NOVEL NEXT Chapter 538
From the activation of the Black Goat’s effect to the complete annihilation of the six legions outside the royal palace, only a little over two minutes had passed. If this level of effect was merely one-seventh of its power, then how strong must the ram-headed demon have been in its prime?
“Can’t you stop exaggerating?”
As the self-satisfied Black Goat basked in the astonished stares of three cleaners, Leon caught his breath and couldn’t help but expose the truth:
“Seniors, don’t listen to its nonsense. The one-seventh it mentioned refers to this being just one of its seven abilities, not that it was seven times stronger in its prime.
Moreover, the main reason for such an effect is its ability to manipulate war and anger, which suits doing things like this. Plus, the seniors provided strength, temporarily boosting me to 59 Leon points; otherwise…”
“Otherwise we’d still be strong!”
Seeing the cleaners’ expressions shift from shock to understanding, the Black Goat couldn’t help but get angry, yelling,
“You ungrateful guy! If it weren’t for my protection all these times, you would’ve died long ago!
None of those chaotic anomalous items in your possession can compare with me. I’m your biggest trump card, alright? Even if you discard all other anomalous items this time, I’m confident I can lead you out of here!”
“…”
Dude, saying you’re fat and now you’re breathing heavily…
Listening to the increasingly absurd boasting of the Black Goat, Leon couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
Admittedly, the “War Diagonal” wasn’t a weak anomalous item, but the Black Goat could “knock down” more than ten thousand soldiers mainly due to professional alignment + reinforcement by the 59 taint points + his own Golden-grade Demonic Badge.
Not to mention, the 59 taint points alone were already quite powerful. If it were the Silver Knife, it would even have the ability to cut through the entire street in front of the royal palace, making these more than ten thousand soldiers fall directly from the upper layer of the kingdom to the lower layer.
The reason I chose the Black Goat in the end was mainly because I didn’t want to hurt people, plus the professionally aligned Black Goat consumed less resources. But after being praised a few times, it started to swell up again…
“I see.”
At this moment, a hoarse voice sounded from afar, and the Black Goat, who was blowing its own trumpet, let out a miserable scream as a pitch-black nail suddenly pierced into its forehead, causing the whole goat to become limp.
In Leon’s astonished gaze, a middle-aged man dressed as a messenger pushed aside the corps commander pressing on him, straightened out his wrinkled uniform, and then smiled at Leon:
“I didn’t expect a Level 3 Cleaner like you to possess such a powerful anomalous item, no wonder you dared to resist Prince Andre… Unfortunately, no matter how strong an anomalous item is, it has weaknesses. After I sealed it, its remaining six powers cannot be used anymore. You have no chance of winning.”
“…”
Ah, is there any possibility that this guy was just bullshitting earlier? After slightly twitching his lips, Leon naturally wouldn’t be stupid enough to explain to his opponent, instead he directly placed his hand behind his back and asked in a strange tone under the worried gazes of the three cleaners:
“So who are you…?”
“I’m also a cleaner, but I used to be from the Gemini Division.”
The middle-aged man bowed slightly and then proudly smiled: “My name is… huh?!”
With a surprised grunt, the middle-aged man felt the world tilt slightly before his eyes. His lower body remained standing in place, but his upper body slanted and fell over.
Behind him, the chest of the unconscious corps commander bore a shiny honor medal polished like a mirror, from which a hand holding a silver knife slowly withdrew.
“Ah?! You… what did you do to me?”
“…”
What was this guy here for? Relying on the “Mirror Dog” and the “Silver Knife,” Leon directly attacked with a single slash, cutting the opponent. Then Leon couldn’t help but frown slightly, reaching out to touch the black nail on the Black Goat’s forehead.
[Name: Damaged Capricorn Secret Nail (Secret Art, Guaranteed Hit)]
[Ability: Can use once the incomplete Capricorn Palace “Abnormal Purification” secret art, and will definitely hit the target]
[Cost: Only usable by people born between December 22nd and January 19th, and the secret nail will completely disappear after use]
[File: One of the failed products of the “Secret Art Popularization Plan – Capricorn” conducted by the Clearing Bureau nine hundred years ago. Due to its extremely high cost and only being able to temporarily disrupt the operation of sub-god-level anomalous items, it was completely sealed and production ceased, with only a few finished products surviving…]
[Evaluation: An immature condensed secret art, with relatively outstanding tactical value, but too expensive, and the effect can only last 12 hours, making it insignificant]
[Taint Value: 0.1]
12 hours? So the Black Goat can’t be used during this time?
…
It should be about right.
Just as Leon cut the middle-aged man with a single stroke and began examining the Black Goat that had been ambushed, Prince Andre in Zone 1 Research Area immediately issued an order when the signal disappeared from the control panel:
No mistakes in the first content inside 69 Book Bar!
“That ‘secret nail’ has completed its mission, sealing the strongest anomalous item of the target. Let the other cleaners go ahead!”
“Alright.”
After hearing Andre’s words, Apheta 00 nodded and suggested:
“Will just these cleaners suffice? I also have a batch of inventory coding spiders. Do you want to control a few more legions? To coordinate with them?”
“No need.”
Prince Andre shook his head: “Only the Royal Family’s direct subordinate Legions 1-6 can achieve absolute command effects. With the obedience of other legions, they might be persuaded by the other side and defect, potentially causing trouble.”
“That’s true.”
Apheta 00 nodded and curiously asked: “By the way, how did you know that Leon possessed a large-scale military anomalous item? Did the Execution King Assembly give you information?”
“I don’t know.”
Prince Andre stared at the light spots on the control panel without turning his head and said,
“I only know that most of the Cleaners’ strength lies in their anomalous items. Facing legions capable of completely destroying the royal palace and erasing all evidence, he would certainly not dare to slack off and would definitely use a very strong anomalous item.
At that point, as long as the ‘secret nail’ seals that powerful anomalous item, it would be equivalent to disabling half of his combat power. Then sending other cleaners to deal with him would be much easier.”
“Good, good.”
After hearing this, Apheta 00 nodded and said with relief: “Since you’ve calculated this far, he probably won’t last much longer, so I can save some effort.”
“Can’t save.”
Glancing back at her, Prince Andre said,
“This Leon is strange. Those cleaners from the Gemini Division may not necessarily be able to handle him. To prevent any mishaps, you still need to act according to the original plan… How’s the Scorpion Bureau Director? Is his brain processed?”
(End of Chapter)