Death… And Me

Chapter 2982: Up

ʼWe also would like to know that,ʼ Gofel didnʼt hide the truth. ʼOther than rare moments like this, where a Divine Werdlem Stone appears on our planet for some reason, there is only one way to acquire a Divine Werdlem Stone. You have to win it in the Millennial Werdlem Challenge. The next one is still seven hundred years away, though.ʼ

Gofel continued. ʼCan you imagine? One chance to acquire the stone every one thousand years. Do you have any idea how many Transition Realm experts appear on our planet every thousand years? I can assure you, it is way more than a thousand.ʼ

Rean could see the difficulty. ʼTransition Realm experts have five thousand years of lifespan, so there are always around five thousand Transition Realm experts trying to get it every time the challenge happens. Am I right?ʼ

ʼYes,ʼ Gofel confirmed. ʼSometimes there are a few more, sometimes there are a little less, but the difference isnʼt that big.ʼ

ʼThat doesnʼt answer my question,ʼ Roan insisted, ʼwhy is it so hard to get more Divine Werdlem Stones. Why does the Werldlem Empire make only one available every one thousand years?ʼ

ʼAnd I answered that already,ʼ Gofel scoffed, ʼwe donʼt know. At the very least, the reason is not available in the Werldme Empire Network. But then again, Transition Realm Experts only have so much access to it. We canʼt see whatʼs inside the higher levels of the network. Only those who ascend to the Divine Realm can do it. Perhaps they know the reason, but no one has told us so far.ʼ

Gofel didnʼt stop there. ʼOf course, there are a few theories. For example, perhaps they are trying to prevent the Divine Realm from becoming overpopulated. Or perhaps the Divine Werdlem Stones are indeed hard to make. After all, even the Unidentified Werdlem Stones only exist for the mortal world. No one has ever heard about Unidentified Divine Werdlem Stones, showing that it might indeed me too difficult to make. Those and many other theories exist, but who can prove it? I certainly canʼt.ʼ

Rean shrugged. ʼIt feels like we are on a tight leash, donʼt you think?ʼ

ʼI donʼt think there is a single Transition Realm expert on our planet that doesnʼt feel it,ʼ Gofel answered with a sigh. ʼAnyway, when a different Divine Werdlem Stone appears, it attracts many experts. Thatʼs why we are all here. It is another chance to ascend.ʼ

Klifon couldnʼt help but ask. ʼThatʼs good and all... but what about the guy fighting over there? Are we doing something about it?ʼ

ʼWhy would we?ʼ Roan snorted. ʼThat guy could have fled already if he wanted to. It seems like he wants to defeat these beasts for some reason. Regardless, it is none of our concern, so letʼs go.ʼ

The twinsʼ group passed far away from Saenio, not attracting their attention. However, just as they were about to leave for good, another two figures appeared, flying in their direction at full speed.

Rean narrowed his eyes and changed his direction. The two figures then passed by their group in a flash.

ʼThey are also from the Trandis Organization,ʼ Gofel explained. ʼWhat are they trying to do?ʼ This time, Rean and Roan didnʼt continue to fly away. Instead, they watched from afar as the three Transition Realm experts joined forces to fight the two Sunlight Beasts.

ʼThey seem to be in quite a hurry,ʼ Klifon couldnʼt even see their movements very well, but he noticed their anxiety.

Roan glanced in the direction from where the two experts came from and immediately understood. ʼThose guys in the distance must be the reason.ʼ

Rean, Klifon, and Gofel looked in the same direction. Far away, a giant mob of sunlight Beasts came flying in their direction as fast as they could.

ʼOh!ʼ Gofel also understood. ʼThose two acted as bait to attract the Sunlight Beasts away from the two battling their friend. It would be suicide to fight that many on their own, after all. This is a method I couldnʼt use since I was the only Transition Realm expert in my group.ʼ The three Transition Realm experts from the Trandis Organization went all out. Their higher numbers gave them an absolute advantage, especially since the two Sunlight Beasts didnʼt have intelligence. Finally, they finished one of them and focused on the other. The second Sunlight Beast was killed even faster, just in time to avoid the mob of Sunlight Beasts coming to this place.

Rean brought their group away from the mob, using his Light and Divine Bending Skills to continue undetected. From not too far away, they saw Saenio and the other two Transition Realm experts pull out an item from the two Sunlight Beasts they just killed.

ʼIsnʼt that the Sunlight Beastʼs Core?ʼ Klifon quickly pointed out. He could feel the rich Sunlight Energy inside, far above the Sunlight Energy Concentration inside the plants they had found so far.

ʼSo High-Level Sunlight Beastsʼ Cores will not dissipate once killed... thatʼs good to know,ʼ Roan commented.

ʼWhat do they need the core for, Gofel?ʼ Rean asked, curious.

Gofel shook his head in response. ʼI wish I knew. However, it wonʼt be long before we find out. From what my Flower Frame is showing, I donʼt think we are too far from the Hidden palace... or whatever the place the flower is pointing at.ʼ The reactions of the flower had been increasing the further the twinsʼ group moved. Even without Gofel mentioning it, they understood it.

ʼLetʼs get out of here before the mob of Sunlight Beasts decides to come in our direction. My concealing methods are not perfect if we get too close,ʼ Rean warned.

They werenʼt the only ones. The Saenioʼs group also saw the mob coming and immediately flew away. They had no intention to fight it.

Rean went around the mob and followed the flowerʼs direction, which was still the same one as Klifonʼs. After a few more hours, the Flower Frame began to pulse in Gofelʼs hand. Suddenly, the direction it was pointing at changed, telling them to go straight up. This Sunlight Realm seemed to have its own Sun, and thatʼs exactly where the Flower wanted to

go.