's skin to cleanse it of the abnormal magic.

Li Cheng's gasp echoed throughout the room once again.

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This chapter is 4k words, I still owe 50k words, well, maybe I can finish it this month~

Section 337, Chapter Sixteen: Do you want a child?

The Wind Ahead—that's the name of one of the masterminds behind the destruction of Tokyo, the name of the woman whose face was covered in piercings.

Li Cheng learned of this name when her extradition was announced on television.