Chapter 1496: Salt Statue

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

The guard shrugged his shoulders as he replied, "This isn't a loud phenomenon, not to mention 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 phenomenon 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 phenomenon 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 Dimensional Realm's Circuitry Teleport Formation to teleport randomly in the surface's direction. That way, we can avoid this Salt Sweep.'

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

"Right away!" Kentucky immediately 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 Dimensional Realm after that, but he also found that the Dimensional 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 Dimensional Realm is blocked.'

Kentucky, obviously, knew what it meant for the Dimensional 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 flames, creating a protective layer around it. It basically separated the water on the surroundings from his body. No water, no white powder, as it seemed 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 meaning 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 same thing as Rean and Kentucky, creating a barrier that shielded him and Luan from the water.

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