Chapter 385

After hearing the opening remarks of the Taurus Director, Leon and his partner, who were brimming with bad news and ready to ask for help, couldn’t help but simultaneously feel their minds go blank.

Honorable Taurus! I have some bad news for you!

What a coincidence! I have even worse news for you!

“What’s going on?!!!!”

The plea for help was immediately blocked back down their throats as the Red-haired Bureau Director hurriedly inquired:

“The Watchtower Palace has been running normally for so many years without any issues. Why now… wait! Could it be the Aquarius Director? Could he have tampered with the Watchtower Palace?”

“Aquarius Director? Isn’t he dead?”

“He… never mind, we’ll talk about him later!”

Upon hearing that there was an issue with the strongest trump card of the Clearing Bureau, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but worryingly say:

“Honorable Taurus! What exactly is wrong with the Watchtower Palace?”

“The Watchtower Palace… it seems to have been influenced by something.”

Suppressing her shock, the Taurus Director frowned deeply and explained: “You know, the person who ascends to the Watchtower Palace can review all the past and foresee part of the possible future ahead of time.

If the sitter discovers anomalies in the future or any existence that could endanger the Clearing Bureau or even affect all humanity, they will warn us beforehand, giving us some vague information so we can eliminate the danger before it happens.”

“How? Did this ability fail?”

“Not entirely, but indeed part of it is malfunctioning.”

Taking out a stack of moon-white notes from her pocket and waving them in front of the Celestial Sphere Mirror, the Taurus Director said with confusion:

“At the beginning of each year, the Watchtower Palace sends down many slips of paper, telling us what we should pay attention to during the year… like beware of ancient humans awakening at the poles, watch how much the moon has been hollowed out by the Moon People…

This year, the Watchtower Palace sent down quite a few notes too. Most of them are normal, but one has a problem—key information is directly missing; it can’t be read… here it is!”

After hearing the words of the Taurus Director, the tense Red-haired Bureau Director immediately looked at the note held up to the mirror.

‘A nameless soul from an unknown world, after three years of dormancy, has joined… has gained a foothold in…, and after coming into contact with the Clearing Bureau’s…, suddenly developed a strange ability to block my observations.

According to the partial futures I once saw, he will become… and launch… against the entire Clearing Bureau, destroying… and completely breaking…, so action must be taken in advance!’

“Could it be the soul of a scheming strong person?”

After reading the content filled with blanks, almost devoid of key intelligence, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but frown tightly.

“Based on the description, it seems he will come into conflict with the Clearing Bureau in the future and has already had contact with the bureau, perhaps even colluding with someone inside… Leon, what do you think?”

“…”

What I think… what I think feels like it’s talking about me!

Staring repeatedly at the content of the note, focusing on keywords like “from an unknown world” and “three years,” Leon couldn’t help but feel his scalp tingle.

After coming into contact with the Clearing Bureau’s… he suddenly developed a strange ability to block my observations. If I haven’t guessed wrong, the “…” probably represents the Taurus Director.

…

“I’m shocked…”

Honestly answering the Red-haired Bureau Director’s question, Leon, whose cheeks twitched slightly, pointed to the “after coming into contact with…” part of the note and somewhat guiltily said: “Do you think the person colluding with him might be the Aquarius Director?”

“Hmm? Why do you think so?”

“Uh… it’s just a guess.”

Facing the puzzled looks of the two directors, Leon stubbornly lied: “Think about it, the Aquarius Director is a genius in abnormal creation secrets. He’s always wanted to study the Watchtower Palace and prepared for years to ascend it.

With his talent, after years of research, he might have figured out a way to block the Watchtower Palace’s observations. After meeting the soul from the unknown world, he handed over this method to the soul.

Hmm… I’m not saying it’s definitely the Aquarius Director, but if we speculate according to common sense, his suspicion is indeed significant, right?”

“Indeed.”

After listening to Leon’s bold assumption, the archer director on the other side of the celestial sphere mirror nodded.

Without making a single mistake, every first content within 69 book bars can be seen!

After acknowledging Leon’s guess, the middle-aged man with a square face and a straightforward, honest demeanor furrowed his thick eyebrows and said: “If we must say who in the bureau possesses the ability to block the Watchtower Palace’s observations, aside from the Aquarius Director, I really can’t think of anyone else. This matter is probably related to him… By the way, you said earlier that the Aquarius Director is still alive?”

“Yes! The Aquarius Director isn’t dead!”

After hearing the Archer Director’s inquiry, the Red-haired Bureau Director nodded, with a solemn expression: “Many years ago, he had already split his soul and did it more thoroughly than Pisces Director. Aside from sharing memories and having the same goal, he is almost considered two separate people.

And the half-soul sent into the Deathscape by the [Instruction List] and [Street Lamp of Death] was only half of the Aquarius Director’s soul. He hid the remaining half and is currently colluding with the Nightmare King, helping it descend to use the power of the Dream Realm to restore his damaged soul.”

Nightmare King? After hearing the Red-haired Bureau Director’s words, the Taurus Director’s expression changed, then she searched through the notes in her hand and took one out to pass over.

“Olivia, is this what you’re referring to?”

‘The Soulfall Black Abyss is about to overlap with reality. There is a small possibility the Nightmare King will descend through it. We need to drive away the believers of the Black Nightmare Cult and destroy the summoning ritual guiding the Nightmare King to ensure…’

“That’s it!”

After hastily reading the contents of the note, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but take a deep breath, then clenched his fists and said somewhat helplessly:

“I received the message, but the file was sent by the Aquarius Director. The locations and times marked on it are probably altered.

Honorable Taurus, the descent of the Nightmare King cannot be avoided. Can you or Honorable Archer use the Star Palace to teleport here and help me stop the Nightmare King?”

“I’m afraid I can’t…”

The Taurus Director hesitated slightly, then shook her head helplessly: “The Nightmare King’s power is nightmares, which can easily pollute human souls upon entering reality. My soul has been nurtured for nearly ten years, reaching the final stage of elevation. If it gets polluted, I’ll have to start over.

Although restarting for another ten years isn’t impossible, I can endure it, but I’m concerned about the situation with the Watchtower Palace and want to check it in advance. I’ve already started ascending recently, so I can’t expose myself to the Nightmare King…”

After slightly pulling down her collar to show Leon and the others the overflowing white soul starting to seep into her flesh, the Taurus Director glanced at the square-faced middle-aged man beside her and said apologetically: “Lord Andrew, could you please go in my place?”

(End of Chapter)