Chapter 40 - Food chain

 While Jason felt like returning home and closing the doors and pretending that he was asleep, he wasn't the type to run away from problems. It was better to solve them instead of letting them snowball. Besides, he had rested enough.

 Eventually, Helena's flashlight revealed Jason's position… since the group came from the North, perhaps Jason had to blame himself for that since they used the road in the forest that he had created.

"You… I had the feeling that you were the one here, but…" Helena furrowed her eyebrows in surprise.

"Your words contradict your actions," Jason said. "Are you looking for me, officer? I don't have any weed with me, so sorry."

"I have been disrespected by a lot of men who made light of me for my gender and for being in this job, so this is… but I have other worries now," Helena said while massaging her eyebrows. "Are you one of them? It looks like you have killed most of the monsters in the area."

"One of who?" Jason asked.