Even after the old man spoke, the Maximus family remained on guard. This was Corpse Town, not the outside world, after all. He could be a powerful wraith.

"Stay calm!"

Dean, who was already at the mastery of Transcendent Realm, studied the old man carefully before launching an attack through the air.

The old man slammed into the courtyard wall with a bang, coughing blood before dropping to his knees in terror. He pleaded repeatedly, "Please don't kill me! I beg you!"

Finally, the others relaxed as Dean's expression softened. "You're just worthless Aetherial Realm trash. How dare you try to act mysterious before me?"

Aetherial Realm?

Atlas realized something. "Elder Dean, it seems the blue crystal can't change Corpse Town's rules. He must have just arrived. Let me question him."

With Dean's nod, Atlas approached. "How did you get in here?"

The old man was terrified beyond reason and only wanted to survive. To him, these people couldn't be human. How could living people exist