Death... and me

Chapter 3184: Benefit of the Doubt

"More Divine Stones?" Rifindio asked, already counting the remaining he had in his Spatial Ring.

However, Rean shook his head. "We got our bodies adapted to Divine Energy already. More Divine Stones would be nice, but we don't need them as much now. What I need is for you to tell me how you were able to find that cocoon monster back in that fragile Dimensional Realm."

"Hum?" Rifindio got confused. "Well... I'm a bat, you know? I obviously used Echo Location."

Rean wasn't talking about that, though. "That's not quite right. If there was some kind of sound used, I would have noticed it with my Spiritual Sense. It was something else."

"Oh!" Rifindio understood. "Indeed, it was different. We, Camazotz Bats, have a special type of sound that can't be detected. Only other Camazotz Bats like us can hear it, which is perfect for Echo Location. It is the kind of thing that makes it impossible for pretty much anything to hide from us."

"Not even if we try to block and muffle the sounds?" Kentucky asked, also curious.

Rifindio nodded. "Exactly. The kind of sound we produce does not follow the same logic as normal sounds. It is more of a mix of sound, energy, and bloodline power. You can't block it simply because it can't be blocked. It is quite useful since even a young Camazotz Bat would have no trouble detecting the highest level of experts in our Universe. The only ones who can stop being detected by our Camazotz Echo Location are other Camazotz Bats."

Rifindio noticed Rean's intrigued expression and sighed. "That said, it is not something that I can teach you. To use our Echo Location, you would need to be reborn as a Camazotz Bat." Rean shrugged. "Well, it is not guaranteed yet. Let's make a deal. Stick with us for a while, and I will try to find a way to copy this Camazotz Bat ability."

Rean was very interested in it. The fact it could detect anything that his Spiritual Energy, Light Element Affinity, and Soul Power Scan couldn't was very desired. There was also one's Natural Spatial Perception, but its range was quite small, even at the Divinity Realm. Rifindio's special Echo Location seemed to reach much further. Not to mention, if the twins' group finds something like that cocoon monster again, which they couldn't detect at all, it would be good to have an ability like Rifindio's.

Rifindio pondered a bit. "For how long?"

"To start, how about until we go to the Divine Realm?" Rean asked.

"Eh?!" Rifindio found that a little hard to accept. "But you are still in the Saint Realm. How many years would it take for you to reach the Peak of the Transition Realm and then the Void Tempering Realm? First of all, do you even have a Divine Werdlem Stone to be able to break through?"

"We do have the stones," Rean confirmed. Well, they had the system, which was even better. "Did you forget we were once experts at a much higher level?"

"Oh!" Rifindio remembered that. It was he who said that he didn't believe the twins' group were only Saint Realm experts.

"As for the time," Rean continued, "you don't need to worry about that. It shouldn't take long."

Inside the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm, Roan still worked on the blood of the Salamanders. He was pretty much done and about to make the pills. But first, they had to return to Closal so he could gather a few other materials. Besides, they have an agreement with Karev, and they won't go back on their word. They promised, in exchange for Karev's help, to bring him away from this planet.

Rifindio thought about what he had to gain and lose, accepting Rean's proposal in the end. "Alright, then, let's do as you said. Alright, how do we go down to the planet?"

"I will send you and Kentucky into my Pocket Dimensional Realm. I will go alone to the Space Station," Rean spoke.

Usually, Rifindio would refuse such a thing since he would be at Rean's mercy in his Pocket- Dimensional Realm. But then again, the twins and Kentucky could have killed him many times already, so why wait until now? "Very well."

Rean smiled, happy to see Rifindio didn't doubt him. With a wave of his hand, Rifindio disappeared inside his Dimensional Realm. Yet, before he sent Kentucky away, Kentucky wanted to ask Rean something else. "Rean..."

"I know," Rean didn't let Kentucky finish. "If Rifindio is dead to the Werdlem Empire System, it doesn't make sense that he can still absorb Divine Energy from his Divine Stones or the Spiritual Energy around. He had access to the system with his CD when he left that fragile Dimensional Realm. It was on the way here that it was blocked. In theory, if the Werdlem Empire System thought something was wrong, it should have blocked his capability of absorbing cultivation energies as well."

Kentucky didn't like how it sounded. "Sigh... so he is hiding something?"

Rean didn't know for certain. "He is young, so I find it hard to believe that Roan and I couldn't detect if he was lying. You, too, got quite good at detecting lies over the years, but it didn't seem like he was lying to you either, right?"

Kentucky thought about the times he talked to Rifindio. "It didn't, indeed."

"For now, let's give him the benefit of the doubt. I am truly interested in his Camazotz Echo Location," Rean concluded. "Anyway, go back into the Dimensional Realm. I'm going to sneak into one of those spaceships entering the planet. I'll bring you out once we are on the ground."

*Zush!*

Kentucky disappeared, and Rean headed to the Space Station into the distance while using his Light and Divine Sense Bending Skill. Once he got close enough, Sister Orb acted, hacking its detection and protection formation. Compared to the planetary one, this little Space Station was quite easy and fast to get through. Finally, he took a ride and returned to Closal once

again.