Death… And Me

Chapter 3146: Fast Reaction

Just like many other Demon Beasts that entered and left that area, Rean and Kentuckyʼs sudden appearance inside the monitoring formation was immediately caught. However, due to the sheer size of the area where the Demon Beasts with small concentrations of Divine Bloodlines lived, they were just two of hundreds of thousands that entered and left it every day.

That formation was made especially for races that didnʼt belong to the Demon Beasts. Rean and Kentucky looked exactly like them... Well, Kentucky was indeed a Demon Demon Beast, although a Regal one. In any case, they didnʼt raise any alarms. Rean and Kentucky looked to be at Stage Six, which wasnʼt anything rare here either.

The two continued flying for another day, finally arriving at a volcanic region. Cooled Lava ground could be seen everywhere. Lava rivers, and obviously, many, many volcanoes filling them. Everyday day, at least one of these volcanoes erupted, so the sky in this region was always covered in ash. As for the sun or the night sky, no one here has seen them for millennia.

Rean spread his Spiritual Sense over the area. With the help of his soul, it could cover over 20 kilometers easily. Of course, considering the size of this place, 20km was pretty much nothing. Rean didnʼt mind, though. His entire focus was on the ground near the Lava Rivers and the rivers themselves.

From the information he got in his CD, Lava Pristine Salamanders like to live inside them, sometimes coming out to these Lava River shores.

Yet, the first Demon Beasts that came into Reanʼs Spiritual Sense vision were Fire Rock Golems. One of them, seemingly aware of Rean and Kentuckyʼs presence, immediately came to bar their passage.

”Halt!” The Golem, an obvious Spirit at Stage Eight, appeared in front of them. ”Beyond this point is the Lava Pristine Salamanders territory. Unauthorized Demon Beasts are forbidden from approaching.”

Rean and Kentucky couldnʼt help but feel a little surprised. Rean wasnʼt using his Light and Divine Sense Bending skill since it wouldnʼt be able to hide him from the formation. He knew that his approach to the Lava Pristine Salamander Territory would be noticed. However, he didnʼt expect that other races would be protecting the Salamanders.

”I have some business with the Salamanders. Thatʼs why Iʼm here. How do I get in contact with them?” Kentucky asked as Rean just observed. Even though the Golem was a Spirit, this is the Demon Beast Continent. Strength still played a much bigger part than anyone else... and Kentucky absolutely looked much stronger than Rean.

The Golem shook its head... was it really a head? Hard to say. ”You canʼt. Leave now, or you will be taken down.”

”Thatʼs ridiculous!” Kentucky didnʼt back down. ”First of all, how did you even know I was -coming here?”

”Hmph!” The Golem looked at Kentucky as if he was looking at an idiot. ”No one can get close to the lava Pristine Salamander without them knowing. You seem to have no idea just how important Divine Bloodlines are, which is another reason for you to not get past this point. Last warning. Leave now.”

As the Golem waned Kentucky, Kentucky spoke to Rean through Spiritual Sense. ʼI can take this guy down pretty fast. As for the rest of them, they are all Stage Seven Golem Spirits. They arenʼt even worth mentioning at our level.ʼ

Rean pondered a bit. Following that, he spoke to Kentucky about the problems with that approach. It was true that there wouldnʼt be anything strange with Demon Beasts getting angry and attacking when they didnʼt have their way. However, that was when there was a clear equality or superiority of strength. Rean and Kentucky were at Stage Six, although Rean only made his cultivation look like being a Stage. The point is, if they fought and trashed these Golems while being only at Stage Six, that would definitely attract unwanted attention.

Suddenly, Rean faintly smiled before his body flashed in the Golemʼs direction, aiming his ʼpawʼ straight at the Stage Eight Lava Rock Golemʼs chest.

The Golem was completely taken by surprise. Considering the obvious difference in strength between him against Rean and Kentucky, he got pretty close so he would scare them out. Never would he have predicted that Rean would actually attack him.

Even worse, Rean was fast, fast beyond the Golemʼs wildest dreams. As Golem Spirit, he was a slow being to start with. Nonetheless, the difference in cultivation should have more than made up for the difference. Too bad it was Rean who he was facing against.

The Golem couldnʼt dodge. There was simply not enough time. However, he didnʼt panic. He wasnʼt as fast as Rean, but he had extremely high defenses, and his cultivation allowed him to still see Reanʼs movements. He snorted, sending Rean a Spiritual Sense Message in that split second. ʼHmph! Aiming to take my core? With those puny paws of yours? You are fast, I admit it. But you are dreaming if you think you can break my defenses.ʼ

His Rock Lava Body immediately hardened several times with the help of his Spiritual Energy. At the same time, the Golem raised his arms. He wouldnʼt just defend himself. He would also use the moment Rean failed to strike back at him. He wanted to destroy that puny Stage Six cat Demon Beast in a single strike.

Rean smiled increase, and he didnʼt stop. Spiritual Energy gathered around his attacking paw, followed by a thin, white-red lightning that was almost imperceptible. Roan had his Dark Red Lightning, and Rean followed his steps, creating a variation for his Light Element instead.

*Puff!*

Reanʼs paw broke through the lava Rock Golemʼs chest easily, immediately grabbing the Golemʼs core and pulling it out of his chest. The other Lava Rock Golems, who were watching with derision, immediately froze in place. They lived in the middle of the Lava most of the time, but now, all they could feel was their bodies going cold.

The Stage Eight Lava Rock Golemʼs body immediately crumbled after that, having lost the core that sustained it.