Chapter 1407: Safety

I guard the Aquarius Branch to prevent the Lu Wang Society from luring the tiger away from the mountain and sneak attacking Heat River City; while you continue to chase them down to stop the Lu Wang Society from undoing the "seal" and releasing the Earth Three Clans in the Stone Marrow Realm?

After pondering the Aquarius Branch Bureau Chief's proposal and finding no obvious flaws, Li Ang nodded readily.

"I have no objections."

"Then let's arrange it like that!"

Seeing that it was so easy to reach a consensus with Li Ang, the Aquarius Bureau Chief in the mirror couldn't help but smile, then looked pityingly at the female cleaner beside him who had been silent all along, and took the initiative to say goodbye:

"Then I'll set off now. I'll leave the Aquarius Branch to you!"

"It's not a bother, this is what I should do."

With the mode of action decided in a few words and their respective tasks agreed upon, the smooth mirror surface of the small mirror shook slightly, and the water mist that seemed to have seeped into it suddenly cleared, returning to its reflective state.

And Li Ang, having finished the communication, looked at the female cleaner's face, which was clearly in very low spirits, reflected in the small mirror, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

Done.

Watching Li Ang's face disappear from the small mirror, the Aquarius Branch Bureau Chief curled his lips into a satisfied smile.

Immediately after, his slightly turbid eyes instantly became clear, the loose skin on his face gradually became firm, the dark age spots faded and lightened, his cheekbones and jawline retracted slightly, and his originally aggressive face quickly became soft, then...

Was firmly blocked by a white wolf-head mask.

"Can you rest easy now?"

Reaching up to adjust the wolf-head mask to ensure it was firmly stuck to his face, Snow Badger looked up at the opposite side toward Curlew and said in a calm tone:

"That Food God has already been coaxed by me; he shouldn't enter the underground lava tunnel. We can set off now!"

"..."

"What's wrong?"

Watching the Curlew-masked man, whose expression still held some hesitation, Snow Badger couldn't help but frown slightly, then asked:

"Curlew, besides that Food God, is there anything else you're worried about?"

"I'm worried... that you're disguised as the Director of the Aquarius Branch. Will you really not be seen through?"

The Curlew-masked man said skeptically:

"Although that Li Ang hasn't been in the Cleanup Bureau for long, he has done quite a few things while following Blood-Haired Ji, learning her suspicious nature to a T. He won't let go of even the slightest doubt. Are you sure you haven't slipped up?"

"Curlew, aren't you overestimating him a bit too much?"

Looking at the Curlew-masked man, who still felt uneasy even at this stage, Snow Badger couldn't help but say with slight dissatisfaction:

"I admit he is indeed careful and cautious, even pausing the conversation to ask a few questions to confirm my identity when he saw some water mist on the mirror surface before he was willing to continue talking.

But even if he is vigilant and careful, it's impossible for him to discover everything. Even the Aquarius Branch Director's own grandniece didn't see that I, this uncle-grandfather, was a fake. How could he, an outsider who has never had contact with Balto, tell the difference?"

"..."

That is true...

After hearing Snow Badger's rhetorical question, the Curlew-masked man couldn't help but nod subconsciously, his hanging heart settling down slightly.

From the perspective of a bystander like himself, Snow Badger's performance just now was indeed perfect, and his portrayal of that Aquarius Director's temperament could be called quite outstanding.

Upon discovering that Li Ang had some doubts about him, he immediately cooperated by wiping the mirror and inadvertently told two interesting stories from the female cleaner's childhood, successfully gaining the other party's trust and temporarily dispelling his doubts.

Later, when encountering an emergency and the Cleanup Bureau headquarters had already notified the Food God's party of some information, he also timely changed the content of the conversation and incidentally recounted the situation of the three tribes back then, handling the persona perfectly... at least he didn't find any loopholes.

"Rest assured! He can't do anything anymore!"

After waiting for a while and seeing no response from the Curlew-masked man, Snow Badger couldn't help but say impatiently:

"Even if that Li Ang is truly frighteningly shrewd and manages to discover something is wrong, we have already entered the lava tunnel, and we are not far from the Earth's core. Now everything is a foregone conclusion. Even if he is clever and ruthless, it will take time for him to catch up, and by the time he does, we will have long finished everything and fled!"

"You're right."

After nodding in agreement, the Curlew-masked man, hearing that Li Ang definitely couldn't catch up, finally broke free from the influence of the Authority of Fear and regained his reason.

However, after his brain returned, he vaguely felt that something was not quite right. He couldn't help but size up the Snow Badger in front of him and asked with a slightly puzzled expression:

"Snow Badger, how did you know..."

"You two... you really made me search hard!"

A voice full of annoyance suddenly rang out from behind the two, the sky-high fury revealed in the words making the two of them shudder in unison.

No way? He actually chased after us?

After looking back in terror, the Curlew-masked man couldn't help but exclaim in shock as he saw the blue-haired old man chasing after them with a murderous look:

"Snow Badger? Didn't you use an illusion to lead him away? How can he still catch up?"

"I tried my best."

Glancing at the Aquarius Director behind them, who had his eyes closed, ears plugged, and even had two pieces of cloth stuffed in his nose, relying purely on touch to find his way, Snow Badger couldn't help but sigh, frowning deeply:

"The illusions and fake sounds I left behind could indeed briefly affect what he saw and heard, but he directly sealed off those two senses and relied purely on touch and intuition to find the way. What do you expect me to do?"

"Then we have to think of a way!"

After instinctively starting to run, Curlew couldn't help but urge anxiously while desperately rushing on his way, watching the blue-haired old man getting closer and closer behind them:

"Hurry up and use your brain! You must have a way! If he catches up, we're finished!"

"..."

To be honest, when you chose your mask, did you take the wrong one from Moon Pig? Compared to the naturally calm and sinister Curlew, you are more like a big stupid pig that only knows how to squeal!

Looking at the pig-teammate who had a mental breakdown after discovering Li Ang had arrived, dragging out so much time that the Aquarius Director caught up, Snow Badger couldn't help but sigh. He then raised his hand to wave in front of him, splitting the increasingly scorching lava tunnel under his feet into two, and then pointed to the one on the left.

"You go up! Once you go up, I'll be safe!"

"Ah... okay!"

Hearing Snow Badger's words, the Curlew-masked man, who was like a headless fly, suddenly couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He hurriedly stepped up as instructed and then asked:

"And then? What should I do then?"

"..."

"Snow Badger?"

"..."

Curlew, discovering that something was wrong, couldn't help but turn his head abruptly, and then was shocked to find that Snow Badger, who had been by his side, suddenly disappeared after swaying twice, and then appeared far ahead.

And what terrified him even more was that as Snow Badger moved away, the lava tunnel under his feet twisted slightly, and then the world turned upside down.

This new lava tunnel, which seemed to be heading deep into the Earth's core, was actually surging upwards all along. And with their mutual rush toward each other, the face of the Aquarius Director, twisted with anger, had already burned before his eyes with the fury of destroying everything.

"How dare you use an illusion to deceive me!"

Feeling some things moving away in the dark, the Aquarius Director, with his eyes tightly closed, gritted his teeth and shouted angrily into the distance:

"Don't run! I must... ouch, what the hell is this?"

(End of Chapter)