119 Happy feet

"Stop! Stop right now! Why don't you stop and fight us like a man?!" The female goat was pissed, it was so embarrassing for so many beasts to chase a single weak human for so long without any substantial results. In fact, they had already lost three beasts in their chase because Nick had used his Blue soul flame to catch them unaware.

But Nick was not at fault here, he was conserving energy so all he did was burn them a little, but it was the crazy goat at the back that kept on ruthlessly tearing of the heads of her injured comrades. And weirdly, every time she killed one she would look incredibly mournful before chasing after Nick with even more fever.

She was practically the beast equivalent of a psychopath.

"Oh, alright...but how about you eat these nuts first?!!!" Nick was furious, what kind of shameless request was that, stop so we can kill you? How about they stop so he can escape, sigh, it seems whether it was beasts or humans none upheld the moral standards Nick had set.

"Wow brat, your ability to brag even in dire situations never ceases to amaze me!" The geezer couldn't be any more stunned, was this what constitutes as a man nowadays?

Nick ignored the old bastard. If he didn't pat himself in the back then who would?! When he was being chased by a group of beasts who would cheer him on unless he did it for himself?

"Hey human, the goat...is right! Stay still and fight like a man. Owww, my back, my back, you all go ahead, my back hurts so I will catch up with you later, wow, injuries do come in pairs don't they, I twisted my ankle too!"

One of the beasts who was lacking in terms of speed began heckling Nick along with the female goat beast. But he had mistakenly called the female beast a goat due to hearing Nick say it time and time again!

So after he made his speech he decided to drop out of the race by faking a backache, and when he noticed the suspicious look his fellow beasts were giving him, he also clutched his ankle and sat on the ground, with no intentions of getting back up, and since the goat was meters ahead of him she couldn't bite his head off even if she wanted to, right?

"Human stop! How about we promise to not kill you, we only want answers!" The goat had finally had enough, she had been chasing Nick for a while now and she was certain he should have exhausted his energy by this point, but somehow he was still flying at the same pace and speed as before.

It was a surprise to Nick as well, earlier outside the secret realm he had stored the three pills Claire forged into his storage ring instead of his storage space, so after attacking another beast earlier and just when he had almost lost hope, he was reminded of those pills as he hurriedly took all three of them out and swallowed them all.

And even though he barely had any energy left anymore, he was still in a much better situation from before.

"You want me to stop?! No chance in hell I will do that unless, of course, you maintain a certain level of distance while you speak to me!" Nick tried negotiating a deal with the goat while simultaneously talking to the system.

'System, quickly, tell me how far do I have to be from my enemy to be allowed into the palace again?!' Nick had no other choice but to rely on his precious palace for protection.

Ding! Guidelines dictate that the host can only enter the palace if the host defeats the enemy or the host gets out of combat range, which is a hundred meters from the enemy.

"Human, don't you trust me?! I am the beast of your dreams, the one you love! How can you think that I would deceive you?!" The Female beast was truly hurt, why did the dumb human doubt her, she had been honest all her life, she definitely wouldn't kill Nick, no, that would be far less painful than what she had planned!

"Stop fooling around will you, listen here Mrs.Goat, I need a distance of a hundred meters before I can feel safe enough to talk to you." Nick had no sharp retorts for the beast this time, he was just too exhausted for that, he didn't have the energy to tell the beast to go munch on some grass like a good little goat and not lust after him so much.

But what could Nick do, he was just universally handsome, of course, Nick had conveniently forgotten how it was him that flirted with the beast first.

"A hundred meters is too large, you might run away! How about a meter?"

"How about you go and fuck yourself?!"

"Is...is that really possible?!"

"Well you would need some tools, but it is possible..."

"Interesting, are these tools hard to forge...enough! Hmph! Five meters, that is my last offer!"

"Go fuck yourself!"

"But how can I, I don't know what tools to use yet..."

"Shut the fuck up! A hundred meters or I keep on running! Who knows, we might run into some immortal realm powerhouses from the human race that will save me!" Nick was sweating from head to toe and was about to break down to be honest, but due to his sheer will to survive he just kept on tugging by burning up energy that shouldn't even exist!

Ding! Due to the host's love for running away, the host has been granted the title, Happy feet!

[Happy feet:- Your feet are happy when they run, and you will never get exhausted or run out of energy while running!]

Nick felt like he was blessed, this was exactly what he needed!

But Nick soon realized that he was no less exhausted or tired, the title was no help at all!

'System! What is this defective title?! Or are you just playing with me?!' Nick was angry, tired, and a little horny, don't ask why though, trust me, you don't want to know...!

Ding! Please read the description again host, you need to be running to use the title, host you are flying.

"Useless ass butt hole!" Nick was mad, he would be useless on his feet now since he couldn't use any skills, so what was the use of such a title in this situation then?!

"Fine human! A hundred meters it is! But you have to make a Soul eating oath on the life of a person close to you, promising that you won't escape." The goat beast was making concessions.

Nick thought about it and finally decided to agree, which was dangerous considering how strict this kind of oath was, and yet this dangerous oath was used in this world a lot, in fact, some mortals even used it to make pacts and promised, and the soul of the person you swore on would suffer terrible torment which was a fate worse than death.

"I swear on the soul of the Old geezer, who is very close to me, I mean very close, in fact, he is the closest person to me right now, anyways I swear on his life to not escape, and if I do, let the Soul eating oath torment him for eternity!" As soon as Nick finished the heavens shook and a creepy laughing ghastly figure appeared in the sky for a second before vanishing on the next.

The Goat was relieved, the fact that the ghastly figure had appeared meant that Nick wasn't lying and that the geezer he mentioned was indeed the closest thing to him.

"Sniffle...sob...brat, so, wuuuuu, I am the closest thing to you?! And here I was unable to understand why you were so aggressive towards me, but now I know, it was your way of showing affection, it was your way of calling me, Daddy!" The geezer was touched, he had to be nicer to Nick from now on.

"Yes, look at my surrounding, who is closer to me than you right now?! Within a ten-meter radius, you are the only person here! Besides, it is time to pay rent for staying inside me don't you think?" Nick knew how these oaths worked, cheating them was as easy as lying in the courtroom, as long as you phrase your words correctly then the judge wouldn't be able to tell what you mean, and so that won't be considered lying in the end!

"You sniveling, sneaky, smelly punk! I swear that if you live through this day, I will make sure to torment you in ways you will not believe! It has been gentle geezer until now, but from now on, the missions I will give you...hehe, just shave your ass and wait, boy!" The geezer was furious, he had honestly been touched by Nick earlier, and had thought about the beautiful scenes that would unfold next.

He would be like, " Listen, son, go, get inside the palace, it is fine if I get tormented by the soul-eating oath because as long as you are happy and alive I can live without regrets!"

Then Nick would be like, "Not in your life geezer, I would rather die than let you suffer from an oath I made! But if I do die, make sure you find a better successor next time, hopefully, one that treats you better, because you deserve it!"

And finally, the geezer would give in, " Okay boy, then die in peace, I will find a better man, a better cultivator, and a better Emperor than you, that is a promise, and I will make sure he isn't an ass like you as well, so go in peace boy."

But now all that beautiful father-son moment was gone forever!

"Hmph! Old geezer, did I say I was going to let you suffer?! Why are you so mad, first of all, I didn't say we are not close, I just stated some random facts about our situation, secondly, I might not even need to escape, as long as I answer those questions then I think no one will have to suffer from the oath, right?"

Nick's words reminded the geezer that it didn't just have to be Nick escaping or his suffering, there was still a way for both of them to be happy!

The beasts then followed the goat's example and stopped where they were, they would wait for Nick to reach a hundred meter before asking the questions.

Nick then finally distanced himself a hundred meters and stopped as well, he then turned around and gestured for the Goat to ask the questions. The geezer was paying attention as well, as long as they answered the questions and everyone was satisfied he might not need to suffer from that soul-eating oath Nick just made.

"First question, why..."

"System, let me into the palace!'

Ding! Teleporting the host to the palace.

"Wait brat, my soul, the questions!" The geezer was flustered.

"Sorry geezer, but that question was a tough one..."Nick then vanished from his spot and entered the palace.