Dauntless God Of War

Noticing Harold stopping, Evelyn thought he misunderstood her criticizing him, so she hurriedly explained, “What's with you? I'm not talking about you. I'm referring to my sister's kept man. Not only does he depend on a woman for a living, but he's also full of deceitful boasts. I'll never understand how my sister became attracted to him and even trusted him so much.”

She would grit her teeth in exasperation whenever she mentioned Harold.

Hearing that, Harold had the urge to set Evelyn down, turn around, and take off his mask to show her he was the “kept man” who had been risking his life to enter the dreadful forest to save her.

Nonetheless, he figured she wouldn't be able to recognize him in the pitch-black surroundings even if he removed his mask.

Besides, they were in The Poisonous Forest, so the mask was quite helpful as it could effectively shield him from those mosquitoes and other insects.

After pondering for a moment, Harold decided not to dwell on that matter as he fathomed exiting that place as soon as possible took precedence.

With that thought in mind, he continued his journey while carrying Evelyn on his back.

Evelyn found the forest ominous and frightening as it was dark and eerily quiet, so she deliberately initiated conversations with Harold to distract herself.

However, the topics she could come up with were all related to berating Harold.

After listening to her rebuking him for some time, Harold began having the false perception that it was indeed he who caused her to land in that perilous situation.

Not bothering to entertain her, he hurried toward the exit.

Harold abruptly came to a halt after a long time as he sensed he should've walked for almost half an hour.

Judging by the time he took when entering the forest, half an hour should've been sufficient to reach the exit.

After all, Evelyn didn't wander deep into The Poisonous Forest, and he merely used around twenty minutes to locate her earlier.

Not to mention, he even had to divert his attention to track her down at that time.

Since they were now moving at a faster pace, Harold figured they should've arrived outside the forest by now.

However, the environment around them remained unilluminated. Not even the moonlight could filter in through the dense canopy. Hence, he was very certain they were still inside The Poisonous Forest.

To make things worse, the miasma in the surroundings seemed to have thickened.

“I think we're lost,” Harold uttered solemnly.

“Lost? What should we do now?” Evelyn was astounded after hearing his remark. This is not an ordinary forest. This is The Poisonous Forest. If we don't leave soon, we'll be poisoned to death by the miasma even if we don't get attacked by some wild beasts or unknown creatures. A prolonged stay in The Poisonous Forest can only result in inevitable death.