Chapter 1325

"……"

Under the Red-haired Director's angry glare, the Aquarius Director did not continue speaking, but instead raised his blade to slash through the void before him, cutting open a rift leading to the Virgo Branch.

The Blood-haired Maiden of the Virgo Branch is a cleaner with almost no weaknesses; currently, there is no means that can bypass the 【Thirty-Two Imperial Guards】 created by the Taurus Director to truly cause her harm.

But no matter how powerful or tightly protected an anomalous object is, it ultimately needs to rely on its own power as fuel to be driven perfectly, and this is her only weakness.

The Blood-haired Maiden's own Li Ang Value is not infinite; under the condition of fully driving the 【Slaughtering Blood Hair】, the power she can allocate to the 【Thirty-Two Imperial Guards】 will naturally decrease sharply, even to almost zero.

Lacking the power drive of her 70-point Li Ang Value, no matter how many types of sneak attacks the 【Thirty-Two Imperial Guards】 can defend against, it is ultimately just a set of "mid-to-high" level anomalous objects; breaking it is simply not difficult at all.

"Wait a moment!"

Seeing that the Aquarius Director seemed to want to leave, the mask-wearing man couldn't help but call out to him, then looked at the Red-haired Director, whose soul was partially separated from her body and who could no longer even speak, and asked with fear yet some eagerness:

"Aquarius! Are you just leaving like this? Aren't you going to do anything else?"

"No, I have other things to do."

After glancing at the mask-wearing man, the Aquarius Director, understanding his meaning, chuckled, then stepped into the spatial rift before him and vanished instantly, leaving behind only a cold-toned response.

"You don't need to ask me what you want to do; just do it yourself."

That's what you said!

Upon hearing the Aquarius Director's response, the mask-wearing man couldn't help but be overjoyed. As the current Director of the Virgo Branch and one of the top five combatants in the Cleaning Bureau, the Blood-haired Maiden was naturally on the hit list of the King-Slaughtering Society.

If he could pick up this big prize and take the opportunity to kill her, he reckoned it would be a greater achievement than cutting off a royal family!

Excitedly rubbing his hands... after shaking his shoulders, the mask-wearing man, whose two arms were reduced to small stumps, circled around the frowning, silent Red-haired Director like a dim-witted seal... then circled again... and then circled once more...

Still didn't dare to make a move.

The mask-wearing man was willing to swear to his authority that he really wasn't a coward afraid of death; it was mainly that a person's name is like a tree's shadow—the number of True Gods killed by the person before him could not be counted on two hands together.

Right now, she was held down by millions of souls and looked unable to move, but if she really encountered a life-threatening danger and couldn't help but drop one or two million souls to free up some hair, given his current severely injured state...

He'd be dead for sure!

However, even though the possibility of being killed in a counterattack was extremely high, with the achievement of "killing the Blood-haired Maiden" right before his eyes, the mask-wearing man, as the God of Chaos and Calamity, ultimately couldn't resist the temptation and raised his seal-like arms.

"Sss"

Accompanied by a sound like a leak, the mask-wearing man's right arm dispersed, turning into a small wisp of fine wind and sand, brushing crookedly across the Red-haired Director's neck.

However, even though her soul had been forced out of her body, the Red-haired Director's body still leaned back slightly, successfully avoiding the disaster of having her throat cut. It was just a pity that she only dodged half of it; the sand still grazed her below the collarbone, etching a hideous wound twenty centimeters long and a full thumb's width wide.

"Stop!"

Seeing that terrible wound with skin and flesh rolled back, Li Ang, whose soul was almost burst by the Nightmare King's power and who could move nothing but his mouth, couldn't help but roar angrily, then gritted his teeth and shouted to the Red-haired Director:

"Let go of me! Quickly let go of me!"

Don't be stupid, this isn't a matter of letting go of you at all.

Facing Li Ang's request to "give up on himself," the Red-haired Director, while moved in her heart, couldn't help but helplessly close her eyes.

It's not just you that I'm holding onto, but also the people from the Virgo Branch—three branch directors infinitely close to True Gods, three first-level cleaners with over 50 points of Li Ang Value; their "weight" is no lighter than yours! Fortunately, the mask-wearing man before her had suffered too much loss just now and had fallen from the strength of a True God, making it difficult to directly harm her soul.

And as long as she was injured to a certain degree, she could temporarily release the souls of those three idiots, briefly activate the 【Thirty-Two Imperial Guards】 to heal her body, so she didn't have to worry about being killed by him.

Plus, Miss Lai La had crashed through Aquarius's plan, the General Bureau had received the news in advance, and the Sagittarius Director had always been watching the situation here. Even if she hadn't had time to notify him, he would inevitably discover such a big commotion, and reinforcements would likely arrive soon!

……

"Hmm?"

Seeming to sense some unusual movement, the silver-haired old lady lying in a crystal coffin suddenly opened her eyes and asked with some worry:

"Andrew, I suddenly feel a bit flustered... Has something happened to Olivia?"

"Rest assured."

Upon hearing the Taurus Director's inquiry, the Sagittarius Director, sitting cross-legged before a mirror, waved his hand without looking back and said in a calm tone:

"I have been watching all along; nothing has happened at the Virgo Branch."

"That's good if nothing happened..."

Upon hearing the Sagittarius Director's answer, the Taurus Director in the crystal coffin couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, then said softly with some regret:

"By the way, can Olivia really not come? You know, in my heart, she's just like my daughter, and I was hoping to see her one more time before ascending the Palace."

"But she really cannot come."

Shaking his head with his back to the Taurus Director, the Sagittarius Director said somewhat helplessly:

"Jeanne, you should know better than anyone how long I prepared for this plan and how much of a price I paid. Aquarius knows us too well; no matter how much preparation we make, we can't avoid having loopholes found.

In this situation, only by deceiving even our own people can we possibly keep him completely in the dark. And now, including all eighty-some branch directors, everyone thinks you will ascend the Palace in ten days, but you are ascending directly today, before the branch directors are fully in position..."

"Alright, alright, I know!"

Closing her eyes with a headache, the Taurus Director sighed:

"Ascending the Palace ten days early, besides ensuring my own safety and letting Aquarius make a wasted trip, can also eliminate a large number of King-Slaughtering Society personnel. After all, it takes quite a while to bypass the Watchtower and force a descent; even if they see me ascending the Palace, they won't have time to withdraw.

And after I ascend the Palace, these branch directors gathered at the General Bureau can, under your leadership, specifically wipe out the descending King-Slaughtering Society members. Maybe one time will bring stability for two or three generations...

Andrew, you've repeated these things so many times, I could already recite them! I also understand that what you say is right, but I really want to see Olivia one more time; she..."

"She will understand."

After interrupting the Taurus Director's words, looking at the millions of souls held by the blood hair in the mirror, the Sagittarius Director closed his eyes, the muscles in his cheeks clenched slightly, and then he said calmly:

"Jeanne, the greatest danger has passed; you can begin your ascent to the Palace now!"

(End of Chapter)