Death... and me

After hearing that Rean wanted to see his companions, Anfrou nodded and immediately left the hut with Rean. 

Kafan looked at the hut door closing and couldn't help but sigh. 'Guess this is all I can do for the moment. Now then...' He turned his eyes in a certain direction and disappeared from the hut. A moment later, he appeared outside of the Universal Transition Organization, looking into the distance.

It was at that moment that a Spatial Gate opened, from which a few cultivators stepped out. They all were wearing the same type of robes, showing they belonged to the same power. They weren't surprised seeing Kafan there. The leader of the group was someone Rean, and Roan definitely would recognize. It was the same cultivator who fled after trying to ambush Rean's group, Grovan.

Nolui was right in the end. The Vruves did find the Pseudo-Temporal Path after he used it, knowing that they appeared in that location for a reason. The Vruves could already find the general location of such paths, and Nolui's group only made things easier. Even after losing, they didn't retreat completely and went out to look for the Path. In just a few days, they found the Pseudo-Temporal Path and immediately entered, as they had a much more important mission.

Grovan approached Kafan and quickly bowed in respect. He was one of the few beings in the Universe who knew about the experts at Kafan and Huban's level. His own Vruve Organization had someone like that, too. "Thank you for coming out to receive us, senior Kafan. My master, Lady Tuana, sent her regards."

"Hmph!" Kafan wasn't very welcome about that, though. "Is that brat still causing trouble to the other realms?"

Grovan quickly shook his head. "How could that be possible? Senior knows about the agreement between experts like you and my master. They can not intervene directly in the affairs of the three realms."

Kfan snorted. "Hehe! She can't act directly, but she can sure give orders."

Grovan just smiled and didn't answer. Obviously, Tuana had her own agenda, and used the Vruve Organization as she saw necessary.

Seeing that Grovan didn't speak, Kafan decided to put that matter aside. "Forget it. I don't like to get myself or my race involved in anything like that anyway."

"I thank you for your comprehension, senior Kafan," said Grovan. "Well then. Senior should know why we are here. Naturally, we have brought the payment as well."

Kafan nodded. "Come with me. It's not completely ready yet since we got a few visitors who disrupted the plans. By the way, weren't you supposed to protect the Pseudo-Temporal Paths that lead to this side of the Universe? Why were there some uninvited guests here?"

Grovan quickly bowed again. "Sorry, senior Kafan. It was our Vruve Organization's fault. My team underestimated the strength of the enemy, and we ended up having to flee while looking for the Pseudo-Temporal Path entrance. However, I've brought a lot more members of the Vruve Organization this time. As long as senior points out where these intruders are located, I'll make sure to get rid of them before we return to the other side."

"There is no need," Kafan obviously wouldn't let them do that. "I'll see what I will do with them. After all, they are at least a good source of information that rarely comes by." 

Kafan then turned around and opened a Death Door. "Come with me. You can wait with me while I finish dealing with the rest of our business this time." Kafan entered the Death Door as he finished those words.

Grovan definitely wanted to be able to deal with Nolui and the twins' group on his own, especially after the humiliation he suffered. Unfortunately for him, now that Kafan said he was going to do it, he wouldn't challenge Kafan's decision. In the end, he sighed and entered the Death Door as well, followed by the rest of his group.

Meanwhile, Rean and Roan's group were brought to where Kentucky and Essefy were waiting. Not only were Kentucky and Essefy there, but they also found Nolui, Klimbei, and Kanglia, the Space-Time Realm experts of their group. There were also a few Elemental Space Realm members like Bacia and Culoj. 

"Oh! It's Goku!" Nolui quickly came forward to greet them. "Have you also been caught?"

Rean bitterly smiled. How exactly would he explain this situation to them? But then again, he couldn't simply leave Nolui and the others behind and pretend they didn't exist. "It's more or less like that." 

Rean couldn't see it, but he could feel the presence of a Divinity Realm Divine Sense. Sure enough, only a Death Spirit of this level could capture people like Nolui and Kinglei. Otherwise, those two would have created havoc in this place already. Kanglia was also in the Space-Time Realm, but she was nowhere near as strong as those two.

Kinglei approached as well and didn't waste time with pleasantries. "What do you know? Why are you being scouted by this guy?"

Rean nodded and prepared his excuse. "I have made an agreement with these guys. So, I will have to leave for a while with my companions. If everything goes okay, we will be released in the end."

Nolui and Kinglei narrowed their eyes. "Agreement? How come we got nothing like that? Our cultivation is much higher than yours, so anything you could do, we probably could do much better. Yet, they asked us nothing and just kept us imprisoned in this place."

Surprisingly, the one to answer was Anfrou. "Hmph! And what do any of you have to do with our agreement? We asked him because he obviously can do something you can't. Now shut up and step aside. I'm taking the bird and the kid away."

Yet, Rean sent Nolui and Kinglei a Divine Sense Message. 'It's something related to Formations. As you know, I'm quite a high-level Formations Master. It's quite weird since the level of formations in this place isn't low, so I don't see why they would need my help. Nonetheless, I'm taking this chance to buy us a way out. Whether it will work, I don't know, but I'll try.'

Rean also deed. 'Of course, seniors should also keep their eyes open for any opportunity to escape. We must find a way out so that we can go back and tell everyone about what we found here.'

Kinglei and Nolui didn't know what to say. Yet, there wasn't much they could do either with their power. 'Very well, try to buy us time at least.'

Rean smiled and nodded. If they believed him or not didn't matter. What mattered was that they had to go with the flow.