Chapter 271 Down Below [Part 2]

Chapter 271 Down Below [Part 2]

Northern plunged deep into the depths of clouds, rustling through the intertwined vines.

With his weight, it was arduous for his momentum to cease abruptly, even though the vines were plentiful.

But it was seriously reduced, such that the damage from his fall was minimized enough for the Night Terror armor to absorb and dispel it.

After falling into the swamp, Northern laid there for a minute, having covered his face with the helmet of the armor and currently resembling a vile abomination laying in the water.

Gazing at the clouds.

From this vantage point, they were like skies, obscuring every single thing above.

Moreover, the lower parts of the pillars could nowhere be seen.

Which meant they were floating above the clouds.

Or was it all because of the clouds that they were floating?

Who knows, there could be some metaphysical concept at play in their gravitational field.

Northern had never encountered a floating stone, neither did he ever think it would be possible.

Of course, that kind of mentality was from his past life. Right now, he was open-minded... very.

He got up after thinking for a while and observed his surroundings—which was not a difficult task.

Despite the fact that his entire surroundings were obstructed by thick white clouds, he could easily pierce through the veil with Chaos Eyes and discern what lay ahead.

And there was nothing.

The swamp extended forward, and that was all his eyes saw... the swamp continually going forward.

Northern looked back; far behind, over three hundred meters away, was the base of a rock, which he believed was the hill they had climbed before starting to jump on the floating pillars.

He sighed and looked ahead.

The only way forward was ahead of him.

Sighing one last time, Northern dispelled the helmet of the armor and summoned the Shadow Cloak.

Then, covering his head with it, he began his journey forward.

He continued walking, watching as the dense light of the depths transitioned into absolute darkness.

Soon, he could be seen walking forward like a moving wraith of darkness, unmoved by the eerie sounds that crawled around him.

Northern continued forward, bored in his mind.

Even if he wanted to rest, he couldn't, as it wasn't like he would sit down inside the swampy water.

Sometimes when he trudged forward, his steps were often held back by stubborn vines, and they would seem so alive, as if begging him not to go forward.

Some would be so strong that Northern wouldn't be able to cut free with his sheer force; he'd have to use the Mortal Blade.

And so he knew that it was possible that should he lose guard and decide to rest, he could get kidnapped by the vines.

As the waters cleared, a massive creature was revealed before his eyes.

Not that he didn't already know what it was, so there was no hint of surprise on his face.

In fact, the envisage of his helmet carried a vile, unreadable expression, one that hinted at only darkness.

Beneath them, however, his eyes were brimming with heightened resolve.

He was finally alone again,

Oh, how he missed the bliss of being alone.

He could finally go all out without having to worry about anything.

—

Helena landed on the next hill, Raven and Terence were there waiting for them.

Terence looked behind her and frowned slightly, then she looked at Helena.

"I don't see Northern."

Helena's face contorted somberly, her countenance fell, and she bit down on her lips.

"He fell."

Raven glared at her.

"Helena..."

She looked up, her eyes were deeply furrowed; she was fiercely angry.

Raven's eyes widened as she saw Helena's face. She could tell that look; she could tell that the Feral Sage was incredibly mad at herself.

It wasn't enough to let her off the hook for letting Northern fall just like that.

But at this point, saying nothing regarding the entire situation was probably the best solution.

She was silent for a few moments.

Then Terence spoke.

"None of us... especially Northern, would have just let you fall like that."

"I..." Helena wanted to talk but stopped midway.

Raven let out a pale smile and suddenly pierced her with a crimson glare, saying:

"Continue forward, protect her even if your life depends on it."

Terence looked at Raven.

"Rave..."

Before she could completely call her, Raven dove into the depths below.