Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 1139 The Three-Piece Set and the New Four Pillars of Gods
"No, no... I can explain..."

Seeing that the mermaid woman was filled with anger but not murderous intent, Leon felt a little relieved and reached out to support her shoulder to explain, only to be bitten hard.

Enraged, the mermaid woman bit three rings of teeth into Leon's shoulder before finally stopping, gritting her teeth and roaring angrily:

"I was ready to jump into the root of all evil and commit suicide, and I was still thinking about helping you deal with the Four Pillars God. Is this how you treat me?! How dare you?!"

"Forehead……"

Knowing that he had dismantled her entire clan's methods of forging extraordinary objects, which seemed a tiny bit too radical, Leon, feeling somewhat guilty, could only force a smile and say:
"This is a misunderstanding! I thought you were really persuaded by the Four Pillars Gods and were preparing to seize the source of the mortal world to repair your Abyss Realm, so I acted rashly..."

"In a moment of desperation? In a moment of desperation you slaughtered all my clansmen?"

Recalling those three strange objects that sent chills down her spine, the mermaid woman's previous laughter and swearing vanished. She couldn't help but grab Leon's collar and shake him violently again.

"If things get even more urgent, are you planning to tear down the entire Abyss Realm?"

Well... I did consider it, after all, if we destroyed the Abyss Realm, it might also put an end to your hopes, since there's nothing left there anyway. However, the project was too large and there wasn't enough time, so in the end we only managed to dig up your people.

"..."

You actually had that plan?!?!?!?!
From Leon's expression, she gleaned a subtle clue, and the mermaid woman's hand involuntarily stopped. Then, her lips trembled as she stammered incoherently:

"You! Me! You...you you you!"

"I can't beat you..."

Realizing how much he had gone wrong to her, and fearing that the mermaid might do something rash and use the Essence of Origin to strangle him, Leon quickly grabbed her hands and continued to smile apologetically:
"So I can only come up with some crooked ideas, dig out your people... uh... bring them out to negotiate with you, hoping you won't be fooled by the Four Pillars God. But even if you are really stubborn, I probably won't have the heart to do it. After all, didn't you say that I am actually a good person?"

"Okay! I believe you!"

Upon hearing this, the mermaid beauty calmed down slightly, then gritted her teeth and said:

"Then my people..."

"They're all fine! Not a single one is missing!"

Seeing that her anger had finally subsided somewhat, Leon breathed a slight sigh of relief, then raised an arm and solemnly assured her:
"Although I forged them into anomalous beings, I did not harm their will, nor destroy their bodies, nor pollute their souls. On the contrary, I temporarily resurrected them in a sense."

Now those three items... um... your people have been sent back to where they were a day ago, which should be the Sage's Cemetery in the Realm of the Dead. You can find them as long as you go back.

"Oh, right! Didn't you say you were going to give them another chance to choose—to start over or live their original lives? The three unusual artifacts forged by the Third Hokage happen to have that effect. You can ask them what they want to choose; it's actually a good thing!"

"..."

This is a good thing now, but if I really can't see the light and fall for the Four Pillar Gods' trick, then the entire Sea Abyss Realm will have to hold another funeral for me!
After calming down a bit, the mermaid beauty slowly realized that the reason things had turned out this way was because she hadn't informed Leon beforehand, and her strength had put too much pressure on him, so she had no choice but to resort to such drastic but effective methods.

So this time... we can't blame him. In the end, he was too arrogant and thought he could arrange everything directly... but you were too ruthless, weren't you?

Recalling the sensations those three unusual objects had given her, the mermaid woman, still feeling a chill run down her spine, couldn't help but ask:

"What exactly were you planning to do to me? What were the effects of those three items?"

"This one……"

Lyon chuckled awkwardly upon hearing this, and said with a somewhat embarrassed expression:

"That's all in the past now, and when we get back I'll dismantle those three anomalous objects and revive your people, so how about we..."

"Tell me the effects of those three unusual items, and that'll be the end of it. Then you can go about your business as usual!"

“Um…that’s fine too…” Lyon hesitated.
"But you have to promise that after you hear this, you'll try to calm yourself down, and at least don't resort to violence, okay?"

"I try my best!"

"OK then……"

Knowing that the mermaid woman would definitely not let it go if he didn't explain clearly, Leon had no choice but to be apologetic and frank:

“Those three unusual objects are called the ‘Bottom Line,’ and the crown among them is called ‘Gentle Dreams.’ It’s based on materials about beautiful dreams from the Lost Paradise of Dreams, mixed with the stone tablet I dug up from your house…”

"No need to say all that, just tell me the results!"

"Um... the effect is that it helps you recall those wonderful things from the past."

"Please provide more details!"

The mermaid beauty said with dissatisfaction:
"Stop hiding anything! Just tell me the truth, and this matter will be over! I keep my word!"

You insisted on hearing this...

Lyon nodded helplessly upon hearing this, and then said:

"It's like I've prepared over three million beautiful dreams for you, each depicting the happy lives of your people. But if you try to escape from them, you'll see how their lives are shattered..."

"?!!!"

You...you're a human being too?
Following Leon's words, the mermaid woman imagined herself wandering through more than three million beautiful dreams, then shattering them one by one, and witnessing all the cruel endings. She felt a tightness in her chest, as if she had been stuffed into a sealed steamer, and could barely breathe.

"The second scepter is called 'Turning Against Each Other,' and its effect is to bring up all your clansmen, preserve their original will, but control them to participate in the siege against you."

Knowing that whether he stuck his neck out or not, he would still get stabbed, Leon simply sped up his speech and began:

"The third item is that belt, called 'Mutual Destruction'. If you attack me, your clansmen will take the damage for me and then slowly shatter in front of you."

But you can pay a price to save them, even bring them back from my side. However, the amount of source energy they consume will increase with the number of people and time. Based on your previous situation, I estimate that saving around 200,000 people would completely deplete your source energy.

"..."

Tender memories of dreams...turned into bitter enmity...doomed to mutual destruction...

Imagine Leon issuing a battle challenge to her, who knows nothing about her, and then his entire race, equipped with her gear, taking to the field and beginning to torture her madly from soul to body. The mermaid beauty felt dizzy and disoriented, and the world in front of her suddenly started spinning.

"Evangeline? Evangeline! Are you alright?"

……

I think I'm... a little too well?

Feeling his sudden surge in power, the raven sneaked back to the headquarters of the King of Slaughter Society. Looking at the empty [Yesterday's Abode] before him, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Since about a month ago, his power has been increasing uncontrollably, and just now it suddenly surged by a huge wave, and he has completely stepped into the level of the Four Pillar Gods.

Generally speaking, increased strength is definitely a good thing, but the problem is that the source of my increased strength is the feedback of the truth of [Disaster Avoidance], which means that the concept of "Disaster" is undergoing an unprecedented level of enhancement. If this continues... hmm?

Just as the thrush was worried about the expansion of the disaster, two figures, one green and one red... four figures transcended time, following some irreversible truth, and rushed backward into [Yesterday's Abode], crashing headfirst into the empty hall.

(End of this chapter)