Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

If his subordinates rescue him, it means that this operation has failed!

As the person in charge of the operation, how could Josuke Higashikata not be annoyed?

But there was no way. If it was just him, he might have "taken a gamble", but now there was also Kudo Shinichi, who was "an innocent citizen for the time being". As a policeman, he could not ignore the other party's safety!

For a moment, the two of them didn't waste any time and fled inside the cave with all their strength.

But the more they walked, the more they felt something was wrong.

One reason is that the light reflected by the external crystals is getting less and less, and the other reason is that there are more and more human creations around.

Kudo Shinichi also had some vague guesses.

The 'Crystal Cave' they left before should be a purely natural product. As for the external passages, they were the result of artificial widening of natural passages. As for these human creations in the innermost part, they seemed to be the real territory of the 'Witch Cult'.

In other words, the more they flee, the deeper they go into the territory of the 'Witch Cult'?

It’s a pity that the sound of the pursuers behind them has not disappeared, and they can’t stop.

Suddenly, after passing through a small path, the view ahead opened up!

The only difference from the previous crystal cave is that there are countless lights swaying in front of you.

With the help of the faint light from the flames, Kudo Shinichi noticed that there seemed to be a... church in front of him?

The reason why it is a question is that the shapes are somewhat similar, but the feelings they give are completely different.

There was neither a 'Crucifixion of the Son of God' nor a 'Cross', but instead there was a 'reverse pentagram' pattern. At the same time, the dark red marks on the ground gave Kudo Shinichi a vague bad premonition.

Suddenly, there was another sound of footsteps.

What made Kudo Shinichi and Higashikata Josuke's expressions stiffen was that the voice came from the front, not from behind!

This is... being double-teamed? !

At the same time, a burst of cheering was heard!

"Capture these intruders who dared to desecrate the 'Witch-sama's Residence'!!"

Hearing the whirring sound, Higashikata Josuke's expression turned extremely ugly.

As expected, these guys are all psychos, just like the guys from the previous "Tachikawa School", the kind that is impossible to communicate with.

At most, this was considered trespassing, how did it become 'blasphemy'?!

However, looking around, he found that he seemed to have entered a dead end, or the way forward should be inside the "church", but at this time a group of "witch cult members" wearing black robes and holding sticks had already poured out of it, which meant it was a dead end.

Knowing that he had no way to retreat, he no longer hesitated. While signaling Kudo Shinichi to get ready, he took out his police officer ID.

"I'm 'Inspector Josuke Higashikata of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division! What are you trying to do?! Put down your weapons!"

Perhaps it was because the name of the Metropolitan Police Department was indeed famous enough, but there was some commotion among the Witch Cult members present. But at this moment, a somewhat old voice suddenly sounded.

"No matter who you are!! You dare to desecrate the residence of the 'Witch Lady'! You must pay the price!! Or do you think that you can do whatever you want with the 'Metropolitan Police Department' in Tokyo?!"

As soon as the other party opened his mouth, Josuke Higashikata realized that something was wrong.

On the one hand, the other party's words aroused the anger of other "Witch Cultists", and on the other hand, it also reminded them that they did not need to worry about the "Metropolitan Police Department".

Seeing the crowd start to riot again, Higashikata Josuke spoke again.

"My teammates have surrounded the area! It's not too late to put down your weapons now!!"

As soon as Higashikata Josuke finished speaking, he found that most people had not changed much compared to before.

He realized that something was wrong. It was obvious that many people present knew that there was more than one passage here, and they also believed that the "police" or "Metropolitan Police Department police" could not block all exits.

They can be said to be fearless.

As the situation further deteriorated, Kudo Shinichi unconsciously tightened his grip on the 'Walther PPK Pistol' in his hand, while Josuke Higashikata also tightened his grip on the 'New Nambu M60 Revolver'.

If the situation is bad, you can only shoot!

But just when the situation became increasingly tense.

"Buzz~~"

A strange sound suddenly rang out, and both sides were stunned.

What is that sound? Why does it sound like a motorcycle?

But how could there be a motorcycle inside such a mountain cave?

But just when everyone who heard it thought it was an illusion, the sound became louder and louder...

Chapter 90: One shot in the forehead, one shot in the chest!

The 'Witch Church' is located in the belly of the mountain. All the passages were dug by humans. In order to keep their operations secret, there were no normal passages at all. Therefore, when the roar of the engine was heard, the people of the Witch Cult were most surprised.

Unfortunately, before they could think about it, the roar became louder and louder.

In just a moment, the owner of the roar appeared in front of everyone.

Yi Er Er pulls out the feathers of her uncle

I saw a headlight coming towards everyone. Even facing the witch cult member blocking the way in front of it, the other party did not show any intention of slowing down, but instead turned the handle.

"Boom!!!"

Accompanied by an increasingly arrogant roar, it seemed as if anyone who dared to stand in front of him would be smashed into pieces!

Seeing this, the Witch Cult members all avoided it, and then they felt a heat wave coming in front of them, and then they saw a motorcycle spinning in front of them and blocking in front of Josuke Higashikata and Shinichi Kudo.

Although he didn't say a word, the other party had already expressed his attitude through his actions.

Seeing this, the members of the Witch Cult surrounded them again.

On the contrary, Josuke Higashikata and Shinichi Kudo looked confused and obviously had no idea what was going on.

But they noticed that the motorcycle and the person blocking their way seemed a little strange.

Even in the dim cave, the bright silver car body still shone brightly with the extremely eye-catching, or even arrogant, 'flaming skull' pattern. In contrast, the black-clad man riding on the car looked quite restrained.

They looked at each other as if asking each other, "Is this your person?", and then they shook their heads in tacit understanding.

But looking at the reactions of the Witch Cult members, they could at least be sure that the person who came was not a member of the Witch Cult.

This will at least muddy the waters.

The two of them chose to remain silent for the time being, as if they had tacitly acknowledged that the other party was their helper.

Emiya Shirou, who was riding on the 'Soul Chariot', glanced at the two of them out of the corner of his eye, and then he narrowed his eyes under his helmet.

Although he was not familiar with Higashikata Josuke, he had seen him once in the 'Information on the Phantom Thieves of Hearts', and the other party's 'iconic hairstyle' left a very deep impression on him, so he recognized him at first sight.

Although I don't know why the other party, a policeman, appeared here, it was normal for him to be armed with a gun.

But the problem is, how come Kudo Shinichi also has a gun?

Moreover, although the way he held the gun lacked a bit of skill, it was extremely standard.

"I didn't expect Teitan to have not only the Phantom Thief of Hearts, 'Doctor,' but also the mysterious figure 'Kudo-san.' This school is truly filled with hidden talents..."

He lowered his voice, not realizing that he was also a member of Teitan's 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'.

"Officer Dongfang, Detective Kudo, I didn't expect to see you here. What a coincidence."

I don't know if it's because of the 'persona', but Shirou Emiya's voice is actually similar to that of the 'Ghost Rider'. The rough voice sounds as if the vocal cords are damaged.

Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but frown when he heard the rough voice, but what surprised him even more was that the other party seemed to know them?

Instead, it was Josuke Higashikata who reacted first.

"Are you a member of the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts'?!"

It was obvious that Shirou Emiya was wearing normal clothes, but coupled with that arrogant motorcycle, he immediately thought of his 'target'.

Emiya Shirou did not deny this, but instead burst into laughter.

But because of the helmet, this laughter sounded creepy.

Then he spoke again.

"You can call me 'Rider'. This is the code name given to me by 'Leader'. I like it very much."

Perhaps because he finally debuted as a 'Phantom Thief', Emiya Shirou seemed a little excited, and he didn't even notice that he seemed to talk too much today.

But Higashikata Josuke's face darkened.

Although the previous 'Phantom Thief of Hearts' called themselves the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' when they appeared at the murder scene, the appearance of the second thief confirmed what he said.

It’s difficult to deal with them one by one, and now another one actually appears.

But even so, he still tried hard to trick Shirou Emiya into talking.

"Leader? Is that the man wearing the 'bird-beak mask'?"

Just as Higashikata Josuke finished speaking, he saw the man who called himself 'Rider' turning his head and looking at him.

Although he couldn't see the other person's eyes because the helmet's eyepiece was protected from prying eyes, he could still feel the other person scanning him with sharp eyes, which made Josuke Higashikata involuntarily tighten his grip on his pistol.

But the sense of crisis was fleeting, and the other party spoke again.

"I know your purpose, but——————that's right!"

Shirou Emiya didn't say this on his own initiative, but he actually asked Lan Ke related questions.

Lan Ke naturally did not intend to hide this, or rather, being a bit reserved, he actually hoped that the name of the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" would be bigger. The feeling of playing the role of an ordinary passerby but actually being the "Phantom Thief Leader" made him secretly happy.

So he needed to let others know his identity as the 'leader'.

However, the arrogant attitude of Shirou Emiya and Josuke Higashikata undoubtedly angered the "Witch Cultists" present, and one of them even pointed a stick at Shirou Emiya from a distance.

"How dare you trespass into the Holy Land? You won't be able to leave today!!"

Facing the angry "Witch Cultists", Emiya Shirou didn't even bother to speak. He simply pulled out his two pistols that had long been transformed by the "Fire of Judgment" from both sides of the car and fired two shots at them.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously, and the person being targeted did not expect that Shirou Emiya would be so unsportsmanlike that he did not even bother to talk back and just fired two shots.

Like the head tilting back, followed by the abdomen convexing.

"boom------"

The opponent fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

"!!!"

Because Shirou Emiya's attack was so fast, it could even be said that there was no warning at all. Josuke Higashikata didn't even have time to react before he saw Shirou Emiya raising his two guns. When he was about to speak out to stop the other party, the man had already fallen to the ground and his life or death was unknown.

Josuke Higashikata almost instinctively raised his gun and pointed it at Shirou Emiya!

Although he knew that the other party was his helper at the moment, he might not be able to escape if he lost the other party.

But his duty as a policeman forced him to do so!

Because the threat posed by 'Emiya Shirou' or the Phantom Thief who calls himself 'rider' has surpassed that of everyone present!

A man who just raises his gun and shoots, and more importantly, there is no murderous intent when he "kills", as if a person who steps on a small insect to death must "regard human life as worthless". The threat posed by such a person is far greater than that of an ordinary criminal. If he goes crazy, countless innocent citizens will be sacrificed!

Even though he was being targeted, Emiya Shirou wasn't annoyed at all.

Because he is not the murderer who 'treats human life as worthless' in Josuke Higashikata's eyes. On the contrary, he is a young man with a strong sense of justice, so he can be said to admire a righteous police officer like Josuke Higashikata very much.

Of course, now was not the time for internal strife, so he spoke directly.

"Officer, there's no need to be nervous."

"Although I think the scum of the Witch Cult deserved death, the 'leader' said to spare their lives for now, so the bullet I just used was a blank. As long as it didn't hit a vital point, it'll be fine."

After hearing what Emiya Shirou said, Higashikata Josuke's expression relaxed a little, but Kudo Shinichi's expression was a little strange.

Will it be okay if it doesn't hit the vital points?

So what if it hits the vital point?

And why does it sound like the other party has some personal grudge against the 'Witch Cult'?

In fact, this is indeed the case.

It is not known whether it is because of his 'darkness' or simply because he had already made up his mind to shoot 'Ren Ren', but although Emiya Shirou still has a simple sense of justice, he has no good feelings towards this group of 'O cults' who are suspected of planning to perform an evil ritual on his sister!

If Lan Ke hadn't helped him, he might have really slaughtered all the members of the "Witch Cult" with two guns.