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

Li Cheng took a step back and warned Logan beside him.

"I know without you even saying it, Fuck, what exactly is this thing?"

Logan also took a step back, his outstretched claws cautiously watching behind the collapsing wall.

"You probably haven't met him, but he's an old acquaintance of mine."

As Li Cheng spoke, he used his demonic power to gather a fireball in his hand and threw it behind the wall in front of him. In the fleeting flash of firelight, Li Cheng and Logan saw black, seemingly alive mud wriggling and transforming into a human shape as it slowly walked towards them.

Kuroshio, it's Kuroshio again.

In Yukari's memory, in front of the man who tried to steal Remilia, in that gray space that was eroding Gensokyo, this was the fourth time Li Cheng had encountered this thing.

However, this kind of thing actually appeared in the Freedom Alliance's military base.

The mysteries surrounding these events seem to be far more complex than anticipated.

"This stuff is highly corrosive, so be careful not to let it come into direct contact with your body."

As Li Cheng spoke, he lunged forward, his heavy footsteps shattering the solid ground and kicking up clouds of dust. In an instant, he appeared before a black mud-like humanoid, his hand, glowing with purple light, piercing directly into its body. Amidst the black mud-like humanoid's eerie and piercing screams, its body began to rapidly disintegrate and perish.

Meanwhile, Logan, who had also rushed in from the other side, swung his claw blades with a roar, slicing a black mud humanoid in half at the waist. He then turned around and severed the arms of another black mud humanoid that was rushing up to launch a sneak attack, while the claw blades of the other hand pierced through the opponent's head.

Li Cheng clearly saw that beneath the black mud, the part that Logan had cut open revealed incomplete human skeletons.

Is this thing driving the remains of the soldiers who died here?

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

A mournful, viscous, and eerie howl echoed mournfully in this completely dark place, where no light had penetrated for many years. In Li Cheng's purple eyes, countless black mud figures, almost completely covering the entire passage, rushed towards him, emitting a suffocating stench of decay.

Three hours later, in the now dilapidated corridor, Li Cheng stood up after breaking down the last clump of black mud. Not far in front of him, Logan leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette. The corrosive wounds covering his entire body, to which the white bones were now visible, were healing at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye.

"For something this simple, they actually sealed off and abandoned the entire military base. Aren't those politicians out of their minds?"

Logan looked at the scattered broken bones on the ground and said with some disdain.

"Perhaps it has become weak because it has been locked up inside for so long?"

From Zi's memories and his past combat experiences, Li Cheng knew very well just how terrifying this seemingly unremarkable black mud was; it was a bizarre substance that even Transcendent beings could not avoid being corrupted by. But what he and Logan encountered this time seemed to be malnourished, completely lacking its expected lethality.

"In short, now that we've cleared out most of the strange things, it's time to go in and explore, and see what's inside."

As he spoke, Li Cheng took a step into the passage, then suddenly stopped. With a whooshing sound, a bullet imbued with magic grazed his face and exploded against the wall, creating a cloud of dust.

"What, aren't you going to keep watching?"

Li Cheng swiftly turned and picked up a pebble from the ground, instantly imbuing it with demonic power before throwing it towards the person who fired the shot. Another shot rang out, the pebble shattering in mid-air, and a dark figure was revealed before the two men.

They made no attempt to move, remaining motionless from the moment the shooting began. Was it that their combat skills were insufficient, or were they simply overconfident and fearless?

"I originally thought you would obediently eliminate those things and leave, but I didn't expect you to have such a spirit of exploration. However, I'm sorry, I can't let you see what's behind that passage. It's ultimately something that contains pollution, and I can't take that risk."

The man who fired the shot said with a cold laugh, while Li Cheng stopped in his tracks in utter shock, looking at the other man with disbelief.

"It's you?!"

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Chapter 12, Section 370: The Dark-Haired Man

A black, form-fitting coat with numerous gold patterns, its hem drooping, swaying slightly in the vortex of circulating magic.

One black and one white, both with wild designs and large-caliber pistols with blades, were slowly emitting blue smoke because they had just been fired.

Dark skin, golden eyes, and a resolute face seemed to reveal a stubborn character, yet also exuded an aura of decay.

Although his entire demeanor has undergone a complete and drastic change, there is no doubt that he is—

"Wuming, what are you doing?"

Li Cheng narrowed his eyes, cautiously observing the calm-looking man in front of him.

"Unnamed? What a nostalgic name. It feels like just yesterday we were talking to each other, calling each other friends. It's a pity that all of that is meaningless garbage to me now."

A mocking smile curved the man's lips as he slowly took a step forward.

"However, regardless of the circumstances, at least for now, at this very moment, as long as you continue to explore further, then I am your enemy. So, what will you choose?"

A strong fighting spirit, no, a merciless and chilling killing intent, emanated from the man before them.

At this moment, Wuming's figure became unfamiliar to Li Cheng. He realized that although this man looked almost exactly like Wuming, they were indeed two different people.

"Although I don't know what's wrong with you, Wuming, in short, you're asking for a beating, aren't you?"

Clenching his fists, Li Cheng stared intently at the man before him, taking a step forward. Before he could react, the man sneered and vanished in a sudden burst of demonic energy. The next moment, a gust of wind swept past Li Cheng's side. Before Logan could react, he was violently blasted away by a tremendous force, crashing heavily into a wall. With a deafening roar, the entire wall shattered under the force of the impact.

Immediately following was a powerful magical reaction, exploding from the spot where Logan had been blasted into, instantly engulfing half the room in intense heat and flames. Only then did the man appear beside Li Cheng, his expression grim and cold.

"Solve one, and there's one left."

Raising the still-smoking gun barrel, the man coldly addressed Li Cheng.

"Fuck yourself," Logan's angry shout rang out from the still-burning wall. Logan, whose body was covered in severe burns and torn flesh, walked out of the flames, his wounds slowly healing. "Trying to kill me with this little pain? That's a bit too arrogant."

"Tch, a self-healing superpower?"

The man frowned, watching Logan's gruesome wounds heal in just a few seconds, and couldn't help but show an expression of trouble.

Taking another step forward, Li Cheng lunged forward as the man stared at Logan, instantly appearing in front of him and delivering a straight punch to his face.

"They didn't even try to cover up their actions. Do you think this is a children's fight?"

The man scoffed, not even glancing at Li Cheng's retreating step, and swung his leg at Li Cheng with lightning speed. But Li Cheng's movements changed simultaneously; his fist loosened, transforming into a claw, and he caught the man's kick. Then, Li Cheng abruptly lowered his body, spun around, and slammed the man against the wall beside him. The powerful impact shattered the entire wall, along with the nearby ceiling and floor.

The next moment, before Li Cheng could make any further moves, the solid feeling in his hand suddenly disappeared, and the man he had been holding had vanished without a trace.

Spiritualization?

Li Cheng recognized the way the other party escaped almost immediately.

"Don't even think about running away!"

A massive purple light burst forth amidst Li Cheng's roar, instantly engulfing the entire abandoned military base and transforming it into an impenetrable purple cage.

During the battle in Academy City, by breaking the barrier Aleister used to seal him and Yukari, Li Cheng recently completed the reverse deduction of how that barrier was constructed. For the first time, he used the simulation of demonic energy to release a Super A-rank magic barrier.

"Boom!"

Two gunshots rang out, accompanied by two bursts of magical energy that exploded on the purple barrier. The man snorted coldly and reappeared in the hall, his gaze toward Li Cheng now icy cold.

"You really are a lot of trouble."

The man sneered, firing his twin pistols at Li Cheng relentlessly. The dense barrage of bullets, carrying intense magical power, easily sent Li Cheng flying. But in an instant, with a gap opening and closing, Li Cheng suddenly appeared in front of the man, his fists clashing violently with the man's twin blades. A huge shockwave sent dust flying around them, and with speed almost invisible to the naked eye, Li Cheng and the man clashed fiercely. Amidst the cold light, Li Cheng couldn't dodge in time and was slashed across the shoulder by the man, leaving a bloody gash before being kicked away.

"Drink!"

Logan charged forward with a roar, shattering a raised pistol with a swift swing of his claw blade. His other claw blade aimed directly at the man's chest, but the man grabbed his wrist. In the struggle, Logan roared and pushed forward, slamming the man against a broken wall. Then, the man kicked him in the face, sending him staggering back two steps, before shooting him in the abdomen, sending him flying backward.

"It's completely pointless."

With a soft hum, a new bladed pistol materialized in the man's hand. He looked at Li Cheng, who was clutching his shoulder and walking up again, and then at Logan, who was now unharmed and had gotten up. His expression grew increasingly disgusted.

"Killing you all here wouldn't be a problem for me. Do you really want to fight to the death?"

"Come on, you're not much better looking yourself."

Li Cheng chuckled, and the man was stunned for a moment. He reached up and touched the top of his head, only to find that there was a scar on his cheek that he didn't know when.

"I see. It seems that the extraordinary powers in this world also have their own unique characteristics."

He placed the two pistols together, and with a sweep of magical light, a long, narrow double-edged sword formed in his hand. Then, the man charged forward. Li Cheng swung an attack, but the man easily dodged it. Logan's attack was also dodged. The next moment, ignoring Li Cheng and Logan, the man charged straight into the place where the black mud men had emerged.

"Oh no, this guy wants to destroy what's inside!"

Immediately realizing what the man intended to do, Li Cheng opened a gap and caught up with the rapidly advancing man in the next moment. However, the man turned around and almost hit him in the face with a shot. He barely managed to dodge by activating his demonic power to enhance his agility, but even so, one of his ears was almost sliced ​​off and became a bloody mess.

"He's really a headache. Nobody likes someone who doesn't know how to give up."

Seeing that Li Cheng had not been seriously injured by the previous attack, but instead caught up even faster, the man's expression became even more gloomy.

"I'm really sorry, but I not only have people who like me, I even have a wife now."

Li Cheng replied with a smile, and with the powerful boost of demonic energy covering his entire body, he charged forward again, striking forward with a single blow. The man, wielding a blade, attempted to defend, but Li Cheng's overwhelming strength easily shattered the blade, striking him hard in the abdomen. He coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew backward, rolling to the side of the passage.

“Although I don’t know what’s wrong with you,” Li Cheng said, wiping the blood from his fist as he slowly approached the man who was struggling to stand up. “But I’m still a friend of Emiya, so I’m happy to help his son regain his senses.”

"Sober? Hahaha, I'm really sorry, I've always been perfectly lucid."

The man laughed loudly, as if he had heard something very funny.

"The person you're talking about, you must have had a good relationship with him, right? That's a real pity. I'm no longer the same person as him. What's standing in front of you now is just a rotting, broken shell."

The dark-skinned man spoke in a cold voice, slowly standing up and meeting Li Cheng's gaze.

"No matter what your relationship was with him in the past, it cannot change the present. I am nothing more than a shameful and laughable partner of justice, nothing more."

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Chapter Thirteen, Section 371: The Youth's Awakening

Dark night.

Emiya Shirou cautiously crept into the city alleys under the cover of night, slowly approaching the front.

At this moment, he was on the edge of New York City, in a slum that reeked of garbage and was filthy and chaotic.

He could sense that Ilya's movements were heading in this direction.