3063 Watching
"Are we entering it already?" Yuan couldn't help but ask, knowing where Rean was bringing him. Well, it was actually Yuan guiding Rean since Rean didn't know where the entrance was located.
"Of course!" Rean nodded. "We had to go out ahead of time to prevent some unnecessary trouble."
"Unnecessary trouble?" Yuan asked back.
Rean pointed back to the palace. "Both you and I are only at Stage Six. As for the others, they are all at Stage Seven and Eight. If we enter the Heavenly Marine Tunnel, do you think they will just ignore us?"
Yuan found it weird. "But they agreed to let me be after Tana accepted the terms of this competition. Of course, I'm not saying I'm afraid of entered the tunnel. I had to do some pretty crazy shit to cultivate so far with my weak bloodline, just not as risky as this task ahead."
*Pah!*
*Ouch!*
Rean slapped Yuan's back head, much to his confusion. "Why did you do that?"
"Because you are an idiot," Rean didn't measure words. "The agreement was that regardless of the outcome of the contest, the other races wouldn't drop the offense you caused. That didn't mean they would never touch you, especially inside this Heavenly Marine Tunnel. If anything, that is the perfect place to get rid of you to prevent more problems in case one of them manages to get a Jade and come back."
"This..." Yuan felt a chill on his back. "We need to hurry before they catch up to us."
"Stage Nine?!" Yuan definitely didn't want to fight such an opponent. "Is this guy here to kill us?"
"Maybe," Rean shrugged. "Or perhaps he was sent to watch over the Tunnel under Drefin's orders. Maybe he had always been here since this place is too important for the Saramina Demon Palace. He could even be here to kill everyone else other than his own master. It's impossible to tell."
"What do we do? Can we enter the Heavenly Marine Tunnel?" Yuan asked, not moving at all.
Rean pondered a bit and checked the map yuan passed to him on the way. "He is hiding pretty much above the entrance. My concealing skill will not work if we get so close to him." Then he decided. "Alright, let's enter."
"Enter?!" Yuan was taken aback. "But if he decides to attack us..."
"Stop complaining and just go!" Rean didn't give him a chance to complain. "If it turns dangerous, I have a way to save us. Now, move!"
Yuan bitterly smiled and swam ahead again. Rean didn't even bother to keep his Divine Sense and Light Bending Skill anymore. So, the Stage Nine Demon Beast immediately caught his presence.
Finally, Yuan arrived in front of the Heavenly Marine Tunnel and gritted his teeth, diving into it. Yet, to his surprise, the hiding Stage Nine Demon Beast didn't do anything and continued to hide. Rean and Yuan entered the Tunnel without problems. "So... he didn't come to kill us, it seems."
"Hard to say," Rean answered as he felt the Stage Nine Demon Beast further and further away. "He might truly be here just to watch the tunnel and prevent any participants from bringing high-level experts with them. Or, he could attack anyone who comes out of the tunnel in the future to steal the Jade. It matters little. What mattered was that he most likely wouldn't attack us, and I was right. We can think about it again once we return."
And as always, any Golden Tickets and Stones are welcome. ;)