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

"Wow, how can there be so many hickeys? How many times did they kiss to get this many?"

"They seem quite skilled at it."

"No, please stop talking, you guys Q_Q..."

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"It looks quite lively over there."

Wuming raised his head, looked at the opposite side of the wall, and said thoughtfully.

Separated by a wall from the women's bathroom, a large group of men were also taking showers.

"After all, there are many children and young people here, so it's normal for them to make a fuss."

Li Cheng laughed as he washed his body, but his eyes suddenly noticed Wu Ming's upper body.

"I must say, Wuming, your physique is truly outstanding," Li Cheng exclaimed sincerely. "That kind of sharp, defined physique is very difficult to achieve and maintain."

"Haha, Senior Li Cheng, your physique is clearly very good too, isn't it?" Wu Ming smiled, pointing to Li Cheng's bulging arm muscles, his strong pectoral muscles, and his six-pack abs. "If we're really talking about physique, Senior Li Cheng is the most muscular and fit person here, isn't he?"

“No, no, no, it’s obvious that Wuming has a better physique,” ​​Li Cheng replied with a smile, his gaze sweeping admiringly over Wuming’s muscular, bodybuilder-like build. “In order to achieve explosive power, I don’t actually pay much attention to my physique. If we’re talking about physique, Wuming’s is more aesthetically pleasing.”

"Haha, Senior Li Cheng is indeed very modest."

"Oh, not at all, I do envy Wuming quite a bit."

Two naked men were in the bathroom, praising each other while intentionally or unintentionally showing off their physiques and muscles.

"Senior Li Cheng and Mr. Wuming, what are they doing?"

Kamijou Touma looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression, not quite understanding.

"It's just that the two men happened to find common ground; there's no need to worry about it."

Kiritsugu Emiya chuckled, seemingly in a good mood. He turned around, glanced at Touma Kamijou, and frowned slightly.

"Still too thin, Kamijou."

He pinched Touma Kamijou's arm, which was much stronger than that of an ordinary person, and showed a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Even if you haven't reached the level of Li Cheng and Wuming, who have trained to the extreme, you should have made some progress after all this time. Kamijou, have you been slacking off a bit in your training?"

"No, no, senpai!"

"I'm so nervous!" Kamijou Touma said loudly.

"During this time, I've been injured many times and spent a long time in the hospital, so I really haven't had time to exercise. I'm very sorry!"

Under normal circumstances, Kiritsugu Emiya would probably consider this an excuse, but considering Touma Kamijou's situation... After briefly reflecting on the life-or-death battles and numerous undeserved misfortunes Touma had experienced since joining Team Six, Kiritsugu Emiya sighed, simply patted Touma Kamijou on the shoulder, and stopped pursuing the issue of his training.

After exchanging pleasantries with Wu Ming for a few minutes, Li Cheng stood in a corner, washing himself. Just then, he heard a soft knocking sound coming from the wall.

"Tap, tap."

Shi tide was standing behind the wall, on the other side of the girls' shower room, just one wall away from Li Cheng, gently tapping on the wall.

Li Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then, tide's knocking sound rang out again from the other side of the wall, accompanied by a barely perceptible chuckle.

Is this girl getting playful?

Li Cheng smiled and gently knocked on the wall. tide, having received a response, immediately laughed and then knocked on the wall again.

Li Cheng then responded to her, knocking on the wall twice more.

The two, one big and one small, continued banging on the wall with great enthusiasm. This continued until someone on the other side exclaimed in surprise, followed by tide's slightly disgruntled soft "humph."

"What's wrong, tide?"

Li Cheng couldn't help but ask.

“Senior Li Cheng,” Rin’s voice came from the other end, “tide, she’s almost knocked the wall down. This kid doesn’t seem to know how to control her strength like you do.”

Li Cheng: ⊙△⊙

In the end, Li Cheng had no choice but to pay the hotel owner, the tall woman with long white hair, a sum of money and pull tide to bow her head and apologize to her.

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It's not easy to get back into the swing of things after such a long break. Only one update today, sorry. I'll reorganize the outline and see if I can resume two updates tomorrow.

Chapter 17, Section 136: The Black Tide, and Old Acquaintances

It's a deep night, and at this very moment, the clock has struck twelve.

The moonlight streamed softly through the window. Inside the hotel room, Li Cheng looked at Xi lying beside him, hugging the blanket and sleeping peacefully, and couldn't help but smile.

These past few days have been quite a journey, tide must have had a lot of fun. Thinking about the barbecue party, the submarine incident, the storytelling session, the haunted house adventure, and many other things, as well as the smile and satisfied expression that Xi has been wearing all these days, Li Cheng couldn't help but smile as well.

For Li Cheng, the greatest meaning of life is simply to make this child happy.

However, tomorrow is the day to return, and I wonder if this girl will be a little reluctant to leave. Speaking of which, the last time we came to the beach, she felt like she hadn't had enough fun when we left. I wonder if she'll be more obedient this time.

Thinking this, he reached out and gently pinched tide's little face. She made a few "ee-ooh" sounds, struggled to turn over, and continued to sleep, showing no sign of waking up.

Haha, no matter what, my tide is always so cute.

Li Cheng yawned softly, feeling a little sleepy, then withdrew his hand and closed his eyes.

Thinking about what delicious food to cook for tide when he gets home tomorrow, Li Cheng's consciousness slowly faded into darkness.

A burnt smell wafted into his nose at that moment.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw a city shattered and collapsing amidst the wind and sand.

A deathly gray, silent sky; a land riddled with cracks; a city utterly destroyed. This is a world devoid of life, a world that has died.

Did I... dream about this place again?

Li Cheng walked forward in a daze, passing through the potholed streets, along the rugged and dilapidated roads, and around a section of ruins where airplanes and buildings were intertwined. When he turned the corner, his eyes widened and he froze on the spot.

What appeared before them was an enormous void.

It was as if a giant's arm had ripped a piece from the earth. In the far distance, as far as the eye could see, within an extremely vast area, lay an enormous, endless, pitch-black crater before Li Cheng's eyes. Like a scar on the land, it had completely severed this shattered city.

Standing on the edge of the giant pit, Li Cheng lowered his head, looking down into the pitch-black depths beyond his sight. He had a strange feeling that something was watching him from the bottom of the pit, just as he was watching the darkness below.

When you are staring into the abyss, the abyss is also staring into you.

For some reason, Li Cheng suddenly thought of this famous saying.

The ground beneath my feet suddenly began to tremble slightly.

The next moment, as if a high-intensity earthquake had erupted, the earth began to shake violently. The already dilapidated city began to collapse even more, and the ground beneath his feet cracked open. Li Cheng struggled to keep himself from falling to the ground, and then he saw something rapidly surging up from the bottom of the dark pit.

It was a dark, flowing mass that, in the blink of an eye, spread to the edge of the enormous pit, looking like a black lake.

But this thing was far more than just black water. Standing before this boiling black lake, Li Cheng could clearly feel an unimaginable malice emanating from the churning black sea, as if all the evil thoughts and malice of humankind had converged, radiating a chilling aura.

Huge black waves surged from the pit, completely engulfing Li Cheng in the blink of an eye.

His body was covered by endless blackness, his vision was plunged into complete darkness, and his will was obscured by the boundless blackness. At the same time, countless screams, shouts, and cries of anguish rolled and echoed in his mind. He saw countless people die tragically, saw the world fall into endless darkness, and saw everything lose its color.

No one can escape it, no one can escape it. Everything is dead, all life has stopped breathing, and there is nothing in this world but despair. There is nothing left to save it all.

His gaze shifted constantly in the darkness: people helplessly resisting, people fleeing to be swallowed up, people crying out as they stopped breathing… He saw countless people, their postures before death, their emotions before death. But it was all meaningless; everything had ended. Destruction, in an absolutely equal manner, had been bestowed upon every person on this planet.

Finally, his gaze seemed to travel to the distance, arriving at the outer edge of this planet. Looking down, he saw a planet completely covered in blackness. Within it, countless surging black waves enveloped every corner of the world, leaving no one untouched, no one spared.

Looking up, the dim sun seemed to burn quietly, as if it might be extinguished at any moment.

This world, this dream, what exactly is it...?

Before Li Cheng could delve any deeper into his thoughts, a powerful repulsive force slammed into him. His consciousness blurred in the next moment, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw Xi's sweet face, having kicked off the covers, and the familiar hotel room where he had stayed for three or four days.

Li Cheng sat up in bed and looked at the watch on the bedside table. It showed 00:57, indicating that he had only slept for less than half an hour before waking up.

What exactly was that dream I just had?

I have a feeling that I've had a similar dream and seen similar things before.

As he pondered, Li Cheng tucked Xi back into bed. He didn't lie down to sleep, but sat on the bed, thinking about what he had seen in his two dreams.

What exactly was that pitch-black, water-like thing? Although it was only a brief encounter, Li Cheng could clearly sense that it was no good. The bone-chilling malice, the feeling of being enveloped by endless hatred and evil thoughts, and the shattered scenes of countless people dying tragically were unforgettable for him.

But what exactly is it?

Rubbing his temples, Li Cheng still couldn't figure it out. He sighed, shook his head, and decided to put these things aside for the time being.

If all else fails, I'll go back and ask Huo Wen. As a reclusive transcendent being, she should know something, right?

As Li Cheng pondered whether to go to the abandoned shrine to inquire about the nature of his two dreams upon returning, a gentle breeze stirred the curtains, softly drifting into the room. At the same time, Li Cheng's body stiffened.

Ah, that aura, that feeling, ha, there's no mistake, there's no mistake, it's him, it's that person who's come...

Li Cheng's expression turned somewhat bitter.

"It's already come to this point, what's the point of coming here now..."

Muttering to himself, Li Cheng turned to look out the window, his gaze seemingly piercing through to a very distant place.

Quietly, without disturbing Xi, he got out of bed, put on his coat, and jumped out of the window. Li Cheng walked quickly into the night, arriving at a rather secluded open space in less than a few minutes. There, a man in plain clothes stood expressionless, waiting for him.

Ah, it's you! It really is you. Indeed, in this situation, only you would go through all the trouble to come all the way here to find me.

Memories flashed back at that moment. Li Cheng looked at the expressionless man in front of him, a bitter feeling welling up inside him, but his expression slowly returned. He slowed his pace and walked forward, equally expressionless, toward the man who had been watching him without uttering a word.

Slowly, Li Cheng walked up to the other person, and the two stood facing each other, motionless, gazing at one another.

After a long silence, Li Cheng sighed softly and said in a low voice:

"It's been a long time, teacher."

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Section 137, Chapter 18: Master and Disciple