Because while in soul form, you devoured the corpse of a True God after its death, scaring off a group of Death Messengers who fled in terror, you successfully activated the hidden Gold Badge “Gourmet Demon.”
[Gourmet Demon: An incredibly reckless and unruly world-class malevolent spirit. When hungry, it even dares to eat a True God, with an appearance so savage and brutal that it surpasses even ferocious ghosts. Even True Gods tremble at the sight.]
[Badge Effects: Through the extreme madness of the Gourmet’s evil actions, you’ve obtained part of the residual powers of the Guardian of the Death God. However, due to your low rank, you can only temporarily assume its authority and cannot truly absorb this power. But until the Guardian of the Death God is resurrected, you are Death’s most loyal guardian.]
[Advancement Path: Once the Guardian of the Death God is revived and thoroughly killed, this badge will automatically upgrade to the special badge “Guardian of the Death God.” If you find the location of the Gluttonous God, kill it, and devour it, this badge will automatically upgrade to the special badge “Corpse-Eating Demon.” If you choose to continue hunting other True Gods of the Deathscape and devour all of them, this badge will automatically advance to the hidden special badge “I Am the End of Death.”]
[Hidden Traits (No need to wear): As the Death Messengers scattered in fear, the infamous name of Leon the Glutton has spread throughout the Deathscape, becoming a terrifying legend that can stop children from crying at night. Any creature of the Deathscape below the True God level will shiver upon hearing your name.
Additionally, since you successfully stripped part of the powers of the Guardian of the Death God by killing and eating a True God, you will be feared and despised by all True Gods of the Deathscape. There is a high probability that they will attack you en masse.
They haven’t acted yet because the Guardian of the Death God hasn’t been resurrected. If they were to kill you before then, there’s a chance you might completely replace its position and become a part of the Deathscape’s rules.
But this safety is only temporary. The first howl of the Guardian of the Death God after resurrection will be the signal for the True Gods of the Deathscape to declare war on you.]
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Ah Zhe…
As Leon looked at the new badge on his panel after the Death Messengers fled, he couldn’t help but sharply inhale, feeling a bit dizzy.
What the hell…the day the Three-Headed Dog God is resurrected will be the day the gods of the Deathscape seek revenge?
“Leon?”
Seeing Leon suddenly narrow his pupils and look shocked, the female journalist couldn’t help but ask:
“What’s wrong? Why does your face look so pale?”
“It’s nothing…”
After calming down slightly, Leon’s cheeks twitched as he said: “I just remembered that the Dog God wasn’t completely killed. Once it revives, I’ll definitely be retaliated against, so I’m a little worried.”
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You’re afraid of retaliation? Hearing Leon’s response, the female journalist’s cheeks also twitched.
When she was with the Aquarius Director before, because of her focus on this “enemy of Aquarius,” she had studied Leon’s information carefully.
At the time, she thought this person was outrageous. He’d only been employed for less than a month and dared to fight Holy Spirits; during an investigation of anomalous items, he single-handedly eliminated over two hundred nobles; shortly after being regularized, he dared to intrude into the Scale Gold Religion gathering to participate in a True God extermination mission;
Not long ago, he subdued Nightmare Messengers alone, held back the descending Nightmare King, released dream-eating anomalies, and ate up half the Dream Realm; now he even ate the Three-Headed Dog God right in front of the Death Messengers—truly bold and unrestrained, doing whatever came to mind when pushed too far.
And someone like him, who gambles with his life every day and shows no fear of death, actually tells her he’s worried about retaliation?
Are you kidding me? There are plenty of people who want to kill you! Aquarius Director, Goddess of Wealth, Nightmare King, Dream Realm deities… Compared to these people who would love to eat you alive, even if Angesi revives, they still have to wait their turn, right?
“I think you don’t need to worry too much about this matter.”
After holding back the urge to criticize, the female journalist unconvincingly comforted him: “That’s far away. Although the Aquarius Director didn’t completely destroy the Dog God’s power, it’s not easy for it to revive. It needs at least twenty or thirty years. You should worry about more immediate things.”
Twenty or thirty years…
After hearing the journalist’s comfort, Leon pondered for a moment, and his expression brightened somewhat.
Since joining the Clearing Bureau, although it’s only been about three months, he has already accumulated quite a few anomalous items, and his taint value is almost reaching the tail end of Level 2 Cleaner. In another twenty or thirty years, he feels he should have a shot at the Director’s position.
Even if his luck isn’t good, finding a branch director position under the Zodiac Division like his current director shouldn’t be too difficult. By that time, if the True Gods of the Deathscape want to mess with him, it would be equivalent to going against the entire Clearing Bureau, so safety isn’t something to worry about.
Besides, this is the most conservative estimate. What if he goes berserk and achieves the strength to slaughter a group of gods like his director, perhaps it will be his turn to actively visit these True Gods of the Deathscape to farm badges.
Hmm… Advantage is mine! After weighing the current situation, Leon’s slightly tense heart finally settled back down.
Just as he was about to say something else while looking up at the female journalist, a splash of bright red appeared through the deep gray mist outside the [Gate of the Dead].
“Boom!”
Amidst the panicked expressions of the dead, the sky outside the Gate of the Dead violently split open, and an overwhelming surge of living energy poured in through the crack, completely cleansing the surrounding death aura.
Then, the red in the mist suddenly burst forth, and the Red-haired Bureau Director emerged from the mist with a furious expression, streaking through the sky like a missile, trailing bizarre crimson hair flames, ruthlessly plunging into the Deathscape and heading straight toward the [Funeral Robe Mirror Lake].
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Holy crap!!!
Watching the distant figure cutting through the gray sky of the Deathscape like a burning crimson meteor and crashing towards the [Funeral Robe Mirror Lake], Leon’s heart, which had just settled, instantly leapt back up to his throat.
Director, you rushing here to save me is very touching, but could you at least look down once?
Although the traces left behind indicate that I was taken away by the Doe of Afflicted Flesh, I actually fell out right after passing through the Gate of the Dead and never entered!
Director, don’t act rashly! Please don’t attack! Hmm…if you must attack, fine, but please don’t wreck someone else’s territory… Ah Zhe…you smashed it, okay, just don’t… Damn! This time we’re screwed!
