Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 1272 The Beginning of the Calamity
"I……"

Looking at the unwavering resolve to survive before her, a hint of fear flickered in the woman's eyes. But she ultimately struggled against the rituals and markings binding her, gritting her teeth as she argued:

“We can try other methods! Although ‘Fate’ was reincarnated first, the things she researched might still be useful! And there’s also that ‘external force’…”

"He is only a backup option, and can only be a backup option."

After interrupting the woman, 'Survival' said with an air of absolute certainty:
"Compared to the ultimate mission that is already close to success, that Lyon only represents one possibility. Besides, 'Fate' has already abandoned us and reincarnated ahead of time. Without 'Fate's' personal intervention, how much effect can this 'external force' have?"

"That's fine too..."

Never mind, I'll do it.

Seeing the woman still resisting the constraints of the ritual even at this moment, 'Survival' shook its head slightly. Then, half of its body slightly dispersed, transforming into a strong and invisible will, which poured into the ritual on the woman's body.

Although forcibly controlling emotions through the will to survive is far less effective than personally driving the root cause, it's enough to strip 'Fu' of superfluous emotions and moral concepts. At worst, she can just spend more effort herself... Wait a minute?!

The moment the will entered 'Emotion's' body, 'Survival' immediately sensed something was wrong. A small, dreamlike, strange will was secretly attached to the heart of 'Emotion'.

Although this small, mysteriously formed will is but a drop in the ocean compared to the immense will of 'emotion' itself, it violently vibrates whenever 'emotion' fluctuates, stirring up turbulent waves in her already chaotic heart...

The emotions in one's heart have been influenced by others?!?!

Upon realizing the effect of that small wisp of will, the stable and intense will of 'survival' couldn't help but fluctuate as well.

How could the emotions of an 'emotion' be influenced by someone? What's the difference between that and the ocean being submerged by seawater? And the chaotic and eerie aura emanating from this will... it feels a bit like that...

"Leon!!!"

Upon seeing the familiar figure appear outside through the semi-transparent outer wall of the "jar prison," Baiqun Fu was overjoyed. She immediately dropped the equally delighted Heipao Fu in her arms and instinctively rushed towards the outside.

"..."

No... is he the only one in your eyes?

Because of the loss of too much matter, the black-robed Fu was temporarily unable to move. She was first released and thrown down by the overjoyed white-dressed Fu, and then accidentally kicked twice by her while she was desperately swimming. She immediately began to spin in the void like a top.

I was even prepared to sacrifice myself to save you, so you should at least keep an eye on me, right? Never mind... I owe you anyway...

After rolling her eyes at her usual foolish self in exasperation, the black-robed Fu, who had been kicked and was spinning in the air, struggled to lift her head to look at Leon outside with a droopy face, and then closed her eyes with a relaxed expression.

I knew it was you who did this. With your extreme paranoia, how could you not have prepared a backup plan beforehand?

……

"Did you control your 'emotions'?"

After withdrawing from the woman's body, which was covered in ritualistic insignia, 'Survival,' which had reformed into human form, darkened its expression and questioned:

"Was her sudden change of mind influenced by you? What is your purpose? Do you want to use her to find out information about 'fate'?"

What else? If it weren't for wanting to find out the location of 'destiny' and get out of this damned place sooner, would I have waited until today to deal with you?

After glancing at the "White Skirt Frog" and "Black Spinning Top" on the table and confirming that they were alright, Leon ignored the question of 'survival' and instead asked with a dark expression:

"What you said before was true? 'Fate' has already been reincarnated ahead of schedule?"

"Correct."

After the initial astonishment, the surging will to survive quickly calmed down, and the previously "disordered" figure also stabilized, returning to the peaceful appearance it had at the beginning.

“When I went there with ‘Moon’ and ‘Evil’, ‘Fate’ had already disappeared with her research results, leaving only the rituals for reincarnation behind. And those rituals had already been used.”

After answering the question, 'Survival', having calmed down, glanced at the frustrated Leon before him and began to negotiate in a composed manner:

“I know you want to go back to the future, but the ritual you are on has been set with a goal, and you must see ‘destiny’ to complete it. Right now, it is impossible for you to go back.”

"and then?"

Seeing the burning gaze of 'survival' across from him, Leon narrowed his eyes and pressed on with the question:
"After saying something like that, it's usually followed by 'unless...', so what is your 'unless...'? Do you want me to cooperate with you? Or do you want me to turn a blind eye to what you've done?"

"almost."

Nodding in agreement with Leon's assessment, 'Survival' spoke without changing his expression:

"Although I couldn't find destiny, I did obtain the research results she left behind, as well as a series of records about reincarnation rituals, which happened to contain a way to interrupt the rituals on your body and send you directly back to the original time."

"As long as you don't cause trouble and don't stop me from stripping 'Fu' of its substances, I will immediately send you back to your original time after the next deployment is complete, and I will never interfere with your timeline again."

At this point, 'Survival' paused slightly, recalling the strange will that had 'manipulated' 'emotions,' and then added after a moment's hesitation:
"If you're still not reassured, I can add one more condition: I can teach you the special ritual to close the current timeline."

"If you completely inscribe the ritual I taught you onto the [Time Tower], you can completely seal off your timeline, separating it from your destiny and ensuring you'll never be influenced by other timelines again... How about it? Interested in considering my proposal?"

Don't agree to his request!

Before Leon could answer, his 'emotions,' which had been completely fading, struggled to his feet again, panting heavily as he reminded him:
"He hasn't set his sights on you yet, but his ultimate mission is absolutely impossible to complete! Wait until he realizes that success is impossible no matter what..."

"It's not impossible."

"?!!!" xN
Seeing the astonished expressions of the woman in the white dress and 'emotions', Leon, lost in thought, nodded and agreed:

"If you can guarantee that what you're saying is true and that you can really send me back to the future, then I wouldn't mind making a deal with you."

"very good!"

Looking at Leon, who appeared calm and composed, not at all like someone who was being perfunctory or lying, 'Survival' couldn't help but smile slightly, revealing a very gratified expression.

"Then it's settled. I'll remove 'Fu' from them..."

"Hold on."

After waving his hand to indicate that 'survival' shouldn't be rushed, Leon pointed to the black and white Fu on the table, and then said seriously:

“A deal is possible, but the terms I use in the deal cannot be the ones you proposed… I want to protect both of these Fredericas, and your ultimate mission plan must also be stopped.”

"?" Faced with Leon's sudden change of heart, 'Survival's' expression darkened, and he spoke with an unfriendly tone:

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

Of course I know what I'm talking about, but do you know why I followed 'Dream' here, but took two days to come and deal with you?
After smiling at the 'Survival' team opposite him, Leon raised his hand and pointed upwards, offering a reminder:

"It's been so long, haven't you noticed something's wrong up there?"

Something's not right above? Which "above"?

A few people who were confused looked up at the roof in the direction Leon was pointing. Then, except for the black-robed Fu whose pupils shrank, the others looked at him with puzzled expressions again.

"The sun, or rather, the day."

Seeing that they still hadn't reacted, Lyon had no choice but to remind them:

"It's well past midnight now, haven't you noticed the sun is gone? Oh right, not only the sun, I just plucked the moon off the ground too."

As Leon spoke, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small jar that was "the same" as the one used by Black and White Lotus, which he shook vigorously in front of "Survival".

Meanwhile, the 'Sun' and 'Moon' that were trembling inside the jar were overjoyed to see 'survival' and hurriedly tried to move closer to the outer wall... only to be glared back by Leon.

"I see……"

Looking at the trembling 'sun' and 'moon' in the small jar, 'Survival' remained silent for a moment before looking up at Leon, its expression unwavering, and said:

"No wonder you agreed to make a deal with me. So you captured 'Sun' and 'Moon' who were monitoring you. But you have no idea how strong the will to survive is. If you think you can make me submit with just two hostages..."

“I didn’t say it was just these two.”

"?!"

Leon pulled a large "jar" he'd found nearby from his pocket, shook the jar filled with members of the Root Race, and startled the various creatures inside, causing them to scream. Then, he smiled at the stunned 'Survival':

“You misunderstood me. ‘Sun’ and ‘Moon’ were not the first two to be arrested, but the last two.”

Following the address provided by 'Dream', I first captured 'Astral Plane' these past two days, and then, using its teleportation ability, I captured everyone else I could... Aside from those that were really difficult to capture, your clan should only be missing you and 'Emotion'."

"?!!!"

"Take it."

Leon pulled 'Survival's' trembling hand over, placed the two jars (one large, one small) on it, and then considerately helped 'Survival' hold his hand properly before cheerfully asking:

"I'm going to trade the survival of your entire clan for sending me and the two Fredericas back to the future. How's that for a deal? Don't you think you're getting a great deal?"

"..."

"?!!!!!!!!!!!"

Looking down at his tribesmen, whose hands were stuffed full of food, almost filling the jars, the one who had been so confident about 'survival' opened his mouth... then opened his mouth again... and then opened his mouth again, but it was as if something was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't make a sound.

They've all been arrested? My people... all of them have been arrested? In just two days?

This...this can't be! Weren't 'Sun,' 'Moon,' and 'Dream' monitoring him? Why didn't they notify me? And...and why didn't I notice at all? This...something's not right!!!
I understand! I understand!
A massive will swept across the surroundings, and 'Survival' vaguely sensed something. It then threw away the jar in its hand, stared at Leon, and hissed:
"I felt the taste of a 'dream'! It was just a dream!"

"When 'Dream' was monitoring you, you must have discovered and captured him! Then you controlled him, using some method I don't understand, and dragged me into Dream, right?"

Wow, that was a pretty quick reaction.

"more or less."

After glancing at the gleaming [Overlord] badge in the slot, Leon nodded somewhat reluctantly:

“I did grasp the ‘dream,’ and then expanded the dream in reverse, encompassing all the original races of the entire Holy Land, including you all. But that doesn’t mean… Hey, don’t move!”

It was all a dream after all! Everything I'm seeing is fake! As long as I break free from this dream and get out, this nightmare will end immediately!

Ignoring Leon's somewhat panicked warnings, the will to 'survive' instantly expanded, finding the boundary between dream and reality in a flash, and forcefully tearing it to shreds! And as the dream created by Leon was completely ripped apart, everything before 'survival' immediately...

It remains exactly as it was.

The two 'Fu' were still floating on the table, and 'Qingxu' was still standing beside him with a bewildered look. The sun, moon and stars above his head had not returned. The tribesmen who had been captured earlier were still crammed into the small jar, desperately mouthing to him to throw it in quickly and not to do anything unnecessary.

However, unlike before, Leon's will, which had originally retained its human form, suddenly expanded many times over, and in a daze, it lost its human form and became an aggregation of countless bizarre images.

The first to suffer was the magnificent starry sky, which Leon captured in the dream, casually molded into a donkey, and then...

The morning mist and the evening glow screamed and raced across the sky, with Leon riding a donkey in pursuit.

Ravines and mountains rush headlong toward the sea, with Leon riding a donkey in pursuit.

The ocean currents and tides desperately fled onto land, with Lyon, riding a donkey, still in pursuit.

Flowers, trees, mountains, rivers, fruits, rice, birds, beasts... all sorts of wills originating from the source, desperately fleeing the whole world with faces full of terror, but no matter where they run, they are caught up by the excited braying of donkeys, and then scooped up by Leon on the donkey's back.

Even though the original races had tried to resist, no matter how strong or weak, whether tangible or intangible, once they were caught and touched, all their resistance would vanish, completely crushed and rolled into whatever shape they were given.

With each member of the Root race captured, a trace of fear from the "victim" would emanate from Leon. After all the Root race members had been captured, the entire world seemed to tremble...

"Tsk... I told you not to move around!"

Hastily pulling himself back from the dream, Leon concealed the inhuman will that had expanded after the world recognized him as "Leon the Disaster," and regained his human appearance. He let out a long breath and then glared at "Survival" with dissatisfaction.

"Hurry up, I've already set the terms. Stop your so-called ultimate mission and send me back!"

"..."

"What's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?"

(End of this chapter)