Chapter 1213

What?!

Upon hearing Li Ang's words, the three cleaners were all stunned in unison.

Why prepare to face Director Edward? Could it be...

"You think Director Edward has been controlled?!"

The female cleaner Mo Na spoke first, asking in shock:

"Why would you think that? Did that person just give you a hint?"

"It didn't give me any hints, but this possibility is very high."

Li Ang frowned and said:

"Director Edward has already crossed the boundary between human and god; even if his physical body is destroyed, he won't die immediately. And when I went to the Dead World to fish you out, I indeed didn't see his soul, so he should have been captured just like Nicole.

And in the situation of having lost the direct legion and the Gemini Branch cleaners, that Atifi-0 still concluded that Prince Andre's chance of winning was higher. Plus, from beginning to end, it didn't mention Director Edward's situation once, as if it were deliberately avoiding something.

Then I can only suspect that the controlled Director Edward is the reason for Prince Andre's seventy percent win rate."

"......"

Indeed... if that's the case, it makes sense.

After looking at each other for a while, the three cleaners from the Scorpio Branch felt a wave of despair wash over them.

No one knew better than them just how strong Director Edward was.

After absorbing most of the soul power of the three of them, the level Li Ang displayed was indeed astonishing, but compared to Director Edward, it was still far behind.

Not to mention anything else, the mere existence of the "boundary between human and god" was an insurmountable chasm.

Don't look at the difference between 59 points of Leon Value and 60 points of Leon Value as just one point; just like 1°C water is water, while 0°C water has already begun to freeze, this missing 1 point of Infection Value is the beginning of a qualitative change.

Once a cleaner's power reaches the standard and successfully crosses the boundary between human and god, their own "density," or "presence," will undergo a earth-shattering change, becoming increasingly difficult to "shake."

Just as a breeze can ripple the surface of a lake, but even a level-ten gale can only roll up ice and shatter it without causing ripples on the ice surface, once a cleaner has "frozen," anomalous objects with insufficient status can no longer "blow" them.

And although Li Ang's strength is astonishing, when facing Director Edward, who has already "frozen," his very powerful anomalous objects, even if they could still take effect, would certainly be greatly discounted.

If Prince Andre could really control Director Edward and bring out his full level of ability, never mind a thirty percent win rate—I'm afraid there wouldn't even be a zero-point-zero-zero-one percent chance!

"Three seniors, don't lose heart. We haven't necessarily lost yet."

Li Ang, who had personally experienced the boundary between human and god, naturally understood the gap behind that 1 point of Infection Value. But after feeling the despair rising in the souls of the three cleaners, he still spoke up to encourage them:

"If they could really completely control Director Edward and make him exert his full strength, then that Atifi-0 wouldn't have come over to greet us just now. So this control method must be imperfect. If I had to guess, they either cannot perfectly replicate Director Edward's strength, or he might break free from their control when he exerts his full power. There is an 'output' ceiling that won't be too high; he might not be that much stronger than us."

Is the control perhaps not perfect?

Upon hearing Li Ang's analysis, the three cleaners felt slightly more at ease. The female cleaner with the best mental fortitude pondered for a while, then clenched her fists and took the initiative to say:

"Right! When we were attacked before, Director Edward's body was also half-destroyed. And for a physical body at his level, repairing it definitely won't be easy. Director Edward's strength must be discounted!"

"And the soul should also have problems."

Recalling the cleaners Li Ang had shredded, Franki tugged at his beard and said thoughtfully:

"Just now, when Li Ang was fighting those Gemini Branch cleaners, I took the opportunity to observe their souls. It felt like their souls were a bit stiff; every time they reacted, they would hesitate slightly first.

If their method of controlling Director Edward is the same as controlling these Gemini Branch cleaners, then that situation might occur then as well."

"Now that you mention it, I also feel something is wrong."

Upon hearing Franki's words, Ruben also poked his head out and analyzed:

"Besides the soul, their fighting style is also a bit awkward. It feels like those Gemini Branch cleaners are always 'by the book' when they fight, and their degree of development of their own anomalous objects is also very strange.

For example, if it were me using those anomalous objects to attack Li Ang, and I found it had no effect after one hit, I wouldn't use full force again later, saving my own stamina, and then try attacking the ground under his feet to force him to change position or something.

But those Gemini Branch cleaners seem not to care about consumption at all, nor do they consider flexibility. Every time, they attack with full force without reservation; they fight without any strategy. This might also be a flaw that can be exploited."

Physical damage, soul hesitation, and rigid fighting style?

After noting down the potential flaws in the controlled Scorpio Director analyzed by the three, Li Ang, who was advancing into the depths of the Wang Gong, couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly.

Although the three seniors had indeed wavered for a while upon learning the situation was dire and that they might have to face the controlled Scorpio Director as an enemy, once they heard there was still a chance, they immediately calmed down and began racking their brains to analyze the situation, desperately looking for potential turning points.

To this, one can only say that as elites of the Scorpio Branch, the three seniors are top-notch in both mental fortitude and professional skills.

And considering they know the Scorpio Director very well, as long as they can stabilize their mindset and provide as much intelligence on the Scorpio Director as possible, he might just be able to wrestle with Edward!

Carrying the heroic spirit of being prepared to fight to the death, Li Ang, amidst the analytical chatter of the three cleaners, passed through the transparent glass corridor of the Kroke Wang Gong, quickly bypassed the clock-shaped island corridor, and arrived at the back of the hall, outside the door of the main hall that Fei Liya called the "Fresh-Keeping Hall."

And just as Li Ang was about to push the door open, a dull voice suddenly came from the main hall.

"Everyone, I have summoned you all here today to discuss a major event concerning the future of the kingdom."

Pushing the door open with some curiosity, Li Ang's pupils couldn't help but shrink sharply after seeing the source of the voice.

On the throne in the center of the "Fresh-Keeping Hall," the middle-aged man who was speaking had his forehead cut horizontally, the top half of his skull above the eyebrows flipped backward, and the place where his brain should have been was empty.

And the middle-aged man, whose features looked somewhat familiar and quite similar to Andre, seemed completely unaware of his own exposed skull, continuing to speak expressionlessly:

"According to Atifi's testing, my daughter Fei Liya's brain has a talent ten times greater than hers, so I suggest I remove her brain and make it into a new core... What do you think?"

(End of chapter)