The World Of The Venerate: Cursed Exorcist
Chapter 43 - Lost in the woods

“Means this is your first time serving in a place that is far from the settlements?” Bergen asked, seeing that the young man still did not know about the true circumstances when they were far from the people's settlements.

“Iya, this is the first time..Why do you guys know the situation in a place like this?” Gudov asked back with a curious expression.

“Of course I know, although this is the first time to come on a mission in the forest like this,” said Aryuna.

The woman then explained that the main reason why the young man could not feel the presence of astral beings was because he rarely got the source of spirit energy, which in this case was the Venerate.

In addition to the Venerates who do utilize astral beings as one of their energy sources, astral beings will also do the same to be able to maintain their soul bodies, and make these creatures will very often roam around cities or other settlements compared to the forest, as where the three of them are now.

“But, are we not already in this place..Astral beings should approach us..” Gudov said.

“We should take quite a long time to be able to make them approach us. However, do not worry because of the possibility that it could happen, he said, because astral beings can also absorb spirit energy from animals in this forest,” Bergen replied, explaining it to Gudov.

“Oh well, I just remembered that there is a post occupied by the Venerate in this border forest..It may be that Mr. Badkil and Mrs Kharcana are in that place,” continued Bergen, informing about the usual place occupied by the exterminator Venerate who used to guard the border area.

“Come.. It is likely that around the place there will be astral beings wandering..” Bergen then invites Gudov and Aryuna to follow him to go to the place, met two Land Venerates who were likely indeed at that place.

“Then we do not need to take the equipment to make a tent again if there is a post.” Gudov said, then walk together with Bergen and Aryuna deeper in the forest.

***

Moments later, Gudov along with two colleagues continued to walk in the forest until the day became darker.

“Bergen... Are we still not there?” Tanya Gudov, a little curious because the post discussed by his colleague was still not found by them.

Bergen then did not answer Gudov's question, and showed a slightly worried facial expression, because the man did not remember the direction of the post they were going to in the forest.

“Hei Bergen... Have you actually forgotten where the post is?” Aryuna asked, then found out that his partner was already unable to memorize the way to the post because he saw his expression that seemed worried.

“I'm sure surely the path we take is right.. Take it easy, we will arrive a little more,” replied Bergen, reluctant to tell him that he had indeed chosen the wrong path, and he did not, they got lost in the forest.

“Bergen.. No need to lie, I know you have indeed taken the wrong path right.. Just say that we have lost our way.” Although convinced by Bergen, Aryuna knew enough about the nature of the man that would become panicked or worried if something went wrong, as they are now, they are already lost in the forest.

“Calm down Aryuna.. You don't have to panic, even if we are lost, but we will slowly find the post,” said Bergen, admitting that they have lost their way, and that they are lost, and convince Aryuna not to panic by showing her own facial expression that already looks panicked.

“Just what looks panicked among us is you.” Reply Aryuna with a flat expression, not looking panicked at all, like her colleague.

“The only way is to find Mr. Badkil and Mrs Kharcana… It will also definitely lure out astral beings who are in this forest.” Aryuna said suggesting a way to solution to the problems that are being faced by them.

“Iya... We have to do just that..” Aryuna replied while nodding her head.

“Alright... Then leave it to me..” Gudov accesses its power, projects the radiance of light energy in both hands, then raises it upwards.

“Tekhnika exhibitionista... Exterminator light..” In an instant, the light element projection attack shot into the sky to a certain extent.

***

At the same time, the advice of Aryuna was successful, where Badkil and Kharcana were in a post near the border river, surprised to see a beam of light gliding up from within the forest.

“There is Venerate in the forest... Why do they do that?” Badkil said, apparently wondering to see the attack, which he knew was an attack commonly used by the exterminator Venerate.

“Maybe something happened to them.” Kharcana said.

Without a second thought, the two Venerate exterminators immediately slid towards the source of the light element attack which was where Gudov, Aryuna and Bergen were located.

***

Back at the three Venerates, where after Gudov had launched his previous attack, the three of them instantly turned their backs on each other, settling in different directions to see who was likely to approach them.

Calmly, Gudov and his two comrades stared intently in front of them to search for the existence of beings who could sense the force pressure from the previous attack.

***

However, Aryuna's suggestion was not really a good one because at the same time, the black-robed people who were the kidnappers of Venerate Pavonas, were not really good, who is now across the river, precisely in the territory of Chundo, also saw and felt the attack launched by Gudov.

“So there are still Venerate Pavonas who are still in their own border region.” Say one of those people.

They swiftly sailed, crossing the border river into the Pavonas region, to where Gudov and the others were.

***

While Gudov, Aryuna and Bergen are still in the position of turning their backs to each other, still keep looking at the direction of their respective forwards to look for the existence of astral beings who might approach them.

“Eh...” Suddenly, Aryuna who was looking ahead, was surprised when she saw a glowing fog in the middle of the dark forest.