Chapter 789: Dispute and Decision

"I'm afraid not..."

Hearing the request made by Director Taurus, the square-faced middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, then refused with a furrowed brow:

"Even if headquarters is closed, it cannot be guaranteed to be absolutely safe. And you are about to ascend; you cannot be disturbed. I cannot leave now!"

"It should be fine, it's only for less than a week."

Director Taurus thought for a while, then persuaded again:

"The location of headquarters is very safe. Ordinary people cannot come up. And there are two Directors, me and Mimi. Even if we are targeted by a large number of True Gods together, holding out until you return to support us is no problem."

"This... still no. You understand the importance of the Watchtower. We simply can't afford to gamble."

The square-faced middle-aged man was slightly moved, but still shook his head:

"Your ability in combat is not outstanding, and the soul of the true Director Pisces is asleep. Mimi's mentality is only about six years old. Except for being able to normally unfold the Star Palace, she simply cannot exert the effect of the Pisces secret art."

"If I leave headquarters and leave you two alone, once any unexpected situation occurs, then everything will be over. I cannot take this risk!"

"But Olivia's side is also very urgent!"

Director Taurus closed her collar, her face full of worry:

"Her ability is strong, but she really doesn't have any advantage against the King of Nightmares. Even if she takes the risk to actively go deep into the Abyss of Fallen Souls, she won't be able to catch the King of Nightmares, which can travel freely in the dreams of living beings."

"If we just leave it alone, once the King of Nightmares successfully descends, even if we can help remotely and call on one-quarter of the sun to burn the Dream World to reduce the harm caused by the King of Nightmares, millions of people will still be affected!"

"Although the scope of influence is large, those people will only have nightmares for a lifetime, they won't die!"

Director Sagittarius insisted:

"After this attack, we can set the effect of the 【Illusion Can】 higher. In this way, even if the affected people have nightmares, they will immediately forget them after waking up, and the impact on their lifespan and soul can be reduced to the minimum!"

"That will still have an impact!"

Director Taurus said anxiously:

"When these people tormented by nightmares get old, their souls will leave their bodies earlier than normal people. Many years before they truly die, they will begin to lose their memories one after another, or even directly become empty shells without souls!"

"And what about the cleaners of the Virgin Branch? After the King of Nightmares descends, it will definitely search for their souls first! Those little guys are still on missions, if..."

"The people of the Virgin Branch can be withdrawn in advance!"

Director Sagittarius's face tightened, and he said stubbornly:

"Haven't they all been sent out? Now let the people of the Scorpio Branch and the Leo Branch move out, find them according to the address, and notify them to withdraw from the Kingdom within three days!

The King of Nightmares has always been cautious and will never easily leave the Abyss of Fallen Souls. As long as the cleaners of the Virgin Branch withdraw fast enough, there is a high probability that they can escape, and even return after the Abyss of Fallen Souls leaves. Everything will not change..."

"How can there be no change?"

Facing the repeated refusal of the square-faced middle-aged man, Director Taurus, who had always had a good temper, rarely got angry. Her gentle face overflowed with white light, no longer the gentle and kind appearance from before. A strong blood color spread from her cheekbones to her eyebrows.

"Andrew! That's millions of people! And the Cleaning Bureau's job is to protect..."

"The Cleaning Bureau's job is to ensure the survival of humanity. Under the premise of ensuring this, it is the turn to protect ordinary people from being affected!"

Facing Director Taurus's anger, the square-faced middle-aged man frowned, his gaze meeting hers without flinching, and he said resolutely:

"Since Aquarius can cooperate with the King of Nightmares to repair his soul, it is not impossible for him to cooperate with others. Once something goes wrong on your side, it won't just be those millions of people who are affected. So I will absolutely not leave!"

"But it's only for a week! I can..." "Facing an opponent who can peer into the future and has more than one time-based anomalous object, don't talk about a week, even a one-minute loophole cannot be given!"

"Two, please stop arguing."

Facing the dispute between the two current Directors, the red-haired Director finally found a chance to interject.

After looking at the stubborn square-faced middle-aged man, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, knowing that she probably wouldn't be able to move him no matter what, so she took the initiative to say:

"Your Excellency Taurus, let's follow Director Sagittarius's proposal first... Please help me contact people from other branches around, find Emma and the others as soon as possible, and let them withdraw from the Kingdom in advance."

"Olivia?! How can you..."

"Your Excellency Taurus, please listen to me first."

After interrupting Director Taurus, the red-haired Director looked at the square-faced middle-aged man in the 【Celestial Sphere Mirror】 and said calmly:

"Director Sagittarius's words are not unreasonable. Aquarius wanting to repair his soul by relying on the King of Nightmares' power is just my personal guess. Maybe his real purpose is to lure Director Sagittarius out of headquarters.

After all, the anomalous object that helps Mimi stabilize her soul was made by him and you back then. Aquarius is also very clear about the rules of Director Pisces's four souls alternating.

In the case that Aquarius knows that headquarters is actually very empty, we cannot rule out the possibility that he is preparing to take advantage of the situation to attack headquarters. We should indeed be extra careful."

Seeing that the red-haired Director also admitted that this was possible, Director Taurus paused, then frowned and asked:

"Then what about your side? Are you really going to leave the King of Nightmares alone?"

"That's naturally not possible either."

The red-haired Director shook her head:

"Although it is difficult, the things that should be done still need to be done... Please prepare with the two Directors, Pisces and Sagittarius. Before and after the Abyss of Fallen Souls descends, mobilize the three Zodiac Star Palaces to burn the Dream World in advance to reduce the pressure on our side."

When she said this, she hesitated slightly, but still took a deep breath and requested:

"In addition, please help me contact the Director of the Scorpio Branch. With the identities of the three of you, forcibly order him to come over and help immediately. On my side... if he can come to help, when the annual review comes at the end of this year, I can kneel and apologize to him in front of everyone at headquarters!"

"Olivia..."

Looking at the red-haired Director with clenched fists, Director Taurus's lips moved slightly, then she sighed and said:

"I will talk to him. You have really been wronged this time."

It is indeed a grievance... but being wronged is better than large-scale deaths. At least the heart will feel better.

The red-haired Director smiled when she heard this and didn't speak. The square-faced middle-aged man on the other side of the Celestial Sphere Mirror looked at her, hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his finger and drew a Sagittarius emblem of an archer holding a bow on the mirror surface of the Celestial Sphere Mirror with his fingernail.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 790 =====