Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 1255 Dogs and Dog Chains
Old soil, surrounded by mountains.

The astral planes surrounding the mountain were no longer the familiar pitch black, but were tinged with a mother-of-pearl-like grayish-white, like the embers left after burning embers. Large amounts of brass-colored clouds gathered into vortices, spiraling upwards from the mountainside, completely obscuring most of the colorless giant mountain.

These low-hanging, brass-like clouds, clinging to the translucent mountainside, resemble the bodies of snakes, grazing along the winding, intermittent mountain path, and drifting upwards in fits and starts...

That's right, it just drifts on and off.

Gazing at the bronze clouds in the distance, which seemed like the pendulum of a clock, pausing every second and swaying towards the mountain peak, and the Ring Mountain, which was faintly visible under the cover of the bronze clouds, Leon frowned and then patted the old ox on the back.

"Weren't you nailed to the mountainside? Why haven't we seen your body?"

"Moo! (We're not there yet. I'm still further up, below the clouds, closer to the mountaintop!)"

Oh……

Hearing the old ox's louder moo than usual, he knew it had been waiting for this day for a long time and was now eager to regain its physical body and be resurrected. Leon nodded and said nothing, but sat on the ox's back and continued heading towards the Ring Mountain.

……

coming!

As Leon rode his old yellow ox across the gray-white astral plane and through the spiraling vortex of brass clouds, one of the countless yellow clouds trembled slightly, and a dazzling deep blue suddenly appeared on its back, beyond Leon's sight.

coming!

Noticing the azure light emanating from the God of Clouds, the hundreds of True Gods hidden beneath the bronze clouds immediately tensed up, holding their breath and preparing to attack.

Finished!

Seeing Leon, who paused slightly on the bull's back and glanced at them seemingly unintentionally, the raven's heart instantly froze from its left atrium to its right ventricle, spreading endless chills throughout its internal organs, freezing its entire intestines with ice crystals.

Father…no! That wretched woman! That wretched woman is a traitor to God!!!

What nonsense about believing in my survival skills and letting me stay at Huan Shi Mountain to keep watch... It's all utter rubbish! That bitch knows the God of Cookery has his eye on me and is worried that the "bait" isn't enough, so she wants me to stay here to attract the God of Cookery's attention!

Run! Run faster!!!

Gazing at the God of Food, who had slightly changed direction and was now charging straight towards the very center of the encirclement, the thrush, chained to a cross by a small, colorful chain, began to struggle desperately, its eyes blazing with fury as it roared:
We've been spotted! You've been discovered! Stop thinking about your damn ambush! Let me go! Let me go right now!

Unfortunately, the thin chain loosely resting around his neck seemed to be the natural nemesis of all gods. It not only firmly suppressed the surging [Disaster Avoidance], but also entangled his voice and spirit. No matter how the thrush struggled, it couldn't utter a single sound.

Fortunately, although the chain was incredibly sturdy, it was still only a small chain and could not completely restrict the thrush's movements. In addition, the thrush was Frederica's personally appointed "chief person in charge," and his actions were being watched at all times.

After the thrush climbed up and down the cross for the fifteenth time, as if it were a monkey whose peaches had been stolen, God finally noticed its frantic warning.

"Eh"

After nudging the angelic deity beside him, the true god, noticing the raven's unusual behavior, pointed behind him and said hesitantly:
"Look over there, does Lord Crow have something to say?"

"Ah, it seems so."

After glancing back at the overjoyed raven, the angelic deity, amidst the raven's despairing gaze, indifferently turned his head back and continued staring in Leon's direction, saying:

"Let him make a scene, just ignore him."

"This...isn't this not good?"

Looking at the thrush jumping around, scratching its ears and cheeks, and even starting to bang its head against the cross, the true god, who was the first to notice something was wrong, hesitated and said:

"Lord Tsurugi is, after all, the person in charge appointed by [Father], shouldn't we..."

"Pshaw, what kind of person is he? Have you ever seen a person in charge who's chained up like a dog and not even allowed to speak to anyone?"

After waving his hand to indicate that he didn't need to be bothered with him, the angelic-looking true god laughed:
“When Father distributed the source to everyone before, he was the only one who was left out. He said that he didn’t need it, but everyone could see that Father was angry with him and was deliberately ignoring him and even punishing him.”

"what?"

"You'll understand if you use your brain."

After glancing at his still confused companions, the angelic-looking true god snorted disdainfully:

"His so-called 'Avoidance of Disaster' is nothing more than running away at the first sign of trouble. The reason why 'Father' made an exception and arranged him into the Four Pillars of Gods is simply to use his truth to protect the other three Pillars of Gods and prevent the remaining three of the Four Pillars of Gods from being caught by the God of Food."

And what happened? The new Four Pillars God, on whom the Father had placed high hopes, went to the mortal world, but not only did he fail to find the real Number 3, he was captured in half a day. Only this good-for-nothing managed to escape, and even the Father, with his good temper, could not let him off easily.

So you don't need to call him "Sir" anymore. In my opinion, this time "Father" gave the Thrush the title of person in charge, but didn't give him any responsibility, and even locked up his "Disaster Avoidance" ability. This is to make him face the God of Food directly and punish him properly, to see if he dares to desert again!

This... seems to make sense?
Some, persuaded by their companions' theories, nodded in agreement upon realizing something was amiss. Then, remembering something, they asked with some concern:

"Let's put the thrush aside for now. Is this arrangement really okay?"

"what?"

"I was referring to the ambush of the God of Cookery."

Looking at the excited expressions on the faces of the surrounding gods, the true god who had asked the question couldn't help but ask with concern:
"The orders [Father] gave us on Jushen Island were just to hold off the God of Food as much as possible, but instead we ambushed and surrounded him..."

"It's alright, we should just ambush him!"

Feeling the various sources of energy surging within him after the God of Food entered the encirclement, the Angel God took a deep breath, his face slightly flushed, and said in a deep voice:
"The God of Food was able to kill several Root Remnants, so his strength is naturally extraordinary. If we directly confront him, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties. If we can injure him by ambushing him first, the pressure on us in the subsequent battle against him will be much lighter."

"But... what if he finds out?"

"What's there to be afraid of if we find out?" Looking at Leon, who had already entered the center of the encirclement and was about to reach the designated ambush point, the Angel God answered without blinking:

"Even if he discovers our ambush, it's just a matter of turning an ambush into an open confrontation. And since we're supposed to be responsible for holding him off anyway, and we'll have to take action openly eventually, why not try ambushing him first?"

"..."

That's not wrong...

After hearing the angel god's response, the questioning god subconsciously nodded slightly, then subconsciously clenched his fist slightly, gritting his teeth as he said:

"You're right! Let's do it! No matter how strong he is, the God of Cookery is still just one person. With the blessing of [Father], we might not be no match for him!"

"Oh? What blessing did Frederica give you?"

Father gave...?!?!?!?!

Hearing the curious question from behind, the True God who asked the question couldn't help but tremble. He then turned around in horror and found that the God of Food, who should have been in the center of the encirclement, had mysteriously appeared behind him riding the old yellow ox!

"You?! You you you?! ...

"I sense the aura of dreams within you. You must be a true god whose power is related to dreams, right?"

After subtly stirring a wisp of the Dream's Source and merging it into the vast yellow clouds of the Ringing Time Mountain, drawing hundreds of True Gods into their individual dream realms, Leon asked with a curious expression:
"The source I possess the most of is the source of dreams, which should be your nemesis. So what kind of blessing did Frederica give you that made you actually consider challenging me?"

I...I...I...I didn't mean to be with you...No, no, no! I'm different now, I also have the source of dreams! I'm not afraid of you!!!

Looking at the God of Food with eyes full of curiosity, the Dream God, feeling a chill run down his spine, stirred up the almost boiling source within him. Trembling, he suddenly swung his finger forward, and the dream that was contained within countless brass clouds shattered instantly with the sliding of his fingertips!

Moreover, it wasn't just him. The moment Lyon's will spread out with countless dreams, more than half of the true gods noticed something was wrong and immediately took action to activate the dream source they had received, roaring as they charged out of the dreams one after another!
"God of Cookery! You're finished!"

Holding fast to the belief that even if they couldn't win, they couldn't lose their spirit, the elderly pillar god, under the despairing gaze of the raven, led a group of true gods to surround Leon, and then declared with imposing force:
"Thanks to the Father's grace, we have mastered the Root just like you, and you can no longer easily defeat us with the Root alone!"

"Oh……"

So that's the root of the problem. Frederica really went all out.

Feeling the various sources around him, though not abundant, but undeniably genuine, Lyon couldn't help but frown.

Although these true gods possess very few sources of origin and cannot use them to attack themselves, they are sufficient to exempt themselves from the "crushing" effect of those sources. Dragging them into the dream realm and using the dream's sources to eliminate them all in one fell swoop is no longer an option, and moreover...

"Where is Frederica?"

Not sensing Frederica's presence, Leon felt a sense of foreboding and frowned as he spoke:

Where did she go? Why isn't she here?

"You don't deserve to know!"

"Haha, guess what!"

"Cut the nonsense!"

The predetermined battle objective was to stall for time. The true gods, who were determined not to lose face even in defeat, immediately started shouting and cursing at each other. A beast-shaped pillar god with half a tiger's head and a body length of nearly ten meters, wrapped in several different roots, roared and pounced straight at Leon.

"Prepare to die, God of Food! Today I, the supreme... Meow? Meow meow? Meow meow meow meow meow?!?!?!?!"

What a load of rubbish.

Leon grabbed the tiger-headed sabbe who pounced on him, and rolled him into a small kitten the size of his palm. Amidst the bewildered gazes of the true gods, he stuffed the Supreme Cat, who had roamed the Plains of Shepherds for thousands of years and escaped from the hands of the Plains' rulers several times, into the cow's mouth. Then, he lightly nudged the old yellow cow's belly with his leg.

"Let's go find the root causes and address them."

“?!!!” x N
No... this isn't right, is it?!

Watching Leon charge into the pile of gods, grabbing anyone he could with both hands, the true god who had asked the question earlier couldn't help but shudder and began to wonder if he was still asleep.

Wasn't it agreed that with the source material, even if we couldn't defeat the God of Cookery, we could at least hold our own and wouldn't be instantly killed? So what the hell is this? Why is it that even a Pillar God covered in source material couldn't withstand a single blow from him and was gone? This is...

"Don't be afraid! He's just bluffing!"

Seeing the encirclement begin to crumble, the angelic true god, whose status was second only to a few pillar gods, immediately stepped forward and shouted:

"This must all be fake! We've most likely been dragged into an illusion! The God of Food, who can't overwhelm us with his ultimate power, couldn't possibly have defeated so many people so easily! He...clucking? Clucking?"

Is it possible that I like to use the root cause because it's the fastest way, but that doesn't mean I'm helpless against you if I don't have the root cause?
After weighing the angel chick in his hand, whose infection value was only around 70, Leon, whose current infection value had reached 89.9, casually stuffed the terrified chick into the old ox's open mouth, and then gently beckoned to the old pillar god who was turning and running away not far away.

Under the horrified gaze of the true gods, the old pillar god who was fleeing trembled violently. The next moment, his body shrank rapidly, and he shrank into a gray-haired pug with a yelp. He turned his head and hopped back towards Leon, where he was immediately snatched up and swallowed whole by the old ox!
Well, you know what, learning this secret technique wasn't a waste of time.

By combining Gemini's [Abnormal Deception] and Sagittarius's [Abnormal Enhancement (Contamination)], and remotely turning the old pillar god into a silly, tongue-sticking-out lapdog, Leon nodded in satisfaction. He then pouted at the trembling gods, his tongue lightly touching the roof of his mouth.

"Uh-huh~"

"Woof woof woof?!!" xN
……

It's over, it's really over this time!
Seeing the hundreds of pugs that suddenly appeared after Leon kissed it, and the thrush forgotten in the brass cloud, it couldn't help but close its eyes in despair.

I'm doomed, I'm doomed!
If I still had [Disaster Avoidance], I might still be able to put up a fight, but that damn bitch mobilized Root Number 1 and locked my Disaster Avoidance! I'm not... um?

Just as the thrush closed its eyes and awaited death, it suddenly felt a lightness around its neck. The thin chain, as heavy as a mountain, had inexplicably broken. Tiny fragments turned into fine sand and quietly slipped away, disappearing completely with the wind without a trace.

(End of this chapter)