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

Cheng Yan had no choice but to retreat to the gate of the testing ground to block anyone who might take this opportunity to enter. Although the girl's condition was indeed very strange, he could not let the enemy have the chance to stop his friend.

No matter how strong they are, it's unlikely they can directly threaten me.

Cheng Yan thought to himself.

Amidst the smoke, Ryougi Shiki stood silently with her eyes closed.

No one saw that the gruesome gash on her stomach was gradually healing. The numerous wounds, large and small, on her body were also slowly disappearing.

Power, I need power...

I need more powerful strength, enough to kill this person...

I... need strength...

In the bustling streets of New Tokyo Special Ward, two figures carrying large and small bags were walking and chatting when one of them, a girl with short, neat hair, suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong, Zhi? Why are you suddenly quiet?"

Kurogiri Mikiya's younger sister, Kurogiri Senka, looked at Ryougi Ori, who was standing still beside her, with great confusion, and then asked.

"Something's come up, that guy's in trouble, hmph. Alright, I'll take a nap here, I'll leave the rest to you."

As she spoke, Zhi placed all the goods she had bought on a bench by the street, then sat down herself, tilted her head, and actually fell asleep.

"Huh? Wait a minute. Zhi, wait a minute, what are you doing? Hey, wait a minute, are you really asleep already? You must be kidding me, so fast?"

A sudden gust of wind arose. It swept through the bustling streets, soared into the sky, and drifted into the distance, flying to a small island shrouded in smoke and torrential rain, all the way to that tall building, behind its broken walls, where a girl stood silently with her eyes closed.

The broken puzzle pieces are now whole again.

Shi raised her head and slowly opened her eyes.

Their eyes, as dazzling as neon lights, bloomed freely in the mist.

At this moment, the strange pressure that Cheng Yan felt reached its peak.

"What exactly is going on?"

His doubts and anxieties were resolved in the next moment.

Emerging silently from the mist, her striking eyes appeared before Cheng Yan. The girl with those dazzling eyes gripped a dagger tightly, silently appearing before him with an almost palpable killing intent.

"Magic Eye?!"

Cheng Yan cried out in alarm, and Shi sprang into action in an instant. Her speed was significantly increased compared to before. Cheng Yan could barely see her movements. The next moment, Shi appeared before Cheng Yan, her dagger slashing down with a powerful sense of crisis that nearly made Cheng Yan's brain explode with blood.

Absolutely, absolutely must not let her stab me!

The next moment, Cheng Yan quickly dodged to the side.

He couldn't understand it, he couldn't comprehend it, but Cheng Yan was certain his intuition wouldn't be wrong. Even if it didn't hit a weak point, even if it just grazed his body lightly, the blade could very well kill him if it touched him.

Are you kidding me? How could I have such an illogical premonition? Is it because of those eyes? Indeed, her eyes are very strange. According to the teachings of my elders and teachers, they seem to be something called "magic eyes," a concept proposed by the magician community.

What kind of demonic eyes are these? What kind of demonic eyes could give me such a terrifying feeling that I could die at any moment?

The pattern, once again, silently drew near.

Cheng Yan didn't fight head-on; instead, he began to retreat. It wasn't just to defend against the blade; he could clearly sense that his opponent's overall abilities had improved dramatically—strength, speed, stamina, and physical fitness were all strangely far beyond their previous levels. He didn't understand what was happening, but he clearly knew the immense danger involved, so he unhesitatingly chose to temporarily avoid the attack, fighting and retreating simultaneously.

However, the enemy did not intend to let him fight and retreat as he wished.

With a roar like that of a wild beast, Li Cheng stumbled in through the main entrance and easily spotted Cheng Yan, who was fending off Ryougi Shiki's fierce attack, in the mist. He pounced on him immediately. Before Cheng Yan could react, Li Cheng grabbed him by the neck with one hand and dragged him to the ground.

Almost simultaneously, the sharp knife in Ryougi Shiki's hand fell swiftly. Cheng Yan only had time to raise his hands and barely managed to catch the blade in front of him. At that moment, the tip of the knife was only two or three centimeters away from his head.

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Section 93, Chapter Twenty-Eight: The End of the Breakthrough

Li Cheng, who was choking Cheng Yan, pressed down on the blade as he thrust it towards Cheng Yan, while Cheng Yan, who was trying to catch the blade and avoid being stabbed, fell to the ground, forming a rather strange shape.

"Um...uh..."

Undoubtedly, Cheng Yan, who was being suppressed by both of them at the same time, was in the most agonizing stage during this stalemate.

Li Cheng could easily break free with his left hand, which was twisting around his neck, if he wanted to. However, if he were to actually deal with Li Cheng behind him, the blade in front of him would surely pierce his body in an instant. He had a premonition that even if the stab wasn't to a vital spot, he would still pay a heavy price, so he dared not let go and could only do his best to block the dagger that Ryougi Shiki was desperately pressing towards him.

As a result, he was almost suffocating from being suffocated by Li Chengle.

No... this can't go on... if things continue like this... I'll die...

"Ughhhhh!"

In this desperate situation, Cheng Yan unleashed an even greater power, forcefully pushing the blade that Shi had swung down outwards little by little.

Then, with a muffled groan, she pressed her entire weight onto the blade, using both hands to resist Cheng Yan's strength once more. She even inadvertently pushed the dagger towards Cheng Yan.

At that moment, Kiritsugu Emiya appeared beside the three of them, limping.

Almost immediately realizing the danger, Cheng Yan roared and struggled with all his might. But the next moment, Kiritsugu Emiya, gripping the blades that the two were locked in a stalemate, turned and plunged them directly into Cheng Yan's right arm, driving them deep into the flesh.

Shiki looked at Kiritsugu Emiya with a puzzled expression, not understanding why he wouldn't let her just stab the other person to death.

"Team leader, do you remember his identity?"

Kiritsugu Emiya's words were merely a casual remark, but Shiki's expression immediately turned one of disgust.

"Tsk!"

After a sound of considerable dissatisfaction, Shi's blade slashed across Cheng Yan's arm, which was struggling to support itself. Then, amidst Cheng Yan's suppressed scream of pain, his right arm shattered in a mist of blood.

My...right hand...

Before Cheng Yan could react, Shi struck him on the back of the neck, knocking him unconscious. Li Cheng released his grip at that moment, but after a moment's hesitation, he immediately twisted and broke the joints of Cheng Yan's remaining left hand and both legs, ensuring that even if he woke up, he would not be able to pose a threat to them.

"Are you all alright...?"

With difficulty, Li Cheng stood up and asked in a hoarse voice.

Ryougi Shiki did not answer. Her eyes slowly dimmed, and then she became listless, collapsing to the ground and fainting. Kiritsugu Emiya leaned against the wall and slowly sat down, his face contorted in pain, clearly also seriously injured.

"It seems I'm the only one who went in."

Looking at the tightly closed gate of the testing ground ahead, Li Cheng, who only had one eye left, laughed, letting the blood slowly flow down his throat.

"What are you saying? You're clearly the one in the worst shape among us..."

Clutching his chest, pale-faced Emiya Kiritsugu looked at the wretched Li Cheng before him and forced a smile as he spoke.

"We've come this far, and we've paid such a high price. We absolutely have to bring her back, no matter what, Cheng!"

"Of course I will, of course I will..."

Limping forward, Li Cheng muttered viciously as he reached the large door. Roaring, he threw a powerful punch, denting the door. Clenching his remaining left arm, Li Cheng roared again, his fists raining down on the sturdy door with lightning speed. Little by little, the heavily reinforced door slowly cracked, until finally, with a loud bang, Li Cheng smashed through the door and rushed inside.

"May your military fortunes prosper..."

Lighting a slightly dented cigarette, Kiritsugu Emiya spoke slowly.

Behind the gate was a series of strange, transparent pipes, through which liquids of various colors flowed.

Various strange machines that Li Cheng couldn't understand were constantly operating. Precisely inscribed rune arrays were emitting light and running non-stop. Various extremely high-intensity energy reactions were rising and falling all around.

Li Cheng limped forward. He quickly determined that this place was a complete, large-scale array, a highly complex composite array integrating technology, magic, runes, and other systems. As far as Li Cheng knew, arrays of this scale were only created to refine and manufacture some kind of conceptual entity; they were the ultimate form of all "arrays," astonishing creations that even a nation's resources could hardly accomplish. This was because such things were incredibly expensive and resource-intensive, requiring extremely high precision and presenting immense technical challenges.

No matter how wealthy Tianyi Pharmaceutical is, it is still just a multinational capital group. When did such a company come to be able to build such a large project that even major countries might not have the courage to start?

It didn't matter to Li Cheng; he just stubbornly continued forward, relentlessly moving forward. Before long, he finally reached the finish line.

"You've arrived, Li Cheng."

Standing before a massive instrument with countless interconnected pipes, Konoe Jin stood there indifferently, watching Li Cheng approach with a blank expression.

Li Cheng paid no attention to Konoe Ren, who was dressed in a white coat and looked like a researcher. He was staring intently at the very center of the enormous instrument, where Xi lay peacefully asleep in a blue-purple suspended liquid. Numerous small tubes were connected to her body, linking her to this incredibly large instrument, this extremely complex array.

“I’m glad you could come. The experiment has now reached its final stage,” Konoe Jin said calmly, taking a step forward. “I’ve dismissed all the researchers, since it would be a huge waste of resources if they died at your hands. So, you are the only witness to this final moment. Although, your knowledge is simply not worthy of this position.”

"Ughhhhh!!"

With a furious roar, Li Cheng lunged forward. At the same time, Konoe Ren threw several vials of medicine, causing them to explode in mid-air and the liquid to evaporate into the air. He calmly waited for Li Cheng to collapse under the effects of the poison, but unexpectedly, the next second he was struck hard in the face, flying backward and crashing into the equipment, landing on the ground with his face covered in blood.

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

"tide!"

Ignoring the astonished Konoe, Li Cheng rushed to the container and punched it with all his might, but only managed to create a shallow crack on the surface of the container.

"Do you think you can just destroy such a crucial piece of equipment so easily?"

Konoe Hitoshi's angry voice came from behind. Li Cheng turned around and was immediately stabbed in the abdomen. Severely injured, his reaction speed was much slower, and since it was a sneak attack, Li Cheng was completely unable to defend against the blow and was stabbed solidly into his body.

Konoe Jin, wielding a gleaming blade engraved with runes, easily pierced Li Cheng's extremely strong body. Pulling out the blade, he threw a punch, causing Li Cheng to stagger, followed by a kick, finally knocking the blood-covered Li Cheng to the ground.

"To be able to defeat Cheng Yan and get here, I must admit that you put in a fair amount of effort for this monster," Konoe Jin said with an affirmative tone, looking at Li Cheng struggling to get up from the ground. "Even though it was just a substitute you found to deceive yourself, I can still acknowledge this level of effort to some extent."

From the pipe room next to the instrument, Konoe Hitoshi pulled out a long iron pipe, turned around, and smashed it hard on Li Cheng's forehead, knocking him to the ground once again.

"But, if it's wrong, it's wrong."

Seeing Li Cheng convulsing on the ground, Konoe Jin stepped forward, stepped on his back, swung the iron pipe, and with all his might, smashed it hard on Li Cheng's head several times in succession until the iron pipe bent and broke. He was also panting heavily when he finally stopped.

"Everything I do can bring change to this world, can lead humanity to evolution, and can bring happiness to more people. For this, the sacrifice of just one or a few people is worthwhile and deserved. Besides, she is not human at all, but a monster, a 'it,' not a 'she.' Just like a lab rat, she is just an insignificant experimental sample."

He pulled out another iron pipe, walked up to Li Cheng, and slammed it down on him several times.

"For something like this, you're actually going against the interests of all humanity? This is betrayal, a betrayal of your own race! Do you understand? No, you understand nothing, you idiot who hasn't received any higher education!"

"Crack!"

A rough hand caught the pipe that Konoe Hitoshi had swung down. Li Cheng, his head covered in blood, raised his head in anger, slowly standing up, his gaze shifting from looking up to looking down, then to looking at Konoe Hitoshi, who was much shorter than him, and said through gritted teeth:

"Damn it, you talk too much nonsense!"

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