After looking at the newly acquired Anomalous Object, Leon couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment at the still pitifully low Contamination Value, giving up on the fantasy of his Contamination Value skyrocketing by 48 points and instantly soaring to great heights.
Previously, when he acquired the Witch's Broom, his Contamination Value could directly increase from 0.4 to 0.9, mostly because the Contamination Values of the Goat Head and the Witch's Broom were both very low, and combined, they didn't reach his limit.
However, the Holy Spirit Pendant this time had an upper limit as high as 48 points, but since he had been in contact with the Anomalous Object for less than a month, the degree of "Corrosion" was still very shallow; 1.1 seemed to be his current limit.
"Director, I'm here."
After politely alerting the Red-haired Director, Leon took the initiative to activate the Holy Spirit Pendant, converting a small portion of his stamina into currency and directly "feeding" the golden toad on his chest.
Accompanied by a low croak that only Leon could hear, a small Copper Wheel quietly appeared in the open mouth of the golden toad.
After it tilted its head back to swallow the Copper Wheel, an invisible slash emitting a faint white light suddenly appeared, accurately hitting the red hair suspended in the air and then...
Seeing that after taking a slash, the red hair still gently floated above the desk, without even a slight bend, even though he was already mentally prepared, Leon couldn't help but feel slightly disheartened.
As his Contamination Value gradually increased, his endurance had strengthened quite a bit, but still did not exceed the range of an ordinary person, estimating that running seven or eight kilometers was his limit.
So even though the slash just now seemed unremarkable, it already consumed one-eighth of his stamina. Considering he needed to keep some stamina in reserve, he couldn't spend it all at once—this attack could probably only be performed four to five times.
Yet the attack, which cost him so much, couldn't even cut a single strand of the Red-haired Director's hair... This was really...
Better to practice sniping!
"It's all right, the power is quite good already."
Seeing the disappointment in Leon's eyes, the Red-haired Director retracted his hair and comforted with a smiling face,
"The force of that last strike was enough to pierce a thin steel plate, and the move was very stealthy, with no obvious preparatory actions, and the attack positioning was very precise... By the way, how far can you release that kind of attack?"
"This... I'm not quite sure myself..."
"Then let's try another method."
Pointing out the window, the Red-haired Director said,
"Extend your will and pick a leaf from the farthest place you can reach."
"I'll give it a try."
Following the Red-haired Director's instruction, Leon paid a bit of stamina again to the toad on his chest.
After a while, a slightly withered-golden leaf drifted in through the window on an invisible breeze and landed on the desk.
"The maximum distance is about a hundred meters, huh? Then the maximum damage range should be just over fifty meters."
Looking at the leaf on the desk, the Red-haired Director nodded with satisfaction and concluded,
"The destructive power is slightly lacking, just above that of a police firearm, yet below that of a large-caliber Nail Gun; its accuracy is extremely high, able to accurately cut a petiole from a hundred meters away; no preparation is needed within a fifty-meter range to inflict damage directly... very strong!"
Giving Leon a thumbs up, the Red-haired Director evaluated with a smiling face,
"As long as you're in a slightly complex terrain, with this Anomalous Object, you could suppress an entire squad of fully armed, skilled soldiers alone and easily annihilate them.
Add in the soul vision from the Goat, and even if you're cornered in the streets, they'd need five elite squads of ten people each, prepared for over half the casualties.
And this is considering they know your abilities beforehand; in an ordinary encounter, as long as you're not cornered and surrounded after being located, you could probably exhaust a whole battalion by yourself."
Hearing this, the effect seemed quite decent? With the complex terrain mobility ability provided by the Parkour Badge, he could almost move around the urban area unhindered, but...
"If it's just , wouldn't using the Demon Opposite also do the trick?"
After contemplating the example given by the Red-haired Director, Leon couldn't help but furrow his brows and say,
"The Black Goat can directly incite the desire to fight, which should achieve a similar effect, right? Plus, considering attacks from teammates could happen at any time, if used well, the opponent's attack could even be dismantled directly."
"That's right, it can be done, but it has to be one-versus-many."
After looking into Leon's eyes, the Red-haired Director continued,
"For the tasks you can perform with your current level, the vast majority are small-scale incidents with single targets. In such cases, the Goat is far less useful than this Pendant.
In any case, you can rest easy for now. By my standards, as long as the Witch's Broom returns to normal, you can be considered a qualified Level Three incident handler."
Curling his fingers to retract his hair, the Red-haired Director couldn't help but earnestly persuade the still unenthusiastic Leon,
"Leon, although you didn't say it, I can roughly tell that encountering Scales Gold Sect's Holy Spirit has given you a great sense of crisis, but you must understand that some things cannot be rushed.
For you, who have been in contact with Anomalous Objects for less than a month, having this level of power is already a rare thing; the rest can come slowly."
"Thank you for your reminder, I'll remember..."
Nodding noncommittally, Leon tucked the Holy Spirit Pendant back into his collar, then took the Red-haired Director's referral and left the office, heading towards the Archives.
Let it come slowly, huh?
Thinking over the Red-haired Director's advice, Leon couldn't help but shake his head.
Letting things come slowly would indeed be the best, but for someone who's joined the Purification Bureau, like himself, who can say whether accidents or tomorrow will arrive first?
Unlike Senior Emma, he didn't have an Undying Body as a safety net, so he had to become stronger as quickly as possible to ensure his own safety to the greatest extent, and to prevent Anna and the others from losing a big brother they could rely on after losing their parents.
Additionally, while the Contamination Value can't be rushed and must be converted bit by bit over time, he still had the Badge System.
Shooting, parkour, drinking, performing... although individually, the effects of these Badges weren't particularly strong, those below silver didn't reach an "abnormal" level, but they provided a direct path for promotion, so as long as he accomplished the corresponding tasks, a big boost would follow directly.
Moreover, there were Badges like Friend of Demons and Zealot, which directly enhanced the effects of Anomalous Objects. As long as he could put in more effort, the speed of becoming stronger could definitely be greatly accelerated, so...
As long as he didn't die brushing, he'd brush to death!!!
Resolving to become a super grinder, Leon grabbed a case with a sniper rifle, stuffed two hard loaves into his arms, and headed to the Archives. He planned to first check on his own files to see what Anna was worried about, then half-heartedly deal with lunch, followed by spending the whole day at the shooting range, firing until he couldn't see the targets anymore, and then...
"This... I'm very sorry, but the files you requested have already been retrieved by someone else."
After checking the file records, the custodian at the Archives nodded slightly at Leon, whose eyes were filled with surprise, and explained apologetically,
"Although your clearance is higher, these ordinary files are only stored as a single copy in the bureau. If you wish to review them, you might have to wait until they're returned."