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Chapter 224
Chapter 224
As the Purification Bureau Director pronounced the verdict, the "Sun's Eye" in the sky suddenly blazed with an almost unimaginable intensity, as if a waterfall of light poured down, directly dousing the Water Bottle Director.
"Damn you! It's all your fault!"
To everyone's astonishment, the Water Bottle Director, who was directly bathed in sunlight, did not turn to ashes. Instead, surrounded by some strange, smoke-like substance, he stood up, staring fiercely at the main stage, his eyes red with rage.
"Why did you come back? If only you hadn't shown up today! If only we had waited one more day!"
I was startled, thinking my tampering had been discovered...
Realizing that the Water Bottle Director's roar was not directed at him, but at the Purification Bureau Director, Lyon, who was also standing on the main stage, breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly moved aside, trying to hide behind the Purification Bureau Director, fearing that the Water Bottle Director's final struggle might affect him.
As for the Director's projection, his attention was entirely focused on the Water Bottle Director, so he didn't notice Lyon's movement. Instead, he coldly gestured towards the sun.
"Boom!"
Accompanied by a sound like a waterfall rushing, the sunlight from above became several times more intense. A golden flood of light smashed down, completely piercing through the smoke-like substance surrounding the Water Bottle Director.
With the destruction of this life-saving anomaly, the Water Bottle Director's body was instantly destroyed, and even the scattered ashes were almost liquefied by the burning sunlight. Only a soul remained, screaming in resentment.
Glancing at the Water Bottle Director's soul and confirming there were no issues, the Purification Bureau Director turned to look at the Gemini Bureau Director's position. He seemed about to give an order, but after hesitating, he turned to the Pisces Bureau Director's position instead.
"Medea, the execution of the Water Bottle Director is complete. Your Pisces Bureau is also skilled in handling souls, so please take his soul with you.
"Aside from his actions over the years and his plots against the Watchtower Palace, we need to find the locations of the anomalies he created and uncover his knowledge of the Water Bottle Secret Arts."
"Yes, sir."
The masked Pisces Bureau Director nodded slightly, accepting the task. After making the arrangements, the Purification Bureau Director surprisingly turned to Lyon, who was standing behind him, and asked:
"Your... ability... can... you... use... it...?"
Huh?
Lyon was taken aback, seeing the Purification Bureau Director suddenly in slow motion and his body distorting. He couldn't help but ask:
"Is it... the influence of the Old Earth again? The time flow there is slowing down once more."
The masked woman, who had just walked over from the Pisces Bureau Director's seat, explained as she prepared to take away the Water Bottle Director's soul:
"The Director's true body is not here. Instead, it's... on... the... Old... Earth..."
???
What? Why are you in slow motion too?
Lyon glanced at the masked woman in surprise, then turned to ask his Director, but he was shocked to find that the entire Purification Bureau headquarters, including his Director, had slowed down.
Moreover, the slowdown was intensifying. The masked woman, who could usually say a word in three seconds, had now gone over a minute without uttering another word.
...
"I never expected that even with my thorough preparations, you would still manage to disrupt my plans."
The Gemini Bureau Director approached with a voice devoid of emotion. Lyon watched in astonishment as the Director walked past the masked woman, who was blocking his path, and grabbed the Water Bottle Director's soul.
"Who are you?"
"I am the Gemini Bureau Director, and also the Water Bottle Director... or rather, the vessel containing his original brain."
Pointing to his forehead, the Gemini Bureau Director took out a small scale and held it in his hand. He stared at Lyon and said calmly:
"The one who was just executed was my original body, a cloned brain, and separated emotions and parts of the soul. Being licked by a Divine Mind Devourer is too painful, so I didn't want to experience it personally. That's why I came up with this plan."
Over the past few days, I've been thinking about it carefully. Although the surgery was a day late, and there were some discrepancies in the effects, the brain in this body wasn't affected. So, the other me's brain shouldn't have been affected too much either.
So, the reason why the Memory Furnace couldn't fully replicate the other me's memories is probably not the fault of the surgery in the Corlok Kingdom. The problem lies with the Divine Mind Devourer, and the only person who has directly touched that thing is you... I'm curious, how did you manage to control it?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
Are you kidding me? Is there still a twist?
Looking at the expressionless Gemini Director, or rather, the true Water Bottle Director, Lyon was truly stunned.
Putting aside everything else, what do the Purification Bureau's people do for a living? You guys are so powerful that not only have you captured numerous true gods and evil deities, but you've even hollowed out an asteroid as your headquarters and can even pull the Sun over for a moment. Now, why are you all slowed down? If the Water Bottle Director had been a little more ruthless today, wouldn't the Purification Bureau have been wiped out?
"Don't worry, I can't harm them, not even make contact."
Seemingly understanding Lyon's thoughts, the Gemini Division Director, or rather, the true Water Bottle Director, spoke up:
"My ability isn't to slow them down but to accelerate you and me. We're like two gears detached from the 'machine' of this world, so we can move at a speed far beyond the normal flow of time.
But if we come into contact with others, we'll re-engage with the machine, and our speed will return to normal. So, while our current state is fascinating, we can't really do much."
[Through personal observation and the user's explanation, you obtained a wealth of information about the "Time Gap," and the anomalous badge "Materialist Soul (Crimson)."
Due to your understanding of the Time Gap's rules, your resistance to this aberration has increased, and you can now block lower-level influences.]
Only lower-level... This isn't helpful at all!
Looking at the true Water Bottle Director, who was calm and unhurried, Lyon noticed that he didn't seem to resist communicating. With the mindset of struggling even if he was caught, Lyon gritted his teeth and asked, "If you want to retrieve your soul, you just need to accelerate yourself. Why did you speed me up as well?"
"Of course, it's to gather intelligence."
The Water Bottle Director swayed the balance in his hand and slowly said, "This is called the 'Truth Scale.' As long as one party reveals a secret of sufficient value, when they start asking questions, the other party, no matter how reluctant, must honestly answer with an equivalent secret.
As for why I chose you, first, I'm curious about what you did to the Mind Devourer. Second, I want to know the situation in the kingdom. Third, I want to gather information about the Virgin Division. The most important reason is that you're weak.
If the person accelerated with me was Olivia or Lion Bureau's Beverley, not only would the consumption be astonishing, but I might not even defeat them.
You, on the other hand, require less consumption, know a lot, have secrets I'm interested in, and will be the easiest to deal with after obtaining the information. So, of course, I chose you."
"..."
"Hmm... The reasons for the two of me, the secret of time acceleration, the ability of the Truth Scale, why you chose me... These should add up to about the same."
Placing four weights of varying sizes on the small scale, Lyon looked at the raised pan on the other side, and the Water Bottle Director couldn't help but nod in satisfaction. He then turned to Lyon, his expression calm, and asked, "It's your turn. First, what did you do to that Mind Devourer?"
(End of Chapter)
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