Chapter 1279: The Assessment Continues

Amidst Director Pisces' surprised expression, the little conch held in her hand vibrated abruptly, and from the hole where the bubbles had just been blown, a pool of gorgeously colored phantasmagoria flowed out.

"Pisces!"

In the astonished gazes of everyone, that phantasmagoria, which was more brilliant than a rainbow by who knows how many times, swirled slightly and finally condensed into the image of a female mermaid. In a hazy manner, she asked full of anticipation:

"Has the third assessment started? You… hmm? Why have you become like this?"

Not… who the hell are you?

Facing the suddenly appearing "Phantasmagoria Mermaid Girl," Li Ang, after glancing at the equally blank Director Pisces, had no choice but to stand out and respond tentatively:

"Director Pisces has encountered some trouble, this promotion assessment might have to be suspended. May I ask who you are…"

"Suspended? How can it be suspended?"

Upon hearing Li Ang's words, the Phantasmagoria Mermaid Girl became anxious. Her mica-colored pupils widened abruptly, and she shouted in annoyance:

"Your Cleaning Bureau promised! You even signed a contract with me! How can you just stop the assessment whenever you want? You have no credibility!"

"……"

So what the hell are you actually here for?

Looking at the somewhat exasperated Phantasmagoria Mermaid Girl in front of him, a confused Li Ang had no choice but to continue asking:

"This isn't a matter of credibility or not, Director Pisces is indeed not very convenient right now, it can't be considered intentional breach of contract… May I ask what contract you signed with our Cleaning Bureau? Also, what is your identity…?"

"Who am I? You are currently in a fragment of my 【Paradise Lost】! And you still ask me who I am?"

Fragment of Paradise Lost?

Hearing this, Li Ang couldn't help but be slightly startled, then suddenly reacted.

The 【Dream-Play Fungal Spore】 that brought him and the other cleaners into the Dream Realm is a special plant that grows in 【Paradise Lost】, and 【Paradise Lost】 itself is the "signature weapon" of the Goddess of Dream Entertainment, so…

"Are you the Goddess of Dream Entertainment?"

"Otherwise? If I'm not the Goddess of Dream Entertainment, could I be the King of Nightmares?"

The Phantasmagoria Mermaid Girl snorted upon hearing this, then tilted her head slightly and urged impatiently:

"Enough nonsense, hurry up and contact the Cleaning Bureau to send someone else to preside over the third assessment! You signed the contract!"

Third assessment… contract…

Hearing these two words that the Phantasmagoria Mermaid Girl kept mentioning, Li Ang couldn't help but narrow his eyes, then asked politely:

"May I ask why you want us to continue the assessment? Also, what exactly did the Bureau sign with you?"

"The content of your third assessment is the contract your Cleaning Bureau signed with me!"

The Phantasmagoria Mermaid Girl seemed a bit impatient, but after pouting, she still explained with patience:

"Your third assessment is to execute a large-scale collective mission, and the specific content of the mission is to help me ascend to the throne of god again and re-condense the shattered Paradise Lost."

"?"

Come to think of it, the description of the 【Dream-Play Fungal Spore】 did indeed mention that the Goddess of Dream Entertainment had once fallen into her own beautiful dream, causing large-scale shattering of Paradise Lost, but… why would the Cleaning Bureau help her?

"Tsk… what a nuisance…"

Looking at Li Ang, in whose eyes a trace of suspicion flashed, the Phantasmagoria Mermaid Girl muttered a few words, then explained with a stiff face:

"Because the King of Nightmares was killed by someone, and coupled with being gnawed on by a large number of Dream-Eating Alien Beetles, the current Dream Realm has begun to lose balance slightly. It needs a new god of my status to appear and fill the vacancy left by the King of Nightmares and that beetle disaster! Understand? If you understand, hurry up and contact the Cleaning Bureau!"

"……"

Ah, this, no wonder this assessment had to be conducted in the Dream Realm, it turns out it was for… cough…

Hearing this, as the primary creator of the Dream Realm disaster, he couldn't help but cough dryly, and felt a little more trust toward this suddenly appearing Phantasmagoria Mermaid Girl. Although there was no way to verify the truth of her words right now, firstly, she came out of Director Pisces' conch, secondly, the assessment matter did indeed coincide with the situation, and thirdly, she had been urging him to contact the Cleaning Bureau. Looking at it this way, it didn't seem like a lie.

"Okay."

After confirming that the mermaid girl's credibility was not low, facing this partner of the Cleaning Bureau, Li Ang nodded slightly and signaled politely:

"Goddess, please first lift the effect of the 【Dream-Play Fungal Spore】 and send us all back. After returning to the branch, I will immediately have the Director contact the General Bureau and have them fulfill the contract with you…"

"Hmm? You want to leave?"

"Yes."

Li Ang nodded and explained:

"In the second assessment just now, Director Pisces was ambushed by the enemy, our assessment can only be stopped, so…"

"So… you can't go back now, right?"

Hearing this, the mermaid girl, who had just been impatient, flicked her colorful fish tail twice, and a smile suddenly appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Good! Very good! Very good indeed!"

"?"

With a slight flick of her slender and smooth fish tail, the Phantasmagoria Mermaid Girl disappeared from Li Ang's sight, swam to the very top of everyone, and then, with her back to the Dream Realm's Long River above everyone's heads, laughed loudly:

"Humans! Now that your Director Pisces has a problem, I am the only one left who can control 【Paradise Lost】. Only I have the ability to let you go back.

And as a partner of the Cleaning Bureau, I want you to go deep into the Dream Realm, continue the third assessment, fulfill the contract between me and the Cleaning Bureau, and help me ascend to the throne of god again!

Finally, I promise in my own divine name, those who are willing to help me, after you complete the content of the assessment, I will immediately send you out of 【Paradise Lost】 and grant you a lifetime of beautiful dreams. As for those who are unwilling to help me…

Hehe."

"……"

Hehe your mom!

Looking at the mermaid girl above who was laughing quite wantonly, with a face full of "You guys don't want to be unable to go home, right?", Li Ang couldn't help but feel a toothache.

My luck is really… just such a crappy promotion assessment, something that could be passed by just fighting casually, actually managed to create a whole bunch of broken things…

"This… Goddess!"

And just as Li Ang was looking at the mermaid girl with a headache, hesitating whether to take her down by force and force her to send everyone back, among the cleaners whose mouths hadn't been sealed by the little conch, someone gathered the courage to ask loudly:

"It's not that we can't help you, but we have a request. You must first tell us exactly what you want us to do, so we can judge whether to accept your conditions!"

"A reasonable request."

After nodding slightly with satisfaction, the Phantasmagoria Mermaid Girl answered with a smile:

"What you need to do is very simple. Although the King of Nightmares was killed by your Cleaning Bureau, the seven nightmare messengers under his command all successfully survived and returned to the Fallen Soul Black Abyss to occupy it, temporarily holding the duty of spreading nightmares.

And what you need to do is to escort me into the Fallen Soul Black Abyss deep in the Dream Realm, under the harassment of the remaining Nightmare Legion, arrive at the Honey Snow Ice City established by the seven nightmare messengers, help me defeat and completely enslave them, and create an opportunity for me to ascend to the throne of god again!"

"……"

Wait a minute! Say that again! Go to what city?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1280 =====