CHAPTER 640: CHAPTER 576: ENDGAME (PART 2)

This destructive power... truly impressive...

After glancing at the painting depicting the destruction of the Crolock Kingdom, Leon squinted his eyes at the palace’s metallic outer walls, glowing fiery red and on the verge of collapsing, silently gauging Prince Andre’s capabilities.

Though this was primarily due to using pre-drawn abnormal object scrolls and the effect of world fragment corrosion, Prince Andre’s ability to completely incinerate a city, purely in terms of destructive power, was already on par with some Zodiac Bureau directors, moreover...

Observing Prince Andre’s incredible resilience even on the brink of collapse, with a soul contamination value level of at least sixty, Leon couldn’t help but click his tongue, feeling a slight hint of envy.

If he hadn’t consumed all his teammates from the Scorpio Branch, his current level would just be twelve or thirteen points. Though decent compared to an average rookie Cleaner, it was ultimately far behind these big shots starting at sixty points.

But this state derived from consuming teammates can’t persist forever. Once the mission ends, he has to return their souls, and then he’ll be back to newbie status.

Hmm... Seems like it’s best to ask the director when he returns if there’s any way to quickly increase his contamination value.

After all, having offended the Slaughter King Association, future opponents will undoubtedly have high contamination values. He can’t just kill teammates and consume their souls whenever he finds his contamination value insufficient, can he?

...

"How are you still alive?!"

Just as Leon was letting his thoughts wander, pondering how to swiftly increase his contamination value, a familiar voice suddenly erupted from Prince Andre’s mouth.

The serpent scale pattern climbed again, leveraging Prince Andre’s right eye, seeing the burning Crolock Kingdom before them, and the tricolor blood beads dispersing halfway between the brother and sister’s eyebrows, the white snake’s eyes immediately flashed with illumination, then shouted in shock:

"Using this method to escape restraint? Are you two crazy?!!!"

I don’t appreciate your words.

After hearing the white snake’s evaluation of his method, Leon squinted his eyes slightly, before immediately swinging the [Silver Dagger of Cutting] towards Prince Andre’s right cheek.

Anyway, the wounds caused by the [Silver Dagger of Cutting] could be restored, so regardless of usefulness, swing it once first!

"Stop! You... Damn it!"

Facing Leon’s attack, the serpent scale pattern on Prince Andre’s face suddenly shed, condensing into a nearly transparent half-body white snake, biting onto the blade of the [Silver Dagger of Cutting], swallowing back the half-spoken words.

They’ve gone insane! Absolutely insane!

Effortlessly moving the venomous fangs aside to evade the sharp blade of the [Silver Dagger of Cutting], witnessing Prince Andre ignoring his interference, still gritting his teeth while sketching the sun stroke by stroke, the white snake was no longer as calm and indifferent as before, about to erupt in his anxious heart.

Thankfully, he hadn’t directly left earlier but greedily prepared to collect the remnants of a world fragment after the souls of Black Owl and Xue Xiao were annihilated. Had he not been greedy this time, not only would Black Owl and Xue Xiao escape restraint, but even the Crolock Kingdom would be directly destroyed!

The royal bloodline needs to be severed, but the thirteen kingdoms representing humanity’s seven vices and six virtues absolutely cannot disappear together!

Previously, during the Ophiuchus Eroded Nation incident, East Carleighwen Kingdom, one of the six virtues, had already been erased by that woman from the Virgin Branch, and if the Crolock Kingdom were destroyed again this time, gathering the essence of humanity would be... Damn scoundrels!

Watching Leon directly release the [Silver Dagger of Cutting], grabbing his serpent neck with both hands, trying forcefully to pull himself away from Andre’s body, the anxiously fervent white snake immediately spat out the [Silver Dagger of Cutting] from his mouth, biting directly onto Leon’s wrist.

"Sss"

The two large and two small sharp serpent fangs easily broke through Leon’s clothing but couldn’t pierce Leon’s flesh no matter how hard, instead producing an ear-piercing noise akin to a knife scraping against glass.

This tough?!

Originally, he thought one bite from him, even if he couldn’t shatter Leon’s arm, would at least slightly loosen his grip.

However, the venomous fangs capable of easily piercing a divine body, upon landing on Leon’s mortal flesh, couldn’t even cut a single scratch. The white snake’s mind went blank, then Leon caught the falling [Silver Dagger of Cutting], easily severing the snake neck with a backward motion.

Already prepared for you!

Leon, who had once fallen victim to a "sucker punch," naturally wouldn’t be unguarded against the white snake’s reappearance, had been drinking non-stop during Prince Andre’s painting adjustment, making sure [Immortal in Liquor] never ceased.

Grabbing the severed snake head, slicing it into seventeen or eighteen pieces with the knife, then observing the lightened serpent scale pattern on Andre’s body, Leon asked:

"How is it going? Can you still hold up?"

"A bit difficult... but should be alright..."

Gasping lightly, Prince Andre gritted his teeth and said:

"You can slice the scales that leave my soul, but best not touch those on my soul, or it would weaken my soul, possibly leading me... Damn it! Stop it!"

A large number of serpent scales shed from Prince Andre’s limbs, following his neck, completely occupying his face, and the white snake controlled Prince Andre’s face, roaring furiously at Leon:

"Stop! You can’t do this!"

Hmm?

Noting something from the white snake’s highly agitated demeanor, Leon’s eyes instinctively squinted slightly.

His attitude seemed peculiar, as if the source of his anger wasn’t the safeguarding of the Crolock royal bloodline but possibly the impending destruction of the Crolock Kingdom?

Unaware of Leon’s fleeting suspicion, the slightly calmer white snake took a deep breath, then solemnly promised Prince Andre:

"Black Owl! All you want is to go to the [City of Regret] and see your parents once more, right?

If you stop now, ensuring the Crolock Kingdom’s... ensuring the Crolock Kingdom’s bloodline is severed, killing this doll made from your sister’s soul, I promise to immediately cancel your blood oath and send you to meet them!"

Upon hearing "Andre," Prince Andre’s hand sketching the sun paused minutely.

Seeing his persuasion beginning to work, the white snake gleefully pressed on:

"Right! Just stop, I will certainly keep my word!

Not just seeing them once, we also have people amongst the Overlords of the Dead Realm, even if you wish to live with your deceased parents and clansmen in the City of Regret indefinitely, we can fulfill your wish..."

"Slap!"

Watching Leon withdraw his hand silently after slapping, the bewildered white snake instinctively reached out with his left hand, covering his fiery hot face.

"You slapped me..."

"No."

The serpent scales on the left cheek shed, Prince Andre twitched his lips into a rather forced smile.

"He slapped me."

"?"

Without explaining to the white snake, Prince Andre, reclaiming half of his face, quietly picked up the paintbrush soaked with paint, adding a stroke of blazing sunlight to the scroll.

"Black Owl!"

Watching him start painting again, the white snake angrily shouted once more:

"Think it through! If you refuse my offer now, even if your soul endures my torment, I can ensure you never reach the City of Regret in this lifetime!"

Prince Andre paused for a moment upon hearing, then using his remaining half of the face, replied calmly:

"Not going is fine."