I! Cleaner!
Chapter 461 - 399: Acquiring a Music Player

Chapter 461: Chapter 399: Acquiring a Music Player

"Kill me!"

Lying in her sleeping bag, the Snow Woman gazed blankly at the chaotic night sky of the capital and said:

"The nightmare I created was destroyed by you, and the root of my existence as a nightmare was smashed by the King of Nightmares. Now I am no longer able to... What are you doing?"

"Nothing."

After taking off his thick gloves and poking the Snow Woman’s face, Leon couldn’t help but sigh with a bit of regret.

[Name: Damaged Nightmare (Nightmare, Element, ?)]

[Appearance: A beautiful woman in a white thin dress, indistinguishable from ordinary human females, except for her resistance to low temperatures. However, this state cannot be maintained for long. Once the overlapping parts of the dream realm and reality separate again, she will completely vanish under the true sunlight.]

[Abilities: Nightmare Messenger, Blizzard Summon, ?]

[Price: Convinced of her inevitable death, she inherently refuses to be used by you.]

[Archive: A powerful nightmare born from the folklore of the Ice Plains Nation, she has a unique snow mountain nightmare and once dominated a corner of the dream realm. After being defeated and captured by the King of Nightmares, she had to surrender the core of her snow mountain nightmare as a sign of submission.

Thereafter, along with the Sand Dune Giant Worm, Green Tide Sea Monster, Human-faced Forest Spirit, Plague Maiden, Blood Kabbalah, and Swamp King’s Serpent, she was appointed as a Nightmare Messenger responsible for managing various affairs within the King of Nightmares’ territory.

After the Demonic Soul Abyss reached the point of overlap, following the orders of the King of Nightmares, she actively sought out Leon Laine, a third-level cleaner from the Clean-up Bureau, attempting to eliminate him. But not only did she fail, she was instead captured and forcibly dragged out of the snow mountain nightmare.]

[Evaluation: A powerful and rare special nightmare, as a Nightmare Messenger personally appointed and bestowed with partial powers by the King of Nightmares, she could freely traverse any nightmare.

Furthermore, she could unfold a uniquely ruled nightmare world, and as long as the maximum contamination value was lower than hers, she could easily erase their memory. Anyone deceived into the depths of the snow mountain would be directly frozen to death, unless they were a True God or higher.

But after encountering Leon Laine, a third-level cleaner, being polluted by his chaotic memories and behavior, and having her nightmare core destroyed by the King of Nightmares, her nightmare world suffered severe damage.

She not only lost the ability to erase memories, but her ability to summon snowstorms was also greatly weakened. No longer able to unleash a blizzard, everyone entering the snow mountain nightmare would automatically hear an oddly joyous tune in their ears.]

[Contamination Value: 35]

It’s a pity, the King of Nightmares acted so quickly. If her nightmare core hadn’t been destroyed, handing her over to the bureau might have resulted in a very impressive nightmare-type anomaly item.

But after being injured her power greatly diminished, except for still being able to traverse through nightmares, her two most important abilities were abolished. Now, she can only be regarded as a humanoid music player, and it only plays that one tune...

Recalling the Snow King’s brainwashing music that transcends two worlds, Leon shook his head helplessly, trying to shake the melody of "Tian Mi Mi" out of his mind temporarily, then looked around, eager to find that hard-working big dog.

Although the snow mountain nightmare was thrilling yet without danger, even managing to drag the Snow Woman out, the real MVP was that dog. If it hadn’t suppressed the snowstorm, even if I didn’t freeze to death deep in the mountains, I wouldn’t have dared descend in a blizzard.

One must know, in the snow mountain nightmare, losing my memory about the Sheep Heart meant my Undying Body might not function properly. This dog truly saved me, and with the Life-Saving Dog not present, I must immediately show concern.

Not to mention, beyond saving lives, it also carries part of the Scorpio Bureau Chief’s will, being my only channel to communicate with him.

While the Scorpio Bureau Chief is trapped by the other six nightmare messengers, unable to get out for a while, prioritizing finding the big dog to maintain contact is undoubtedly the most correct choice.

...

"Woof~"

As if knowing Leon was searching for it, the big dog, who had just run off somewhere, barked from afar.

After using the dog’s bark to pinpoint its location, Leon pulled the rope again, dragging the Snow Woman full of despair in her eyes toward the direction of the bark.

"Woof woof!"

Seeing a "familiar face" approaching, the well-behaved big dog wagged its tail like a helicopter propeller, then sniffed at Leon’s shoes while barking continuously.

"Woof woof woof~ Woof woof woof~ Woof woof woof woof woof woof woof~"

"..."

Oh my god!

Recognizing what the dog was "singing" in an instant, Leon’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. He then left the suddenly crying Snow Woman in the song and crouched down to place the newly found thorn crown on the dog’s head.

Back in the snow mountain nightmare, after losing memory, accidentally knocking off the crown meant that the Scorpio Bureau Chief was immediately silenced. Considering he was wearing a similar crown, this thing should be the "antenna" carrying his will.

"Woof woof woof~ Woof woof woof~ Woof woof... Damn it! There’s finally some action!"

The situation matched Leon’s guess, the thorn crown just properly placed on the dog’s head, and the tune of the "Snow King March" stopped, replaced by the irritated voice of the Scorpio Bureau Chief.

"Didn’t I tell you not to leave this dog?"

Seeing Leon through the dog’s eyes, dressed in a strange outfit, the Scorpio Bureau Chief breathed a slight sigh of relief, then irritably scolded:

"I already told you! The Snow Woman’s skill level is no less than a first-level cleaner! You’re not her opponent yet! As long as your degree of being contaminated by anomalous objects doesn’t exceed hers, there’s still a possibility she might completely kill you!

I didn’t have the chance to tell you earlier; in the bureau’s intelligence on dream realm creatures, she has records of killing cleaners carrying death immunity anomalous objects. Don’t think having an Undying Body will... Hmm? You’ve already gotten out of the dream?"

Blinking its yellow dog eyes, after scanning the surroundings and realizing it had transformed from snow mountain back to reality, the Scorpio Bureau Chief couldn’t help but be slightly embarrassed, using its dog face to clearly show a hint of awkwardness, then forcibly salvaging the situation by saying:

"You... escaped pretty quickly, but still, be careful, even if you managed to escape the dream, don’t let your guard down, the Snow Woman herself is still very powerful."

"..."

"By the way, how did you escape? Where’s the Snow Woman?"

"The Snow Woman’s created realm wasn’t large; I got out once I descended the snow mountain. As for the Snow Woman..."

At this point, Leon shifted slightly, revealing the sleeping bag and sled he was blocking, and gestured with his lips:

"There, the crying one lying on the ground."

"..."

Well... what exactly did you do to her?

Seeing the Snow Woman bound in the sleeping bag, quietly shedding tears, and seemingly suffering significant mental anguish, the Scorpio Bureau Chief’s dog mouth opened and closed repeatedly, momentarily at a loss for words.

This was a nightmare that lived for at least several hundred years, existing longer than the Ice Plains Nation!

You little brat have only been encountering anomalous objects for just over two months, not even a fraction of her age! Managing to escape her grasp and not die in the nightmare would already be impressive enough, but you even freaking captured her alive?