Chapter 201 Traces in the Forest

Aubrey’s POV

At ten o’clock the next morning, we set out right on schedule with Brook. But despite following his lead through the forest for hours, we still found nothing.

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To avoid poisonous insects and pollen, all of us were wrapped up tightly. After eight hours of hiking, we were soaked in sweat–everyone except me. I’d only broken a light sweat. While we rested and ate, I stared at the thick mountain forest ahead, lost in thought.

“Should we keep going?” Perry handed me a bottle of water as he asked.

I glanced at Brook, who looked exhausted and disheartened, then shook my head.

“Based on what they said, that man left around noon and came back by noon the next day. Factoring in how far he could travel and how fast he could move, this area is probably the farthest he could’ve reached. And he came back with a high fever from the virus, so there’s no way he moved quickly. If he came this way, he definitely wouldn’t have gone any farther. We must’ve passed it already.”

The forest here was so dense that it wasn’t surprising we’d missed something. Perry nodded. “You’re right. After lunch, we can search one more hour ahead. If we don’t find anything, we double back and sweep the area we already passed. Sound good?”

and sat down

the bushes. One of the guards spotted it and called out with excitement, “A

small. A spotted deer like this? That was

was better. I caught sight of the deer–and noticed

it! Don’t touch


“Yes, ma’am!”

two warriors. A moment later, they returned with the deer slung between them, its neck

frowned. “You didn’t touch the blood,

their

and examine the body. The blood could

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