I! Anomaly Cleansing Agent!

As the Red-haired Bureau Director trailed her fingers through her hair, she delved deep into the sixfold nightmare. Sensing her presence, the Scorpion Bureau Director followed the scent and arrived on the scene.

Faced with the righteous two-on-one assault from the Zodiac Bureau Directors, the Nightmare King, whose nightmares had been devoured by bugs and whose mental state was wrecked by Leon, didn’t even entertain the thought of struggling. He readily offered his neck for slaughter and was instantly chopped into nightmare scraps by the fiery red-haired director.

“EDWARD!!!”

After disposing of the Nightmare King, responsible for all the chaos, slicing him finely and burning him to prevent any quick resurrection, the red-haired director glared at the Scorpion Director with evident dissatisfaction:

“You helped eliminate the nightmares caused by the Nightmare King; this one’s on me, I’ll repay you eventually. But what about the ‘Dream-eating Anomalous Armor’? Whose fault is it that those bugs caused such a ruckus?”

“Not a chance, you owe me nothing.”

Raising a halting gesture, the tall Scorpion Bureau Director smirked,

“Remember this: we share not even a copper coin’s worth of camaraderie. This time it was pure trade! I came to help you this time, but by year-end, you’re bowing your head to me! This deal has been guaranteed by three directors; don’t you dare back out, crazy woman!”

Tch… knew it wouldn’t be this easy to fool…

Watching the tall man effortlessly see through her implications, leaving no room for ambiguity, the red-haired director couldn’t help but click her tongue. Her eyes darted around as she hastily countered, “This doesn’t need emphasis! My credit is assured… but what about those bugs?”

“…”

Upon hearing the red-haired director’s counter-question, the corner of the tall man’s mouth twitched violently.

What to do about those bugs… I want answers from you too! With ordinary dream-splitting, the ‘Dream-eating Anomalous Armor’ could spawn billions in just over thirty hours. Now, since your people dumped them straight into the Dream River, they might reach billions in half a day! Within three days, their numbers would surpass the total human population!

Even if they only live for a week before dying, these tens of billions of ‘Dream-eating Anomalous Armor’ are enough to strip half the dream realm bare, chewing their way into reality and preventing everyone worldwide from dreaming for an entire week!

Damn it! Truly worthy of being summoned by you, acting just as crazy as you when taking action!

Hmm? Looking at his expression… there’s hope? Maybe I can forcefully wriggle out of bowing my head? Noticing the stiffness in the tall man’s expression, the red-haired director’s fox-like eyes narrowed slightly. She then solemnly emphasized:

“I’ve checked carefully—those ‘Dream-eating Anomalous Armor’ aren’t ordinary! The initial batch clearly split after consuming part of the Nightmare King, terrifyingly high in rank.

The subsequent new larvae are relatively fragile; the dream realm side can still clean them up. But those hundreds of larvae that ate the Nightmare King, except for the True God, no one in the entire dream realm can handle them. They’re unstoppable now.

Edward, I acknowledge your assistance, but your methods were too extreme this time. The impact of our tools is immense; we can’t disregard the consequences entirely. We must deliberate more…”

“Huh? I disregarded consequences?”

Pointing at his own nose, the tall man laughed outright at the red-haired director’s words.

“Olivia, you don’t think those ‘Dream-eating Anomalous Armor’ were thrown by me, do you?”

“???”

Not thrown by you? Upon hearing the tall man’s counter-question, the red-haired director couldn’t help but pause momentarily.

The ‘Dream-eating Anomalous Armor’ is managed by your Scorpio Division and was personally brought by you. If not you, then who… Me?! … Wait, Leon?! Realizing another possibility, the red-haired director sharply turned her gaze toward Leon standing quietly beside her, appearing oddly “well-behaved,” and her heart sank like ice.

Even though the ‘Dream-eating Anomalous Armor’ poses relatively low danger without causing casualties and its abnormality remains somewhat concealed, it’s still a world-class anomaly incident, definitely warranting a scolding from the bureau! Initially, I thought since Edward threw the bugs, Scorpio Division would definitely rank last in the year-end review, and our Virgo Subdivision would be second-to-last at most. But now, just a few days into the year, we’re locking down first place again? I… I…

…

Suddenly, I feel… although this kid’s talent is extraordinarily strong, it seems not as good as it looks…

Glancing at the obviously strained expression of her old rival, the Scorpion Bureau Director couldn’t help but follow her gaze and glance sympathetically at the obediently standing Leon.

Although he didn’t cause the trouble himself, as the one who brought this thing here, he’s certainly not blameless.

By the year-end evaluation, Olivia’s Virgo Subdivision will definitely rank dead last, but my Scorpio Bureau won’t fare much better. It’s bound to end up near the bottom this year, truly…

Unworthy.

People like this, capable yet prone to causing catastrophic disasters, should be left to Olivia! “Farewell!”

Truly shocked by Leon’s ability to cause trouble, deeply impressed, the Scorpion Bureau Director didn’t even mention the “spoils.” Hastily packing his doll, token, fine sword, and other anomalous items into his briefcase, he picked it up and left, turning back halfway to remind her, “Oh, remember to bow to me at year-end! Dead last! Haha”

“…”

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“That… actually, I can explain…”

Seeing the increasingly dangerous look in her director’s eyes, Leon, now sober, coughed dryly and explained hesitantly: “My ability to become invincible after drinking enough alcohol, you remember, right? The cost of using that ability is that my brain slows down significantly, and it’s hard to control my actions.

At that time, the Nightmare King caught me, then used the Mirror Diadem on his head to dig out the scenario I least wanted to appear in my mind, played it directly for me, and threatened to make me relive this nightmare forever. And then… I couldn’t help it… so…”

Couldn’t help it, and now our division is ranked dead last, right? Watching Leon, who looked utterly exhausted, with reddened eyes, seemingly having gone through some trauma, the red-haired director couldn’t help but sigh.

Alright… Leon really did his best this time.

And although he expanded the disaster’s scope by more than thirty times, turning the event’s impact from national to global, it’s better that no one dreams worldwide for a long time than letting the Nightmare King descend and harvest fear. His handling wasn’t wrong and could even be considered meritorious. Unfortunately, by year-end, my name will once again be engraved on the Pillar of Shame…

“Alright… Remember to write all this in the report.”

Imagining herself not only ranking last at year-end evaluations but also publicly bowing to her sworn enemy, the red-haired director couldn’t help but feel heartbroken. She instructed listlessly:

“But don’t write about that ability or say you threw them intentionally. Change it to the situation being extremely urgent, with the Nightmare King possibly escaping control at any moment. To protect the citizens of the capital, you had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

Also, mention that you couldn’t figure out the effects of the ‘Dream-eating Anomalous Armor,’ and Edward didn’t explain it clearly to you, leading to a hasty misjudgment. Hmm… try to involve him as much as possible…

Oh, by the way, what’s with this Snow Maiden? Aren’t we eliminating her together?”

(End of Chapter)