Death... and me
chapter-2103

A few hours later, Lisfiel returned to the Temporal Gap Entrance with a fool expression. He made sure he verified every single inch inside the Protection Formation. However, Hastian and Abdiel, or better, Rean and Roan, were nowhere to be found. His only choice was to check with Abdiel.

Arriving there, he noticed that a few Angels from the Underworld had also arrived. He was already expecting that, though. Before leaving, he ordered his subordinates to go to the Underworld and check the things on the other side. Above all, he wanted to know what was happening. "Lara, so you came."

Lara nodded. "Of course! I can't stay for long since I'm in charge of the Canyon on the other side, though. Yet, after what your guys told me, I could only come to see what was happening. It seems like Abdiel here found some intruders."

Lisfiel then looked at Abdiel before looking back at Lara. "Who were those two? I checked them with my Divine Sense. They were definitely Angels. One of them was none other than one of my trusted subordinates, Hastian. Why did they try to escape?"

Lara shook her head. "I have no idea. However, I'm pretty sure they are not who you think they are. Abdiel here, for example, looked exactly the same as the one who escaped, right?"

Lisfiel obviously remembered that. "Yes, even his Light Element was identical. So there is a good chance the hastian I saw was an impostor... Are they Devils?"

Lara looked at Abdiel. "Tell them what you know."

By now, the Soul Restriction in Abdiel's soul was gone. Lara understood he was afraid to talk because of that thing. As a direct subordinate of Archangel Raphael, Lara had the method to remove the restriction if necessary.

"And that's how it all happened. I'm sorry, Lady Lara. I'll accept any punishment. I was just too afraid of having my mind wiped out." Abdiel dropped his head after using his Divine Sense to explain the whole situation.

"They can remove Senior Raphale's Soul Restriction?!" Lisfiel immediately understood how serious it was. "Even if that meant having your mind wiped out, you should have told us. Do you have any idea how important this Temporal Gap is to our plans?"

However, Lara raised her hand to stop Lisfiel. "Don't act like those Devils. Besides, there was no point in Abdiel trying to do it. If the guys who put the restriction back in his soul were telling the truth, Abdiel would die the moment he tried to communicate using any kind of method. In the end, he would just die, and we wouldn't know about those two guys who escaped."

Sure enough, the Angels were a lot more forgiving than the Devils or even the cultivators of the Realm of Gods. However, it only applied to the Angels themselves. If it came to the other races, things wouldn't be this simple.

Lisfiel calmed down and nodded. "You were right. I can't let my emotions disturb my actions. Still... I don't feel like those two guys were Devils."

Lara agreed with him. "I think the same thing. The only Devils capable of using Light Element are the Light Devil Clan. However, the Light Devil Clan is under our complete control. Not to mention they were one of the main reasons for our invasion to work this smoothly."

"Indeed," Lisfiel continued. "Also, according to what Abdiel told us, one of them could use both Light and Dark Elements at the same time. Even the Light Devil Clan can't do that. No, if they did as much as try, they would just kill themselves."

Lisfiel then put those facts behind his mind. "Forget about it. We need to track them down."

"How?" Lara asked back.

"I already spread the order. All cities in the surrounding area will watch the movement," Lisfiel explained. "Also, I already sent a message to senior Raphael. He is busy at the moment, but he should come out of seclusion once he receives the news."

Lara could only accept that. "It's all we can do for now." Right after, she prepared to leave. "Anyway, I need to go back to the Underworld. If those two had anything to do with the Devils, we might end up receiving a visit from Elder Devils very soon. I need to prepare for that."

"Go ahead," Lisfiel knew that. "I'll let you know if we find anything."

"What about me, sir?" Abdiel couldn't help but ask.

Lisfiel narrowed his eyes as he looked at Abdiel. "Even though you had no other choice, you are still responsible for this mess. You will be stripped of your rank of commanding officer and have your cultivation reduced by an entire realm. Do you have any objections?"

Abdiel bitterly smiled, thinking about how many years it took to reach this realm. Nonetheless, it was better than being killed. "I have no objections, sir."

"Very good, now go." Lisfiel nodded, satisfied.

After Abdiel left with the guards, Lisfiel returned to his own residence before taking out a Thoughts Transmission Talisman. He seemed to struggle about whether to use it or not. But in the end, he decided to go for it. The talisman then burnt away, confirming that the message was sent to its other pair. "You better find them first..." Finally, he returned to his duties after that.

Tens of thousands of kilometers away, Kentucky streaked through the skies at full speed. Yet, not a single sound or oscillation in the nearby air currents was left behind. Kentucky was using his Wind Element, which wasn't much worse than his Light and Dark Elements Affinity, to make sure to not leave any traces behind.

Rean and Roan, obviously, were on his back.

"So much Light Element. It doesn't lose to the Underworld in Dark Element at all." Rean felt like he was stronger than ever.

Roan, on the other hand, didn't feel as good. "You better be. Anyway, I'm going back into the Dimensional Realm. That guy I captured should be about to wake up by now."

Rean didn't mind. "Leave the travel to Kentucky and me. The earlier you find where we are, the faster it will be to reach the Temporal Path."