Chapter 1053: 0650 The Ambush Discovered

"Relatively safe."

In the future Joshua saw, at least the world wasn't completely destroyed, so moving her should be considered safe; however, whether you can survive in the end, I'm not so sure.

"If it's safe, then let's act!"

Unaware that the Aquarius Director's definition of safety was somewhat one-sided, the Magpie-masked man vaguely sensed an indescribable aura of "chaos" from the tiny dream before him; it seemed that as long as he participated, he could successfully stir up a great uproar, so he had long been unable to contain his impatience.

After receiving the Aquarius Director's judgment of "safe," the impatient Magpie-masked man immediately reached out to snatch the 【Dream-Wandering Lantern】, preparing to lead the nightmare Li Ang into the dream before them, however...

"Wait!"

Just as the Dream-Wandering Lantern touched the outer wall of the pink dream, staining a small part of the beautiful dream's edge black and about to begin its invasion, the Magpie-masked man was suddenly pulled back.

"Don't act yet! Someone's coming!"

"?"

No, if I don't stop you, I'll die, right?

The Magpie-masked man, pulled back, glared at the Aquarius Director with some irritation.

What's there to fear from someone coming? We are in a dream right now, and with my 【Chaos】 concealment in place, can we still be discovered? Besides, with our levels, even if two Zodiac Bureau Directors came, we could still...

Holy crap?!

Seeing the soul rapidly approaching in the night, wrapped in chaos and calamity, the Magpie-masked man was suddenly startled, but the next second, joy suddenly lit up his face.

Too perfect! This is truly a heaven-sent opportunity!

This damn guy has ruined the Slasher King Association's plans several times; this time he actually came straight to our door! With the Aquarius Director right beside me, if we join forces to ambush him, even if he has many trump cards, he is doomed to die!

"Quick! Prepare to act!"

Facing this unexpected windfall, the overjoyed Magpie-masked man immediately prepared to strike, his half-body scattering directly, losing its original form, and rushing toward Li Ang.

However, just as he was about to leave the range of the light, the pocket watch engraving on the back of his hand suddenly rotated counter-clockwise by a bit, and the Magpie-masked man's figure, which was about to pounce, instantly retreated uncontrollably, returning to the side of the Aquarius Director.

"Aquarius?! You..."

"Wait a moment!"

After stabbing the Magpie-masked man and forcibly making him behave, the Aquarius Director, hidden beneath the dark halo of the 【Dream-Wandering Lantern】, squinted and looked toward Li Ang.

"Don't act for now; the situation is a bit off."

The situation is off?

Hearing this, the Magpie-masked man was slightly stunned, then immediately activated the 【Chaos】 authority, strengthening the concealment for himself and the Aquarius Director, and began searching for any possible ambush.

However, no matter how he observed, there was still nothing strange; he couldn't find any sign of an ambush at all, and Li Ang didn't look like he had discovered the two of them.

"Aquarius, did you feel wrong?"

"Correct, there is indeed a problem with the situation."

Squinting and gazing at Li Ang who was approaching rapidly, the Aquarius Director said with furrowed brows:

"Magpie, there must be a traitor in your Slasher King Association."

Huh? A traitor?!

Confused by the Aquarius Director's abrupt words, the Magpie-masked man couldn't help but ask:

"Why do you say that?"

"Look at his arm."

His arm?

The Magpie-masked man looked over with skepticism, but no matter how he looked, he found nothing abnormal, so he continued to ask:

"What's wrong with his arm? It seems nothing... uh... the leaves inside his sleeve are..."

"Number 039, the 【Body-Housing Mistletoe】 specifically used for hiding people, and it appears it has been strengthened by the Archer Director; its strength is sufficient to hide a self-sealed Pillar God inside."

Looking at the two lanceolate pale green tender leaves growing from the veins in Li Ang's wrist, and the small bright red fruit hanging between the leaves, the Aquarius Director's expression suddenly darkened.

"Magpie! Who did you tell about my plan?"

"Huh?!"

"Speak quickly!"

Noticing a faint ticking sound appearing in the knife stabbed into his body, the Magpie-masked man shivered all over, then immediately replied:

"The specific content of your plan was known by only six people; besides you and me, there were White Snake, Black Cat, Bone Whale, and Winged Bat, those four."

"White Snake can be temporarily ruled out, but among the remaining three, at least one is a traitor!"

After directly giving his judgment, the Aquarius Director spoke with a bad expression:

"Blood-Haired Princess never left; she should be hiding inside the 【Body-Housing Mistletoe】 in Li Ang's sleeve. My plan has been leaked in advance!"

"Li Ang, you smell so good~"

Just as the Aquarius Director and the Magpie-masked man were suspiciously observing the situation, a consciousness carrying a hint of intoxication traveled along the veins at the wrist all the way to his brain.

As if discovering a new continent, the Red-haired Director sitting inside the 【Body-Housing Mistletoe】 cone took a deep breath of the strong wine scent permeating through the stem and said, somewhat unable to control herself:

"Your blood is full of the taste of wine; I just smelled it a little and I'm already a bit drunk... hiss... can you let me have a sip? Just a small sip is fine!"

Li Ang, who was climbing the wall, heard this and his face immediately turned black.

"No!"

There is indeed a lot of wine in my blood, but that is to quickly activate 【Immortal in Wine】 at critical moments, so I won't be instantly killed before activating invincibility; it's not for you to drink!

"Tsk..."

After Li Ang flatly rejected the proposal for a small sip, the Red-haired Director hiding inside the 【Body-Housing Mistletoe】 cone pouted, then picked up the magazine beside her and flipped through it with a bored expression.

Stingy ghost; I'm now about the size of a mosquito; what harm can there be if I suck a sip?

Besides, don't you think that if you don't let me drink, I won't be able to? The 【Body-Housing Mistletoe】 can absorb the host's "nutrition"; even if you disagree, I can still secretly drink!

Hmm... but secretly drinking someone else's blood is actually a bit weird and disgusting, even for Li Ang... tsk... forget it, I'll endure a bit longer; at most ten days until I ascend to the Palace, and then I must drink my fill!

"By the way, Director."

As the Red-haired Director silently swore in her heart, Li Ang, who had slipped past the guard squad and scaled into the palace, made his way toward Princess Veronica's bedroom, while using the root connected to his wrist via the 【Spirit-Hosting Oak】 to ask the Red-haired Director inside the cone:

"How's the investigation going at Headquarters regarding why the Aquarius Director plans to attack our Virgo Branch?"

"The investigation progress at Headquarters... let's just say they're looking into it; as for when they'll uncover anything useful..."

The Red-haired Director set down the magazine in her hand and sighed faintly.

"About as likely as your wedding—probably not until next month."