Death... and me

Hrume, on the other hand, didn't like that at all. "What do you mean interested in them? They selected my army, so they are my soldiers now. Just go away and find yourself your own experts."

Gardo wasn't angry with Hrume's words, though. "That's not how things work, right? If there is a need, other armies must provide the reinforcements. I just so happen to be in need of three Elemental Space Realm experts at the moment. That's why I came here. After all, it would have been too much of a coincidence for me to appear here so fast, don't you think?"

Hrume then smiled before he looked at his own subordinates. He had plenty of Elemental Space Realm cultivators in his hand at the moment. "Tuyilik, Gromgru, Salavanda, you three go and follow Gardo. You must obey his orders."

"This..." Those three were taken aback, not knowing why they were selected like that. After all, they are just in the Initial and Middle Stages of the realm.

Gardo shook his head in response. "That can't do. It has to be Peak Stage experts. Any other level will be nothing more than suicide. Give me this Goku, Kenny... and that Essefy should suffice, too."

"Dream on!" Hrume immediately refused. After the display of strength Rean and Kentucky showed, Hrume had no intention of letting them go at all. There are plenty of formations in this war where cultivation had been restricted. It might be Space-Time, Elemental Space, Space Bending, you name it. Rean and Kentucky's fighting power at their level would be a huge weapon. That's why he selected those other three guys since they weren't that much needed.

Essefy got close to Rean and couldn't help but comment. 'I say... how did you two end up treated like some commodity?'

Rean bitterly smiled. 'Commodity? That would already be good. At least they would be paying something to get our help. However, I don't think we will receive anything regardless of the outcome.'

Gardo and Hrume then started an argument about Rean and Kentucky until suddenly, their communication badges received a call. Both of them stopped for a moment to check the message. In the next second, Gardo's expression changed into a full smile while Hrume's one got as dark as possible.

Gardo then used his Divine Energy to take Rean, Kentucky, and Essefy, not bothering to ask Hrume at all. "Hahaha! Seems like I'm not the only one paying attention to the things here. Well, you heard your Sect Master. He gave me permission to take these three, so that's what I'm doing."

"Hmph!" Hrume was feeling terrible, but there was nothing he could do. According to the information he got in his communication badge, there was indeed a mission that would need experts in the Elemental Space Realm and below. That's exactly the kind of situation Hrume wanted to keep Rean and Kentucky with him. Now, however, he had to comply with his Sect Master's orders, which said that Gardo would be able to select three members however he wanted from Hrume's army.

"Don't get too happy, Gardo. The order said that I only had to lend them for one week! Within one week, you have to send them back to me. Did you understand?" Hrume asked.

Gardo didn't seem to care at all. "Sure, sure, I'm taking my leave. Goodbye!"

Gardo quickly opened a Spatial Gate, dragging Rean, Kentucky, and Essefy with him. In an instant, he had already disappeared from Limigo Region.

Rean's group was still at a loss, so they had to ask. "Senior Gardo... what do you need us for?"

Gardo looked at them and began to explain. "Well, it goes without saying that we need you for an attack. After all, it is a war. However, the contents of this attack are a little delicate as it has a few problems. The first one is the cultivation level. As you probably already expected, there are formations from the Devils that make it impossible for certain levels of cultivation to enter."

He continued. "The one in question was set for Elemental Space Realm as the highest available cultivation. I have quite a few Space-Time Realm demon beasts on my side and even more Space-Bending Realm ones. However, my army lost quite a few Elemental Space Realm experts during the last attack. I'm still waiting for the guys on the back to send more to replace them."

"Unfortunately, I can't wait for much longer. Our reports said that the Devils are reinforcing the formation with even more Space Beind Realm and Elemental Space Realm soldiers. I was forced to go out and recruit some from other armies. Hrume's army was the third army I visited."

Essefy found it strange. "That's not the only issue, right? After all, our Realm of Gods definitely has more experts. Eventually, we would gather more than the Devils in this formation you mentioned. Why does it have to be now?"

Rean and Kenucky nodded. They had the same question in their minds.

Gardo already expected that question and continued to explain. "You are correct. If time was on my side, I could simply wait for the reinforcements, and everything would be fine. Unfortunately, time is what I have the least. This formation I'm talking about has a range of several tens of thousands of kilometers."

Rean, Kentucky, and Essefy weren't surprised by that. Such level of formations when Divinity Realm experts are involved couldn't even be considered big. Still, they didn't say anything and waited for Gardo to continue.

"The formation itself isn't a big deal, even though it restricts anyone above the Elemental Space Realm from entering. The problem is that millions of Demon Beasts are trapped inside. They weren't part of the army. Instead, they were the Demon Beasts that lived in that region before."

Rean narrowed his eyes. "We are talking about the devils. This place was most likely..."

Gardo nodded. "Yes, this was one of their Living Souls Harvest sights... From the looks of it, the Devils are planning to use all the Demon Beasts there for something big, and we need to stop them. That's why I'm in a hurry."

Rean and the other nodded. "We understand."