Chapter 1418: Chapter 1250: Thrush Crow: Today I Finally Advance... Advance!!!
"What I meant was pretty much that you should probably get going, Crow, your first round of ’unification’ should have already started. I wish you good luck then."
"..."
Indeed... Wish it good luck...
Feeling a bit sorry, looking at the spot where Crow disappeared, the merry mule, stuffed from the watermelon feast, trotted after Fredri downhill, full of curiosity, asking:
"So what next? Are you heading off to complete the ultimate mission?"
Should I complete the ultimate mission or not?
Upon hearing this, Fredri hesitated for a moment, then clenched her fists and took a deep breath.
"Let’s go first; I plan to take a look at the present world before deciding."
"Oh oh oh, should I ride you there? I’m super fast when I ride things! Even the Graveyard Dominator praised me when I rode him!"
"Scram!"
"Alright!"
...
"Moo? (Gone?)"
After one person and one mule left the mountain top, a moo suddenly echoed from the time rift beneath the Ring Time Mountain’s pass, and the old yellow cow that had just "jumped off the cliff in despair" was scratching all four hooves through the time rift, floating up with wide-eyed fear.
Phew... Luckily, I was cautious and jumped down before Fred could react, without her touching me. Plus, if I hadn’t gathered a pile of scattered roots from those True Gods earlier, I would probably have been sent back to my original world... Oh right! Where’s Leon?
Recalling Leon who had disappeared earlier at the mountain peak, the old yellow cow shivered in alarm and hurriedly, relying on the abundant roots on and inside him, started digging through the time rift at the mountain pass, searching for Leon.
Please, Leon, don’t get into trouble; whether we can defeat No. 1 occupying Fred’s body and bring back the real Fred depends on you! If we survive this ordeal, there must be future blessings; you mustn’t get into trouble! I’ve still got... What’s this?
While the old yellow cow was adventuring through the time rift, frantically digging, his hoof suddenly slipped into nothingness, as if swept into a vortex of seaweed, directly sucked into the void between two opposing time rifts, immobilized despite all effort.
"Moo moo! (Oh no! This is the time rift interlayer!)"
Realizing what predicament he was in, the old yellow cow’s heart raced with urgency, immediately mobilizing the remaining roots within, stamping a hoof on the face of an elderly man who hurried out from the interlayer.
"Ouch!!!"
The old man with a peculiar crown suspended above his head let out a wail as he was kicked into a nearby reversing time rift.
And just before being carried back in time by the time rift, the unfortunate old man desperately raised both hands, took off the crown suspended above his head, and cast it towards the upper side of Ring Time Mountain.
But alas, the old yellow cow’s surprise kick left the old man with too little time to react; the crown had barely left his hand before he and the crown were carried away by the reversing time rift, vanishing instantly.
"..."
Ah, could he be the former director who passed the position to Leon?
Staring in the direction where the unfortunate old man disappeared, the old yellow cow couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath, then quickly lowered his head to examine the time interlayer that had absorbed him. A middle-aged man with ordinary features was sticking his head out of it, looking at him with surprise.
"You..."
"Moo moo moo moo! (Uh, I’m here with Leon to rescue you! By the way, you must be the Aries Director of the cleaning bureau, right? Have you seen Leon?)"
Cow? Leon?
Not having seen the old yellow cow’s previous dark hoof maneuver, realizing it seemed friendly rather than hostile, the wary Aries Director relaxed his grip on the anomalous object in his hand, shaking his head in response:
"I just came out and haven’t seen the new director... Speaking of which, where’s Director Amendo? He’s an old man wearing a crown who came out before me; have you seen where he went?"
"..."
That old man was kicked into a time rift by me. Judging by the scale of that time rift, it’s likely reversed thousands or tens of thousands of years; although he won’t be in physical danger, he might have returned to a time before you humans came out of Old Soil...
"Moo moo moo! (I don’t know; I just got down here not long ago and didn’t see any old man with a crown!)"
"Alright then..."
Suspiciously eyeing the old yellow cow who shook his head fervently, the Aries Director barely accepted its explanation, then frowned inquiringly:
"Esteemed... Cow, I and Director Amendo were ambushed and chased by a group of True Gods and Pillar Gods to Ring Time Mountain. We had no choice but to come down, being completely ignorant of the outside situation. Could you tell me how things are outside? Is the present world alright?"
As for the present world... It’s still alright for now, but it might not be soon... Must find Leon quickly! Or it will be too late!
After listening to the Aries Director’s inquiry, the old yellow cow’s demeanor tensed, opening his mouth urgingly towards him:
"No time to explain, hurry and come in! We’ll talk inside!"
"???"
Seeing the yawning dark cow mouth before him, hearing the strange hopeless roaring echoing from the old yellow cow’s deep throat, even the experienced Aries Director couldn’t help but take a step back.
Seriously... Put a little effort into your deception!
Director Amendo disappeared after coming out before me; when I asked about his whereabouts, you dodged the answer and now you open your mouth telling me to go in... Could it be you’ve already eaten poor Director Amendo?!
"Alright."
Overturning his initial impression, thinking the old yellow cow probably friendly rather than a foe, the Aries Director squinted his eyes, then proactively approached the old yellow cow, reaching out to touch its mouth.
"Then I’m coming in, open wide and don’t move... Anomaly brea—eh?"
Break you! Trying to use some secret technique on me?
Just before the Aries Director could employ the secret technique, the old yellow cow rolled him into his mouth with a tongue, disdainfully snorting.
Trying to play tricks and ambush me... Are you worthy? Ever heard of ’old moo deep calculations’? Know what it means? It implies that the older the cow, the more cunning it is! And I’m the oldest cow in this world!
Back when I was scheming with the Four Pillar Gods in Old Soil, you were just a little calf with nowhere to be found! If it weren’t urgent to find Leon now, I’d make sure you understood the consequences!
Swallowing the shocked Aries Director whole, then mobilizing the roots to restrain his abilities, tossing him along with captured True Gods in a spot, the old yellow cow stomped and shattered the time interlayer that absorbed him, then swam around the pass searching for Leon’s whereabouts.
After repeated futile attempts, eager to find Leon, he even inspected the surrounding time interlayers, venturing deeper into the time rift multiple times. Despite all efforts, Leon seemed to have vanished, and no trace was found.
It’s over... Now it’s really over...
After countless futile searches, the old yellow cow’s heart sank.
With Leon’s strength and the roots he carried, he should manage to hold on for a while; even if he couldn’t surface and sank directly, it’s unlikely he was swept away by scattered time rifts like the old man called Amendo.
With no way to find Leon now, it can only mean that Fred, after he fell, directly activated the power of the [Beacon] above, removing him from this world as an escapee, forcibly sending him back to his original world.
The only hope to stop Fred might be Leon, but with so many worlds across different timelines, who knows which world he came from!
