Devilish Training / Open the Door

"Alright, the middle plan is... to hide this Xiao Xi you mentioned. She's just an ordinary human child, so we can have a tutor educate her."

Eileen Grenouille said it was a very good strategy.

Unexpectedly, after hesitating for a moment, Cong Yu shook her head. "Playmates and school life are indispensable childhood memories for children... I don't think they should be erased."

"..." As expected, the King of Wind City is a good person.

With this conviction in mind, Eileen Greneau sighed, "Then the only option left is to remain unchanged and wait for all changes to come."

"As long as protection is guaranteed, over time, those people's enthusiasm will gradually dissipate... 99% probability."

A sense of impending doom might drive someone to take risks, but a clear 100% certainty is a different story.

In other words...

Kill them one by one... huh?

That's enough. It's time to teach Xiao Xi some self-defense skills... I'll teach Xiao Xi the methods I used to use to "hunt down knights of gods with a mortal body."

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Nagashima Koki's future classmate: Eh?!

Chapter 559 Devil Training

What kind of person is Nagashima Koki?

Without a doubt, he's an ordinary person.

So, for an ordinary person, Cong Yu would teach her was naturally... the Four Ancient Tombs, which she had done once and was now competing!

He grabbed her right at the start!

The opponent's substitute then switches to an eight-hit combo followed by a summoning attack and bone-pulling!

That's impossible, of course.

"..." Cong Yu, who was once an ordinary person herself, knows how an ordinary human should fight.

The answer was—don't fight.

"Don't initiate battles."

Cong Yu was instructing Nagashima Koki in this way, sitting in a place that resembled a dojo, with huge scrolls and swords on shelves behind her.

Meanwhile, sitting opposite Cong Yu was Nagashima Koki, who was sitting on a futon in her training clothes. "Master... what do you mean?"

Cong Yu: "..."

"Don't call me master... this isn't a formal apprenticeship, okay?"

With a helpless sigh, Cong Yu glanced at the high-class calligraphy scrolls and weapons behind her.

This is one of the training rooms for the 22nd Group.

The main focus is cultivation!!

Cong Yu offered her explanation for "not fighting": "What I mean is... don't easily show that you are actually dangerous."

As she said this, Cong Yu smiled gently and said, "Just like me, the more harmless I appear, the more powerful my attack will be when I suddenly strike... This contrast is enough to leave others stunned."

The phrase "just like me" here doesn't really hold much weight in Nagashima Koki's eyes.

"Hmm... well, it does seem a bit like that."

As she said this, Nagashima Koki put her hands behind her back and thought to herself, "The first time we met, Cong Yu- nii even fed me grass..."

Indeed, when Cong Yu rescued Nagashima Riko, he did find Nagashima Koki annoying, so he simply stuffed a mouthful of greenery leaves into her mouth.

Although it was to protect her, she still had to thank Brother Cong Yu...

But thinking about it carefully, that was probably a perverse sense of humor, the kind of obviously wickedness that Brother Cong Yu possessed.

"..." In response to Xiao Xi's gaze, Cong Yu coughed lightly, feigning indifference. "Is that so? I don't quite remember."

Then, seeing Xiao Xi's disdainful look, Cong Yu looked away and said, "Anyway, we've already asked Little Shadow to protect you. If you encounter any danger, just shout 'Little Shadow, help!'"

"..." Nagashima Koki blinked, looking around in confusion, unaware of the situation. "What Little Shadow? I don't see Little Shadow..."

When Xiao Xi raised this question.

Little Shadow silently emerged from Xiao Xi 'Nagashima Koki shadow and stood behind her.

Then, looking around, Nagashima Koki saw something dark and was startled. "Wow, quack?!"

After confirming that Nagashima Koki had noticed her, the Little Shadow, whose clothing patterns were indistinct, nodded to her and Cong Yu before gradually disappearing back into Nagashima Koki's shadow.

They were not wearing clothes, but behind them floated some pitch-black, wing-like, yet angular objects.

It's reminiscent of floating cannons.

Nagashima Koki: "???"

Nagashima Koki, her face filled with shock, stared wide-eyed at her own shadow, then at Cong Yu: "Huh?"

How can those Little Shadow that walk around the company even slip into people's shadows? It's terrifying...

"Isn't Little Shadow an office worker and a cleaner?"

Nagashima Koki was deeply skeptical, looking at her own shadow with a questioning gaze. "Can you even protect me properly?"

It's normal to have such doubts, but generally there's no need to worry about it.

"When Little Shadow is around, as long as you don't provoke an extremely outrageous enemy, she can usually handle things."

Cong Yu assured Little Shadow Xiao Xi that Little Shadow's strength was ranked according to her number.

The earlier the number, the closer the physique is to that of a female college student, the weaker the language ability, and the stronger the physical abilities.

The one who protects Nagashima Koki.

It's No. 99, already among the top 100.

While it might not be easy to clash with a strong Boss Level, protecting a Xiao Xi would be a piece of cake.

"So, if something happens, just call Little Shadow... um, but don't shout loudly, you can shout quietly. Because Little Shadow might neglect her duties or something at any time, who knows?"

Cong Yu spoke hesitantly, ignoring Little Shadow's protesting fist that lashed out from Xiao Cui's shadow.

"So, I

Let me teach you something real...

As she said this, Cong Yu took out a small dagger from her pocket... a very small, straight, and light dagger.

It gives off a feeling of a child wielding a dagger.

"I'll teach you... how to use a dagger!"

As he spoke, Cong Yu elegantly drew the dagger, which revealed a faint purple hue, from its sheath and twirled it in his hand.

Finally, Cong Yu, who had been gracefully covering the blade with a flower-like pattern, elegantly reversed her grip on the dagger, eliciting applause from Xiao Cui, whose eyes were shining.

"Hmph, this dagger is coated with deadly poison!"

As she said this, Cong Yu placed the knife in front of her face, then wickedly stuck out her tongue and licked the knife.

"Ah..."

Xiao Xi looked at Cong Yu hesitantly.

"..."

"Oh, this..."

Cong Yu realized something was wrong, glanced down at the dagger, and pursed her lips. "Um... this—"

Plop--

Immediately afterwards, Cong Yu collapsed!

Cong Yu, OUT!

However, nothing happened... Cong Yu immediately looked up at Xiao Cui, who was about to call Doctor: "Stop, stop, I was just kidding."

Cong Yu sat up, trying to stop Xiao Cui: "This poison only takes effect when it enters the bloodstream, and its effect is limited to paralysis."

Cong Yu said very seriously, "But even a tiny scratch would be enough to take down an Africa elephant... Here you go."

"Be careful, use your weapon to protect yourself. Next, I'll teach you the correct way to use this knife."

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"..."

"Cong Yu, I brought coffee... ah..."

As the Doctor said this, he pushed open the trainer's door and was immediately covered in scarlet fake blood that smelled real.

The fake blood used for training dripped into the coffee cup in her hand.

"..."

"Sentiment."

With this assessment, the Doctor took a sip of the sweet coffee, which contained some coloring extracted from tomatoes, and looked at Xiao Xi and Cong Yu, who were covered in "blood."

Holding the dagger, Nagashima Koki took deep breaths and kept stabbing the abdomen of a dummy, getting splattered with the blood spurting out from inside.

"Okay! That's it!"

Cong Yu nodded in satisfaction, then gestured to Xiao Xi: "Next, crash into it! Be quick! Be ruthless!"

Xiao Xi took this very seriously.

"Yes, Master!"

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Doctor: Oh no, am I Xiao Xi's teacher?

Also, Cong Yu, is what you taught... really okay?!

Chapter 560 Opening the Door

"Excuse me."

"Oh! Cong Yu, we're here...?"

"..." Blood... or rather, fake blood.

What lay before Yaochuan Guang, Lantian Zhu, and Xiao Cui was a pile of mannequins and severed limbs, as well as the blood-soaked Nagashima Koki and Cong Yu.

The Doctor, meanwhile, hid in a corner of the room, avoiding being splattered with the blood, and observed Cong Yu's training.

"..." Lantian Zhu saw the overwhelming splatter of blood and stood frozen for half a second before realizing that it was fake blood.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"

Nagashima Koki swiftly delivered a triple stab, effortlessly pulling the dagger from the dummy's neck. "Oh, everyone's here?"

As she greeted everyone, Nagashima Koki, her face still stained with blood, waved to them.

It looks terrifying, like some super-serious killer is greeting us.

Combined with Xiao Xi's age, the style makes it look like a supernatural horror movie with American gore... It's terrifying.

However, Yaochuan Guang felt nothing at all.

"Oh, coming right now, good morning."

Waving his hand, Yaochuan Guang stepped onto the blood-soaked ground without a care and asked, "How's Cong Yu- chan's training of Xiao Xi going?"

Although it was asked this way, the results of Cong Yu and Xiao Xi's training were White-White observable... right here.

The blood and mutilated limbs scattered on the ground, along with the mannequins piled up waiting to be retrieved, testified to the intensity of their training.

However, it seems to be just a waste of resources.

Nagashima Koki still has absolutely no concept of fighting, combat, or spells... she's like someone who understands nine out of ten things but is completely clueless about the rest.

"Yes, now, Xiao Xi can plunge a sharp blade into the chest of any enemy with a smile, in the most ordinary way."