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Chapter 314: Hypoxia Makes One Stupid (Part 2)
Chapter 314: Hypoxia Makes One Stupid (Part 2)
Finally, she noticed.
Upon hearing the threat from the Goddess of Wealth, Lyon's eyebrows furrowed slightly, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Due to the Watchtower Palace's ability to block all non-human entities from entering the world and the fact that a similar appearance would make it easier to gain faith than being an outcast, most True Gods would adjust their physical bodies to better fit the rules of this world when descending, taking on human forms and shells to reduce the repulsion from the Watchtower Palace.
However, at the root of it all, True Gods were not entirely pure flesh and blood beings, and it was almost impossible to be killed by such means. If the Goddess of Wealth truly 'died' from hypoxia, she would only lose the borrowed flesh, and once free from the influence of the human body, her chaotic soul would immediately recover.
Moreover, the situation with Tom and Emma was also extremely dire. It was likely that even before the Goddess of Wealth's body succumbed to hypoxia, they, as humans, would suffocate first. The longer the stalemate lasted, the more dangerous it became. He had to get her to leave as soon as possible.
The problem was that when he had the upper hand, there was no need to negotiate with her. If he suddenly tried to drive her away, it would only arouse her suspicions or even lead to her discovering his bluff. Everything would be over then.
The only solution at the moment was to 'encircle three and leave one,' exposing his own flaws to give her a 'trump card' to negotiate with. This would allow her to find a 'way out' and then narrowly escape through this path.
However, the feeling of hypoxia, which was thirty thousand times worse, seemed to have affected the Goddess of Wealth's mind as well. He had already hinted at this several times, but she hadn't noticed the way out he had left for her. If she couldn't even pick up on his direct hints, he would have no choice but to take the risk and drive her away.
...
"You're threatening me?"
Facing the long-awaited resistance, she was already immersed in her role, using her lingering intoxication as an excuse, and spoke coldly with narrowed eyes:
"You can go ahead and kill them. See if I care!"
His soul moved!
Watching Lyon, who remained steady, unconsciously swayed slightly, revealing the subtle chaos in his soul caused by the lie. The Goddess of Wealth, having finally found a way out, was overjoyed. She quickly seized this lifeline, her eyes gleaming with excitement as she spoke:
"Lies! I saw lies in your soul! You're lying!"
Hearing the Goddess of Wealth's words, Lyon, aware of his slip-up, twitched slightly, and his eyes revealed a hint of annoyance that was deeply hidden but somehow visible to the Goddess of Wealth.
"Although I don't know what you're up to, it must have taken a lot of effort to infiltrate the Purification Bureau. Your intentions are definitely not simple, and there's no room for even the slightest mistake!"
The Goddess of Wealth, having finally caught Lyon's subtle soul fluctuations, completely put her mind at ease. She spoke weakly yet with a hint of pride:
"It's often not strength but wisdom that determines success or failure. Ancient Land Dweller, you wouldn't want the Purification Bureau to notice you and expose your identity, would you?"
"..."
Seeing Lyon's expression shift between gloom and cheer, obviously weighing the decision to kill him, the Goddess of Wealth was anxious. She quickly suppressed the satisfaction on her face and instead proposed in a gentle tone:
"Ancient Land Dweller, just as I said before, we don't have to be enemies.
The reason it's come to this is merely because I happened to stumble upon your hiding place. In reality, our interests and goals don't conflict, and we can even cooperate with each other!"
"..."
Seeing Lyon, who remained silent and unmoved by her words, the Goddess of Wealth's heart tightened. She quickly added:
"Of course, even if you don't want to cooperate, it's fine. As long as you release me, I can immediately swear on my power that I will never reveal what happened today. You can continue to hide in the Purification Bureau. How about it?"
"..."
"Not enough!"
After silently counting to twenty in his mind, using this intentionally created pause to showcase his internal "struggle," Leon furrowed his brows and reluctantly said, "Besides that, you also need to help me eliminate all doubts and provide a reasonable explanation. Otherwise, it will be very suspicious that three cleaners who clearly lost their resistance managed to escape from your hands."
"This... is also possible!"
Hearing Leon's request, the Wealth Goddess bit her lip and took out a broken pink trident. She forcefully stabbed it into her left arm, staining it with blood, and then used the trident to cut off half of her snake tail.
"This is the weapon of the Lord of Dream Desire, and I happened to infiltrate through the Emerald Dream. It's a perfect excuse for you to claim that I 'survived' in your hands."
After using the broken trident to pin the half-tail to the ground, the pale-faced Wealth Goddess weakly said, "When the Purification Bureau starts their investigation, they will see this and know that he has been here. They will believe that I repeatedly forced my way into the dream realm, angering the patrolling Lord of Dream Desire, and that you managed to hold him off while I escaped, injured."
"I might even find him and fight him later, and you can just pretend to be unconscious the whole time, claiming you don't know anything... Do you think this explanation will work?"
"..."
6.
Seeing that the Wealth Goddess was willing to go to such lengths, even preparing to put on a whole show, and then return to fight that so-called Lord, Leon couldn't help but mentally give her a thumbs up. He then frowned and said, "It'll have to do... Remember to include all of this in your oath!"
"I will, I will!"
Following Leon's instructions, the Wealth Goddess swore an oath to the power she possessed, guaranteeing that she would not leak any secrets and that she would indeed fight the Lord of Dream Desire. After taking the oath, she looked at Leon, whose expression had slightly softened, and said, "About the things on my body..."
"Come here."
"Huh?"
"No more talking, come here!"
After appropriately displaying the annoyance of being "forced to compromise," and the impatience stemming from this anger, Leon reached out and firmly poked the Wealth Goddess on the forehead. Then, he gently tapped his cufflink hidden in his mouth with his tongue.
Immediately, a large amount of oxygen was released from the dozen or so mirror surfaces created by the fracture in the Emerald Valley, and the isolated Emerald Dream was also opened, allowing oxygen to rapidly flow in.
Just a poke on the forehead?
The Wealth Goddess didn't sense any special power fluctuations from that poke and was still somewhat skeptical. But right after that seemingly ordinary poke, her body, which had already been pushed to its limits, suddenly felt incredibly light.
It was as if a traveler who had been thirsty for ten days in the desert finally found water, and her body experienced an unprecedented sense of relief.
Extremely concealed and deadly... What a terrifying method!
With a hint of fear, the Wealth Goddess glanced at Leon's right hand. Having just escaped the brink of life and death, she truly didn't want to stay any longer. She forcefully opened the dream realm and threw over two thousand copies of herself into it, then turned around and left without hesitation!
Damn it!
I just wanted to capture a Tier 3 Cleaner and interrogate him about the toad incident. I never expected to catch such a big fish from the Old Earth, not only losing a Holy Spirit but almost my own life as well!
The world is truly too deep; I'm never coming back!
(End of Chapter)
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