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

The sound of something cutting through the air rang out again in the sky; clearly, another cannonball was about to land near their location. Without hesitation, Shio grabbed Cirno and they entered the gap, reappearing at the edge of the town.

In the pitch-black grassland, flickering flames shimmered in the distance. With eyesight far superior to that of ordinary people, tide could easily see the people fighting with guns in hand.

On one side were fully armed soldiers in power armor, wielding heavy weapons. On the other side were ordinary-looking people in haphazard, obviously poorly made equipment. Moreover, although the soldiers outnumbered the rest, they moved with perfect uniformity. In contrast, those dressed in civilian clothes were constantly shouting and moving haphazardly.

"This kind of battle is nothing short of a massacre."

After observing for only a short while, tide drew her conclusion. Indeed, the soldiers were steadily reaping enemy lives, while the rebels were unable to effectively strike at the soldiers' ranks. Not to mention the soldiers had artillery support, easily inflicting heavy damage on the rebels.

"Humans are always so adept at harming and destroying, even towards their own kind, they are exceptionally cruel. It is because of this that we feel fear and dread."

With a soft sigh, tide suddenly appeared quite mature. She seemed to have matured considerably all of a sudden, watching the cruel scenes unfolding in the distance with an extremely complex expression.

tide, or rather Zi, watched from afar as humans slaughtered each other.

Huh, why am I staring at that spot?

Suddenly realizing what was happening, tide was puzzled as to why she was staring at the fighting crowd not far away. Shaking her head, unable to figure out what was going on, she simply stopped thinking about it and turned to leave.

For her, the killing among humans was none of her concern. The only truly important being, from beginning to end, was Li Cheng.

"Is there a battle over there?"

At that moment, Cirno, who was beside her, suddenly spoke up and asked.

"Okay, let's go, let's not worry about it."

Unaware of the change in Cirno's tone, Shio casually replied, preparing to continue tracking the traces left by Li Cheng, when she heard a whoosh of wind beside her. It turned out that Cirno had flown off towards the battlefield.

"I am the strongest! Since we're going to fight, I absolutely have to make my appearance!"

With this confident shout, Cirno increased her flying speed, rapidly approaching the direction where the battle was taking place.

"Hey, you idiot! Stop right now!"

This idiot, does she think this is a safe and harmless spell card battle? This is a war where lives are at stake!

Cirno, who had already flown far away, clearly had no intention of stopping. She seemed to be serious about defeating both sides in the battle, in order to proclaim herself as the strongest.

Fairies, creatures that can't truly die, are always at the forefront of courting death...

The black gap opened silently, and in the blink of an eye, tide caught up with Cirno, who was flying at high speed, grabbed her head, and slammed her to the ground.

"Waaah, don't hit my head! Don't hit my head! Huh, why am I saying don't hit my head? Has anyone ever hit my head?"

Cirno, caught by Shio, nervously covered her head and shouted loudly, but she quickly became confused, seemingly not understanding why she was shouting like that.

Even if the brain has no memory of it, does the body still remember the feeling of being hit?

"Idiot! Is your head full of mush? How dare you wander into a military-level battlefield like this!" tide said rudely as she shoved Cirno's head into the hay.

"Oh my god, I'm not an idiot, I'm a genius! And I'm an ice fairy, my head is full of ice, that's what Dai-chan told me!"

Cirno struggled and resisted, while loudly refuting what Shio had said.

His head is full of ice and stuff, this guy, you just don't know how to refute him at all...

Just as she was contemplating whether to give this ice fairy another beating with her bratty corrective punches, tide heard a suppressed, very low sound of a gun being cocked amidst the swaying grass and trees.

boom!

A gunshot rang out, and a bullet grazed tide's hair before disappearing into the thick grass. At the same time, she felt more eyes focusing on her location.

Have we been discovered?

There was no need for a fight, and Shio had no intention of getting involved with either side in the conflict. Holding Cirno firmly down with one hand to prevent her from getting up and doing anything foolish again, Shio extended her other hand and channeled her demonic power, preparing to activate a gap to take the two of them directly away from this place.

More frequent and intense gunfire rang out clearly in her ears. In the distance, there seemed to be the deafening roar of artillery. She wondered what the enemy was thinking, using artillery so quickly. Without further hesitation, Xi raised her hand, preparing to teleport away. But just then, tide suddenly stopped, looking around in surprise.

water.

Thin, yet genuinely concerned with the way water flows through the air in a way that defies gravity.

The water transformed into blades, incredibly sharp, easily piercing through all the incoming bullets. Immediately afterward, a large net flowed out from the water, covering the two above their heads. The incoming cannon fire then exploded above them, but it did nothing to harm Shio and Cirno below.

Is it a magic trick to manipulate water?

Before tide could think further, the firepower attacking her intensified. It seemed that after being intercepted, the enemy had made this area their primary target. But what followed was a torrent of water descending from the sky, like a flying dragon, directly crashing into the soldiers who were slowly approaching, scattering them one by one, and even destroying one of their cannons.

"Oh dear, this is really troublesome."

A casual yet energetic female voice rang out beside Xi, and a figure emerged from the bushes and walked up to the two of them.

She was a female magician with long blue hair, dressed in a vintage magician's robe, and wielding an ancient wooden wand taller than herself. She appeared gentle, yet possessed immense magical power. For some reason, Xi felt that this person bore a certain resemblance to Cirno, whom she was currently pinning to the ground.

"Magician Aqua, entrusted by her friend Rin Tohsaka, is here to protect your safety. Your name is Shio Yakumo, right? I've been looking for you for a long time."

The blue-haired female magician spoke as she walked up to tide.

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Ugh, I feel like I'm losing my mind...

Chapter 11, Section 184: A Lingering Dream and a Surprise Attack

I had a dream.

I can't remember the details of the dream, but I can feel a familiar feeling, a familiar warmth that I've long lost.

He seemed to be in a room, either sitting on a sofa or lying on a soft bed. Warm sunlight streamed into the indistinct room. He couldn't see anything clearly, but he could distinctly feel this incredibly familiar and relaxing atmosphere.

Ah, so this is the place...

Warm breaths exhaled softly beside him, and then, that sound that could never be heard again rang in his ears once more:

"If you stay in the same place, you won't get anything. You understand that, don't you? Keep moving forward, Cheng. You will definitely find what you want."

What a... fraudster.

The descending darkness obscured all light, and in the gloom where nothing could be seen, even one's own heartbeat and breath gradually disappeared.

Yes, this is the real ending.

The idea that effort will always be rewarded, that one will definitely get what one wants, is all a lie. He gained nothing, and ultimately lost everything. All his struggles resulted in nothing but darkness and despair.

What a terrible world, what a fate.

He fled the land where he used to live, escaped the suffocatingly familiar scenery of his memories, and was taken in by old friends, gaining a new life. He pretended everything was normal, living a muddled existence. But in the end, he still had to return and continue to face the things he dared not face.

But at least this time, we can't let her get hurt.

……

I opened my eyes and saw a pitch-black night sky above me, dotted with a few sparse, dark stars.

Li Cheng got up from the ground, rubbed his eyes, and felt a little weak after waking up from sleep, but he quickly recovered.

With his physique far superior to that of ordinary people, Li Cheng carried no belongings and simply lay down in a secluded spot in the grass, resting for several hours.

This was the fourth day since he left the burning rebel positions.

For four days, Li Cheng had been investigating the Black Army's movements, trying to locate the person he was looking for. It must be said that Kress's map was a great help. Relying on that map, along with Li Cheng's own combat skills and judgment, he had now reached the outskirts of a major local city.

Furthermore, the next step of the plan can now be implemented.

Clenching his fist and feeling the cracking of his bones, Li Cheng took a deep breath, then stood up and quickly disappeared into the night.

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the city, in a heavily guarded building surrounded by barbed wire.

Numerous soldiers stood ready, meticulously patrolling and monitoring every area without blind spots. Hidden within were electric shock devices and poison gas facilities. From the outside in, a heavily fortified fortress was perfectly constructed.

This is a prison belonging to the local government.

Many of the rebels, civilians who supported them, and all sorts of other strange people were imprisoned here and subjected to various forms of torture. Countless horrifying stories originated from this place.

Today, Li Cheng came to this place to find the person he was looking for. For that person, the ability to torture and kill at will held an absolute allure. Even if that person wasn't here, they would inevitably leave behind traces that could be followed.

Having quietly made his way to a small earthen mound near the prison, Li Cheng peeked out from the grass and patiently observed the condition of the building.

There are a lot of soldiers; conservatively estimated, there are probably one or two hundred soldiers stationed here. And inside the prison, there may also be B-level sergeants.

Of course, if he's incredibly lucky and happens to run into that person, there might be more than one A-level expert.

After observing the enemy's movement patterns for a while, Li Cheng stopped staying in one place and slowly approached the prison.

Inside the prison's monitoring room, a camera's feed flickered for a moment before losing all signal and turning into a static screen.

The person in charge of monitoring was fast asleep in his chair, showing no signs of waking up.

At this point, Li Cheng had successfully infiltrated the prison.

"The security measures seemed so tight, yet they were allowed in so easily?"

It took Li Cheng almost no time to pry open a window on the outer perimeter of the prison and slip into the building. The process was much easier than he had expected; he didn't even need to kill the soldiers and could easily bypass them to go deeper inside.

Beneath the surface of strict security was the negligence of the officers. Despite being on patrol, the soldiers chatted as if no one else was around. Along the way, Li Cheng also saw many people sleeping soundly on chairs or sofas.

This level of guarding awareness is incredibly inadequate! In this situation, if someone were to attack or try to escape, it would likely cause a major disturbance.

But on second thought, the only A-rank expert in the resistance was Spartacus, the commander, while Kress barely even had B-rank physical abilities. In contrast, the Black Army sent two A-ranks in a single attack. Although they weren't particularly strong, the sheer number of them made it impossible for the resistance to breach such a prison.

Moreover, the prisons on the outskirts of the city do not hold people who have committed serious crimes and may pose a threat to the local government. Such people are held in truly secretive places, where no one has a chance to know their location.

Even so, isn't this far too lax? Couldn't they have considered the possibility of an A-level expert breaking in alone and devised a contingency plan accordingly?

As Li Cheng was pondering, a metal door silently opened in front of him, and a soldier in power armor walked out with a smile. He looked up and met Li Cheng's gaze.

The man's smile gradually faded.

"An enemy is in sight—"

Click!

Before the man could cry out, Li Cheng swiftly reached him, covering his mouth with one hand to silence him, and swiftly slapping his chest with the other, instantly shattering his heart.

Then he heard other people shouting.

There are still people inside!

A piercing alarm, accompanied by gunshots, erupted in the dark prison cell.