While Nova felt a being far more powerful than she could handle, flying toward her at high speed, Eric was moving in the same direction.
Even though he had used Nova's old things to mark the items he had used to attack the Hawk, he had to make the creature discover his challenger before he could find an opening to escape. Until then, he would be pursued by the mighty 4th-stage Hawk!
So he headed in the same direction as the bird, using his initial advantage along the way to get back to where Nova was.
He tried as hard as he could, and after about 5 minutes, he arrived at the spot where Nova was meditating near a waterfall.
Arriving there and feeling that his opponent was only three seconds away, Eric looked at Nova one last time and viciously smiled.
'Remember not to be a slut in your next life.' He moved on to escape this area, not caring what would happen if he stayed behind.