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Chapter 555: Questions and Answers
Chapter 555: Questions and Answers
Although he had known beforehand that the odds were against him, the outcome was still devastating...
Just like Lyon, who had lost so badly that he had to close his mic, the three veteran Level 2 Purifiers from the Scorpio Bureau, with a combined 59 points of Immersion Value, couldn't compete with the meticulously crafted set of aberrations, nor could they match the years of experience in handling aberrations, and they certainly didn't possess the reaction speed of a true god-level being.
When faced with Lyon's advancing knife, the Scorpio Director immediately released a batch of more robust puppets to test the situation. He quickly identified the problem with the Severing Silver Dagger and switched to attacking Lyon's wrist.
Upon realizing that Lyon wouldn't be harmed by the attacks and that his wrist was indestructible, the Scorpio Director changed tactics again, resorting to using restrictive aberrations to avoid direct contact with the Severing Silver Dagger.
After being slashed by Lyon's Haki Blade Dance, which shredded six or seven puppet aberrations, a speed-type puppet finally managed to dodge the blade of the Severing Silver Dagger and grabbed Lyon's wrist.
With his only weapon capable of breaking through Puppet Between restrained, Lyon, lacking other powerful attacks, could only surrender to the onslaught of indestructible puppets.
After delivering his harsh words, Lyon didn't even make it to the Scorpio Director; he had only taken five or six steps before a swarm of puppets emerged from a suitcase and pinned him down, completing a textbook-perfect lightning-fast takedown.
From Lyon's valiant charge to his capture by the puppets, only twenty-odd seconds had passed, and the Whale Shark Puppet, previously entangled by branches, hadn't even sunk to the bottom of the lake yet.
...
"If you don't want to talk, then don't."
Seeing Lyon's refusal to communicate, his sullen expression, and his silence, the Scorpio Director shook his head and gave up on further interaction with his defeated opponent.
He picked up a strangely shaped rapier and casually slashed through the air, severing the roots binding the Whale Shark Puppet. Like repairing the other puppets damaged by the Severing Silver Dagger, he controlled the two halves of the Whale Shark Puppet, slowly merging them back together.
"Hey!"
However, just as he was waiting for the Whale Shark Puppet to fully restore, Lyon, who had previously closed his mic, suddenly lifted his head and asked:
"Director Edward, if you're so strong, why did you almost get blown up by the cannon fire before?"
"You mean that..."
Upon hearing Lyon's question, the Scorpio Director hesitated slightly, unsure if it would be considered a breach of confidentiality. But with Lyon already captured and unable to escape, he decided to answer:
"Two weeks before they attacked me and Ruben, the entire Corlock Kingdom's sprinkler system had already been infused with a diluted version of the Adrenal Antagonist. Normally, you wouldn't feel its effects, but during critical moments, your reaction speed would be compromised. That's why I couldn't even activate my life-saving puppet clone.
By the way, when you suddenly vomited and I couldn't dodge in time, the Adrenal Antagonist was taking effect... Unfortunately, if I had realized this at the time, things might have turned out differently."
"You were taken down by just a little bit of that drug?"
Noticing the Scorpio Director's slightly resentful expression, Lyon frowned and asked:
"After Mona and the others died, they almost returned from the Dead Realm. Someone at your level could still fight, even if your body was destroyed, relying solely on your soul, right?"
"Yes, but my soul was sealed.
After a soft sigh, Scorpion Director, while waiting for the Whale Shark Puppet to heal, casually chatted with Leon, "Prince Andre is a member of the Slaughter King Society. He mobilized the Slaughter King Society to help kill a True God, burning its flesh and blood, and sent a portion of their power into the world."
"When I was preparing to separate the soul from the body, the power sent by the Slaughter King Society forcefully pushed my soul back. As the rule of this world is that the soul depends on the body, when the body fainted, the soul couldn't stay awake on its own. That's how I got caught."
The Slaughter King Society...
After firmly remembering this name in his heart, Leon, with a disdainful expression, continued to ask, "So, you didn't even resist and were caught immediately?"
"Well, I did resist a little."
Scorpion Director shook his head, "But Prince Andre's side dismantled and disassembled all the aberrant objects seized from the Scorpio Bureau's warehouse. They used the disassembled materials to create something called 'Stone of Stance' and distributed them across over eight hundred districts of the Corlok Kingdom."
"When I fought back, I was already at the end of my strength. With the Stone of Stance dispersing my power, only one-eight-hundredth of the effect remained, and I was stopped without causing any significant damage. I estimate it only caused a slight tremor throughout the entire Corlok Kingdom."
After finishing his story of failure, Scorpion Director knelt down and smiled, taking the initiative to ask, "Do you have any other questions? Considering you saved me once, before I completely kill you, I can satisfy your curiosity a little more."
"I've asked most of my questions."
Hearing Scorpion Director's words, Leon shook his head slightly, paused for a moment, then said, "Director Edward, since you've been so patient with me, after this matter is concluded, if you want to know how you truly lost, I can answer you once more."
"?"
Scorpion Director, upon hearing this, furrowed his brows, "What do you mean? I don't understand you."
"Hic... Oh, right..."
After a boozy hiccup, having achieved his goal of delaying, Leon grinned and pointed his chin towards his own feet, asking with a happy tone, "Do you like beautiful feet?"
"???"
Scorpion Director, completely lost, followed Leon's gaze to his own feet and discovered a human right foot sculpture with smooth muscles and clear joints, resembling marble.
"What's this?"
Amidst Scorpion Director's confusion, Leon smiled and explained, "This is called 'Beautiful Foot'. It's an aberrant object I created, making one's right foot exceptionally attractive. It's yours now."
"???"
Mine? What do I want this for?
As Scorpion Director was about to question Leon further, he suddenly felt something amiss. The moment that "beautiful foot" appeared, his heart seemed to suddenly "lack" something.
Meanwhile, below, the Whale Shark Puppet, which had sunk to the bottom, strangely turned its head and swam with its tail fins, sprinting towards the bottom of the Cybernetic Core.
Before the sound of this violent collision could reach them, the two-meter-thick glass protective wall surrounding the Cybernetic Core shattered in Scorpion Director's shocked gaze, and an immense amount of lake water instantly gushed in, crushing the intricate machinery within.
(End of Chapter)
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