Chapter 625: A Wallflower Isn't Easy to Be
Chapter 625: A Wallflower Isn't Easy to Be
Oh no!
Upon hearing the Waterbearer Director's "call," a colorful sea snail that had been hiding far away couldn't help but tremble but didn't respond. Instead, it hurriedly retreated into the well where it was hiding.
After witnessing the two Lyons' extremely frenzied eating, the Goddess of Dreams had already regained her senses and completely abandoned the hope of reclaiming her divine status.
What about the blessings from the heavens, the turning of bad luck into good luck... pah! All lies! They don't exist at all! On the surface, it seemed like she was lucky, seizing the opportunity to reclaim her divine status, but in reality, this unlucky soul had stumbled into the internal struggles of the Cleanup Bureau, even without realizing she was being implicated. Among everyone present, she was the most foolish!
Both the Waterbearer Director and the Cleanup Bureau clearly had their own schemes, especially that Third-Class Cleaner... damn it! A freak that even a True God would tremble at, how could he be a mere Third-Class Cleaner? If he really is one, I'll go to the Realm of Feces and eat a big mouthful of shit!
"Lady Goddess of Dreams, please come out and speak."
"..."
No way! Absolutely not! I can't handle the retaliation from either side! And I'm hiding so well right now, you might not even know where I am. As long as I stay hidden, it's as if I'm not here!
After calling out to the Goddess of Dreams twice without a response, the Waterbearer Director didn't get impatient. Instead, he smiled and invited her again:
"Given our current situation, you must have seen that it's not very convenient for us to go to the Moon Climb Well. So, would you please come over here?"
"..."
Crap, I've really been found out.
When the Waterbearer Director pointed out her hiding place, the last shred of hope the Goddess of Dreams had was shattered. She could only drive the Rainbow Conch out of the Moon Climb Well with a mournful face, trembling as she floated out.
"I... I'm not unwilling to come over, it's just that... I'm not very clear on the situation and wanted to observe a bit more..."
"Understandable."
The Waterbearer Director didn't expose the Goddess of Dreams' thoughts and instead said gently:
"As you can see, we are now in a stalemate. So, I hope..."
"Goddess of Dreams!"
At that moment, the Archer Director, who had been communicating with Lyon and had figured out the situation, suddenly interrupted loudly:
"You need to understand the choice you're making right now. I advise you not to make a mistake!"
Hearing the Archer Director's stern call, the Goddess of Dreams, who was about to emerge from the sea snail, instinctively shrank back, her heart pounding.
Indeed, although the Waterbearer Director was difficult to deal with, he was just one person, while the Archer Director had the entire Cleanup Bureau behind him. In terms of the threat level...
"Have you been this hot-tempered for so many years?"
The Waterbearer Director, who had been interrupted, didn't get angry. After the Archer Director finished speaking, he continued calmly:
"Lady Goddess of Dreams, aren't you curious why the restrictions placed on you by Pisces suddenly failed?"
"?!?"
The Goddess of Dreams, who was about to side with the Cleanup Bureau, couldn't help but tremble all over when she heard this. She then asked with suspicion and uncertainty:
"He didn't control me... wasn't it because his soul switched early?"
"If you think that, you're underestimating Pisces."
The Waterbearer Director smiled and said:
"Besides me, who created the Quadruple Soul Pocket Watch for him, no one understands his soul state better than he does. No one is more aware of his weaknesses than Pisces himself, so all the anomalies on him are marked with different special imprints for different soul states.
In simpler terms, although you may not have realized it, when his main soul switched to Milky, a powerful True God-level Anomaly like you would be instantly sealed by a secret technique. I forcefully released the technique and freed you from the Lost Paradise Fragment."
"You let me out?!"
The Waterbearer Director's words startled the Goddess of Dreams, who seemed to understand something and stuttered in response:
"Then... then..."
"I have no obligation to help you. So, when I released you, I also left something on you."
As the Waterbearer Director spoke, a golden mark in the shape of a pocket watch appeared on the Rainbow Conch's shell. The two spiral-shaped needles at the center of the watch began to rotate slowly, one fast and the other slow, like real clock hands.
As the needles turned, the golden pocket watch mark deepened, and it seemed it wouldn't take long for it to completely pierce through the Rainbow Conch's shell.
"You don't have much time left to make a choice."
The Waterbearer Director continued in a leisurely manner, seeing the fear in the Goddess of Dreams' expression:
"If you help me out of this situation, you will undoubtedly face retaliation from the Cleanup Bureau, but that's a problem for later. However, if you choose to help them... then you probably have only five minutes left."
Oh no! I was doing just fine before, how did I suddenly end up with just five minutes left?!
After hearing the Waterbearer Director's threat, the Goddess of Dreams felt like she had chewed on ten tons of bitter herbs, the bitterness seeping from within.
It's true that good things don't fall from the sky; if they did, they'd be iron discs! Right now, she couldn't even think about regaining her divine position; her very life was at stake!
And what's worse, even if she couldn't withstand the Cleanup Bureau's retaliation, she dared not give in to the Waterbearer Director. After all, if she didn't help him, she would die immediately!
"Don't listen to him!"
The Archer Director, the only variable in this situation, made a direct promise:
"If you help us deal with him right now, I'll take you back to the headquarters and remove whatever he's done to you. Then, I'll support you in regaining your divine position!"
The Goddess of Dreams was overjoyed.
"But can you do it?"
The Waterbearer Director calmly asked:
"It's not difficult to save her life. The secrets of the White Sheep, Scorpio, and Virgo can forcefully break the Temporal Skeleton Engraving I left on her. But none of them are at the headquarters right now. What do you plan to use to protect her?"
The Goddess of Dreams felt her joy fade.
"There's always a way!"
The Archer Director insisted, gritting his teeth:
"Even if we can't remove the Temporal Skeleton Engraving from her, I can at least temporarily neutralize it. As for the engraving you left, we can wait for the White Sheep and the others to return and remove it then!"
The Goddess of Dreams felt hope again.
"So, what's the price?"
The Waterbearer Director nonchalantly replied:
"I don't deny that you can do this, but among the Anomalies in the headquarters' possession, only the Metamorphosis Butterfly, Dead Lake Black Skeleton, and Mirror Light Disc can achieve this.
Setting aside whether you'll keep your promise, just the side effects of using these precious Anomalies to save her life are something she might not be able to bear. By then, even if her life is saved, she might not be the same person anymore."
"..."
(End of Chapter)
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