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

Thinking this, Li Cheng walked forward and came to the huge pile of messy files.

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I failed my course, I'm devastated. That teacher was so lazy, giving me questions outside the review materials, it was torture! He just wouldn't let me have a good New Year. Ugh, my heart aches...

Section 315, Chapter Twenty-Five: Peace of Mind and Gathering

"Last year's, the year before...tsk, why aren't there any files from this year or even earlier?"

As Li Cheng rummaged through a large pile of overlapping documents, he muttered to himself with some displeasure. Beside him, Zi sat on top of a filing cabinet, swinging her little feet with a bored expression.

Marisa initially seemed quite interested in the documents, probably thinking she might find something like a magic book inside. However, after flipping through a few pages and discovering that they were all just general records of various events that she couldn't understand at all, she quickly lost interest and went off to explore other parts of the building, ostensibly to "search for treasure."

However, considering that Zi and Huo were here, Li Cheng didn't bother to pay attention to her.

"Speaking of which, Zi, why didn't you contact me through the contract after the Gray Mist Space collapsed last time?"

While flipping through the documents, Li Cheng casually asked Zi a question.

“You can try to guess,” Zi chuckled. “Also, it’s not quite right to describe it as a collapse. It’s just that the connection between this place and the outside world is unstable. In reality, when Cheng is expelled from here, the appearance of this place won’t change much.”

"Huh, is that so? Wait, no, Zi, did you stay here?"

Li Cheng subconsciously replied, then suddenly realized what he had said and immediately looked up, somewhat shocked, at Zi sitting on the cabinet.

"Hehe, to figure out what's going on in this place, we'll have to spend more time inside. We've put in a lot of effort."

The fact that it could resist the repulsive force of space gave Li Cheng a completely new understanding of Zi's power. Considering that Zi had not actually recovered to its full strength until now, he couldn't help but start to think about what level Zi's full strength would be.

"Speaking of which, did you find anything of value? If not, it's time to leave. While you were away, we cleared out another 'pillar,' so once we eliminate the last one, you can leave this place completely."

As she spoke, Zi's gaze pierced through the crack in the wall and drifted into the distance, a playful smile unconsciously creeping onto her face.

"Of course, that so-called other me, my careless kinsman, will probably be able to escape from being lost too, hehe—"

Perhaps because she had been attacked and tested by the other party, Zi seemed very hostile towards the gap monster who was theoretically the same person as her.

After thinking for a few seconds, Li Cheng decided it was better to remain silent and focused on searching for information.

A slightly damaged document, with its date visible at the edge, tucked among a pile of papers, caught Li Cheng's attention.

Judging from the date on this form, it's three months from now?

Li Cheng pulled out the document and found that it was a mission record summary.

[Date: April 17th. Orders were issued by the Supernatural Abilities Bureau headquarters, with Team Six responsible for protecting the personal safety of Aleister, the head of the special area codenamed "Academy City," until its construction is completed.]

Aleister? Under the command of Team Six? Academy City?

The form itself was badly damaged, and Li Cheng could only make out that it seemed to be for the establishment of a top-level academy for people with superpowers, similar to the Clock Tower, which was a world-class magic institution. Moreover, the area was extremely large, equivalent to the size of a megacity.

Could Mr. Aleister in that world have actually accomplished something so amazing?

Think of Aleister in his own world. Although he is a globally renowned entrepreneur, he is far inferior to someone who can build a top-tier academy for superhumans.

Such a massive plan couldn't possibly be kept secret, could it? Even in my own world, I've never heard of anything similar. So, does that mean these really are two completely separate, parallel worlds, with absolutely no connection to each other?

For some reason, Li Cheng felt a sense of relief, even though he didn't know what he was worried about.

"Pfft-"

Seeing the change in Li Cheng's expression, Zi, who had been sitting quietly on the filing cabinet, suddenly burst out laughing, covering her face and chuckling as if she had seen something very interesting.

"Zi, what's wrong?"

Li Cheng looked up with some confusion.

"Nothing much. So, did you find anything you're interested in?"

Zi shook her head, but her expression remained amused. When she saw Li Cheng stand up from the ground, she jumped down from the filing cabinet with a "hey." Li Cheng, who was prepared, reached out and caught her, holding her in his arms before putting her down on the ground.

Marisa's loud shouts echoed from overhead, followed by Kyo's somewhat impatient voice. Marisa seemed to possess an unexpected charm in making friends; despite not having spent much time together, she acted quite naturally alongside Kyo, as if they were already good companions.

Speaking of which, back in Gensokyo, there was a blonde girl who followed Li Cheng because she was worried that he might harm Marisa. There was also Mori Chika who was willing to take care of her. And if what he saw in Yukari's memories was not wrong, there were actually many more people who had a good relationship with her.

She seems like a clumsy and impulsive girl, but she's incredibly popular? Hmm, is it because of her outgoing and friendly personality?

"What, you're interested in young, lively girls like this?"

Zi's ​​curious voice rang out from beside Li Cheng.

"Of course not. I think this kind of immature and reckless brat is a real problem. You know, many times, this kind of kid is only a hair's breadth away from being a destructive brat."

Li Cheng sighed, subconsciously took Zi's small hand, and walked towards the outside. Zi suddenly stopped and looked thoughtfully in a certain direction.

"Zi, what's wrong?"

Li Cheng stopped, somewhat puzzled by Zi's reaction.

"Some interesting guys are coming!"

Zi chuckled and released Li Cheng's hand, silently slipping into the darkness of the room. In the dim light, countless scarlet pupils seemed to be peering around, but then vanished without a trace in the next moment, and Zi's figure also quietly disappeared along with them.

It actually hid in the gap. Who could it be?

Li Cheng was somewhat surprised by Zi's reaction. He looked in the direction Zi was looking, which was outside a broken wall, and tried to enhance his vision with his demonic power. Soon, he could see a figure slowly approaching in the distance.

This figure, this size, and that color scheme... could it be Remilia, that short vampire?

The other party had clearly spotted Li Cheng and was flying straight towards them. Zi's decision to avoid them was probably related to what happened when Li Cheng took Remilia in distress; after all, the amnesiac Zi had bullied Remilia more than once while Remilia's power was weakened. Given this vampire's petty and vengeful nature, if he saw Zi, he certainly wouldn't let it go.

Of course, it's also possible that Zi was just deliberately concealing herself, actually harboring some wicked plan. After all, that's just her personality; she's the kind of person who's rather...

[Continue?]

I mean, the kind of person who is innocent and kind, practically as cute as a little angel.

[Hmph hmph hmph—]

So, this contract means that unless someone actively reveals their thoughts, they can only read their general mental state? Why do I have this strange feeling that Zi seems to know all my thoughts?

[Just to clarify, we're not avoiding that little girl~ Also, we never said that "that interesting guy" referred to that vampire, okay? Anyway, we still need to keep an eye on other places.]

Wait, isn't it because of Remilia?

Li Cheng's mouth dropped open in surprise, and then he noticed another direction. From the basement of this half-collapsed building, there was an aura filled with decay and intense killing intent.

Enemy forces have infiltrated our ranks?!

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Section 316, Chapter Twenty-Six: Activating the Terminal

The moment Zi's voice fell, Li Cheng felt as if he heard some other sound.

The sound was extremely faint; if it weren't for Zi's prompting, Li Cheng probably wouldn't have noticed it at all. But with Zi's reminder, he quickly noticed the barely perceptible sound, and the chilling, deathly killing intent that followed.

Something is lurking beneath Li Cheng, beneath this floating ruin, waiting to wipe out everyone inside.

When exactly did they sneak into that place? They hadn't sensed the other party at all.

Li Cheng was somewhat shocked, and before he could take any action, the being lurking underground suddenly unleashed an extremely sharp aura. The immense power, as if carrying a thousand-pound burden, rushed straight towards the dilapidated building, as if it wanted to crush it into pieces in one breath.

Such terrifying pressure meant that I probably had no chance of resisting it at all.

Hmph~

Zi's ​​soft humming suddenly rang out at this moment.

In that instant, Li Cheng suddenly experienced a strange, disorienting feeling, as if he were sinking into water. His five senses—sight, hearing, and so on—became blurred, yet he felt no obstruction in his breathing. For a moment, he felt as if his vision could penetrate the ground, directly seeing a dark figure floating in the air below the building. No, it wasn't that his vision could pass through walls; rather, the entire building became transparent, disappearing from the real world along with his body.

This, this is...

In the blink of an eye, it seemed as if an overwhelming barrage of black death rays was released from the pitch-black figure, but all of these attacks passed through the now-vanished building without harming Li Cheng and the others inside. Only when the black beams disappeared did Li Cheng feel the strange sensation of sinking to the bottom of the water vanish, and the entire building returned to reality.

"Hu-hu-"

Li Cheng gasped for breath, trying to ease the pressure he had felt in that state. At the same time, a deep voice rang out from outside the building.

"Manipulating the boundary between reality and illusion, is she a monster from the gap? It's unbelievable. I clearly kept her trapped at the boundary of spacetime, so has she already broken free? Or is there a second monster like this in this world?"

"Haven't you already figured out the answer yourself? Why bother asking us?"

Purple's figure quietly emerged from the shadows, holding a folding fan to cover her face, and replied calmly in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft.

"Hmph, you're right. It seems I said something pointless. After all, I'm actually quite confident in the trap I designed myself."

The voice, whose gender and age were indistinguishable, gave a self-deprecating laugh, then its tone suddenly turned somber.

"However, since you're already here, there's no need to go back. You'll come along and be buried with this dead world!"

Once again, a suffocatingly oppressive black light enveloped the building. Zi didn't choose to obliterate the entire building this time; instead, she flew to Li Cheng's side, smiling quietly. Huo's slightly manic laughter, however, rang out amidst a burst of scarlet light, tearing the black light apart in a ferocious display.

"Hahahaha, so this whole mess was caused by you hiding behind the scenes and making things difficult for me?"

Holding a bright red paper umbrella, Huo Jiang raised his sleeve high, and the crimson color spread, turning the originally gray and white ruins into a hellish abyss. A chaotic aura emanated from it, spreading and polluting like a plague. The girl standing in it was covered with scarlet patterns all over her body, like a demon or demon that had crawled out of the depths of hell.

"Since you dare to show yourself, then stay here. I have no interest in playing hide-and-seek with anyone."

As he spoke, Huo put away his paper umbrella, pointed the blood-dripping tip at the dark figure, and delivered his judgment in an icy tone.

"Even this one is here?" The shadowy figure seemed somewhat shocked by the presence of this scourge, but quickly regained its composure. "Just as the rumors say, it's utterly repulsive, like a convergence of malice from across the world. However, at this level alone, it's still not enough to harm me—"

The bloody light that exploded suddenly drowned out the words of the black figure in the intense energy turbulence.

The figure of Calamity seemed to appear out of thin air beside the shadow, instantly turning the sky a blood-red color. There were no dazzling lights or shadows, no fancy moves. Calamity simply approached the shadow and gently waved its seemingly delicate hand forward.

A crimson streak that swept hundreds of meters away instantly blew Li Cheng, who was watching from afar, away.

"Well!"

Completely unprepared for the terrifying power of the explosion, Li Cheng was blown far away like a grain of sand in a storm, spinning so fast he couldn't keep his balance. A small hand reached out from his side and grabbed him firmly, finally freeing Li Cheng from the rollercoaster experience that felt like it had accelerated a thousand times.

"Hehe, how does it feel? This is a genuine burst of power from a top-tier expert!"