Death… And Me

Chapter 260 - Coming Into Terms

”Uh?”

Malaka and Calina went stiff for a second. Didnʼt they just save Calina? How come they were killing her now? Of course, only the two kids thought like that. Seeing the two girlsʼ confusion, Rean then explained.

”Well, I donʼt know what heʼs planning, but I believe that he wants you to disappear, am I right?”

Roan nodded.

”Yes. What I want is for others to think that you are dead. At the moment, I donʼt know just how many people want you dead, which will make things quite annoying to deal with. From the looks of it, even the Shadow Reapers are involved. Well, thatʼs to be expected since the Imperial Family definitely doesnʼt lack money to pay them.”

Roan then continued.

”However, this Profound Abyss gave us an opportunity. As long as you donʼt leave this place, everyone will think that you died, especially after they notice that none of your guardians came out from it as well. Thatʼs simply perfect.”

Calina immediately asked in response.

”Wait, wait, wait! If I donʼt leave this place, I will definitely die! Let alone with the surge ongoing, once I run out of Anti-Decaying Pills, I canʼt resist the Decaying Energy anymore. How do you expect me to stay here? Could it be that you want me to wait for the next time the Profound Abyss is open?”

Roan snorted in response, saying.

”Donʼt be ridiculous. Let alone you, even peak Core Formation Realm participants in this thing will die in no time if they stay here. What I mean is that others should think that you didnʼt leave this place.”

Calina had a worried expression, inquiring.

”But what about my mother? Sheʼs a member of the Chrole Empire who was sent to this place to marry Father. I canʼt leave her behind. Also, what will we do about telling her that I died? I canʼt let that happen.”

Roan shook his head in response.

”Your mother is different. Sheʼs a pure Chrole Family Member, right? She should know her own limits, and there is your father, whoʼs a prince. No one will try to kill one of the princeʼs wife under the Imperial Palaceʼs roof. The proof for that is that they had to arrange this weird plan of having you dying in the Profound Abyss instead of killing you in the Capital.”

”As for the news about your death, this is only a temporary thing. Once the old Emperor makes his move, it will be the moment you can reappear. You can simply apologize as much as you want after that happens.”

Calina didnʼt like that, but she still nodded in the end.

”What about pretending that Iʼm dead? There is only one way out of Profound Abyss, and it is a very narrow entrance on top of that. There is no way I can pass through it without anyone seeing me—especially Elder Polian, whoʼs in the Saint Realm.”

Roan didnʼt seem to care.

”You donʼt need to worry. We have a way of doing it. When the time comes, Iʼll explain it to you.”

Calina narrowed her eyes in response.

”Fine! Itʼs not like I have another option other than trust you anyway.”

Roan nodded.

”After that, you will come back to our sect with us to spend your time training. Iʼll be sure to give you some... special attention.”

Roan then noticed a certain naughty girl looking into the distance as if it had nothing to do with her.

”Of course, since the one who insisted on saving your ass was Malaka, she will be glad to accompany you during that time. You two are both talented girls with Water Element Affinity. It will be simply perfect.”

”Ah! Why me?”

Roan answered as if stating a fact.

”Isnʼt that obvious? Thatʼs your friend. How could you abandon her?”

Rean almost burst out in laugher. It was evident that Roan didnʼt give a damn to the friendship between them. He only took the opportunity to make Malaka pay for dragging them into this ridiculous quest. After all, if Malaka hadnʼt insisted on saving Calina, the hidden quest would never have activated.

Malaka wanted to say something, but that would be the same as denying Roanʼs words. As for Calina, she couldnʼt help but feel curious about this situation. Every time Roan spoke about training, Malakaʼs face would become pale. In the end, she sent a Spiritual Sense message to Malaka.

ʼIs his training that difficult?ʼ

One must remember that Calina was really pretty much like Malaka. She even tried to escape her training sessions several times in the past too. Perhaps thatʼs why these two girls got so well along.

Malaka then looked at Calina with a crying face, telling her everything about Roanʼs ʼSpecial Methodsʼ of training through a single Spiritual Sense message. As one could imagine, Calina became paler than Malaka. Roanʼs methods were really... brutal... to say the least.

ʼI-I-It canʼt be that... bad... right?ʼ

Malaka shook her head.

ʼIf anything... it might be worse.ʼ

Roan didnʼt know what the two girls were talking about, nor did he care.

”Alright. We are already inside the Profound Abyss anyway, so we might as well go after the Vermilion Pools. That was our primary objective to start with. It can also help with Calinaʼs training, which will be a great help for her cultivation.”

Roan then looked at Rean, who immediately understood his intentions.

”Alright, guess itʼs my time now. Calina, come over here.”

Calina was puzzled but did as she was told anyway. Rean then touched her face with his hands, which made her a bit flustered.

”What are you doing?!”

”Just wait a bit. We canʼt let you go around with this appearance of yours, right? Just leave it to me.”

Suddenly, Light Element began to gather around Reanʼs hands and enter Calinaʼs face. Calina couldnʼt help but relax her entire body. Reanʼs Light Element just felt way too good!

Soon after, a weird scene played in front of everyone. Calinaʼs blonde hair turned into a snowy white color. Not only that, but her eyebrows suffered the same fate. Following that were her blue eyes. It also changed into the same silver-white color as Reanʼs. Last but not least, the structure of her skin and bones also changed, making her look at least three to four years older! At the moment, Calina looked like a completely different girl!

*Wow!*

Malaka couldnʼt help but widely open her eyes! It was the first time she saw Rean doing something like that. Not too long after, Rean finished his job.

Curious, Calina summoned the Water Element to create a clean water mirror in front of her. Sure enough, she couldnʼt recognize herself. Not only did she get quite a few centimeters taller, she really looked a lot more mature. Itʼs just that her face, eyes, and hairs were not the same anymore.

”How did you do that?!”

Rean smiled but didnʼt explain. He could increase the bodyʼs strength with the Light Element to a ridiculous degree. Changing oneʼs appearance wasnʼt anything too difficult for him.

”This change is not permanent. I will need to provide you Light Element every few hours to keep the transformation. Besides, it can only fool the Core Formation Realm and below level participants in the Profound Abyss. The eldersʼ Divine Senses outside would notice something wrong with you straight away. Still, that is more than enough for others in here to not relate ʼPrincess Calinaʼ with us if we are spotted while inside the Profound Abyss.”

Roan nodded at the sight before saying.

”Alright, thatʼs good enough. Letʼs go!”