I! Cleaner!-Chapter 758 - 693: Old Acquaintance
Oh no!
Ryan’s mouth twitched involuntarily at the Cancer Director’s heartfelt "compliment," and he tried to save face by saying:
"The Consciousness Ball you brought out, maybe... it’s old and in disrepair? Or..."
"Were you pretending in the last selection process?"
Interrupting Ryan, the Cancer Director pulled out a handkerchief, wiped his terrifyingly featured face, and then calmly stared at Ryan, confidently saying:
"Given your understanding of the abnormal, even if you were blind, noseless, and deaf, you wouldn’t be affected by the Feast of Corpse, so... do you really resist becoming the next Cancer Director?"
"..."
"Looks like I’m right."
With fan-like palms, he patted himself, removing all the carbonized skin, revealing the tender pink flesh underneath. The roasted Cancer Director grinned and said joyfully:
"Rest assured, although I extremely dislike uncontrolled situations, in this matter, I absolutely won’t force you. Hmm... I won’t inquire why you resist becoming the Cancer Director.
After all, fate has already made her choice, and with your talent and brilliance, you’re destined to take on the burden of the Cancer Director from me. The more you try to evade it, the closer you get to this position, ahahaha!"
Sweeping away his previous benevolent demeanor, like a villainous lunatic who successfully stole a chicken, he laughed heartily. Severely burnt all over, the Cancer Director raised his hand and made a gripping motion in the air.
"Crunch!"
With a sound like glass fragments scraping against each other, the area in the Cancer Palace, which Ryan had sliced open, was forcibly returned to its original position by some brute force.
After completing this spatial repair, the Cancer Director, with eyes only for Ryan, completely ignored all other participating Cleaners. He pointed from afar at the Cancer symbol on Ryan’s arm, then laughed as he announced:
"Though I’m not planning to force you, there’s no need to continue the Cancer Palace’s selection anymore. From now on, you are... hmm?"
In the Cancer Director’s surprised voice, the Aquarius Palace symbol on Ryan’s arm suddenly surged, knocking away the eager fat crab, then squeezing out the designs of the other three palaces, dominating Ryan’s arm with a green vase tattoo.
At the same time, the normally operating Aquarius Astropalace dimmed briefly, then suddenly shut itself off, becoming the first to exit this joint selection.
??!!!
What the hell is this interception?!
Staring at the vase tattoo on Ryan’s arm, the Cancer Director’s eyes widened to the maximum, then he vanished instantly, mysteriously appearing beside Ryan, his hand reaching for Ryan’s shoulder.
However, before he could touch Ryan, a luminescent intertwining of green and blue sprang from the symbol on Ryan’s arm, enveloping him and fleeing from the Cancer Astropalace towards the directly opposing Aquarius Astropalace.
"..."
Too late... and finished... Damn it! How did the Aquarius Palace act so quickly?!
Gazing at the suddenly opened, then instantly closed Aquarius Astropalace, welcoming Ryan inside as if celebrating the return of its master, the Cancer Director fell silent.
Amid the bewildered stares of the other Cleaners, the expressions on the Cancer Director’s face cycled swiftly through annoyance, anger, remorse, and unwillingness, before finally settling back into a kind smile.
"Looks like my previous judgment was right."
Smiling at a befuddled female Cleaner, the Cancer Director confidently stated:
"The next Cancer Director is indeed destined to be you!"
"..."
(~_~;)
...
[Due to your exceptionally outstanding secret technique talent and the gritted-teeth recognition from the previous Aquarius Director, you have successfully gained control over the Star Dome Compass Fragment - Zodiac - Aquarius]
[Your silver-level badge "Arcane Inheritor (Aquarius)" has successfully upgraded to the gold-level badge "Aquarius Director"]
[Aquarius Director: One of the thirteen secret techniques of the Clean-up Bureau, the first heir to the Aquarius Palace’s "Abnormal Creation" secret technique. When using the Star Dome Compass Fragment - Zodiac - Aquarius, you can slightly mobilize part of the creation authority]
[Effect of wearing: As long as the Clean-up Bureau does not block the Aquarius Astropalace, you have the eligibility to call upon the Star Dome Compass Fragment - Zodiac - Aquarius, using its creation authority to perform the complete version of the "Abnormal Creation" secret technique]
[Advanced route: Upon obtaining usage rights to all zodiac secret techniques except the Ophiuchus Palace’s "Abnormal Metamorphosis," this badge can advance to the Colorful Badge "Arcane Pinnacle."
If you acquire the usage authority of all thirteen zodiac secret techniques, including the Ophiuchus Palace’s "Abnormal Metamorphosis," this badge will automatically advance to the Colorful Badge "Transcender"]
[Hidden feature (no need to wear): Upon reaching a Self-penetration value of 60, you will automatically become the next Aquarius Director of the Clean-up Bureau]
[Note, as your maximum Contamination Value has not reached 60 points, you cannot bear the minimum cost to call upon the Star Dome Compass Fragment - Zodiac - Aquarius, thus rendering the gold-level badge "Aquarius Director" inactive]
"..."
So... am I ultimately the next Aquarius Director?
Gazing at the shimmering gold "Aquarius Director" badge in his slot, Ryan fell silent for a moment, then reluctantly looked up at the shimmering blue apparition in front of him, gnashing its teeth.
"Weren’t you supposed to have ascended already? How are you still lingering like a ghost?"
"..."
Faced with Ryan’s overwhelmingly cordial greeting, the blurry-faced blue apparition gritted its teeth, then asked expressionlessly:
"Leon Laine! Just who are you?!"
"..."
Seeing the blue apparition’s angry eyes, Ryan immediately matched the expression, turned around expressionlessly, and left.
According to his understanding, the authority of each of the twelve Directors is roughly on par, so in the absence of the Chief Director, the Director of Taurus and others cannot strip the authority of the Aquarius Director, only launch a three-to-one sanction to forcibly close the Aquarius Astropalace, severing his control over the Aquarius Astropalace.
And now that the Aquarius Director has "ascended," though the soul still factually exists, it’s equivalent to being 99% dead. Thus, concerning the authority over the Aquarius Astropalace, he might have even less than himself, the reserve Aquarius Director, so...
Not even worth a response!
"You stop!"
Seeing Ryan directly mute and leave, the Aquarius Director’s apparition took a step forward, instantly moving in front of him, darkly saying:
"You..."
"You better not forget that Nicole still works in our branch."
After passing through the blocking apparition, Ryan turned, pointing at him with a threatening face:
"Get out of my place quickly! Or when I return, I’ll have the Director make things difficult for her!"
"???!?!"
