I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1085 - 1001: Don’t Ask—Blame the Demons

What are you doing?!

Like an incredibly devout purple-skinned Angel, he knelt down decisively and kowtowed a few times with loud bangs. After realizing there was no reaction behind him, Director Capricorn quickly turned his head and gave a look to the "Yellow Road Angels" behind him.

What are you standing there for? Hurry and kowtow!

These Angels with messed-up brains were all polluted by Leon using the Purification Secret Technique. I guess the secret technique was repeated, so even my purification secret technique doesn't work on them. We can't fight against so many Angels.

Moreover, even though they acknowledge Leon, they might not acknowledge you! Did you forget the fate of those two True Gods a few days ago?

If you don't seem devout enough and these crazy Angels catch you, you might be treated as heretics with ulterior motives, directly thrown into the Pool of Resurrection as a hotpot washup, and then forced to drink that so-called holy blood.

The problem is, the Angels purified by Leon have mutated. Even the evil pus that polluted the entire Heavenly Mountain couldn't withstand it; their blood is certainly not to be drunk!

Don't just stand there! Hurry! If you don't kowtow now, it'll be too late!

"..."

Under Director Capricorn's warning glare, the directors of the Zodiac Bureau remembered the fate of the two True Gods who had been caught before, causing them to tremble in unison. Then, mimicking Director Capricorn, they all knelt down one after another.

Perhaps noticing the anomalies at Heavenly Mountain, a few True Gods infiltrated Heavenly Mountain a few days ago, probably to check the situation and see what had happened there.

But the current Heavenly Mountain isn't like it used to be. As soon as they crossed the outer ridge and entered the outermost perimeter of the nine inner rings, they were caught by purple-skinned Angels who were capturing Angels everywhere for baptism.

And these problematic purple-skinned Angels weren't selective at all. Whether they caught True Gods or polluted Angels, they sent them straight to the top of Heavenly Mountain for baptism, an impressively thorough process involving the holy blood.

Those two unfortunate True Gods first went insane from being soaked in the pool with evil pus, then turned into fools from being filled with so-called holy blood. Although their sanity returned by counterbalancing the madness with folly, their minds were clearly affected. They're now acting as representatives of devout followers, kowtowing at the forefront!

Forget it... Voluntarily kowtowing is better than being turned into a fool and then kowtowing.

Understanding the gravity of the situation, the Zodiac Bureau's directors eventually chose to follow their hearts, kneeling one after another with full awareness of the bitterness and started fervently kowtowing towards the mountaintop, following Director Capricorn's rhythmic guidance.

It's worth noting that the directors of the Zodiac Bureau usually aren't foolish. Good heads make good sounds, after all, and the directors' crisp and pleasant kowtowing sounds, combined with their decisive and synchronized actions, quickly caught the attention of the "Pontiff".

"Those devoted ones over there!"

Fifty pairs of eyes squinted slightly, locking onto the particularly smooth-kowtowing purple-skinned Angels. The Hundred-eyed Pontiff of the Baiang Sect nodded in satisfaction and beckoned with his bat wing towards Director Capricorn's direction.

"Come, come, come! You come up!"

"??!!?"

Hearing the raspy voice of the Hundred-eyed Pontiff, a few faux followers couldn't help but tremble all at once.

Among the thousands of Angels present, why were we singled out? Could it be... we've been exposed?

"You're not bad!"

Fanning a pair of bat wings and commanding the purple-skinned Angels to clear a path, the Hundred-eyed Pontiff's fifty pairs of eyes kindly looked at the bewildered directors and then said with full appreciation:

"Your devotion to our Lord is clearly visible from up here! Come! Come up to speak!"

"..."

This damn... kowtowing too hard isn't good either?!

Instinctively sensing something was amiss, but faced with the Pontiff's enthusiastic invitation, the directors could only slowly stand up, hesitantly making their way towards the mountaintop under the watchful eyes of nearly ten thousand Angels.

"Pontiff!"

As the Hundred-eyed Pontiff exposed a mouth full of sharp teeth in a simultaneously genial and sinister smile, Director Capricorn, worried that others couldn't handle it, immediately stepped forward, grasping the Pontiff's bat wing like a follower he saw during the extermination of the Shoe Sect, and tearfully spoke:

"We have only recently been blessed by our Lord, freed from the influence of the evil pus, still not entirely cleansed, and certainly not worthy of being called devout. You've really overrated us!"

Moreover, as followers of our Lord, there's no need to differentiate between the ordinary and the devout. As long as our Lord continues to grant you and Heavenly Mountain his blessings, his brilliance will eventually illuminate everything. Everyone will ultimately become devout followers of our Lord; the only difference is the timing of receiving his blessings."

"Hmm... Yes, yes, yes! You are not bad! You are very good!"

After hearing Director Capricorn's argument, copied from a long-destroyed church, the Hundred-eyed Pontiff's fifty pairs of eyes lit up, and patting Director Capricorn's back with another bat wing, he appreciated:

"You are right. In the future, Hell, the mortal world, or Heavenly Mountain will be filled with devout followers of our Lord. Although what you say is true, as the Pontiff personally converted by our Lord, I shall reward you on his behalf for your excellence... Come!"

Withdrawing his bat wings, the Hundred-eyed Angel intertwined his two bat wings, tearing each other's skin with sharp hooks, causing a stream of "holy blood" to flow out.

"Our Lord above!"

Gazing devoutly in the direction of the mortal world, the Hundred-eyed Angel extended his blood-soaked bat wings towards Director Capricorn's head. Under the envious gazes of countless purple-skinned Angels, he hoarsely declared:

"At this moment, I bestow upon you the holy blood granted by our Lord, to bless you... Hmm?"

Seeing Director Capricorn suddenly grasp his bat wing, interrupting the blood-receiving ceremony, the Hundred-eyed Angel's expression could not help but darken.

"What are you doing? Are you rejecting my gift of blood?"

"No... Pontiff, I... I am just not worthy of this!!!"

Terrified of touching the so-called "holy blood" of dubious origin, yet without the confidence to escape with the wounded directors of the Zodiac Bureau from the siege of nearly ten thousand elite Angels, Director Capricorn had to use his wits. Amidst the strained expressions of the Zodiac Bureau directors, he tearfully feigned:

"Heavenly Mountain has been polluted by the evil pus for so long, and many of our brethren have yet to escape its contamination; we are deeply distressed!

Pontiff, your generous gift of precious holy blood shouldn't be wasted on us. It should be shared with those who haven't received our Lord's blessings, to save them as soon as possible!"

"Indeed..."

After hearing Director Capricorn's words, the Hundred-eyed Pontiff pondered for a moment, then retracted his bat wings and sighed with a pained expression:

"Although I have been trying hard to share our Lord's blessings, the holy blood's coagulation rate is truly limited. Until now, not all Angels have benefited, and this is my wrongdoing..."

Phew... I managed to bluff my way through...

"Therefore, we should wage war on the Abyss again!"

"???"

Wait, how did you arrive at this conclusion?!

In the bewildered gaze of Director Capricorn, the Hundred-eyed Pontiff spread his wings, shouting with eyes full of hatred:

"Those damn demons dare to worship our noble Lord! They even secretly carved the holy image of our Lord and gave him the hideous title of Great Demon God of Original Sin. This is an unforgivable blasphemy!

Surely the existence of these heretics makes our Lord disappointed in our complacency, refusing to grant more blessings. To maintain our Lord's supreme glory and to let Heavenly Mountain be filled with his grace, we must invade the Abyss Hundred Prisons and exterminate all those disgraceful demons!"