Death... and me

Rean then looked in the direction of the voice's origin, quickly seeing a group of people running in his direction.

"It's the City Lord's guards."

"Get out of the way if you don't want to die!"

"It's Captain Oem! Run!"

In just a few seconds, all the crowd dispersed, not daring to stay in this place anymore. Oem was known for going berserk when dealing with situations and would usually kill a lot of people. That also included people who had nothing to do with whatever was happening. He was also known for being one of the trusted subordinates of the new City Lord... well, as far as trust could be believed in this kind of place.

Falangia immediately warned Rean through a Divine Sense message about Oem. However, Rean didn't seem to care too much. "Is that so? It's fine, it's fine. Let's see what he has to say."

Gustin, of course, was delighted to see that. Regardless of how bad Oem's reputation was, that at least meant he had a chance at living.

Falangia was somewhat worried about Oem, though. The stories about him were plenty, and none had a happy ending. She also wanted to leave this place straight away. However, Rean was here as well. Usually, she wouldn't care about anyone, regardless of who it was. Still, for some reason, she finally felt like she could trust someone other than herself for once, so she gritted her teeth and stayed.

Oem saw how Rean didn't seem the least bit worried after his group stopped nearby. Nevertheless, he asked, "What are you doing? Who said you could kill as you please in the middle of Dry Sky City?"

Rean snorted in response as he pointed at the corpses on the ground, asking, "How come these guys were killing anyone who didn't follow their orders? Where were you when they were doing as they liked in this place?"

Oem didn't seem to care, though. "I'm here now, am I not? How about we end things here, shall we? I'm sure none of us want to make things worse than they are."

Oem's words immediately shocked his subordinates and Falangia, let alone Gustin. Oem had never been the type to talk, after all. The normal Oem would have gone for Rean's head already, as far as they knew. Where did all that talk for negotiation come from? They didn't even know that Oem could negotiate at all.

However, no one there was an idiot. It was obvious that Rean's cultivation was too high for even Oem to take him head-on. In fact, they were right. Oem had already used his Divine Sense, and he couldn't see Rean's cultivation at all. Oem was at the Late Stage of the Saint Realm. In this city, such cultivation could put one at the very top of the food chain. However, Oem could tell that such cultivation was nothing in front of the white-haired man in front of him. Deep inside, Oem was already regretting stopping Rean's actions.

'Fuck! When I told him to stop, I was too far away to feel his cultivation. If I knew, I would have never intervened! Gaius, this agreement of ours isn't worth it at all!' Oem thought. Unfortunately, he had a reputation to maintain, so he couldn't simply back away anymore.

Rean smiled in response as he said, "Unfortunately, this guy is a child rapist, so I can't let him go. Especially when he attacked my dear friend's daughter. Can you imagine how she felt when he appeared while my friend was out trying to earn a living for them? Or could it be that you have a better idea? Can you offer something that can make up for what he did?"

Oem looked at Gustin with a dark expression before sending him a Divine Sense message. 'Why the hell did you attack this guy's friends? Do you know how strong he is? I might as well tell you that I can't even feel his cultivation. He's definitely at the same level as the City Lord, the Elemental Transformation Realm. There's even a chance that he's already at the Transition Realm.'

Gustin's happiness immediately disappeared after that. Elemental Transformation? That was a dream for anyone in Dry Sky City. How many Elemental Transformation Realm cultivators existed here? Four? Maybe five? Even his boss, Gaius, could only bow his head and do whatever someone at that level asked him to do. 'I... I didn't know. How would I guess that a kid in the middle of this trash place was related to an Elemental Transformation Realm cultivator? Even if you had given me a hundred times more guts, I wouldn't get even close to her.'

Gustin was feeling immense despair already. Would the City Lord buy a fight against someone with similar cultivation because of him? Of course not! If he was the City Lord, he wouldn't either!

Oem had the same doubt in his mind as Gustin. Why was some piece of trash from a place like this involved with someone like Rean? "Ahem... I'm one of the trusted subordinates of City Lord Zostemou. If you let him go, you would be putting up a good display of friendship with our City Lord. I'm sure it would be beneficial for you."

Rean shook his head as he replied, "I don't need anything from your City Lord." Rean then looked at Falangia and asked, "Should I deal with this guy, or do you want to do it yourself?"

Falangia was taken aback for a moment. "But... is it really okay to ignore the City Lord like this?"

Rean understood what Falangia was worried about, saying, "Oh, don't worry. I can guarantee that you won't suffer anything even after I leave this city."

Falangia sighed in relief after hearing that. "Th-Then I shall rely on your words." Even Falangia herself didn't believe she believed someone other than herself or her daughter. Nevertheless, she did just that.

Rean could make the guy suffer more than he could ever think was possible with Roan's Dark Element, and he planned on doing that. However, he decided that Rafatia's mother had to be the one to do that. He wasn't the type who liked to torture others either.

Falangia then put her hand on Gustin's head before Wind Element gathered. Gustin's cultivation was completely sealed by Rean's power, so he couldn't do anything but just watch. After some time, Falangia conjured several wind blades that began to cut through Gustin's head little by little. The worst thing was that he couldn't even scream due to Rean's power pinning him down.

Only after a few minutes did Gustin stop convulsing as his body fell to the ground. Falangia had killed many people in the past, and she didn't feel anything about it. After all, it was a norm in a place like this. However, she really enjoyed this one.

Oem's subordinates saw how Oem didn't do anything, proving that the white-haired man in front of them was definitely much stronger. With that being said, since Oem didn't make a move, they didn't even dare to speak.

Oem then sighed and shook his head, muttering inwardly,  'Gaius, I did what I could. This guy is your problem now.'

Oem then looked at Rean and shrugged his shoulders after that. "Well, since there's no way around it, I can only say it was Gustin's bad luck. Until some other day, friend."

Rean didn't stop Oem as his group left, though. 'So be it.'