Death… And Me Novel Chapter 1496: Salt Statue

Chapter 1496: Salt Statue

Rean's mouth twitched after that. "No wonder the city seed too empty compared to several hours ago. Everyone left before it appeared. Then again, how co I can't hear anything?"

The guard shrugged his shoulders as he replied, "This isn't a loud phenonon, not to ntion that the city's formation is keeping the white powder outside. If you didn't pay attention, you definitely wouldn't notice it."

Rean sighed after that and looked in a certain direction. That's where he could see Kentucky's presence, who was flying in his direction. 'Seems like Kentucky and Falangia noticed it as well.'

Rean then looked back at the guard before asking, "How do I leave the city now? Is there no way?"

"Of course, there is!" the demon beast answered. "You just need to wait for the Salt Sweep to pass. Once the phenonon is over, the white powder will disappear in a few days. After that, you can simply leave the city."

Rean narrowed his eyes, saying in response, "That's good and all. However, if it was so easy, the city wouldn't be this empty as people and demon beasts would just wait for it to be over. Say, how long will it take for the phenonon to finish?"

"Hehe, so you noticed." The guard couldn't help but look at Rean with a smile. "You better be ready to spend your next two years here. Well, that's considering you won't die until then."

Rean obviously didn't like to hear that, let alone Roan. 'Two years?! Holy shit! That's way too long!'

Roan had a dark expression after that. 'There is a way to head out, though. We can use the Dinsional Realm's Circuitry Teleport Formation to teleport randomly in the surface's direction. That way, we can avoid this Salt Sweep.'

Rean shook his head, though. 'But what about Luan, Falangia, and Rafatia? We can't put them in the Dinsional Realm.'

However, it was then that Rean noticed one thing as he looked at the aquatic demon beast, asking, "Wait, did you say sothing about dying?"

The aquatic demon beast nodded, explaining, "That's exactly what I said. Why do you think we told all mbers of the humanoid races to get out? This Salt Sweep affects people like you much easier than it affects aquatic demon beasts."

"How co?" Rean asked.

The guard then explained, "Haven't you noticed yet? Oh well, it has just started, so the white powder hasn't accumulated that much. Pay very close attention to the water around it."

Rean did what the demon beast said. At first, it was just the sa saltwater as always. Even his Divine Sense told him the sa thing. However, it didn't take long for Rean to notice very tiny specs of white powder within the water. There were almost none of them, but they were definitely falling from the formation's ceiling. "This... the formation can't stop it?"

"Exactly," answered the guard. "However, the amount of white powder that passes through the formation is very, very small. Because of that, it has little effect on us demon beasts. The sa won't happen to you, though. Although it'll be slow, this white powder will eventually transform anyone who isn't an aquatic demon beast into a salt statue. My condolences."

As soon as the guard finished saying it, Kentucky appeared in the distance, moving as fast as he could in Rean's direction. Even before he arrived, he had already used his Divine Sense to communicate with Rean. 'Rean, there's sothing strange with Rafatia. You need to help her!'

Rean then left the guard behind and shot in Kentucky's direction. As soon as he t with Kentucky, he jumped on his back and took a look at the little girl. "This..."

Falangia, obviously, had a desperate expression. "Rean, you need to do sothing! What's happening to her?!"

"Mommy..."

Rafatia's body was slowly turning into the white powder or salt statue that the demon beast had ntioned. At the mont, only a few parts of her skin were affected. The weird thing was that the white power seed to affect Rafatia's behavior, who looked to be absent-minded even with what was happening to her body.

Rean then looked at the Minokawa and said, "Kentucky, bring us back to the inn where Roan is."

"Right away!" Kentucky imdiately flapped his wings, using them like oars to swim in the water.

In just a few minutes, Kentucky landed on the outside. Rean tried to send Kentucky into the Dinsional Realm after that, but he also found that the Dinsional Realm was blocked. 'Sister Orb, what's happening?'

[What else could it be? The system considers this situation to be dangerous to you and Roan. Naturally, you won't be able to access anything in here until the system deems the situation to be safe.] Sister Orb explained.

Rean then ignored it. 'Kentucky, try to protect your body against the white powder in the air. The entrance to the Soul Gem Dinsional Realm is blocked.'

Kentucky, obviously, knew what it ant for the Dinsional Realm to be closed. 'Shit! Just head to the room. I know what to do.'

Kentucky then moved to the center of the street, where there wasn't anyone. Following that, his body burst into white and black flas, creating a protective layer around it. It basically separated the water on the surroundings from his body. No water, no white powder, as it seed like the white powder needed water to move.

Rean nodded, satisfied. Kentucky did really have a good idea. Following that, Rean used his Divine Soul Power to create a bubble that separated the water from him, Falangia, and Rafatia. Only then did he enter the inn.

The employee at the counter looked as Rean passed by him and shrugged his shoulder, the aning on his face obvious. 'That's why I asked if you were sure you wanted to stay. Now, look at you...'

Rean ignored the guy and arrived in the room quickly. Sure enough, Roan did the sa thing as Rean and Kentucky, creating a barrier that shielded him and Luan from the water.

With that, Rean finally had the ti to look at Rafatia.