The Transmigrated Novelist

As everyone around the camp seemed to have their own suspicions and thoughts about the situation that just happened, Roy was currently lying on his tent, deep in thoughts.

Looking at all the reactions today, together with Master Troy's plan he couldn't help but feel that the situation was a bit weird.

After all, these guys were supposed to be partners who had undertaken the same mission, bring down the two Rank 5 beasts, and find their lair.

So why does it look like they were more of enemies than friends!? Something strange was happening in this place, and he felt like it was truly critical for the situation.

What surprised him the most though was the way that Master Gorg acted. While he knew that he was a battle maniac and a freak, he still felt that his actions today were a bit extra.

After all, a strong Master like him would have no pleasure in killing a few weak soldiers, that could only amount to ants in his eyes.

There must be something else! There must be another reason why he was acting like that, and it must be an important reason too.

As he was thinking like that, he suddenly felt that someone was watching over him. His senses and his 'sense area' were activated at all times, especially after what happened today.

He knew that Master Troy might still doubt him and watch over him or send somebody to watch over him. Or even worse he might even send someone to kill him, to get rid of any possible variable.

So he had made sure to not lower his guard at any moment, and always keep watch on his surroundings, and just like he thought it seemed like his bug had arrived.

What surprised him the most though was the fact that the bug spying on him was none other than Master Troy's own disciple.

It seemed like Master Troy truly thought highly of him, making him extremely surprised as he didn't remember to have done something to attract his attention, besides his doubts.

He couldn't be the only one to doubt something, right!? So why was that guy obsessed with him!? This didn't seem to make much sense!

Still, no matter how much he asked himself about this, there was no way for him to find a reason, and probably on Master Troy himself could give him an answer.

But asking him about this was clearly a stupidity that he had no intention of trying, so he could only try his best to look calm like he hadn't noticed the bug.

He thought that the bug would get tired and bored soon and leave the spying mission, but he seemed to be more determined and committed than he thought.

That guy stayed in his position the whole night, without being spotted by anyone else, which made Roy feel a bit of appreciation about this guy.

If he weren't staying on his ass the whole night Roy might have tried to go out himself to have a look around the camp, and also practice the new skills he got from that Acidic Chameleon.

Especially that camouflage skill! Just like the anti-venom pill that was formed from the Rank 5 Green Horn Snake, the Acidic Chameleon had a special skill called 'Camouflage'.

That was the skill it used at the beginning to hide his presence in order to better trap the ants that had entered his shelter.

But after getting angered by the attack it received from those weak ants, he didn't use it anymore and fought head-on.

Later when the Rank 5 Green Horn Snake appeared as well, the situation got even more troublesome for him, and the moment it was thinking of using it, was attacked by Roy.

So one could say that Roy was truly the death harbinger for the poor Rank 5 beast, and its inability to escape death.

Roy didn't care much about it though, as it was only when he had placed its body inside his space ring that he had finally noted the anomaly of the Acidic Chameleons carcass, and then received it.

To think that this beast had a second and smaller core inside itself, hiding the precious skill. If he hadn't taken its carcass he would have never found it.

But from the moment he had received it, Roy didn't have many options of use for it, so it was being covered by dust, even before it was put to good use.

That had to change, as he was thinking of starting to practice it tonight, but it was clearly impossible due to the presence of the bug.

With those thoughts in his mind, he could do nothing else but pretend to be sleeping all night, while leaving a thread of conscience active for any case.

The next day Roy woke up early just like any other day and went training. Since there was a bug on his head, he only trained with simple techniques of this world.

His progress in body cultivation was going slowly, but smoothly. Normally it would take him quite some time to reach Rank 3 Warrior, but that was if he didn't have any external help.

With the meat, blood, and bones of two Rank 5 beasts, he would have to kill himself if he wasn't able to reach Rank 3 Warrior in less than a week or so.

What he was waiting for right now, was to return to the normal human world, and then find a safe place there in order to advance in his path to becoming stronger.

The morning passed quietly and without much noise. A lot of people were still shocked by what happened the previous day, and most of them felt thankful for still being alive.

Yesterday they were all faced with a black truth that they had been ignoring for some time now, their lives were meaningless in front of people with strength.

Each and every one of them was nothing more than a sorry existence. They seemed to exist only to add up to the numbers and make people with power feel better for their selves.

Not like anyone cared about their opinion besides their selves though, as even Roy who came from another epoch, and from another culture didn't seem to care about their thoughts anymore.

Life was truly strange! But what probably surprised him the most was his ability to adapt to this new reality he had been thrown into.

Certainly, his past and the fact that he used to write and dream about such a world night and day helped a lot, but still, he couldn't believe the change he had gone through.

After eating their shitty breakfast, and entering formation once again, the Masters and the soldiers behind them once again set on their paths and directions.

When the bigwigs got out of their tents in the morning the situation seemed pretty tense and awkward, but it was clearly better than the day before.

Just like the previous time, Eric was in Master Troy's group, heading for the East. And same as the previous time the soldiers searched the area and the path in front of them.

While the Master-disciple duo just rested on top of their mounts, following behind like they were sleeping atop their mounts.

Life surely was much better when someone was stronger and had a higher prestige. If Master Troy didn't have the necessary strength and power to act so, he would dare to do such a thing.

Roy understood this important point as well, so he had no intention of feeling jealousy and anger about it, but what he couldn't accept was the fact that Master Troy was locked on him all the time.

"Damn fogie just stop looking at me for a moment or two! Is really difficult to pretend not to notice that attention when you aren't even trying to hide it!"

These were the thoughts inside his head, but unfortunately, they couldn't become anything more than thoughts, as he would never dare to say them out loud.

He wasn't an idiot to try and poke a beehive! Master Troy was way behind his capabilities at the moment, as he would even have difficulties dealing with his disciple.

Trying to act high and mighty in front of him was nothing more than intentionally seeking death, and no one would help him when death would be near him.

Furthermore, it wasn't like Master Troy was touching his bottom line, or humiliating him, as most probably should he be in his stead he would have done the same thing.

So, at the moment he could do nothing else but bear with it and find a solution to solving this problem later.

The one acting the weirdest though was that captain by his side, who seemed to be in extreme doubts as they walked forward.

Roy didn't know what this guy was thinking about, but he could say with certainty that his strange behavior had entered Master Troy's eyes.

Even though their research path, hadn't given them much trouble with only some weak animals and beasts appearing, Roy still couldn't erase that bad feeling of his.

Whatever Master Troy was planning he was planning it big, and he wouldn't allow anyone else to catch wind of it, so most probably this captain of his would pass to the afterlife.

Certainly, Roy felt a bit sorry for him, but nothing more than that. He had already insinuated him about his doubts, and if he was smart enough he wouldn't do something so stupid, as acting like this.

So no matter how sorry he felt about the guy, he wouldn't cry over his death or swear revenge upon him.

Still, he would have never thought that the one getting surprised would be still him in the end…