Seven Sins System Chapter 28: Escape From The Whispering Forest

Seven Sins System Chapter 28. Escape From The Whispering Forest

Almost two hours had passed since my last report and I was sure the academy would not standstill. Due to the previous attack and the dangerous terrain, I predicted they would send drones to look for us.

Although I could use my Teleportation to get out of the forest and beco the hero of the day, Julia and I decided to pretend. We wanted to show that we didn't go through all this easily and avoid the academy's suspicions.

After using my Teleportation skill to approach 2 kiloters from the exit, we turned our communication device on.

A male voice imdiately called us.

"Dr. Allen, do you copy?"

"Yeah, I can hear you," I said in a panting breath.

"Report your status!"

"I have got Julia. We are safe and sound. I will send our location to you. Please guide us," I said.

Another male voice accompanied by a ruckus answered .

"Krrk--- krkkk... Julia! Julia! Can you hear ?"

"Mr. Theo, please sit down!" another male voice ca from it.

"Shut up! Julia, speak to ! Are you okay?" said Theo again. From his voice I guessed Theo snatched the communication device from the operator and refused to return it.

I turned to Julia. She gave a sour expression in response. Reluctantly, she pressed her communication device and answered.

"I'm fine. Don't worry. Dr. Allen has healed my wound."

"Please wait for , Julia! I will pick you up! I will save you!" He sounded like the hero who would save the princess from an evil dark lord in a cliche fairytale, totally ignoring what Julia said.

Oh, wait... That was kinda right. I was indeed so kind of an evil dark lord. The difference was, that I was the one who safe her, made the princess fall in love with , and fucked her. So yeah, he was wayyy too late.

Julia cringed so hard at his 'late heroic intentions'. While I looked the other way and covered my mouth to suppress my laughter. I thought all these heroic things had expired but it seed that so people still like to play like heroes.

"I'm perfectly fine. I have Dr. Allen with . Just stay at the academy, Theo," she said. I bet she could already imagine what would happen if he ca.

"Yes, I know he's with you. That's why I have to pick you up!" he answered eagerly.

I couldn't hold my laughter upon it and decided to let my voice out.

"That's enough, Theo!" A woman's voice ca from the device. From her elegant and firm voice, I bet it was Katrina.

"We've got your location. The chairwoman is thinking about sending you a helicopter. Is there an open field near you?" the operators asked.

"We only saw trees," I replied.

"Can you see the sun?"

"Yes."

"Follow the sun. It will lead you to the exit. We will send vehicles to pick you up. Please avoid any monsters along the way as best as you can," he instructed.

"Roger that!" I said before I hang up.

"So... What are we going to do?" asked Julia. They would need so ti before they got here.

"Evening walk, of course," I said simply.

Again, two tentacles popped out of my back and turned into a worm monster that quickly snuck into the ground. They would be my bodyguards for this boring walk. If other monsters ca near us, my tentacles would grab and eat them. Just like what the Antlion did to Julia.

"Sounds boring," she said.

"Indeed. But we have no choice," I shrugged and started walking. Rather than in the forest, we acted as if we were taking a walk in the park.

"So what do you want for dinner?" she asked, walking leisurely by my side even though so monsters had noticed our presence.

"Anything is fine as long as it's edible," I said casually.

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The sun almost set when we arrived at the forest exit. We ran quickly through the bushes and trees, trying to escape from a 5 ters weasel monster behind us. Above us, a drone followed us. That was why we put up on this act.

"Julia, another one at 1 o'clock. We have to engage them now or they will follow us to the vehicle," I shouted.

She clicked her tongue in annoyance.

"Tch! I will take care of the one on the back first! Support !"

I used my Devil's Blessing skill.

Swiftly, Julia leaped onto the trunk of a large tree beside us, making it a foothold before she jumped again and slashed her whip at the monster behind us.

While I gritted my teeth and used my barrier to hold back the monster that ca from in front of us.

- Brak!

The monster crashed into my barrier and tried to break through. But my barrier held it.

"Move!" she ordered as soon as she finished killing the monster behind us.

Like a good team, I ducked down, letting her whip pass over my head to kill the monster. At the sa ti, I snapped my fingers to cancel my barrier. The transparent barrier in front of shattered into pieces. Then her whip slashed the monster's eyes.

The monster scread in pain. But he wasn't dead yet, so I took out my ergency dagger on the side of my boot and stabbed him right in the chest.

Blood spurted from the wound. He struggled and groaned in pain for a few seconds before he finally fell and didn't move anymore.

Even though killing monsters with a dagger like this was kinda la for , I had no other choice but to do it. They would suspect if they found out I was not using my dagger at all. I was the only one who helped Julia and I didn't have any other weapon besides that dagger. It was impossible if I didn't use it at all. At least with this, I could cover the blade with blood.

"C'mon!" said Julia. Again, we moved through the forest.