Chapter 945: 543 Opening the Skull

What?!

Upon hearing Leon's words, the three cleaners couldn't help but be stunned in unison.

Why be prepared to face Director Edward? Could it be...

"You think Director Edward has been controlled?!"

The female cleaner Mona spoke first, asking with a face full of shock:

"Why would you think that? Did that person just now give you a hint?"

"It didn't give me any hint, but this possibility is very high."

Leon frowned and said:

"Director Edward has already crossed the boundary between human and god; even if his physical body is destroyed, he won't die immediately. And when I went to the Dead World to fish you out, I indeed didn't see his soul, so he should have been captured just like Nicole.

And in the situation of losing the direct legion and the Gemini Branch cleaners, that No. 0 Atifi still concluded that Prince Andre's winning odds were higher. Plus, from beginning to end, it didn't mention Director Edward's situation at all, seemingly deliberately avoiding something.

Then I can only suspect that the controlled Director Edward is the reason for Prince Andre's seventy percent winning odds."

"..."

Indeed... if it's like this, it makes sense.

After looking at each other for a while, the three Scorpio Branch cleaners couldn't help but have a touch of despair well up in their hearts simultaneously.

No one knew better than them just how strong Director Edward's strength was.

After absorbing most of the soul power of the three of them, although the level Leon displayed was also very astonishing, compared to Director Edward, he was still far behind.

Not to mention anything else, just the existence of the "boundary between human and god" was already an insurmountable chasm.

Don't look at the fact that 59 points of Leon Value and 60 points of Leon Value only differ by one point, but just like 1°C water is water, while 0°C water has already started to freeze, this 1 point of Contamination Value difference is the beginning of a qualitative change.

Once a cleaner's power reaches the standard and successfully crosses the boundary between human and god, their own "density," or rather "presence," will undergo a earth-shaking change, becoming increasingly difficult to be "shaken."

Just like a breeze can ripple the surface of a lake, but even a level-ten gale can only roll up the ice and smash it, but cannot make the ice surface ripple. After a cleaner "freezes," anomalous objects whose own status is not high enough will find it hard to "blow" them again.

And although Leon's strength is astonishing, facing Director Edward who has already "frozen," those very powerful anomalous objects of his, even if they can still take effect, will definitely be greatly discounted.

If Prince Andre can really completely control Director Edward and can exert his full level, let alone thirty percent winning odds, I'm afraid there isn't even 0.001 percent winning odds!

"Three seniors, don't be discouraged; we are not necessarily going to lose."

Leon, who had personally experienced the boundary between human and god, naturally wouldn't be unaware of the difference behind this 1 point of Contamination Value. But after feeling the despair welling up in the souls of the three cleaners, he still spoke to cheer them up:

"If they could really completely control Director Edward and let him exert his full strength, then that No. 0 Atifi just now wouldn't have come over to greet us. So this control method must be imperfect.

If I were to guess, they either cannot perfectly reproduce Director Edward's strength, or when Director Edward exerts his full strength, he might break free from their control. There is an 'output' upper limit that is not too high; he might not be too much stronger than us."

Is the control possibly not perfect?

Hearing Leon's analysis, the three cleaners couldn't help but settle down slightly. The female cleaner with the best mental quality pondered for a while, then clenched her fists and took the initiative to say:

"Right! When we were attacked before, Director Edward's body was also destroyed by half. And for a physical body of his level, wanting to repair it will definitely not be easy. Director Edward's strength will definitely be discounted!"

"And the soul should also have problems."

Recalling those cleaners who were cut into pieces by Leon, Franky tugged at his beard and said thoughtfully:

"Just now when Leon was fighting those Gemini Branch cleaners, I took the opportunity to observe their souls. I felt their souls seemed a bit stiff. Every time they reacted, they would first lag slightly.

If their method of controlling Director Edward is the same as controlling these Gemini Branch cleaners, then that situation might also appear at that time."

"Now that you mention it, I also feel something is wrong."

Hearing Franky's words, Ruben also poked his head out and analyzed:

"Besides the soul, their fighting style is also a bit awkward. I feel those Gemini Branch cleaners are always 'by the book' when they make a move, and their degree of development of their own anomalous objects is also very strange.

To give an example, if it were me using those anomalous objects to attack Leon, after hitting once and finding it ineffective, I wouldn't use full strength later, saving my own physical strength, and then try to attack the ground under his feet, forcing him to change positions or something.

But those Gemini Branch cleaners seem not to care about consumption at all, nor do they consider flexibility. Every time, they attack with full strength without reservation, fighting without any strategy. This might also be a flaw that can be utilized."

Physical damage, soul lag, stiff fighting style?

After noting down the flaws that might exist in the controlled Scorpio Director analyzed by the three, Leon, who was advancing toward the depths of the palace, couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of his mouth.

Although upon learning that the situation was bad and they might very well be enemies with the controlled Scorpio Director, the three seniors indeed wavered for a while. But as soon as they heard there was still a chance, they immediately calmed down, started racking their brains to analyze the situation, and desperately looked for possible turning points.

Regarding this, one could only say that as elites of the Scorpio Branch, the three seniors were top-notch in both mental quality and professional skills.

And considering they knew the Scorpio Director very well, as long as they could stabilize their mindset and provide as much information about the Scorpio Director as possible, he might not necessarily be unable to wrestle with Edward!

Carrying the boldness to prepare for a desperate fight, Leon, amidst the chattering analysis of the three cleaners, walked through the transparent glass walkway of the Kroke Wang Gong, quickly bypassed the clock-shaped circular corridor, and arrived at the back of the hall, outside the door of the main hall that Feiliya called the "Fresh-Keeping Hall."

This process, although painful, was accompanied by irregular memory loss, as well as intermittent physical incoordination and other costs. The sequelae could last until the age of thirty or forty, or even directly accompany them for a lifetime, but it could indeed let both children survive.

"Everyone, calling you here today is to discuss a major event concerning the future of the kingdom."

Pushing the door in with some curiosity, after seeing the source of the voice clearly, Leon's pupils couldn't help but shrink fiercely.

On the throne in the center of the "Fresh-Keeping Hall," the middle-aged man who was speaking had his forehead cut horizontally, the upper half of his skull above his eyebrows flipped backward, and where his brain should have been was empty.

And the middle-aged man, whose facial features looked somewhat familiar and quite similar to Andre, seemed completely unaware of his own open skull, still speaking expressionlessly:

"According to Atifi's testing, my daughter Feiliya's brain has ten times the talent of hers, so it is suggested that I take out her brain and make it into a new core... What do you think?" ===== CHAPTER 946 =====