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Chapter 220: The True Inquiry (Part 2)
Chapter 220: The True Inquiry (Part 2)
"A wise decision."
As the Director of the Purification Bureau bowed slightly, the Water Bottle Director left his seat and strode towards the massive cage in the center of the hall.
With his approach, the icosahedral prison formed by thirty golden light pillars slowly opened, revealing the true form of the colossal creature within.
"Hiss..."
Accompanied by a strange hiss that echoed in everyone's souls, this hideous demon, resembling a giant soft-bodied octopus, quickly "spread out," instantly covering nearly a quarter of the venue with its slimy and sticky body.
Immediately after, its parrot-like mouth slowly opened, revealing hundreds of slender tongues covered in purplish-red fleshy lumps, like a cluster of entangled bizarre sea snakes, biting and tearing at everyone around.
"Behave yourself!"
With a shout, the Water Bottle Director crossed his fingers and forcefully pressed down on the spread-out Memory Devourer.
A dull, abnormal roar reverberated as the thirty-meter-tall giant demon seemed to be crushed by an incredibly heavy object, falling to the ground in the center of the hall and emitting a painful wail.
The Forked God's Hand... a secret technique of the Water Bottle Director, used to subdue the true gods in captivity.
The Director of the Purification Bureau couldn't help but narrow his eyes, a hint of admiration flashing in his gaze as he witnessed the Water Bottle Director effortlessly overpowering a Divine Mind Devourer with a simple press.
The secret technique developed by the first Water Bottle Director was indeed formidable. Once a true god's power was sealed, regardless of their physical strength, they could be easily subdued with a single gesture.
The only regret was that the threshold was slightly higher, making this generation's Water Bottle Director the only one capable of mastering it...
What a pity.
After glancing at the Water Bottle Director, who had released the tongues of the Memory Devourer and was now willingly approaching it, the Director of the Purification Bureau shook his head slightly.
If it were just a private matter of creating anomalies, there might have been some room for maneuver. But with the safety of the Watchtower Palace at stake, no matter how talented this generation's Water Bottle Director was, if the memories read from him were problematic, the only thing awaiting him would be...
Hmm?
The Director furrowed his brows, sensing something amiss.
When the Memory Devourer had "spread out," he had moved the main stage back to avoid crushing the four people who had been teleported. He had even shielded them behind him.
However, these individuals did not stay hidden behind him. Instead, they curiously peered out, and one of them, a purifier named Lyon, even reached out and touched the Memory Devourer's buttocks.
...
"Encounter... Object... Information."
[Encountered Object: The Regurgitating Memory Eater (Memory, Fallen)]
[Appearance: A thirty-meter-long, giant demon resembling a soft-bodied squid, identical to a living adult Divine Mind Devourer.]
[Ability: Memory Extraction]
[Cost: None]
[File: Nine hundred years ago, through a randomly opened abyssal fissure, this divine-level demon descended upon the Thousand Sail Sea Nation's Sea Kingdom. It caused immense casualties, nearly destroying the Sea Kingdom's 0137th unmoored ship.
After wreaking havoc in the Sea Kingdom for three months and consuming the memories of nearly a hundred thousand people, the divine-level Memory Devourer was eventually captured by the joint efforts of the Purification Bureau's Pisces and Water Bottle Divisions. It was then handed over to the current Taurus Director for modification, and its...
After a series of procedures, the demon's power was stripped away, its emotions and intelligence were cleansed, leaving only the instinct to devour memories. It was transformed into a specialized aberration for memory extraction and has been stored in the underground of the Purification Bureau's headquarters ever since.]
[Evaluation: An extremely powerful aberration, its tentacle-like tongues, a hybrid of flesh and spirit, can effortlessly invade the brains of any intelligent being. By licking the brain grooves, it can steal their memories. Due to its inherently high position, even true gods cannot resist its memory extraction...]
[Immersive Value: 59.9]
This thing... is truly disgusting... and deadly!
After secretly touching the Memory Devourer's buttocks and obtaining information about it through [Object], Lyon couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
Aside from the concern that his "transported" memories might be read, the mere thought of having its slimy tongue probing and licking inside his brain was enough to make him feel like dying.
Watching the tongues, adorned with purplish-red fleshy lumps, constantly scraping something from the Water Bottle Director's head, Lyon shuddered.
If the Water Bottle Director wasn't bluffing but genuinely had a way to deceive the Memory Devourer, then the people subjected to its licking and sucking would be him and the Director! Judging by the Water Bottle Director's bulging veins and convulsing body, the experience of having one's memories read seemed extremely unpleasant...
No! Absolutely not! Lyon had to think of a way to ensure that the Director had no means to use this power.
Glancing at the "Fallen" tag in the name of the Regurgitating Memory Eater and recalling the ability to manipulate "Fallen" anomalies through [I Am the Devil], Lyon clenched his fist tightly and extended his guilty right hand again, intending to provide the Water Bottle Director with a double insurance.
However, a somewhat cold voice interrupted him from the front.
"Stop."
Seeing that Lyon had touched the Memory Devourer's buttocks and was about to do it again, the Director of the Purification Bureau furrowed his brows and asked,
"Why are you touching her buttocks?
"..."
Wow, this thing is huge! It's like a giant octopus spread out on the table, how can you tell which end is the head and which is the butt?
Lyon inwardly scoffed at the sight, but upon noticing the scrutinizing gaze of the Purification Bureau Director, he quickly retracted his right hand and sheepishly replied, "My ability allows me to forcibly obtain partial information from anomalies through touch. After hearing what the Water Bottle Director said, I was afraid he might pull some tricks during the memory extraction, so I wanted to check if there were any loopholes in this thing..."
Find loopholes in this thing? Do you think you're capable of that?
Unbeknownst to Lyon, his true intention was to exploit those loopholes himself. The Purification Bureau Director stared into Lyon's eyes, using some unknown method to verify the truth of his words. Then, with a twist of his head, he issued a detached warning.
"Don't even try. At its peak, this thing's power was on par with Olivia's. Now, although its abilities have been drained, its essence is still nearly divine. It's not something a Tier 3 Purifier like you can handle."
"Well, I've actually already figured out some things by touching it."
In an attempt to get another chance to touch the Mind Devourer's butt and use his 'I Am the Devil' ability to trip up the Water Bottle Director, Lyon tried to demonstrate his value. He began to explain, "This thing is called the 'Rumination of Memory,' and it was originally a Divine Mind Devourer that appeared in the Sea Nation. It was eventually captured by a joint effort between the Pisces Bureau and the Water Bottle Bureau.
Nine hundred years ago, the Taurus Director at the time removed its emotions and memories, and replaced its memory-digesting organ with the 'Memory Furnace,' which can turn memories into dreams.
Memories swallowed by it are not digested; instead, they pass through the 'Memory Furnace,' leaving behind a batch of duplicated dreams, and then the memories are returned..."
Initially, the Purification Bureau Director seemed unimpressed by Lyon's explanation, even glancing at the Red-Haired Director with annoyance for leaking such important information. But as Lyon continued, describing in detail how the Taurus Director from nine hundred years ago dealt with the Divine Mind Devourer, the Director's expression began to change.
If Lyon had simply recited information from the Bureau's records, it wouldn't have been so surprising. But the young man was revealing details that were never documented, things that even the Director himself only vaguely knew, and Olivia certainly wouldn't have been aware of.
So... he had only touched it once, and he had already learned so much?
The Director stared at Lyon with awe, sensing his aura. He realized that Lyon's level of contamination was only average for a Tier 3 Purifier, which meant he was quite weak. Yet, despite his weakness, he had managed to forcibly obtain information from a true divine-level anomaly while ensuring his own safety.
No wonder Olivia and the Taurus Director were so protective of him; this kid was a real treasure!
The Director, indeed a proponent of 'practicalism,' savored the anticipation in Lyon's eyes. Sensing his eagerness, Lyon wisely stopped his explanation, leaving out some details.
The Director, already hooked, couldn't help but ask, "Why did you stop? What's next?"
Lyon hesitated, "The rest... I'm not strong enough, and I'm afraid of being contaminated. So I only touched it briefly, and you stopped me before I could try again..."
"Then keep going!"
The Director glanced at the Water Bottle Director, confirming that the memory extraction was still ongoing without any interference. He immediately decided, "Touch it as much as you like! See how much information you can extract! And don't worry about contamination; I'll be here to ensure nothing goes wrong!"
Alright! You're the one who told me to touch it! If something happens to the Water Bottle Director, it's not my fault!
Lyon bit his cheek, suppressing the smirk that threatened to escape his lips. He nodded vigorously, switched on his 'I Am the Devil' ability, and extended his sinful right hand towards the Mind Devourer's butt, cautiously instructing, "But you have to block it, okay?"
"Don't worry, touch it!"
Phew... finally, it's over...
As wave after wave of memories flowed back into the Water Bottle Director's mind through the sticky purple-red tongues, he gradually regained his composure.
The Director, confident in his preparation, checked to ensure there were no loose ends. He smiled triumphantly, knowing that the Mind Devourer's attempt to boil his brain with its tongue had failed.
It's all good! My preparation was not in vain; this time, success is guaranteed!
The Water Bottle Director, looking dazed, received the Purification Bureau Director's somewhat embarrassed explanation, "This thing has been around for nine hundred years, and the core 'Memory Furnace' has been severely eroded by its acidic tongues. The memory extraction wasn't entirely successful.
I checked the dreams produced by the 'Memory Furnace' and found that only a small portion of your memories were duplicated, which is insufficient to prove your innocence. So... could you please try again?"
(End of Chapter)
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