Chapter 313

Relying on the “free” shells bestowed by the Goddess of Wealth during her counterattack, Leon had already bought out most of the oxygen in the valley. The oxygen content in the air of the entire Jade Valley was extremely low.

Blurred vision, accelerated heartbeat, increased blood flow, pale complexion… All the abnormal conditions displayed by the Goddess of Wealth were due to severe oxygen deficiency. Even if she temporarily bought herself “health,” it would likely be impossible for her to alleviate her state of oxygen deprivation.

As for the reason… There wasn’t just one Goddess of Wealth in the Jade Valley! Although quite a few had been eliminated by herself and the Black Goat, there were still over twenty-nine thousand headless divine corpses remaining in the Jade Valley. Thus, the human body currently carrying the main consciousness of the Goddess of Wealth accounted for no more than two or three percent of the “Goddess of Wealth.” Compared to the whole, it was merely the equivalent of one hand.

Since the Goddess of Wealth could directly reclaim the power from the destroyed divine corpses, her connection with these separated bodies must have been very close, not completely severed. Judging by the subtle movements in the chests of those divine corpses, their breathing and heartbeats were synchronized, making them hardly different from a single entity.

And now, more than ninety-seven percent of her body was in a severely oxygen-deprived state. What use was keeping just one hand healthy?

…

Just as Leon expected, upon noticing that her condition was worsening, the Goddess of Wealth took out handfuls of shells and began frantically buying health, life, and vitality using her own powers.

However, every time the state of this body refreshed, the remaining ninety-seven or so percent of her body would immediately take away the two percent of health, then consume this exceedingly precious health at over twenty thousand times the speed, causing even more intense pain.

“Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!”

After trying several times and even changing tactics, but finding that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t escape this excruciating pain that clung to her like a festering sore, her soul’s flame of forced calm finally began to flicker wildly.

“No! This is impossible!”

Looking at the expressionless human who was calmly looking down at her, waiting for her death, the Goddess of Wealth, whose mind was gripped by fear, couldn’t help but roar upward:

“I don’t believe it! You’re weak among humans too! How could you possibly master a method capable of killing a True God!”

“Hmm?”

After hearing the words of the Goddess of Wealth, Leon’s eyebrows involuntarily twitched slightly as he asked meaningfully: “Who told you I’m human from this world?”

???

How are you not human? From your soul to your flesh, everything appears genuine…

Wait! Not human from this “world”?

I see! No wonder a weak Level 3 Cleaner can not only eliminate that toad, collapse his soul, forcibly bypass my powers, but also possess dangerous methods to kill me. That makes sense! Looking at Leon’s soul, which remained steady without any signs of lies, the Goddess of Wealth confirmed her suspicions and couldn’t help but widen her eyes in disbelief:

“Could you possibly be… one of those people from the Old Earth? But didn’t the Old Earth side already… Hmm… Wait! We don’t necessarily have to be enemies!”

Looking at Leon’s suddenly narrowed eyes, the Goddess of Wealth stopped ‘revealing’ and hurriedly suggested:

“Although I am a True God reliant on humans, I’ve always been hunted and pursued by the Clearing Bureau! So we can cooperate!”

“As long as you stop and let me go, I swear by my powers that I will absolutely not expose your origins! And whatever you want to do infiltrating the Clearing Bureau, I can help you!”

So what exactly did you misunderstand? Watching the Goddess of Wealth, who looked like she’d grabbed onto a lifeline and was trying to “cooperate” with him, Leon couldn’t help but feel a slight movement in his heart. He immediately opened his badge panel and replaced [Unfortunately No] with [Performance Master].

“Heh heh, help me?”

Under the effect of [Performance Master], Leon, playing the role of a “conspirator,” walked forward expressionlessly for two steps until he stood before the Goddess of Wealth. Then, looking down at the Goddess of Wealth who was shorter than him by half a head, he said indifferently:

“Not necessary. Your quiet death here will be the best help to me.”

?! He’s not pretending anymore! He just wants to silence me!!!

Seeing Leon’s sudden change in demeanor, shedding the disguise of valuing companionship and bravery, becoming cold and sinister with a look full of indifference, the powerless Goddess of Wealth couldn’t help but almost kneel down.

According to the effects of wearing [Performance Master], the less familiar someone is with Leon’s appearance, voice, and personality, the more susceptible they are to its influence. If someone is unfamiliar enough with Leon and hasn’t noticed obvious flaws, they might deeply believe that Leon is the character he’s portraying.

Meeting Leon for the first time today, the Goddess of Wealth was fully affected by [Performance Master]. She felt chills all over under Leon’s gaze, which regarded her like a dead person.

“You… you can’t kill me!”

The increasingly terrified Goddess of Wealth summoned up her last bit of courage to resist: “I’m a True God! My soul is too vast; no matter what method you use, fragments of it will definitely fall into the Deathscape! If the Clearing Bureau discovers my soul fragments, your identity will be…”

Not allowing the Goddess of Wealth to finish her sentence, Leon, who infiltrated the Clearing Bureau with ulterior motives but accidentally had his cover blown by the unfortunate Goddess of Wealth and thus had to risk eliminating her, replied coldly: “Souls entering the Deathscape will inevitably take the ‘No Return Road.’ My companion is already waiting there.

Before I spoke, those two Cleaners had already lost consciousness and hadn’t heard our conversation. So as long as you die quietly, no third party will ever know what happened here.”

“…”

There are already people stationed at the entrance of the Deathscape? They’re going to destroy my soul fragments after I die? Do you have to go this far?

Seeing Leon’s soul remain perfectly stable without any signs of lies, the Goddess of Wealth completely broke down. After swaying slightly, she collapsed with a thud, her eyes filled with the bleak color of despair.

Just as she prepared to give it her all and make one final attempt before being eliminated, she noticed that Leon’s gaze seemed to unconsciously glance at the fallen Female Cleaner lying further away.

No! I still have one card to play! “Let me go! Otherwise, I’ll immediately eliminate those two Cleaners!”

Seizing the flaw Leon exposed as if inspired by good fortune, the Goddess of Wealth suddenly widened her eyes and shouted fiercely:

“If those two Level 1 Cleaners die while you, a Level 3 Cleaner, remain alive and I, the True God, never appeared, the Clearing Bureau will certainly notice you and suspect that you were controlled by me! And your resume definitely won’t hold up to scrutiny. Even if humans from the Old Earth and this world’s humans are identical, once the Clearing Bureau starts doubting you, your infiltration will be considered a failure!”