Death… And Me

Chapter 1316 - Joined The Party

Of course, that much the twins knew already. In any case, they needed the Fallen Light Star Fragments, so they had long since braced themselves for that. Then again, it wouldnʼt take so long as Hurio thought.

*Creeee!*

Kentucky then shot forward through the skies, reaching a speed that far surpassed any Stage Seven Flying Demon Beast that Hurio had ridden on before. ”Holy shit! What kind of flying demon beast is he?”

Rean smiled in response, saying, ”Letʼs just say he is quite rare.”

Hurio didnʼt insist on the question. Instead, he warned the twins. ”Anyways, ask him to slow down. If he flies this fast, we might end up inside some of the ancient formations. Thereʼll be no time for us to react if that happens.”

Rean shook his head, assuring Hurio as he said, ”Donʼt worry. If we really get close to a formation, weʼll know beforehand. I have a way to detect them, an incredibly surefire way even.”

[Hmph! Only during times like these do you remember I exist.] Sister Orb could not help but say in response.

Rean laughed after hearing that but didnʼt give her an answer.

Hurio, of course, didnʼt hear that. ”Are you sure? This is no joke. I truly donʼt wish to die out of carelessness.”

”I can guarantee you that weʼll be alright when it comes to avoiding ancient formations,” Rean said. ”The only risk of us falling into one is in case one of them suddenly shifts right under our feet. If that happens, then thereʼs nothing we can do. Then again, Kentuckyʼs speed would have nothing to do with that.”

Hurio agreed with that. ”That will be based on our luck, so there really is nothing we can do about that. No one can predict such things, after all.” Hurio was still concerned with another thing. ”However, Kentucky should still slow down. If he keeps flying at this speed, he will get tired too quickly. In the end, we will lose more time if we compared to him flying at a normal speed nonstop.”

”But Iʼm already flying at normal speeds. This grandfatherʼs top speed is nothing like this...” or so Kentucky wanted to say. Unfortunately, he had to keep his mouth shut for now, so Rean was the one who responded.

”Donʼt worry, Kentucky isnʼt overexerting himself at all. At the moment, heʼs only flying at the speed of an Initial Stage Eight Flying Demon Beast. If he really gives his all, he can reach a speed equivalent to a Late or even Peak Stage Eight Flying Demon Beast.”

Hurio became even more curious about Kentucky after hearing that. However, Roan didnʼt let him think over it that much as he asked something else. ”At this speed, do you think weʼll still take two years to reach the border between the outskirts and the depths of the Lost Star Realm?”

Hurio came back to himself and immediately shook his head, answering, ”Two years? Ha! If Kentucky can really fly at this speed for most of the time, I doubt weʼll take even a year. Weʼll reach it at nine to ten months, tops.”

”Thatʼs good to hear.” Rean, Roan, and Kentucky were obviously satisfied with that.

However, a few hours later, Kentucky felt like he was struck by some kind of immense pressure before he plummeted from the skies like a meteor. It wasnʼt before he reached twenty or so meters from the ground that he finally stabilized himself. ʼWhat the hell was that?!ʼ

Rean and Roan also felt that pressure, so they looked in Hurioʼs direction.

Hurio noticed that and sighed, explaining, ”I thought you knew this already. You canʼt fly much higher in the skies inside the Lost Star Realm. The pressure just now sends everyone down. Of course, you can still fly as long as you donʼt try to go any higher than twenty meters. Itʼs just that youʼll have to dodge the obstacles thatʼll appear in the way.”

Roan understood why their early investigation didnʼt mention this point. ”We didnʼt know that because most of the people who entered the Lost Star Realm wouldnʼt be flying anyway. For them, this pressure from the skies mean nothing. Thatʼs why we didnʼt find any information about it when we asked around.”

Hurio nodded. ”True. In any case, it was my mistake to not have warned you beforehand. To be honest, even I forgot about it until we were suddenly assaulted by the pressure.”

Roan then asked, ”Is there anything else we should pay attention to other than the things you told us before?”

Hurio pondered in silence for a bit before shaking his head. ”Not that I can remember. Just make sure that youʼre more careful while flying. After all, weʼre very close to the ground. That means the ancient beasts here will have a much easier time attacking us. Of course, that depends on whether theyʼre the aggressive type or not.”

Rean took the opportunity to inquire more about the beasts. ”What kind of cultivation do they have? Also, if theyʼre much stronger than us, doesnʼt that mean theyʼre already at the Transition Realm or above? They should already be intelligent beings at that point.”

”Thatʼs not how it works here,” Hurio could not help but say in response. ”Donʼt ask me why, but the ancient beasts here are different from the outside ones. Theyʼre extremely powerful but only act on instincts, just like demon beasts below the Transition Realm. At the very least, Iʼve never heard of a sentient Ancient Beast in the Lost Star Realm.”

Rean then looked at Kentucky and used his Divine Sense to talk, saying, ʼYou heard him. Pay close attention ahead, and donʼt get close to anything that resembles a demon beast. Always go around them.ʼ

Kentucky agreed with Rean. ʼDonʼt worry. I wasnʼt planning to do so anyway.ʼ

With that decided, they resumed their normal journey.

Roan then sat down on Kentucky before taking several Rank Two Divine Stones out. ”Even with Kentuckyʼs speed, weʼll take at least nine months to reach the border between regions. Letʼs just cultivate in the meanwhile.”

Rean nodded in response and did the same thing as Roan.. Hurio, obviously, didnʼt have anything else to do either, so he joined the party in cultivating.