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"Instead of worrying about whether I can beat you, I'd rather know why you're here?"

After calming himself down a bit, Li Cheng looked at the other person and tried to speak in a relatively calm tone.

"The reason? You know the answer to that question yourself, don't you?"

Instead of looking at Li Cheng, Cheng Yan stared at the uneasy tide in his arms, his expression remaining unchanged throughout.

“I don’t want to ask about your purpose. I know you’re here for Xi,” Li Cheng put tide down and let her hide to the side. He turned around, his gaze turning cold. “What I want to ask is, why would you do such a thing, when you bear so much honor and are admired and worshipped by countless people?”

"..."

Without answering, without reacting, and without even frowning, Cheng Yan calmly took a step forward, his eyes, as still as a lake, fixed on Li Cheng before him.

"Okay, since that's the reaction..."

Li Cheng smiled slightly, then stomped his foot hard on the ground, sinking directly into the concrete. He then suddenly lifted his leg, kicking up a pile of gravel and sweeping it towards Cheng Yan.

Immediately following was a magnified image of a foot in front of him.

Cheng Yan leaped into the air and delivered a swift, powerful kick to Li Cheng's face. The blow was both fast and fierce, sending Li Cheng flying through the air, smashing through the door at the top-floor stairwell, then through the stair railing, and finally crashing to the next floor.

Almost immediately, Li Cheng roared and leaped up the stairs again. He quickly approached Cheng Yan, throwing a punch at him. In the instant Cheng Yan tried to block, he changed his fist into a palm strike, slashing at Cheng Yan's outstretched arm. Then, Cheng Yan was struck in the face again by Cheng Yan's spring-like arm, staggering back several steps.

What followed was a series of heavy punches that were too fast for Li Cheng to defend against.

How can this guy be so fast?

No matter how he threw a punch, his opponent could easily dodge and block it, while a single, seemingly insignificant attack from his opponent was enough to overwhelm him. It was less like Li Cheng was fighting Cheng Yan and more like Cheng Yan was relentlessly beating Li Cheng, a beating that left him utterly defenseless.

"Drink!"

Another long-awaited punch missed its mark, and Li Cheng lost his footing. Cheng Yan seized the opening and closed in, striking Li Cheng's chin with an elbow that nearly dislocated his mouth. Immediately afterward, he ducked to avoid Li Cheng's desperate attack, his fists flying like the wind, delivering more than ten heavy punches to Li Cheng's abdomen. Then, he grabbed the staggering Li Cheng, leaped up, and delivered a knee strike to Li Cheng's face, sending him flying and rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop.

The entire process took only about three seconds.

"Cough-cough-"

A wave of dizziness washed over him, and Li Cheng struggled to his feet. He wiped the blood from his mouth and nose. He heard tide's mournful cry, and a small figure rushed to his side, grabbing his arm and helping him to his feet.

Cheng Yan, who was walking over, stopped and silently watched tide, who was trying to support Li Cheng.

"Don't stay here, tide, go to the side."

Regaining his footing, Li Cheng pushed aside the anxious tide and frowned as he looked at Cheng Yan, who remained motionless opposite him. Clenching his fists, he listened to the cracking sounds coming from his knuckles, then took another stance and charged towards Cheng Yan.

Almost at the same moment, Cheng Yan moved, the ground beneath his feet exploded, and he rushed forward as well.

The two figures collided in the next instant, the violent impact kicking up dust from the roof and sending broken stones swirling wildly through the air. Taking advantage of his larger and stronger frame, Li Cheng roared and grabbed Cheng Yan, charging forward, but immediately he was sent flying into the air. At the moment of contact, Cheng Yan, guided by Li Cheng's force, used the momentum to lean back and land, kicking Li Cheng into the air.

Getting up from the ground, Cheng Yan launched a flying kick, striking Li Cheng, who had just landed back on the ground. The powerful blow sent Li Cheng crashing through the ground, smashing through one floor and then collapsing another, causing him to fall two floors.

In this state, he probably won't be able to get up...

A hint of discomfort flickered across Cheng Yan's face as he turned around, only to see the girl quickly jump down the large hole Li Cheng had created and run downstairs. This made Cheng Yan frown, and he had no choice but to follow her down. He then saw Li Cheng, his face covered in blood, crawling out of the rubble, supporting tide beside him and panting heavily.

"That's enough. You can't beat me, and there's no point in continuing."

Brushing the dust off his clothes after jumping down, Cheng Yan spoke.

"Our goal is only her. You don't need to go to this extent, and you can't change anything. Give up. It's better for both of us."

"Cough cough—Ptooey!"

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Li Cheng straightened up and looked at Cheng Yan in front of him, a hint of disdain creeping onto his face. He stepped forward, shielding Xi behind him, and then gave Cheng Yan the middle finger.

"How could you say such shameless things? You really are a disgrace to your status and honor. Have all those legendary stories of yours over the years been made up? Mr. Cheng Yan, the 'strongest'?"

Li Cheng laughed, his face full of mockery.

"Are you mocking me, Li Cheng?" For the first time, Cheng Yan's expression turned somewhat gloomy. "If possible, I hope you can still have some manners."

"Manners? Manners like you who beat someone up and then steal the most important person from them?"

"..."

"Don't you dare talk to me about manners! Do you think you're qualified to say that?" Li Cheng spat out another mouthful of blood, his face turning fierce. "If you want to take Xi away, you'll have to step over my dead body first!"

"...You just don't understand," Cheng Yan said softly after a long silence, shaking his head. "This is for a noble cause of salvation. Sacrificing for it is a last resort. You just don't understand its meaning and value. But it doesn't matter. As Ren said, not everyone is prepared to give everything. Someone has to be the villain."

"tide, run quickly!!"

The next moment, Li Cheng forcefully threw a huge piece of gravel into the air, while roaring loudly.

Cheng Yan raised his hand and smashed the stone. The next moment, Li Cheng pounced fiercely, only to be knocked to the ground by Cheng Yan's punch. But out of the corner of his eye, Cheng Yan saw that the girl had already escaped to the stairwell.

"Stay here!"

Li Cheng, who had fallen to the ground, pounced on Cheng Yan again and grabbed one of his legs.

Without hesitation or holding back, Cheng Yan delivered a powerful punch, imbued with internal energy, to Li Cheng's back, causing him to cough up blood again. Cheng Yan showed a hint of annoyance, but instead of striking with deadly force, he twisted Li Cheng's wrist and used his free leg to push off against the wall, sending Li Cheng and Cheng tumbling through the air. Upon landing, Cheng Yan had successfully broken free from Li Cheng's hold.

Immediately after, Cheng Yan grabbed Li Cheng's wrist and, before the other could react, twisted and broke his bone. Dodging the other's hasty punch, Cheng Yan tripped Li Cheng's left leg, flipped him to the ground, twisted his ankle, and then suddenly stood up, breaking Li Cheng's left leg as well.

Without hesitation or pity, he swiftly twisted and broke Li Cheng's other wrist and ankle, leaving the man helplessly dragging his broken limbs across the ground. He quickly got up and chased after Xi, who hadn't yet escaped far.

"Run, Shio!"

Amidst the ruins, Li Cheng opened his throat and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Run! Run!!"

The girl was running and stumbling between the stairs.

Faster, faster! Cheng said tide should run faster, so tide needs to run faster.

But what will happen to Seung? What if Seung can't beat that bad guy? What if Seung gets hurt and looks like he's in a lot of pain?

Should I run? Should I really run?

"Got you!"

The cold words, accompanied by the man who had defeated Cheng, suddenly appeared above the stairs behind him.

"tide, run!"

Along with the man's figure came Cheng's almost desperate, tearing scream.

Run? Should I run? Should I... run away?

tide turned her head. At the bottom of the stairs, many men in black stood silently. At the top of the stairs, the man who had easily defeated Cheng and who filled tide with immense fear was approaching step by step.

"Run for your life, Shio!!"

Should I run away? Where should I run? Where should I run? Clearly, there's no direction left to escape to, clearly...

A bright purple light suddenly filled tide's eyes.

"not good!"

Immediately realizing something was wrong, Cheng Yan quickly moved forward, wanting to grab tide in front of him.

But even faster than him was a pitch-black rift that suddenly opened in the air behind tide, with countless eyes silently peering out from within. Then, an extremely powerful suction force pulled Xi's entire figure inside.

Cheng Yan ran forward with almost all his might, but he was still a step too late. The crack appeared and disappeared too quickly. In the blink of an eye, the little girl in the stairwell was gone.

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Section 76, Chapter 11: The Rhythm of the Storm

"What an unfortunate day..."

Touma Kamijou rubbed his head, sighed, and slowly walked forward on the road.

"It's all your fault, Touma! You promised to buy me a late-night snack, but you didn't bring me anything. That's so unfair! This is a crime that I can't just ignore!"

Walking next to Touma Kamijou was Index, who looked furious, her face clearly showing her displeasure and hunger.

"So, to bite me like this, I have to go to the hospital for medication and bandages?" Looking at the white gauze wrapped around his left arm, Touma Kamijou felt utterly hopeless. "This kind of god and his followers are just too much."

"Touma, Touma, what are you saying?"

"I'll take Index to buy some late-night snacks right now!"

"Hehehe, Touma is the best."

The two walked slowly down the street, exchanging a few words of laughter now and then. Until an unusual fluctuation occurred not far away. Touma Kamijou was completely unaware of it, but Index reacted immediately.

"Touma, is there something over there?"

Stopping in her tracks, Index turned to look at the alleyway beside her, her face becoming serious.

"what?"

Kamijou Touma asked with some curiosity, and also looked in that direction.

"I don't know, but it feels like something familiar. I'll go take a look!"

"Hey, wait for me, don't run so fast, Index."

Running into the dark alley, Touma Kamijou took out his newly bought phone and turned on the flashlight. He immediately saw Yui Yakumo lying unconscious on the ground in the alley.

"Hey, it's Xiaoxi?! What's she doing here?"

"Why is she all dirty? Oh, she's injured. She's bleeding."

As he helped the unconscious Shio up, Touma Kamijou immediately noticed that her entire body was covered in tiny cuts, from which blood was slowly seeping out.

"Index, quickly contact Senior Li Cheng and Senior Emiya, I need to get her to the hospital!"

Touma Kamijou lifted Shio up by the waist, shouting as he prepared to walk outside.

"From an outsider's perspective, I admire your courage and bravery as a young man. But as a mercenary who is paid to do things, I can only say that I am sorry, but at least this time, I cannot allow you to do this."

A deep, husky, and peculiar voice rang out in the darkness, startling Touma Kamijou. He looked towards the source of the voice, deep within the alley. There, a figure was slowly emerging.

It was an incredibly tall figure, much taller than Li Cheng who was over 1.8 meters tall, reaching an astonishing height of at least 2.1 meters. In the darkness, one could only make out that he was wearing a vest that looked like a bulletproof vest, revealing two arms that were even thicker than Touma Kamijou's head.

"Hu-hu-"

A strange breathing sound came from that person.