Camus is half of the Aquarius Director?
The Red-haired Director hesitated slightly upon hearing this. The answer still felt somewhat far-fetched to her, but out of trust for Leon, she continued along this line of thought.
Indeed, according to the records of the headquarters’ past use of the [Directives List], unless the range is specifically emphasized, it can only lock onto a single target.
So if the two souls that the Aquarius Director split off from were significantly different from each other, and the split had been completed long before the [Directives List] took effect, it indeed might evade the effects of the [Directives List].
But the soul is different from flesh and blood; once it’s gone, it’s gone. If slightly injured, it can still self-heal. Such a thorough split is almost impossible to restore.
And I saw with my own eyes the strongest part of the "Soul of Evil" enter the depths of the Realm of the Dead. Even if this half of the Aquarius Director still retains a True God level status, their own power would plummet.
According to typical calculations, his remaining Leon Value is estimated to be barely over 30, and at most won’t reach 40 points. The average Leon Value of a Grade 1 Cleaner is roughly between 30-50 points, so the current Aquarius Director is considered weak among Grade 1 Cleaners.
As for my own strength, I’m among the top ranks of directors in the Zodiac Branch Office. Under the activation of the Star Palace’s blessing, my Leon Value can even briefly break through to 70 points, nearly twice his.
The gap is so large that small tricks cannot bridge it, let alone I still have the enhancement of [Slaughter Blood Hair] No. 013. Where does Aquarius get the confidence to cause trouble right under my nose?
"Leon, I always feel like something is not quite right."
After thinking for half a day and still not understanding where Aquarius Director’s confidence comes from, the Red-haired Director couldn’t help but frown and say:
"This time he sacrificed more than half of his soul as a price, barely getting by and temporarily avoiding the headquarters’ punishment. Logically, he should be lying low for a while.
But he not only didn’t hide but also took the risk of being directly eliminated by me, came to the capital to collect a large number of dreams, and even after meeting you, made no attempt to conceal, claiming that he must do something within three days. This makes me find it very strange."
After drinking a sip of the now-cold tea, the Red-haired Director unconsciously tapped the table with her fingers and continued with knitted brows:
"The night three days from now is when the Demonic Soul Abyss and reality fully merge. By saying this, he’s essentially telling us the specific time of action. But in his current state, he can’t possibly be my opponent, where does he get the confidence to provoke me?
Also, according to my understanding of him, Aquarius is someone with strong objectives and rarely does meaningless things.
And whether it’s the capital or our branch office, there doesn’t seem to be anything worth coveting for him. The most valuable [Twelve Ant Nests] he can’t open, and he can’t steal my [Slaughter Blood Hair], so what exactly does he want?"
What exactly does Aquarius want...
After listening to the Red-haired Director’s analysis, Leon’s brow also furrowed.
If we talk about Aquarius Director’s greatest obsession, it would naturally be replacing the Director of Taurus to enter the Watcher’s Palace, but this path has essentially been blocked.
The six anomalous items used to usurp the identity of "Ascendant" are still in the hands of myself and the insurgents, and he simply can’t gather them; as for the targeted Director of Taurus, they are self-sealing at headquarters, giving him no opportunity to approach;
Even if he somehow manages to gather similar items and sneaks into the secluded headquarters, he would not be a match for the three directors there and likely would be taken down immediately.
If he wants to fulfill that greatest obsession, he should first find a way to restore his strength, at least to the level of a branch director, to be able to...wait! Restore strength?
Seemingly catching a faint, unclear thread, Leon pondered a moment before hesitantly suggesting:
"Director, I think we might as well change our way of thinking, rather than continuing to consider what Aquarius wants to do in the capital, we should first consider what he ’needs’ the most now."
What does Aquarius need the most?
Upon hearing Leon’s words, the Red-haired Director’s eyes narrowed slightly.
That’s right, no matter what Aquarius Director ultimately wants, what he needs most right now is to restore the power he’s lost due to losing more than half of his soul.
Only by raising his power back to a level not much different from the Director of Taurus can he possibly replace him in the Watcher’s Palace through seizing the body.
And speaking of a way to heal his soul’s injury and bring him back to peak condition... the Demonic Soul Abyss! King of Nightmares!!!
Thanks to Leon’s hint, after figuring out the most crucial point, the Red-haired Director gasped for air.
Injuries caused by soul loss are mostly unsolvable, but just as the rules of the Realm of the Dead do not acknowledge the physical body, the rules of the dream realm do not acknowledge the existence of the soul either.
The foundation of the dream realm is memory and imagination, so as long as a person’s memory is intact and cognitive abilities normal, even if the Aquarius Director’s soul is fragmented, the dream realm will still recognize him as a "complete" person.
If the King of Nightmares successfully descends and is willing to help, he could completely exchange parts of dreams and reality permanently!
At that point, all that would be needed is to create a "complete" Aquarius Director in the dream realm, allow the real Aquarius Director to fall asleep, and have the King of Nightmares permanently swap the two.
The soul-deficient Aquarius Director would then become merely a fake "nightmare" under the influence of the dream realm’s rules, while the complete director in the dream would awaken in the actual reality!
As for why the King of Nightmares would help Aquarius Director... that file supposedly from the Watcher’s Palace, documenting thirty-five locations of Bai Ye Sect strongholds to prevent the Demonic Soul Abyss and King of Nightmares from descending, was personally delivered by the Aquarius Director!
Taking a deep breath, the Red-haired Director leaned back in the chair, slightly bowed her head, and sighed:
"No wonder Aquarius wasn’t afraid of me knowing he was still alive; it’s been nearly two days since Emma and the others left. Now it’s too late to realize it..."
Upon hearing the Red-haired Director’s sigh, Leon couldn’t help but be slightly stunned, then hastily asked what exactly was going on.
The Red-haired Director rubbed her eyebrows and said succinctly:
"If I’m not mistaken, Aquarius Director should be collaborating with the King of Nightmares. The document he sent earlier has issues. What it marks may not be the locations of Bai Ye Sect strongholds, and the descent of the King of Nightmares is now unavoidable."