Chapter 608

“Twin Fish!”

Amidst the astonished gazes of everyone, a dream-like illusion far more brilliant than any rainbow flickered and eventually coalesced into the form of a mermaid, her feminine figure hazy with hopeful inquiry:

“Is the third trial starting? You… huh? Why do you look like that?”

Not… who the hell are you?

Faced with the sudden appearance of the “rainbow-colored mermaid girl,” Leon glanced at Twin Fish Director, equally bewildered, then stepped forward despite his toothache to tentatively respond: “Ms. Twin Fish has encountered some issues, this promotion trial may need to be paused. May I ask who you are…”

“Paused? How can it be paused?”

Upon hearing Leon’s words, the rainbow-colored mermaid immediately panicked, her mica-hued eyes widening dramatically as she loudly protested: “You from the Clearing Bureau promised! We’ve already signed a contract! How can the trial just be paused? You’re not trustworthy!”

“…”

So what exactly is your job here? Confused by the irate mermaid before him, Leon could only continue questioning: “This isn’t about trustworthiness or not; Ms. Twin Fish really isn’t in a convenient state right now—it’s not intentional breach of contract… May I ask what kind of contract you signed with our Clearing Bureau? And your identity…?”

“Who am I? You’re inside the fragments of my [Lost Paradise] right now! And you’re asking me who I am?”

Lost Paradise fragment? Hearing this, Leon couldn’t help but pause momentarily before abruptly realizing.

The [Dreamplay Color Mushroom] that brought us and other cleaners into the Dream Realm grows in the [Lost Paradise], which itself is the exclusive weapon of the Goddess of Illusion. So…

“Are you the Goddess of Illusion?”

“Or what? If I’m not the Goddess of Illusion, could I be the Nightmare King?”

The rainbow-colored mermaid sniffed upon hearing this, then lifted her head slightly, looking displeased as she urged: “Stop wasting time and contact the Clearing Bureau immediately, send someone else to oversee the third trial! We’ve already signed the contract!”

Third trial… contract…

Hearing these two terms repeatedly mentioned by the mermaid, Leon couldn’t help but narrow his eyes before politely asking:

“May I ask why you want us to continue the trial? And what exactly did the bureau sign with you?”

“The content of your third trial is the contract the Clearing Bureau signed with me!”

The rainbow-colored mermaid seemed somewhat impatient but still explained after pouting: “Your third trial involves carrying out a large-scale group task, and the specific task is to help me regain my godhood, re-condensing the shattered Lost Paradise.”

“?!”

Come to think of it, the [Dreamplay Color Mushroom]’s description did mention that the Goddess of Illusion once fell into her own sweet dreams, causing the widespread collapse of the Lost Paradise. But… why does the Clearing Bureau have to help her?

“Tsk… so troublesome…”

Seeing a flash of suspicion in Leon’s eyes, the rainbow-colored mermaid muttered a few words before explaining with a serious face:

“Because the Nightmare King was killed by someone, plus there were many nightmare-eating beetles feasting on it, the Dream Realm has begun to lightly destabilize. It needs a new deity of my stature to fill the void left by the Nightmare King and the beetle disaster! Got it? If you get it, quickly contact the Clearing Bureau!”

“…”

Ah, this is why the trial is being held in the Dream Realm. Originally, it’s for… cough…

At this point, as the first creator of the Dream Realm disaster, he couldn’t help but dry cough, gaining a little more trust in the suddenly appeared mermaid.

“Alright.”

After confirming the mermaid’s credibility wasn’t low, Leon courteously nodded slightly towards this partner of the Clearing Bureau:

“Lady Goddess, please undo the effects of the [Dreamplay Color Mushroom] first and send us all back. Once we return to the branch office, I’ll immediately have the director contact the main office to fulfill the contract with you…”

“Hmm? Are you leaving?”

“Yes.”

Leon nodded, explaining:

“In the second trial just now, Ms. Twin Fish was attacked by the enemy, so we had to stop the trial. Hence…”

“So… you can’t go back now, right?”

When she heard this, the previously impatient mermaid gently swished her colorful fish tail twice, revealing a sudden smile at the corner of her mouth.

“Good! Very good! Extremely good!”

No mistake, one after another, all content is available on 69 Book Bar!

“?!”

Her slender, glossy fish tail swished slightly, and the rainbow-colored mermaid disappeared from in front of Leon, floating above everyone. She then turned her back to the Dream River above their heads and laughed loudly:

“Humans! Now that your Twin Fish Director has issues, the only one left who can control the [Lost Paradise] is me. Only I have the ability to send you all back.

As a collaborator of the Clearing Bureau, I require you to delve deeper into the Dream Realm, continue the third trial, and fulfill the contract between me and the Clearing Bureau, helping me reclaim my godhood! Finally, I hereby solemnly promise with my divine name that those who help me will be immediately sent out of the [Lost Paradise] upon completing the trial content, and I will bestow you with a lifetime of sweet dreams. As for those unwilling to help me…

Hehe.”

“…”

You laugh at my mom! Looking up at the mermaid laughing extravagantly above, her face full of “you don’t want to be stuck here forever, do you?”, Leon instantly felt a wave of tooth pain.

My luck is truly terrible… This simple promotion trial, something that should be easy to handle, somehow ended up causing so many problems…

“Miss… Lady Goddess!”

Just as Leon looked anxiously at the mermaid, hesitating whether to use force to capture her and force her to send everyone back, among the cleaners whose mouths weren’t sealed by the little conch shell, someone mustered the courage to shout: “We’re not unwilling to help you, but we have a request. You must tell us exactly what we need to do so we can judge whether to accept your conditions!”

“Reasonable request.”

Satisfied, she nodded slightly and smiled as she replied: “What you need to do is quite simple. Although the Nightmare King was killed by your Clearing Bureau, the seven Nightmare Messengers under his command survived and returned to the Soulblack Abyss, temporarily taking over the responsibility of spreading nightmares.

And what you need to do is escort me deep into the Soulblack Abyss within the Dream Realm, reach the Moshin Ice City established by the seven Nightmare Messengers under the harassment of the remaining nightmare army, help me defeat them and completely enslave them, giving me the chance to reclaim my godhood!”

“…”

Wait! Say that again! What city are we going to?

(End of Chapter)