A Strange Design

"Regardless, I will find her." I asserted. Moreover, Ellie was not dead yet; finding her sooner would spare her some suffering.

Jesse fell silent for a moment. "So, I can only tell you that the forest center is indeed very dangerous. You fell into traps before, right? In fact, I have fallen a few times myself. After entering once by chance, I never dared to go in again."

Hearing this, we realized that there might still be a chance for us to enter. After thanking him, we continued on our way. I caught a glimpse of Jesse glancing at us after walking a distance. It seemed strange, but with the current situation, we couldn't dwell on it and temporarily set it aside.

As expected, we fell into another pit this time. Jesse, who had returned to the pit's edge, looked at us with a helpless expression and started pulling us up with some tools.

A pleasant fragrance wafted through my nostrils, and the shadow guards did not appear. Most likely, Jesse had handled them.