Chapter 786: Purpose and Reason

Camus is half of Director Aquarius?

The red-haired Director hesitated slightly upon hearing this, still feeling that the answer was somewhat absurd, but out of trust in Li Ang, she continued to think along these lines.

Indeed, according to the Bureau's past records of using the 【Instruction List】, if the scope wasn't specifically emphasized, it could indeed only lock onto one target.

So if the two souls split from Director Aquarius were sufficiently different, and the split had been completed many years before the 【Instruction List】 took effect, it was indeed possible to evade the 【Instruction List】's effect.

But the soul is not like flesh and blood; once it's gone, it's gone. If it's slightly damaged, it can heal itself, but this kind of thorough division is almost impossible to restore.

And she had seen with her own eyes that the strongest part, the "Evil Soul," had entered the depths of the Dead World. Even if the remaining half of Director Aquarius could still maintain the status of a True God, his own strength would plummet.

According to common reasoning, his remaining Li Ang Value was estimated to be only around 30, at most not exceeding 40. The Li Ang Value of an ordinary Level 1 cleaner is roughly between 30-50, so the current Director Aquarius is considered weak even among Level 1 cleaners.

As for her own strength, she is among the best among the Directors of the Zodiac Branches. When the Star Palace blessing is activated, her own Li Ang Value can even briefly exceed 70, almost double his.

Such a huge gap cannot be bridged by small tricks, not to mention she also has the blessing of the No. 013 【Slaughtering Blood Hair】. Where did Aquarius get the confidence to cause trouble under her nose?

"Li Ang, I always feel like something is not quite right."

After thinking for a long time without understanding where Director Aquarius's confidence came from, the red-haired Director frowned:

"This time he paid the price of most of his soul to barely muddle through and temporarily avoid the Bureau's sanctions. Logically speaking, he should have laid low for a period of time."

"But not only did he not hide, he actually risked being killed by me to collect a large amount of dreams in the capital. Even after meeting you, he didn't cover it up at all, claiming he would do something within three days. This makes me feel very strange."

After taking a sip of cold tea, the red-haired Director subconsciously tapped her fingertips on the table, continuing with a furrowed brow:

"Three nights from now is the time when the Abyss of Fallen Souls and reality completely overlap. By saying this, he is equivalent to telling us the specific time of action. But given his current situation, he simply cannot be my opponent. Where did he get the confidence to provoke me?"

"Also, according to my understanding of him, Aquarius is a person with a very strong sense of purpose and almost never does meaningless things."

"And whether it's the capital or our branch, there doesn't seem to be anything worth him coveting. He can't open the most valuable 【Twelve Ant Nests】, and he can't snatch my 【Slaughtering Blood Hair】. So what exactly does he want?"

What exactly does Aquarius want...

After listening to the red-haired Director's analysis, Li Ang's brow also furrowed.

If one were to talk about Director Aquarius's greatest obsession, it would naturally be replacing Director Taurus to enter the Watchtower, but this path has been basically blocked.

Those six anomalous objects used to usurp the identity of the "Ascender" are still in the hands of himself and the rebels; he simply can't gather them all. And the target, Director Taurus, is self-isolating at headquarters, not giving him any chance to contact her.

Even if he found some way to gather things with similar effects and really mixed into the closed headquarters, he couldn't be the opponent of three Directors. He would probably be killed as soon as he broke in.

If he wants to continue to complete that greatest obsession, he should first find a way to restore his strength, at least to the level of a small branch director, to... Wait! Restore strength? Vaguely, he seemed to have grasped a thread of logic. After pondering for a moment, Li Ang reminded her somewhat uncertainly:

"Director, I think we might as well change our direction of thinking. Instead of continuing to consider what Aquarius wants to do in the capital, we might as well first consider what he 'needs' most right now."

What does Aquarius need most?

Hearing Li Ang's words, the red-haired Director's eyes narrowed slightly.

That's right. No matter what Director Aquarius ultimately wants, what he needs most right now is to make up for the strength that fell to the bottom because he lost most of his soul.

Only by raising his strength back to a level similar to Director Taurus can he possibly replace Director Taurus and ascend to the Watchtower by means such as seizing her body.

And speaking of ways to make up for his soul injuries and return him to his peak... The Abyss of Fallen Souls! The King of Nightmares!!!

After figuring out the most critical point with Li Ang's reminder, the red-haired Director couldn't help but gasp.

Injuries caused by soul defects are unsolvable in most cases, but just as the rules of the Dead World do not recognize the body, the rules of the Dream World do not recognize the existence of the soul.

The foundation of the Dream World is memory and fantasy, so as long as a person's memory is complete and their thinking ability is normal, then even if Director Aquarius's soul is fragmented, the Dream World will still recognize him as a "complete" person.

And if the King of Nightmares successfully descends and is willing to help, it can completely allow parts of the dream and reality to be permanently exchanged!

At that time, it would only be necessary to create a "complete" Director Aquarius in the Dream World, then let the real Director Aquarius fall into a deep sleep, and have the King of Nightmares take action to permanently exchange the two.

Then, the soul-defective Director Aquarius would directly turn into a fake "nightmare" under the influence of the Dream World rules, and the complete Director Aquarius in the dream would wake up in the real world!

As for why the King of Nightmares would help Director Aquarius... That document, which claimed to be from the Watchtower and recorded the locations of thirty-five strongholds of the Nightmare-Worshipping Black Sect to prevent the descent of the Abyss of Fallen Souls and the King of Nightmares, was delivered by Director Aquarius himself!

It's too late...

After taking a deep breath, the red-haired Director leaned back in her chair, lowered her head, and sighed:

"No wonder Aquarius wasn't afraid of me knowing he was still alive. It's been more than two days since Emma and the others left. It's too late to discover this now..."

What's too late?

Hearing the red-haired Director's sigh, Li Ang was slightly startled, then hurriedly asked what had happened.

The red-haired Director rubbed her temples and said concisely:

"If I'm not mistaken, Director Aquarius should be cooperating with the King of Nightmares. Most of that document he sent earlier is problematic. What is marked on it is probably not the location of the Nightmare-Worshipping Black Sect strongholds. The descent of the King of Nightmares is probably already inevitable."

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