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

Finally, after a series of heavy blows, the highly reinforced wall behind Li Cheng was completely broken. Cheng Yan finally lost his patience. He slammed Li Cheng against the wall with a single blow, followed by a powerful punch. Li Cheng crashed through the wall and plummeted from the tenth floor of the building.

The wind howled, and the sound of the ground rapidly magnifying came from his only remaining right eye. Li Cheng slammed heavily onto the ground, his consciousness fading into darkness.

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Fourth update complete, extra chapter complete. Sigh, so this is what happens when there are fewer people; it was all paid off so easily. Should I be happy or cry? My feelings are so complicated.

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Section 91, Chapter 26: A Vow to Protect to the End

Something icy cold dripped onto my face. First a tiny drop, then a little, then more and more, until my face was completely soaked.

Is it...raining? Is it...raining?

I seem to remember this place being covered by a light barrier, right? Rain shouldn't be able to get in, so why am I feeling like I'm getting rained on? Why is that? Could it be that Tohsaka has already found the central point and broken through the light barrier?

Ah, never mind, I don't want to think about these things anymore.

Seriously, I'm so tired, I don't want to move at all. And it's so cold, my whole body is freezing. Has winter already arrived? And why am I also feeling a little sleepy...?

I guess I should just take a nap. A nap should make me feel better, right? If I just sleep, everything should be fine, right? Everything should be alright, right? Ah, I am... a little sleepy now...

"Oh, is that all? If you become so easily discouraged, I might look down on you a little, Cheng."

A slightly playful female voice rang in Li Cheng's ears.

This voice, this voice is...

He struggled to open his eyes, and standing before Li Cheng was a young woman in a white dress with long, black hair. She stood gracefully before him with a gentle smile.

"You know, the Cheng I know isn't someone who can be defeated so easily."

She knelt down in front of Li Cheng, letting her long black hair fall onto the tip of his nose. She looked at him with a gentle smile and a tender expression.

"Ah, it's you..."

Reaching out, Li Cheng slowly stroked her cheek, feeling the familiar smoothness of her skin and the familiar warmth of her body. He closed his eyes, absorbing her familiar presence. When he opened his eyes again, he couldn't help but sob softly.

Why did you leave like this?

Sitting on the ground, the woman gently embraced Li Cheng's head, burying his face in her chest and abdomen. She patted his shoulders and back lightly, letting him hold her tightly.

“You’re not a crybaby, Cheng,” she whispered in Li Cheng’s ear. “Mingming, you swore that you would become a righteous hero.”

“I can’t be,” Li Cheng said through gritted teeth, nestled in her arms. “I can’t be anything, I can’t save anyone, and I don’t deserve any dreams of being a righteous hero. I can’t save you, I can’t save tide, I can’t save anyone, I can’t save anyone. I just… I just…”

I'm just a useless piece of trash.

He couldn't say it. He knew he was just a useless piece of trash, clinging to a foolish dream shattered by reality, a stray dog ​​only able to flee in defeat. But he couldn't say it. In front of this person, he couldn't utter those words, because he had made a promise, a promise he had made to her…

"How ugly, Cheng," she laughed. "It's rare to see you like this. Do I count as unlocking a rather rare story CG?"

Here we go again, with all this nonsense he can't understand. She always says these strange things, always adding nonsensical words to everyday conversations, and then enthusiastically instructing him. Come to think of it, the reason he sometimes says things that Kiritsugu Emiya can't understand is because of what she taught him.

"Cheng, you're not some good-for-nothing."

She leaned close to Li Cheng's ear and spoke softly but firmly:

"You're still keeping your promise to me, not saying discouraging things, not saying anything self-deprecating, right? No matter how painful or desperate you are, don't say anything self-deprecating, right? You're still keeping your promise, so you're not a loser."

A promise...?

"Yes, Cheng, you value promises and commitments the most, don't you? You always keep the vows you make until the end of your life. That's what you said, and that's what you've always done, isn't it?"

"Do you remember? The promise you made to that girl, the promise you told her you would keep for the rest of your life and never stop. Cheng, can you still remember it now?"

Oh, really? What vow did I make? What promise did I make?

Li Cheng opened his eyes somewhat absentmindedly and saw a strand of golden hair flash past his eyes.

Ah, I remember now, I made that promise to that child.

"I will never leave you, I will never abandon you, absolutely not. I will always protect you, I will always stay by your side, forever!"

"Before my breath stops and my body decays, I swear I will never leave you, I swear I will always protect you. Please forgive me, I have nothing left but myself, this is the only thing I can give you now."

That night, in that quiet hospital room, he made a promise to the sleeping girl with the utmost sincerity and solemnity—a promise he vowed to keep for the rest of his life.

I made such an important promise, I made such a vow, and yet I'm here wanting to sleep in and escape everything. Honestly, when did I become such an idiot?

"Remember now? That promise you made, which was practically a criminal declaration."

She said with a grin, her face full of the satisfaction of a successful prank.

"Please spare me. All I can think of are these things I have left, and this is all I can give her. There's nothing I can do about this."

Li Cheng rested his head on her lap and replied with a wry smile.

"But no matter what, you did say that, didn't you?" Gently stroking Li Cheng's cheek, she said with a smile, "Then get up, Cheng, go and become her hero, go and protect her. This is the promise you made to her, a promise you will keep for a lifetime."

Like a phantom, her figure slowly vanished before his eyes. Only her dreamlike words remained, still echoing in his ears.

"Keep going, Cheng. No matter what, I'll always be by your side. No matter what, I'll always walk with you. So don't stop, don't stop. You won't stop like this, because you promised me, didn't you? Because you said you would..."

The endless torrential rain lashed against Li Cheng's body, which lay in a pool of blood.

He opened his eyes and used his only remaining eye to scan the silent building before him, and then to the cracked floor above it.

Ah, yes, that's true. I still have things to do, people to protect, and I need to rescue her. I also need to keep the promise I made.

Therefore, I cannot just lie here like this, I cannot just end it all so casually.

Stand up, now, I must stand up...

The broken joints are slowly starting to exert force.

Its rusty body is gradually beginning to exert its strength.

The mangled muscles were gradually beginning to exert force.

Get moving, get moving, get moving—

You can't stop, you absolutely can't stop. Move, my body, move, move! Whether you're broken or rotten, now, move! Move!!

"tide ahhhhhh!!"

With a hoarse roar, Li Cheng howled wildly in the pouring rain, like a wild beast. Amidst a series of cracking sounds, he abruptly sat up from the ground, from the pool of blood beneath him.

"tide ahhhhh!!"

He roared again, using his one arm to support his bloodied body, and shakily stood up once more.

"tide, tide, tide..."

With unsteady steps and his tattered body, he took one step at a time, like a walking corpse, and continued to move forward.

You can't stop, you can't stop, you can't stop, you can't stop...

If the muscles are damaged, then move forward with the bones; if the bones are rotten, then move forward with the will; if even this last thought is about to decay, then carry this will forward until the moment of complete death!

We can't stop, we can't stop, absolutely, we can't stop!!

Li Cheng, as if possessed, began to run wildly in the stairwell, rushing upstairs with all his might.

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I've offered a reward but no one's posted it. Oh well, since I've already written it, I might as well post it.

This is the fifth update today. The "Five Updates of Glazed Glass" achievement has been successfully unlocked! Hehehe, I guess I'm considered a conscientious author on Shuke, even if I'm a struggling but conscientious one (heartbroken to the point of being unable to breathe)...

Section 92, Chapter Twenty-Seven: Penetrating the Boundary of Self-Destruction

Finally, it's over...

Watching Li Cheng fall and land on the open ground downstairs, Cheng Yan sighed deeply. He turned around and saw Ryougi Shiki standing up again.

Is it not over yet? Are they all like cockroaches, one after another? No matter how hard I try, they just won't go down.

Seeing Shi leaning against a pillar, panting and trembling, Cheng Yan clenched his fists and slowly walked over.

This young girl isn't an A-rank like Li Cheng, who possesses a powerful physique. So, one or two more hits should be enough to defeat her, right?

Thinking this, Cheng Yan slowly walked towards Shiki, who was standing silently with his head down. Unexpectedly, a series of bullets suddenly came at this moment. Emiya Kiritsugu, despite his injuries, stood up and kept firing at him with both hands.

"It's pointless, the bullets can't reach me."

Without even basic defense, Cheng Yan stood there as Kiritsugu Emiya relentlessly fired. Submachine guns, rifles, pistols, high-powered pistols, even throwing knives and grenades. But it was all in vain. No matter the attack, it would stop just before reaching Cheng Yan's body, then lose momentum and fall to the ground. After expending hundreds of rounds of ammunition, all Kiritsugu Emiya managed to do was leave a pile of bullets in front of Cheng Yan.

Drawing his dagger, Kiritsugu Emiya charged straight at them.

This guy actually intends to engage in close combat? If I remember correctly, he was only a B-rank in the intelligence reports, right? A B-rank guy dares to go into close combat?

Somewhat surprised by Kiritsugu Emiya's actions, Cheng Yan stood still, watching his opponent rapidly approach. Then, with a chant so low it was almost inaudible, Kiritsugu Emiya's movements accelerated to an extreme in an instant, and he charged towards Cheng Yan with his blade in hand.

Using his own body as a barrier to accelerate his own time and increase his speed? No wonder he has so many records of killing A-level powerhouses. But, this is only three times the speed, right? If it's only this level of acceleration, it's still not enough to outrun him. He'd need at least five times the speed.

With a kick to Kiritsugu Emiya's hand, Cheng Yan knocked the blade from his grasp, followed by a punch that sent Kiritsugu flying back to the corner where he had been sitting.

"With your strength, you're still a bit lacking if you want to fight me," Cheng Yan said calmly, withdrawing his fist. "Just lie there properly, uncle."

Turning back to look at Ryougi Shiki, who was standing motionless, Cheng Yan noticed that she had lost all fighting and offensive capabilities. She was likely still standing, probably only clinging to her last vestiges of consciousness. Thinking this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. But then, he sensed an ominous aura emanating from Shiki, who stood with her head bowed.

The feeling was as if something extremely ominous was slowly brewing.

No, this woman is suspicious; we need to get rid of her immediately!

Knowing full well that his intuition was accurate, Cheng Yan was about to act without hesitation. Unexpectedly, Emiya Kiritsugu stood up again at that moment and threw a grenade.

"I already told you this kind of thing is useless—huh?"

An extremely blinding halo enveloped Cheng Yan's eyes the moment the grenade exploded. Emiya Kiritsugu had thrown a flashbang. Stimulated by the flashbang, Cheng Yan had to close his eyes and take two steps back. Immediately afterward, he heard the sound of Emiya Kiritsugu rushing towards him. Using the sound to pinpoint the location, he easily knocked down the attacking Emiya Kiritsugu and kicked him away. Then, he realized he couldn't find Shiki anywhere.

Bang!

Opening his eyes, Kiritsugu Emiya threw another grenade, this time a smoke grenade. A massive amount of smoke instantly covered the not-so-large hall.

Tsk, they actually use this method?