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

Clenching his fist, Shirou Emiya walked among the crowd, along the bustling city streets.

I cannot give up, I cannot run away. If I continue to back down, Shirou Emiya will never forgive himself. Therefore, even if my strength is insignificant, I must fight to the very last moment.

However, despite his enthusiasm, Shirou Emiya couldn't understand the various signs on the street because of the language barrier and lack of written language. After walking for a short while, he no longer knew where to go.

I just made a vow in my heart, and then I got lost and didn't know where to go. If this continues, won't I become a laughing stock? No, this won't do, I can't let this continue.

At that moment, Shirou Emiya suddenly remembered something.

A faint blue halo flickered in his eyes. Guided by this halo, he seemed to sense something and looked in one direction, then firmly decided on his goal.

Shirou Emiya and Illya are siblings without blood ties. However, because Illya is always very attached to Shirou, and Shirou also likes Illya very much, the two of them cobbled together a sensing spell. As long as they are in the same city, activating this spell will allow them to sense each other's location.

However, due to the immaturity of the incantation itself, this sensing was unreliable and could only detect a general location. When Shirou Emiya activated the incantation just now, he only vaguely sensed Illya's approximate location; he would have to search for her to find out exactly where she was.

But that's enough.

Regaining his composure, Shirou Emiya headed in the direction he had sensed earlier, running quickly through the crowd.

At the same time, Kiritsugu Emiya finally discovered that Shirou Emiya had run away.

"That was really reckless..."

Kiritsugu Emiya tossed his cigarette butt into the trash can, which was already overflowing with ash, rubbed his eyes, and sighed helplessly.

"That was indeed too impulsive," said Kurogiri Mikiya, who was standing to the side, and then sighed softly. "However, with Mr. Li Cheng and Shiki there, he should be alright, right?"

"I hope so. I've already sent the letter along with it."

Emiya Kiritsugu took a sip of tea and continued studying the stack of documents in front of him.

"Is that alright? Our situation here is just as dire."

Kurogiri Miki wasn't surprised by Emiya Kiritsugu's decision, but her expression still became somewhat worried.

"This is the only way for now. If it really doesn't work, we'll have to ask the local superhuman forces for their cooperation."

As he spoke, Kiritsugu Emiya glanced at the title of the document in his hand:

[A summary of intelligence regarding the frequent activities of the cult "Happy Heaven" around the world]

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Section 367, Chapter Nine: Traps and Outsiders

It was late at night again.

"If I keep staying up all night like this, I'll die of a sudden illness sooner or later."

A somewhat helpless voice came from the communicator.

"And didn't you say you didn't want me involved? Why are you asking me for technical support now?"

"Since you've already seen things you shouldn't have seen and have actually gotten involved, I might as well let you continue. Besides, I really can't find anyone with electronics skills right now, so I can only make do with you for the time being."

Li Cheng, lying in the grass, looked at the brightly lit warehouse ahead and spoke into the communicator.

"Hey, what do you mean by 'make do'? I'm the world's best hacker, you know! How dare you look down on me!"

Is this the main point of the rebuttal?

"Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and hack into that lousy factory's surveillance system. We'll need your help with the operation later."

Li Cheng responded somewhat impatiently, while Matou Shinji muttered to himself and started typing on the keyboard unhappily, beginning to execute the intrusion program.

The intelligence provided three different meeting locations, and Li Cheng and his team could not determine which was real and which was fake. Therefore, they had to assign one person to each meeting location and set up ambushes at each location.

Li Cheng, Shi, and the vengeful Logan each chose a meeting place and laid an ambush in advance, while the seriously injured Wuming found a place with good visibility, suitable for long-range support, and prepared to fire on the three of them.

Time slowly passed, and finally, at 2:40 a.m., Li Cheng, who was lying in ambush in the bushes, saw three black cars driving towards the warehouse ahead under the cover of night.

All the cars were heavily concealed, making it impossible for Li Cheng to see who was inside. The warehouse was now heavily guarded, with every possible entrance and exit tightly secured. Li Cheng waited until all three cars had entered the warehouse and the doors were fully closed before he acted. Seizing an opportunity, he used a teleportation technique to a corner of the warehouse, altering the light around him with his spiritual power to ensure he wouldn't be noticed by anyone.

Then the alarm went off quickly, and the noise filled every corner of the empty warehouse.

What... what's going on here?

Li Cheng was stunned.

“It’s a body temperature alarm, it’s definitely a body temperature alarm,” Shinji Kiri quickly realized in the communication room. “They must have figured out how you can stay undetected, so they installed a body temperature alarm. It’s just that changing the light to hide won’t avoid the body temperature alarm.”

Is there another way?

In the one or two seconds that Li Cheng was stunned, countless bullets had completely covered his location. Li Cheng had no choice but to turn around and dodge, trying to open a gap to leave, but he found that he could not leave the warehouse. A powerful spatial sealing force isolated the inside and outside of the warehouse, and Li Cheng could not leave for the time being.

Is it a trap?

Shinji Matou's communications have been completely cut off. If that child remembers what he told him earlier, he should have already left the room to seek refuge with Kiritsugu Emiya. As for Ryougi Shiki and Logan, Li Cheng doesn't have the energy to pay attention to them for the time being and can only rely on their own fighting strength.

"Roar--!!"

Amidst the piercing roar, three red giants appeared in the enclosed warehouse, while many soldiers stood on the second and third floors above, continuously firing at Li Cheng.

Li Cheng quickly scanned the crowd and then used his demonic power to sense them, ultimately confirming that Stryker was not among them.

In other words, he'd stepped into a trap. So, of the other two, Logan and the team leader—should one of them be able to find the real meeting place? Or rather…

A bright red giant soared into the air and slammed down on Li Cheng's location. He had to stop thinking for the moment and take a few steps back to avoid the giant's punch that would collapse the ground.

Okay, let's think about these questions later.

Having dodged the three giants' frenzied attacks, Li Cheng was accidentally hit by a rocket and sent flying far away. As he rushed out amidst the explosion and burning flames, he looked at the enemies who were waiting in ambush.

For now, let's deal with these enemies in front of us.

With purple demonic power coursing through his body and his eyes turning pale purple, Li Cheng strode forward to meet the three roaring giants charging at him.

Twenty minutes later—

The quiet warehouse collapsed with a sudden, intense flash of light. Li Cheng emerged from the ruins, looking rather displeased.

After successfully dealing with the three giants, Li Cheng began trying to capture the soldiers who were firing guns, hoping to extract some useful information from them. However, once captured, the soldiers appeared confused. It was only after Zi Yuan, who was staying at Logan's house, investigated that it was discovered that these people had controllers installed in their brains. If the situation was not right, their memories would be forcibly erased, making it impossible for anyone to obtain anything of value.

Moreover, the power of this controller is extraordinary. Anyone who was successfully subdued by Li Cheng was rendered completely unconscious within ten seconds, to the point of biting their fingers, crying and screaming for milk.

"Hu-hu-"

After catching his breath and making sure his strength had recovered to a certain extent, Li Cheng took out his communicator and contacted Ryougi Shiki and Logan.

"Team leader, how's the situation on your end?"

"The traps have all been eliminated."

Ryougi Shiki's answer was concise yet bloody, clearly indicating that a massacre had just ended.

"Is Logan still alive?"

"That man named Stryker isn't here. How reliable is your information?!"

It seems this person also came away empty-handed.

In other words, all three meeting locations mentioned in the intelligence reports were fake, merely pre-prepared traps waiting for the three of them to fall into. Li Cheng then inquired further and confirmed that all three of them encountered three red giants and a large number of armed soldiers; the enemy configuration at the three fake meeting locations was exactly the same.

"So, we were tricked by that bastard?"

Logan said in an extremely irritable manner.

"No, it's possible that the real meeting address is hidden within the intelligence report. The intelligence report that listed three fake meeting addresses might actually be a coded message. The real meeting address could only be found by deciphering the hidden information within that intelligence report."

But they don't have time to decipher intelligence right now. None of the people present are skilled in this area, and even if they were to try, by the time they cracked this point, the other side would have already finished the meeting.

Are we going to have to return empty-handed?

Thinking of Tie Feng, whose whereabouts are still unknown, and Illya, the daughter of Emiya, who was taken away, Li Cheng clenched his fists and his mood became depressed.

"Hey, Senior Li Cheng, team leader, and that old guy, something's up."

Wuming's communication system rang at that moment.

"At coordinates A17, B189, there is thick smoke and obvious magical energy fluctuations. At this level of fluctuation, there should be A-level powerhouses fighting there. Search there; you might find some clues."

……

William Stryker opened the car door, stepped out, and calmly surveyed the filthy warehouse before him.

"I'm sorry for choosing this location. Please understand that we must ensure adequate security."

A man dressed entirely in black stood in the center of the warehouse and spoke to Stryker in a hoarse voice.

“I completely understand, and in fact, this environment makes me feel their sincerity even more,” Stryker smiled, then his expression quickly turned serious. “So, the legendary ‘Holy Grail,’ did you bring it with you?”

“At least for now, please refer to the Holy Grail as ‘she’,” the man chuckled hoarsely, then waved his hand, and a huge cabinet behind him slowly opened. “Although it is only a half-finished product, its ingenious design is so exquisite that even I can only admire its perfection.”

Inside the open cabinet, Ilya, dressed in a white dress, lay quietly, her sleeping face exquisitely beautiful, like a work of art created by nature.

"So, she's alive?"

Stryker stepped forward and carefully examined the exquisitely beautiful girl, who resembled a doll. His brows furrowed unconsciously.

“That’s right, she even went to school, went on field trips, and lived like a normal child. It’s unbelievable, isn’t it? A wonderful thing that could change the world has become an ordinary child.”

The man laughed behind Stryker.

"What a waste."

Stryker said coldly.

"Yes, what a waste."

The man echoed his agreement.

“But now, it will become a pivotal point for the Free Alliance to change the world,” Stryker said, unable to resist reaching out and gently stroking Ilya’s long silver hair. “But there is one thing I must correct you on: in any case, we should not refer to the Holy Grail as ‘she.’ Only those who cannot realize its value would treat it as a human being, but in fact, it is nothing more than a tool that has been created.”

As he spoke, Stryker suddenly grabbed Illya's left arm and squeezed it tightly, causing the sleeping Illya to let out a soft cry of pain. Then, he released his grip, looked at the new bloody gash on Illya's arm, and revealed a satisfied smile.

"Tools do not need to be treated as human beings."

He calmly made his final summary, his gaze then sweeping behind him to a corner of the warehouse filled with clutter.

"So, that lost child, do you agree with what I said?"

As Stryker finished speaking, the soldiers who had come with him instantly became alert, and at least thirty or forty guns were simultaneously aimed at the pile of debris.