Chapter 280: Chapter 280: Touching the Untouchable

Eren knew about something when she kept it a secret. It gave his words a little credibility, especially since she didn't even consider the possibility that he was the one who killed Aster.

"I was so scared that I hid for a long time before finally coming out. I still feel a chill run down my spine when I think about that moment," Eren said, raising his hand to show that they were still trembling.

"I didn't know where to go as I was worried that the monster might come for me as well," he quickly added, not giving Mist time to poke holes in his story.

While speaking, he kept stepping closer to Mist, in turn getting closer to her daughter who was standing right behind her.

"The only one who can protect me... The only one who can help me is you. In exchange for your protection, I am willing to tell you everything!" he said, justifying his reason for coming here.

If he saw someone wipe out the entire city, leaving no witness. It was understandable for him to be scared that the killer might come back for him, feeling insulted that he failed to kill all witnesses.

He had seen even Aster, known to be amongst the strongest Heroes, die right before him. He could not go to someone weaker than Aster and expect to be protected.

When even Aster couldn't strong that person, how could a weaker hero do so? He needed someone stronger to survive.

The only person who could actually be considered stronger than Aster was Mist! There were no flaws in his story except one.

The killer had killed Aster who could even control space. He wiped out everyone in the city, leaving no witnesses.

Did it make sense for him to not notice a survivor when he had enough mastery of space to even block Aster from leaving?

'Whatever. If he actually saw the person, maybe I can finally find out why the plot changed so much.' he observed Eren carefully, not realizing that the person who was actually changing the plot was right in front of his eyes.

Soon, his lips twitched as he watched Eren step forward, holding Mist's hand, still looking like he was scared after remembering the past incident.

'Isn't this bastard taking too much liberty?' He bit his lower lip, frustrated. He had a little crush on Mist. He was even trying to get close to her, only keeping the Sea Dragon Queen as a backup option.

Watching another man hold the hands of his crush was frustrating.

The others had even more extreme reactions. The Professors were stunned to see Eren suddenly grab Mist's hand.

"T-that man is truly a Monster! He should not exist! He will kill me! Please save me! I will help you find him!" Eren exclaimed, holding Mist's hand, being only at an arm distant from her daughter.

Mist was also taken aback as someone held his hand out of nowhere.

Mist thought of kicking Eren away for this, but she didn't do that as she was worried that he might die. He was an important witness to her, especially since she already had a rough estimate about the Killer's identity.

She just didn't understand how he was able to do that as his strength should still be sealed even if he was alive. Only this witness could tell her everything that happened there, so she couldn't kill him.

Pulling her hand back, she subconsciously stepped back. She didn't realize that this worked out in Eren's favor as now her daughter was closer to him than her.

"A-are you not going to protect me?" Still seemingly scared, Eren stepped forward. However, the fear in his eyes suddenly disappeared before he even landed his next step.