Death… And Me

Chapter 1446 - Which Direction?

Unsurprisingly, the twins preferred to trust their own strength instead of risking pairing with a bunch of high-level cultivators that might betray them later. Outside, Rean told Falangia about what happened and that they got the tokens. Nevertheless, Falangia was confused. ”Why do we get a free pass with your token just because our cultivation is low?”

Rean shrugged his shoulders, telling her, ”Because, unlike the high-level cultivators, you wonʼt be able to help with anything. But above all, itʼs the fact that losing a Core Formation and two Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators wonʼt cause any impact to the city.”

Falangia bitterly smiled, being made aware once again just how useless she was. ”I see... well, forget it. When can we go?”

Roan looked at her before saying, ”Now. Our guides will encounter us outside the city at a point we previously decided on.”

The twinsʼ group then left the City Management Office and went to the cityʼs gate once again. This time, with the tokens, the guards didnʼt take much of their time and allowed Reanʼs group to pass through.

The couple only appeared around an hour later. Thatʼs because they didnʼt want to be seen as the ones who got the twinsʼ help after all that confusion, so they stayed there longer.

153 kilometers away, on top of a hill covered with fine sand, the twins finally got to meet their guides. Both the man and the woman came flying on a demon beast, showing that they were indeed below the Transition Realm. Rean obviously did the talking, as always. The man was at the Late Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm, while the woman was at the Initial Stage of the same realm. ”Hello, friends. I can see we finally have some time to talk.”

The fact that they got the tokens even though they werenʼt in the Transition Realm also showed they could fight stages above their own cultivation. Otherwise, they wouldnʼt have destroyed the dummy.

The man nodded, saying, ”Indeed. Thanks for selecting us as your group. My name is Carion, and this is my sister, Briget. We are also in the Elemental Transformation Realm, just like you.”

Briget quickly nodded to the twinsʼ group. ”Nice to meet you.”

Rean did the same. ”Iʼm Rean, and this guy who looks like me is my brother, Roan. This teenager here is called Falangia. The kids are Rafatia and Luan.”

”Hey, donʼt forget about me,” said Kentucky, quickly coming down from the skies. ”Iʼm Kentucky. Iʼll be the one carrying Reanʼs group this time around.”

”He can talk?!” Briget and Carion were shocked to see that. After all, they could tell with their Divine Senses that Kentucky was still a Peak Stage Eight Demon Beast.

Rean sighed and explained, ”Heʼs just an anomaly. Donʼt focus too much on it. All you need to know is that we will use him to fly.” Rean then looked at the purple Demon Bird below Briget and Carion before asking, ”A Late Stage Seven Purple Lightning Eagle, huh? Are you going to bring him with us?”

Carion nodded, saying, ”Yes. Heʼs quite fast, even for his level. Besides, if we succeed in traversing the Under Desert Sea, we need a ride to go away instead of swimming in the water, donʼt you think? Pol Continent is mostly a huge sea, after all.”

Rean had to admit he was right. ”Thatʼs good. Then you need to do the same as weʼll do. You donʼt need to worry about Falangiaʼs group as theyʼre our responsibility. As for this Stage Seven Demon Bird, itʼs up to you to keep it safe. Are we fine with that?”

Briget and Carion nodded. ”Thatʼs a given.”

Rea was happy to hear that. ”Now, about our cooperation. Will there be a need for a Soul Binding Contract?”

Briget and Carionʼsexpressions immediately turned terrible as one of them replied, ”We donʼt have good experiences with Soul Binding Contracts, so we wonʼt sign anything. If you think itʼs a must, then we can end our partnership right now.”

Rean shook his head in response. ”No need. Itʼs just that some people would definitely want one in place, so we usually do sign them.” Rean and Roan could tell that there was some story behind their refusal, but they didnʼt ask.

The siblings sighed in relief after hearing that. ”Thatʼs good. Shall we go?”

The twinsʼ group agreed. ”Sure, letʼs go.” They quickly jumped on Kentuckyʼs back and departed from that location.

Along the way, Carion and Briget noticed that something wasnʼt right with their Purple Lightning Eagle. They wanted to fly side by side with Reanʼs group, and their Demon Bird definitely had the speed to do that. However, it simply didnʼt want to get too close to Kentucky. It was as if it feared Kentucky very much.

Kentucky, obviously, easily noticed that as he knew the pressure that his Divine Demon Bird bloodline put on another Demon Bird without it. ”Donʼt worry, little one. You can come closer. Itʼs not every day I have the chance to fly with other Demon Birds.”

The Purple Lightning Eagle seemed to understand Kentucky somehow and happily got close to Kentucky. Well, that made things quite obvious to Carion and Briget. ”Kentucky... right? Do you perhaps have some traces of Divine Demon Bird bloodline?”

Kentucky laughed out loud when he heard that. ”Hahaha! Traces? No, I donʼt have some traces.”

The siblings became confused. ”Then... why is our Demon Eagle so obedient to you? It usually doesnʼt care about other demon beasts, even if theyʼre at a higher cultivation level.”

Rean didnʼt intervene and simply let Kentucky talk as he wished. 

Kentucky, of course, loved to show off, so... ”I donʼt have traces of Divine Demon bird Bloodline. I am a Divine Demon Bird. My entire bloodline is divine. Hey, now that I say that, it really sounded quite nice. I. Am. Divine! Sounds cool, right?”

Everyoneʼs mouths twitched a little in response. Isnʼt that a little too much?

”Ahem...” Carion then recovered his thoughts. ”So youʼre a Divine Demon Bird. No wonder, no wonder.”

Roan didnʼt seem to care, though.. ”Enough of that. Tell us, which direction should we head to?”