The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 382 - 218 Reaper Talks_1

Chapter 382: Chapter 218 Reaper Talks_1

"..." Lu Ran said nothing.

He could feel that this guy was probably about to give in.

The sensation of ants crawling all over his body.

Wanting to eat souls, yet afraid to do so.

Even if his condition was a bit better than those undercover agents from the International League, it was still limited.

He was likely on the verge of getting lost.

People like Reaper, there must be many.

Of course, there are a few with exceptional talents who can go on without any issues.

Like his cheap necro master, who relied on his own willpower to forcefully train to a Legendary Level and was not affected by it at all.

However, necromancers from the Star-Moon Continent do have some advantages over those from Blue Star.

At least they practice "meditation", which can suppress the chaotic consciousness to some extent, as taught by the Necro Sect.

In comparison, Beast Trainers from Blue Star with no training capabilities can only resist with sheer willpower.

It’s just not known how long this guy has been a necromancer.

"’You’ have how many people?" Lu Ran asked as he sat down on the sofa with his legs crossed, one hand holding his phone to his ear, and tapping his knee with the fingers of his other hand.

If he remembered correctly, the man had said "we", which meant he wasn’t speaking for himself but represented a group of necromancers who were in a similar situation as his.

"Currently, there are a dozen or so of us, and the number is still growing."

"Fine, I will consider your condition," Lu Ran said,

"But it’s too late today. I will contact you through this number tomorrow. Remember to answer the call."

"Bro, bring some food..."

Lu Ran hung up the phone, pondered for a moment, and then reached out to Doctor Gu.

They had actually anticipated this outcome.

Soon, Lu Ran and Doctor Gu decided to meet these Reaper members in the Public Infinite City.

......

The next day.

A certain Infinite City on the high seas.

Lu Ran, Doctor Gu, and Manager Ying arrived at a secluded small forest.

When they arrived, two individuals, a man, and a woman wearing hats, were already waiting there.

"Dragon Tamer, Professor Lu?"

Seeing that Lu Ran brought along a bodyguard, they weren’t surprised.

Although this was an Infinite City where fighting was prohibited, there was still a time interval during which fighting could happen... until the patrolling beasts discovered it... and the Infinite City’s sanctions came into effect.

If a Beast Trainer decided on a one-for-one fight, it was still possible to kill someone even in Infinite City.

"Let’s introduce ourselves first."

After Lu Ran walked over, he cut straight to the chase, as he was still unaware of the identities and status of these two people.

"Take off the hats." And Gu Qingyi, after speaking, leaned against a tree, entrusting Lu Ran with the full authority to negotiate.

Manager Ying did the same, yawning and climbing up the tree to lie down.

"Alright."

The male necromancer pondered for a moment, then removed the hood of his black hoodie, revealing his Asian face and said, "Actually, it was Earl Hong who gave us your contact information, Mr. Lu Ran."

Lu Ran: "..."

It was indeed that bastard.

A Monarch of level 51, huh?

He better not let himself see it again, because once Lu Ran enters the Breakthrough Secret Realm again, he was confident he could shatter that thing.

Crushing a Monarch over level 50 with a few Overlords at level 40 was definitely possible.

"Mr. Lu Ran, you should be clear about the origin of Reaper, right?"

"I am aware, Reaper, as an internationally wanted criminal organization, you must be very wary and would not easily cooperate."

"But in fact, many inside Reaper are forced to join, like Dr. Lu and his wife, your parents, they are victims."

"Reaper Company’s predecessor was a transnational biotech company, which confirmed the existence of extraordinary beings in the world quite early on and has since been tracking them down and conducting research into their biology."

"Their ultimate goal was to find a legendary item called the Reaper Stone, which is said to grant immortality and has the power to upheave the world."

"Therefore, revolving around this goal, Reaper kept growing and its development can be divided into three stages."

"The primitive stage, during which Reaper was still in the form of a transnational corporation, had a behind-the-scenes boss, who was also the founder of the Reaper Company. His goal was always firm, to find the Reaper Stone."

"The development stage, in this stage, Reaper began seeking world-renowned scientists to help them study extraordinary lives and biological evolution. Dr. Lu and his wife were forced to join Reaper during this phase."

"After these two stages, Infinite City descended at a certain moment, and a supernatural item in the possession of the Reaper boss suddenly transformed into something akin to a secret realm key, opening up a Reality Secret Realm, and Reaper Company ushered in its third phase of development."

"By utilizing the necro system, Reaper expanded once more, continuously enticing beast trainers from various countries with necromantic power to join them."

"However, once Reaper had grown to a certain extent, it reached a turning point—The Reaper boss died unexpectedly in an attempt to Breakthrough Secret Realm, and Reaper quickly split into three factions based on the three stages.

"One, a faction that inherited the boss’s will and continued to search for the Reaper Stone. This faction mostly consists of remnants from the Reaper Company as well as the boss’s relatives."

"Two, the research personnel abducted by Reaper. Over the years of research, they became a faction of their own. From being coerced at first, they gradually became obsessed with studying extraordinary beings. They felt that searching for the Reaper Stone was too illusory and preferred to rely on their own intelligence to discover the means to immortality."

"Three, powerful beast trainers who specialize in necromantic power, who joined Reaper either because their pet beasts died in combat or to revive their pet beasts. They have been constantly looking for ways to resist becoming lost and to grow stronger normally."

"After he died, his loyalists wanted to inherit the organization, but unfortunately, they couldn’t win everyone’s support. Each faction had its powerful fifth-level necromancers; thus, Reaper has maintained a headless state, with everyone banding together under the identity of necromancers, yet not all were truly united."

The young man spoke slowly, "My name is Pan Kai, and I was invited to join Reaper because my pet beast died unexpectedly during an event, and I wanted to revive it. I guess I’m part of the third faction."

"And the person next to me, Dr. Sean, is a renowned biologist and one of those who were taken away by Reaper years ago."

The other, who had removed her hat, was a black woman in her thirties. She forced a smile at Lu Ran, about to introduce herself as a sisterly figure to Dr. Lu. However, Pan Kai didn’t give her the chance to speak and continued."

"We both can represent a portion of the necromancers to a certain extent. Our demands are simple, they want a stable and safe environment to research extraordinary lives without being wanted for their identity as necromancers."

"And we need harmless soul food that will allow us and our pet beasts to live normally."

"In exchange, I’m sure you need the location and method to open the Reality Necromancer Secret Realm."

After Pan Kai finished speaking, Lu Ran’s expression remained unchanged. He looked at him and said, "I know about Reality Secret Realms, only those who have a secret realm key can open them, but there should only be one key, right? After the boss of Reaper died, do you still have the power to open the secret realm?"

"He wouldn’t be so kind as to leave his treasures behind in the outside world before he entered the Breakthrough Secret Realm."

"Even if he did leave something, it would likely be just one... and certainly not in your possession but rather with his trusted followers."

But come to think of it, that first-generation boss of Reaper was really unlucky. Lu Ran guessed that if not for having beast trainers among his ancestors, he wouldn’t have known about the existence of the extraordinary so early on.

Such a man, with wealth and background and born with his own exclusive Reality Secret Realm, actually died in the Breakthrough Secret Realm.

Perhaps he was discovered practicing necromantic power on the Star-Moon Continent by some powerful individual and then got taken out. It was quite tragic, indeed.

In fact, the so-called arch-villains and geniuses of Blue Star seem hardly worth mentioning on the Star-Moon Continent.

For instance, the boss of a Legendary Secret Realm is just on par with a King Beast of a Legendary Beast Trainer.

But a King Beast hardly represents the full strength of a Legendary Beast Trainer, just as the King of Sudden Death can’t represent the full strength of Lu Ran by itself.

Only to defeat such a boss requires the top beast trainers of Blue Star from all generations to team up and expend a great deal of effort. It goes to show that the beast trainers of Blue Star still have a long way to go.

The top beast trainers of Blue Star challenge the Legendary Secret Realm.

Meanwhile, the top beast trainers of the Star-Moon Continent challenge the Legendary Domain.

Soon, Lu Ran’s questions were answered.

Pan Kai said, "Indeed, after he died, we could no longer open the Reality Necromancer Secret Realm. However, who says a key cannot be replicated?"

"A lock can be opened not only by its original key but also by duplicated keys, or even by brute force."

"After research by Reaper’s scientists, it was discovered that opening the secret realm wasn’t dependent on a specific item but instead on a type of item!"

"In short, after the first-generation boss of Reaper died, everyone in Reaper started researching how to restart the secret realm. Then, after expending a considerable amount of manpower and resources, they finally succeeded."

"How do you open it?" Lu Ran was surprised.

"As a show of good faith, I’ll let you know in advance," said Pan Kai.

"It’s blood."

"Blood crystals of sufficient concentration and quality, combined with powerful spirit energy can serve as a key to open the secret realm!"

"To put it simply, as long as you have an undead pet beast and a high-quality Pet Beast Blood Crystal, fusing spirit power and the blood crystal can create a duplicated key!"

"Right, Earl Hong was also cultivated as a life key during that period, as a blood-extraction experiment subject, which became Reaper’s public property. Including him, Reaper has many such experimental beings internally."

"If in the future you want to enter the secret realm, just extract blood from that Vampire."

Lu Ran: ?

No wonder that Vampire was so twisted inside, feeling like it grew up being drained of blood since childhood.

Great, keep draining as it grows, and increase the intensity.