Death… And Me

Chapter 488 - Last Moment Help

While that was happening, the first team of Nascent Soul Realm experts moved together with the Royal Familyʼs experts. At the front was the only Soul Forging Realm cultivator that came with them, Erbec Jialin. All of them were moving in the valleyʼs direction so that they could check on what was happening.

However, they had to stop since they also saw the same phenomenon that occurred to the red barrier.

”Whatʼs happening to the barrier?”

”No idea. Then again, it doesnʼt seem like good news.”

Tiria and Julian looked at each other as they pondered if they should continue moving forward. The other Nascent Soul Realm cultivators from the other sects also did the same thing. It was then that Erbec spoke.

”I donʼt know about you all, but my Jialin group will keep moving forward. If you think you should retreat, by all means, go do it.”

Without even waiting for the othersʼ responses, Erbec continued moving ahead. Tiria and Julian were the first ones to react to that. They quickly turned to the other members of Dalamu behind them and asked if they wished to continue. In the end, all of them decided to keep at it.

Lagan, Rohe, and Laan Sect also decided that they might as well continue since they were inside. Of course, Laan Sectʼs experts were the ones with the best reason to continue. After all, they had just settled themselves in Jialin, so they needed to show some presence. This event just so happened to give them that opportunity.

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Rean and Roan were quite far ahead since they used the maximum range of the Circuitry Teleport Formation. Finally, they were now quite close to Aloran City, allowing them to see its walls from a distance.

However, they didnʼt get any closer. Thatʼs because even from far away, they could tell that something was off.

ʼNo people are coming out or going in.ʼ

Rean nodded as he said.

ʼConsidering the situation, the city exits are supposed to be crowded to the brim with people. After all, they also needed to investigate. The fact that no oneʼs there is strange.ʼ

Roan pondered a bit before saying.

ʼCan your Hidden Radar Skill detect any Spiritual Sense from where we are?ʼ

Rean shook his head as he replied.

ʼNo. Iʼve kept it running ever since weʼve arrived, but nothing so far.

Roan nodded.

ʼThat might be good or bad for us. Good because there arenʼt any Nascent Soul Realm experts with Spiritual Senses big enough to reach this place... And bad because the city might have been finished off already. There might be no one inside anymore.ʼ

Rean sighed before thinking about what to do next.

ʼLetʼs use my skill and try to approach the walls without being detected. If things go south, letʼs enter the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm straight away.ʼ

Roan agreed with him as the two immediately departed. Rean had been bending only Spiritual Sense so far, but now it also bent light, which immediately concealed the twins from naked eyes.

Roan also helped out by controlling the shadows as best as he could as well. And just like that, they reached the west wall of Aloran City. At this point, Rean finally began to feel the presence of a few Spiritual Senses. However, none of them had enough power to pass through his Fourth Form.

The twins didnʼt use their own Spiritual Senses, though. After all, not even Rean could prevent others around their cultivation level from feeling it. Nonetheless, they acted quickly as they jumped over the wall. It was then that they saw why no one was outside. Thatʼs because the inhabitants were all dead. There were bodies everywhere as far as they could tell. The only ones walking seemed to be some people with strange red patterns on their bodies.

ʼWho are those people? Are those tattoos?ʼ

ʼI donʼt know. However, they donʼt seem to be tattoos or anything like that. I might be wrong, but I feel like those lines are part of their body constitution.ʼ

Roan believed Reanʼs judgment in this kind of issue since he was the one to always focus on recovery. Not to mention that Rean had performed Sect Duties in the sectʼs Healing Hall several times as well.

Roan then shook his head and changed the topic.

ʼIt seems like the massacre was done just a while ago.ʼ

Rean sighed as he nodded.

ʼThose guys down there are probably looking for survivors. This city seems quite large, so I wouldnʼt be surprised if they found a few more hidden somewhere inside.ʼ

Rean and Roan then looked at each other and nodded. They didnʼt have time for the people in this city, nor could they do anything at their current level. In the end, they could only ignore that fact and return to their initial plan, which was to get information.

The two looked around, looking for an easy target. Rean left this part to Roan since he was better at judging an enemyʼs strength without using Spiritual Sense. Finally, Roanʼs eyes lit up as he looked at one of those people.

ʼThat one. Letʼs go.ʼ

The twins jumped down from the wall and made their way to the target. With Reanʼs Light and Spiritual Sense bending skill, no one noticed them passing. Of course, Roan was helping with the shadows.

The guy they aimed for had a spear in his hand as he walked by the corpses on the ground. Every time he passed by a corpse, he would pierce it with his spear. That was an easy and fast way of confirming if someone was really dead or not. After all, you never knew if someone was using some technique to look like they were dead.

Sure enough, the method really helped. So far, this guy was able to identify two fake deaths between the thousands of corpses he checked. Let alone the other members who were also doing the same thing.

Rean and Roan quickly arrived at the street where the guy was doing his job when all of a sudden, Rean felt a very faint amount of life force from a baby on the ground. Not only that, the guy was moving right at it.

ʼYou canʼt be serious.ʼ

Roan asked what was happening, so Rean explained through their Soul Connection as he immediately dashed forward.

ʼLife Style, First Form, Enhancement!ʼ

Roan couldnʼt help but curse inside.

ʼFuck!ʼ

Without any other choice, he could only use the same skill as Rean as he followed by his side. He wanted to first wait for an opportunity until a gap in the scanning of the Spiritual Senses appeared before they attacked. However, it was obvious that Rean wouldnʼt wait for such a gap.

Just as the spear was about to pierce the baby, it was hit by something else as it was sent flying.

”What?!”

The guy was taken aback, but he immediately understood that someone had attacked him. However, just as he was about to call for help, he felt an intense pain in the back of his head. His vision turned dark right after. Before he could even start to fall on the ground, his body disappeared in midair.

That wasnʼt the only thing to disappear, though. The babyʼs ʼcorpseʼ also disappeared at the same time. Sure enough, Rean couldnʼt let that happen.

Roan then looked at Rean before saying.

ʼSomeone definitely saw this guy disappearing from their Spiritual Senses. Letʼs get out of here.ʼ

The two immediately left the scene soon after that.