I! Cleaner!-Chapter 448 - 386: Dispute and Decision

"I’m afraid that’s not possible..."

Upon hearing the request from the Director of Taurus, the square-faced middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, then furrowed his brows and refused:

"Even if the headquarters is secured, absolute safety is not guaranteed, and you are about to ascend, so you cannot be disturbed. I cannot leave right now!"

"It should be fine, it’s less than a week anyway."

The Director of Taurus thought for a moment, then spoke again, trying to persuade:

"The location of the headquarters is very secure, and it’s impossible for ordinary people to get in. Besides, Mimi and I, as directors, are here. Even if we are targeted by many True Gods together, we can hold out until you return to help."

"This... still can’t work. You know the importance of the Watcher’s Palace; we can’t afford to gamble on it."

The square-faced middle-aged man was slightly tempted, but ultimately shook his head and said:

"Your combat abilities aren’t outstanding, and the true soul of the Pisces Director is still asleep. Mimi’s mental state is around six years old and, aside from being able to unfold the Star Palace normally, can’t truly bring out the effects of the Pisces secret technique.

If I leave the headquarters and leave you two alone, if any unexpected situation arises, everything will be lost. I can’t take that risk!"

"But it’s very urgent on Olivia’s side too!"

The Director of Taurus closed his collar, his face full of worry, and said:

"Although her abilities are strong, she’s at a disadvantage against the King of Nightmares. Even if she bravely ventures into the Demonic Soul Abyss, she can’t capture the King of Nightmares who can freely shuttle through the dreams of living beings.

If we just stand by and do nothing, once the King of Nightmares successfully descends, even if we can help remotely by burning a quarter of the sun to reduce the harms in the Dreamscape, the number of affected people would still be in the millions!"

"Although the impact scope is large, those people will only have nightmares for a lifetime; they will not die!"

The Sagittarius Director insisted:

"After this attack, we can increase the effects of the Illusion Can. In doing so, even if affected people have nightmares, they will forget them upon waking up, minimizing effects on their lifespan and soul!" freewebnσvel.cѳm

"But there will still be an impact!"

The Director of Taurus said urgently:

"When these nightmare-tormented people grow old, their souls will detach from their bodies earlier than normal people. Many years before their actual death, they will gradually lose memory, or even directly become soulless husks!

Furthermore, what about the Cleaners from the Virgo Branch? Once the King of Nightmares descends, he will surely collect their souls first! Those little ones are still on a mission, if..."

"The people from the Virgo Branch can evacuate in advance!"

The Sagittarius Director’s face tightened slightly, resolutely saying:

"Have they not all been dispatched already? Let’s have the people from the Scorpio Bureau and the Lion Bureau dispatched now to find them according to the addresses, and notify them to evacuate the Kingdom within three days!

The King of Nightmares is always cautious and never easily leaves the Demonic Soul Abyss. As long as the Cleaners from the Virgo Branch evacuate quickly, there is a great chance they can escape, and even return when the Demonic Soul Abyss leaves, with nothing changed..."

"How can nothing change?"

Faced with the square-faced middle-aged man’s repeated refusal, the Director of Taurus, usually good-tempered, rarely got angry. The gentle and kind face spread a white glow, no longer appearing soft, with a strong bloody hue stretching from her cheekbones to her brows.

"Andrew! That’s millions of people! And the work of the Clean-up Bureau is to protect..."

"The work of the Clean-up Bureau is to ensure the survival of humanity; only under that premise do we protect ordinary people from being affected!"

Under the fury of the Taurus Director, the square-faced middle-aged man frowned tightly, meeting her gaze unwaveringly and declared with determination:

"Since Aquarius can cooperate with the King of Nightmares for soul repair, he might cooperate with others as well. If any problems arise on your side, far more than just those millions of people will be affected, so I will definitely not leave!"

"But it’s just one week! I can..."

"Faced with an opponent who can glimpse the future and possesses more than one time-related anomalous item, even a week’s gap—or even a minute’s—cannot be allowed!"

...

"You two, please stop arguing."

Faced with the dispute between the two current directors, the red-haired chief finally found an opportunity to interject.

After glancing at the persistent square-faced middle-aged man, she sighed inwardly, knowing it was unlikely they could persuade him no matter what, then took the initiative to say:

"Sir Taurus, let’s follow Sagittarius Director’s proposal for now... Please help me contact people from surrounding branches, find Emma and the others, and have them evacuate the Kingdom ahead of time."

"Olivia?! How could you..."

"Sir Taurus, please listen to me first."

Interrupting the Taurus Director, the red-haired chief looked towards the square-faced middle-aged man in the Celestial Sphere Mirror, her expression calm, and said:

"Sagittarius’s points are not unreasonable. It’s just my personal speculation that Aquarius wants to repair his soul with the King of Nightmares’ power. Maybe his true objective is to lure you away from headquarters.

After all, the anomalous item that helps stabilize Mimi’s soul was initially obtained with his help, and Aquarius is well aware of the Pisces Director’s four soul-alternating cycles.

Given that Aquarius knows the headquarters is essentially quite empty, we can’t rule out the possibility of him intending to take advantage of the situation to attack the headquarters. We indeed should be more cautious."

Seeing the red-haired chief also acknowledging this possibility, the Taurus Director couldn’t help but pause, furrowing her brows tightly before asking:

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

"Of course, that’s not an option."

The red-haired chief shook her head and said:

"Though it’s difficult, what needs to be done must still be done... Please, prepare yourself along with the Pisces and Sagittarius Directors, mobilize three Zodiac Star Palaces to preemptively burn the Dreamscape, lessening our burden before and after the Demonic Soul Abyss descends."

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

"Moreover, please also assist me by contacting the director of the Scorpio Branch. Using your three esteemed identities, forcibly summon him to come and help immediately. On my side... If he can come and help, I would be willing to apologize to him publicly before everyone at the headquarters during this year’s end inspection!"

"Olivia..."

Looking at the red-haired chief who had her fists clenched tightly, the Taurus Director’s lips moved slightly, then she sighed and said:

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

Wronged indeed... But being a little wronged is better than large-scale deaths, at least it offers some inner comfort.

The red-haired chief smiled slightly upon hearing this, not speaking, while on the other end of the Celestial Globe Mirror, the square-faced middle-aged man, after looking at her, hesitated for a moment, then extended his finger onto the mirror’s surface and drew the emblem of a centaur holding a bow.

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