Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine-Chapter 172 - 171- Hunt(2)

The plan was sudden, however, since Natasha wanted to test something in Alex’s presence, no one said anything against it. In the first place, it was for Jullie’s betterment, so rejecting the hunting proposal was not even a possibility.

Akron also accompanied them to the nearest forest, where they could hunt a few beasts without restriction.

"This forest is under the Monarch’s protection. Only Lady Natasha comes here seldom to vent." Angelina informed them as she walked with the others, while Natasha and Alex walked a few steps ahead of them.

Edric rubbed his arm with the other hand, as he said, "It’s quite cold here. I should have brought my coat..." Edric thought that since they were going hunting, having a coat would be bothersome.

"Here," Suddenly, Alex turned towards him and threw a fur coat in his direction.

Edric caught it and thanked the guy, "Seriously, having a storage skill is very useful."

"I never heard that when I only had that skill," Alex spoke sarcastically while looking over his shoulder.

Edric heaved a sigh, "Well, people don’t appreciate things until they don’t find the dire necessity of it. Take my strategies for an example."

Alex rolled his eyes...he didn’t even want to talk about it.

Edric scoffed before he turned towards Jullie and asked, "You remember my assessment, right? And the tournament? Even after that, Alex says that I can’t make a strategy."

Jullie smiled at the boy, "Your battle IQ is high. You can make proactive decisions during a battle, but prior planning is not something I am sure about."

The chest, which was puffing with pride, deflated by the last remark she left.

Alex shook his head as he looked back forward and found that they were entering the deeper part of the forest. The echoes of birds hooting and the growls of beasts were quite profound around the area.

"You are suppressing your presence quite well..." Alex complimented the woman beside him. Better than anyone in the group, Natasha has concealed her Soul Energy brilliantly, to the point where Alex had to turn to her to know that she still was there.

Although Alex hasn’t seen her fighting until now, he knows that she is strong. After all, she completely thrashed Allen back then when he came to propose a brilliant plan to Monarch so he could trap Alex.

And coupled with her recent evolution to the third stage, there was no doubt that she was on a whole other level.

’As of now, she can easily win against Rebecca....however, if she focuses on her training and does what I asked her, then Rebecca might as well...’

"You are thinking of another woman?" Natasha suddenly asked, with a sidelong glance.

Alex raised his brows...why does it matter to her?

"I...how long does it take to reach there?" Alex shifted the conversation, not really knowing how he should continue this talk. What’s with her?

[She has always been like this. Possessive toward her people.]

Alex was momentarily startled upon hearing that voice in his head—but he continued walking just in the same second as he paused.

The childish voice of Curse made him wonder, ’Do you know Natasha?’

[I do. She and several others were detached from my body at some point. I gave them some of my powers to continue my legacy....or something along those lines.]

"..." Alex was rendered speechless. The Curse gave birth to Natasha...then that means...

"That diary...it was yours." Alex purposely spoke that aloud, and considering how Natasha flinched at his words, with her feet coming to a halt, Alex knew that he hit the nail.

A rosy blush appeared on her cheeks, which was quite strange, as Natasha glared at Alex, "How do you know about it?"

The other four were completely unaware of the situation, so all they could do was stare at them in confusion.

"So I am right. It was you whose diary I read...damn, I never thought you were my daughter."

"Eh?!"

"...huh?"

"What the .. " Three different reactions from three different people. Akron just stared at them with a dumbfounded look.

Natasha’s eyes widened as she stared at him for a couple of seconds before she stomped on the ground and walked away.

[Your timing is not right at all. You even declared it in front of so many people.]

Alex also believed that he might be a little insensitive there, so he turned towards others and said, "Just a joke to lighten the mood, but it seems I went a little too far."

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Edric heaved a sigh while shaking his head, "That was not even a joke. You outright started blabbering nonsense."

If Alex could have told them, Edric wouldn’t have called it nonsense.

"You shouldn’t make such jokes, Alex." Jullie softly chided.

The silver head nodded, "Understood."

They soon reached a clearing, following Natasha’s lead where she stood atop a small boulder and calmed down her breathing first.

...as she thought, they have actually merged. Natasha wasn’t sensing things wrong. He indeed had him within him.

"So what are we doing here?" Edric asked casually, with his hands folded inside the fur coat.

Natasha looked at Jullie before telling her, "Soon, a beast will appear. You need to hunt it but don’t consume its blood."

Jullie looked slightly troubled, however, since this test was necessary for her to ensure that she wouldn’t end up hurting someone in the future, she nodded.

"Okay, I am ready."

Natasha glanced at Alex, before uttering, "Do not interfere...any of you."

Naturally, no one spoke anything against it before Natasha released very faint blood lust.

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*Grr*

A slow growl arrived from the dense forest—a growl of warning.

The beast let out a warning growl, a clear sign for intruders to back off. But Natasha didn’t stop—her bloodlust only surged, a direct challenge to its authority.

Soon, a blur of white lunged from the forest, and everyone realized that it was a snow leopard whom Natasha aggravated.

Jullie also launched from her spot, meeting the beast mid-air and using her newfound strength to push it down

"*GRUEGH*" The beast howled as it landed on the ground and looked at the prey in front of it.

Jullie also remained crouched, looking back into the eye of her prey.

Her stance, the blood lust she emanated, was completely different from her past self—the person used to rely more on her magic.

The snow leopard lunged at Jullie again, its claws flashing in the cold air. But she was faster. With a sharp step to the side, she dodged effortlessly, her movements light and precise. Before the beast could recover, she struck—her hand darting out like a whip, smashing into its ribs.

CRACK!

The leopard yowled, its body flung sideways from the sheer force. But Jullie wasn’t done. She dashed forward, closing the distance in a blink, her foot slamming into its side. The beast tumbled across the ground, sending up a spray of snow and dirt.

It tried to rise, growling, its muscles tensing for another attack. Jullie’s crimson eyes gleamed. She vanished—reappearing right above it. With a downward kick, she split the Beast’s head open.

Blood was sent flying, tainting her face and jeans.

The beast twitched but didn’t rise.

The fight was already over.

Her eyes widened, her body twitching in hunger.

This was the first time in days that she was exposed to so much blood...the hunger she had been feeling for the past few days...the extricating pain she felt because of lack of blood....everything came flooding back.

*Dhak*

She fell to her knees, weakened by her desires.

Alex clenched his fist in nervousness while Edric held his breath in anticipation.

Behind his back, Akron was also tightly clenching his fist in anxiety as he saw his sister struggling to choose between humanity and hunger.

Jullie raised her hand and clutched the leopard’s head.

Natasha’s legs tensed, prepared to lunge toward the girl before she could ruin all the progress she had made.

However, under everyone’s astonished gaze, Jullie picked up the three-meter-long animal before throwing it away.

Even the blood sticking to her hands was intentionally wiped against the snow so it doesn’t

keep distracting her.

Rising from the ground, she turned towards the group.

Her crimson eyes met with Alex’s...trying to find something that could assure her.

And when she saw warmth and relief in Alex’s eyes...Jullie knew that she could still hope to have a normal life.

As she walked back towards the group, Natasha spoke, "Now, go ahead and consume Alex’s blood."

Jullie’s eyes widened...she just had fought against her desires so much right now. And now, she was asking her to feast on her favorite blood?!

"Won’t that...throw her out of control?" Akron asked, with a frown marring his face.

Natasha grinned, "That’s the point. I want her to control her desire and consume only the bare minimum. This will allow us to know how good her control over her blood lust is."

That made Jullie nervous, while Alex exasperatedly looked at the Vampire Princess, "You really are brutal."

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