I! Cleaner!-Chapter 725 - 660: Conditions

"Hmm?"

In the astonished gaze of the Aquarius Director, after he slashed it once, the ant representing the Director of Taurus did not show the familiar marks of the golden pocket watch, but instead flickered slightly and then shattered instantly.

Soon after, the room containing the [Eleven Ant Nests] shattered along with that golden ant, only to be replaced by another identical room.

The same dimly lit room, the same gigantic eleven ant nests, the same golden ant climbing the palace... Everything was exactly the same as before.

The only difference was that in the dark corner of the room, there was now a young man in a gray robe staring at him, smiling coldly with a wicked and arrogant expression.

"Aquarius, support from the Clean-up Bureau will arrive soon, your plan has completely failed!"

"..."

Even this Leon is fake?

After slashing the sinister-faced Leon and successfully falling into a "lower" layer of the Dream Realm, then watching a new Leon emerge from the darkness with a wicked smile, the Aquarius Director couldn’t help but close his eyes, feeling a throbbing pain in his temples.

How very awake...

This kid, even though he just became a True God and his strength surged, didn’t even harbor a thought of relying on power, but instead came with the intention of stalling for time from the start.

If he guessed right, Leon should be outside this layer of nightmare, constantly laying down layer upon layer of dream realms, possibly having set up hundreds of layers, which is precisely what he feared most.

Even if Leon, borrowing remnants of the King of Nightmares, broke through the barrier between humans and gods in one fell swoop, gaining power similar to his own, or even stronger by a margin, in a "True God" level contest, the strength of power isn’t as important.

If Leon had really become arrogant and wanted to compete with him, even if he wouldn’t be easily killed, he would soon find a flaw, break free from the Dream Realm, and accomplish his goal of replacing Taurus.

But now Leon wasn’t even engaging him directly, instead jumping straight into an endurance battle, making it somewhat uncomfortable.

Dragging the Demonic Soul Abyss over previously had already consumed considerable effort, and after breaking the seal of the [Three-headed Copper Gate], he also expended a lot, plus he had a direct clash with an ant representing Sagittarius, so his current state was abysmal.

What’s more, even this sparse remaining power couldn’t be fully used to duel Leon; if he exhausted too much strength on Leon, he might not even be able to perform the ritual to push Taurus aside, let alone walk up the over ten thousand steps to ascend to the palace.

"Leon, let’s talk!"

After assessing his current state, the Aquarius Director decisively gave up on continuing to battle Leon, instead retracting the golden knife and addressing Leon in the corner:

"I admit, you can indeed keep me trapped until the Clean-up Bureau’s support arrives, but if you continue to trap me, you might regret it for the rest of your life."

"?"

In Leon’s wary expression, the Aquarius Director slowly opened his right hand, revealing three ants, one large and two small, then calmly spoke:

"Let’s make a deal! You let me go, and I’ll give these three back to you, how about that?"

You?!

Upon noticing the three small ants in the Aquarius Director’s hand, Leon’s pupils contracted suddenly, and then his entire soul tensed out of his control.

Since they could be brought out by the Aquarius Director to threaten him, the identity of these three ants was naturally beyond doubt, but...

"I don’t believe it."

After a slight pause, Leon continued stacking nightmares while coldly saying:

"Aquarius, I don’t think you could have foreseen the current situation, these three ants can’t possibly be them, you’re definitely bluffing me!"

"No, I didn’t foresee the current situation, but I know what to do to ascend to the Watcher’s Palace."

With a smile, the Aquarius Director then asked:

"Leon, do you know the [Prayer Wheel]?"

Prayer Wheel?

Upon hearing the Aquarius Director’s words, Leon recalled that the Director seemed to have requested the Director of Taurus to temporarily unseal that item for him to use once, but was ultimately rejected.

"Are you talking about... number 005, the one listed after the [Twelve Ant Nests]?"

"Yes, that one."

Nodding slightly, the Aquarius Director said in a calm tone:

"Since you know about it, that’s easy to explain...

The Prayer Wheel is an indisputable omnipotent wishing device; every cleaner who successfully ascends to the director position has the right to use the Prayer Wheel once to fulfill their wish, and the wish I made initially was to successfully ascend to the Watcher’s Palace."

What?!

Upon hearing this, Leon couldn’t help but feel slightly shocked.

Based on what he knew from the Director, the results of the Prayer Wheel were almost "absolute," as long as its given conditions were met one by one, one’s wish could nearly be guaranteed to be fulfilled.

If Aquarius had indeed used that item and wished to ascend the palace, his replacing Mr. Taurus and ascending to the palace was practically unstoppable.

"A set of abnormal objects for replacing the target’s existence, a pair of complex souls divided into good and evil that never meet, an ultimate and thorough death, and a clean rebirth shedding all past."

Raising his recently received left hand, palm facing Leon, he pressed down four fingers in succession and said indifferently:

"These four are the preconditions given by the Prayer Wheel that could allow me to ascend the Watcher’s Palace, and I’ve already done them all, and as for the specific method, it’s considered a success now."

At this point, under Leon’s frowning observation, the Aquarius Director turned his left hand to face himself, continuing to bend his fingers as he counted:

"Summon the Black Tide in the deepest of night, attach weights to the obstructing scarlet hair, acquire three out of twelve palms and whispers, find a man outside of fate, propose a deal he cannot refuse..."

With each finger the Aquarius Director bent down, Leon’s expression darkened a shade, and when the last pinky curled into his palm, Leon remained silent for a few seconds in the shadows before actively dismantling the layered dream realms he had set up, returning the Aquarius Director to reality.

"Thank you."

Pulling out a small golden knife, he lightly slashed at the golden ant climbing the palace, then casually tossed the three small ants back into the room, while slightly raising the corner of his mouth to reveal a winner’s smile and said to the expressionless Leon with a playful tone:

"Sorry, these three ants weren’t actually your family, just ones I casually caught earlier... But I wasn’t exactly lying, after all, you didn’t dare gamble on whether what I said was true or not, right?"

"..."

"Farewell."

With a slight twitch of Leon’s cheek, the Aquarius Director smiled and waved goodbye with a pleased demeanor:

"Although you caused me quite a bit of trouble, you also helped me quite a lot, so..."

"So, did you or did you not use the [Prayer Wheel]?"

Did I use the Prayer Wheel? Why do you care?

Facing Leon’s inquiry, the Aquarius Director was slightly taken aback, then nodded as he replied:

"Yes, I did."

He used that item...

Receiving the affirmative reply, Leon hesitated for a moment, then dismantled the ultimate layer of the dream realm he had crafted with full effort, returning the Aquarius Director to the true reality as he said:

"Please."

"?!!"

In the Aquarius Director’s suddenly widened eyes, Leon raised his right arm and made a gesture inviting the golden ant climbing the palace.

"Rest assured, this time it’s real, I no longer intend to stop you."