Chapter 314

After hearing the Goddess of Wealth’s threat, Leon slightly furrowed his eyebrows, but couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief internally.

Since the Watchtower Palace blocks all “non-human” entities from entering the world, and with similar appearances being easier to gain faith, most True Gods, upon arrival, would adjust their physical forms to better “fit” the rules of this world, descending in human likeness and form to reduce rejection from the Watchtower Palace.

But at the end of the day, True Gods are still not entirely pure flesh-and-blood lives. It’s almost impossible to kill them with such methods. If the Goddess of Wealth really “died” from oxygen deprivation, it would merely result in the loss of her parasitic body. Once free from the influence of human flesh, her chaotic soul would immediately return to normal.

Moreover, the conditions of Senior Tom and Senior Emma were far from good. Before the Goddess of Wealth’s body could die from lack of oxygen, they, who were still human, might suffocate first. The longer the stalemate lasted, the more dangerous it became. She had to be quickly coaxed away.

The problem was that when one is “clearly on top,” there’s no need to negotiate. Suddenly ordering her to leave would only make her suspicious, even discovering that he was bluffing. If that happened, everything would be ruined.

So the only solution right now was “leaving an opening amidst encirclement.” By exposing one’s own vulnerabilities, give her a card to bargain with, allowing her to find her own “way out,” then barely escape through that way.

However, the intense feeling of oxygen deprivation seemed to have affected the Goddess of Wealth’s mind as well. He had hinted several times already, but she hadn’t noticed the escape route he left open for her. If she couldn’t even detect direct eye hints, then he’d truly have no choice but to take the risk of driving her away.

…

“You’re threatening me?”

Facing the long-awaited resistance, Leon, who had already gotten into character, narrowed his eyes coldly while still under the influence of alcohol: “Go ahead and eliminate them if you want, and see if I care!”

His soul moved! Her soul moved! Watching Leon, whose composure remained steady but unconsciously wavered slightly, revealing the subtle chaos brought by lies, the Goddess of Wealth couldn’t help but rejoice greatly upon finally finding her way out. She quickly seized this lifeline and excitedly spoke:

“Lies! I saw lies in your soul! You’re lying!”

Upon hearing the Goddess of Wealth’s words, Leon, realizing his slip of tongue, his cheek twitched slightly, and a hint of annoyance appeared in his eyes—deeply hidden but visible only to the Goddess of Wealth.

“Although I don’t know what you’re up to, going through so much trouble to infiltrate the Clearing Bureau must mean your goal isn’t simple, and absolutely allows for no mistakes!”

Capturing the extremely subtle changes in Leon’s expression, the Goddess of Wealth finally put her mind at ease, weakly yet smugly saying:

“What often decides success or failure is not strength but wisdom! Old Earth person, you wouldn’t want the Clearing Bureau to target you, thus exposing your identity, would you?”

“…”

Looking at Leon, whose expression had become unpredictable, clearly weighing whether or not to eliminate her, worried that pushing him too hard would lead to mutual destruction, the Goddess of Wealth quickly reined in her triumphant demeanor and gently suggested: “Old Earth person, as I said earlier, we aren’t necessarily enemies.

We’ve come to this point simply because I accidentally stumbled upon your infiltration. In reality, our interests and goals do not conflict, and we might even cooperate with each other!”

“…”

Seeing Leon remain silent, completely unmoved by her words, the Goddess of Wealth couldn’t help but feel uneasy and hurriedly added:

“Of course, even if you don’t want to cooperate, it doesn’t matter. As long as you release me, I can immediately swear on my power that I will never reveal today’s events. You can continue to stay undercover in the Clearing Bureau. How does that sound?”

“…”

“Not enough!”

“This… can also work!”

After hearing Leon’s demands, the Goddess of Wealth bit her lip and then took out a broken pink trident, forcefully stabbing her left arm, drawing blood. Then, she used the trident to cut off half of her snake tail behind her.

“This is the weapon of the Lord of Desire Dreams, and I just so happen to have infiltrated via the Dream Realm, making it perfect as an excuse for your ‘survival’ in my hands.”

Using the broken trident, she nailed the snake tail to the ground. Pale-faced, the Goddess of Wealth weakly said: “When the Clearing Bureau starts investigating, seeing this thing will tell them he has been here. They’ll assume that due to multiple forced entries into the Dream Realm, I angered the patrolling Lord of Desire Dreams, got detained by you guys, and was attacked by him, forcing me to retreat injured.

I’ll even fight him when I return to the Dream Realm later. All you have to do is pretend to be unconscious throughout and claim you know nothing… Do you think this explanation works?”

“…”

6.

Watching the Goddess of Wealth, who without hesitation severed her tail and was even prepared to fully act out her part by fighting the so-called Lord, Leon couldn’t help but mentally give her a thumbs-up. He then nodded thoughtfully: “It’ll do… remember to include all these in your oath!”

“Yes, yes!”

Following Leon’s request, she swore on her powers, promising not to divulge any secrets and to indeed fight the Lord of Desire Dreams. Afterward, looking at Leon whose expression had slightly softened, she cautiously reminded: “Then, about the things on me, are you going to…”

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“Come over here.”

“Eh?”

“Stop talking nonsense and come over!”

Appropriately displaying the irritation brought by “forced compromise” and the impatience caused by that anger, Leon reached out and gave the Goddess of Wealth a firm prod on her forehead, then lightly tapped the cufflink hidden in his mouth with his tongue.

Next, dozens of mirror-like surfaces produced by the fractures in Jade Valley quietly released large amounts of oxygen. The isolated [Emerald Green Dream] was also opened, allowing a rush of oxygen to flood in.

Just a prod on the forehead and it’s done?

Completely unable to sense any special energy fluctuations from that prod, the Goddess of Wealth, skeptical, was about to ask again when she suddenly felt her body become much lighter.

After that seemingly ordinary prod, her already heavily burdened body felt like a traveler who had been thirsty for ten days in the desert finally encountering a heavy rainstorm, experiencing an unprecedented sense of relief.

Extremely covert yet lethally effective… What a terrifying technique…

Glancing warily at Leon’s right hand, after walking on the edge of life and death, the Goddess of Wealth truly didn’t want to linger a moment longer. She forcibly activated the Dream Realm, threw all two hundred thousand versions of herself inside, and turned around without hesitation! What bad luck!

She just wanted to catch a Level 3 Cleaner and interrogate about that toad, but unexpectedly encountered a big fish swimming over from the Old Earth. Not only did she lose another Holy Spirit, but she almost lost her own life! This damn world is way too deep; she wasn’t coming back!

(End of Chapter)