Death... and me

Chapter 3074  Sounds Good To Me

At the same time, Roan watched everything through their connection. 'A demon beast of this size... Perhaps she is more than just a Divine Demon Beast. Especially since she can create so many underlings with their own sentiences this easily.'

'A Regal Charybdis, right?' Rean understood what Roan meant. 'I thought about that possibility as well. Regardless, the principal point in that 'divination' of theirs is the set the Charybdis Queen free from the Werdlem Empire's Influence.'

Roan pondered a bit. 'We found a Golden Crow in the Sunlight Realm, the Red Lightning Hawk from Foliana's Family, and now we got a Charybdis in the Saramina Sea, all in the same country and planet. Well, these Charybdises seem to have been here for much, much longer than the Golden Crow of the Hawk was. Perhaps it is indeed just a coincidence.'

'I can try to ask,' Rean commented. 'Hex left us on this planet, and perhaps these various Divine or Regal Demon Beasts are the reason for such. Of course, the Golden Crow is, in fact, a Spirit, not a Demon Beast. But it still smells fishy.'

Right after, he turned to Uruavis. "Senior, how long has it been since the Charybdis Queen got herself locked in this place?"

Uruavis pondered a bit. "It is hard to have a sense of time in this place. We know the concept of days, weeks, and years. But it is not like we have those 'clocks' of yours here. Only in the recent ten thousand years we got in contact with the technology from outside."

Rean could guess why. That was around the time those who used the Werdlem Empire devices began to fall into the Spatial Food Collectors that were those Spatial Rifts. Over time, some of the Spatial Rings probably survived the transfer, so these beings collected them. The fact they could speak the same language was most likely the reason as well.

Uruavis didn't know Rean was talking to anyone and just pondered about the time. He then took out a Spatial Ring, and one of the CDs from the outside world came out. "We can't use most of these thing's applications, but they at least serve to understand the outside world better. I'm the oldest of my mother's underlings, but I'm definitely nowhere near as old as her. What I can tell for sure is that I've been here for at least five hundred thousand years."

Yuan's mind went numb. Transition Realm experts only have five thousand years of lifespan. And yet, this Charybdis has lived a hundred times that. It seemed impossible in his eyes.

Rean wasn't that surprised. He met billions of years-old monsters in the past, so this Charybdis seemed pretty young instead. 'The times of the Golden Crow and the Red Lightning Hawk don't match very well. Whatever. Let's see what they need.'

He also took out his CD, checking if there was any signal. Sure enough, the Werdlem Network couldn't reach this far below the surface, so the CDs the Charybdises acquired weren't of much use.

"Okay, senior," Rean smiled at him... even though the guy didn't have eyes. "This Spiritual Confinement you mentioned... how do we help to get rid of it? Is it some kind of seal in your mother's body? Or maybe a formation around her? Perhaps a special kind of chain? It could also be a pseudo-Dimensional Realm that locked the space she existed in."

Suddenly, Uruavis detached himself from the socket that connected him to the Charybdis Queen, which immediately caused a commotion.

"Elder Uruavis, don't"

"Uruavis, you must not cut your connection."

"Uruavis, get back quickly!"

Yet, Uruavis shook his head. He turned to one of the Charybdises' elders' direction, speaking. "Urugoen, you shall now be the new connection between Mother and all her underlings."

"But..." Urugoen didn't seem very willing. "I have made up my mind," Uruavis didn't give him a chance to complain. "Only I have access to Mother's brain. All blood vessels have been closed ever since, and without me, no one will be able to get inside. Use your bloodline to feel the connection I transferred to you. You should be able to hear Mother after some time. Using these envoy's concept of time, she should wake up again in around three thousand years. Do not miss that moment, as she can't stay awake for more than a few seconds. She will give you access to her brain at that time as well."

Urugoen, feeling Uruavis' determination, finally accepted. "As you wish, Uruavis. I shall wait for the next envoys in case these aren't the real ones. But... what about you?"

Uruavis wasn't very hopeful. "I told all of you what it means to be the one who bridges the gap between us and Mother's orders. We partially become one with Mother, and cutting this connection is fatal to our sentience. I should last a few days, but after that, I will perish. Do not worry about it, though. I have lived the longest, and I don't regret anything."

The various Charybdises around seemed affected with Uruavis' decision, but they all accepted it and spoke at the same time. "For the Mother!"

Uruavis repeated. "For the Mother!"

Yuan glanced at Rean for a moment, a little doubtful. 'Five hundred thousand years of pure loyalty to a being that only wakes up for a few seconds now and then. It feels more like they are slaves... with some degree of free will.'

Rean agreed with him. 'There is nothing wrong with that. I've seen plenty of races who have absolute control over their descendants through their bloodlines alone. These guys are already very lucky to at least stay like this. Do not underestimate the power of bloodline control.'

Rean quickly put those thoughts behind his mind and spoke to Uruavis. "Senior. I don't wish to be responsible for your demise. We don't even know if we can help you, so are you sure you want to come out now? You could at least explain what you expect from us."

"I can't," Uruavis denied the idea. "You will have to see it for yourselves. Of course, I'm not an idiot. We were still able to learn quite a bit about the outside world with the items that ended up in Mother's Stomach over the years. We know that there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. I will show you mother's brain, and you check if you can do anything. If you do, then we can talk about a reward."

"Sounds good to me," Rean accepted straight away.