Death… And Me

Chapter 1296 - Guess The Lottery

Roan continued, ʼYou know that you will be held responsible if your entire division dies. Thatʼs how things work. Nevertheless, you achieved your mission without losing anyone so far. Now, they sent this ridiculous request as if theyʼre trying to make sure that everyone in your division would die.ʼ

Tixa, however, didnʼt seem to be shocked. When Roan first talked to her about the sacrifice being normal for the sake of the victory, she already had her doubts. Nevertheless, she had to admit Roan was right back then. The sacrifice of her status as captain and her divisionʼs lives could truly lead the central army of this specific battlefield to win the battle. At that time, she simply accepted that.

Now that even Roan couldnʼt see a reason for the sacrifice, she was sure about what was happening. ʼYouʼre not wrong. Iʼm pretty sure that the objective of this next task is so that I will lose my status as captain. No, to be more specific, someone wants me to be expelled from the army.ʼ

ʼExpelled?ʼ Rean found it strange. ʼEven if you lose your status as captain, youʼre still a Peak Transition Realm cultivator, no? Why would the army want to expel you? In these battlefields, cultivators at the Transition Realm and above canʼt be used. However, there are also battlefields where such high-level cultivators like yourself are the ones fighting each other. Shouldnʼt they send you there instead?ʼ

Rean was right. In the Realm of Gods, the scales of regional wars were several times bigger than any war Rean and Roan saw in the past. There was no way the high-level cultivators wouldnʼt take part in it. Itʼs just that both sides agreed that it wouldnʼt happen amidst the low-level cultivators. After all, it would generate huge losses that wouldnʼt help any side.

Tixa then answered Reanʼs question, ʼThatʼs because my full name is Tixa Croste.ʼ

Rean and Roan looked at each other in confusion after that. ʼSo?ʼ

Tixa was surprised to see the confusion in the twinsʼ eyes. She guessed before that the twins were probably part of the Lanqueas Sect due to their far above average strength. If that was the case, they should have known about the Croste Clan. However, it was obvious that they had no idea who the Crostes were. She wondered if she was wrong about her assumption of the twinsʼ identities. However, it wasnʼt time to talk about that now, so she quickly explained.

ʼThe Croste Clan is a huge power of our Lanqueas Continent. It canʼt be compared to the Lanqueas Sect, but it would be wrong to say that itʼs within the top ten strongest powers of our continent.ʼ

Roan looked at Tixa before saying, ʼSo? Does that mean your clan wants you to be expelled so that they can have you back?ʼ

Tixa could only nod.

Hearing that, Roan snorted in response. ʼIʼm sorry, but this sounds way too fishy. Didnʼt you just say that your croissant clan or whatever name it has is one of the top ten strongest powers of Lanqueas Continent? They definitely have tens, if not hundreds of thousands of members. The Peak Stage of the Transition Realm is already a good level of cultivation in a place like this.ʼ

He continued, ʼHowever, such a level of cultivation is only equivalent to an ant for a power of that sheer scale. Now, theyʼre intervening in the war of some corner of the continent just to have you pulled out? How idiotic would that be? The only good thing about you I can see is that youʼre very young for your cultivation level. However, a power like your clan definitely doesnʼt lack geniuses at the same level, perhaps even higher.ʼ

Rean couldnʼt help but laugh in response. ʼHahaha! Indeed! You have to come up with some other reason. Are you sure you didnʼt offend some bigshot of the army? Who knows? Perhaps you rejected the advances of a marshalʼs son, and now heʼs planning to take revenge?ʼ

Tixaʼs mouth twitched in response. ʼWho the hell in their right mind would think like that? What kind of person do you think I am? I reached this position through sheer effort, alright? First of all, no one was supposed to know my real identity.ʼ

Those last words made Rean laugh again. ʼHahaha! You talk like youʼre some princess of the Croste Clan. What? Could it be that youʼre the only daughter of the Croste Clanʼs strongest ancestor? Come on!ʼ

Hearing that, Tixa looked at Rean with a shocked expression and said in response, ʼH-How did you know?ʼ

Reanʼs smile froze in place after that as he couldnʼt help but let out cold sweat, asking Roan something through their Soul Connection. ʼHow the hell do we get involved in this type of bullshit?ʼ

Roan shook his head in response. ʼHow the hell would I know? If I were to guess, it has to be that Soul Gem guy.ʼ

In any case, Tixa now looked at Rean and Roan with hostility. ʼNow everything makes sense! You were sent by my father, werenʼt you? How did you find me?! I perfectly covered all my tracks. My appearance is different as well. No one was supposed to know where I am and what I was doing.ʼ

With that, the twins saw the color of killing intent appear once more. Obviously, Tixa thought Rean said his words on purpose. However, Rean immediately intervened, ʼCanʼt you realize when someoneʼs making a joke?! I only said that because I thought it would be funny. How the hell would I know who you actually are? First of all, would I be here in this suicide mission if I knew that? You could have just pretended you didnʼt know what I was talking about, idiot!ʼ

Tixa narrowed her eyes but didnʼt believe him straight away. ʼSign this Soul Binding Contract, then. Put a clause that you didnʼt lie about knowing my real background.ʼ

Rean sighed in relief and immediately signed the contract. The contracts might not be exactly cheap, but they were nothing for the twins or Tixa. Not to mention that they were useless against the twins anyway. Well, Rean wasnʼt lying, so the contract would still be useless even if he didnʼt have the Soul Dummy to take them.

After Tixa saw that nothing had happened to Rean, she couldnʼt help but ask, ʼI wonder if you can guess the lottery.ʼ

Rean shrugged his shoulders, telling her, ʼI think Iʼll try it next time.ʼ