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

One after another, these creatures crawled out of the shattered buildings after the explosion and rushed towards the chaotic crowds scattering and fleeing on the ground.

The massacre began the next moment.

Blood and severed limbs flew everywhere, screams mixed with the sound of chewing spread, and one gruesome bloody scene after another bloomed on the broken street.

Warriors, magicians, and superhumans roared as they fought against these monsters, while ordinary civilians also attempted to attack with firearms. However, these bizarre and terrifying creatures were incredibly powerful; even A-level destructive attacks only left a few minor wounds. Furthermore, these beings possessed an unbelievable ability to heal wounds rapidly; even if half their bodies were blasted off in one strike, they could completely regenerate within seconds, sometimes even becoming stronger.

"How is this possible? What kind of monster is this?!"

"No, don't come any closer!"

"Ughhhh, why is my attack completely ineffective?!"

Click—click—

Tear, chew, grind, swallow.

The screams were slowly fading away, and only the chilling sounds of eating continued to echo through the shattered streets.

Click—click—

The bones rattled as they were being chewed, and as they continued to feed, the twisted and disordered monsters began to undergo new changes.

Twisted limbs, constantly expanding, teeth and eyeballs growing intertwined, unrecognizable wriggling organs exposed directly to the air, emitting strange, viscous sounds.

【■■■■■～】

The chaotic and eerie sounds seemed to carry a hint of mockery and ridicule.

The twisted monsters began to emit shrill, hoarse laughter, like the laughter of countless people overlapping, rising and falling in a chaotic and disorderly manner.

As expected of... a monster born from the beginning.

High up in the tower, the man watched silently as everything unfolded before him.

There is no turning back.

From this moment on, there is truly no turning back.

Countless years of dormancy, countless years of preparation, have finally begun. After all this erupts, there will be no turning back.

Moving forward, you might either smash all your opponents to pieces or be smashed to pieces yourself.

But it doesn't matter.

Yes, even if the final outcome is my own utter destruction, it doesn't matter anymore. The transformation has begun, and no power can turn back time. And all of this is to embrace my future, to fulfill that long-buried wish.

"I want to become... a partner of justice..."

After the murmured words, the man disappeared from the tower, his whereabouts unknown.

…………

I spent many days sorting out the plot. After so much time has passed, looking back at what I wrote, I feel a strange sense of melancholy. I've written a novel of over a million words, but it only has a meager 200 average daily subscriptions and a total of 6 subscriptions. The latest volume only has forty or fifty people following it. Perhaps this is why I couldn't persevere and started a new book back then.

However, it still needs to end eventually. After all, there are still people waiting for me to come back and write this book. And it's my first book to be published. If I can't even finish it, it would be a real shame.

In short, I want to apologize to the readers who have been waiting until now. Although I haven't been feeling too well lately, I will finish this book soon.

Chapter 22, Section 380: Master vs. Disciple

"teacher?"

Li Cheng's eyes widened as he looked at the man who appeared behind him.

"Teacher, why are you here?"

Li Cheng's eyes were full of doubt.

"Tiefeng not only sent you a message, but also me."

His gaze swept over the empty space, now devoid of anything but dust, and a rare hint of sadness appeared on Ji Wen's face. But he quickly regained his composure and calmly looked at Li Cheng.

“But you, Li Cheng, should leave and go back. This matter is no longer something you can interfere with at your level. Leave this country and go back.”

It wasn't a discussion, but an order. Looking at Ji Wen's serious expression, Li Cheng understood that the other party wasn't seeking his opinion, but directly issuing an order to him.

From the perspective of a transcendent being, he gave himself the order to leave.

Did you make this decision because you knew it was impossible to persuade me to leave?

Having received a message from Tie Feng and arrived at the Freedom Alliance, the teacher must have discovered something quite terrifying, which is why he immediately asked me to leave after finding me.

Teacher, you still want to protect me, just like before. You want to keep me away from dangerous places and keep me safe in this way.

But it's impossible, this time, it's impossible no matter what.

"I will not leave."

Li Cheng calmly shook his head.

“My friend died here. I will not leave until I find the killer and end all of this.”

"I ran away once, but I won't run away again."

With firm words, Li Cheng's gaze was fixed directly on Ji Wen.

As if he already knew Li Cheng's answer, Ji Wen's face was calm and knowing, but his sharp gaze was filled with a terrifying and powerful pressure.

Even amidst the constantly crumbling rubble, even with the ground swaying and threatening to collapse at any moment, Ji Wen's expression remained calm. Only Li Cheng himself understood just how terrifying the aura emanating from Ji Wen at this moment truly was.

They're getting serious now...

“You know I’m not asking for your opinion, Li Cheng.”

Ji Wen said in a cold voice.

"Whether you tolerated me staying in Japan, getting involved in the magicians' attack, or the incident in Academy City, I could ignore those things. But this time, this is no longer something you can interfere with. Don't you understand? This is a war of transcendents, and you must leave here immediately, before it's too late."

As he spoke, Ji Wen stepped forward and reached out to grab Li Cheng's shoulder.

There's no time to argue anymore.

Knowing full well what was brewing in the city, Ji Wen was extremely anxious and just wanted to get his students out of there as quickly as possible.

If we stay any longer, we might really be unable to leave. What's brewing in this city right now is something that no one below the level of a transcendent being can contend with.

Therefore, this time, Ji Wen held nothing back and went all out, intending to knock Li Cheng unconscious in one go and then take him away from here.

The overwhelming pressure of the fully unleashed Transcendent power shattered the relatively intact ground almost instantly, and without the slightest hesitation, Ji Wen struck Li Cheng heavily.

"Snapped--"

Then, in the next second, Ji Wen's eyes widened.

Li Cheng, who was standing in front of him, simply raised his hand and caught Ji Wen's arm as he swung it down.

It was as if Ji Wen had simply swung his arm down lightly, and Li Cheng had casually reached out to catch it, almost like a light pat on the shoulder as if it were a joke.

But that's impossible. Ji Wen didn't hold back at all in that attack. Li Cheng was sent flying, and the surrounding buildings were all shattered. That's what should have happened.

"……I see."

After a brief silence, Ji Wen nodded gently.

"The concepts of lightness and heaviness have been reversed, so the harder I attack, the milder the effect, even to the point of a child clapping?"

For the first time, Ji Wen looked at Li Cheng with a serious expression.

Li Cheng also calmly stared at Ji Wen in front of him, his gaze firm and unwavering.

"Your ability to easily deflect one of my attacks is commendable, but..."

With a gentle step forward, Ji Wen unleashed his full power, shattering the room completely. A fierce wind, like layers of sharp blades, erupted, creating a huge void in the crumbling foundation.

"But if it's only this level, it's not enough to qualify you to stay here."

Accompanied by chilling words, Ji Wen's power as a transcendent being was fully unleashed at this moment.

Has it really developed this way?

Amidst the raging wind, Li Cheng calmly gazed at his teacher before him, then slowly and resolutely took a step forward, advancing under the oppressive aura of this transcendent being.

"If this is what you want, then let's begin."

let's start.

This battle between master and apprentice was also the final test that Ji Wen could give Li Cheng after many years of teaching him.

A violent roar began to erupt continuously within the collapsing underground base.

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At the same time, on the ground.

The blood-dripping blade fell to the ground, then turned into scattered magical remnants and disappeared.

Emiya Shirou held the unconscious Illya in his arms, looking at the giant in the ruins ahead, besieged by countless strange creatures and unable to stand up, and gently exhaled.

Is this considered a victory?

Despite being relentlessly suppressed from beginning to end, with virtually no chance to retaliate, the suddenly appearing, indescribably twisted monsters easily seized the incredibly strong giant, using their numbers to firmly suppress it. Although the giant fought back fiercely, killing a large number of monsters, after being injected with some kind of black substance, its mobility began to decline steadily, ultimately leading to its current state, firmly controlled by the monsters, constantly being torn apart and devoured, unable to stand up again.

Before the Titans were completely defeated, Shirou Emiya successfully snatched Illya from their hands.

No, rather than saying he snatched it, it's more accurate to say that the other party gave up the fight, voluntarily letting go of the hand holding Illya, thus giving Shirou Emiya the opportunity.

Could it be that it actually wanted to protect Ilya?

Emiya Shirou was shocked by his own absurd idea.

At that moment, Shirou Emiya suddenly sensed a familiar presence behind him. Puzzled, he turned around and found Shiki, who was covered in dust.

"Miss Ryougi?"

Emiya Shirou's eyes widened; he had never expected to run into the other person.

"Huh, someone I know?"

Immediately following, a man covered in blood, with three sharp claws protruding from his fingers, walked up with a cigarette in his mouth and a frown on his face, and casually asked a question.

"..."

Ignoring the man behind her, Shiki simply frowned, carefully observed Shirou Emiya's condition, and then suddenly swung her sword, striking Shirou Emiya with such speed that Shirou couldn't react at all.