ushernet Chapter 233 A Strange And Odd Combination [Part 1]
Chapter 233 A Strange And Odd Combination [Part 1]
Chapter 233 A Strange And Odd Combination [Part 1]
She glanced at Northern.
While Helena raised an eyebrow, then lowered both afterwards.
"Are you insane? Even Afkon wouldn't dream of challenging a Maelstrom-rank monster, much less an apex danger level. Stop with all your nonsense. Raven, just leave."
Raven shook her head.
"I am telling you, we three can kill that monster... hasn't that always been your lifelong goal? To get back at it for all the cruel things it had made people do to each other."
Helena stared at her as she continued.
"Northern here has resistance to mind attacks, and you also have your way of protecting yourself."
"What about you?" Helena interrupted, "You are vulnerable to it and might end up blurting out all the cruel things you've got planned."
Raven carved a pale smile.
"I'll be fine, or so I believe. I'll be sane enough to land meaningful attacks here and there."
Northern, however, stepped forward. He looked at Helena, then at Raven, and then Helena again.
Both of them looked back, paused, and observed him. Điscover new chapters at novelhall.com
Observing him closely.
He was barely five meters away from them, Reno was still standing back—eight meters.
"I have something that will protect you from mind attacks. So yes... it should be possible."
Raven's eyes widened.
"Oh... you do..."
Helena looked at him, looked at Raven who seemed stunned, and looked at him again.
'What the hell is it with these two... seems so strange.'
Northern sighed.
"Look, I'm not a fan of whatever you have planned in your head. Neither do I reckon getting in trouble when it could be avoided. But if we can have a Sage among us, I'm sure it will go a long way. Plus, there would be a lady much more experienced and sane than you."
Helena stared, dumbfounded.
Raven, by the way, glanced at Helena and returned her gaze to Northern.
"Don't you feel like you might be overestimating her a little? I mean, she was practically my teacher."
"Hey, you bitch! Do you realize I'm here?!"
"But you are right. Having her on our side would be a great addition."
Helena looked at both of them.
"Aren't you two missing a great detail here? The monster that you are talking about is a Maelstrom-rank, apex danger level. It's probably the highest you both have ever faced."
"You're right. While I've faced a Maelstrom-rank before... I don't think it was apex level."
Raven facepalmed herself and sighed.
"Yes... this is Terence, I didn't want to bring her in yet because I knew how freaked out you would be about me bringing such a person out. But she insisted she would go with me. She too, after all, needs to get stronger."
She paused, eyes digging deep into Helena's surprised stare. Then she added:
"Do you believe now that we can defeat the monster in the woods?"
Helena turned to her with a slight frown.
"No, I don't."
Then she turned her eyes to the Oracle.
"But I want to give it a try..."
She looked at Northern.
"There's this guy who makes me very uncomfortable..." she looked at Raven, "there's you... a stubborn bitch." Then she looked at Terence.
"And you are carrying an embodiment of holiness; this young girl is the closest to the voice of Ul one can ever be."
She paused and was silent for a couple of seconds. Then she smiled.
"Maybe... just maybe, we can really defeat the monster in the woods. If we do... I'll go with you to the Sleeping Mountains, and if we don't, if I see that we'll be losing anyone, I'll prioritize running away, and I will never see you again."
Raven smiled and nodded, then she looked to the front.
"What about you?"
Reno, from the distance, let out a shy laughter.
"Me? I can't possibly betray Afkon, and I'm not impressive on the battlefield; there's no way I can be of significant help to you. I'll just go back to Afkon and tell him I was not able to steal the map."
Helena narrowed her eyes, lingered for a moment, and asked:
"Reno. Why did Afkon want the map? He isn't even interested in going anywhere, for all I know."
Reno was silent for a while, then he said:
"I don't know either... Afkon just asked me to come get it... he had been monitoring you and knew when you took it from the ruins of Alcava. Also..."
He turned his eyes to Raven.
"I think you might have a traitor in your stronghold."
With that, he turned.
"I sincerely hope you guys kill the monster in the woods and come back from the Sleeping Mountains. I too... would have loved to be ambitious, Raven..."
He was silent...
"...but you know, it isn't just that simple for us..."
Then he sighed.
"Nevermind, the likes of you would never understand."
He walked away.