Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 1259 The Crow: Today we finally get Chaochao!!!

To be number one or to be Frederica... No matter which one you choose, are you destined to lose one side...?

After hearing Frederica's question, Lezi Donkey was unusually silent for a moment, then asked in a low voice:

"So you chose the former and ended up becoming a survivor of the Root One?"

"I have no idea……"

Frederica, her expression complex, paused for a moment, then said with a self-deprecating look in her eyes:

"Strictly speaking, I haven't done well on either side... I haven't fully absorbed the people of the Hope lineage, and I still retain their will, so I can't fully condense the essence of the root, which has led to the fact that I haven't completed the ultimate mission yet."

But at the same time, I betrayed my origins, destroyed more than one material plane, seized the essence of most of the Root Remnants, pushed Leon, the only one who could possibly stop me, off Mount Ring of Time, and made all the preparations to complete my ultimate mission… Never mind, let's not talk about that.”

After shaking her head listlessly, Frederica, looking somewhat dejected, composed herself and stopped revealing her thoughts. Instead, she smiled at the thrush beside her:

“Crow, Leon has left this world. Your [Leon's Disaster Avoidance] has been completed. Now you have become a transcendent being and can barely be considered one of my true kin.”

I... I've transcended it all? That's it?

Feeling that nothing had changed from before, and that she hadn't gained any new power, but even felt a vague sense of emptiness, the thrush paused for a moment, then asked with a bewildered look:
"Does 'transcendent' mean... I'll never have to fear the God of Cookery again?"

"Correct."

Although both were smiles, Frederica's smile towards the Thrush was noticeably more sincere than her smile towards the other true gods. Seeing the Thrush's somewhat flattered expression, Frederica replied gently:
“The escapees I send back to the Ring Mountain will return directly to their original world, and you will no longer have to fear Leon in this world.”

"..."

That's really good!
After hearing Frederica's assurance and learning that the dark cloud that had been hanging over his head had completely dissipated, the thrush was overjoyed. He felt as if the clouds had parted and the sun had risen, and he felt like he could take off on the spot.

Finally... finally it's done! That damn God of Cookery is gone! From now on I'll never have to be afraid of this world again... wait? Isn't something wrong?
After carefully considering Frederica's words, the raven's half-open smile froze slightly, and then she asked somewhat timidly:

"What do you mean... no need to be afraid of Leon in this world anymore? You sound like you're saying..."

"What I mean is, once you become a transcendent being, you won't just stay in this world. You will transcend the constraints of time and have the ability to reach another timeline."

There should be other Lyons in other worlds as well. As you travel to new worlds, you'll inevitably encounter different Lyons. As for their numbers... the current number is probably infinite?

"..."

...Infinity? Does that mean that after I become a transcendent being, the advantage is that I'll be free from the God of Food in this world, but the disadvantage is that I'll encounter an infinite number of Gods of Food?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

After her brain, which had been stunned by the terrifying news, barely managed to process the meaning of Frederica's words, the raven felt a loud crack above its head. A black mountain range composed of countless layers of dark clouds suddenly appeared directly above the clouds that had just dispersed.

At the base of that black cloud mountain, thicker than the star realm, a face that was very familiar to him was gradually taking shape. The eyes and brows that were exactly the same as Leon's were slowly opening, revealing a friendly smile full of appetite as he looked down at him gazing at the sky...

This is transcendence?! This is like having countless Gods of Cookery surpass me?!
Between one God of Cookery and an infinite number of Gods of Cookery, the thrush made its choice in less than 0.01 seconds, its eyes wide with terror as it shrieked:
"I'm not going to transcend! I don't want to be some kind of transcendent being! I'm staying here! I'm not leaving!"

"Unfortunately, that's impossible."

"ah?!!!"

"Being transcendent means no longer being bound by timelines, but also no longer belonging to any particular timeline. Instead, like my people, their will will gradually permeate all timelines. This is the benefit of transcending time, but also the price."

After glancing at the dumbfounded thrush, Frederica calmly explained:

"The reason why I was gradually accepted by my people and recognized as one of them when I returned to the past is because I was not just me at that time, but a collection of all my different timelines."

After all, only those who transcend time can live in the distant past where time did not exist. So I was already a transcendent being back then, only to be scattered again after returning to the present.

And you now are like I was back then, constantly 'merging' with one version of yourself after another. Your future self will continuously travel to another timeline, constantly merging with your counterparts in other worlds… Hmm… judging by the timeline, it should be about time.”

Almost done? What's almost done?!

Upon hearing Frederica's words, the thrush trembled violently and screamed in terror:

What you're saying is pretty much... Ah, no!!!

After the thrush let out a desperate screech and then vanished with a thud, Frederica spoke calmly:

"I've said enough. It's about time for you to set off, Crow. Your first round of 'union' should have already begun. Good luck."

"..."

Indeed... I wish it good luck...

After glancing pityingly at the spot where the thrush had disappeared, the gossipy donkey, having had enough of eating melon seeds, trotted after Frederica who was descending the mountain, then asked with eyes full of curiosity:

"What's next? Are you going to complete your ultimate mission?"

Should we complete the ultimate mission?
Upon hearing this, Frederica hesitated for a moment, then clenched her fists and took a deep breath.

"Let's go first. I plan to go and see what the real world is like."

"Oh, oh, oh, do you want me to ride you? I'm super fast at riding people! Even the Grave Soil Lord says it's great to be ridden!"

"Get lost!" "Okay!"

……

"Moo? (Gone?)"

After the man and donkey left the mountaintop, a moo suddenly rang out from the turbulent flow of time below the Huan Shi Mountain pass. The old yellow ox, which had just "jumped off the cliff to commit suicide," floated up from the turbulent flow with its hooves paddling through the time turbulence, its eyes filled with lingering fear.

Phew... Luckily, I was careful and jumped down before Fu could react and I was touched. Plus, I managed to get a bunch of scattered roots from those true gods, otherwise I would probably have been sent back to my original world... By the way! Where's Leon?
Remembering Lyon who had disappeared on the mountaintop, the old ox snapped out of its daze and, relying on the abundant source energy within its body and belly, began to paw around in the turbulent flow of time within the mountain pass.

Leon, please don't get hurt! Whether we can defeat Number 1 who's taken over Foe's body and bring the real Foe back depends on you! You've survived a great calamity, so please, please don't get hurt! And here I am... what's this?
The old ox, who was risking his life digging in the temporal turbulence, suddenly felt a void under his hooves. His body was then sucked into the void between two opposing temporal turbulences, just like seaweed caught in a whirlpool. No matter how hard he dug, he was unable to move.

"Moo! (Oh no! This is a layer within a time turbulence!)"

After figuring out what was going on, and worried that the stable interlayer would waste too much time, the old ox suddenly became anxious. He then gathered the remaining source of energy in his body and stomped on the face of the old man who was rushing out of the interlayer.

"Oh!!!"

After being trampled by a bull's hoof that was wrapped in at least six origins, the old man with a strange crown hanging on his head screamed and was kicked directly into a reverse time turbulence next to him.

Before being swept back to the past by the turbulent flow of time, the unfortunate old man struggled to raise his hands, removed the crown that was hanging precariously above his head, and threw it towards the top of Mount Ring of Time.

Unfortunately, the old ox's stomp was too sudden, leaving the unfortunate old man with too little time to react. The crown he threw had barely left his hand when he and the crown were swept away by the reversed time current and disappeared in an instant.

"..."

Oh... could he be the former director who passed the position to Lyon?

After staring blankly in the direction where the unlucky old man had disappeared for a moment, the old ox couldn't help but hiss and gasp. He then quickly looked down at the time capsule that had been sucking him in, where an ordinary-looking middle-aged man was popping out, looking at him with a face full of astonishment.

"you……"

"Moo moo moo! (Hey, I came down with Leon to rescue you guys! By the way, you're the Aries director of the Cleanup Bureau, right? Have you seen Leon?)"

Cow? Lyon?

Having not witnessed the old ox's earlier act of placing its black hoof, and realizing it seemed to be a friend rather than a foe, the wary Aries director slightly loosened his grip on the unusual object, then shook his head and asked in return:

“I just came out and haven’t seen the new director yet… By the way, where’s Director Armando? He’s an old man wearing a crown. He came out before me. Did you see where he went?”

"..."

I stepped into that old man's time turbulence. Judging from the scale of that time turbulence, it probably went back at least several thousand or even tens of thousands of years. Although he won't be in any real danger, he's probably back to a time before you humans even left the old world...

"Moo moo moo! (I'm not there yet! I just got down here a short while ago, and I haven't seen any old man wearing a crown at all!)"

"OK then……"

After giving the vigorously shaking ox a skeptical look, the Aries director reluctantly accepted its explanation, then frowned and pressed for an answer:
"This... Lord Niu, Director Armando and I were ambushed and chased to Mount Ring of Time by a group of True Gods and Pillar Gods. We had no choice but to run down here and know nothing about the situation outside. May I ask what the situation is like outside now? Is the mortal world alright?"

In the present world... things are alright now, but it's hard to say what will happen later... We need to find Leon quickly! Otherwise, it will be too late!

After hearing the Aries director's question, the old ox's expression immediately tightened, and he opened his mouth to urge him:

"There's no time to explain, come in now! Come in and we'll talk!"

"???"

Looking at the dark, gaping mouth of the ox in front of him, and listening to the strange, desperate roars coming from the old ox's deep throat, even the Aries director, who had seen many storms, couldn't help but subconsciously take a step back.

No... if you're going to lie, at least put some thought into it, right?

Chief Armando, who came out before me, has disappeared. When I asked about his whereabouts, you dodged the question, and now you're telling me to come in... Has my poor Chief Armando already been eaten by you?!

"it is good."

Overturning his initial impression, and sensing that this old ox was probably an enemy rather than a friend, Director Aries narrowed his eyes and then took the initiative to move closer to the old ox, reaching out to touch its mouth.

"Then I'll go in now. Keep your mouth open and don't move... It's unusually broken... Huh?"

Damn it! You think you can mess with me using some kind of secret technique?
Before the Aries director could unleash his secret technique, the old ox snorted disdainfully as he was swiped into the Aries director's mouth with a tongue.

You actually dared to try and outsmart me with a sneak attack… You think you're worthy? Ever heard of "Old Moo's Deep Calculation"? Do you know what that means? It means the older the ox, the more cunning it is! And I am the oldest ox in the world!
While I, Old Ox, was scheming against Four Pillars God in the Old Land, you little calf were nowhere to be found! That's why I absolutely have to find Leon right now, or I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!
After swallowing the terrified Aries director whole, the old ox then used its source to bind his mobility and threw him together with the captured true gods. The old ox then stomped on the time capsule that was holding him, and began to swim around in the mountain pass to continue searching for Leon's whereabouts.

After repeated fruitless searches, it was so eager to find Leon that it even searched the surrounding time layers and risked diving deep into the turbulent time flow. But no matter how hard it searched, Leon seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.

It's over...it's really over...

After repeated fruitless searches, the old ox's heart, already half-cooled, suddenly turned completely cold as well.

With Lyon's strength and the source he carries, he should be able to hold out for a while. Even if he can't climb up and sinks to the bottom, it's unlikely that he'll be swept away by the scattered time currents like that old man named Armando.

The only reason he couldn't find him now was that after he fell, Fu activated the power of the [Lighthouse] above, separating him, the escapee, from this world and forcibly sending him back to his original world.

The only one who can stop Fu is probably Leon, but there are so many worlds in different timelines, who knows which world he came from!
(End of this chapter)