Chapter 1012 1012: Riley’s Hunt

Chapter 1012 Chapter 1012: Riley's Hunt

"I feel like I do need to warn you, Riley — there is a chance that you might encounter a god during your hunt."

"Hm...?"

Riley was still inside Tsula's domain, surrounded by all the solid elements of earth as he seemed to be prepping himself to hunt for ingredients. He was kneeling on the ground, and in front of him were several knives, a bow and arrows, as well as a wooden spear.

"Which clone was the one who used these last?" Riley then breathed out as he glanced at Tsula, "They did not take care of it."

"Your clones are all the same," Tsula let out a small sigh; her breaths, being reflected by the spherical space they were in, "And I am serious — they are on high alert now because of what you've been doing — that Wind God even detected you were here even despite me trying to hide your presence as always. Why even do that?"

"I do not know, Tsula," Riley let out a small sigh as he started grabbing the hunting tools and equipping them around his leather garb, "It would seem I am unfit to be a father."

"You're really saying that after you already have 5 of them little critters roaming around?" Tsula let out a small scoff as she slowly approached Riley; the branches and vines that were connected to her veins, carrying her, "But I am serious, Riley — you have been hunting in these grounds peacefully for 16 years without the gods knowing, and now you're being careless and just revealing yourself. If you are planning something, I deserve to know because I don't just literally live in this planet. I am the planet."

"I am not planning anything, Tsula," Riley once again just sighed as he stood up, "Right now, I only want to get some ingredients."

"...Fine," Tsula just shook her head as she returned to the center of the spherical space, "But if you get caught by these gods, do not tell them of my existence."

"They have not known your existence for centuries despite you literally living here, Tsula — they might not even believe me even if I tell them that you are here," Riley stepped forward to the empty wall of branches and roots.

"Well, it's not like I have to worry about you telling anyone about me — if you want a secret buried forever, they should tell it to you," Tsula scoffed as she flicked her finger, and as she did so, the wall in front of Riley opened up.

"That is not entirely true, Tsula," Riley shook his head, "If it will benefit me, I reveal secrets — and I reveal them in the most dramatic way possible."

"Right. Anyway, I liked the dish you cooked last time; with the meat covered in some sort of leaf."

"Thank you, I am glad you liked it," Riley then stepped forward, but the opening slightly closed as he did so. Fiind updated novels at novelhall.com

"That means I want to eat it again, boy," Tsula sighed, "I swear. When I think you've completely changed from when I first met you, you prove me otherwise."

"I am not capable of change, Tsula."

"Grh..." The lion quickly lowered its head before lying down as Riley walked away, completely submitting to him; seemingly sighing a breath of relief.

Riley continued to walk across the vast world of Sub-Theran, with most of the beasts andcreatures completely avoiding him. Riley did not mind, however, as he was just looking at a set of footprints on the ground, following it deep into a thick bamboo forest.

The bamboo doesn't really break even as Riley pushed them away; they just bounce and return back to their original state as he makes his way through them. And soon, Riley reached some sort of glade, and there... several sheep-like creatures flocked, no.

They were not sheep-like at all; the only thing similar was their thick fleece covering their bodies. Their legs and neck were long like that of a giraffe, and head was that of a deer; horns that protruded in an elegant way on top of their heads.

"I suppose this would do," Riley held his breath before grabbing his bow as quietly as possible; not even using his collection of abilities to hide the noise. And yet as he drew it, his target still seemed completely unaware of its impending death, "I thank you for the meal you are about to provide."

Riley then let loose his arrow... but it did not pierce through his target, and instead was caught by a green-haired woman... not even a foot away in front of him.

"Who are you?" The woman quickly asked as she snapped the arrow in half; the crack it created was almost a thunder, alerting all of Riley's soon-to-be ingredients and causing all of them to run away,

"And why are you hunting on our grounds?"

"Our?" Riley tilted his head before just calmly wrapping the bow around him again and looking to his left, where a tall muscular man was very slowly emerging from the bamboo; his camouflage slowly fading away, "Forgive, I was not aware that this area was reserved by someone."

"Reserved? No..." The man's large muscular chest contracted as he stepped toward Riley, "...We own this land — everyone knows that, and since you don't... I can only assume that you're an outsider."

"You own this land?" Riley looked the muscular man in the eyes, "Very well, I will not address this any further because I want to cook something for my children. I will just leave and find another ground to hunt on."

"I don't think that is going to happen," the woman instantly appeared in front of Riley as he turned around, "You've already intruded, we will need something in return."

"Pain, then."

"Huh...?"

"I will not hurt you...

...that is the price I am willing to exchange in return."