Chapter 125: Cooperation [2]

"...you know why your behavior is tolerated on the upper floors, but those people cannot help you here. Coming here thinking that you would be able to monopolize? Are you stupid?"The one who spoke was a woman with red skin and a pair of horns growing from her forehead. It was not hard to understand that she was a demon. The symbol of Ars Goetia on her clothes made it even clearer.

The person she spoke to was a man with bright blonde hair. He wore a white suit as if he were a mortal rather than a cultivator, and when he looked at the woman, he carried in his eyes an air of disgust and contempt.

"Do you truly believe that nothing will happen to you? Heaven's Gate does not forget grudges or the subtlest of slights. If you keep raising a fuss, perhaps even Baal won't be able to surv–"

Boom!

A wave of red energy slammed into a blue energy barrier that appeared in front of the man.

The woman snarled with clear hostility in her eyes.

"You do not have the right to mention his name so casually. Or would you prefer if I also start talking about your Allfather who thinks more with the head in his pants than the one on his neck?"

"You…!"

"That's enough. You will not be able to monopolize the secret realm. Fight for rewards like a proper cultivator would or leave with nothing. You can choose right here and now."

The man gritted his teeth. He wanted to argue back, but he couldn't. He already received a tap on the shoulder that told him to stand down.

The reason for their argument and the desire for monopolization in the man's head was mentioned in the part of this conversation that drew Atlas' attention.

Not only was the cave entrance in front of them the entrance to a secret realm, but…

"We need to get the Devil Fruits before they can. From their behavior, they are only aware of the fruits and have no information on the secret realm itself. Use it to your advantage and end them before we reach the end."

The woman's words were directed at her colleagues and said through voice transmission, a skill that an ordinary Earth Sage was unable to learn.

However, the last time they were mentioned, their name had been said out loud.

Atlas heard it, and as the fruits were used primarily in alchemy, he of course understood what they were.

A Devil Fruit was usually only beneficial to demons. It was made naturally in conditions similar to their origins, which made it extremely useful in the development of their physiques and abilities.

However, there was another use for the fruit that was also what attracted Heaven's Gate.

Like the blood of a High Demon, the Devil Fruit was extremely poisonous if consumed raw. It was so thoroughly filled with essence that even plucking it was enough to kill a cultivator at Atlas' level.

'But, it is also one of the three vital components of a Demon Heart Pill.'

The essence of the Devil Fruit would flow into his meridians and strengthen them. Not only would it solve his current issue, but it would also ensure that such a problem would never return.

How could Atlas pass up such an opportunity?

He wondered just as much as he watched from above the cliff, but as the two groups separated, the woman from Ars Goetia suddenly looked up. Discover exclusive tales on m,v l'e-NovelFire.net

"Hey! You can come down now! I promise that if you stay there, you're going to meet some nasty people!"

She yelled up the cliff, her words clearly directed at Atlas. He raised a brow in surprise, but didn't object.

If she had sensed him, then the others did too. If she was warning him about people coming after him, then they were likely being sent by her enemies.

He was being dragged into an annoying conflict that had nothing to do with him, but Atlas didn't mind.

This was an easy way for him to find a way into the secret realm, and if he had the chance to mess with Heaven's Gate in the process, it was all the better.

There was a way down the cliff using ledges on its surface. Atlas was only avoiding it because he saw the people below.

With an invitation thrown at him, he no longer had a reason to do so. With the dexterity of a mountain lion, he jumped from ledge to ledge and reached the bottom within ten minutes.

"Now that I see you up close, you're pretty familiar," the woman said as she immediately approached him with two of her people.

She looked at him closely as if to see past the mask on his face before her eyes widened in recognition.

"Oh, you're that mask guy! What're they calling you again…? Reaper…something…"

Atlas sighed. Right, he and Artemia both received nicknames after the Blood Moon Phenomenon. Titles were a common thing in the world of cultivators. When names were far more difficult to make recognizable, Titles made people known. Titles spread Legends, and Legends created Divinity.

As such, Atlas was usually happy with any title he received. The world was giving him recognition through them, after all.

The problem was…

"Ah, that's it! The Limb Reaper!"

…the title he received this time was a bit more than just embarrassing.

Atlas sighed and shook his head.

"I would prefer if you called me anything but that," he said.

His response was clearly something the woman enjoyed, as she burst out laughing in response.

"Well, what else can I call you? That's how the Tower knows you. If it makes you feel better, demons like to drop the 'limb' part and just call you the Reaper. You're pretty famous within our Society," she said.

"By the way, my name is Drya and these are my companions. I guess you heard us arguing with those guys over the secret realm and got interested?"

Atlas happily accepted the segue and nodded.

"I can't say that I wasn't trying to find a way in, but if you are trying to keep it…"

"There isn't anything like that," Drya immediately interrupted.

"If you want to join, just come with us. I'll explain the rest along the way."

Drya was no longer looking at him, but was instead glancing over his shoulder. This was because the man from Heaven's Gate and his group were entering the secret realm while giving their group nasty looks. Sёarch* The novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

The enemy was entering, and they couldn't be too far behind. As the last of the Heaven's Gate members entered, the people from Drya's group started to do the same.

Of course, Atlas was quick to accept her offer and enter with them. As Drya was their leader, none of them complained about his presence.

She explained to him more about the place they were entering, and at the same time, Atlas activated [Intrinsic Foresight] and tried his new capabilities to see if he could find the people from Heaven's Gate.

'Noted.'

With only one word to acknowledge the results, he refocused on Drya.

"This is the Secret Realm of Moonlit Flesh," she said.

She looked at him with a glint in her eyes as she spoke. It was a glint of greed that Atlas knew well.

"And we are here to take everything it can offer us before anyone else gets a chance."