I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1077 - 993: Return

You figured it out?

Looking at the director who wasn't asking "Why haven't you become a True God yet" or "When do you plan to become a True God" but instead directly asked why he didn't want to become a True God, Leon immediately fell silent for a moment.

And at that very moment, a voice full of panic suddenly rang out.

"Not good!"

The Ophiuchus director, who had passed out in the Source Grounds, suddenly woke up and urgently urged:

"Quick, get up there! This place... hm?"

"You're awake."

Feeling his heart start to beat erratically again, Leon paused the conversation with the director and instead said:

"It's all right. We've already left... that place, and now we're standing on the Origin Mud Plate."

"Oh oh!"

Hearing Leon's words, the Ophiuchus director relaxed a bit, then promptly urged:

"Go, go, go! I've already imprinted my self, let's hurry… Olivia?"

Through Leon's heart, feeling the red-haired director on the other side, the Ophiuchus director took a sharp breath.

"Why are you here at this time?! You..."

"You slept too long and missed the critical part, now we no longer need to run."

"No need to run?"

"Yes."

Glancing at Leon's heart, knowing he wouldn't hide anything from her, the red-haired director didn't ask what "that place" was, but instead raised her hand and pointed behind Leon.

"You'll know by looking."

I'll know by looking?

Like a broken record, after repeating the red-haired director's words in his mind, the Ophiuchus director skeptically "turned" his head, extending his perception behind Leon, and then...

"Thud thud thud thud!"

Seeing the pile of True God corpses stacked like a small mountain and several dozen other True Gods looking devastated, Leon's heart started beating furiously, the drum-like heartbeat echoing loudly.

"This… was this done by you two?!!!"

"To be precise, it was Leon alone. It was already like this when I arrived."

Hearing the Ophiuchus director's gasp, almost like a scream, the red-haired director couldn't help but chuckle, briefly recounting their just-concocted "testimony" with Leon, then summarized:

"Except for the Ibis who escaped with the truth, all the members of the Slaughter King Association are here. This organization formed by True Gods coveting the mortal realm was completely wiped out by Leon."

"..."

The Slaughter King Association… wiped out by Leon? Just him alone?

This... this...

"By the way, here's your name."

As the Ophiuchus director was still digesting reality, Leon reached back and pulled out a fist-sized sphere of light, presenting it in front of his heart.

"White Snake intended to use this to blackmail me, but I snatched it away... here it's back to you."

"Oh..."

Confronted with this light sphere capable of easily killing him, it took nearly ten seconds for the thoroughly shocked brain of the Ophiuchus director to finally convey a sense of relief and joy.

Incredible! To think he could recover my name from White Snake; this is truly... well... but compared to wiping out the entire Slaughter King Association single-handedly, reclaiming my name seems trivial, doesn't it?

After stretching part of his consciousness out from Leon's heart, retracting his name from the light sphere, and feeling the presence he had regained, the Ophiuchus director couldn't help but speak:

"Then from now on… hmm? Why haven't you become a True God yet?"

"I'm not in a hurry."

After hearing the Ophiuchus director's words, Leon shook his head slightly, then glanced at the pit left when he emerged from the Source Grounds.

The enigmatic figure in the Source Grounds who mistook him for William did not show hostility, but that does not prove they're on his or humanity's side.

After all, although he did not exhibit contempt or malice toward humans, from his tone when mentioning humanity, there was probably little goodwill either. When he mentioned humans, it felt like someone discussing monkeys or cats and dogs, maintaining a condescending attitude as a "superior existence."

And considering they created or at least controlled the abilities within the Source Grounds, if he chose to imprint his self on the Origin Mud Plate and become a True God, who knows if he'd then fall under some sort of control.

Leon is still young; even if he seeks longevity, he doesn't necessarily have to take this path. Whether it's searching the Old Soil for the "Lifespan" stolen from humans by the Four Pillars God, or finding a relevant badge, both feel safer than becoming a True God.

Although Leon has his own plans, upon hearing his reply of "I'm not in a hurry," the Ophiuchus director's mind couldn't help but go blank.

What do you mean by "I'm not in a hurry"!

This is theoretically eternal life! In the past, board members even betrayed humanity for this! And yet you're not in a hurry? Do you really think the Source God Platform is accessible at any time?

I'm betting! As soon as you leave, those True Gods will immediately seal off the Source God Platform completely... uh... wait! The True Gods who used to jointly seal off the Source God Platform have mostly been killed by now?

Alright, well, in that case, I guess you don't need to rush...

Smacking his lips a bit, the Ophiuchus director inside Leon's heart did not say anything more, instead turning his gaze to the red-haired director.

"Olivia?"

"I'm not in a hurry either."

Exchanging a glance with Leon, capturing some meaning in his eyes, the red-haired director shook her head with a smile and said:

"You took my [Justice] power, leaving only a [Slaughter] power, but I don't want to become the God of Slaughter, so I'll pass."

"But when you die..."

"If I die, I'll step down as the virgin branch director and go work in the Underworld branch with Leon and Emma."

"..."

Alright then...

Watching the two start to exchange flirtatious glances, clearly hiding something from him, the Ophiuchus director couldn't help but click his tongue inwardly, then willingly gave up on probing further... it's pointless to ask, these two sly individuals have more holes in their hearts than a sieve, as if I could ever get anything out of them.

"Since neither of you plans to imprint yourselves... shall we go back now?"

"Yes."

"Let's go, let's go~"

After agreeing to the Ophiuchus director's proposal, Leon raised his head and looked at the red-haired director, waiting for her move, while the red-haired director looked towards Leon's heart, waiting for the Ophiuchus director to open the door, and the Ophiuchus director quivered slightly before asking in puzzlement:

"Food God? What are you waiting for?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Let me ask this at least."

After over half a minute of silence, Leon's face twitched as he spoke:

"Among the three of us, does anyone actually know how to get back?"