Chapter 231 Arrogant Bitch

Chapter 231 Arrogant Bitch

Northern, seeing the direction the conversation was heading, removed his attention from the oppressed Reno and turned to listen to Helena and Raven.

From his point of view, there wasn't much difference between the two in height and stature, although Raven boasted a slightly taller physique.

However, Helena had more muscles, lean and taut, although most of her body was exposed while it was the other way around for Raven.

It was not possible to say if Raven's muscles were as tight as Helena's.

And Northern didn't think so; she still looked tender before his eyes.

Another difference was their faces. Helena had a wild, troublesome face, brunette hair, and beautiful brown eyes, even from the distance he stood.

Raven had jet-black hair—as black as Reno's—distinguished crimson eyes, and a genteel look with a subtle hint of catastrophe managing to weave itself around that gentility.

It was amazing how a straight-looking young girl could be so twisted.

Northern shook his head slightly as he watched both of them, just as Raven said:

"The Sleeping Mountains."

...And Helena began to sweat bullets.

The Sleeping Mountains? That was where they were going.

'I wonder if it's a mountain that sleeps,' Northern bemused jokingly.

He was still paying attention when a froggy chuckle reached him from beneath.

He looked down at the guy chuckling.

Reno was trying to get up and was laughing at the same time, which caused Northern to raise an inquisitive brow.

What in hell was funny?

"While I do admit that you two are a strong bunch... Raven Light and this man..." he coughed and paused.

"Going to the Sleeping Mountains is suicidal."

Northern looked at him with confusion, then he looked at Raven, who was standing opposite him.

His eyes were begging for an explanation.

What exactly were The Sleeping Mountains, to warrant such a reaction from a Sage... and the nonsense that this guy was spitting?

Raven looked at Reno and frowned.

"I don't understand your question. Are you not ambitious?"

Reno's expression froze. For a second, he felt like he was talking to a robot, a programmed, mechanized essence of existence with no common reasoning and emotion.

Reno looked around and freed an exasperated sigh.

"What is there to have ambition about, Raven? Look at us? We are surrounded by nothing but hollowness, horrors left and right. The only thing we can do is survive with whatever we have. Being ambitious in a place like this will ruin whatever is left of the life we have."

Raven was silent, thinking, then she opened her mouth:

"So... you are saying, rather than be ambitious even if it costs your life, you'll rather be a coward, a fool, living in the slavery of your own mind when you could be fighters and liberators who not only fought for the freedom of the life handed to them by a cruel bastard but also for the freedom from fate's gruesome grasp on them."

She shook her head.

"I always knew everyone in Sloria was stupid and unintelligent, I just never thought it was this deep."

Northern's mouth fell open.

What was it with all the sharp words?!

Raven turned to Helena.

"I believe I have said more than enough... I know how dangerous the Sleeping Mountains are, but it is the only way forward."

She looked at Northern.

"Do you have the map?"

Northern nodded, then he turned his head to Reno with a deep frown.

"This guy here also tried to steal it."

His eyes, however, widened the moment he belatedly realized... the owner of the map was still standing amidst them.

And... and... and yet... Raven casually mentioned it like that?

Wasn't the entire point of this operation so that Helena did not find out she was stolen from?

Meanwhile, Helena, whose eyes were tightly closed, with a vein or two threatening to pop out of her forehead, turned to Raven.

Her black rod was already in her hand, grips tightening viciously around it.

With a seething but stifled voice, she said:

"Hey Raven... you." She paused, gripping the rod even tighter, her muscles rolling dangerously. "You... must be a very arrogant bitch."