Death... and me

The other guy, who was following Rean and Roan, immediately stopped in his tracks. He was one cultivation stage higher than the guy that just died. However, he was absolutely sure he wouldn't be able to kill that guy as quickly as the twins did. In fact, he might have died as well if he was the one who tried to attack the twins.

Without wasting any time, he immediately jumped and flew away. At the very least, the twins were not in the Core and Soul Fusion Realm. They wouldn't be able to follow him if he was flying.

'Like hell would I keep close to those demons.'

Rean and Roan didn't try to stop the guy. Instead, they focused on Frandin and immediately jumped down from the roof. Soon after, they grabbed Frandin's arm and flashed away. Rean also activated his Spiritual Sense and Light Bending skill, which made them disappear from everyone's eyes.

Only their pursuers knew that they needed to use Soul Power to track the twins. The rest obviously didn't know how they did that.

Rean and Roan had really acted quickly. That's because it only took a minute for a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator to arrive at the area. He wasn't the only one, though. Jamil also landed by his side as he narrowed his eyes. He could see the guy that was killed on the ground, his body bisected clean.

Together with them was the guy who had just escaped flying. He met up with those two on the way here and explained what had happened.

The other Nascent Soul Zasfin then looked at Jamil before saying.

"Jamil, you didn't tell me the enemy was this strong. You should know very well just how difficult it is to find Core and Soul Fusion Realm subordinates. You told me that a Late-Stage one should be enough to hold them down if they had appeared."

As mentioned before, this world was severely lacking in Spiritual Energy, so it made sense that he was furious.

Jamil, undoubtedly, was as annoyed as the man by his side.

"Sorry, Lucas. I wasn't lying when I told you Roce fought one of those guys for a short moment. At that time, he really did stop the black-haired one. However, I didn't know that there was more than one. As far as I know, there was supposed to be one man and one woman. This new human wasn't part of the reports at all. Also, I didn't know that they were much stronger than their actual cultivation."

Indeed, Lucas had to admit that no one could have foreseen that. They heard from the guy who escaped how Rean and Roan, with nothing more than a Peak Core Formation Realm cultivation, killed their target in one blow. The even harder part to believe was the fact that they were humans. Such a thing completely overturned their knowledge about humans.

"They must be part of a Celestial Land. I can't think about any other place that can raise such monsters."

Jamil didn't want to believe it, though.

"Celestial Lands? I find it hard to believe that Celestial Lands would spend so much on humans. People at that level would be the cream of the crop there. It makes no sense."

Lucas shook his head as he questioned Jamil.

"Then, where do you think they came from? Can you imagine any other place where humans could reach that level at such young age?"

Sure enough, Jamil had no answer to that question. The only thing that made sense was the Celestial Lands.

"Are you talking about those rumors about the Unity Celestial Land in the Tuvaro Empire?"

If even Frandin knew about those stories, it was obvious that Jamil and Lucas would know as well.

"Yes. Of course, I can't guarantee that. Also, I can't imagine why the Unity Celestial Land would send such high-level humans to this place. We're way too far away from them. Well, that is in case they really trained humans to start with. After all, those are nothing more than rumors."

Jamil pondered silently for a bit before shaking his head, saying.

"Thinking about it won't bring us anywhere. However, I'm starting to doubt whether those humans have owners."

"Humans without owners? Is there such a thing in this world?"

Jamil shrugged his shoulders as he responded.

"That's the only thing I can think of. If they really had owners, their owners would have a strong background. That being said, what's the point in having humans entering the city? He or she could have taken them back and investigate whatever they wanted through other means. I can't understand what an owner of such high-level humans, including a blonde female, would want by leaving them alone."

Lucas understood what Jamil was trying to say.

"So you think they're fugitives—humans who escaped their owners and banded together."

Jamil nodded, saying.

"Exactly. Of course, this is just pure speculation. In any case, I will need your help with the search, Lucas. You're one of the captains of the city guards. Only with your influence do we have the chance to find them again."

Lucas agreed with Jamil. Before, Lucas didn't care too much about this event. He only moved out because he owed Jamil a favor. But now, even Lucas was curious about what these humans wanted. Above all else, he was really interested in capturing them and turning them into his own slaves.

"I can help you. My battalion has 15 Core and Soul Fusion Realm Zasfins that can help out with the search. However, I want those humans for myself."

Jamil looked at him after hearing that.

"You can't do that with me. I'm on this to get some benefits as well. How about this? You will get one of the two humans while I get the other."

Lucas pondered for a bit before asking.

"What about the blonde female human?"

Jamil shrugged his shoulders as he answered.

"According to Falin and the others who saw then back in my Katran City, she was also at the Peak of the Core Formation Realm. Not only that, but she was as young as the two male humans. Do you really think you would be able to hold onto such high-level merchandise like that? Let alone me and you, none of the experts in this city would be able to keep her for themselves. As soon as Guardian Banyou finds out about it, he will demand to have her for himself."

Lucas couldn't help but sigh after hearing that. He knew that Jamil was telling the truth.

Banyou Palif was a member of the Imperial Family who was sent to guard the Rank Four Bloodline Trial Grounds. He wasn't anything impressive, just at the Initial Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. That's because he was already over 400 years old and still hadn't broken through into the Middle Stage. With no more than 100 years left to live, he had no hopes of reaching the Soul Transformation Realm anymore. Because of that, he was sent to guard this place, which could be said to be more or less a cage for him to spend the rest of his life.

Nevertheless, he was a member of the Imperial Bloodline with a Rank 7 Bloodline Mark. As mentioned before, as long as someone in your family had a bloodline mark, your descendants could have it as well. No one in the Palif Imperial Family had bloodline marks below Rank 7. In fact, that was the low-level mark in the family. The more important members like the elders would all have Rank 8 ones. That showed how out of grace Banyou had fallen. Of course, the Emperor was entitled to have a Rank 9 Bloodline Mark, but only him.

The problem was that with Banyou being part of the Imperial Family, he could demand whatever he wanted in a remote place like this. One must remember that blonde humans were extremely rare merchandise. Naturally, Banyou would force anyone who obtained Calina to give her to him.

Lucas then put these thoughts behind before nodding.

"Alright, we'll share them. Guardian Banyou probably won't bother too much about the human males as long as he has the blonde female."

Jamil agreed with Lucas.

"Yes. However, we still have a problem. We found these two human males and the Zasfin that's helping them. The problem is that we have no idea whether the blonde female human is located at the moment. Also, what if they try to escape the city?"

Lucas immediately shook his head as he eased Jamil's worries.

"Don't worry, I've already passed the order to block all entrances. As a captain, I have at least this much authority. The problem will be how to find them. Unlike Spiritual Sense, Soul Power can only scan so far. Besides, this city has plenty of human slaves. Don't forget that I won't be able to keep the gates closed for too long."

Jamil nodded as he moved in the direction of the guy who died.

"Don't worry. This guy's death might have been a blow to your battalion. However, it was not in vain. I can use the lingering energy of the attack in his body to track them down."

Lucas knew what Jamil wanted to do.

"Well, I wouldn't let you mess with my subordinate's body in normal circumstances. However, I guess we have no other choice due to the current situation."

Rean and Roan could hide their cultivation and change their appearances, after all. With so many humans in this city, Lucas didn't have much choice.

As Jamil brought the dead guy's body somewhere, Rean, Roan, and Frandin had reemerged somewhere else in the city.

"First, let's find a place to stay."