Chapter 1135

"You really are sick, you know that..."

Unaware of what was happening outside, Leon, who had entered the dog's stomach a step earlier, caught the female reporter who had fallen from another esophagus. He then complained speechlessly:

"It already said you could go back, so why didn't you just go back honestly? Why meddle in this? Wouldn't it have been better to go back and call for reinforcements? At the very least, you could have passed the message back, told the Director how I died, and let her avenge me.

Now look, because you meddled, we ended up as a buy-one-get-one-free deal, coming in here to feed the dog together. This dog thing ended up with a full belly; it got a free meal!"

"..."

After listening to Leon's complaints, the female reporter couldn't help but fall into silence.

It seemed... that was indeed the case... but...

Touching the blood-red deer antler mark on her forehead, the female reporter's eyes dimmed slightly, and her mood dropped visibly.

She felt that the reason she had been impulsive and made such an immature move, aside from feeling she truly owed him, probably also had to do with this mark.

When she was captured by the Blood-Haired Lady in the Dream Realm, she was truly prepared to use her life to repay the Director's upbringing. But the Director had actually left a contingency plan in her soul; once she wanted to leak secrets, her soul would be immediately sent to the Dead Realm.

He didn't trust her at all... hmm... but he wasn't wrong not to trust her. After all, she had indeed been prepared to reveal some information under the torture of guilt. He had wronged her, but she had also wronged him.

"Alright, stop staring blankly."

Looking at the female reporter who had almost written the word "autistic" on her face, Leon couldn't help but shake his head speechlessly, then urged:

"While we haven't been digested yet, hurry up and think if there's any other way!

Most of my anomalous objects have 'physical forms' and are all over there with my body, unable to be brought over. Do you have any anomalous objects that can take effect with the soul and be carried together? If you do, report them quickly. I'll see if I can make us last a little longer!"

"Haven't you given up yet?"

Upon hearing Leon's words, the female reporter raised her head and asked blankly:

"We've already been swallowed by the Dog God. Even if it's weak, it's still at the True God level. Its life level is different from ours; we can't resist it. Even if we get out, we won't be its match."

"Then you should at least try before giving up, right?"

Looking at the female reporter who had started to "resign herself to death" again, Leon immediately felt a headache. He could only try his best to persuade her:

"Be optimistic. We might not necessarily die yet.

Think about it, if the Director finds out there's no movement and comes to check the situation, she will definitely find out our souls are missing. And as long as she finds her way here, it will be this dead dog's turn to be unlucky."

"Sorry, that possibility is slim."

Upon hearing this, the female reporter shook her head:

"【Slaughtering Blood Hair】 occupies too much of the Blood-Haired Lady's energy. She isn't skilled in soul-related matters. Even if she finds our souls missing, she might not immediately associate it with the Dead Realm. She won't be able to come that fast."

"..."

"Taking a step back, even if there are people in your bureau who are sensitive to soul matters and detect traces from the Dead Realm, they won't think of the Guarding Death Dog. They will only immediately go deep into the Dead Realm."

After pointing to the deer antler mark on her forehead, the female reporter explained with a low mood:

"This is the authority mark of the 【Flesh-Bearing Doe】. Anyone who can detect traces of the Dead Realm will definitely be able to perceive this too.

And even if the Blood-Haired Lady can find the Dead Realm, the first thing she will do is rush to the 【Corpse Soil Black Forest】 and the 【Burial Mirror Lake】 to directly ask the 【Flesh-Bearing Doe】 for people. She won't linger at the Gate of the Dead and the Dog God Angxi, and she won't even think that we've already been eaten."

"..."

"Sorry, I know you're not reconciled, but in the current situation, there's truly no point in struggling."

Looking at Leon, who had been completely silenced by her analysis, the female reporter couldn't help but say with a look of guilt: "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had so many painful pasts, you wouldn't have joined the Cleaning Bureau, and you wouldn't have been implicated and sent to the Dead Realm. It's all my fault; I've wronged you."

"..."

Can we stop mentioning that "painful past"? It's very awkward, okay...

Feeling uncomfortable all over from the female reporter's overly sincere apology, Leon fell silent for a while, then simply said:

"Think about it this way: since we're going to die anyway, instead of being digested bit by bit, why not stir up some trouble while we're not dead yet! Even if it's just to make this dead dog uncomfortable for a while, we can't let it be so comfortable!"

"That could work..."

Looking at Leon, who hadn't given up even at a time like this and was still thinking about a counterattack, a look of admiration couldn't help but flash in the female reporter's eyes. She then said:

"Most of the anomalous objects on me also have 'physical forms' and were confiscated when I was captured by the Blood-Haired Lady. Only two things are exceptions. One of them is these hands of mine."

After raising her palms, which were glowing with a clean, white fluorescence, the female reporter explained:

"This thing is called 【Untouchable Hand】. Its ability is..."

"It's being able to touch anything below the True God level, or to put it another way, although it looks like you're 'touching' with your hands, it doesn't produce any substantial contact. It's always just a tiny bit off, so no matter what you touch, you won't be harmed... right?"

"How did you...?"

"I've shaken hands with you."

Leon explained:

"And as long as I touch an anomalous object, I can know the corresponding information... What about the second one? What is the second anomalous object you brought?"

"The second anomalous object..."

Upon hearing this, the female reporter hesitated for a moment, then looked into Leon's eyes and said:

"My name is Nicole... long time no see. Do you remember me?"

"???"

What long time no see? What are you going crazy about?

Upon hearing the female reporter's question, Leon couldn't help but be slightly stunned. However, before he could ask, some scattered memory fragments quietly awakened from the depths of his memory.

When he hadn't moved out of Veteran's Alley yet, a girl named Nicole seemed to live next door. When he was too sick to get out of bed, she had once taken care of him for Anna;

When he was doing the work of breaking ice and towing boats in the deep winter, and was frozen unconscious by the ice water, and was carried home with blue-purple lips, Anna happened to be out buying bread. It was also she who saved him and cooked him a bowl of hot soup;

And even later, when Anna was suddenly critically ill, he had entrusted William and Melanie to her, carried Anna to the hospital, and then borrowed some money from her to pay the bed fees at the Red Brick Road Hospital...

Wait! Is there something wrong here?

(End of chapter)