Death… And Me

Chapter 3187: A New Call

Rean wasnʼt an idiot, understanding that history girl was most likely taken because of her involvement with him. ”Rifindio, was that you?” Rean turned his CD to Rifindio, showing Foliana there.

Rifindio took a look, and although the woman seemed a little more mature, he still recognized her. ”Oh! Isnʼt that the chick we captured back in the Rusbav Capital? Turns out she had an incredible bloodline, so the Inquisition Hall took her for themselves.” Rifindio didnʼt seem bothered about it. ”Donʼt forget that I did my homework when I was trying to find your group. Naturally, this girl, who you encountered a few times, was also on the list. We didnʼt do anything to her, if thatʼs what you are thinking. All we needed was a normal Soul Binding Contract, and that was enough to force her to speak what she knew.” Rean was taken aback. ”You... used a normal Soul Binding Contract?”

”Thatʼs right,” Rifindio nodded. ”Her cultivation back was still very low, after all. A normal Soul Binding Contract was more than enough to get what we wanted. I guess they made their companion after I was done with her, which is understandable. Seeing her position in the Inquisition Hall now, they definitely did the right thing.”

”I see...” Rean pondered a bit about it. The Red Lightning Hawk Bloodline had the power to destroy any invaders in oneʼs body. Roan tested it himself back then. A simple Soul Binding Contract shouldnʼt have been able to force the girl to do anything.

”By the way,” Rean probed Rifindio, ”Did she tell what kind of bloodline she had?”

Rifindio nodded. ”Red Lightning Hawk, wasnʼt it?”

Rean narrowed his eyes, wondering why she told them about her Red Lightning Hawk Bloodline. If the Soul Binding Contract didnʼt work, she should have given some other name. But then, Rean remembered that Folianaʼs family still existed in the Rusbav Country. Even if she lied, her family definitely wouldnʼt.

ʼYou are seeing it from the wrong prospect,ʼ Roan suddenly commented in Reanʼs mind. ʼGo back in time, to the time the Red Lightning Hawk fell in the Closal Planet. Think about it, then you should know what you should really ask Rifindio.ʼ

Rean took Roanʼs words in and thought about it for a moment. Finally, he understood the problem. ”Rifindio... how good is this Red Lightning Hawk in the Divine Realm?”

Rifindio shook his head in response. ”Truth be told, I have no idea. I didnʼt know there was a race called Red Lightning Hawk. I even wondered if the girl was lying to me somehow, even using the contract. However, we also reached her family, and it turned out they truly thought their bloodline came from the Red Lightning Hawk. They had a few records regarding it.” Rean nodded. Sure enough, Rifindio didnʼt miss a check on Folianaʼs family either. If Foliana had said she came from some other race, they would have understood she was lying. Following that, Rean continued his questions. ”Even you didnʼt know about it, uh? So, did you learn about its power?”

”Power? Of course!” Rifindio nodded. ”That Red Lightning truly is powerful. It doesnʼt reach the level of a real Divine Bloodline like mine, but it is amazing for a mortal world like this one.”

”What about her Divine Werdlem Stone peculiarity?” Rean added.

”Peculiarity?” Rifindio got confused. ”Was there anything different in her Divine Werdlem Stone?”

ʼSo you were right,ʼ Rean finally reached the conclusion, commenting with Roan.

ʼShe is hiding her power, and she is especially hiding the fact that contracts are useless against her,ʼ Roan spoke. ʼFoliana isnʼt an idiot. The history girl should have understood that no one knows what a Red Lightning Hawk is. That said, they shouldnʼt have noticed that she is immune to contracts. Her best course of action was to obviously pretend to fall into the Inquisition Hallʼs hands.ʼ

Rean took out another CD, one in which he had Folianaʼs number in it. ʼShould I try to give her a call?ʼ

Roan thought about it for a moment. They knew normal Soul Binding Contracts didnʼt work on her; that also includes Second Stratum Contracts since the principles behind them are the same. There was a problem, though. What was used on Karevʼs brother was something else, something that controlled oneʼs free will. Was her bloodline immune to that as well? In theory, it is also some kind of invasion, so it shouldnʼt work. Itʼs just that they couldnʼt guarantee.

Then, Roan thought of something and nodded. ʼYou can call. I can guarantee she is still herself.ʼ

ʼOh?!ʼ Rean was surprised by Roanʼs confidence. They didnʼt even know how that free will control worked. ʼHow do you know?ʼ

ʼThere is no way Foliana wouldnʼt report the truth of her bloodline if her free will had been robbed. It would also be considered as lying to the Werdlem Empireʼs forces,ʼ Roan explained. ʼYet, that was exactly what she did. Rifindio is oblivious to her bloodlineʼs special power and Tonyʼs spirit inside her Divine Werdlem Stone. Even though she couldnʼt hide her Divine Werdlem Stone, which Rifindioʼs group could easily check, she still managed to hide Tonyʼs existence there.ʼ

ʼGreat!ʼ Reanʼs eyes lit up, happy to hear that. ʼIʼll give it a try.ʼ

Rean quickly made the call, which took a few seconds to connect. Finally, the girlʼs voice, which matured quite a bit, appeared on the other side.

-Who is it? I donʼt recognize this number, nor do I recognize your face. Few should have my number. Be aware that the acquisition of this number through underhanded methods goes against the rules of the Werdlem Empire.-

”Well, well, well... Listen to this little girl. Arenʼt you all important now? To think you even forgot your friends. Iʼm sad, Iʼm so very sad...” Rean commented with a sad expression as his appearance changed back to his real one. Obviously, he had changed it when he entered the city and rented the room.

The little girlʼs eyes immediately turned slightly moist. -Rean!-