High in the sky, the man and the beast moved fast enough to make the clouds feel slow.
In a little over half an hour, they went from Rivermark State's Blackpine Wilds all the way to Atlas City.
They could've gotten there even faster—Ethan deliberately slowed down near the end.
His mental energy had been almost drained fighting the Titan Bull. He needed time to recover.
He had no idea what this terrifying beast actually wanted, but one thing was obvious: if he was going to survive whatever came next, he needed his mental energy topped off. Even if it was just psychological comfort, it mattered.
So as he flew, he kept chewing through crystal cores to replenish himself.
The beast didn't stop him. Didn't rush him.
It simply followed behind at an easy pace, like Ethan's "maximum speed" was still some kind of casual warm-up to it.
