Death... and me

Chapter 3169: No One Knows

Initially, Rifindio didn't attack Rean simply because he didn't understand the situation he found himself him. In his eyes, it was Rean who brought him to this place somehow, so attacking straight away wasn't a good idea initially. With Kentucky's appearance, now that thought was completely dropped.

There was a saving grace on his side. His much higher cultivation allowed him to negate some of the bloodline pressure that Kentucky was exuding. And as a Divine Demon Beast himself, he was still much stronger than any Transition Realm expert in Closal Planet. Besides, he had Divine Energy on his side, while the twins only had Spiritual Energy. Kentucky was the only one who still had some Divine Energy in his core, but not much. You could say that Kentucky's bloodline somehow leveled the playfield for both sides, and fighting would bring no benefit to any of them.

Rifindio's Blood Spears, which were floating around him, finally disappeared, and he faced the twins' group. "Fine. However, this is not over. If you try anything funny, even if it costs my life, I'll make sure to bring you down with me."

Rean and the others obviously had no issue with that. They, too, didn't want to fight in this environment that seemed to be about to collapse at any moment. "Fine by us."

Roan didn't take his attention away from Rifindio, but he didn't intend to stay there any longer, either. He quickly circulated his Spiritual Energy and moved in the direction of the ruins he was seeing in the distance. Rean and Kentucky obviously followed right behind. Time seemed to be of the essence.

Yet, Rifindio immediately blocked their path. "Where do you think you are going?"

Roan narrowed his eyes. "I guess the real question is why you are being a pain in the ass, little Bat."

Rifindio didn't bulge. "Why else? It was obviously you guys who brought me here somehow. If I let you leave my sight, doesn't that mean I might be stuck here forever? I told you not to try anything funny."

Rean scratched the back of his head on the side. "Well... it is true that you ended up in this place because of us. Too bad that even we have no idea where we are at the moment."

"And do you think I will believe your words?" Rifindio asked back, snorting.

Rean shrugged. "If you want, I can sign any kind of Soul Binding Contract you wish."

"Ha!" Rifindio found the idea even more ridiculous. "You truly have no idea how much effort I put into investigating your group. I'm well aware that Soul Binding Contracts are useless against you."

Roan began to lose his patience. "What do you want, Bat? Are we to stay here and wait for this Dimensional Realm to collapse on our faces?"

Rifindio pondered a bit and finally opened the way. "I don't believe you, but you are right about the dire conditions of this place. However, I'm coming with you. If you refuse, we can resolve our differences right here and right now."

Rean, Roan, and Kentucky looked at each other and nodded in the end. They didn't want to fight, and they would probably have done the same thing in Rifindio's case. "So be it. Just try not to cause trouble."

The two sides began to travel in the ruins' direction together, although they kept some distance from each other. Everywhere they looked, the space seemed unstable, although only the shell of the Dimensional Realm was deteriorating. The insides still looked more stable. They didn't drop their guard, though. Both sides know that the situation could change at any moment.

They reached the ruins without issues, but it wasn't possible to see much further. Too many rubble and old, destroyed constructions blocked their vision, while their Divine and Spiritual Senses were deeply affected by the environment.

As they moved forward, Rean took the chance to talk to Rifindio. "Hey, kid, what's your name?"

Rifindio glanced at him. "Why should I tell you?"

Rean didn't mind, nodding his head. "You don't need to. Alright, from now on, your name is Dracula."

*Pft...*

Kentucky almost burst into laughter right there and then. For him, who had a full course of Earth's culture, how could he not know who Dracula was? Even Roan had to admit it was a fitting name.

[Hahahaha!] Sister Orb had no issues with laughing, though. Too bad Rifindio couldn't hear her. The only ones puzzled were obviously Rifindio and Zangeshu in the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm.

Rifindio heard that, and even though he didn't know who Dracula was, he knew Rean was making fun of his face. "Rifindio... That's my name."

Rean faintly smiled. "Understood. So, what race are you from?"

Rifindio was taken aback. "You don't know my race?" He was in his real form, so it was supposed to be pretty obvious. The reason was that he was sure the twins' group came from the higher realms, and higher realm beings definitely would know about the Camazotz Bats. Unless... 'So they might truly be the invaders the Main Universe mentioned...' he thought to himself.

Rifindio made a mental note and answered Rean. "I'm a Camazotz Bat."

"Alright. I'm Rean, and this by my side... is no one important, just pretend he doesn't exist. Then we have our Kentucky here."

"Hmph!" Roan grunted but didn't bother answering the joke.

Rifindio took the chance to ask as well. "Is your bird friend a Regal Demon Beast?"

"Oh!" Kentucky was surprised to hear that. "So you have seen another Regal Demon Beast before? That's unexpected. We are pretty rare."

'It was true!' Rifindio was even more surprised. That's because he knew Triaglia was supposed to be the only Regal Demon Beast in this Universe. That pretty much confirmed his suspicions

of them being the invaders from outside. Of course, he didn't say that out loud. "What race are

you exactly?"

"I'm a Minokawa," Kentucky didn't hide it. "But you can call me The Great Kentucky."

"Because he is fat," Rean added.

"You ass!" Kentucky retorted.

"Hahaha!" Rean laughed.

Rifindio found that situation strange. Except for Roan, none of them seemed to care the least

bit about their situation.

Suddenly, Rean's expression changed. He shot out of Kentucky's back and sent a blast of

Spiritual Energy and Light Element against Rifindio.

Rifindio didn't expect that, but he never dropped his guard either. "Want to attack now? Bring it on!" He circulated his Divine Energy and struck Rean's attack back.

*Boom!*

The blast sent Rifindio over a hundred meters back, and although he didn't get hurt, Rifindio was left in disbelief. 'How a Saint Realm Cultivator can be this strong?!'

Yet, that thought lasted only a moment. Right where he had been a second ago, a Spatial Crack took form, and everything around was swallowed into the fabric of space. A Spatial Rift, much like the ones back in the Charybdis Exploration, had almost swallowed Rifindio. "This..." "Hey, Dracula," Rean called his attention as he returned to Kentucky's back. "If you focus your entire attention on us, you won't survive much longer."

Dracu- Ahem... Rifindio was at a loss. "Why did you save me?"

Roan glanced at Rean. "He is right. Our problems would have been over had you just let him

succumb there."

Rean shrugged, not caring about it at all. "Come on! It's Dracula! I'm a big fan!"

Just what kind of reasoning was that? No one knows...