Death… And Me

Chapter 2071 Shady City

Roan wasnʼt kidding. Ever since they arrived in Higher Realms, every city housed at least a few tens of millions of habitants. Usually, they had over a hundred million, with some of those cities surpassing the billion mark. The Underworld wasnʼt any different in that aspect either. Still, the city right in front of him fitted completely inside Roanʼs Divine Sense. That was a first for him in the Higher Realms. In fact, he didnʼt need even 10% of his Divine Sense range to see it entirely.

”Is it even a city? Well, it has around a hundred thousand inhabitants, so I guess it qualifies as one. Still, this is truly a spec of sand for the Higher Realms standard...”

Sesame laughed at Roanʼs reaction. ”Hahaha! Itʼs small, isnʼt it? However, thatʼs how it is supposed to be. This is Dark Web City, a place where only shady businesses are made. You wonʼt find a single proper organization in this place.”

Roan looked back at Sesame. ”This is the cultivation world. Is there really such a thing as proper organizations?”

Sesame nodded. ”There should be one or two out there, right? In any case, a lot of them at least try to look good on the surface. You wonʼt find it here, though. Every single business here does not hide that they work on the dark side of the world of cultivators.”

”Yet, believe it or not, this Dark Web City is one of the oldest cities of the Underworld and even the Higher Realms. Every single organization here has ties with different Elder Devils, so they arenʼt afraid of anything. Since there are so many Elder Devils involved, you wonʼt find lonely Elder Devils trying to cause trouble as it would bother the rest,” Sesame explained.

Roan was more than satisfied with that. ”Thatʼs good enough for me.”

Sesame then began to approach the city entrance with Roan. Naturally, they were disguising themselves so that others would think them to be Devils. Roan had Reanʼs appearance change skill, while Sesameʼs cultivation was at the peak of what you could find in the Higher Realms. They were both safe in this regard. Not to mention no one would expect anyone to cause trouble in Dark Web City, which they donʼt intend to do anyway.

They passed through the gate after paying the entrance fee, which was quite an exorbitant amount that you wouldnʼt find anywhere else. Immediately, several Divine Senses, some at the Space-Time Realm, scanned the two before quickly retreating. It was normal that such a place would have quite a few high-level experts to keep order.

As they walked, Roan asked Sesame with his Divine Sense, ʼIf you ask about information regarding Belial, wonʼt he be informed about that? We only have a limited time before he goes back, considering he left at all. There is always a chance that he hasnʼt come out.ʼ

ʼYou donʼt need to worry about that,ʼ Sesame wasnʼt worried. ʼAlthough the Elder Devils keep the businesses running, it is not like they are on friendly terms. Seeling information about each other is more than welcome as it might hinder the other part. As long as we donʼt go after an organization that has ties with Belial, we should be fine. Besides, even if someone informs him, buying information about the Elder Devils isnʼt that uncommon in this place.ʼ

ʼBut that was the way things worked when you were still able to come out of the Swamp of No Return, right?ʼ Roan asked back. ʼSo long has passed. I wonder if things are still like the way they were before you got stuck inside there.ʼ

Sesame didnʼt deny the possibility. ʼIt might be true. I donʼt think that to be the case, though. We will find out. Donʼt forget, I might not be as strong as the Elder Devils in the Underworld. However, if all I have to do is escape, then Iʼm confident I can do so. We are fine.ʼ

Roan nodded. He knew that defeating and killing an opponent were two completely different things. The order of magnitude in the difficulty of the first option was truly much higher, especially with similar-level beings.

Sesame seemed to know exactly where and what to ask. Roan wouldnʼt have a bad time with his experience, either. Not too long, they found an information seller that seemed to have nothing to do with Belialʼs forces in the city. With Roanʼs caution side, he forced Sesame around for quite a while longer to make sure that was the case.

”Hum? Information about Elder Devil Belial?” Inside a sealed chamber, an old Elder Devil looked at Roan and Sesame with a smile on his face. ”Obviously, we have it. However, Elder Devil-level information is quite expensive.”

”Price is not an issue. As long as the information is legit, we can pay for it. Of course...” Sesame then released some of his aura, although he suppressed it to look like a Space-Time Initial Stage Devil. That was definitely very high cultivation, nonetheless. ”I hope you and your friends wonʼt have any ʼnot-very-safeʼ ideas regarding this statement of mine.”

The Devilʼs smile disappeared momentarily before it quickly returned. Itʼs just that this time, it seemed a little forced. Sure enough, no one would buy a fight with a Space-Time Being for no reason. ”But of course, sir! We might be dealing with ʼnot-very-honorousʼ deals here. However, we need to at least provide reliable service to our clients; otherwise, no one will pay anymore.”

Whether Sesame and Roan believed the Devilʼs words or not didnʼt matter. With his display of strength, Sesame has taken himself out of any possible plan of being robbed once he leaves the city. Especially since Space-Time Devils are usually closely related to Elder Devils, thus it was another reason not to cause him trouble.

”Good!” Sesame nodded, satisfied. ”We need information about Elder Devil Belial, especially the place where he lives.”

The Devil Dealer quickly nodded. ”No problem. It will cost you a hundred thousand Rank Five Devilish Stones.”

”Deal.” Sesame didnʼt even batch an eye and paid the Devil straight away.

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