Death... and me

Kanglia put her hand on the black cloth, which seemed to have a few inscriptions that made the user completely oblivious to anything happening outside. It blocked Divine Sense and even scrambled with the Natural Spatial Perception.

After using a little of her Divine Energy, the inscriptions were easily removed, allowing the black cloth to come out. Kanglai could have removed the seal on the guy's cultivation first. However, the man might try something desperate straight away before even ascertaining the condition around him. It was better to let him know about everything first.

*Fluf...*

Everyone looked at the man, confused by his looks. The only thing everyone there could confirm was that neither of them had ever seen that guy before.

The man opened his eyes, feeling the light hurting them after being in the darkness for so long. After a few moments, he finally began to get used to it and was able to see the people around him. "You... are not the Devils..."

Kanglia also didn't know who the guy was, but it didn't matter at the moment. "Indeed. We were tasked with rescuing you from the Devils. You were being held in the Lodigan Fortress, and we just arrived from there."

The man sighed, feeling like he aged thousands of years. "So, in the end, it was a failure, uh?"

No one understood what he was talking about, nor did it seem he wanted to explain. "Thank you for your help. Do you have a communication badge I can use? Put me in contact with Flinyu."

Flinyu was an elder of the Himaria Sect, one of the big powers of the Humanoid Races. He was also one of the few Divinity Realm Peak Stage Cultivators of the Realm of Gods. Back during the competition to see who was going to acquire the free continent in the center of the Realm of Gods, Flinyu was one of the cultivators responsible for overseeing the contest.

"Senior Flinyu?" Naturally, Kanglia and the other cultivators around all knew who he was. Not only that, but he was one of the cultivators who arranged for this attack on the fortress. "If you don't mind me asking you, who are you? Of course, you don't need to answer if you don't want to. It's just that it would make things easier if I knew your name."

The man pondered a bit before saying, "Just tell Flinyu that the Vruves already found the truth. Once he hears it, he will know who wants to talk to him."

The moment the word Vruve appeared, everyone's eyes turned dark. They were all at least in the Elemental Space Realm in this group, so they did have enough influence to know about the Vruve Organization. The Organization that even though it didn't possess a realm of its own, it wasn't any weaker than the other three higher realms.

Rean and Roan, obviously, were even more interested. Roan was watching from inside the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. Of course, neither Rean nor Kentucky said anything.

"Also, release the seal in my cultivation," the man asked.

However, Kanglia shook her head. "Let me confirm with senior Flinyu first. Since the Vruve name appeared, I can't take any risks with you. I hope you understand."

The man nodded, seeming not concerned.

Kanglai then pulled her communication badge out and called a number. It's just that it wasn't Flinyu. Even though she was a Space-Time Realm Middle Stage, she didn't have access to all the contacts of the top experts of the Realm of Gods, which was understandable. 

First, she had to pass by Fosleve, the Sect Master of the Rambram Sect. Since she was part of this sect, Fosleve also knew about this rescue plan. Hearing the information from Kanglia, Fosleve didn't seem surprised and simply connected Kanglia straight to Flinyu.

Normally, no one else other than the owner could use a communication badge. However, the communication badges have come a long way since they were created. With enough Divine Energy, it could even create a normal call that worked through voice instead of Divine Sense. 

That said, it didn't take long before a crispy voice echoed from Kanglia's badge. "It's Flinyu. Nolui, is it you?"

Obviously, that was the name of the hostage. "Indeed, it's me. If you are in doubt, I might as well talk about your little adventure in Xandou Kingdom all those years ago."

"WAIT! There is no need! It's definitely, definitely you!" Everyone was taken aback by Flinyu's reaction. What could have happened in this so-called Xandou Kingdom to make him that distressed. Yet, none of them would dare ask and would have to carry that question to their graves.

Nolui faintly smiled and nodded. "Then that's good. Now, have these guys release the seal in my cultivation."

"Kanglia, is it?" Flinyu didn't waste time. "You can remove his seal. I'll take all responsibility for whatever happens after it."

Kanglia didn't need to hear twice. She pressed her hand against Nolui's Dantian, using her Spatial Powers and Divine Energy to destroy the seal from the outside.

Then, a burst of Divine Energy came from Nolui's body as his cultivation finally began to circulate once again. "Phew... Even though it hasn't been even a week, it truly feels terrible to not be able to use one's cultivation."

Flinyu wasn't interested in that, though. "Alright, you got yourself free. Kanglia, give this guy a free communication badge and pass the number to me. I'll have it unlocked in the communication system server."

Kanlgia nodded and gave a badge to Nolui. He quickly used a drop of his blood and got it bound to himself. A minute later, the badge activated on its own, showing that it was now allowed to use its normal functions.

Flinyu then turned off his call with Kanglia and called Nolui directly. Naturally, the two used Divine Sense to talk through the badges, so the rest of the people there couldn't hear the conversation anymore.

A few minutes later, Nolui put his badge away, having finished his talk to Flinyu. "Sorry, everyone. It seems like you will have to work a little more"