Chapter 283: Chapter 283: Sorry, I have weak hearing.

As soon as Eren implied what he wanted, Mist's expression turned grim.

If the Devourer was a problem that could be classified as dangerous, then there was another person who truly embodied the term 'Nightmare.'

Even with the four Overlords working together, they had been defeated by him. This was a secret known to almost no one in the world, except for the Four Overlords and the Devourer.

Without the aid of 'those people,' Mist was certain the four Overlords would have died while attempting to seal him.

How could she help that person, especially since it seemed he had already begun to recover? If she did, and he fully regained his strength, would they stand a chance of surviving?

No, even before considering their own survival, what if 'those people' discovered her actions? For the first time in a long while, Mist felt deeply conflicted.

"Even if I give it to you, it can't be used to help him. I'm sure you already know it needs the help of all four Overlords that sealed him. I'm just the one holding it, but I'm not the key," Mist answered, trying to sway Eren.

"Instead of going so far, why not tell us where he is hiding? I promise, all your previous crimes will be forgiven. We will even accept you as an Overlord and arrange a meeting with him for you!"

'A meeting with him? Who is she talking about?' Eren was somewhat confused but he didn't let it show on his face.

The way Mist talked about it, it was clear that Devourer was supposed to know about it. He couldn't just ask her who she was talking about.

At the same time, he couldn't accept her demand. She was literally asking him to hand himself over so he could be killed and then he was going to get rewarded with a meeting?

'Isn't that the same as receiving a coffin as reward after dying? What would I do with her rewards if I'm dead?'

Eren didn't believe her words entirely. They weren't friends so they didn't have any reason to be truthful. He was more prone to believing that she was still trying to trick him.

On the first floor, Prophet came closer to another professor.

He asked, "Who is he?"

Although the Professor was surprised that the Prophet who had the ability to see the future didn't know about that person or this incident.

Still, the person in question was Devourer so he simply gave credit to some unknown ability of Devourer which protected him.

The Professor whispered in response, "He is Devourer. I am sure you heard about him."

'Devourer? How is he still alive? I am sure the book said that he was killed by Necromancer Tower Master. How can he be here?'

Even if the future was changed with his appearance, how could the past itself change? There were only two possibilities. Either the book was wrong or the person in front of him wasn't Devourer.

While he was still pondering over it, Mist returned. She appeared in front of Eren on the ground floor, keeping only ten meters of distance between them to be close enough to catch him after the exchange while also not scaring him.

'Is that it?'

Eren looked at the small red box in Mist's hand. His heartbeat started getting faster. Finally, he didn't have to rely on the temporary unseal talismans.

"Return my daughter first, and I will give it to you," Mist said, raising her hand to reveal the small red box that was made from unknown Materials.

Eren tightened the grip around Sera's throat. "I am sorry, I seem to have weak hearing. Did you say something?"

Mist bit her lower lips as she clenched her fist.

She tossed the small red box to Eren who removed his other hand from Sera's waist and caught the red box.