Aren't you supposed to protect the royal family? What does it mean to hold down the King of the Northern Kingdom and dunk him in the river?

After repeatedly checking the hazy mirror and confirming that the person being "interrogated" by Leon in the river was indeed King Harvey of the Northern Kingdom, the two directors felt their minds buzzing, and they immediately rushed to the Celestial Globe Mirror, looking at Leon, who was fiercely "assaulting" him, in shock.

The bearded King in the mirror, despite being of dual lineage like the female Cleaner, wasn't as strong due to not being raised in the Aquarius Branch and frequently exposed to various abnormal objects. His physique was obviously weaker.

After being violently dunked by Leon, his physical condition, which couldn't compare to that of the female Cleaner, visibly suffered as he drank water and spat it out simultaneously, rolling his eyes in distress.

What kind of grudge could cause this level of bullying?

Seeing the bearded King, who seemed as helpless as a chick in a mischievous child's hands, being tormented by Leon, the Pisces Director hurriedly grabbed the mirror and turned back to the Director of Taurus:

"Hurry up and contact Aquarius to stop him! Even though he's just an ordinary person, he's still the King of the Northern Kingdom. Treating him like this is inappropriate!"

"Uh... maybe we should wait?"

Observing the bearded King's reaction through the mirror, and finding that although he seemed uncomfortable, his life didn't appear to be in danger, the Director of Taurus sighed in relief and then said hesitantly:

"Although Leon's methods are a bit rough, and the last time he even made the entire Crolock Kingdom disappear, thinking carefully, there always seemed to be a reason behind his actions. He doesn't usually act without a cause.

We are nearly a hundred thousand kilometers away from there and don't fully understand the situation, so it's better to trust Leon and let him decide."

"..."

That's true... Despite Aquarius taking on risky tasks, they've never failed. So, at least in terms of capability, there's no doubt.

After listening to the Director of Taurus, and seeing that the bearded King wasn't being otherwise mistreated apart from being dunked, the Pisces Director calmed down and continued observing patiently.

But the more he watched, the more something felt off!

Looking at Leon, whose dark and sinister aura seemed even more villainous under the dual influence of the "Slaughter King's Hand" and "Nightmares as the Deepest Fear of the Night," the Pisces Director's mouth twitched. With a troubled expression, he looked over at the Director of Taurus:

"Although it doesn't look like he's going too hard on him, doesn't Aquarius' expression seem... a bit much?"

"..."

Indeed…

Seeing Leon, dunking him while wearing a sinister smirk in the mirror, the Director of Taurus held his forehead, unsure of how to comment.

Thinking back to his first encounter with Leon at the Virgin Branch, the kid seemed serious and careful, quite reliable in appearance. But after spending a few months under Olivia, he inexplicably changed his style.

As for what this new style is... let's just say the current Leon seems to perfectly match everyone's stereotype of the Virgin Branch…

"Maybe I should contact him..."

Averting his gaze reluctantly, the Director of Taurus took out a small silver knife, trimmed a piece of his own nail, drew a little bit of blood from a vein, and pulled out a strand of hair, bundling them together and tossing them at the smooth mirror surface.

With a soft click, the Celestial Globe Mirror, having swallowed the "bone," "blood," and "hair" materials, suddenly emitted a dark glow of black, red, and white, pulling part of the Director of Taurus' consciousness into the mirror.

...

Hmm?

Sensing something, Leon reached into his arms and pulled out a palm-sized dark golden doll.

The golden doll, with its chest stained dark red and adorned with silver hair, opened its eyes with a complicated expression and said:

"Leon, you..."

"Just a moment, please."

After asking the "Descent Doll" used for contacting the headquarters to wait, Leon handed over the task of continuing to dunk the bearded King to the female Cleaner and then solemnly spoke up first:

"Mr. Taurus! There's been a situation on our side!"

"Ah?"

"Members of the Slaughter King Association have entered the Core Melting Path ahead of us. They seem to be heading towards the core to release the three subterranean races of the Stone Marrow Realm. Director Baltro is unreachable and may be held up, and we must prepare for the release of the three subterranean races!"

"Ah???"

"Furthermore, this situation with the Core Melting Path seems to be a conspiracy. The Slaughter King Association's goal might be to lure Director Baltro away, allowing the fake illusions and Heart Lake God to erode the nearly one billion souls in Rehe City, pushing their power to the level close to a Pillar God, and thereby wiping out all the royal family bloodlines in Rehe City!"

"Ah????"

"And..."

"And????"

Facing the shocked angsty sigh of the Director of Taurus, Leon nodded helplessly and said:

"Indeed, there's more… The Slaughter King Association seems overly informed about the Aquarius Branch and Director Baltro. I suspect they have plans to not only achieve the two goals mentioned above but also to directly destroy the Aquarius Branch."

"What?!"

Upon hearing Leon's speculation, the doll of the Director of Taurus was utterly startled, forgetting about the King and hurriedly asked:

"Then the Aquarius Branch…?"

"It's very safe."

Giving the Director of Taurus a "trust me" look, Leon patted his stomach, straightforwardly reporting:

"Except for Director Baltro, almost everyone else is here."

"..."

Since you've already acted... and taken measures, besides psychological issues, there is indeed no need to worry about the safety of the people in the Aquarius Branch…

Confronted with Leon's hard-to-judge protection method, the Director of Taurus, after a moment of silence, asked with a twitching cheek:

"So what do you plan to do? Is there anything the headquarters can do to assist you?"

"I plan to solve the Heart Lake God first, and then pursue to find Director Baltro..."

After briefly explaining his plan, Leon said seriously:

"The biggest issue now is still the Stone Marrow Realm and the three subterranean races. I know too little about that side. Could you... Mr. Taurus?"

Watching the doll of the Director of Taurus suddenly go limp, losing response, Leon was momentarily stunned, then looked up towards Rehe City above.

A vast and unimaginable Heart Lake had unknowingly completed its convergence, and a vividly colorful seed of the void, like a gigantic meteor descending from the sky, plunged into the Heart Lake of nearly a billion souls with a boom, carrying flames of emotion capable of incinerating everything!