I! Cleaner!-Chapter 359 - 0305 Fatal Rooster Cry_1

"Of course, it’s to take you down, what else could it be for?"

Leon glanced toward the Emerald Jungle in front of the Snake Spirit, guessing that Senior Emma was trapped there. He tried hard to restrain the malice within his soul and bowed slightly, saying submissively,

"Master Snake Spirit, it seems a Cleaner has infiltrated the gathering and is making large purchases with a suspicious amount of currency. I’m worried he might be up to something, so I thought I’d come to the Dreamrealm to report to you."

Having provided intelligence that was both true and false, as per his agreement with Senior Tom, Leon tried to open the system panel, noticing that the Holy Spirit Badge had shed its silver glow and was now shining with golden light.

[After collaborating with Level One Cleaner Tom Raines from the Virgin Branch, you have successfully assassinated the Bishop of the Scales Gold Sect and have been promoted to one of the bishops of the Wealth-Consuming Lineage, thanks to the status granted by the Snake Spirit.

Having met the advancement conditions, your Silver-Level Badge "Practitioner" has successfully advanced to the Gold-Level Badge "Deputy."]

[Deputy (Gold): The highest-ranking clergy acting on behalf of God, whose understanding of doctrine is extremely profound and can rely on force to expel heretics, equivalent in status to bishops in most sects.]

[Wearing effect: When in contact with "sacred" labeled Anomalous Objects, as a Deputy, you gain direct authority to use them, greatly enhancing their effects and reducing the cost of use.]

[Advancement Route: Once your Contamination Value reaches 60 points and you have acquired a True God’s Power, this badge will automatically advance to a Heterochromatic Badge "God of Order."

If you haven’t gained power through enlightenment but have defeated a True God and forcibly taken their power, this badge will automatically advance to a Heterochromatic Badge "Evil God of Chaos."

Since you did not obtain the Deputy status through orthodox routes, a corresponding special advancement route has been provided. If, without your Contamination Value reaching 60 points and not mastering any powers, you prematurely slay a True God, this badge will automatically advance to a Hidden Heterochromatic Badge "God Slayer."]

[Hidden Trait (does not require wearing): As the highest-ranking clergy acting on behalf of God, your piety and determination purify your soul immensely, naturally earning you the favor of orderly beings.]

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*Someone from the Purification Bureau has infiltrated?*

After hearing his "bishop’s" report, the Snake Spirit, as large as a statue, couldn’t help but tremble slightly, hurriedly asking,

"Is that suspected Cleaner a man or a woman? What color is the hair? Is it red?"

"..."

*Is this Snake Spirit not very bright? If it were some red-haired woman who came, would she really need to ’blend in’? She would probably charge right in!*

"No, it’s a man who came, and his hair isn’t red."

Leon shook his head slightly and answered as truthfully as possible,

"The man always seemed sleepy, not very spirited, seemed unlikely to be dangerous."

"Not dangerous? If he’s not dangerous, there aren’t many dangerous people in the entire Purification Bureau!"

Hearing the overly foolish judgment from his bishop, the Snake Spirit glanced at the little snake disdainfully and said with a sneer,

"If I’m not mistaken, the man you claim isn’t dangerous should be the Dice Emperor from the Virgin Branch of the Purification Bureau, with a record of expelling a True God all by himself, and his methods are extremely elusive, impossible to defend against!

The Virgin Branch of the Purification Bureau has so few people yet still maintains a position within The Twelve Zodiac Divisions. Besides that red-haired woman, it’s all thanks to him and the woman held captive in the Emerald Jungle.

These two Level One Cleaners are elite among elites, their skills rivaling the chiefs of the Non-Zodiac Branch of the Purification Bureau. If that ’not dangerous’ man genuinely wants to deal with you, someone like you wouldn’t even know how you died!"

After ridiculing Leon’s foolish judgment, the black-and-white-spotted giant Snake Spirit pondered for a moment and squinted its eyes slightly, asking,

"What’s the Dice Emperor been up to? Just buying things on the outskirts of the gathering?"

"He did buy a lot of things."

Leon’s eyes flickered, then he said somewhat painfully,

"Master Snake Spirit, that man somehow seems to have an inexhaustible amount of money, buying up nearly half the street. Shouldn’t we think of a way to stop him?"

"Let him be."

Hearing this, the Snake Spirit also looked pained, but still shrugged its tail, eyes full of helplessness, and said,

"This guy might be here to pick up bargains. He managed to infiltrate the Saio Kingdom gathering before and bought a heap of things with money from who knows where. This time... well... let me think."

Looking back at the tens of miles of Emerald Jungle in front, and the continuous bursts of blood light within it, the Snake Spirit hesitated slightly before musing aloud,

"The person sent by the Aquarius Director of the Purification Bureau said the red-haired woman from the Virgin Branch definitely wouldn’t come to cause me trouble. It seems he wasn’t lying.

But the specific situation is hard to say. If the Dice Emperor isn’t here to pick up bargains but is here for the trapped woman, that could be trouble... Oh, how’s the secret shrine doing?" freewebnσvel.cøm

"Everything at the secret shrine is normal."

Leon, having switched to the [Master Performer] badge beforehand, calmly lied,

"Upon hearing the opportunity to visit your True Form, the followers are frantically competing for those three spots. The final candidates were already decided before I came to report to you, and their offerings have all been piled up in the secret shrine."

"I see..."

The Snake Spirit hesitated for a moment before sighing,

"You should head back first. I still don’t know what the Dice Emperor is really here for, and to be safe, I can’t leave. Go refund the offerings and tell them the visit is canceled."

"This..."

"What do you mean ’this’?"

Sighing in frustration, the Snake Spirit glared angrily and said,

"Do you think I don’t want the offerings? But right now, the most important thing is to deal with the trapped Level One Cleaner!

Once her Undying Body is worn down, my power will be almost depleted, and if that damned man has any bad intentions, I might not be his match!

Stop dawdling and get to work!"

"Alright, I’ll head back right away!"

Giving the Snake Spirit a reluctant glance, knowing any further persistence might expose him, the unsuccessful Leon had to bow and retreat, loosening the coil on the statue and disappearing from the Snake Spirit’s tail.

And as his soul "disconnected," the Snake Spirit, who was showing a face of pained loss a moment ago, suddenly turned grim.

...

*To actually refund the offerings... he certainly isn’t one of my bishops!*

*If my guess is right, regardless of whether the Cleaner who came is the Dice Emperor or not, the secret shrine’s already doomed. The enemies who’ve infiltrated the gathering must have set some trap, planning to lure me back to take me out directly!*

*For safety’s sake, I shouldn’t stay here either.*

After contemplating with a sharp gaze, the Snake Spirit looked at the Emerald Forest before it, extended its black and white tail, and swept it through the air twice over the sprawling jungle.

Accompanied by a strange buzzing sound, the tens of miles of Emerald Jungle quickly shrank, transforming into a verdant transparent bead. Inside, a woman shackled by vine-like manacles suddenly opened her eyes, glowering at it through the bead.

"Stop glaring," it mocked the Emma inside the bead, "The [Dream of Verdant Green] was bestowed by my God to deal with you. Even if the Dice Emperor comes, there’s no way he can break you out."

After taunting the Emma within the bead, the hundred-meter-tall black snake abruptly opened its mouth, swallowing the emerald bead named [Dream of Verdant Green.] It then identified a space between reality and the Dreamrealm, slipped into the gap, and prepared to escape before the Dice Emperor could react.

But before it could get far, a massive apple core, composed entirely of mist and standing seventy to eighty meters tall, mysteriously appeared ahead, flickering ethereal and uncertain.

Immediately after, seventeen or eighteen enormous chicken beaks inexplicably pierced through the barrier between the Dreamrealm and reality, pecking fiercely at its head, followed by the strangely excited clucks due to the unexpected extra meal.

"Bawk, bawk, buck-buck-bawk!"

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