Death... and me

'Spiritual Smartphone?' Qia obviously did not know of the term. 'Is it another name from the planet you came from?'

Rean nodded, replied, 'Yes...except for the Spiritual part. As I mentioned before, my planet didn't have Spiritual Energy.' Rean then changed the topic, saying, 'Alright, if something happens, you can simply insert your Spiritual Energy inside the brooch. It will automatically gather the energies necessary to send a message to mine. One more thing. It only works with your Spiritual Energy. It won't work for others, so keep it safe.'

'Okay. By the way, what's the range of this thing? Is there a limit?' Qia asked soon after.

Rean pondered over it for a bit before shaking his head, responding, 'I haven't tested that part yet. All I can tell is that its range depends on how much Spiritual Energy you put inside. Well, I'm not using anything meaningful. We're already talking over a thousand kilometers in terms of distance, so I guess it probably can reach up to eight to ten thousand kilometers easily. Just pay attention to the runes in the brooch. If you see that they're overcharging, stop trying to put more, or you might break them. They're very tiny, so they can't hold that much pressure.'

'Alright.' Qia then heard someone calling her, prompting her to say, 'Oh, it seems like it's time for me to go. I'll send you a message if I need to. Just one more thing, what if I'm too far away from you and Roan?'

'Don't worry,' Rean eased her worries. 'We will be following the movement of the Hafel Clan's army closely. Because of what they did after Roan's victory, no one will suspect if we keep an eye on them.'

After that, Rean put the brooch back in his robe and began to cultivate as Kentucky made his way back to Roan. At some point, the distance between Rean and Qia surpassed what the brooch could achieve, and soon, communication became impossible. Rean wasn't too worried, though. It would be only temporary until the next phase started.

With Kentucky flying back at full speed, it only took Rean's group five days to return to Roan's army. They did pass by many Zasafins on the defensive side of their territory. Nevertheless, Rean was able to avoid all Spiritual Senses with his bending skill. Eventually, Kentucky landed where Roan was staying, just in time to find Phex and Xaon there.

"Oh! Is something fun about to start?" Rean asked with a smile.

As for Kentucky, he immediately took off after saying, "I'll pass by my nest on Celis. I'll be back as soon as I finish my things there."

Roan ignored the bird and simply nodded at Rean, replying, "The first part is concluded. Now, I'll have to go to other armies and help them secure a few more territories. Only with that will we force Fikin and the other ancestors of the Soul Rulers out."

Phex sighed in relief when he saw Rean since his participation would be of paramount importance. "It's good that you're back, brat. I already got you a ton of Rank Five Spirit Stones so you can heal us after the battles, so get ready for work."

Rean didn't mind, knowing what he had to do. After that, he looked at Roan and asked, "Where are we going now?"

"To the central army. The Zasfins are in control of the Aite, Humk, Freten, Gargoc and Wesdin regions. Because those are places where a decent portion of the world's Spiritual Energy is gathering, the surrounding areas aren't as good, including the territories in the demon beasts' hands. I plan to take control of three of them," Roan explained his plan in response.

Phex and Xaon couldn't help but feel impressed with Roan's confidence. He was very weak in their point of view, but his demeanor showed a completely different contrast. Well, that was Death, a spirit that had lived for much, much longer than Phex or even Darian.

"Alright. However, they've prepared a rock-solid defense on those regions. There are many formations as well, making any movement hard to achieve. Just like us, they know that those are areas that they would like to keep after this war is over. Well, they're still trying to find a way to attack our armies since they also want the territories we've gotten so far," Phex explained.

Rean agreed with Phex, saying in response, "They've dominated almost the entire planet for countless years. It's obvious that they would prefer to have everything back. Besides, your Demon Beast Army raided a lot of cities, so their residents would definitely want them back too."

Roan didn't care, though. "Forget about what they want. There's no such thing as war without sacrifices. Phex, did you bring someone to take care of this army here while I'm heading to the central army?"

Phex nodded as he replied, "Yes. Yube and Iago, two of our Stage Nine Demon Beasts, are already on their way here from the Central Army. They'll replace Frin's position. All they need to do now is just hold their position, right?"

Roan confirmed his doubts, saying, "Yes. There's no need for them to attack anymore. Just make sure that they won't lose what we've already got here. We need to make it look like our hands are tied up because of the Hafel Clan's move. Anyways, we can leave as soon as they arrive."

Later that day, Rean, Roan, Phex, Xaon, and Frin departed from this army. Roan also took all the Freedom Sect members with him on the airship. After all, it was thanks to the multiple humans controlling small parts of the Demon Beast Army that he could add a bit of strategy into it. He planned to do the same thing in the central army.

Along the way, Rean called Falas, Glennie, and Rafin to hear their reports while he walked by the sect members, asking them, "How many died this time around?"

Rafin immediately answered, "We've brought a total of 1253 Freedom Sect members to help Roan in the battles. The rest didn't want to participate, didn't meet the age restriction, or didn't have the cultivation threshold. From those 1253, we lost 37."

Rean nodded after hearing that. He was obviously sad that they lost this many. However, compared to the demon beasts and Zasfins, their losses could only be considered a joke. Besides... "Everyone has changed quite a bit. The naiveness they had in the past has now disappeared. As hard as it is to lose a few friends, this will help the humans once this is all over. Remember, including Roan and I, we're all doing this for our race."

Glennie and the other nodded as they replied in unison, "Yes!"

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Author's Note: Privilege will change next month, so please check the author's thoughts below.