"Okay."

Ryan raised his hand to catch the cufflink Leon tossed, and as he probed into the mirror world and saw the mountain of "materials" inside, the third-generation old man concealed his shock, casting a rather... appreciative glance at Leon.

"Whether you're deceiving me or not, just by what you've brought, I believe you and that mermaid certainly can't be in cahoots... I'll take the job. How do you plan to proceed?"

How to proceed... naturally, it's about attacking the mind.

After hearing the third-generation old man's question, Leon's eyes flickered, unconsciously referencing various classic works, with a series of plans far removed from human nature appearing in his mind.

However, just as he was about to answer the third-generation director's question, Taurus, who had been stunned, finally recovered, somewhat stammering:

"This... this is too... whew."

Unable to resist taking several deep breaths to stabilize his overwhelmed soul, Taurus calmed himself down, and with a complex expression, said:

"Leon, I'm not blaming you, you've always been a good kid, and this time it's an act of helplessness... but are you sure this method will work?"

"I'm very sure."

As if he knew Taurus would ask this, Leon briefly recounted his experiences in the Abyssal Realm and said with confidence:

"Although people change, a person's 'base color' remains the same, and from my interactions with Evangelin, I am convinced she has a good and kind nature. However, the kinder she is, the more she will be influenced by this anomaly."

"…"

She's kind, and we're preparing to use her clan's corpses to threaten her... Why do I suddenly feel like the villain?

"If you think the evidence is insufficient, consider Evangelin's motives for her actions."

Leon glanced at Taurus, whose expression was growing more complex, and added:

"From what I understand about Evangelin, the only reason she would choose to oppose us could be to compensate for past regrets, to revive her deceased clan members, or the like.

Therefore, if she didn't care about her clan, she wouldn't choose to fight us, and the more she cares about her clan, the more she will be influenced by the anomaly crafted by the third-generation.

Taurus, I know it's not in your nature to want to do such a thing, but given the current situation, we can't afford to consider whether the means are excessive."

I don't mean that, but... all right, you're probably right.

Though feeling uncomfortable at heart, this is not the time to worry about such things. Subconsciously clenching his fists repeatedly, Taurus finally stepped over the hurdle in his heart, smiled bitterly, and nodded:

"Then I'll help too… Leon, continue with your plan of action.."

"I hope the two of you can forge a set of three anomalies: one for defense and two for offense."

Nodding towards Taurus, Leon, who had already made a preliminary plan while digging graves, straightforwardly answered:

"Firstly, among the materials I've brought back, there's a stone tablet recording the history of the Abyssal Realm. I hope you can use it as a base to create an anomaly targeting the soul and memory."

"What does 'targeting' mean?"

"I plan to create an overlapping illusion to drag her directly into the memories of the Abyssal Realm, trapping her with the most beautiful past, and once she breaks these illusions, the cold reality will be revealed, reminding her of the true outcomes of those beautiful memories."

Briefly explaining the concept of the "memory kill," Leon summarized with a glint in his eyes:

"For her, who has mastered the source, any soul attack is useless, unable even to trap her for a moment. Only by making her indulge, not willing or daring to break free immediately from the memories, can I find a chance to attack."

"Understood."

With a peculiar gleam in his eye, the third-generation old man looked at Leon with understanding and said:

"Are the other two also things that don't require strength but target only her?"

"Yes."

Leon nodded and said:

"For the second anomaly, I hope to temporarily revive her clan members and have them join in besieging her under my control... It doesn't need a true revival, just leveraging the source's power to temporarily 'pull' people up.

As for the third anomaly, ideally, it should connect me with these revived individuals so that once she prepares to attack me, these revived clan members will begin to shatter, dying slowly before her eyes."

"…"

How ruthless!

After hearing Leon's plans and imagining the effect of these anomalies, the third-generation director's face flushed slightly, his expression more excited, while Taurus couldn't help but shiver, a touch of sympathy for the enemy flickering in his eyes.

"Also."

After considering the differences between himself and Evangelin, Leon, under Taurus's gaze of fear and panic, continued to ponder further:

"I hope the dissipating speed of these revived individuals can be as slow as possible, showing expressions of pain and struggle without collapsing instantly, and they should ultimately speak with firm determination, constantly asking not to waste power saving them, encouraging Evangelin to continue fighting me."

"Saving them?"

Catching the key in Leon's words, the third-generation old man's eyes flickered as he pursued:

"You mean… these revived individuals can be 'saved'?"

"Yes."

Leon nodded and said:

"I hope that if someone wishes to make a sacrifice, injecting a minuscule amount of source essence, they can preserve these revived individuals who are about to perish, even helping them escape from my control and return to Evangelin's side."

"?!!!!"

You? You this? You this?!!

Sorry, I had no choice.

Turning away from Taurus's increasingly troubled gaze, Leon cleared his throat slightly and continued to softly elaborate:

"But once those revived individuals leave my control, their consumption speed of the source should start to clandestinely increase little by little, and each additional part saved should further accelerate consumption secretly until…"

Until that mermaid is exhausted of her source by the clan members she personally "saved" due to her own kindness?!

Having fully understood Leon's thought process, not only did Taurus keep glancing at Leon in shock, but even the third-generation old man, who clearly had a lower moral threshold, couldn't help clicking his tongue twice.

This kid is something else... I think I understand why the demons in the abyss want to kowtow to him, if I were them I'd probably bow too… I hope I haven't offended him before?

After memorizing Leon's entire design for the three anomalies, the third-generation old man couldn't resist scratching his slightly tingling back before asking:

"Have you thought of a name for this dirty.. ahem.. strongly targeted set of anomalies you're asking me to craft?"

Name?

Leon paused slightly upon hearing this, then shook his head.

"I haven't thought of one."

"Let me give it one then."

The third-generation old man grinned, revealing a gleaming set of white teeth, and with his appearance boosted to level ten beauty, he chuckled:

"Let's call it [Leon Layne's Bottom Line], what do you think?"