Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix
Chapter 1166 - 1166: Cooperation

The bear-looking man was called Orzlan, and he organized a meeting with the other band leaders in order to explain the situation. They were wasting time like that because one of them had the ability of Telepathy, but it had some limitations; he could only talk with people that he had met before, and they had to accept the connection as well for the spell to work.

As such, he was expecting that Rain would learn that and stop his friends. Time was of the essence before the rulers of the prison began to make their move.

"He defeated the swamp beast in less than five minutes, and he says that he isn't the strongest of his group," Orzlan said to the band leaders. "If those people lead the charge and we follow them, we might have a chance to destroy this zone and all the beasts in it."

"He had a look in the eyes of someone who is ready to kill all of us as soon as things don't go his way. How can we trust him?" A reptilian man asked.

"Well spotted," Rain said, and the reptilian couldn't help but clench his teeth in annoyance.

Rain was only being patient because learning Telepathy would really come in handy. Otherwise, he would have already killed all of those clowns at the moment his allies woke up. His guess was right. A certain fox woman actually sealed their souls inside their bodies and made them unresponsive to all kinds of stimulus for a full day… that was one dangerous technique.

In any case, since they could talk with the other cities, they might as well tell them to fight his friends to death and cause some decrease in their numbers with their weird techniques, so Rain couldn't help but be patient.

At the same time, it looked like they all came from a galaxy that didn't have a system like the paths system. They all used cultivation techniques… they would eat some special beasts that had spiritual energy, and then they would assimilate that power over time with them… Rain was also interested in that. Maybe he could create the monster eater path or something.

"Are you willing to lead us until this zone is completely free from the beasts?" An old man asked who had green skin and black eyes said after the group argued for a while.

"At least until you guys prove yourselves to be useful," Rain said.

The old man looked really alien, probably the most alien of the people Rain had seen so far, so it was hard to keep a straight face while looking at him.

"Rest assured that I won't kill you all until I obtain all of your knowledge as well, so you will be able to live for a while," Rain added. "I already witnessed some planets being destroyed alongside their inhabitants, so it would be a pity to let that much knowledge go to waste."

"If anything, you are quite honest and you don't look nervous with the prospect of leading so many people despite your obvious young age," The alien-looking old man said. "If we fail, you might as well kill us all. That should give you enough strength to cause some trouble to the enemies who lock us here and sealed our nature, that will be more than enough."

The old alien looked serious… his words weren't empty. According to Rain's knowledge of cultivation, it could make people almost immortal. While they couldn't eat monsters with spiritual energy in that zone, their bodies should still be the same… their powers were sealed, but not their traits.

In any case, when morning came, the whole city began to bustle with activity. Word began to spread that they were going to fight all the beasts at the same time and get rid of them… after living in peace for who knows how long, Rain assumed that they wouldn't be that eager to risk everything, but he was wrong about that.

"Everyone is preparing for the fight, but how fast can I learn Telepathy?" Rain asked.

"That will depend on you. You can bypass the seal, and your spiritual presence is strong, so it shouldn't take too long," Orzlan said. "That is a special spell, not a racial trait."

Abilities like the tree man's capacity to produce food and drinks were considered a racial trait… Telepathy didn't fall among those types of skills.

The person who took on the task of teaching Rain Telepathy was a mysterious woman who held the position of vice-leader within one of the bands. Her ethereal appearance gave her an otherworldly vibe as if she were a ghost drifting between realms. There were moments when she seemed to fade away in the light, adding to her weird aura. Instead of conventional arms, she had wings.

The process of learning Telepathy from her proved to be quite challenging for Rain. The woman delved into intricate theoretical aspects that seemed nonsensical to him initially. As time was of the essence, with the impending attack by the beasts coming for the night, Rain found the theoretical discussions frustrating. He urged her to focus on practical aspects and the application of Telepathy.

The woman, despite her seemingly ghosty nature, gradually adjusted her teaching approach, realizing the urgency of the situation. As the lessons progressed, Rain began to grasp the fundamentals of Telepathy, albeit not without some difficulty. The city's fate hung in the balance, and Rain needed to acquire this skill swiftly to coordinate with his allies and face the impending threat.

"You should try to communicate with Isa since she can use her domain as well," Elisabetha said. "All in all, you should just burn your mana at a higher rate while thinking about the target."

That couldn't be that simple… the woman said a bunch of other things, but when Rain looked at her, she just nodded. That was the gist of it… at least from her perspective.