Chapter: 1169

Victor's gaze remained fixed on Shelia.

His eyes became dark as he watched Shelia deftly stow the darts. He gave her a thoughtful Look.

Shelia claimed to have lost her way.

Last night, however, she was able to save him from the wolves. In addition, she had a strong ability to survive in the wild. It was apparent that she wasn't Lost or in need of help at the very least.

Victor was on guard against the girl.

Shelia led the way. Since Victor was injured, she didn't move as quickly as she perhaps could if he was in perfect condition.

They strolled the forest for about forty minutes, and they still hadn't come out.

The temperature was surging upwards into the triple-digit range.

Shelia used her hand to block out the sun as she wiped away the sweat from her.

“Why do I feel like we've been traveling in circles?"

Victor, too, came to a halt.

“This is the third time we've come across this tree," he said, looking at the trunk near him.

Shelia's eyes widened in amazement.

"Really? How did I not notice it?"

She walked rapidly over to the tree and scowled.

“Are you sure? Here, every tree has the same appearance. Could you be wrong? So much time has passed. We've possibly been going round and round in circles, which is really absurd."

"This tree has a slight fracture," Victor said.

Shelia followed Victor's lead and discovered the fracture he had indicated.

"Wow! How every observant of you!"

Victor remained silent. He wondered whether Shelia was genuinely pretending or she honestly didn't know.

Shelia's response revealed that she was completely unaware of the fact that they were circling.

But could someone have traveled the same route three times in a row without question? Was Shelia stalling for time?

Shelia had no idea what Victor was thinking at the time. Her gaze remained fixed on the crack, and she couldn't help but sigh.

"Van, you are quite sharp."

"I was under the impression that you were already aware of this."