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

In the darkness, a deep voice rang out.

"I will guide many people and create a better world."

"I will correct all the mistakes."

"Therefore, I am right."

“You shouldn’t stop me. Stopping me is wrong. So, you also need my guidance and education, you unknown child.”

"Come, I am great and tolerant, let me guide you to a brighter future."

Boundless darkness churned and surged around Xi, as if it were an abyss devoid of any light, while the voice continued to resound, as sublime as the chanting of poetry.

Holding a parasol, tide stood in the darkness for a long time before lowering her head and letting out a sneer.

"A pathetic worm that has already devoured its own self actually wants to guide us?"

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Chapter 217, Final Chapter: The Dream of the Tide

Where is this place?

Li Cheng opened his eyes and looked at the indistinct darkness before him.

Without light or sound, in this completely dark world, Li Cheng walked slowly, walking through darkness to a place he himself did not know where it led.

He didn't know where he was going or why he was going on this path, but Li Cheng didn't want to stop.

An inexplicable impulse compelled him to continue.

Finally, after walking for an unknown amount of time, Li Cheng stopped.

In the darkness ahead, a faint light flickered gently. For some reason, simply by approaching this light, Li Cheng could feel an indescribable warmth and closeness.

He couldn't help but walk closer to the light and reach out his hand. As if sensing his presence, a delicate little hand also emerged from the light at that moment, reaching out towards Li Cheng.

A little girl with golden hair emerged naked from the light in the next moment, her face full of confusion and bewilderment, like a newborn child, curiously looking at this dark world.

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Like watching an incredibly long movie, Li Cheng watched this young girl grow up little by little in the darkness.

From naive ignorance to discovering her ability to control the dark world around her, the girl gradually absorbs the power within this dark space, slowly growing stronger in a way that Li Cheng finds hard to comprehend.

At first, the girl moved around naked, like a primitive person, which was perfectly normal for a girl who had never come into contact with any other life form. But one day, when she tentatively cut open a dark space and saw humans working in an ancient farm outside, she began to develop a great curiosity.

By cutting through the darkness and observing the various creatures of the outside world, especially the most unique humans, the girl gradually learned their characteristics and knowledge. As her learning time increased, she began to imitate humans. Clothing based on purple and white, along with a cotton hat, became one of her basic attire.

At this moment, Li Cheng finally realized that what he was seeing was Xi's past.

Li Cheng didn't understand why he was seeing her past experiences, but he couldn't leave this place, so all he could do for now was to keep watching.

And so, he watched tide grow from an innocent little girl into a young woman, from being confined in the dark space that had nurtured her to tentatively stepping out and lingering in the outside world.

Having learned about humanity and traveled the world, the girl grew immensely. After paying a heavy price many times, she gradually became more shrewd and calculating.

After learning that she was a yokai and coming into contact with many other yokai, she was given the title of "Sage," seemingly because she was one of the few yokai who possessed a brain and could think critically. The intelligent girl quickly gained the support of many yokai, and even recruited a nine-tailed fox as her subordinate.

Well, speaking of which, of all the things I bought for tide, it seems that only that fox pillow was something she really loved.

Li Cheng began to think, and quickly connected it to the fact that the fox pillow was gradually developing signs of life.

No, that can't be right. There's no reason to connect them, can there? After all, it's just a body pillow that costs a few thousand yen. How could it possibly be related to a legendary yokai like the nine-tailed fox?

While Li Cheng pondered the possibility of the fox-shaped body pillow, the cinematic memory scene continued. The girl's journey continued, sometimes she would befriend monsters and do as she pleased, as frightening as a monster in a horror story; but sometimes she would befriend humans, and even once became best friends with a girl with cherry blossom hair.

During her travels, she encountered more and more humans, monsters, and other various beings. She came into contact with almost all the ancient creatures that had been wiped out by the now overly powerful humans.

In this process, the girl's psychology gradually changes from that of a carefree traveler.

Humanity's cruelty and treachery, its intense aversion to and destructiveness towards other races, and even its tendency to kill each other, were clearly more repulsive to her than the relatively simple nature of demons, despite their raw and bloodthirsty nature. Furthermore, after being repeatedly ambushed and attacked by humans during her travels, and being called demons by them, the girl's allegiance quickly shifted to the demons' side, and she began to increasingly reject humans.

But at the same time, she also gradually discovered the continuous increase in the overall strength of humanity during this process.

In the beginning, humans were no match for demons and other alien races, but as they gradually developed, they gained increasing power, and their rate of development accelerated. She traveled among humans for hundreds of years, clearly witnessing the growing strength of humanity and the gradual decline of the alien races.

Humanity will eventually surpass all other races and become the most powerful race on this planet. All once powerful beings, whether monsters, fantasy creatures, or even gods and demons, will eventually be completely destroyed by humanity.

This is unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable.

However, one person alone cannot threaten humanity as a whole. Even if one could kill many powerful humans, it wouldn't change the fact that humanity as a whole is constantly growing stronger. Besides, there are already adversaries among humanity that are difficult to defeat even for one person alone.

A plan to build a shelter gradually began to take shape in her mind.

Li Cheng followed in her footsteps, traversing mountains and rivers, passing through various perilous places, and witnessing countless bizarre and magnificent sights. In this long period of time, spanning hundreds, thousands, or even longer than he could remember, he watched the young and beautiful girl before him change little by little, from her initial innocence to her current composure, negotiating with various powerful alien races, and fully establishing her power and deterrent force, earning her the title of "Demon Sage".

"Is the being I adopted really such a terrifying being?"

Thinking of the adorable little girl who always followed him, and looking at the person with deep eyes in front of him, Li Cheng couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality.

Then, when it was time to get up, he saw her lying in bed, making a "gurgling" sound, shrinking under the covers and refusing to get up.

Okay, we can confirm it's the same person.

Ultimately, she created a place called "Gensokyo," a place where youkai and mysteries forgotten by humans are hidden.

Yokai are beings born from human fear and other negative emotions. Therefore, in this ancient land of mountains and rivers, there exists a place called the Village of Humans, inhabited by a certain number of humans who sustain the existence of yokai. The vast other areas of this place are inhabited by other races who migrated there under her leadership.

They managed to cooperate to create such a powerful barrier, completely hiding this place so that even those beyond their reach could not discover its location. Furthermore, it confined these alien races with their own agendas to this place, ensuring that they would not kill each other and maintaining overall peace.

In this almost intimate encounter, Li Chengqing clearly witnessed her meticulous scheming and saw her dedication to this small world.

This place is where she finds meaning in her life.

Standing beside her, watching her gaze upon this peaceful and serene place, Li Cheng understood just how important this place was to her.

So, what would she do if this place were destroyed?

A massive, black tide, brimming with hatred and corrosive power, completely enveloped the entire planet. Even with an incredibly powerful barrier, it could not escape this catastrophe that swept across the planet.

This lasted so long that Li Cheng couldn't remember the exact duration, and he finally regained consciousness just as the darkness engulfed him.

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"Cheng, it's time to wake up."

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Familiar yet distant, like a memory from countless years ago, Li Cheng slowly opened his eyes at this call, as if he had finally awakened after a long and unforgettable dream.

With long golden hair and purple eyes, a short girl lay on Li Cheng's chest, watching him wake up with a playful smile.

"tide?"

My memories were still in disarray, but I had already instinctively uttered that incredibly familiar voice, only…

"No, it's not Xi."

The girl in front of him chuckled and lowered her head, moving closer to Li Cheng.

"You have to call me Zi."

Before Li Cheng could react, the petite girl in front of him leaned forward and gently kissed him.

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Finally, volume 9 is over. It feels like the art style of this volume is completely different from a book. Volume 10 will bring us back to the present. From now on, it's time for Lady Purple!

P.S.: Even after the male protagonist saw all of Zi's memories, he couldn't remember exactly how many years of memories he had seen. It definitely wasn't 17, but rather bndkyawbzsdvsfdev

Chapter 1, Section 218: You think we'll believe you?

In the African continent, far beyond the ruins of its cities, in the country's capital, an emergency meeting is being rapidly convened.

"So, it's confirmed that the main urban area has been completely destroyed, right?"

At the center of the meeting, the elderly man, who was the de facto ruler of the country, looked at the real-time footage sent back by the drone monitoring team ahead and spoke calmly.

"Yes, according to the report sent back by Polcha, it was done by Jiang Chaoxian, a Class A fugitive from the China Alliance who was under our protection. He detonated an underground ammunition depot in the city center."

Beside the old man, a middle-aged man stared intently at the group of people opposite him and spoke slowly.

"Without a doubt, this was a heavy loss, and the root of the loss lies in the fugitive chosen by the military. Just look at how much he has caused us!"

"In the end, isn't it just about cutting military spending? You all know very well that now that the city is destroyed, the resistance will inevitably grow faster, and now is precisely the time when we are needed."

"The reason the resistance is growing is because you're unwilling to put in the effort to eliminate them. It would be a miracle if using low-intensity equipment worked. You haven't been able to wipe out a rebel group with only light weapons and one A-level martial artist for several years. Do you think we don't know you're trying to get more funding?!"

"Ha, so they resort to slander when they can't reason with each other? It seems that's the level of civil servants in this country."

"Ha, even the worst is better than you parasites in the military!"

The originally serious atmosphere in the meeting room was now showing signs of turning into a street brawl.

The elderly man, who had been sitting quietly in the middle of the conference table, staring at the shattered city images on the screen in front of him, slowly frowned and spoke in a measured tone:

"Quiet."

The once noisy conference room fell silent in the next moment.

“Regardless, we need to suppress those rebels now,” the old man said, rubbing his temples. “There were many reasons why we didn’t go all out to wipe them out before, but now that we’ve suffered such heavy losses, there’s no need to continue maintaining this situation.”

"Moreover, according to Bolcha's intelligence, in addition to the initial A-level martial artist, the rebels have gained an A-level magician and an A-level martial artist during this period, and it seems that more powerful individuals are on their way. In any case, the enemy's strength is increasing, and we must eliminate them all before they become a threat."

"Use military force; there's no need for us to continue playing this game with them."

After giving the order, the old man adjourned the meeting. After everyone had left, he stroked a ring on his hand, closed his eyes, and began to ponder.

"The 'test subject' is dead, so the 'cleaner' should be arriving soon, right?"

Opening his eyes, the old man's expression was full of exhaustion.

"What a disaster! Hopefully, those lunatics won't go too far."

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