Chapter 222: Human (2/2)

He didn't know if they hated him inside or not, but that didn't matter. What mattered is that he now knew not to after a single interaction.

He looked through more of the videos and ate his dinner. Only then at dinner did he finally returned back to his room. He really wanted to play by now.

So, he put on the helmet and got into the game.

”AH, goddammit, why does it prick so much?” Alex thought as pulled whatever was behind him on the floor. It was his normal sword. He had been in a hurry to leave, so he had slept on top of it.

He sighed and put the sword aside to think of something to do. He looked in two direction, one was the direction to the south of him, towards the top of the cliff.

He could go and tell the elders about the happenings here and they could probably take the disciples back and give them another punishment fitting their crime.

The other direction was to the north of him. It was the desert he had heard so much about and wanted to visit so much. He was really interested in going there, but that would mean he needed to let the people suffer for a little longer.

'Sigh, what should I do?” he thought. He thought for a few seconds as to what exactly he wanted and  needed more. In the end, he just shook his head.

”Humans really do all have the same duality. Wanting to help to do good, and wanting to leave for the desert and leave people to starve. There is an obvious answer that anyone not selfish could choose in a heartbeat. And… hehehe… sigh,I am a human after all,” he said as he ridiculed himself with laughter and got up.

He then started walking straight towards the river to go to the desert. He was being a human and taking the selfish choice.

He stood up and walked towards the river in this pale moonlight. With a sword in his hands, he didn't worry about any monster in the area.

The river was about 20 meters wide, and monsters easily hid there. This was a dangerous place. ”Can I jump across 20 meters?” he wondered.

He had checked his strength with his physical body but never did any other forms of tests with it. 'Maybe it can work?' he thought. He wouldn't know until he jumped across.

He walked back to create some runway to launch himself off of one bank of the river to the other. With a deep breath, he held his sword on this right hand and ran.

He could clearly feel himself slower than when his Qi was working, but those were unfair to be compared. He ran in the fastest speed he possibly could.

At the end of the bank, he launched himself up and leaped. The speed was amazing enough that he didn't fall into the river and would easily cross the river.

However, on the other side of the river, a centipede appeared. And it was ready to attack him any chance it got.