“…”

Looking at Qu Zhen who was determined to die, Chen Cheng just stood there silently without any movement.

"This is my...last request." Qu Zhen raised his hand, spread out his palm, and handed it to Shen Cheng: "With this, you should be able to be promoted to D-level soon..."

Chen Cheng glanced sideways and saw in Qu Zhen's palm was a dark purple feather that he was very familiar with.

Is it... a clue about Ye Xi?

After taking the feather, Chen Cheng turned his gaze back to Qu Zhen's gloomy face, took two deep breaths, took out the pistol that Liu Su gave him from his pocket, opened the safety bolt with his slightly trembling hands, and put the black muzzle of the gun against Qu Zhen's forehead.

"Now... shoot..." Qu Zhen's tired face revealed a hint of relief: "Now you are not aiming at a person, but a monster blinded by hatred and has lost its rationality. Don't have any psychological burden. Please, give me a ride..."

Hearing this, Shen Cheng calmed himself down, forced himself to steady his shaking arms, looked at Qu Zhen's listless expression, and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work."

Then, Shen Cheng no longer hesitated and pressed the trigger——

"puff!"

The next moment, a brilliant blood flower splattered from Qu Zhen's head. His eyes closed gently, with a relieved smile on his face, as if he had no worries at all.

Wiping the muzzle of the gun with the corner of his clothes, Shen Cheng slowly stood up with a gloomy expression, looked at Qu Zhen's body, and sighed silently.

From time to time, several soldiers in the uniforms of the Institute of Biological Sciences came over, saluted Chen Cheng first, and then began to take care of Qu Zhen's body.

Chen Cheng didn't watch the process of preparing the corpse. He silently put the dark purple feather that Qu Zhen gave him into his pocket and turned to leave.

I dragged my exhausted body back to the cat cafe, walked up to the second floor, and as soon as I opened the door, a familiar gray-blue figure flew over to me: "Master meow!"

Reaching out to catch the cheese, feeling its warmth in his arms, the tiredness on Shen Cheng's face faded a little, but thinking that his hand was just stained with blood, he calmly put down the hand holding the cheese.

Looking up, he saw the women already waiting silently at the entrance. He smiled and said, "Okay, I said I'm fine, go back to sleep."

"Senior..." Lin Yuhui hesitated to speak.

This was the first time she saw Shen Cheng carrying out a mission, and also the first time she saw Shen Cheng take someone else's life - although Lin Yuhui still couldn't tell whether the monster was human or not.

"Okay, I'm fine." Walking in front of Lin Yuhui, Chen Cheng raised his hand and gently rubbed Lin Yuhui's hair, then turned his head to look at Yanyan who was already asleep in Nai Cha's arms, and smiled slightly.

"Daddy..." Yanyan murmured softly, and then rubbed against Nai Cha's arms.

Looking at Yanyan's appearance, all the girls chuckled in unison. Seeing that there was nothing unusual about Shen Cheng, they all returned to their rooms at Shen Cheng's urging.

Chen Cheng stood alone in the living room and watched the girls go back to their rooms. Then he sat down at the dining table and ate the dinner they had left for him.

Just after eating two bites, Liu Su, who was wearing pajamas, suddenly walked out of the room and sat down lightly opposite Chen Cheng. She put her chin on her head and asked Chen Cheng, "Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious." After swallowing the food in his mouth, Chen Cheng nodded and smiled at Liusu, saying, "Did you make this, Liusu?"

"Hmm..." Liusu nodded, then fell silent and watched Shen Cheng eat silently.

After Chen Cheng finished eating, Liu Su suddenly said with some concern: "Chen Cheng, do you... feel uncomfortable anywhere? Or is there something uncomfortable?"

Shen Cheng was slightly stunned: "Why do you ask?"

"Because... this seems to be the first time you've pointed a gun at your former comrade, right?"

Seeing the lingering worry on Liusu's face, Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Since the time I was preparing to start the firearms assessment, I have already made such mental preparations, and..."

As he spoke, Shen Cheng paused, his smile gradually fading: “I’m helping Qu Zhen…right?”

"Yes." Looking at Chen Cheng's expression, Liu Su nodded and said with a smile: "You fulfilled his last request."

"Yeah..." After Shen Cheng sighed slightly, he picked up the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them.

Seeing Chen Cheng walk into the kitchen, Liusu smiled faintly and shook her head, then stood up and helped clear the food off the table.

It seems that my worries are unnecessary. Chen Cheng's heart is no longer the same as before. Now he... is more determined than most people.

After cleaning up the table with Liusu, Chen Cheng and Liusu said good night to each other and went back to their rooms to sleep.

Back in his room, Chen Cheng took out the dark purple feather that Qu Zhen had given him from his pocket. Thinking of the feather under his pillow, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Are there any differences between these two feathers?

After thinking about it, Shen Cheng put the feather under his pillow, changed his clothes, and went to bed.

…

It is still a dark world composed of weak spiritual power.

Unlike the past, Shen Cheng found that he could not take any action in this world. All he could do was use his mental power to directly shatter this world.

Without making such a move, Shen Cheng stared quietly at the darkness in front of him, as if he was a silent spectator.

From time to time, the dark world twisted, then quickly turned gray, and then turned into a world with colors.

The tangled tree roots, the dense green leaves, and an inconspicuous stone wall covered with green vines stood there, making Shen Cheng a little confused.

Shen Cheng could even faintly hear the humming sound of the cruise ship's engines in the distance.

The next moment, the scene flashed, and he saw a woman in a dark purple coat standing in the middle of a cave, looking at him indifferently.

Ye Xi!

Shen Cheng was about to speak, but he seemed to suddenly realize something and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

This... didn't seem to be a dream that Ye Xi had actively pulled him into, but rather... a simple illusion like a video, nothing more.

The cave where Ye Xi is located is obviously inside the stone wall covered with green vines!

The reason why this video of Ye Xi's base was in this feather was because Ye Xi wanted Qu Zhen to find her and join the Forsaken...

The video ended, but this time the illusion did not shatter like before, but returned to darkness and silence again.

His consciousness gradually became blurred, and Shen Cheng realized that this was not Ye Xi's illusion, but a real dream.

Thinking of this, Shen Cheng felt relieved and fell into a deep sleep.