Who says those who retire at the speed of light are not heroes?

Whose voice is this?

When the face came into view, he began to tremble.

The memory scenes kept flashing back again.

He became a hero admired by the people and a rapidly rising star among the arbitrators. Many people knew his name and heard of his deeds. He received respect and support that he had never received before.

His captain was a woman who was several years older than him. Her eyes were always gentle as if there were ripples in them. She bought new clothes for the young him, treated him to big meals, and took him shopping like a child, asking him which dress looked better on him.

No one had ever been so nice to him.

So he quietly told her his secret, that in addition to devouring the abyss crystal core, he could also devour human hearts. The usually gentle woman told him for the first time with a serious face that she would keep this secret absolutely confidential and not tell it to anyone else.

He nodded with a silly smile.

later.

The coming of the abyss is becoming more and more frequent, and the power of mankind is becoming weaker and weaker. Everyone is looking forward to and praying for the appearance of the savior.

A woman's eyes are always full of worry.

He didn't want to see her eyes like that, so late at night, he quietly went to the cemetery of the alliance members and dug out the hearts of the deceased. The coagulated blood and his tears flowed down together.

But even so, it's still not enough.

Only the judges deep in the front line can truly feel the despair from the abyss. Those monsters seem to be endless. What is more terrifying than the monsters is the unknown. No one knows how many such monsters there are in the abyss.

The creatures that descended became stronger and stronger, and his companions died one by one. Everyone prepared a suicide note, but he didn't know what to write.

What should I do? What should I do to make everything end?

Until that day, the abyss creatures in the area he and the woman were guarding almost wiped out their team, and the woman was seriously injured and dying.

The descending abyss creatures are slowly devouring the bodies of their companions, and they will be the next.

He saw the tears in the corners of the woman's eyes, and saw her holding a dagger and gently cutting open her chest. She said to him softly, "You have to live, live with me."

So he really survived.

But after that, everyone around him began to stay away from him.

In their eyes, he seemed to have become a monster, a monster that had eaten his companions. Such a monster could no longer be called a human being. They were afraid, horrified, and jealous.

The people in this world who were kind to him are no longer here, and he has become more and more silent.

The despair of the abyss was still spreading, and he began to doubt the meaning of becoming the judge. The resistance of weak humans in front of the abyss was no different from trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm. In the end everything would be destroyed anyway, so what was the meaning of resistance?

What were they expecting? A savior? A hero? It would be better to destroy everyone in an instant, which would eliminate all the pain. When this thought came to him, he suddenly felt scared, as if he was really about to become a madman. Late at night, he always recalled the woman's cheek, which was so pale that it was almost transparent.

What is her wish?

She once said that if the abyss ended one day, she wanted to open a flower shop and take care of flowers and plants every day. If possible, she wanted to have a daughter. She also jokingly asked him if he preferred a boy or a girl. He stuttered and couldn't answer. The woman looked at his red face and laughed.

He was always in a daze in the six months after the woman's death. Devouring human hearts would also allow him to read some of the human memories. Those memories kept him awake at night, and those people's wishes always appeared in his dreams. They were all looking forward to the end of the abyss one day, but they didn't understand what they were guarding.

One day he saw the woman's memory in his dream.

On that sunny afternoon, he and she sat in the pavilion in the park. She held her chin and looked at him staring at the sky in a daze, thinking in her head whether this little guy would like her. Oh... he was too young and a little silly, but... still cute.

after that.

He and his team were powerless against the creatures descending from the abyss. All of his teammates were on the verge of death, and it was unknown when reinforcements would arrive. Everyone was busy taking care of themselves. If they wanted to survive, if they wanted to put an end to it all, there was only one way left.

He dug out everyone's hearts and ate them, then turned around and saw Siming coming.

The ghost mask was terrifying and hideous, as if it was a soul-catcher who came to judge him.

"Why didn't you come earlier?" he asked.

"I got here ten minutes ago. While I was fighting this abyss monster, you were eating their hearts. I was yelling at you to stop, but you totally ignored me."

"is it?"

"Yes."

"No...you're late."

He looked at Siming, whose body was covered in the blood of the creatures from the abyss, and gathered all his strength. "Because you came too late, I had to do this... Why not... give me your power as well? Give me your power, and let me put an end to everything!"

"Your mental state has become problematic. I suggest you take a good rest for a while. I will report everything I saw. Perhaps everything can still be salvaged."

"Give me your power! Can't you hear me?!!!"

His body was ablaze with flames as he rushed towards the guy wearing the ghost mask, but even though he had swallowed so much and ate so much, he still lost, so he could only rely on the stolen ability to split off a small piece of flesh and blood to escape.

He had to disappear and hide, and when he heard the name Siming again, the coming of the abyss had already been ended by him.

Even the abyss ended, and he suddenly didn't know where to go, so he walked in a lonely world. Every night, it seemed that countless people were whispering in his ears. He began to look for ways to make himself sober and used various banned drugs. He didn't know when swallowing hearts became his addiction. Whenever he felt the disgusting, nauseating taste, the pain deep in his bones made him feel as if he was still alive.

What kind of attitude is he living in? Is he a human? Or a monster?

All his memories had come to an end, and he suddenly woke up and realized why he suddenly saw all this? Countless voices suddenly appeared in his ears. Those were people's memories, but not his. Countless fragments of memory seemed to drown him at this moment.

"You have devoured too many Abyss Crystal Cores, and it just so happens that...the creatures you devoured all belonged to the former Queen of the Abyss."

The power from the abyss in his body began to collapse, and the mark of the abyss creature was detonated by Lin Cheng. This is the absolute rule in the abyss. The Queen of the Abyss has the right to decide the life and death of all creatures under her command.

Lin Cheng withdrew his hand, his body no longer twisted, everything returned to normal, and Liu Sen in front of him, his body began to gradually decay.

Countless voices were still chattering in his ears. He stared at Lin Cheng in front of him and suddenly said, "That day... I really... didn't hear it."

"I believe it." Lin Cheng replied softly.

Liu Sen's body gradually decayed into dust and was blown away by the wind, leaving a dazzling crystal on the ground.

286 Not necessarily

"How did you... kill him?" Lu Xiaoxiao hesitated to speak.

In her sight, she only saw Lin Cheng's body turned into a twisted, invisible light and shadow in an instant, and then Liu Sen's body gradually decayed, leaving only a particularly dazzling crystal.

"He has devoured many crystal cores of abyssal creatures before. Those abyssal creatures all belonged to the previous Queen of the Abyss, which is me now. So even though there is a huge difference in energy between him and me, I can still activate those marks and make him die."

Lin Cheng was silent for a while, "But I didn't expect it to be so simple."

"Simple?" Lu Xiaoxiao was stunned.

"Yes." Lin Cheng added, "He is not a pure abyss creature, so the marks don't have that much impact on him. It's just that he has long lost the desire to live as a human being, so he doesn't struggle or resist. If he wants to live, the marks I activate will only hurt him at most. If I want to really kill him, it will inevitably be a hard battle. I have to unlock more than two seals to kill him completely."

Lin Cheng threw up the dazzling crystal stone, and Lu Xiaoxiao asked curiously, "What is this?"

"It's his special energy core, which combines the power of the ability user and the abyss. If you eat this energy core, you will have the same ability as him." Lin Cheng held the energy core in his hand, "I will not give this core to the alliance."

Lu Xiaoxiao looked at Lin Cheng's cheek, and there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"It's rare to see you with this expression." Lu Xiaoxiao said softly.

"The way I killed him was despicable, because he devoured so many Abyss Crystal Cores in the past in order to protect humanity, but in the end it became the cause of his death. I believe that he devoured the hearts of his own kind in order to protect humanity. At that time, each of us was shrouded in the shadow of the abyss, and many people's mental health was already abnormal."

"I also feel that I am not qualified to judge whether a person is guilty or innocent, because I only live for myself. Killing him is just out of my selfish thoughts. He has already begun to actively devour the hearts of his own people because of his desires. I am afraid that with his crazy mental state, he will become a big trouble in the future."

Lin Cheng looked down at the bright crystal in his hand, put it into his ear clip, took a long breath, and smiled again, "Well, the mission is over, do you want to go for a drink?"

..............................

Lu Xiaoxiao drove the car to the downstairs of the bar.

Lin Cheng looked at Xia Ning who was jumping and following behind the two of them, and glanced at her sideways, "You won't grow taller if you stay up late."

Xia Ning sneered, "I'll jump up and hit your knee."

Lin Cheng ordered several glasses of wine, and he and Lu Xiaoxiao drank several glasses in a row. Lu Xiaoxiao curled up in his arms, while Xia Ning, who was opposite Lin Cheng, was in great shape today. After a sneer, she filled Lin Cheng's glass again.

"Aren't you afraid of being picked up and taken home if you drink too much?" Lin Cheng asked playfully.

"I've seen through you, Lin Cheng. You wouldn't dare." Xia Ning's eyes were filled with contempt. Lin Cheng laughed, "How can I be the one who doesn't dare?"

"Even if you dare, I won't suffer any loss, so what is there to be afraid of?"

When she became fearless, Lin Cheng had no way to do anything to her. After drinking another glass of wine with her, Lu Xiaoxiao scratched his chest with her fingers and said coquettishly that she wanted to go home and sleep. So Lin Cheng helped Lu Xiaoxiao stand up, and Xia Ning followed him, staggering.

"Can you get home by yourself?"

"If I say I can't, will you send me off?"

"Ugh."

Lin Cheng used his free left hand to hug Xia Ning as well, and hailed a taxi on the roadside. He first went to Lu Xiaoxiao's house. After sending Lu Xiaoxiao to the door, he called Lu Lingling. Lu Lingling, who was wearing a nightgown, came to pick him up. Lin Cheng glanced at Xia Ning beside him and said, "Let's go."

Xia Ning looked at him with some surprise.

"You are so conscientious today?"

"As long as I usually have no conscience towards you, and occasionally I do, you seem to be very touched. Haha, so cheap."

Xia Ning suddenly jumped onto his back, put her arms around his neck, then lowered her head and bit his neck.

But I didn't dare to use force.

She was always like this, wanting to act sharp-tongued in front of him, but she just couldn't bear to do it. Lin Cheng grabbed her calf, which was soft and smooth. Xia Ning suddenly whispered, "You don't want to go home yet."

"Then where do you want to go?"

"Let's go sit in a park for a while."

Lin Cheng had no choice but to open his phone and turn on the navigation.

Half an hour later, Xia Ning was placed on a park bench by him. She complained quietly, "Can't you find a brighter spot?"

The park seemed abandoned and dark.

"It's easier for me to do bad things when the light is darker, isn't it?" Lin Cheng looked down at Xia Ning, who raised her head and puffed out her chest slightly, "Oh? Then what are you going to do to me, Brother Lin Cheng?"

Lin Cheng got goosebumps when he was called "Brother".

After Xia Ning shouted, she snuggled into Lin Cheng's arms, then moved her body, resting her head on Lin Cheng's thigh, and her snow-white slender legs on the armrest of the bench. She was wearing a black knitted sweater today and a knee-length skirt. She looked like a literary girl. Lin Cheng felt a little cold, so he put his hand into Xia Ning's collar and kept warm by the temperature of her collarbone.

"Rascal." Xia Ning said softly, but Lin Cheng's hand was clearly just resting on her collarbone. But since he had said that, it seemed like he would be scolded in vain if he didn't do something excessive.

"I guess you're expecting me to do something even more extreme now."

"Narcissism is a form of hysteria, Brother Lin Cheng."

Could it be that Xia Ning has evolved again after these days of being left alone? Lin Cheng was so disappointed that he couldn't see her get angry.

Neither he nor Xia Ning spoke. The weather was a little cold. After a while, Lin Cheng lowered his head and looked at Xia Ning. "You're not going to fall asleep on my lap, are you?"

"What's wrong with taking a nap?"

"So are we going to sit here all night?"

"I want to stay with you a little longer," she said.

Lin Cheng was stunned for a moment, then looked down at Xia Ning's cheek. She closed her eyes and spoke softly. Lin Cheng suddenly didn't know what to say, and heard Xia Ning add, "After you get home, you will go to Jiang Lingxue's room."

"So this is why you don't want to go home."

"OK."

"Let's go, I'll take you to my house." Lin Cheng picked up Xia Ning and walked towards his home.

....................................

Xia Ning was soaked in the bathtub by Lin Cheng. The bathtub was full of white foam, while Lin Cheng was standing under the shower taking a shower. Xia Ning stared at him without blinking, "Are you finally unable to resist and want to do something to me tonight?"

"Narcissism is a kind of hysteria, Sister Xia Ning." Lin Cheng wrapped himself in a bath towel slowly, "Just soak for a while and get up."

"No, no, I don't have the strength."

Lin Cheng came to the bathtub and pulled her out. Her body was covered with white foam, as if he had picked up a slippery fish. Xia Ning was forced to stand under the shower. She reached out and held his shoulders to stand firmly, while Lin Cheng took the shower and washed her with foam.

Xia Ning's body began to tremble slightly, like an uneasy deer.

"Hmm? Is it cold?"

"A little."

So Lin Cheng adjusted the water temperature, and Xia Ning's eyes narrowed slightly. After all the foam was rinsed off, Lin Cheng wrapped her in a bath towel and said, "Okay, go to bed."

"You carry me."

Lin Cheng picked her up and threw her on the bed. The bath towel fell off. The girl lay on the bed with her body stretched out, her knees slightly raised, and her legs tightly together, never separated.

Lin Cheng was stunned for a moment, and was about to pull the quilt to cover her, but she slowly opened her legs. Before she was about to open her legs, Lin Cheng covered her tightly with the quilt.