Chapter 695: Chapter 695
Will Aquarius try to avoid harming people?
Hearing the words of the Sagittarius Director, Leon couldn’t help but be slightly stunned, and then he recalled his past encounters with Aquarius in the Realm of the Dead.
If the Sagittarius Director’s theory is correct, then the reason Aquarius didn’t finish him off back then, apart from wanting to arrange a way out for his "daughter" Nicole, might also include this reason.
"In any case, you don’t have to worry about the safety of that little girl he’s disguised as."
After looking at Leon, who seemed lost in thought, the Sagittarius Director summed up:
"From what I understand about Aquarius, he himself is not very interested in unnecessary slaughter, plus to avoid clashing with the will of the Watcher’s Palace, he definitely won’t go all out. That little girl was probably knocked out by him and casually tossed somewhere.
And all of you Cleaners who came to participate in the assessment have ingested those offshoots of the Dream-Playing Colorful Fungus, so if your real-world bodies suffer a lethal attack, you’ll wake up. So even if you can’t find her whereabouts, it doesn’t matter. When you go back, just blow up her head, and you’ll be able to wake her up."
This method really is... quite straightforward and brutal...
The Sagittarius Director’s expression suddenly turned serious when he said this, and then he asked:
"What about the other Cleaners who came to the assessment? Why are you the only one left? Where have they gone? Also, what happened to Pisces now? And what’s the story with that newly emerged King of Nightmares?"
"They’re all still safe. Lord Pisces was ambushed, and her soul has already been switched with Mimi, but she hasn’t suffered any other harm..."
After briefly explaining the current situation, Leon suggested:
"Lord Sagittarius, when Lord Pisces was attacked before, the Aquarius Director didn’t actually leave. I’m worried he might try a similar trick again. We should find Lord Pisces as soon as possible. I’ll explain more to you on the way!"
"Makes sense, but you don’t need to worry too much either."
After listening to Leon’s suggestion, the Sagittarius Director first nodded, then picked up the Goddess of Pleasure Dreams, who was sulking at his feet, forcibly shoved her back into the conch shell, and said arrogantly:
"Although Aquarius has many methods, his level of direct combat is very poor, not my match at all, and only slightly stronger than Pisces, whose soul has issues. If it hadn’t been so sudden before, he wouldn’t even have had the chance to ambush my decoy body."
Okay, okay, you’re the best, alright?
Faced with the Sagittarius Director’s self-praise, the corners of Leon’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch slightly. Although he knew what the Sagittarius Director said was probably true, his initial encounter with Aquarius left him with a very poor impression.
Especially when the Sagittarius Director later roared mightily, seemingly about to tear Aquarius apart, but then immediately fell to the ground acting as a spring commander, a magnificent sight that lingered in Leon’s mind. Seeing him suddenly start to brag was really a bit hard to maintain composure...
This guy... seems to be thinking something quite impolite...
Noticing Leon’s rather odd expression, the Sagittarius Director’s thick eyebrows raised slightly, then he snorted coldly:
"Aquarius does have a lot of strange and peculiar things, but the [Abnormal Genesis] of the Aquarius lineage can only be used to create abnormal objects, whereas the secret techniques of the Sagittarius lineage can be used for [Abnormal Enhancement] in combat!
Even an ordinary abnormal object, once imbued with my secret technique, can exhibit unimaginable effects. For example, the [Phantom Spider] that almost devoured Aquarius just now, was just an... hmm? What’s that sound?!"
Accompanied by the sound of a mechanism resetting, a familiar pocket watch mark quietly appeared on the Sagittarius Director’s rear. In the shocked expressions of Leon and the others, a golden mark flashed into existence before vanishing suddenly.
After the golden mark disappeared, the Sagittarius Director appeared slightly dazed for a moment and then stood motionless as if his soul had left his body.
"What’s wrong with you? At least say something!"
Just as Leon was getting no response and was about to bite the bullet and put on the [Hand of Screams] to forcibly wake him up, the Sagittarius Director finally snapped out of it, looking blankly at Leon and said:
"My body is gone! Just got eliminated by Aquarius!"
Shocked by the Sagittarius Director’s words, Leon was incredulous and said:
"Didn’t he just run away... Could it be he severed your time, and then used the severed time to find your main body’s location?"
The Sagittarius Director nodded, his expression extremely stiff, and explained: Newest update provided by novel·fıre·net
"He must have used the [Chronometer Pocket Watch] to read my past, then severed the time my main body and decoy interacted, reached the point in time where I should be, found the secret chamber hiding my main body, and then directly killed my main body..."
This... you just looked down on Aquarius Director’s combat ability, yet you’ve been completely outmaneuvered!
Seeing the somewhat distraught Sagittarius Director, Leon didn’t know what to say and could only offer ineffectual comfort, saying:
"It’s okay, the body can be repaired, as long as your soul is still there, then..."
"He’s using the remnants of my body to repeatedly curse my soul."
"This time it’s really bad..."
No longer with his previous confident demeanor, the Sagittarius Director, with an extremely troubled look, said with a pale face:
"Mimi has no combat ability at all, it’ll take over a month for the soul to switch back. As for me... ordinary materials can’t house my soul. Repairing my body will take at least half a year, not to mention my soul is constantly being cursed, so I dare not leave this body casually.
But Joan over there has already completed the preliminary preparations, and will ascend to the palace in less than half a month. There’s no room for further alterations, this... this..."
This is a disaster, isn’t it?
Having silently completed the conclusion for the Sagittarius Director in his mind, the extremely troublesome situation also left Leon barely holding it together.
Right now, of the three directors, one is young, one is disabled, and Mr. Taurus is about to ascend to the palace and can’t make a move. Meanwhile, the Slaughter King Association is lurking, ready to attack the royal family at any moment. The Zodiac Bureau Chief must guard their own territories, and the Non-Zodiac Branch chiefs are not skilled enough... How the hell will we fight this?
"What about the other Cleaners participating in the assessment?"
After a brief moment of silence, the Sagittarius Director, having calmed his turbulent emotions somewhat, then asked with a grim expression:
"I’ll send you all back first. Once you’re back, you must immediately notify the directors of your respective branches to come to headquarters for a meeting!"
Hearing this, Leon quickly nodded, then reached out to claw at his own throat.
"Hold on, I’ll spit them out immediately!"