Offer

*Ding*

[A compulsory quest has arrived.]

[Accept her offer.]

[Reward: Instant level up, 5 attribute points.]

[Failure: Death.]

A series of notifications materialized right in front of Silas immediately after Kara finished speaking, and he glanced at the notification to see what it was all about.

Scanning through it, Silas's eyes widened slightly in shock.

'The quest is to accept her offer and failure is death? This system is trying to force me into accepting it without giving me a choice!' Silas exclaimed internally, his gaze fixated on the screen floating in front of him.

Silas doubted the words of Kara. The whole backstory she told him sounded like a lie to him, and he assumed Kara was only trying to deceive him so she could exploit him in the future.

He contemplated turning down her offer and also pleading with her to keep it a secret, but right now it seemed he didn't have much of a choice anymore.

His only option was to accept. If he failed to do that, his heart would stop, and he would die.

'The system said I was the host. It will do everything to protect the host. If it wants me to accept Kara's offer, it means she's telling the truth and not deceiving me,' Silas pondered, his fingers rubbing his chin and a look of contemplation evident on his face.

Seeing the other wasn't saying anything and all he was doing was stare at her chest, Kara frowned and voiced out.

"Are you going to give me a reply, you pervert?!" she voiced out angrily.

Kara's voice snapped Silas out of his train of thoughts, and he shifted his gaze towards her face.

"Pervert?" he blurted in bewilderment.

"You were busy staring at my breast, moron!" Kara replied with her face bright red in anger.

"Ah, no, no, I wasn't!" Silas's eyes widened in disbelief after hearing Kara's words.

He was only staring at the system's notification that was floating in front of Kara, and since he was the only one who could see the screen, Kara assumed he was a pervert and was busy glaring at her breast.

"Whatever," she spat. "So, what do you say?"

Silas took a deep breath in and out before speaking up. "You're sure you won't double-cross me in the future?"

"Now, why would I do that? My only intention is to train you and guide you through your journey. I have no ulterior motives. And with my connections in this academy, I will make sure your secret is safe until you graduate," Kara bellowed with a sincere look on her face.

Silas nodded as he took a step closer to her. "I accept your offer, then," Silas affirmed, and they both shook hands.

Silas still gripped Kara's hand for a few moments as he spoke, "But let me tell you. If you have any intentions of betraying me or something, I suggest you do it now while I'm weak. If it happens sometime in the future when I'm stronger, you will learn why it's called the Apex Mutant. And you will learn the hard way."

Silas stated in a menacing tone that was barely above a whisper before letting go of Kara's hand and exited the rooftop.

Kara stood there, stunned by what just happened. Silas's words came as a surprise to her, and she was caught off guard.

'Was that fear I felt just now?' Kara pondered internally as she watched Silas walk away.

Feeling afraid wasn't a common thing for Kara. She wasn't the type of person who's afraid of anyone. Even if the person is far stronger than her, she would still maintain her confidence.

But the case of Silas was different.

The words Silas spoke, his deep and menacing tone, sent shivers down her spine and made her heart pound in her chest.

'At least he's on my side now. Let's see how the future goes,' Kara pondered internally.

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Silas could be seen walking down the hallway after his meeting with Kara, his gaze fixed on the screen in front of him.

[You have leveled up.]

[You have gained 5 attribute points.]

Silas wasn't too focused on the reward notifications because his gaze was fixed on a separate screen.

[Reminder: Your soul points are critically low.]

[Consume a soul to restore points before the countdown begins.]

Silas had planned on luring Caleb out of the cafeteria and consuming his soul earlier, but after Kara's intervention, his plan was ruined.

'I have to find a way to restore these points before tomorrow,' Silas mused before arriving in front of a door.

From where he stood, he could hear people grunting and shouting inside.

*Hyah! Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!*

Silas pushed the door open and stepped inside the place. Upon entering, Silas glanced around.

The space resembled a vast dojo with punching bags and dumbbells scattered about. A group of students in red gi stood in the center of the dojo, punching the air as the sensei commanded. With each punch, a *"Hyah!"* echoed through the room.

Silas took his shoes off and made his way into the changing room. He swiftly dressed in the red gi like the rest and exited the room before going to join the line.

As he joined the line, the students couldn't help but turn their heads and glare at him in disdain.

Caleb had already spread the news that Silas probably consumed an energy pill, which was why he was able to defeat him and his friends.

Energy pills are items obtained from a certain type of mutant known as the Rascal Tier.

The Rascal Tier is part of the mutant classification but is given a separate name due to how aggressive and dangerous they are. All they think about is hunting and killing, with no intelligence whatsoever.

If a person with no ability consumes an energy pill, their strength and speed will be heightened, but it will also make the person dangerous like the Rascals.

"Class, we have a celebrity in our midst," the sensei training the students spoke after catching sight of Silas. "I heard what you did to my son, Griswold," he added, his face bright red in anger.