Chapter 698: Full Support
Chapter 698: Full Support
Huh? Why are you all staring at me?
After a brief argument, they all turned their gazes towards the four Directors, causing Lyon to feel a tingling sensation on his scalp. He instinctively took a half-step back and tentatively suggested, "Umm... if these Directors can't return, why don't we recall the Director General and the other three Directors from the Ancient Land?"
"It's better if they don't move." The Archer Director shook his head. "Even with the help of Star Palace Teleportation, it will take them some time to come back, and they might not make it in time for this situation.
Moreover, the Ancient Land isn't always accessible. If we miss this opportunity, it's unlikely that the Purification Bureau will be able to send out so many people the next time it opens."
"If the opportunity is truly rare... what about recalling one or two of them?"
"That would be too dangerous for them." The Twinfish Director explained gently, "Lyon, although the Tetra Pillar Deity has been killed, the time in the Ancient Land is extremely chaotic. If you were to explore there, you might encounter the Tetra Pillar Deity at its peak.
And if we were to encounter the Tetra Pillar Deity from the past, the Director General could take on two of them alone. The Aries Director could suppress one Pillar Deity, and Virgo and Scorpio could work together to hold off another. This is the minimum requirement for entering the Ancient Land. Any fewer people would be unsafe."
"..."
After listening to the Twinfish Director's explanation, Lyon fell silent for a moment, then raised his hand with a puzzled expression, pointing at his face.
"So... you want me to deal with the Slaughter King Guild? But I'm only at the third level..."
"You are already a Director." The Archer Director pointed to the Aquarius pattern on Lyon's arm and said earnestly, "If you don't mind revealing your identity, the memories of the Purification Agents participating in the selection can be fully retained, and we can immediately hold the ceremony for your succession as a Director... Lyon, the safety of our human race depends on..."
No, no, no! Don't put pressure on me yet!
Lyon raised his hand to stop the Archer Director's attempt to exert pressure and couldn't help but argue, "The members of the Slaughter King Guild are mostly True Gods! But I can only reach the level of a True God under special circumstances. Isn't it too much to ask me to deal with them..."
"Don't worry about that."
Sir Taurus thought for a moment and then promised, "We four will fully support you. Apart from those guarding extremely important locations and those who absolutely cannot leave their posts, you can have any of the eighty-seven Purification Agents from the Branch Agency you want... just say the word!"
"..."
"In addition, all other support will be in place!"
The Twinfish Director added gently, "Although my condition and Sir Taurus' aren't ideal, we can still provide remote assistance. Once we receive your signal, we'll activate the Sundial at headquarters and temporarily block all sunlight reaching the Present World. We can give you a fraction of the sun's power—one-sixth of its full strength.
Although this power can only be used during the day in the local area and can only be activated once a day, it's guaranteed to be a one-hit kill against ordinary True Gods!"
"..."
"Furthermore, among the four kingdoms that might encounter trouble, you only need to handle the simplest one."
Seeing Lyon's apparent interest, the Crab Director smiled and patted his belly. "The Northern Kingdom is the base of the Aquarius Division. Barto's abilities are not to be underestimated. Although we don't know what methods the Slaughter King Guild has arranged, at most, he can only hold them off.
By then, you might not even need to take action. Perhaps with your assistance, Barto could handle the members of the Slaughter King Guild on his own... what do you say?"
"..."
Perhaps... maybe... by chance... who knows...
The logic seems sound, but your choice of words makes me feel uneasy.
"Just as Lyon was being pressured from all sides and visibly struggling, the Archer Director flicked his wrist, producing a strip of light pink flesh from nowhere and tossing it towards Lyon.
'This is the compensation gift I promised you last time. I intended to give them both to you together, but this might come in handy now, so I'm giving it to you early. Consider it an extra layer of insurance!'
'?'
[Name: Wasteful Gluttonous Tongue - Enhanced (Fallen, Gluttony, Barren)]
[Appearance: A pink tongue of an artiodactyl, ranging from a bright pink to a deep red. Its surface is rough, covered in a thick layer of white tongue moss, and accompanied by forty-four rows of tiny nipple-like protrusions.]
[Abilities: Devil's Tongue, Devouring Anomaly, Source Devouring]
[Cost: Completely replace your original tongue, or feed it a bundle of fresh fodder before use and a sufficiently powerful soul after use.]
[File: The tongue of a near-god-level great demon that once lost consciousness due to severe injury and parasitized a rock sheep. As the rock sheep fed, it caused widespread desolation in the Aelca Mountains...
The current Archer Director of the Purification Bureau, with the aid of the anomaly 'Volunteer Ribbon', found the dried-up body of the rock sheep at the bottom of the dried-up Aelca Lake and removed this tongue, awakening its consciousness.]
[Evaluation: The best partner for the anomaly 'Gluttonous Stomach'. All anomalies swallowed by the 'Wasteful Gluttonous Tongue' will have their essence devoured, temporarily increasing the user's Imbued Value.
Unfortunately, due to its low position, the effect of essence devoring and Imbued Value increase is limited to a maximum of 59 points, which is barely useful for you.]
[Imbued Value: 8]
[Your Imbued Value has increased.]
[Current Imbued Value: 20.5]
'...'
The sheep's tongue has been found..."
After reading the description of the Wasteful Gluttonous Tongue, Lyon couldn't help but look at the Archer Director with confusion as he gazed upon the anomaly he had once yearned for.
Although the 'Tongue-Stomach Set' could temporarily boost his Imbued Value to 60 points, Lyon had a similar ability already, and the Slaughter King Guild's opponents were likely to be True Gods or above, making this item seemingly useless for now.
'Don't worry, you'll definitely find a use for it,' the Archer Director said, seemingly understanding Lyon's doubt. He smiled and winked at the sheep's tongue in Lyon's hand.
A sharp sound rang in Lyon's ears as the Archer Director winked, as if he had heard the twang of a released bowstring. The sheep's tongue in Lyon's grasp trembled violently, as if branded by a hot iron, and then suddenly, its aura surged!
'This thing is just barely usable,' Lyon said, stroking the tongue and widening his eyes in surprise.
'But after my secret art enhancement, for the next three months, it will be effective against True Gods too!' the Archer Director boasted, his face showing signs of fatigue.
Indeed...
Lyon nodded in agreement.
After the Archer Director's enhancement, the essence devoring limit of the Wasteful Gluttonous Tongue had been raised to 63 points, just enough to make up for Lyon's difficulty in eradicating True God essences.
'Can you do a few more?' Lyon asked, reaching into his pocket and pulling out the entire set of sheep organ anomalies. With the Archer Director's astonished expression, Lyon eagerly promised, 'If you enhance all of these for me, I'll take care of the Northern Kingdom's affairs!'
(End of Chapter)
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