Chapter 89: A Good Plan

Hubris was overcome with joy. He wasn't even tired anymore, he was busy celebrating the victory over his master.

"This surely means, you revoke my punishment?"

"We had no such deal!"

"Can we wager on that then?"

"Fine, when we conquer this mountain, if you win, I'll revoke your punishment. If I win, I'll add to it."

Hubris nodded in agreement, he didn't exactly need to eat, but he liked it. It healed him faster than his natural body did. 10 seconds may seem like not a lot, but it could decide the victor on a battlefield.

Kiro decided for them to stay there for the night, the blood and guts were already gone. The only proof that this was ever a battlefield were the broken down rocks, and the craters on the ground.

He didn't need to start a fire, Hubris was warm enough for the both of them, he cuddled close to him. He looked like a flea taking refuge on a dogs body, that's how much the flame fur devoured him whole. He thought this was more comfortable than his dorm bed.

He laid there, eating a dried and cured meat. They were tired, Kiro was sure they'd run into another kind of monster if they went ahead without rest, so it was better to go ahead when they were in their best shape.

Charging forward whilst tired would be stupid, this was a marathon not a sprint. He was a bit familiar with Sun's mountain, courtesy of having lived in the future. He didn't really remember every detail, but he knew the mountain was full of monsters, therefore great for levelling up.

The sky looked too close from how high up they were. There was no moon tonight, just beautiful stars, poking holes at the very dark night sky.

"Hey Hubris, how was your home like?"

Hubris was silent for a long time, so much that Kiro thought he was too tired and slept the moment they decided to take a break.

He felt very rested, like those positive thoughts cast a spell upon him, he felt a lot lighter than he was. Everything didn't feel like it was suffocating him anymore.

He breathed in deeply the fresh air, "let's go Hubris."

He was in a better mood than when they started this journey, he felt like everything will workout, he felt good about life. They started their journey once again.

He was resting atop of Hubris, dried meat in one hand, Ryu in another. Ready for when or if they get ambushed just like last night.

Unlike then, Hubris wasn't running at full speed. Ontop of the slippery snowy mountains floor, it was raining. He didn't want to take any chances.

As they moved near their destination, it was getting warmer instead of colder. They both noticed at the same time at the change of atmosphere, that they had entered a monster's abode.

Ding!

[You've entered a space that is controlled by Earth Golems. If you're lucky, there'll be only 3 of them.

Earth Golems

Level 40

HP 15000-25000]

The closer they got, the hotter it became. It was almost suffocating.

"Hiro would love this." He absentmindedly commented.