Chapter 42: Reina’s Sincere Heart

"Are you scared?"

The question caught Reina by surprise.

To be honest, she was terrified. Raven had turned out to be capable of being very cruel to others.

Even so, his behavior didn’t make her hate him. If anything, she actually... kind of liked it.

In this survival test, everyone was an enemy. They all had only one goal: to become one of the hundred survivors.

Taking a deep breath to calm herself, she looked at Raven seriously.

"I’m scared. But..."

She clenched her right hand tightly.

"I know what you’re doing is the right thing. Everyone in this test is an enemy. There are no friends here—only people who are useful to you."

"Oh?" Raven raised an eyebrow. He reached out and gently brushed her lips. "Then aren’t you afraid I’m just using you?"

Thump!

Reina’s heart pounded as her face flushed red like a tomato.

"I..."

She clenched her teeth and steeled her resolve.

"I’m not afraid! I’m sure you’re not that kind of person!"

Memories of their time together over the past two days flooded her mind.

Raven had plenty of chances to kill her and steal her points. But he didn’t.

Instead, he had actually helped her level up and earn group points.

Now, Leo’s group had managed to break into the top fifty, which meant Reina was guaranteed a safe spot.

Raven looked into her serious, sincere eyes. A smile unconsciously formed on his face.

"You really are so naive."

He gently pinched her cheek.

Reina’s face flushed even redder, but she didn’t look away. It was as if she wanted to prove just how sincere her words were.

Raven withdrew his hand and glanced at the six lifeless bodies lying on the floor.

"Gluttony," he whispered as he reached out his hand.

Whoosh!

A black portal appeared above him. Black tentacles lined with rows of teeth emerged from it and devoured the six corpses.

Moments later, all that remained was a pile of bones.

Raven closed his eyes, savoring the surge of power coursing through every cell in his body.

"Open my profile."

[STATUS]

Name: Raven Draxel

Age: 27

Nickname: The Most Disgusting Bastard in the World

Level:17 (1500/80,000)

Talents: Strength (B), Endurance (B), Intelligence (S), Magic (D), Agility (C), Speed (C), Charisma (S), Vitality (A)

Class: Necromancer

Summoned Subordinate: Migel (12)

First Awakening: None

Second Awakening: None

Third Awakening: None

Skills: Gluttony (F) 1000/5000, Appraisal (S), Shadow Movement (F), Slick Tongue (A), Woman Satisfaction Technique (S)

Storage: One box of XXL Condoms

Love Points: 9000

Description: You have begun your journey as the most terrifying bastard in the world. Your very existence is an anomaly that should not exist. Your future is bleak, and no one can see it—not even the gods.

After checking his Gluttony skill, Raven nodded in satisfaction.

Over the past two days, he had been hunting in several different locations. Since he hadn’t wanted to go all out, his haul wasn’t particularly large.

On top of that, he had let Reina land many of the finishing blows. That way, her position on the leaderboard would remain secure.

"Let’s go," Raven said.

Reina gave a slight nod, but her gaze remained fixed on the pile of bones on the floor. She had already seen Raven’s skill before, but she still had to admit...

It was really creepy.

But Reina didn’t feel disgusted. Raven’s Gluttony skill was somewhat similar to her own. The only difference was how the two skills worked.

The two of them then walked away, leaving the Hall of Judgment behind.

...

Two days was a long time. In those two days, the chaos at the ancient site had only gotten worse.

There had been at least two hundred fifty groups before, with three people in each group.

But after just two days, that number had dropped to two hundred thirty groups. That meant sixty people had either been killed by other players or eaten by monsters.

The leaderboard was constantly changing, especially among the top ten.

Team Victor and Team Melissa were currently leading the rankings. They kept trading places between second and third, with both teams already having more than 9,000 points.

However, Team Raven was still holding onto first place with 24,000 points.

Seeing that only made the other players even more determined.

They frantically searched for the "Raven Group," hoping to take them out and steal their points.

If they could do that, claiming first place would no longer be just a dream.

Unfortunately, Raven, Claire, and Rose seemed to have made a secret pact to keep a low profile, even though they hadn’t seen each other since two days ago.

As a result, the players’ efforts were naturally in vain.

...

"Damn it!"

A burly red-haired man punched the wall beside him.

The blow was so powerful that the wall seemed like it was about to collapse.

"This is so frustrating!" he growled. "The Raven Group are a bunch of cowards! They never show their faces, and all our efforts are going to waste. You bastards!"

The other five men remained silent as they listened to him. Each of them looked just as fierce as the red-haired man.

A brown-haired man with a scar on the right side of his face looked at him indifferently.

"That’s only natural, buddy. Put yourself in the Raven Group’s shoes. Would you show yourself?"

The question caught the red-haired man by surprise. He thought about it for a moment and realized the man had a point.

"You’re right." He let out a long sigh.

But the next moment, his expression darkened again.

"Still, we have to find them. Those 24,000 points... Ugh! I really want to devour them!"

He opened the leaderboard and stared at the name "Raven Group" with a hungry gaze.

The others also wore fierce expressions.

"Don’t get too greedy. And hide those expressions. They’re... disgusting."

A deep voice came from behind them.

When they saw who was speaking, they hurriedly hid their expressions.

The man walked toward them and sat down on the pile of human bodies beneath him.

He had a commanding presence. He was tall, but his muscles weren’t as prominent as those of the burly men around him.

His black hair fell to his shoulders, framing a pair of sharp, piercing, blood-red eyes.

He wore nothing but bear-skin armor, leaving his muscular chest clearly exposed.

Most striking of all was the snake tattoo on his left chest. Its design looked both intimidating and frightening.

The red-haired man and the brown-haired man lowered their heads.

"Welcome, Captain!" Kael greeted him.

The others quickly followed suit.

Victor gave a slight nod.

"How was the hunt? Did you guys get a lot of points?"

The red-haired Kael answered respectfully, "We did, Captain! My group and I took down at least ten Rank 10 monsters. We’re currently in second place, 500 points ahead of Team Melissa."

Victor nodded in satisfaction after hearing the report.

"Excellent. And what about you, Thomas?"

His gaze shifted toward the brown-haired man.

Thomas cleared his throat.

"We did perfectly, Captain. There were seven—no, nine—players we managed to kill. I’ve collected all their points. My team is currently ranked fifth."

Victor nodded again, seemingly pleased with the report.

"You’ve done a great job."

He turned toward a tall man with blue hair.

"Tony, give each of them a potion."

Everyone’s faces lit up at those words.

They eagerly looked toward Tony.

Tony reached into his pocket and pulled out six blue potions.

As soon as the six burly men received them, they downed the potions without hesitation.

"Phew! That’s delicious! My strength went up by a few points too!" Thomas said excitedly.

Kael nodded in agreement.

"If I could drink this every day, reaching Level 14 wouldn’t be impossible."

Victor simply smiled at their excited expressions.

"Anyway, let’s discuss the main issue."

He rested both elbows on his thighs.

His expression turned cold as he said indifferently, "The Raven Group... We need to come up with a way to find them."