Chapter 1244 Damn Great Steak

Chapter 1244 Damn Great Steak

"It's actually her..."

Sunny did not want to admit it, but he was incredibly excited. A small smile appeared on his face, and he let out a long sigh.

Far below, his shadow waved back at Nephis.

He was happy, and not only because it was Neph whom he had found. Sunny was also happy to find anyone at all... after days spent in solitude, he was starting to fear that the strangeness of the Great River was much more dire than he had thought, and that he was actually sent into an entirely different Nightmare - or perhaps epoch - than the other members of the cohort.

In fact, he had been suppressing the gnawing fear of being the only human in this flowing world.

"Thank the gods."

Under the watchful gaze of the azure serpent, Sunny retrieved the Heavenly Burden and glided down in a wide spiral. He was still wary of the great abomination, but had no choice except to land. It was a good thing, too... after spending two days drifting through the empty sky, he longed to stand on something solid again.

The small puncture wound left behind by the black needle was completely healed by the time Sunny reached the stone shell of the dead behemoth.

To his relief, the ancient serpent did not follow him onto the island. It stayed in the water, staring at the tiny human with hungry madness - luckily, looks could not kill.

Well, at least this Great Beast's gaze could not kill. There were all kinds of Nightmare Creatures and Aspects out there, though...

As soon as the soles of his shoes touched the weathered rock, Sunny let out a satisfied sigh. Then, he dismissed the Dark Wing, bent down to grab the edge of the fissure in front of him, and jumped down.

A few moments later, Sunny landed in front of Nephis. The gloomy shadow slid off the wall and attached itself to his feet.

The two of them stared at each other for a bit.

Then, Sunny grinned.

"That smells delicious. Where did you get fresh meat?"

Nephis tilted her head and blinked.

She raised an eyebrow, looking at him in confusion.

"Sorry? Why?"

He scratched the back of his head.

"Well... I also entered the Nightmare within the mist. Only I was still in the water once it dissipated, on a piece of flotsam. And there was this serpent trying to eat me. So, I escaped into the sky and flew downstream for a while, with the serpent following. Eventually, I stumbled on this turtle... and therefore, so did the sea snake. You, uh... you know the rest..."

A strange expression appeared on Neph's face. She stared at him silently, making Sunny let out a nervous laugh.

"Actually, I was right above you, high in the sky, when they started fighting. We almost missed each other! Luckily, I noticed your flames from afar the next night, and came back."

He lingered for a moment, and then smiled.

"So, it all ended well. Now we are both stuck here."

Then, the smile froze on his face.

Sunny remained motionless for a bit, then looked away and cleared his throat.

"Oh, by the way... that sea serpent? Yeah... I might have accidentally led it back here, again. It's currently circling the turtle. Did I say that I was sorry?"

Nephis stared at him for a while, then lowered her head and covered her face with a palm.

Sunny could have sworn that he heard her mumble something under her breath.

But he must have heard wrong, right?

There was no way Nephis would say...

"Damnation..."