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Chapter 222: Top-Tier Torment
Chapter 222: Top-Tier Torment
"No, no, no. I didn't say anything; it was all your own speculation, old man!"
After patting the Divine Mind Devourer's buttocks again, Lyon openly shut down ninety-five percent of the Memory Furnace within it. With a serious expression, he shook his head and said, "I can't say for sure... But I just touched it several times, and each time my ability tells me that the Memory Furnace is in a very normal state, not malfunctioning at all."
"Hmm, I understand."
The Director of the Purification Bureau glanced at the young man who dared to play tricks on him and nodded indifferently. Then, he fixed his gaze on the distant Water Bottle Director, who was being licked by the Mind Devourer, pondering something in his heart.
Lyon's little scheme was as clear as day. With a single glance, the Director understood that Lyon was trying to take advantage of the situation to smear the Water Bottle Director and help Olivia win the inquiry.
However, up until now, Lyon had spoken nothing but the truth. Moreover, seeing the perplexed expression on the Taurus Director's face, it seemed he genuinely didn't understand why the Memory Furnace had malfunctioned... This meant Lyon's words needed to be taken seriously.
Could it be that the Water Bottle Director truly had some backup plan and managed to slip past the Mind Devourer's scrutiny?
As for the Memory Furnace malfunctioning, could it be due to Lyon's tampering after touching the Mind Devourer...
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
The Director of the Purification Bureau immediately shook his head, dismissing this highly improbable speculation after sensing the faint degree of corruption on Lyon's body.
The gap between this young man and the Mind Devourer was likely greater than that between an ant and an elephant. If not for the Director's protection, the Mind Devourer might have crushed Lyon the moment it 'opened up'.
The possibility of such a weakened individual manipulating the situation and forcibly controlling a Divine Mind Devourer was even less likely than an elephant getting pregnant by an ant!
...
Satisfied, Lyon glanced at the Director's expression, confirming that he had become suspicious of the Water Bottle Director. He couldn't help but praise himself in his heart and secretly increased the power of the Memory Furnace a little more.
It wasn't out of concern for the Water Bottle Director, but because the first time, he had only copied five percent of the memories. If the second time was also five percent, he would have to endure being licked by the Mind Devourer until the copying was complete. The Water Bottle Director might not be able to withstand it and could directly flip the table.
However, if the second time copied ten percent of the memories, then after a few more copies, it would be enough to prove his innocence. Given the Water Bottle Director's character, considering the sunk cost of having been read twice, he would likely choose to endure and do it once more.
By the third time, Lyon could adjust the 'power' of the Memory Furnace and directly copy thirty percent of the memories, although thirty percent of them would be duplicates.
Haha, after all, memories should be randomly distributed, just like the gacha pool in a pay-to-win mobile game. It's common to draw duplicates when 'rolling the gacha'.
And if it's like this, if the Water Bottle Director still doesn't lose his temper and prepares to grit his teeth and endure a fourth reading... Then, Lyon would copy another five percent, letting him truly experience what it means to be unable to escape fate without paying!
"Be a little more careful."
Just as Lyon was plotting how to torment the Water Bottle Director and make him draw more times, the Director of the Purification Bureau seemed to sense something. He turned around, glanced at Lyon, and reminded him, "You've touched it so many times in a row; you might have been corrupted by the Mind Devourer. The demonic aura on your body has intensified. Step back behind me, and be careful not to be assimilated by it."
"Oh... Thank you, Director. I'll be careful."
Lyon nodded solemnly, having finished adjusting the Memory Furnace.
The Power's right hand retracted, and "almost contaminated" Lyon stood behind the Director of the Purification Bureau, observing the situation of the Water Bottle Director.
...
Finally... it's over...
As the sticky tongues left his mind, the Water Bottle Director, whose brain was almost numbed, slowly stood up, straining to open his clouded eyes. He looked towards the Director of the Purification Bureau on the main stage.
"This..."
Even though Lyon had warned him, suspecting that the Water Bottle Director might have used some means, the Director's upper lip trembled slightly after receiving his pleading gaze. He really couldn't bear to let him go through it again. He turned his head to avoid Lyon's gaze and hinted from the side:
"The situation is a little better than last time. It's about twenty percent... With these two attempts combined, it's about a quarter of the memories.
If there's another thirty percent, it will be more than half. Half of the memories should be enough to prove your innocence, so... so, do you want to..."
So, you promised me that there won't be any problems this time?
Hearing that he had to be licked by the Divine Mind Devourer again, and with bad luck, even twice, the Water Bottle Director, as deep as the sea, could no longer hold back. His eyes were filled with bloodshot as he glared at the Director of the Purification Bureau.
"Director, instead of persuading me to undergo the memory reading again, why don't you give it a try yourself? See what's wrong with this thing?"
"I'd rather not."
Seeing the Water Bottle Director's emotions getting out of control, the Director of the Purification Bureau turned around, narrowing his eyes as he stared at the Water Bottle Director.
"Water Bottle, if you don't want to continue with the memory reading, then why not ask the Director of the Pisces Bureau to help? Have them trace back to all the places you've been over the years. However, due to your positional problems, this investigation can only be done slowly, and it will take about a year.
During this year, you will stay in the headquarters' basement, in the Bull Lord's Ascension Palace. Before the investigation is thoroughly completed, you will remain in a state of deep sleep to ensure that the Watchtower Palace and the Bull Lord are not disturbed..."
"... "
One or two more memory readings, or a year of slumber in the basement until the Bull Lord's ascension... Do I have a choice?
After staring at the Director of the Purification Bureau for a while, his eyes filled with bloodshot, the Water Bottle Director turned away without a word. He staggered back to stand in front of the Divine Mind Devourer and pressed the thin copper plate embedded in the back of his head again.
The first time, without activating the electric shock, only five percent of his memories were replicated. After the second shock, it instantly increased to twenty percent. What if the voltage was slightly higher? Could it reach thirty percent or even more?
Although the process of the electric shock was painful, it was nothing compared to the pain of being licked by the Divine Mind Devourer again!
Hmm? Is he pressing something?
Most people noticed the Water Bottle Director's action of pressing the back of his head, but the members of the Purification Bureau, who were more inclined towards "magic," didn't pay much attention to it.
Including the Director of the Purification Bureau, everyone was focused on checking for any aberrant object fluctuations, preventing the Water Bottle Director from cheating with an anomaly. Only Lyon, who had witnessed the "scientific" abilities before, paid a little more attention.
Staring at the Water Bottle Director's back of the head for a while, Lyon noticed a metallic reflection amidst his sparse hair. He frowned and, just before the Divine Mind Devourer began the reading again, asked loudly:
"Water Bottle Director, can you please explain why there's a metal plate on the back of your head?"
(End of Chapter)
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