[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-the-cleanup-crew":3,"chapter-i-m-the-cleanup-crew-i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-814":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm the Cleanup Crew!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2286650,4472,"Chapter 814","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-814",814,"\u003Cp>The King of Nightmares departed in peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Red-haired Director freed her hands and followed her own hair into the Sixth Nightmare, the Scorpio Director, sensing her aura, traced the scent over as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing a two-on-one assault from two Zodiac Directors, with all escape routes swallowed by insects and his psyche shattered by Li Ang, the King of Nightmares didn’t even consider struggling—he simply bowed his neck to the blade, and the furious Red-haired Director cut him into nightmare scraps on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Edward!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After disposing of the King of Nightmares—the root cause of the disaster—by finely slicing him into mincemeat and burning him to ash to prevent quick resurrection, the Red-haired Director glared at the Scorpio Director:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You helped eliminate the nightmare brought by the King of Nightmares; I owe you for that, and I’ll repay you later—but what about the Dream-Eating Exosuit? Who’s responsible for the trouble those insects caused?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t even think about it. You owe me nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall, slender Scorpio Director raised a hand to halt her, then sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember this: we have not even a single copper wheel of debt between us. This was a pure transaction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I came here to help you—by year’s end, you will bow your head to me! This deal is guaranteed by three directors; don’t even think of reneging, you madwoman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk… knew it wouldn’t be that easy to fool…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the tall man instantly see through her subtext and leave not a single opening for evasion, the Red-haired Director let out a tsk, then quickly scanned around for a way to recover:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to remind me! My credit is still reliable… but what about those insects?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the Red-haired Director’s question, the tall man’s mouth twitched violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about those insects… I’d like to ask you that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just through ordinary dream splitting, the Dream-Eating Exosuit can breed over a hundred million in thirty hours—now it’s been thrown straight into the River of Dreams; it’ll likely spawn over a hundred million in half a day! In less than three days, their numbers will exceed the entire human population!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they only live a week before dying, those tens or hundreds of billions of Dream-Eating Exosuits can strip bare half the Dream Realm, then gnaw their way into reality, ensuring no one on Earth dreams for an entire week!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it! No wonder you personally recruited him—he’s just as insane as you when he acts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? From his expression… maybe there’s a way out? Maybe I can weasel out of the bowing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing the tall man’s expression had stiffened, the Red-haired Director narrowed her fox-like eyes, then solemnly emphasized:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just took a close look—the quality of those Dream-Eating Exosuits isn’t ordinary! The first batch that appeared clearly split after consuming part of the King of Nightmares; their rank is terrifyingly high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subsequent offspring are relatively fragile and can still be cleared from the Dream Realm—but those few hundred that fed on the King of Nightmares? No one in the entire Dream Realm except a True God can handle them. They’re already beyond stopping.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Edward, I’ll certainly acknowledge your help—but your methods this time were too extreme. The artifacts we hold have too great an impact; we can’t act without considering consequences. We must exercise some caution…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? I don’t consider consequences?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall man pointed at his own nose, then burst out laughing, infuriated by her words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Olivia, you don’t actually think I threw those Dream-Eating Exosuits up there, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“??? ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his retort, the Red-haired Director froze slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dream-Eating Exosuit was a numbered anomaly under your Scorpio Branch’s custody, brought here by you personally—so if not you, then who… oh my god! Li Ang?!?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly realizing another possibility, the Red-haired Director whirled her head toward Li Ang, who stood silently beside her, even appearing “well-behaved,” and her heart sank like ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought Edward was behind this… so we’re the real masterminds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Dream-Eating Exosuit’s threat is relatively low, causing no casualties and hiding its anomalies well, it’s still a “world-level” anomaly breach—there’s no way the Bureau won’t publicly condemn us!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I originally thought that since Edward threw the insects, your Scorpio Branch would rank last in the year-end review, and my Virgin Branch would at least be second-to-last—but we’ve barely started the year, and we’re already locked into last place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I… I…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suddenly feel… though this kid’s talent is extraordinarily strong, he doesn’t seem nearly as good as he looks…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her old rival’s expression visibly cracking, the Scorpio Director followed her gaze and glanced pityingly at Li Ang, who stood there meekly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I didn’t do it, as the one who brought the artifact here, I’m still culpable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Central Bureau conducts year-end evaluations, Olivia’s Virgin Branch will surely be last—but my Scorpio Branch won’t be much higher; we’re definitely finishing in the bottom this year… this is truly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than I can bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For talents like this—who perform brilliantly but cause cataclysmic disasters—leave him to Olivia!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m leaving!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deeply shaken by Li Ang’s level of chaos, the Scorpio Director didn’t even mention the “spoils.” He hastily packed his puppets, tokens, and slender sword into his briefcase, grabbed it, and turned to leave. After two steps, he turned back to warn:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way—remember to bow to me at year’s end! Last place! Heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… I can actually explain…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his director’s gaze grow increasingly dangerous, Li Ang, now sober, cleared his throat and forced himself to explain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You remember my ability—drink enough alcohol, and I become immune to damage? The cost is my mind slows drastically, and I lose control of my actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King of Nightmares caught me, then used the mirror crown on his head to dig out the scene I feared most, played it back for me, and threatened to make me relive that nightmare forever. I couldn’t hold back… so I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t hold back—and got our branch ranked last, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Li Ang’s exhausted expression, faintly red-rimmed eyes, clearly traumatized, the Red-haired Director sighed heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine… Li Ang really did his best this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he expanded the disaster’s scale by over thirty times, turning a national incident into a world-level one, it’s still better than letting the King of Nightmares descend and harvest fear on a global scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So his actions weren’t wrong—in fact, they were commendable. Too bad my name will be carved onto the Wall of Shame again at year’s end…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright… write all this down in your report.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagining herself bowing publicly to her mortal enemy during the year-end review while taking last place, the Red-haired Director felt a pang of sorrow, then weakly instructed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But don’t mention your ability, and don’t say you threw them on purpose. Instead, write that the situation was dire—the King of Nightmares was about to break free, and you acted out of necessity to protect the capital’s civilians.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, say you didn’t understand the Dream-Eating Exosuit’s effects, and Edward never explained them clearly, causing you to misjudge under pressure. Hmm… in short, drag him into it as much as possible…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, by the way—what about this Snow Woman? Aren’t you going to kill her too?\u003C\u002Fp>",1217,"2026-06-20T03:18:35.371Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5f92551e69c6fe940b635b39d7e35c9c99bb55ff22228e4f0069ed14aa970428","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-815","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-813",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-cleanup-crew-cover.jpg"]