Chapter 557

After hearing Leon’s words, a faint glimmer of relief briefly flickered in Scorpion Bureau Director’s struggling gaze before being suppressed by his soul code. He quickly returned to his usual self, grabbing Leon by the collar and shouting angrily, “This has nothing to do with you! Tell me fast! What is your primary objective?”

“Sure thing, since you’re the senior~”

Shaking his head helplessly, Leon didn’t dwell further on this question. While trying hard to wiggle his pinky finger, he tapped the arm of the “Twenty-Hand Puppet” holding his wrist and replied,

“My first goal is to rescue people from Zone 1 Research Area so they don’t get caught in the crossfire.”

“Caught in the crossfire?”

“That’s right.”

Faced with the still confused Scorpion Bureau Director, Leon chuckled and let out a belch, then slightly tilted his chin toward the sky.

“See? Here comes the collateral damage~”

“?!!!!”

What’s coming? Before the bewildered Scorpion Bureau Director could ask, an indescribable sense of immense danger surged up from deep within his soul. Along with this familiar feeling of peril came countless whistling projectiles trailing flames! Now do you know what’s coming?

Smiling at the suddenly looking-up Scorpion Bureau Director whose face was full of shock, Leon reactivated the [Unfair Serpent Contract], transferring ownership of the “Twenty-Hand Puppet.”

Before I found you, Phelia had already completed her coup and led people to take control of Crocodile Kingdom’s heavy artillery weapons. Research Zone 1 had also been moved ahead of time to the edge of Crocodile Kingdom, just waiting for the mechanical intelligence core to be destroyed so it could immediately adjust parameters and launch a bombardment.

Combat is about playing to one’s strengths while avoiding weaknesses. If we were to compare combat skills, my chances of winning would indeed be slim. But if we compare our indestructibility, ten of you would just be here for the slaughter!” “You?!?!”

Amidst the Scorpion Bureau Director’s expression of extreme rage, the form of the [Twenty-Hand Ghost Puppet] gripping Leon’s limbs flickered slightly. Twenty grotesque arms, hovering between reality and illusion, passed through Leon’s body and firmly grabbed his own limb joints.

At the same time, that “beautiful foot” which had swapped away the [Whale Shark Plaything], causing the destruction of the mechanical intelligence core, once again appeared beside him! “To fall for the same trick twice, you really don’t learn, huh?”

Taking advantage of the brief moment when the Scorpion Bureau Director couldn’t move, after mocking him while tipsy, Leon controlled the [Twenty-Hand Ghost Puppet] to flip him over. Then, locking his neck with bent arms while wrapping his legs around the waist, he executed a standard ‘strong man lock male.’

“Wait… wait a minute!”

While struggling as best as he could, the Scorpion Bureau Director shouted loudly:

“You’ve already discovered my weakness, haven’t you? Shouldn’t you…”

“No need to wait.”

Using the grappling techniques learned from the female police officer, completely locking down the Scorpion Bureau Director, Leon twisted his waist, adjusted his stance, and with a fierce turn, forcibly threw the front of the immobilized Scorpion Bureau Director into the barrage of artillery fire raining down like raindrops above.

“This is faster!”

“You motherf***er…”

“BOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!”

…

In two minutes, more than nine thousand cannons of the Crocodile Kingdom fired nearly fifty thousand shells, wiping the entire Research Zone 1 off the map of Crocodile Kingdom. The wilderness outside Crocodile Kingdom was also bombarded with countless craters.

“You… cough… you insane bastard!”

After an unknown amount of time, as the smoke finally began to dissipate, two human-shaped silhouettes covered in ash slowly rose from the bottom of a massive crater over thirty meters wide.

After violently shaking off Leon behind him, the Scorpion Bureau Director, covered in soot, staggered to his feet, his face contorted in fury as he roared: “Didn’t I give you enough hints? As long as you keep stimulating my spirit, pushing my emotions to the limit, there’s a high chance I can break free from control! And you motherf***er actually have someone bomb me directly?”

“Tch…”

“I motherf***ing…”

Caught off guard by Leon’s counter-question, looking around at the scattered puppet fragments everywhere, the Scorpion Bureau Director couldn’t help but shout in anger:

“Do you even know how many times I died? My puppets may not fear explosions, but I sure as hell do!

In just those two minutes, I used over a hundred decoy puppets to barely survive this wave of artillery fire! What if I didn’t prepare enough decoy puppets beforehand and got blown up by you?”

“Dying isn’t a problem… tch…”

After tearing apart his thoroughly charred clothes, Leon retrieved a new set of clothes from the Mirror World and changed into them, then responded:

“I can go fetch you from the Deathscape… I’m pretty familiar with it over there.”

“…”

Motherf***er… From now on, even if I die, I absolutely won’t go on missions with this guy! After silently vowing inside, the Scorpion Bureau Director, who looked like he’d lost his father, gestured with his hand, recalling his puppet suitcase, then asked with a grimace:

“What’s your condition? Can you hold on?”

“Still okay.”

After shaking his slightly dizzy head, Leon responded:

“I’m not injured, just got thrown around by the explosion, feeling a bit dizzy… and a little nauseous… want to throw up…”

“In that case, you rest!”

Hearing Leon’s words, the Scorpion Bureau Director couldn’t help but snort, then picked up his old suitcase and looked around, finally gazing into the distance with darkened eyes.

After being hit by fifty thousand shells, the entire Research Zone 1 was completely destroyed, even the shattered ruins suffered secondary damage, truly flattened to the ground.

The only exception was a small twenty-square-meter secret chamber. Despite being bombed countless times, the tiny house formed by four walls and a roof remained steadfastly standing in its original position.

“Prince Andre should be inside.”

Noticing the existence of the secret chamber as well, Leon reminded while covering his mouth:

“Bureau Director Edward, let’s go grab Prince Andre, and then this mission will be over.”

“No need, wait outside the door, I’ll go alone.”

After walking Leon to the door of the secret chamber, the Scorpion Bureau Director explained unhappily: “I’m not stealing credit; you saved Reuben and the others, so all the credit this time goes to you. Mainly because Andre’s abilities are very special, probably the type you’re least adept at handling. You going in might easily get you… uh…”

He hadn’t finished speaking when his previously restored soul abruptly froze. Upon realizing his soul had completely broken through the blockade, the originally suppressing soul codes shattered violently.

Although these shattered soul codes didn’t harm the Scorpion Bureau Director’s powerful soul, they disrupted his smoothly functioning soul once again, turning it into chaos.

With his soul in disarray, the Scorpion Bureau Director rolled his eyes and collapsed straight onto the ground, performing a perfect demonstration of falling asleep instantly, even starting to snore on the spot.

“Not… you motherf***er, finish your sentence before sleeping! What exactly are Prince Andre’s abilities?”

(End of Chapter)