Chapter 317

Blood blood blood… Blood Princess!!!

As he looked at the red-haired beauty in front of him, who slightly wrinkled her nose, through her stunning bright red long hair and the endless sea of lost souls behind her, the crocodile god caught at his doorstep immediately froze upon recognizing her.

The director of the Clearing Bureau Virgo Branch, historically the most brutal executioner, who wiped out the entire Eastern Karlevin Kingdom in one go, personally sending 129 million deceased onto the No Return Road! After the rebellion incident of the Clearing Bureau Ophiuchus Division blew up, the Death-Announcing Crows nesting at the entrance to the Deathscape directly flew up in numbers exceeding 129 million. Countless pitch-black crow feathers fluttered about, weaving into a death-signifying sky that completely covered the skies of the Deathscape.

Back then, even the sun couldn’t be seen when looking up; only an overcast black mist stretching for tens of miles could be spotted, with countless pairs of crimson dots within the black mist—those were the eyes of 129 million Death-Announcing Crows! 129 million of them! Every time the Crocodile God recalled those red-eyed black crows covering the sky, as well as the tsunami-like influx of lost souls entering the Deathscape after the Death-Announcing Crows flew deep into it, his soul would involuntarily tremble.

The seemingly kind red-haired woman in front of him had sent 130 million lost souls into the Deathscape in just over two minutes, causing the “No Return Road,” which had been unobstructed for countless years, to be blocked for the first time by the overwhelming influx of lost souls.

Even though the Sovereigns of the Deathscape had already intervened promptly upon noticing the disturbance caused by the Death-Announcing Crows, it was still like trying to bail water with a bucket against an ever-increasing number of lost souls. Almost every second, millions of lost souls were squeezed off the No Return Road and fell into the River of Yellow Springs below.

By the last half-minute, not only did the No Return Road cease entirely, but even the waters of the River of Yellow Springs were obstructed by the falling souls, forcing the river to flood back, creating a vast yellow marshland spanning hundreds of miles near the entrance to the Deathscape.

And that huge marsh that formed is exactly where I live now…

After glancing at the massive pit in the center of the distant yellow marsh, facing the red-haired woman who “built” his home, the unfortunate Crocodile God felt his eyes moisten, and large tears of gratitude rolled down.

So that “accomplice” guarding the Deathscape was you all along! No wonder that old earth guy pretended not to see me. With Blood Princess guarding the Deathscape, there’s no need for him to lift a finger. As soon as I came back, I was doomed!

Why are you crying? Seeing the crocodile god start bawling without saying a word after being caught, the red-haired director couldn’t help but pause slightly, then very unethically threw her toothbrush into the River of Yellow Springs before frowning and walking over.

“Tell me, where did you come back from? What happened to Emma and the others?”

“They… they’re fine…”

“You’re lying!”

After slightly wrinkling her nose, the fox-like eyes of the red-haired director narrowed. The originally bright red hair cocoon binding the crocodile god darkened slightly, turning into a vein-like dark red, tightening inward and embedding itself into its shell.

“Speak the truth! Don’t think I won’t dare to move because you’re a god of the Deathscape!”

After sensing the presence of the Goddess of Wealth and an extremely strong blood scent on the crocodile god, the red-haired director, worried about Leon and the others, was getting increasingly angry.

According to the task she assigned, Emma was supposed to clear out the Scale Gold Religion, while Leon was to raid the flying airship. There’s no way their presences should have been together, so the only possibility was that Emma was ambushed by the Scale Gold Religion or possibly even confronted the Goddess of Wealth herself.

When Leon returned to the bureau after completing his mission and reported to her, he received a distress call from Emma and rushed—no, dragged Tom along to rescue her, only to encounter the Goddess of Wealth head-on! Although she hadn’t seen their souls enter the Deathscape while stationed at the No Return Road, meaning they might not be dead yet, considering their opponent was the Goddess of Wealth, there was still a possibility something went wrong.

If my assigned task really caused Emma and Leon to fall at the hands of the Scale Gold Religion…

Thinking this, the increasingly agitated red-haired director applied more force, sharp strands of hair piercing through the crocodile god’s shell and deeply embedding themselves into its skin.

Upon catching the scent of blood diffusing from the dark red strands of hair, the crocodile god sobbing profusely got scared and started stammering out everything it had witnessed.

As its disordered narrative unfolded, the anxious look in the red-haired director’s eyes gradually faded, replaced by deep confusion.

Leon almost killed the Goddess of Wealth? And he’s from the Old Land? Infiltrating the Clearing Bureau with ulterior motives?

Finally, after being caught by the Goddess of Wealth, to avoid exposing his identity, he had no choice but to temporarily cooperate with her?

What nonsense is this?

…

“I’m telling the truth!”

Sensing that Blood Princess might not be on the same side as the “Old Land guy,” the crocodile god, rekindling hope for survival, feared this killing machine might flay him into slices of raw fish if she got upset, quickly swore:

“Under the great oath of death, this is what I saw with my own eyes! Guaranteed no lies! And after he woke up that male cleaner, he followed the agreement with the Goddess of Wealth. By the time the Goddess of Wealth left, there was no reason for him to lie, right?”

Not necessarily.

Recalling Leon and Emma’s consistent caution, the red-haired director couldn’t help but furrow her brow.

Given Leon’s lack of security, his decision not to disclose the truth to Tom was likely due to concerns that the Goddess of Wealth might still be around, hearing his “revelation” and causing further complications. Therefore, choosing temporary concealment made sense.

As for the trump card that negated the Goddess of Wealth’s power, it must have been during that time when he drank himself drunk after receiving the alcohol from the Taurus Director. Even her own [Slaying Bloody Hair] dissolved into nothingness then, so it’s normal that the Goddess of Wealth couldn’t harm him.

If my guess is correct, Leon probably used some trick to scare her off, and that whole “guest from the Old Land” thing might just be… um…

Maybe not entirely fabricated?

Considering all the secrets Leon carries, the red-haired director hesitated slightly.

Although from what she knows, Leon isn’t the type to plot anything malicious, there are indeed many strange aspects about him. Even if he has no ill intentions, it’d be best to check him out a little, just in case he gets manipulated by some weird existence.

Since I’m already in the Deathscape, and nothing can hide its true nature here, why not bring Leon down and thoroughly examine him?