Chapter 154 A Promise Of Fear Facing

Chapter 154 A Promise Of Fear Facing

Currently in front of the mansion, five humans and one white beast stood sparsely.

Northern's clone and Mr. Fluffy still facing Vida and Annette.

Although the brown-skinned lady now had most of her guard down, she was still amazingly composed even though she looked to be standing casually.

Northern folded his arms and let out a tired sigh before cutting the silence with his voice.

"So, let's say you came to clear out the forest. What do we do now? It's all cleared out."

Annette's eyes stayed on him, contemplating his entire existence for a couple of seconds, then she gestured with both her hands as she responded.

"Well, I don't know. Since it's been cleared out maybe you two can spar? If you don't want to spar maybe we can dare something crazy." A wild glint appeared in her eyes.

"What crazy something is there for you to dare?" Northern asked, raising an inquisitive brow at her.

The wild glint in her eyes grew, exploding into a feral flame.

"What else, we burst into that mansion and take down the apex-level Corpse Eater."

For a moment she looked like a vicious beast.

"Oh... that..." Northern went silent for a second, 'I guess there's no issue with hunting that... the problem is, that thing holds my precious talent fragments, I want to know how many talent fragments I'll receive from killing a savage rank, apex-level monster.'

He looked back, gazing at the entrance of the castle.

'I don't think its soul core would be worth much... it's only a savage rank. But I also don't know if its soul core is worth much, I don't know what I'll be losing...'

Northern returned his eyes to Annette and after a calm breathing, he opened his mouth.

"Instructor Anne, the monster in that mansion is very very dangerous. The fact that it's alive should already tell you so."

Annette looked at the mansion and looked at Northern.

"No doubt it is, but with this much? In the end it's only savage rank."

Northern nodded his head.

"Indeed, indeed, we probably could pull it off but that can't be now."

But the bottom line was...

'I don't want them to have it... maybe when I come back I can overlook it and give it to them.'

Annette stood akimbo, threw her head at Vida and blinked then she looked back at Northern.

"How about we change the deal if you want to do it by that time?"

A small frown creased on Northern's head.

"You want to make changes? What changes will that be?"

"If you want to help when you come back from where you are going with Raven. I'm sure by then you'd be stronger, so instead of fighting this one monster, follow us into a rift?"

Immediately Northern heard the word rift, he instinctively pulled a step back and revealed a grim frown.

"What? Are you insane? Why would I follow you into a rift?" He snarled.

Annette looked squarely at him, "Calm down, Northern. I know the last rift was a trauma for you. It was a tier V and look at you, you came out, alone as at that. You are a drifter now, going into rifts is a norm for every drifter. Besides, you won't be going alone."

Northern breathed for a couple of seconds and sighed, he closed his eyes and opened them before speaking.

"I'm sorry, I understand what you mean Instructor Anne..." '...I reacted without even thinking but she's right. I can't be dreading the thought of going into rifts just because of what I went through in my first rift. Eventually, I have to face my fears so my fears don't make a face out of me.'

Northern allowed a soft smile that graced his pale features with a sublime beauty and said:

"Thank you Instructor Anne, what you said is indeed correct. I promise to go into a rift with you when I come back from my expedition with Raven."

Annette smiled back, 'It's good that he managed to compose himself quickly. I thought he would be a wuss.'

"You have to survive first though. Raven is a monster, if she came to personally meet you then something ugly is going on in her mind. Although I don't think she'd put your life in danger, in fact, she'd sacrifice hers to keep yours. But still, be careful." She concluded and walked away.

"Let's go, Vida."

The brown-skinned lady threw one fierce glare at Northern and quickly followed her master.

Watching their backs disappear into the forest, Northern exhaled then turned to the entrance of the mansion, saying to Ellis,

"Let's go inside," as he trekked.