I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1050 - 967: The Only Chance

"Let me take care. What about you?"

After hearing the red-haired director’s words, Leon didn’t respond immediately and couldn’t help but look up at her.

The director hadn’t actually finished her words earlier. She only mentioned how to deceive the Slaughter King Association and how to bring back the [Justice] bloodline to restore the Watcher’s Palace, but she didn’t mention her own ending... or perhaps there was no need to mention it.

Recalling some intelligence about the Source God Platform, a trace of helplessness appeared in Leon’s eyes.

The Source God Platform where the director was headed was the ’base camp’ of all external gods and the only channel to become a True God. The reason human beings in the present world cannot ascend to godhood is that ascending requires entering the deepest part of the Source God Platform and imprinting one’s will on the corresponding authority.

The relationship between the Source God Platform and True Gods is like a plate filled with fruits. When a new "fruit" wants to join this plate, all the True Gods will be alarmed, and the Cleaners and the True God born from humans will inevitably be attacked by all external gods.

And the only things that can take effect in the deepest part of the Source God Platform are laws and world principles; abnormalities cannot be taken there. So even the third-generation director, who was as strong as a ghost in life and could mercilessly beat more than one pillar god, did not dare to enter the deepest part of the Source God Platform.

As for the director... the result of her going to imprint the authority could only be one: she would be discovered by countless True Gods and, because of her identity as a human Cleaner, would be utterly obliterated, with no chance even to go to the endpoint of death...

"Have you thought of other ways?"

"..."

Seeing Leon’s expression as though he wanted to speak but stopped, the red-haired director couldn’t help but smile. Then she took the initiative to say: 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"I already said, this isn’t a problem solvable by being smarter or stronger; there is no other way. It’s the only answer.

The Slaughter King Association wouldn’t allow the Ophiuchus Director to ascend if the Watcher’s Palace isn’t weakened, and the citizens of East Carleighwen Kingdom cannot be revived, so I must become the last [Justice] bloodline and take this bloodline into the Source God Platform to deceive the Slaughter King Association.

If I don’t imprint myself in the Source God Platform, I wouldn’t be able to return my [Justice] bloodline by crossing the connection between the Source God Platform and the present world, let alone restore the Watcher’s Palace to its current state.

Leon, I’m very sure this is an insoluble deadlock, and the only solution is my life... and I’m happy to do it."

"..."

"Little Leon~ your expression looks so terrible... could it be that you can’t bear to part with me?"

After completely revealing her plan to Leon, the red-haired director seemed to feel relieved subconsciously and returned to her original demeanor.

She feigned panic by shielding her chest and pulling her chair back, then raised a hand in a "prohibited" gesture, blinked her charming foxy eyes, and said with a smiling face:

"Office romances are not allowed, you know. They are strictly prohibited in our department, and falling for the director is even more of a no-go~"

"..."

"Besides, even if you had ulterior motives, it’s already too late."

Glancing at the ring on Leon’s finger, the red-haired director sighed dramatically, then blinked her serene eyes and joked cheerfully:

"I may lack some morals, but I’m also not inclined to make a move on a married man... especially the kind who’s fought over whether alive or dead, with even his after-death ownership pre-determined. I definitely don’t want Emma targeting me one day..."

"I am, though."

"?"

"I mean, I do find it a bit hard to part!"

Looking at the slightly dazed red-haired director, Leon felt a heaviness in his heart, took a deep breath, then turned his gaze away and said softly:

"You have quite a few annoying habits, and at times you’re rather unpleasant, but you’re actually a nice person... I don’t want this to be your final outcome."

"..."

Seeing Leon, who usually retorts without hesitation, open up his heart for once instead, the red-haired director fell silent for a moment, turned her head away to rub her eyes, and then softly said with a hint of sentiment:

"Ah, you really are... really..."

"..."

"Rather adorable~"

What the hell?!

Facing the director determined to head to her death, Leon, who had rarely spoken heartfelt words, received a ’adorable’ in response, almost causing his Heart Lake to be pierced through.

As the red-haired director across from him looked at him not pretending to rub her eyes any longer but instead smilingly, Leon took a few deep breaths to suppress his urge to rebuke her, then asked with a grim face:

"Can’t you wait a little longer?"

"Wait?"

The red-haired director blinked upon hearing the words.

"Wait for what?"

"Wait for me to continue getting stronger!"

In the red-haired director’s surprised expression, Leon hesitated briefly, then gazed into her eyes and seriously said:

"The hardest part of this is that the True Gods control the Source God Platform. As long as the Slaughter King Association disagrees, the Ophiuchus Director cannot ascend, which means the citizens of East Carleighwen Kingdom cannot be revived.

And I’m not yet twenty years old this year, leaving over a hundred years to keep getting stronger. Once I reach the level of the third-generation director, so strong that even True Gods are afraid, I can completely force them to agree to let the Ophiuchus Director ascend!"

"How can you..."

"You know I don’t like bragging. Since I’ve said it, I have a considerable degree of confidence."

Looking at the red-haired director with her beautiful eyes blinking and a surprised expression, Leon couldn’t help but take a deep breath, then continued earnestly persuading:

"I can’t guarantee I’ll achieve all these, but your plan isn’t one hundred percent successful either, right? So instead of you going to the Source God Platform to die, using your life to exchange for this uncertain outcome, wouldn’t it be better for me to take the risk!"

"..."

Confronted by Leon’s dark, bright eyes as though fires were dancing inside, the red-haired director’s lips trembled slightly; after a moment of silence, she pursed her lips again and shook her head with an apologetic look in her eyes.

"I’m sorry."

"..."

Looking at Leon in front of her, whose lips were also tightly pursed and whose disappointment was evident, the red-haired director’s eyes softened as she gently said:

"It’s not that I don’t believe you, but this can’t wait any longer."

Can’t wait?

Greatly disappointed, Leon pondered for a moment, then frowned and said:

"Ophiuchus Director? Is he under the jurisdiction of the Slaughter King Association?"

"Yes."

After nodding slightly, the red-haired director softly said:

"Ophiuchus Director may not be very smart, but his strength is beyond doubt. To prevent him from being uncontrollable, the Slaughter King Association took away his name in advance when they revived him and made an agreement with the [Law Book].

If he doesn’t act according to the Slaughter King Association’s requirements this time, severing the Western Carlay Wen Kingdom’s bloodline to weaken the Watcher’s Palace, the white snake of the Slaughter King Association will use Ophiuchus Director’s name to completely kill him.

So it’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just that this is already the only chance."