Chapter 787: A Makeshift Team

The descent of the King of Nightmares is already inevitable?

After hearing the red-haired Director's judgment, Li Ang's eyes widened instantly.

That's right. The intelligence regarding the locations of the Nightmare-Worshipping Black Sect strongholds was delivered by Director Aquarius. The possibility of him tampering with it cannot be said to be very high; it can only be said to be one hundred percent!

He remembered Senior Auntie Auntie Ai Ma once telling him that when the Abyss of Fallen Souls overlaps with reality, the connection between body and soul will be weakened, and Dream World creatures and related abilities will be greatly enhanced, while the King of Nightmares will take the opportunity to try to invade reality.

If the King of Nightmares truly succeeds in descending, ordinary people affected by it will not die directly, but they will be plagued by nightmares for the rest of their lives. And cleaners like himself will very likely be forcibly captured by it and brought into the Dream World, transformed into Dream World creatures under its control, and permanently enslaved.

"Director! Hurry and ask the headquarters for reinforcements!"

Realizing what would happen within three days, Li Ang said anxiously:

"Senior Auntie Auntie Ai Ma told me that the King of Nightmares has no physical form and can travel freely in dreams. It's not the type you are good at dealing with. So can we ask a Director who is good at dealing with it, or another branch director to help?"

"I am already asking for reinforcements, but it's highly likely we won't make it in time."

Pointing to the cabinet next to the desk and letting Li Ang see the 【Celestial Sphere Mirror】 flickering slightly inside, the red-haired Director rubbed her temples and said:

"The King of Nightmares' Li Ang Value is about 63, while the directors of non-Zodiac branches only have a Li Ang Value of about 50-59, and can only exert a level of 60 under the blessing of the Star Palace.

Although it doesn't look like much of a difference, you know that a Li Ang Value of 60 is the dividing line between humans and gods. Facing the King of Nightmares, which has been strengthened by the Abyss of Fallen Souls, even if the small branch directors come, they probably won't be able to help."

"Then... what about the directors of other Zodiac branches?"

"If they could come, they could help. If two or more could come, they might even be able to try to kill the King of Nightmares. But they can't come..."

The red-haired Director sighed:

"Headquarters is currently in a state of self-isolation. Except for the three Directors, everyone else's means of moving via the Star Palace have been temporarily sealed. The only ones who could rush over within two days should be the people from the Leo Branch and the Scorpio Branch.

Among them, the Director of the Scorpio Branch and I have a grudge, so it's unlikely he would put down what he's doing to rush over and help immediately. And Beverly from the Leo Branch, although she has a good relationship with me, the reward she asked from headquarters last time you exposed Aquarius's conspiracy was to eat desserts in the God Kingdom of the God of Sweets for a month. She isn't even in this world right now, so how could she possibly rush over?"

"Then..."

"I am asking the Directors about that."

Pointing to the two fish-shaped emblems swimming around a sphere at the top of the 【Celestial Sphere Mirror】, the red-haired Director said:

"Director Pisces is very skilled in dreams and souls. If he is willing to take action, the two of us could go directly deep into the Abyss of Fallen Souls and forcibly block the King of Nightmares in the Dream World. But I guess he should be..."

"Buzz..."

As if to echo the red-haired Director's words, the Pisces emblem swimming above the 【Celestial Sphere Mirror】 stabilized, and a little girl with a pleasantly surprised face appeared in the mirror.

"Olivia~ Are you coming to play with me?"

"He is currently in a state where he cannot take action."

After finishing the second half of the sentence, in Li Ang's somewhat stunned state, the red-haired Director scratched her messy hair and said helplessly:

"Play later, Your Excellency Pisces. I have other things to be busy with now... Are Your Excellencies Taurus and Sagittarius next to you?"

"Alright then..."

After the invitation was rejected by the red-haired Director, the disappointed little girl pouted, but still nodded obediently, stepped on a pair of squeaking children's shoes, and ran away from the mirror.

"I'll go call them for you!" "Thank you."

"..."

"The child who just called is Mimi, she counts as one-quarter of Director Pisces."

After the little girl disappeared to the other side of the 【Celestial Sphere Mirror】, the red-haired Director turned her head and explained to the surprised Li Ang:

"Director Pisces's situation is quite special. His soul was divided into four parts—male, female, old, and young—by an anomalous object. They are a six- or seven-year-old girl, a twenty-three- or twenty-four-year-old young man, a forty-five- or forty-six-year-old middle-aged woman, and an eighty-something-year-old elder.

And his body is controlled in turns by these four souls—two men and two women—from young to old. Although the four souls, which originate from the same source, have all been recognized by the Pisces Star Palace, the only one among them who truly has the level of a Director is that eighty-something-year-old elder."

"..."

That means Director Pisces only has Director-level combat power one-quarter of the time?

Looking at the pink little rocking horse chair placed in front of the mirror after the six-year-old Director Pisces left, Li Ang, who couldn't hold it together, couldn't help but ask:

"With so many anomalous objects at headquarters, is there no way to swap the eighty-year-old Director Pisces out in advance?"

"It can't be swapped out."

The red-haired Director shook her head:

"About twenty or thirty years ago, Director Aquarius, who hadn't rebelled yet, once teamed up with Director Taurus to create an anomalous object targeting the soul, wanting to solve the problem of Director Pisces's soul division.

But even after gathering two secret arts, they still didn't succeed in the end. They only fixed Director Pisces's originally disordered soul appearance, turning it into a rotation from young to old.

And that eighty-something-year-old Director Pisces just came out when you went to headquarters to expose Aquarius's conspiracy. Next, it has to rotate from old to young again before it will be his turn to appear... I guess it will take more than a month."

Wait another month... By then, the opportunity would have been missed eight times over!

After gaining a deeper understanding of the fact that the Cleaning Bureau is an unreliable makeshift team, Li Ang was about to ask again when he heard hurried footsteps coming from the other side of the Celestial Sphere Mirror. The six-year-old Pisces, who had just run away, ran back excitedly, pulling one person with each hand.

"Olivia! I brought them back for you! Next time you come..."

"Next time she comes, I will definitely have her bring you more interesting toys."

After interrupting her, Director Taurus, whose expression was slightly haggard, gently touched the little girl's head and said warmly:

"Mimi, we still have things to discuss. You go play over there first, okay?"

"Oh..."

Seeming to notice that the expressions of Director Taurus and the red-haired Director were not quite right, the little girl blinked, pouted, and responded, then ran away in her squeaking little shoes. Director Taurus then took her place and sat opposite the 【Celestial Sphere Mirror】.

"Olivia, I happen to have something to tell you."

Before the red-haired Director could reveal the news that Director Aquarius was still alive, Director Taurus, with a serious expression, spoke first, sighing with anxiety in her eyes:

"The Watchtower... might be in trouble."

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 788 =====