Chapter 473

“Olivia!!!”

In the surface of the celestial sphere mirror, Taurus Director, who had always been kind and benevolent in the past, turned red-faced with anger and rebuked:

“What exactly do you intend to do? Are you trying to give me a heart attack before you’ll be satisfied?”

“…”

“Speak up!”

“I… I actually have my own reasons…”

Facing the furious questioning from the Taurus Director, the Red-haired Bureau Director instinctively shrank her neck, then awkwardly said: “That stubborn… uh… Doe of Afflicted Flesh, not only did she snatch away the crucial witness right under my nose, but she also took Leon’s soul with her. In my panic, I might have used somewhat extreme methods, but in the end, nothing really serious happened…”

“Nothing really serious happened?”

After hearing the Red-haired Bureau Director’s defense, the Taurus Director couldn’t help but laugh out of anger, then slammed the table hard, seething with rage: “You recklessly broke into the Deathscape without preparation, causing the flow of life energy to backfire into the Gate of the Dead, directly resurrecting more than five hundred dead people! Five hundred people! Those whose bodies were still intact are fine, but one-third of those five hundred people were already rotting! Their souls didn’t know where to go! To get those five hundred souls back, the Fish Division has even mobilized their director, cleaning up your mess all over the world!”

“…”

“And another thing, why did you tamper with the Burial Garment Mirror Lake while searching for people?”

Just thinking about the message on her desk made the Taurus Director grind her teeth in hatred.

“The Deathscape side doesn’t want to provoke you, so they’ve been retreating as much as possible! But you, when the Doe of Afflicted Flesh didn’t come out, you went ahead and dismantled its lake, forcing it out, right? After all your antics, it was indeed forced out by you, but after your fight, half of the Burial Garment Mirror Lake was destroyed! Olivia, do you know how big this matter is? If you had gone just a bit further and completely destroyed the Burial Garment Mirror Lake, the dead would have to line up on the No Return Road! What would the bureau do then? Should we kill you and send you down there to guard it for them?”

“…”

“And another thing! You fighting that deer is one thing, but why did you lose control and start hitting those who tried to stop you too? Were you looking for someone or just venting your anger? Tell me! Do you even care…”

“Um… Honorable Taurus…”

Seeing the director being scolded so severely that she dared not look up, only glancing sideways at them nervously, Leon felt he had to step in or else he’d surely be targeted later by the director. So, gritting his teeth, he said: “We actually discovered some very important information that we need to report to you…”

“That’s right, and you! Your actions aren’t much better either!”

Hearing Leon’s voice, the Taurus Director in the celestial sphere immediately shifted her focus, glaring angrily at Leon: “It’s understandable that Olivia acts recklessly; she’s done it more times than I can count. But what’s wrong with you recently? Do you enjoy stirring up trouble? The last incident with Soulfall Black Abyss could still be explained since you managed to hold off the Nightmare King alone for so long, which was quite impressive. Letting the Food Dream Anomalous Item devour the entire Dream Realm, I could understand as a desperate move, but what’s your excuse this time?”

Looking at Leon, who was usually dependable but caused such a huge mess this time, recalling the intelligence she received, the Taurus Director couldn’t help but feel both angry and anxious: “Do you know what they’re calling you after the news about the Deathscape spread? Food God Slayer Leon! The hyena of the Clearing Bureau! A human form of the Gluttony Demon! Word got around so much that even the Abyss contacted me! The Gluttony Demon sent word saying that if the Clearing Bureau agrees to eliminate you early to prevent you from taking its place in the future, it would agree to any conditions, even finding a way to let me live twenty years longer! And furthermore! Its rivals stated that whatever the Gluttony Demon offers, they’d double it! As long as I send you to the Abyss to irritate the Gluttony Demon, they’d be willing to give anything!”

“…”

Goodness… am I really this valuable?

“And another thing! Do you realize how taboo your actions are? Killing the True God of Food and stripping its power… The True God of the Deathscape will never let you go unpunished! While you’re alive, Olivia and I can protect you, but what happens after you die?”

“Um… I’m sorry, but please don’t be angry…”

When the Taurus Director paused to catch her breath after her tirade, Leon, like the Red-haired Bureau Director, lowered his shoulders and head, awkwardly saying:

“My soul was digested too much by the Hound God, and the digested part was still inside its body, so I temporarily couldn’t control my appetite. It won’t happen again.”

“Do you plan to make the same mistake again?”

‘No no, definitely not again!’

Leon quickly shook his head: “I don’t have any special preferences, it’s just that my soul was too weak at the time, and I couldn’t control my instincts. Plus, I didn’t want to be bedridden for years, so… uh… should I tell you about the intelligence instead?”

Seeing the Taurus Director’s eyebrows arch as if she wanted to say something, Leon hastily interjected:

“Abnormal items targeting the royal families of various countries?”

Upon hearing Leon’s words, the Taurus Director’s expression of anger softened slightly, then she became solemn and asked:

“Leon, are you sure about this information?”

“Absolutely certain!”

Recalling his conversation with Aquarius, Leon confidently declared: “Although we don’t yet know why they’re doing this, I guarantee that there exists an organization targeting the royal families of various countries, and I already know the identities of two of its members!”

“Who are they?”

“Mechanical Intelligence Apheta 01 from the Crocodile Kingdom, and the Doe of Afflicted Flesh that nearly succeeded in manifesting six years ago during the Bao Hua Incident!”

Mechanical Intelligence from the Crocodile Kingdom and the Doe of Afflicted Flesh from the Deathscape?

Upon hearing this, the Taurus Director furrowed her brows, then nodded slightly: “The situation in the Crocodile Kingdom does seem a bit strange, and the Archer Director is arranging people to investigate. But the Doe of Afflicted Flesh… are you sure it’s suspicious?”

Absolutely certain!

After exchanging a glance with the Red-haired Bureau Director, Leon seriously said:

“Honorable Taurus, six years ago, the Doe of Afflicted Flesh planned to manifest in the Present World but failed due to some unexpected circumstances. Not long after, the Defense War broke out, and the anomalous item that attacked the royal palace took the opportunity to infiltrate the princess’s side.

This doesn’t seem like a mere coincidence. We have good reason to suspect that the Doe of Afflicted Flesh originally intended to target the royal family, but because its manifestation failed, the mysterious organization settled for leaving the tin doll near the princess to wait for an opportunity!”

Perhaps… this possibility cannot be ruled out…

Upon hearing this, the Taurus Director furrowed her brows, then looked at the Red-haired Bureau Director.

“Olivia, what do you think?”

“My thoughts align with Leon’s!”

After the Taurus Director’s inquiry, the Red-haired Bureau Director coughed awkwardly once, then said with righteous indignation: “Also, the commotion I stirred up this time was partly to test it, to see if there was really something wrong with it!”

“So what were the results of your test?”

“The result is that it definitely has something to hide!”

The Red-haired Bureau Director said confidently: “When I went to cause trouble, it avoided me! When I demanded it to hand over the person, it hid! When I directly fought it, it ran! If it didn’t have something to hide, why would it be so afraid of me, refusing to fight me?”

“…”

Not… shouldn’t you listen to yourself? After hearing the Red-haired Bureau Director’s words, Leon beside her couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

The deer ran because it couldn’t defeat you! You flew down from the sky full of killing intent, looking like you were going to tear it apart, making even me nervous. Should it have stayed to get beaten up? That’s just stupid! However, what Leon didn’t expect was that after listening to the Red-haired Bureau Director’s words, the Taurus Director pondered for a moment, then surprisingly nodded in agreement:

“True, if you look at it this way, it probably does have issues.”

“…”

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(End of Chapter)