Death... and me
chapter-2821

"KAFAN!!!" Beelzebub's expression changed into complete terror. Without thinking twice, he turned around and used all his power to try to escape. Unfortunately...

*Brummm...*

The area was suddenly sealed, making it impossible for anyone who isn't a Semi-Celestial to escape in a short time. Beelzebub attacked the barrier with all his might, using quite a lot of the Soul Energy he had gathered so far. Nonetheless, Kafan had altered the laws to create that seal so Beelzebub could forget about managing to do anything for now.

"Little fly, calm down," Kafan spoke again. "I didn't come here to harm you."

Beelzebub turned back, trembling nonstop. "Wh-What do you m-m-mean?" It was obvious that Beelzebub suffered quite a bit in Kafan's hands in the past for him to act like that.

Roan stepped forward to explain. "Did you forget our pact, idiot? We must not do any actions that could possibly harm the other. If I had brought Kafan here to do something to you, the pact would have killed me. The fact I'm alive and kicking is more than proof enough that you are not in danger."

"This..." Beelzebub finally calmed down, although he was still skeptical. "Don't think you can trick me so easily like you did the last time. How do I know Kafan won't try anything later when you two aren't looking? If you don't see and don't know, then the seal in your soul will act as if nothing had happened, even if I die."

"Don't be ridiculous," Roan answered back. "The pact also includes intentions, and you know that. If that was my intention from the start, it would still be considered an attempt to harm you. Of course, there were other loopholes I could exploit, but I'm not here for such a thing. Your strength is crucial for what is about to come."

"So you admit you could try something, fucker!" Beelzebub felt like crying already.

"Alright, you two, that's enough." Kafan intervened. "Little fly, I can even make a pact to you of no harm as well if you want. Now, calm down and hear what we have to say. We came here to bring you a deal, a deal that you will very much like to accept."

Seeing that he truly had no way of escaping, Beelzebub could only land down and nod. "Fine! It better be good because I'm definitely not staying here after this."

"Are you aware of the war against Garisan outside?" Kafan started by asking him first.

"Yes," Beelzebub nodded. "However, I have almost no information whatsoever. All I know is that some kind of battle happened and that we won. Now, where it happened, how it happened, these things I have no idea."

Immediately, Rean threw him a communication badge. "Then take this one. The Reincarnation Path has already been added to the communication system range, so you can check the news through it."

Beelzebub looked at the badge. "I've seen some of the devils patrolling this region carrying these badges. What are they about?"

Rean took his time to explain while Beelzebub gave it a try. Around an hour later, after messing up with the badges' functions, Beelzebub had to admit he was amazed by its uses. "No wonder the Devils I saw seemed too focused on this thing. I stole one from them, but I couldn't make it work regardless of what I did. Since I didn't want to catch anyone's attention, I didn't capture any Devils so far, either. I was truly clueless."

"My badges only work with their owners, after all," Rean smiled in response, feeling proud.

Thanks to the badge, Beelzebub now had a full picture of the entire situation of the Universe. "So, we fought Garisan on several fronts, and the main one was the Foundation Pillar. Ultimately, we won, but just temporarily. They will come back later."

Kafan confirmed. "That's pretty much the gist of it. At the moment, we can't discard any potential high-level experts. That's why I'm willing to speak up for you and have you come out in the open. Of course, you will have to help us during the war. There will be plenty of dead souls on the battlefield for you to use, so it shouldn't be a bad deal for you either."

Beelzebub pondered a bit. "I already got quite a few of them since they all came to the Underworld. Belial probably had a feast during this clashes."

"That he did," Kafan knew Belial, the other Soul Devil.

If Beelzebub wouldn't be hunted anymore, he could absorb the Deal Souls with the pretense to get back to his peak condition for the war. In the past, he would have been stopped, but not at this moment. "Hmph! It is still too risky."

"I thought you would say so," Kafan nodded. Right after, he pulled two dead souls out of his Pocket Dimensional Realm that were sealed with his Divine Energy. "But what if I include these two into the deal?"

Beelzebub's eyes lit up. How could he not know what they were? He had two of them already... "Semi-Celestial Souls!"

Beelzebub was keeping the two he got to use later, hoping to get lucky enough to reach the Semi-Celestial Level with them. Who knows? Perhaps even the Celestial Realm was possible. Obviously, Beelzebub wasn't aware of the fact he would be thrown out of the Universe if he truly reached the Celestial Realm.

Nonetheless, those two powerful souls were still only two. Soul Devils grew in strength by absorbing a ridiculous number of dead souls, so the chances were definitely extremely low. Now, another two such souls appeared in front of him, which would increase his Semi- Celestial Souls' number to four! The chances would still be very small but still higher. How could he not feel excited? "Hehehe! Now we are talking. Very well, I accept!"

Beelzebub then tried to grab the souls.

Too bad, though. Kafan pulled them back to himself. "Not so fast, little fly. There is one more thing we want from you if I am to give these two Semi-Celestial Dead Souls." Beelzebub would be lying if he said he was surprised. "As I thought. It couldn't be that easy. Speak, what is it?"

Kafan looked at Roan, who nodded back and spoke to Beelzebub. "Give us the Foundation Fragment you still have in your possession."