NOVEL WEB Chapter 223: A 100 Setting Suns Later
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Time passed quickly as the sun rose and settled, then rose again and then settled, over and over, time and time again.
RUSTLE, RUSTLE.
The sound of leaves rustling could be heard, followed by heavy steps slamming onto the ground, and soon, something burst out of the tree leaves.
It was none other than a tiger-like beast, but with the tail of a crocodile, rapidly running away.
In its eyes, one could sense dire distress, and around its body were scarred marks that were drenched in blood, dripping all over and raining to the ground.
It ran with speed, constantly looking back to the place where it fled away from in fear, but quickly, it snapped its gaze to the side, and then horror appeared on its face, as the sight of a magnifying beastly claw flashed past its face and then—
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!
The sound of flesh getting cut open resounded through the area as the tiger kept running forward, but soon, it collapsed onto the floor amidst blood that oozed out like a fountain.
Finally, it came to rest, and if one could see the tiger now, they would notice its face had been smoothly cleaved off by something, leaving a trail of ///-shaped lines all over it.
In the next instant, something jumped down from the sky and landed with a fierce thud.
It was a young man, with long, snowy white hair that covered his shoulders and eyes, staring at the beast which was quickly drowning in its own blood.
"Hmmm," Nolan hummed as he scanned the body of the tiger-like beast before rising to his feet and clapping.
"You did good once more, girl, but do you have to hurt the poor beast so badly? Now it looks so ruined I'm feeling pity for it and hesitating whether to cook it up or not..." Nolan said with a saddened expression as he turned to his front and watched a person slowly walk forth.
It was a lady, around the height of 1.76 meters, with an otherworldly charm that could captivate entire kingdoms.
But much of her feminine features were covered by the baggy hoodie and trousers she was wearing. Still, it didn't hide her gigantic beastly claws that were completely covered in green scales and currently dripping with red blood.
The girl appeared before Nolan, rolling her eyes at him as she swiped her hands to the side, throwing off the blood covering her claws, which then changed into soft and plump white hands designed with beautiful green scales.
It was a fundamental change to the sight Nolan had previously seen.
The figure, of course, was none other than the green girl he had saved, and right now she looked just around Nolan's age and even slightly more matured, around the age of 18-20, compared to Nolan, who looked like an 18-year-old boy.
Even though he was unnaturally tall and muscular, his face still contained baby fat, making it easy for one to identify him as a simple boy.
The small girl had grown incredibly rapidly, and now she had been able to increase her strength to the point where she could easily defeat Sacred Vessel Stage beasts, the level of beasts that Nolan had run away from on his arrival into this world.
"Since you hunted it down this time without my help, we will be sharing it on a 70-30 basis. I take 70 and you take 30. A nice offer. What do you say?" Nolan said with an evil smile that got wiped out when he felt the fangs bared at him.
Even though no sound was made, he still felt a chill that made him reconsider.
"Okay, fine. We'll do it 80-20. The 80 will be for you, and I'll take 20. Are you satisfied now?" Nolan said, and only then did she stop her screeching as she hmped arrogantly before walking away from him.
[As stingy as ever...] the system said, and Nolan couldn't argue that.
If there was a thing he had learned from having raised her and being with her for so long, it was that she was incredibly stingy with her things.
But it was understandable to Nolan, as her appetite was also unbelievable.
'Her race is clearly that of a mythic beast. I wonder what type of beast she is, though...' Nolan thought to himself with a curious expression, quickly picking up the dead tiger and slinging it over his shoulder.
Time had passed quickly, and he had been able to successfully settle down in the forest and carve a territory for himself.
Creating a territory for oneself had been incredibly hard for Nolan, as he had been repeatedly attacked by the beasts, who tried to take away his territory from him, with the Harmonious Aqua he possessed making the battle even more worth it to them.
But Nolan had fought with all he had and eventually, he had killed enough beasts to scare the rest away before finally being able to get the territory for himself.
With his territory secured, he had fulfilled the quest, and had also been able to raise up the young girl until she became a lady.
Of course, he made sure to record the time mainly by the passing of the sun, and right
now, Nolan had counted a total of 100 setting suns.
That should be around 3 months or so that he had been living here, but if there was something Nolan noticed, it would be the fact that the days seemed shorter than normal here compared to the Celestial Academy.
Time passed incredibly fast, with the night lasting longer than the day.
He had no idea what amount of time it would have been in the academy, but... he could feel he was running out of time.
Not like he cared anymore.
It has just been three months, but Nolan felt those three months were the best time of his life.
Free from any headaches and back-biting, and for once he got a feel of freedom.
Unfortunately, it was but a concept destined only for a minute few...