Chapter 507

Caught by Leon and the female journalist, after being slashed three or four times by each of them, the unfortunate Phelia finally managed to seize an opportunity. She hugged Leon’s arm and said tearfully, “Stop hitting me! Isn’t it enough that I’ll go with you?”

“…”

Looking at the jade-eyed maiden’s neck which had turned red, Leon couldn’t help but exchange an awkward glance with the female journalist. He then explained somewhat embarrassedly, “Princess Phelia, this… don’t blame us for hitting hard, but mainly because only when you lose consciousness can we put you in the flowers and take you away. So could you bear with it a little longer? It should be about right.”

“Waaaah, but I can’t pass out!”

After explaining her situation, with a red nose, Phelia tearfully said,

“All my guards have been defeated by you, the cleaners responsible for protecting me have also been captured by you, and I don’t have much resistance ability anyway. Why don’t you just tie me up like ordinary kidnappers?”

Hearing this suggestion…it might actually work?

After hearing the proposal from the jade-eyed maiden, Leon couldn’t help but consider its feasibility slightly.

There was no oxygen in his [Mirror Dog], and Senior Ruben’s [Flower Fairy] could only hold those who didn’t resist. Any sign of resistance would make them fall out of the flowers directly. That’s why he insisted on knocking Phelia unconscious.

But if she were willing to cooperate without resisting, there wouldn’t be a need to put her in the [Flower Fairy]. They could simply carry her instead. The only trouble was that her soul was full of caution towards him, and she could shout and attract enemies at any time…

Hmm, shouting doesn’t seem impossible either.

After touching his cufflink, Leon took out a small curled sheep tail from the Mirror World and handed it to the female journalist. He then pointed at Phelia and said, “Nicole, put this on her butt.”

Is this…the Secret Tail? The female journalist raised an eyebrow at this anomaly that originally belonged to her, then suddenly understood and said, “You’re trying to prevent her from calling for help?”

“Yes.”

Leon nodded and said, “We’re short on manpower now, so it’s inconvenient to watch her all the time. But if we place the [Secret Tail] on her, even if she shouts on the street, it won’t draw attention from others.

Moreover, whether it’s you bearing the cost of the anomaly or me with other sheep parts… um, I mean, having other components, we can detect her location immediately, so we don’t need to assign someone to watch her constantly.”

“Great idea!”

The female journalist gave Leon a thumbs-up. Amidst Phelia’s despairing expression, she took the lazy-to-speak [Secret Tail] and started operating it on her butt. Meanwhile, Leon extended his finger and lightly flicked the fish hook hanging on his collar twice.

[Name: Grievance Fishing Hook (Control)]

[Appearance: A metal-made hook-shaped fishing tool. After years of use, the rust-proof coating has peeled off, making it look quite old, but it still works well.]

[Ability: Resistance Lock]

[Cost: Cannot target any aquatic life as prey, and once touched by any aquatic life, the user will incur the disdain of the Hunting God.]

[Archive: This is the remnant of a fishing enthusiast who stole the sacrificial fish of the Hunting God and was cursed. In every pond under the control of the Hunting God, he couldn’t catch any fish.

To break the curse of the Hunting God, the fishing enthusiast spent fifty years traveling through half the world searching for a pond that could remove the curse, but until his death, he never succeeded.

And the fishing gear imbued with his grievance became a strange anomaly that could catch anything under certain conditions, known as the legendary infallible fishing gear. This ‘Grievance Hook’ is one of them.

Any existence with a taint value lower than the user will temporarily lose their ability to resist once hooked by the ‘Grievance Hook’, until they are dragged to the user by the ‘Void Fishing Line’ or caught in the ‘Prohibited Net’.]

[Evaluation: Fishermen never return empty-handed, but what they catch may not necessarily be fish.]

“Snap!”

Upon sensing the movement on the hook, a transparent fishing line that wasn’t there before suddenly appeared from the air. It immediately tightened, emitting a faint hum.

Then, Leon felt a slight stiffness throughout his body, losing control over it. Like a fish pulled out of water, he felt an enormous pulling force, causing his entire body to rise uncontrollably.

The clear world in front of Leon’s eyes stretched into countless streaks like scenery flying past outside a high-speed train window, retreating sharply behind him until…

“Splash!”

A nylon net with a strong fishy smell came down from above, covering Leon’s head. His previously uncontrolled body finally regained mobility.

“Swish!”

Suddenly, the net on his head was lifted, revealing a tall thin man holding a large suitcase, full of anticipation, standing in front of Leon whose face had turned pale.

“How did it go?”

Not missing a beat, after taking off the [Prohibited Net] and throwing it to the nearby female cleaner, the Scorpion Bureau Director looked at Leon, whose face had turned pale, and eagerly asked:

“Did everything go smoothly with the plan? Did you catch Prince Andre?”

Although the plan wasn’t very smooth and Prince Andre didn’t show up, they did manage to capture a royal family member according to the plan.

Nodding at the Scorpion Bureau Director, Leon, who had been instantly pulled across three blocks by the fishing line and whose stomach was churning, smiled and opened his mouth.

“Still pretty smoo…th ugh!”

Despite being protected by anomalies, Leon, who had traversed several kilometers in the blink of an eye, suffered no physical harm. However, the imbalance caused by seeing himself move rapidly while his body told him otherwise still produced intense dizziness and nausea.

When he wasn’t speaking, he could barely suppress it. But the moment he opened his mouth to answer, the food remnants already at the back of his throat erupted uncontrollably.

The pinkish minced meat and mixed yellow-green vegetable puree he ate in the car earlier, along with saliva and murky gastric fluid, gushed out like a flood in Leon’s strange smile, splashing directly onto the Scorpion Bureau Director.

…

[The vomit spewed from your mouth has caused abnormal psychological trauma to an entity with a taint value exceeding 60 points. You’ve successfully activated the special Silver Rank Badge “Filthy Mouth”.]

[Filthy Mouth: A kind word warms the heart in winter, but hurtful words chill the bones in summer. Yet, what comes out of your mouth is ten times more chilling than hurtful words.]

[Effect of Wearing: Harmful words spat from your mouth will cause exceptional pain, with effects similar to being splashed with vomit.]

[Advancement Path: None]

[Hidden Trait (No Need to Wear): Edward, the Chief of the Scorpio Division of the Clearing Bureau, has developed significant psychological trauma toward you, greatly increasing the likelihood of refusing to act together with you.]

(End of Chapter)