Chapter 273

As night fell, the silver-grey sports car rolled to a stop at the base of a remote mountain in Northriver. Staring at his phone's GPS, Samuel sighed and muttered, "If I had Karl's number, I could've tracked him, too. Don't keep saying the Hacker God's no match for ShadowWing. Back in the day, before ShadowWing even showed up, didn't you look up to the Hacker God yourself?" That part was technically true. Brandon had admired the Hacker God once. Not that he'd ever admit it. He scoffed. "Please, the Hacker God was overrated. Nothing worth idolizing." Samuel slammed the car door and slung his backpack on. "Just say you worshipped him. No need to act shy. Whatever." Brandon didn't bother arguing. He adjusted his backpack and looked up at the towering mountain, the top still smothered in thick snow. "We should've come earlier during daylight. Who knows what beasts might come out here." Throwing Samuel a sidelong glance, Brandon started hiking up. Even though it was early spring, the snow ha