Why did I insist on attending this examination?
Watching from a distance, Abigail, who was fleeing everywhere on the scythe of death, yet was still slashed and chopped into six or seven pieces by Leon, sat on the ground with a pale face and fell into deep thought.
To be honest, is it a bit of jealousy?
Jealousy of why those who participated in the last investigation mission of the Crolock Kingdom are praising this Leon so irrationally. Even if his talent is excellent, he is merely a rookie Cleaner with only three months of experience and barely any missions under his belt.
While my time with the Clean-up Bureau is only a few years, before joining the Scorpio Branch, I served two decades in the Immaculate Cult as a "doll," a living vessel for the descent of the Holy Spirit, battling against the will of the Immaculate Holy Spirit for twenty whole years and finally emerging victorious.
After enduring those two decades of torture, I believe that my aptitude and will are not inferior to anyone’s. Yet, facing an opponent I haven’t even competed with, a judgment is made that I have no chance of winning, how can I accept that?
Surveying the now-empty examination grounds, seeing the scattered and struggling flesh piles on the field, Abigail leaned against a headless dragon’s corpse, holding six severed wings, and closed her eyes in an overwhelming daze.
In this one-on-417 battle, the 400 plus Cleaners on the challenging side used at least a thousand offensive abnormal objects, but none could land a hit, all negated without any injury by the opponent.
The entire battle process was despairingly "monotonous." For rookies who had recently joined like me or seasoned Cleaners at an elite level, there was no distinction in his hands—it was all just a single slice.
Before you attack him, you won’t be attacked, but after you strike at him, you’ll be cut down with a single counterattack. If you try to resist further, you’ll be sliced into pieces.
This is not a matter of holding back or not. He knew from the start that we were not in the same realm as him. He plainly didn’t regard us at all.
What’s more despair-inducing is that his judgment seems correct. Even with over 400 of us, we weren’t able to launch any attack that could threaten him... this is just...
It seems one should heed advice and not be too stubborn.
Phew... this is the last one.
In the screeches of a female Cleaner from the Libra Division, after slicing her evenly into two halves, Leon saw no one else standing except himself in the examination field and nodded in satisfaction.
Wiping the sweat from his brow, Leon shouted loudly outside the Dream Realm:
"I’ve defeated all opponents and can proceed to the next examination!"
Why is there no response? Could something have happened?
After calling several times with no reply, Leon instinctively felt uneasy, becoming vigilant. He quickly walked to the edge of the Dream Realm examination field, and tested cutting with the [Silver Dagger of Cutting].
Not a single movement.
This is troublesome...
Touching the invisible boundary of the Dream Realm, and obtaining information about the examination field, Leon’s brows furrowed deeply.
Much like Andre’s painting with world fragments in the Crolock Kingdom, the nature of this Dream World before him is a shard of the Goddess of Pleasure Dreams’ "special weapon," [Paradise Lost], possessing a status similar to world fragments.
Even though the Goddess of Pleasure Dreams remains in slumber in her pleasant dreams, her [Paradise Lost] suffered massive fragmentation, reducing her essence, only requiring less than sixty points of Contamination Value to cut through, but exiting still demands at least fifty-six or seven points.
What’s going on? Why is there no response from the Aquarius Director?
As Leon pondered a solution, the other Cleaners he had cut alive also sensed something amiss. After calling out a few times and receiving no response, their expressions turned anxious.
From previous examinations, Pisces Director seemed to be a person of strict "rules," serious and earnest by nature, and unlikely to engage in this kind of boring joke, suggesting something outside had gone wrong, keeping him occupied.
More terrifyingly, someone dared to meddle with Pisces Director, who stands behind the entire Clean-up Bureau, implying they are either so powerful not to fear retaliation or confident enough to deal with Pisces without the Bureau detecting their identity—not a good character!
So... Aquarius Director? Or another member of the Slaughter King Association?
These thoughts came first, but Leon hesitated only briefly before making a determined decision.
He must immediately go outside to see!
Since the Dream Realm examination field is still maintained, Pisces Director is likely not harmed, possibly in some trouble, but not grave enough to break his focus from maintaining the Dream Realm field, safeguarding Leon and the other Cleaners in the examination.
If Pisces Director finds himself in a dire situation, just barely holding the Dream Realm, then Leon going out now could be just the help he needs!
Leon immediately unraveled the effect of the [Silver Dagger of Cutting] and helped heal the splintered Cleaners, sincerely asking the still-dumbfounded Cleaners for assistance:
"I need your help. Lord Pisces hasn’t responded, perhaps encountering trouble. I plan to forcefully break out, to see if I can assist him!"
We’ll help you out, and then you’ll help Pisces Director?
Faced with Leon’s proposal, the Cleaners found themselves exchanging glances in disbelief.
If an ordinary Tier-3 Cleaner made such a statement, their first reaction would undoubtedly be that the person was insane. If a Director was caught up, what could a Tier-3 Cleaner do?
However, this wasn’t just anyone speaking, it was Leon—who just completed a solo against four hundred, a miracle, slicing everyone, including them, into eight hundred pieces. They couldn’t help but reconsider.
Unconsciously clenching her fists, Abigail took a deep breath and stepped forward first.
"Tell us how we can assist you!"
Phew... if she’s willing to help, that’s half the battle won.
After gratefully glancing at Abigail, Leon said:
"It’s simple, I have an abnormal object capable of penetrating the Dream Realm, but my Leon Value is slightly lacking. If a few strong individuals volunteer to be consumed, it would suffice!"
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