Death... and me

Before heading to Varen Tribe, the twins had to stop by the city of Talamol. The mayor there was the one who put up the request and had the information about the person they should look for.

Between Rean and Roan, the only one who really caught a lot of attention was Rean because of his White Hair and Eyes. If Roan walked by himself, he didn't look that much different from others. That being said, no one paid too much attention to him as he went to the City Hall.

He stated his reason for the visit, which made the guards at the door look at him with doubtful expressions. Even though Roan's body gave the impression that he was around 14 years old, 14 years was still too young. Besides, they couldn't 'feel' his cultivation. Well, the truth was that their own cultivation was too low to perceive it, so they thought that Roan was an ordinary young man.

"Brat, do you even know what you are talking about? The mayor did post this request everywhere for anyone willing to look for the missing person. However, the core of the Jiran Forest is full of Stage Four Demon Beasts. What do you want to do there? You will only die, so go back home."

Well, Roan was already used to that. Hee just had to take out his Dalamu Sect Badge and show it to them. But before he did that, another voice came from behind.

"Are you two blind? This 'brat' you talked about can trash you two with a finger!"

Roan looked at the person who talked. It was a middle-aged man using a similar uniform as the guards at the front of the City Hall. However, Roan could tell that his cultivation was already in the Late Core Formation Realm. Well, it was pretty evident that he was in a high position in this city, so it made sense.

"You can't even tell that he is a Core Formation Realm cultivator. Why do I even keep you two here?"

The two guards were shocked to hear that. Isn't Roan way too young for that? Besides, they are only at the Energy Gathering Realm. How could they feel such high-level cultivation with their weak Spiritual Senses?

"So-Sorry, Captain Wacklan!"

As mentioned before, Jialin Country also had its own army instead of a sect. Most of the average and big cities had their presence. Wacklan just so happened to be part of it.

Roan then looked at the man before saying.

"Doesn't matter. Can I get the specifics of the mission and the description of the target? I'll be staying around that place for training, so I might as well keep an eye open. That Serene Blue Jade is very useful for me."

The man called Wacklan narrowed his eyes after hearing that.

"I admit that you must be a genius to be able to reach the Core Formation Realm at such age. At least, I've never seen one as young as you. Still, Stage Four Demon Beasts aren't something Core Formation Realm cultivators should mess with."

Roan didn't care.

"I just want to get the mission. Whatever comes next is my problem."

Wacklan sighed before nodding.

"Well, if you insist... are you a Dalamu Sect Member? Oh well, obviously you are. Where else could we find someone like you in this place? Come with me."

Wacklan entered the City Hall with Roan and went to the mayor's office. After knocking on the door, they entered it.

"Juan, another one is looking for the searching mission. I have things to do, so you talk to him."

Without even waiting for an answer, Wacklan left the room, leaving Roan and the Mayor behind. Roan's Spiritual Sense could tell that the mayor was at the Initial Stage of the Core and Soul Fusion Realm. That was quite a high cultivation for a place like this one.

"You are Juan Amakal, right? I got your mission back in the Sect."

Juan looked at Roan and was shocked by his age and cultivation. Well, most of the people in the world would be anyway. He couldn't help but laugh a little in the end.

"Hehe... Looking at you makes me wonder what I've been doing so far. Anyway, you are not here to hear about my complaints. I'm Juan Amakal, Mayor of Tamadol City. Still, are you sure you want to enter the Core of Jiran Forest with that cultivation?"

Roan nodded, not giving any explanation.

Juan then shrugged his shoulders and continued.

"Well, I'm not here to stop you. Who knows, you might really come back alive and find some clue. At the moment, I'm even accepting a kitten's helping hand in this issue."

Juan opened one of his table's drawers and took a picture from inside.

"Here, this is the person I need you to find. Her name is Latalia Amakal, my Aunt."

Roan took a look at the picture and saw that it was a woman.

"You do know that if she didn't come back until now, she is most likely dead already, right?"

Juan nodded.

"Yes. However, I have to try."

"Why?"

Juan shook his head.

"That's a personal issue. All I need is for you to look around while you are there. As long as you find any clue that Latalia is dead, you can return for the reward. Of course, if she is alive and in need of help, I'll be even more pleased if you help her come back."

"What if she doesn't want to come back?"

Roan still found it possible that a Middle Stage Core and Soul Fusion Realm wouldn't die that easily. Perhaps the woman herself didn't want to be found or come back, so he had to ascertain all the situations.

"Not a problem. If Latalia is fine, you wouldn't be of any help to her either. Just ask for something from her that can prove her identity, and that should be fine for me to pass you the reward. Of course, I will need you to tell me where you saw her."

Roan nodded. It was evident that there was a lot more behind in this story, but that wasn't his problem. He only wanted the Serene Blue Jade for Malaka.

"Very well, I'm going now."

Roan left straight away. However, Juan narrowed his eyes once Roan was gone.

'Core Formation Realm at the age of 14 years old. Perhaps...'

Juan then took out a transmission talisman and poured his Spiritual Sense into it. After a few seconds, the talisman shone for a moment before transforming into blank paper once more.

Roan didn't waste time and left the city straight away. Somewhere hidden outside, Rean and Kentucky were waiting for him.

"How is it?"

Roan pondered a bit before saying.

"Hmm... I'm not sure, but I think that Juan might have known who I am. It's just an intuition, though."

Rean nodded.

"I didn't enter the city because, as you know, I'm easy to be recognized. We wanted to prevent that since it would attract the Umbral Sect. What do you think, should we head back to the Sect instead?"

Roan shook his head.

"We can't hide forever. If worse comes to worst, we can simply enter the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. Let's go."

Rean nodded as they once again jumped on Kentucky's back and began to fly.

A few days and nights later, the twins could see Astreg City in the distance. It had only been two years since they left, so they couldn't see much changes while flying above it. Still, Rean paid attention to the place where the Tribe sold his Steel Swords. From what it looked like, the workshop was still as busy as it was when he left the place. Since that was a workshop that gathered Spirit Stones for the Tribe, this was a good sign.

Still, neither Rean nor Roan stopped there. Instead, they continued on their way to Varen Tribe.

However, the Varen Tribe was utterly different from what they remembered. From far away, it was already possible to see that the Tribe's size had grown at least four to five times! However, that was also strange since the Tribe didn't have enough people to use all that space.

The people in the Tribe then saw the white and black colored bird descend on it.

Immediately, the warriors of the Tribe passed the news as they gathered. After all, it could be a strong demon beast from nearby demon beast forests. However, they soon noticed that there were two people on the bird.

"Hey, those white and black hair, it's Rean and Roan!"

"Quick, call Tribe Leader over. The twins came back from the Dalamu Sect!"

"Oh, call Harmalia and Turen as well! They will definitely want to see their kids!"

Kentucky then landed right in the middle before retracting his wings.

"Such a mighty demon beast."

"Looks so cool!"

"As expected of the Dalamu Sect, don't you think?"

"I wonder what kind of sound it does?"

Rean heard that last comment and couldn't help himself.

"Hahaha! Do you wanna hear it?"

Rean then patted Kentucky, how took a deep breath and suddenly...

*Chick!*

*Boom!*

Everyone fell with their faces on the ground... kind of feeling.

Roan ignored all that bullshit and simply looked around. Soon, he noticed Juri coming over.

"Rean, Roan, you are finally back! Hahaha!"

Juri quickly approached and patted the two men's shoulders.

"Come, come! I already told the others to bring your parents to my home. You can meet everyone there."

Rean and Roan nodded. They were finally back once again.