Chapter 515

“Holy crap!” Leon’s pupils couldn’t help but violently contract after hearing the notification from Secret Tail.

Something happened on Nicole’s end? They just split up less than two hours ago!!! “This is…”

Looking at Princess Phelia who suddenly appeared on the ground, Algernon nearby first got a bit dazed, then abruptly stood up from his chair with a thud.

“Reuben’s ability failed? Something happened to the Bureau Director!!!”

“Hold on.”

Waving a hand to signal Algernon to wait, Leon tightly grabbed the only one who might know the situation – Secret Tail, and hastily asked:

“What’s going on with Nicole? What about the Scorpion Bureau Director? Did they get ambushed?”

“Don’t know.”

Secret Tail replied: “About two seconds before I called you, Nicole’s emotions slightly fluctuated, then she shouted for me to tell you to run immediately, and that was it.”

Two seconds?!

Hearing this, Leon couldn’t help but feel a sudden jolt of alarm in his heart.

From noticing something was wrong to ‘disconnection’, it only took two seconds? Nicole has a Yellow Path Director, a Level 1 Cleaner, and three veteran Level 2 Cleaners. Even if surrounded by three or five True Gods, they should be able to hold out for a while, right? How could it all go silent in just two seconds? ‘Oh, there’s more news.’

Just as Leon was filled with doubts, Secret Tail spoke again:

‘Nicole told me that they were ambushed at the Gemini Division. As soon as they crossed the block separation wall, they were hit by a round of artillery fire.

For some unknown reason, everyone except her didn’t react. Not a single person made a move, and they were directly hit by heavy firepower. Half the street…’

“BOOM!!!!”

As if to confirm Secret Tail’s words, an incredibly intense explosion echoed from afar, causing the upper half of Crocodile Kingdom’s streets to seem to shake.

‘They’re all gone.’

After finishing the latter part of the sentence, Secret Tail, who rarely speaks unless necessary, took a slight breath, then continued:

‘Nicole said that the other three Cleaners died on the spot, the Scorpion Bureau Director’s body was mostly destroyed, then he was glanced at by a snake-eyed figure from the sky, sealing his soul inside his half-destroyed body.

Although the Scorpion Bureau Director and Nicole are still resisting, they’ve already lost. Nicole told you not to worry about her, immediately take Princess Phelia and escape from the Crocodile Kingdom, find a way to contact the Clearing Bureau for assistance.’

“Understood.”

Leon nodded grimly, then while the connection between the two sides hadn’t been severed, decisively said:

“Tell Nicole to immediately shout ‘Aquarius Director is my dad, you can’t touch me!’ Then completely shut up and don’t say another word to me unless we speak first, otherwise, consider our connection non-existent!”

‘Hmm.’

Just as Secret Tail responded and went to relay the message to the female journalist, Leon quickly recounted the current situation to Algernon, then frowned deeply and asked:

“The situation is like this. Do you have any way to remotely contact the Clearing Bureau?”

“Nope…”

But this time, the incident involved the Scorpion Bureau Director, whose semi-destroyed body might not have had enough time to use the Celestial Sphere Mirror.

Hearing this, Leon sighed and didn’t say anything further, instead placing the unconscious Phelia back on the chair and furrowed his brows in deep thought. Meanwhile, Algernon, after waiting a while, couldn’t help but ask:

“Leon, they said to run quickly, so what now…”

“No.”

Shaking his head slightly, Leon firmly rejected:

“We can’t run now; we must stay!”

“But even the Bureau Director fell into an ambush!”

Seeing Leon actually getting “carried away” at such a critical moment, unwilling to abandon his comrades and escape alone, Algernon, admiring his courage, couldn’t help but slightly irritably say: “The Bureau Director had such strong manpower and still failed, what can we two do? What we should do now is take this annoying princess and evacuate from the Crocodile Kingdom as soon as possible, avoid complete failure of the mission, and immediately seek assistance from the General Bureau!”

“Can’t retreat, if we retreat, we’re dead for sure!”

Glancing at Algernon briefly, Leon counter-asked:

“Let me ask you, what does our Clearing Bureau value most? Keeping this royal family member alive to prevent the Crocodile Kingdom’s bloodline from being cut off. So, what does the other side value most?”

“That would naturally be…”

Uh… No! At this point, Algernon’s expression suddenly changed, and sweat instantly broke out on his back.

The Clearing Bureau wants to protect this princess most, so what the other side wants most is to kill this princess, thoroughly cutting off the Crocodile Royal Family’s bloodline to reduce the effectiveness of the Watchtower Palace! That means, the Phelia Princess in ours and Leon’s hands is the top priority target. Probably since the princess was abducted, someone has already been monitoring all exits from the Crocodile Kingdom. If we leave immediately, the likelihood of being caught is extremely high!”

“Algernon, on the way here, I simply observed the terrain around the Crocodile Kingdom through the airship’s porthole. Apart from a large seaport to the west, the remaining three sides are all plains.”

Recalling briefly, Leon opened his mouth solemnly:

“My ability can only confuse perceptions within close range to ensure I’m definitely not discovered. Long-distance observations like watchtowers can still locate us.

In this case, it’s almost impossible for us to escape with her. But if we continue to stay in the Crocodile Kingdom, it’s like staying as a drop of water in the sea, making it harder for them to find us.”

“But… If we don’t leave, how will we inform the Clearing Bureau?”

“That’s something we’ll think about later.”

Shaking his head slightly, Leon reattached Secret Tail to Phelia’s bottom, handed her over to Algernon, then seriously instructed: “At this time, the first priority is to make sure we don’t get captured. After all, only if we survive do we have the chance to notify the Clearing Bureau. For now, we can only hope that the other side thinks Princess Phelia died in the ambush and will gradually relax their surveillance outside the kingdom… You help me keep an eye on her, I’ll be back soon.”

“Ah? Where are you going?”

“Deathscape.”

Sitting cross-legged on the chair, Leon closed his eyes and said: “After eating the Three-headed Dog God, I temporarily inherited a small portion of its power, allowing me to enter and exit the Deathscape at will.

And its so-called ‘Guardian of Death’ power, simply put, is the gatekeeper of the Gate of the Dead… the doorkeeper, having the authority to chase people trying to escape the Deathscape back, or stop those who shouldn’t enter the Deathscape. This is exactly when it comes in handy!”

(End of Chapter)