Death... and me

Things worked very, very well for over half of the path as an entire month went by. With Sharky at the front, the other aquatic demon beasts didn't try anything against the twins' group. As for those at the Transition Realm, only two other ones appeared, but Sharky easily convinced them that everything was under control.

Of course, the reason they found so few demon beasts at the Transition Realm or above was because of the route Carion's father gave them. That truly helped a lot.

However, the closer they got to the division between the continents in the Under Desert Sea, the more nervous Carion and Briget seemed to become. Rean and Sharky thought that it was because that was supposed to be the place with the highest concentration of aquatic demon beasts. On the other hand, Roan didn't believe that was the reason. 'Rean, are you able to tell which cardinal direction we're moving in at the moment?'

In theory, the Pol Continent should be located on the west-northwest side of the Treavin Continent. It's just that after a month of several detours, Roan felt like they weren't exactly moving in that direction.

Rean pondered in silence for a bit before bringing out a device from the Dimensional Realm. 'That's easy. The Realm of Gods doesn't really have a place we can call 'north,' but people still name the cardinal directions that somehow. That's why we know we need to go west to reach Jhiod. The reason for that is this thing.'

To be more specific, there were several small triangular-shaped items on Rean's ring. However, they seemed to be connected by some kind of invisible power. If Rean pulled one apart, as long as it wasn't too far away, it would return to the other pieces. Rean then injected Divine Soul Power inside, and the items began to shine with a dark yellow color. Not long after, they formed a line, with the tip of the triangles all pointing in the same direction. 'That's where the Realm of Gods is located. Wait, that's a little out of place.'

'As I thought,' Roan said in response. If the line of triangles was really pointing north, then their group wasn't moving west-northwest. Instead, they were moving more along the lines of west-southwest. The difference in direction wasn't that great, and it would still bring them to Pol Continent in the end. However, it didn't make sense from their point of view as it would increase the traveled distance by a lot.

'Perhaps this is the safe route,' Rean considered. 'By taking this long-distance path, we will not bump into many high-level aquatic demon beasts compared to following the straight line.'

Roan nodded in response. 'Perhaps you're right. However, you should still keep your guard up.'

And just like that, another week went by without issues. However, Roan's instinct proved true when they reached what seemed to be a gigantic chasm. There were no algae inside, so it was impossible to see the bottom as it was pitch black. Rean and Roan's Divine Sense could reach up to eight kilometers away. However, they weren't using it as it might catch the attention of other demon beasts.

It was at that moment that Carion and Briget ordered their Purple Lightning Eagle to stop. "Seems like we're here."

Rean looked at him and at the environment around him. The continental barrier was severely weakened in the Under Desert Sea. Yet, the continental barrier didn't simply disappear. It was still there, and they hadn't seen it yet. Naturally, they haven't arrived at Pol Continent. "What do you mean? Is there supposed to be something here?"

Briget and Carion then looked at the twins and nodded in response. "Yes, this is our real objective. We're thankful for all your help, but we will part ways here."

Everyone was puzzled when suddenly, Carion threw a jade slip at Rean. "This is the route our father marked down. As you can see, it continues even further away. Just follow it, and you'll eventually enter the Caskide Sea, located in the Pol Continent." Soon after, Carion and Briget ordered the Purple Lightning Eagle to dive down into the chasm.

Sharky looked at Roan and asked, "Master, what do you want to do? Should I stop them?"

Roan pondered the current situation for a bit. The map in the jade slip really showed the entire path they made until now, and it also showed the rest. However, there was also a mark at the location where they were at the moment, which was the chasm. It was obvious that there was something here, or those siblings wouldn't have decided to enter. "Don't you know anything about this place, Sharky?"

Sharky shook his head, saying, "As I mentioned before, I only took care of the territory I was placed in. I don't know much about the rest of the Under Desert Sea."

Rean then looked at Roan and told him, "They didn't seem to be lying, though."

Roan agreed with Rean. "Indeed. I didn't detect any lies when they said the path in the jade slip would lead us to the Caskide Sea. That also explains why I didn't detect any lies before. Even though they weren't planning to make their way to the Pol Continent, they never lied that they knew about a safer route that could bring us there."

Soon, Briget, Carion, and the Purple Lightning Eagle disappeared into the chasm's shadow. Roan didn't try to stop them, though. None of the siblings tried to attack the twins while providing the safer route to Pol Continent. In a certain way, the siblings did complete their part of the deal. "The question is. Do you want to go down and see what's down there, or do you want to leave the Under Desert Sea?"

Rean then looked at Falangia's group and sighed in response. "We know way too little about this place. I would rather deliver Falangia and the others to safety first before trying anything. Besides, it's not like we really need to know what those siblings are planning as it's highly unlikely that it'll impact our journey."

Roan completely agreed with Rean on that point. He didn't like the Under Desert Sea either. "Indeed. Let's get out of here. Sharky, lead the way according to the map in this jade slip."