Chapter 189 Full Of Surprises

Chapter 189 Full Of Surprises

For the next couple of minutes, both of them continued in silence.

Since it was a straight journey to this point, there was not much to navigate about the road.

And the monsters that would have served as a threat had either been exonerated by Northern or Dark Terror, or had seen the necessity for serious migration.

So, it wasn't strange that there were no monsters when they were going, and even now that they were coming back.

By this time, the warmth of the daylight star was getting cooler as compared to its state when they were walking here. Ellis had even sweat then, but now he was very fine.

'He seems like he lacked stamina...'

It wasn't like he himself boasted of an amazing level of stamina, but it was beyond average.

Average wouldn't have been able to hold on all night against a massive horde of monsters.

Although that fact was also owed to several reasons. But the entire point was, he did hold on.

And that was owed to his time spent in the rift.

Those treks, that strenuous mining, they might have been suffering, but they achieved something in his body.

Ellis, however, was like a wimpy kid. And strangely... he was beginning to get worried.

Northern shook his head, 'Come off it. Carrying myself is a lot of hassle already. I mean, look at how lacking I am. Worried about another person? Tch, get a grip on yourself.'

"Umm... so..."

Interrupted by Ellis's timid tone, Northern glanced to his side as they both walked forward.

"So... where are you going?... sir."

"I don't know the details, but it's supposed to be some sort of expedition with Raven."

Ellis's eyes lit up with golden sparkling lights.

He quickly got in Northern's front and stopped him, exclaiming:

"You're going out with Lady Raven? Can you take me along? No. You should take me along."

A slight frown crept upon Northern's brow.

"What is this? Are you okay?"

Ellis, however, did not even care what Northern was saying at the moment, his eyes went out of focus as he thought aloud.

"Wait, if I can fit into that your spacious bag, it should be possible, right." His eyes came back to Northern, "Or you could tell her that you want to go with me." He held Northern—

—whose eyes slowly drifted down, to the point of contact between the two of them.

Ellis didn't need to be told before he slowly removed his hand.

"I'm sorry, very sorry." He helped Northern dust his shoulder where he had held him.

"Ellis..." Northern's hoarse voice came out so cold that it made chills walk eerily on Ellis' skin.

"Yes...?" He responded...skeptically.

"Today, I will show you something. A fraction of my strength."

Ellis gulped.

Northern looked at him; he still had that stern look, but a small smile graced his lips beautifully.

"It is not to make you fear me or anything. I just want to tell you to never be comfortable with being weak and useless."

'Ouch...'

While that did sting, Ellis paid unwavering attention to the things he was hearing.

Northern stretched his hand up, stretching his body to the left and to the right.

"Crap, after fighting the entire night, my body feels a bit sore."

Ellis scrunched up his eyes and looked inside, then he sharply swung his eyes to Northern.

"Wait, wait, don't tell me..."

Northern cocked his head to the side, his brows knitting in confusion.

"Tell you what?"

"You finally want to fight that thing?" Ellis pointed towards the monster in the mansion.

Northern scoffed, "Finally?"

Ellis narrowed his eyes, trapped in a few beats of silence before his voice managed to break free.

"Wait. You've faced it before?"

Northern nodded, "Yes."

"And you couldn't defeat it and had to run away?"

Northern narrowed his brows in disgust, "No... no way."

Ellis tilted his head back a little and squinted his eyes at Northern, trying to make sense of the things he was saying.

But he only got more confused.

Eventually, he had to ask.

"I don't understand, if you've fought it before... and you didn't lose and run away... did you give up mid-fight?"

Northern shook his head, "No..." A wicked grin slowly formed on his lips. "It surrendered... so I spared it."

Ellis felt his heart drop.