Chapter 671: The Iron Badger
Chapter 671: The Iron Badger
"Achoo!!!"
With a sneeze that sounded like a muffled thunderclap, the flock of crows residing in the Sage's Necropolis were startled, causing countless feathers as black as ink to flutter and land on one grave mound after another.
"Damn it!"
A voice filled with annoyance cursed, and from the thirty-eighth grave, counting from left to right, under the old pagoda tree on the east side of the Sage's Necropolis, the grave suddenly bulged upwards, and then, surprisingly, someone forcefully pushed it open from the inside.
Damn, my coffin has grown mold!
Kicking open his coffin lid, the third-generation Commissioner sat up from his grave, took out a handkerchief, and blew his nose vigorously to clear the mold from his nostrils. He then glared at his tombstone with a sullen expression and scolded, "The steam coming from you is so annoying! Can't you just go away?"
"Iron Badger, I'm here to see you."
From behind the tombstone, a crisp, hard sound of hooves echoed through the thick white steam, and a large doe, enveloped in dense fog, emerged and stopped next to the third-generation Commissioner's coffin.
"Where is your mask?"
After glancing at the third-generation Commissioner's messy coffin, the embodied doe asked sternly, "According to our past agreement, whenever the mask sends out a signal, you must put it on and answer one question about the Purification Bureau. Where is your mask?"
"It's not like I have to pay attention to the mask every time it moves. According to our initial agreement, I only need to answer you once every twenty years based on my interest."
After correcting the embodied doe's statement, the third-generation Commissioner climbed out of his coffin and waved his hand to break open the neighboring grave. He then pulled out his neighbor's coffin.
Amidst the alarmed shouts of his awakened neighbor, the old man pried open the coffin lid, removed a black honey badger mask from his neighbor's face, and tossed it to the embodied doe standing not far away.
"Here you go. I was worried about losing it, so I put it in someone else's grave. I didn't intend to break our agreement... But since you're already here, there's no need for this. Just ask your question directly!"
This old guy... He doesn't take keeping his word seriously at all!
Looking down at the mask that had been thrown at her feet, the embodied doe couldn't help but show her anger. However, seeing the third-generation Commissioner's indifferent expression, she finally suppressed her rage and asked sternly, "Is the anomaly of that cleaner named Lyon in the Virgin District Office caused by you? If so, what are the specific effects of his anomaly?"
"Hmm?"
Hearing the embodied doe's question, the third-generation Commissioner, who was cleaning his ears, was slightly taken aback. He narrowed his eyes and scrutinized the embodied doe, then asked suspiciously, "You're using your once-in-twenty-years opportunity to ask this?"
"Yes!"
"Well, that's interesting."
After brushing off the mold from his body, the third-generation Commissioner shook his square head and circled the giant doe twice. Then, with a curious expression, he asked, "It's so troublesome that you used up this question, and you even took the risk to come and find me directly... So, has this guy named Lyon caused you a lot of trouble?"
"Iron Badger! It's my turn to ask questions, not yours!"
The third-generation Commissioner's greedy gaze, as if examining materials, made the embodied doe's heart feel a bit uneasy. She couldn't help but become angry, "You better understand the current situation! If it weren't for us, you would have perished long ago! Now, I demand that you answer my question honestly, according to the agreement we made in the past!"
"Hehe."
"After hearing the doe's scolding, the Square Skull Man couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, then scornfully said, "Let me repeat, the agreement I made with your Slaughter King Guild in the past was that I would answer one of your questions truthfully every twenty years, and in return, you would maintain my existence.
So, whether or not I answer this question ultimately depends on my mood. If you still don't understand this, then you might as well scram now!"
"Don't you fear that we..."
"I'm not afraid of shit!"
After spitting at the threatening doe, the Square Skull Man sneered, "The one who made the agreement with you was the living me. What does that have to do with me now that I'm dead? Besides, I'm just a lingering will; what's the difference between being dead or alive?
If you have the guts, just break the agreement. Stop supplying me and send me on my way. From now on, if you have questions, ask whoever you want. If you don't have the guts, then shut up and answer my questions honestly. If you manage to please me, I might even bother with you a couple more times..."
The doe glared at him, her eyes filled with anger. This damn old thing! Watching the Third Generation Director acting shamelessly, the doe couldn't help but raise her hoof and angrily dug at the stone slabs of the Sage's Necropolis, but there was nothing she could do. She had to suppress her anger and speak, "That Lyon... Since he left you, he has repeatedly disrupted our operations. Not only did he destroy the Coroc Kingdom, but he also turned the Snowy Owl and the Black Owl against us, and he almost devoured the Magpie..."
As the doe continued her story, the Square Skull Man's expression changed from curiosity to astonishment, then from astonishment to shock, and finally, he was filled with immense confusion.
That guy who couldn't even understand anomalies? Didn't Olivia say he hadn't been with the Purification Bureau for long? Has he forced the Slaughter King Guild to research ways to deal with him? Has that fool grown too quickly?
"In any case, this guy poses a significant threat to us."
The doe briefly recounted Lyon's actions and their detrimental impact on the Slaughter King Guild. "I've answered your question. Now, it's your turn to answer mine. Iron Badger! What anomaly did you give him? Why can he extract the Nightmare King's power? And how did he get that invincible undying body?"
The Square Skull Man fell silent.
The anomalies I gave him... I remember giving him a dream-inducing anomaly, a snake skin scroll that allows the exchange of others' anomalies, and later, a pair of gloves that cause pain to the user when striking others, all to get back at him.
None of these three anomalies have anything to do with an undying body, and extracting the Nightmare King's power is even more absurd. Although I don't know what his core anomaly is, it's definitely not something I gave him!
However, even though this matter has nothing to do with me, I can't just say that.
"Hmm... I have a slight idea. That boy's situation is indeed unique, and he left a deep impression on me back then, so..."
The Square Skull Man rubbed his chin, a look of realization on his face. He turned to the impatient doe and said with a smile, "I need a higher price!"
(End of Chapter)
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