Chapter 264

---- Chapter 264 Right after Giselle ran into the thick of the woods, she continued to run in the direction of downhill. She had plans to hide herself in the thick of the woods and only descend the hill using the narrow paths when it was dark, so she could head toward a town not too far away to look for a car. Even though the thick woods weren't as terrifying as the primeval forests, since they weren't as steep or as dangerous, the thickness of the woods caused visibility within them to be very low.

Being entirely covered with dried leaves and branches made it difficult for one to get their bearings right. However, her biggest worry at that moment wasn't being trapped in the mountains, but whether Orin and his men. would find her. She only wished at that moment for the woods to be as thick as they could be, since the thicker the woods, the harder it was for them to find her. Even if she had to starve to death in the mountains, it would be far better than being tortured to death by them upon being captured.

She tried her very best to get her bearings using her prior trekking experiences and managed to walk her way to a more open space. She could see the houses inhabited by others from afar, and that told her that where she was wasn't so deserted after all. She had been walking too hurriedly forward when her foot landed ona place thickly covered with dried leaves that were ---- slippery from the storm a few days ago, causing her to slip and roll down the slope. Fortunately, there wasn't a cliff at the bottom of the slope. It was. small but flat surface.

When she had stopped rolling, she felt her body land on something soft and squishy, then a smell attacked her nose almost instantly that was so pungent it almost knocked her out. She tried with great effort to sit her body up. When she raised her head and saw her surroundings , chill ran down her spine as she nearly screamed her head off. She was greeted with a sea of young ladies' bodies-some were bare bones, some had just started to rot, and they were all stacked in various ways as they all lay in all directions. It was an extremely horrifying and disgusting sight to behold.

It was like hell on earth. Giselle was seated on a rotting corpse at that moment . She quickly scrambled her way to the side when her stomach started to churn, causing her to heave uncontrollably. It was acommunal grave for those ladies who were bought , tortured, and killed. It would also mean that Orin's men were very familiar with these woods and were often here. By the time Giselle had come to that conclusion, she knew she couldn't stay any longer. She quickly grabbed onto the vines nearby so that she could pull herself up and out of the hellhole.

'This was when she was grateful that she had plenty of ---- wilderness survival experiences from the past. She didn't care too much about the abrasions she sustained and quickly made her way up. She headed deep into the woods with much difficulty and no longer bothered to get her bearings anymore. She merely headed in whichever direction of the woods that was the thickest. As long as she wasn't caught, she would wait it out till it was dark to decide her course afterward. However, she didn't get very far when she realized that the trees were thinning up ahead.

The woods had become brighter as their covers became more sparse. She could also vaguely hear people chatting up ahead. It seemed like her pursuers had noticed when she jumped out of the car and ran into the woods, and had sent people into the woods to look for her. Her heart was pounding hard. She had chosen her path and gotten to where she was. She had experienced being near death so many times that she was no longer worried or afraid. She would just let things play out however they would. She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.