Death… And Me

Chapter 1130 - More Competition In Sight

Why did Rean and Roan suddenly become jewelry sellers? Well, in fact, they werenʼt. However, they had helped the storeʼs owner with the problems the outsiders caused to him a few times. As payment for the favor, he allowed the twins to pretend to be working there for a while.

Rean then turned around to attend to a new customer that had just arrived. ”Oh, hello there. How can I help you today?” Yes, Roan was already ignoring Hedoi, and Rean also proceeded to do the same.

Gala looked at Hedoi and couldnʼt help but ask, ”Do they have Existence Pearls, Hedoi?”

Hedoi nodded as he told Gala, ”Yes, the black-haired one has 97 of them, while the white-haired one has 10. However, the fact is that the black-haired guy is exactly the person Sect Master wants to fail the test.”

”97?!” Let alone Gala, even the other members of the Klacks Country were impressed by that number. Didnʼt that mean he had enough pearls for nin more people to pass the test? No, taking Rean into account, there were enough pearls for ten! ”Hedoi, we need to take their pearls. We canʼt let others find out about these twins.”

Hedoi shook his head after hearing that. ”Are you all idiots? Why do you think they havenʼt left yet? Thereʼs a ranking board for the highest number of pearls each person has. I can bet you anything that this is related to the surprise Cassia mentioned about. Thereʼs no way Iʼll allow you guys to use the pearls. Theyʼre mine, understood?”

Everyoneʼs expressions went dark when Hedoi said that. However, Hedoi snorted at them when he saw their expressions. ”What? Unhappy? Unsatisfied? Then, we can resolve our issues when we come out of the Sacred Land. Iʼm sure your bodies will become nice puppets to play with.” He was the strongest disciple in the Blood Path Sect. Anyone who challenged him had only one outcome, death!

Hedoi then looked at the twins and gave his orders. ”Go check the surroundings. We can only attack if there are no city guards nearby. If you donʼt find anything, come back here for us to initiate the assault. If you perform well, I donʼt mind giving up ten or twenty pearls by the end of the two weeks. Iʼll need more of you to proceed to the next tests to help me, after all.”

Gala and everyone else immediately spread everywhere. However, there were no guards as far as they could see. Of course, there werenʼt. Rean and Roanʼs squad were responsible for patrolling this part of the city today. As the leaders of that squad, they could definitely give them an order to hide, and thatʼs what they exactly did!

Roanʼs plan was very simple. As members of the City Guards, the twins couldnʼt start fights on their own. They could only intervene or defend themselves. Otherwise, their rights would be taken away from them. They stopped by this jewelry store and asked the owner to serve their squad some food so that they could rest a little. In exchange, they would help with the store. The owner didnʼt understand why they didnʼt go to a restaurant or something like that, but it was true that he owed the twins for the help before, so he didnʼt mind. Simply put, Rean and Roanʼs squad was in another room, eating.

Some of them asked if the twins wanted some help. ”No, weʼre fine. You guys have been following us and have been fighting nonstop for quite a few days already. Just rest for a bit. We will help the owner while you guys eat something. If we need your help, we will call you out. However, donʼt forget that weʼre still on duty, so keep your armors and weapons close. Roan and I are only taking ours off so that we donʼt scare the ownerʼs customers.”

Such consideration! At least, that was what the guards thought about the twinsʼ actions. The twins never ran from a fight when they attacked the outsiders. They were always in the forefront, helping their squad keep the losses to a minimum while keeping the cityʼs peace. And now they were even thinking about their well-being? How could they not feel moved? ”Yes, leaders. We shall take some time to rest, then.”

And thatʼs how Rean and Roan became jewelry sellers, even if just for a few hours. Thatʼs also why they werenʼt using their armors and weapons. It was all a lure to make Hedoiʼs group attack first. In Roanʼs mind, the more strong people he eliminates from the competition, the better. Besides, he had 97 pearls. Roan was sure that Hedoi wouldnʼt be able to hold himself for long, afraid of someone else would steal the pearls from him.

”Hedoi, we checked the whole area. There arenʼt any city guards as far as we can see. However, this is quite a crowded place. It definitely wonʼt take long for them to patrol this area,” one of Hedoiʼs companions explained.

Hedoi narrowed his eyes after hearing that, though. He would understand if there were a few guards, but absolutely no one? His guts were telling him that it was way too convenient to be true. ʼShould I send these idiots first to test the water? No...if I do that and stay behind, thereʼs a very good chance that they will steal the pearls and run away. I definitely would do so if I was in their shoes.ʼ

Suddenly, Rean, Roan, and Hedoi felt someoneʼs presence appearing somewhere else. They immediately checked their mind maps, just to see that a new cultivator had just gathered ten Existence Pearls. His name was Fulia Volder, the leader of the Volava Countryʼs participants. As mentioned in the past, this was also one of the big countries given slots. He definitely had a lot of members to help him, just like Hedoi did.

That wasnʼt all. Be it coincidence or not, Liana also got her tenth pearl with the help of her Tenke Kingdom companions.

Obviously, all five participants with ten or more pearls could now see the rank and each otherʼs location.

Rean and Roan didnʼt care about that at all. However, Hedoi definitely saw his chances of getting Roanʼs pearls slipping away. The only good thing for him was that the other two were still far away from their location.

Eventually, Hedoi gritted his teeth and gave the order.. ”Attack! Make sure you donʼt let them flee, especially Roan. I want their pearls!”