Chapter 791 Speeding Through The Plains Of James Bay

Chapter 791 Speeding Through The Plains Of James Bay

His skin had turned a dark shade of red, with his clothes suddenly a little tighter on him. Horns rose over his head, a foot high, a ball of black fire hovering right over it.

His body had also grown a couple of inches taller, his legs elongating, as did his arms and feet, making him look an entire size bigger.

Alex could feel the teeth in his mouth had all gone sharp, with canines almost peeking out from the corner of his lips.

His vision had also changed as the world's colours warped into a thermal filter, ranging from shades of blue to shades of light orange.

Spinning on himself, very little orange appeared in his eyes, aside from the trees and critters that populated the northern lands.

This vision was strange to him, and it took a moment for him to get used to it.

"Is this how he always sees? This is like this old movie, where an alien hunts down humans with his super-advanced suit..."

But he couldn't sit around and gawk for too long, either.

He had quite the distance to cover, and the night was already close, given how far north he was.

He had wasted a lot of precious time finding the fauna agent's cabin, and then the rest of his day was also wasted talking, eating, and driving to the village.

He estimated he regained consciousness around ten in the morning, and it was now close to two in the afternoon.

With the sun starting to lower, he wouldn't have much time before sundown.

He needed to get moving.

Lowering his stance, Alex dashed forward.

The dirt kicked up as he did; the ground digging a few inches, the power in his legs too much to handle for the forest ground.

His acceleration was instantaneous, and he ran faster than anyone should. But he wasn't too estranged to the feeling, as he could still run faster in New Eden.

It might be slow compared to cars of modern times, but no one would dare call him slow.

After all, no man in history had ever run this fast.

Then again, could he still be considered a man?

Alex decided he should stop soon as the sun reached its lowest point. There wasn't much cover to be found where he was, nor any sign of civilization nearby, but he needed to rest.

A fortunate turn of his bodily changes was that the demon body had no issues with the surrounding cold. He wasn't sure if it was because of all the running, but his blood felt like it was boiling inside his veins.

This meant he wasn't in any danger of catching a cold or freezing to death during his high-speed escapade.

But that wouldn't be the same for the night.

Finding a little outcropping of rocks that formed a natural barrier against the plain's winds, Alex stopped there. This little circle would at least keep a part of his heat contained around him.

There was nothing to make a fire out of, but that wouldn't matter.

In the center of his makeshift shelter, Alex used his mana to light a magical fire to keep himself warm as he contemplated the sunset.

When the sun had gone down completely and the stars started lighting the night sky, Alex sighed at the view.

"I wish the stars were this visible in the city. I'll never get tired of this sky..."

Memories of him and Kary watching the starry skies of New Eden, sitting on a high branch of the Tree Palace, came to his mind, making him smile.

He realized during the day that his thoughts rarely went toward her as a demon. But as soon as he returned to his human form, images of her and her lovely smile flooded his mind.

He missed her.

"I'll be home by tomorrow afternoon. I hope she hasn't gone back to her house..."

He fell asleep thinking about what to tell her when he finally met her again after a month of being AWOL.The birth of this content finds its genesis in Nøv€lß¡n★