Chapter 391: The Bureau Director's Move
Chapter 391: The Bureau Director's Move
"..."
"But just a moment ago, you praised my courage and said you admired me. You wanted me to join the Scorpio Bureau, and now, just a few minutes later, you suddenly change your mind and tell me to get lost and not throw my life away for nothing?"
"Thank you for your kindness..."
Lyon's lips twitched slightly, and he clenched the Centaur Emblem in his hand, his face tense as he replied, "But forget it. I'm a Purifier, and I should do my job for the Purification Bureau. Besides, I also want to contribute to the Kingdom..."
"Forget it!"
Upon hearing Lyon's words, the tall, thin man let out a scoff and extended his hand forward again.
"How much can a Third-Class Purifier earn? Is it worth risking your life for? And you want to contribute to the Kingdom?
"The Kingdom may not be worth it, but the people struggling to live within the Kingdom are worth it."
Seeing the tall, thin man's insistence on reaching out, Lyon's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked expressionlessly, "Also... how did you find out about my past?"
"Of course, I investigated."
The Scorpio Bureau's director frowned at these words and then grew slightly impatient. "I've said it before. I see great potential in you, and I was planning to bring you into the Scorpio Bureau, so naturally, I had to investigate you... Don't waste my time. The Abyss of Fallen Souls is about to merge with reality!"
"..."
"Alright, I'll give you..."
Glancing at the 'Scorpio Bureau Director' before him, Lyon's eyes narrowed slightly, and he reached up to hold back the red hair that was wrapped around his shoulders. However...
"Crack!"
Accompanied by the sound of cracking bones, a palm with slightly thick knuckles reached from behind and grabbed the 'Scorpio Bureau Director's' neck, twisting it like a celery stalk. The tall, thin man's neck was instantly twisted into a 90-degree angle.
Immediately, the tall, thin man's body twitched, and a hysterical, maniacal scream emanated from his chest and abdomen.
But before the 'Scorpio Bureau Director' could finish his scream, the palm that had broken his neck reached out again, bursting out of his chest and directly grabbing a struggling, shrieking black figurine. With a cruel grip, the black figurine was crushed to pieces right then and there!
"You're such a waste!"
Along with a mocking voice, Lyon's surroundings slightly distorted, and a familiar scene reappeared.
A tall, thin man with a large suitcase in his right hand appeared silently before Lyon.
Unlike before, the sun that had been hovering on the skyline had completely disappeared, and the people waiting in the pier area were slumped over, asleep, leaving only Lyon and the tall, thin man standing.
The tall, thin man before Lyon had a high cheekbone face, but instead of admiration and a smile, it was filled with disdain and contempt.
"You're a Purifier, and you got entangled by this leftover Nightmare? If I had arrived a little later, you might have really handed over your hair... With your level of skill, how did you survive in front of Aquarius?"
..."
Yes, this time, it's spot on.
Looking at the tall, thin man slightly tilting his head with an air of arrogance, Lyon couldn't help but sigh.
Back at Headquarters, this man had extended an olive branch to him. But rather than valuing his abilities, it was more about using him to get close to the Aquarius Director. There was no admiration from the Aquarius Director, especially after Lyon had turned the tables and exposed his connection to the Aquarius Director in front of the entire Purification Bureau. It would have been strange for him to speak to Lyon amicably after losing face.
"Mr. Edward."
Lyon, with a grim expression, reached into his pocket and retrieved the pocket watch he had handed over in the recent nightmare. "You're late. You're twenty-eight minutes past the scheduled time. The Abyss of Fallen Souls has already begun its descent!"
"Haha, the fact that I'm here to save you is already giving enough face to Sir Bull. And it hasn't even started yet, right? Also... Your watch is terribly inaccurate!"
The slender man took the pocket watch from Lyon, using his little finger to adjust the second hand by a third of a tick. He then attached it to the button on his lapel with a look of disdain.
"Let's go! The timing is just right...
Besides, I don't have time to babysit you. Remember to stay alert, or else get lost! I don't want to be stabbed in the back halfway through a fight!"
After flicking his palm, which was covered in sticky black liquid from crushing the nightmare just now, the slender man's right eye turned from black to white. He glanced at Lyon once more, then scoffed disdainfully, and kicked the suitcase he was holding onto the ground."
"Clack!"
With the sound of the spring mechanism releasing, a pale human-shaped doll covered in thorns crawled out of the opened suitcase. Its empty eyes fixed on Lyon.
At the same time, a deep blackness, darker than the night sky, silently crept into reality from the depths of the night, where the sun had departed.
The Milky Way's position in the sky was now occupied by countless black and red stars. A vast river, composed of countless shattered nightmares, poured down along the original path of the Milky Way, drenching the sleeping capital city below.
...
It had begun.
Gazing at the nightmare river pouring down from the sky, Lyon couldn't help but take a deep breath and narrowed his eyes in anticipation.
"Boom!"
At the moment when the two worlds were about to make complete contact, a blazing but insufficient sunlight tore through the sky, briefly holding back the falling other world. It burned away the nightmare that had almost covered the entire sky.
However, the sun, which shouldn't have appeared at night, lasted only three seconds before fading away under the hazy dream realm's erosion.
The dark river of nightmares flowed again, mixing with countless dream fragments, merging with the equally dark night sky of the capital, and once more rushing down towards the sleeping masses below.
The headquarters' support had ended; now it was the director's turn to act.
After the three-second disappearance of the sun, a familiar figure boldly plunged into the descending dream realm through the giant hole left by the sun's scorching heat.
A crimson tide unfolded within the dream, which was pressing down.
One, ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand... In less than five seconds, over a hundred million soft and vibrant crimson hairs directly stretched out between the nightmare-filled night sky and the sleeping reality, creating a sharp world overflowing with bloodlust.
Born in the shadows, the gray-robed reaper with a rusty scythe, the laughing wraith in tattered prison clothes, the black flamesteed with four hooves on fire... Countless dream realm creatures, numbering in the millions, surged along the black river of nightmares, attempting to break into reality.
However, when they passed through the thin yet sharp crimson world, it was as if they had fallen into a wire mesh, and everything was instantly sliced and shredded into countless crimson fragments the size of a fingernail.
Even the terrifyingly tall creatures were no match for the fully unfolded Slaughter Blood Hair, and they were instantly cut to pieces, creating a chilling crimson rain curtain over the sleeping capital.
(End of Chapter)
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