Chapter 369 A Glimpse at the Past 3
"Munch munch munch"
"Nom nom nom."
Alex and Alina seemed to have lost respect of Professsor Frances and the Great TImeMaster, as these two started munching on the popcorn that the professor has brought out.
The chewing sounds that came out of their mouth were so loud, that even the professor could not help but be bothered by them.
"Hey, you two, can you please tone down your eating sounds?" The professor angrily said to Alex and Alina, who were now halfway through the pile of their popcorn. "It"s distracting me!"
"Yeah, yeah, we"ll try to be quiet." Ale said in a dismissive tone, which started to irk the professor.
"You-"
"Hey look that that! There"s someone approaching the crater!" Alex suddenly shouted out as he pointed his finger in front of him.
"Hm?" Professor Frances looked at where Alex was pointing, and indeed, she saw a rapidly approaching person.
Judging by the way and the direction that this person arrived, there was no doubt that this person was headed towards the crater itself.
"Zung!"
A loud, keening sound began to echo in the air as the newcomer began to get closer and closer to the crater.
The originally calm winds in the Barren Expanses started to seethe again, as if the presence of the newcomer was enough to make them agitated.
When the newcomer was around a kilometer away from the center of the crater, the professor"s eyes intensified their focus as she tried to identify the appearance of the newcomer.
A slightly tanned skin covered with numerous runic tattoos. A perfectly slender and muscular body which the clothes has failed to hide. A handsome face, which was showing a determined expression right now.
These are the visual characteristics that the newcomer had, and all of these characteristics combined made him look like a das.h.i.+ng and heroic person.
"…This newcomer is a cla.s.sic hero character." These were the words that the professor has uttered as she saw the appearance of the newcomer. "Tsk, these are the kind of people that I hate most! Grr… Should I continue watching this?"
Beside the professor, Alex let out a grunt of displeasure, as if he was not pleased with the appearance of the approaching person.
As for Alina, she had no reaction to the newcomer, as her attention was focused only on the popcorn.
"d.a.m.n… even when this person was still far, I can feel that his power level is similar to Alex…" Professor Frances muttered to herself as she narrowed her eyes. "So does that mean that this arriving person is an Immortal(Sixth Stage Being)?"
Professor Frances did not dare to ask this question out loud, as she just continued on watching the scene quietly.
They watched as the newcomer stopped his flight right above the center of the crater. He then descended slowly, as if he was trying to approach the center of the crater carefully.
This slow descent however was sped up a few seconds later, as if the newcomer has decided to hasten himself.
But just as fast the newcomer sped up, he also quickly stopped his tracks after he saw what was truly at the center of the crater.
Professor Frances watched as the newcomer began to show surprise as he saw the body of the past Great TimeMaster on the ground.
His face, which was filled with determination before, slowly changed into that of wariness as he looked at the past Great TimeMaster.
"This is weird…" The newcomer muttered as he started to hold the hilt of his sword. There was no doubt that he was prepared against any sneak attacks now, and that he was only restraining himself from attacking. "My master said that a heavenly treasure has fallen here. But I don"t see any treasure here. I can only see a woma- no, a beautiful woman on the ground, and she seems to be in a critical condition. Sigh… did someone already get the treasure before me? But I"m sure that I went here at my fastest speed…"
After saying these words, the newcomer began to become silent for a few seconds, as he seemed to be stuck in a dilemma now.
"Sigh… what should I do now?" The newcomer muttered as he slowly approached the past Great TimeMaster. There were traces of gentleness in his gaze now, which shows that he"s not meaning to do any harm against the past Great TimeMaster..
"Since the treasure was already obtained, I guess there"s no more sense for me to stay here." The newcomer said as he stopped his movements when he was only a step away from the past Great TimeMaster. "As for this woman… I think I shall help her recover first. After all, she"s hurt. Yes, I will do that!"
The newcomer"s face then showed a determined expression in it as he waved his hands.
After he waved his hands, the past Great TimeMaster disappeared on the spot, as if she was taken somewhere else.
The newcomer sighed in relief after seeing this, as if he was waiting for this to happen.
"So the storage bracelet that my master gave me works properly. It can even store injured people inside it! Master is really cool!" The newcomer enthusiastically said to himself as he pumped his arms. His face seemed to be filled with happiness, as if he was pleased with what he just did.
"Master always told me to help out people that are in need, whether they are male or female. That is the principle of our sect, and I must uphold it everyday!" The newcomer then patted the bracelet on his left arm, as if he was trying to comfort it. "Beautiful woman, I do not know who you might be, but seeing your condition here, I know that I must help you out! You… you can get angry at me later, but I don"t care about that! You are someone who needs help, and I will be happy to help you!"
"Holy f**k, this guy"s a naïve person! How the h.e.l.l did he manage to survive this long!" Professor Frances exclaimed as she threw her arms up in the air. "He just saw an unconscious woman right at the middle of the crater, and the first thing that he did was to rescue her? Unf**kingbelievable! If it were me, I would have first called my allies and imprison the unconscious woman! Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a bad move!"
"Miss Frances, I think it would be best for you if you will shut up." The Great TimeMaster suddenly said as she gave a small smile at the professor"s direction. "If you continue talking right now, I might be unable to stop myself from killing you…"
Professor Frances" body froze again, as she once more felt the Great TimeMaster"s malicious aura pressing down on her.
But this time around, this malicious aura seemed to be more intense, as if it was focused on the professor alone.
"Kehook…" Professor Frances started to find it difficult to breathe, as her organs has once again started to shut themselves down.
Her skin began to sweat buckets as her mind slowly turned hazy.
"Kieek…" A wheezing sound came out of the professor"s mouth as she literally felt her life coming out of her body.
There was no doubt that if what was happening to her goes on, Professor Frances will really find herself at the deathbed.
Fortunately, the malicious aura pressing on her body disappeared, just as fast as it appeared.
"Ha, ha, ha!"
Professor Frances began to heave and breath deeply to herself as she regained the control of her body.
Her pale face slowly regained their color as her trembling hands and clammy legs began to calm themselves down.
"Miss Frances, badmouthing this man is a big no-no for me. So please, don"t do it again next time, ok?" The Great TimeMaster said with the same smile on her face.
The professor only nodded numbly as she heard warning, as she inwardly s.h.i.+vered from the Great TimeMaster"s smile.
That smile was nowhere amicable at all. That must be the smile of the devil…
After seeing the professor"s slow nod, the Great TimeMaster clapped her hands as the smile on her face widened.
"Okay, that"s the end of the second scene. Now, I"m going to show you the third scene." The Great TimeMaster said as the scenery around them changed for the third time.
"Schwing schwing schwing!"
As the colors around them began to whizz around in a distorted manner, the Graeat TimeMaster let out a cough as she gave an appraising look at Alex.
"After my "crash" here at the Immortal"s World, my body was severely injured." The Great TimeMaster murmured as a gentle light appeared on her eyes. "I could have used my power to heal myself, but at that time, the laws of the Immortal World were solely focused on supporting Immortal Cultivation. Any power systems other than Immortal Cultivation were severely weakened in this world, which led to my power being almost useless here."
"…"
"There"s a high chance that I could have died at my arrival, with all the unlucky things that had just happened to me. If I did not die, there"s also a high possibility that I will be enslaved by the Immortals. They were just that greedy." The Great TimeMaster said as she let out a sigh. "But fortunately for me, the first Immortal who found me was not a greedy person. In fact, he was the kindest person that I ever met, even kinder than one of my Chronomancer friends…"
"…"
"So this person rescued me and nursed me back to full heath." The Great TimeMaster as a fond smile appeared on her face. "During that time, he also made sure to hide me, as he knew that my existence was not a normal one."
"…"
"Of course when the past me was rescued by him, I was naturally suspicious of him. After all, he was a foreign person who might have nefarious intentions against me, someone who was weak and powerless at that time." The Great TimeMaster said as she gave Alex and Alina an infatuated look. "But after staying with him for a long time, I… slowly lost all my suspicions against him. I became closer and closer to him, and before I realized it, I have already fallen in love with him."
"…"
"As I am a forward and a courageous person, I immediately confessed my feelings for him when I had the chance." The Great TimeMaster said, which made Alex somewhat choke on his popcorn. "I was prepared to accept his rejection, but to my surprise, he also confessed his love to me. One thing then led to another, and before we knew it, we were already secretly married."
"That"s fast…" Professor Frances thought to herself, although she did not voice out her opinion, in fears of making the Great TimeMaster angry again.
As for Alex, he just looked at the Great TimeMaster with a weird look, as if he has realized something from what she was saying.
As for Alina, she was now looking at Alex with a slightly pa.s.sionate look, which made the professor wince, as she could feel what Alina was thinking about.
The Great TimeMaster seemed to have not noticed the weird atmosphere around her, as she continued talking about her story.
"Even if my power was weakened, and that I was separated from my brethren, I was extremely happy at that time." The Great TimeMaster said as she let out another sigh. "My days with my husband were like a suns.h.i.+ne in my gloomy life. There"s just nothing that can be better than that. Or so I thought."
The scenery around them suddenly stopped its distorted color change, as it displayed the new scene to Alex and his allies.
This time, Professor Frances found herself inside a simple house, which only held simple objects in it.
There was nothing extravagant inside the house, and the only thing that caught the professor"s attention was the person sitting inside this house.
This person was no other than the past Great TimeMaster, and she seemed to have recovered from her crash before.
Right now, the past Great TimeMaster was stroking her stomach, which has bulged to the size of a watermelon. Pure happiness can be seen in her eyes, as she continued stroking stomach with care.
"Annie… your father is busy in the sect today, so he might arrive home late…" The past Great TimeMaster said as she patted her bulging stomach. "So please behave and don"t kick my stomach, ok? Mommy"s not sure if she can take your kicks anymore…"
"Thump, thump, thump."
Low thumping sounds echoed out from the Great TimeMaster"s stomach, which made her giggle a little.
"Annie… you really are a naughty girl. I wonder how hard it will be to take care of you once you were born. You will be a good girl, right?"
"Thump thump."
Thumping sounds echoed out of her stomach again, which made the Great TimeMaster shake her head in amus.e.m.e.nt.
"Sigh… you really are silly child. I just wish that you will be cute once you were born. That will make all your naughtiness all worth it!"