Chapter 1052

Yulia shot the guard a dirty glare and comforted Renee once more. “Don’t worry, our sanatorium hires professional forest rangers to clear out Dragonmount regularly. There shouldn’t be that big of an issue, so I’m sure we can find him.”

“I know, and he’s not an average person either. He’s going to be safe.” Renee took a deep breath, her gorgeous face lacking emotion. “Mrs. Walker, you can head back for now, I’ll go look for him.”

“No way!” Yulia refused immediately. “Dragonmount is a complicated area, there are just too many dangers out there, with dark pits and ponds, and occasional sightings of wild boars and wolves too!

You have no experience in dealing with that, so let’s just have a forest ranger look for him instead.”

“Didn’t you say there shouldn’t be that big of an issue, and that you’re sure we can find him?”

“Ah…” Yulia seemed awkward. She wasn’t exactly lying when she said finding him wouldn’t be an issue, it’s just that they would likely find him… dead.

“Don’t worry, Mrs. Walker, I’m a tough girl, I’ve been through worse. You have nothing to worry about.”

Renee said, ignoring Yulia’s protests and left for Dragonmount alone.

Passing through the crooked muddy roads into the narrow mountain valleys, the only sounds she heard were the rivers flowing lightly, occasionally partnered with the calls of wild animals. It was indeed rather frightening.

‘That guard really wasn’t exaggerating things, Dragonmount is way too dangerous. No normal person would be able to handle it at all. And Stefan is blind… He would have died long ago… Heck, some tiger might be chewing on his bones right this minute!’

“No, no way, Stefan isn’t just an average guy, he’ll be fine!” Renee held her breath anxiously, forcing herself to stop overthinking.

‘As long as I don’t see any blood trails or bones, that means the situation isn’t as bad as I think. He must still be alive!’

With her sharp observation skills, the woman had been searching far and wide for any trace of the man. Throughout the entire journey, she could see footprints within the wet mud, and they were no doubt left by Stefan.

Hence, she figured that she could find him as long as she just followed those footprints.

However, after about a few miles deep into the forest, the footprints disappeared out of nowhere.

Moreover, there was a clear sign that something heavy had been dragged away, accompanied by a faint trail of blood.

Seeing this, Renee’s heart sank from the shock. Clenching her fists tightly, she followed the bloody trail, only to be met with the worst scenario possible, leaving her completely frozen.

There was a large black bear chomping down on something. It was just a pile of gory flesh at this point, with its bones and organs exposed.

‘I-Is that Stefan?!’ Stumbling backwards slightly, Renee lunged at the bear without thinking. She yelled hysterically, “Get lost, you damn bear! How dare you attack my man?! I’ll kill you!”

If this were a movie scene, many within the audience would judge Renee’s rash decision behind the screen. That was because she was currently up against a 7-foot bear that could kill her with just one slap from its paw, especially when she wasn’t armed.

It was no different from a death wish, but it was true that Renee no longer felt the will to go on living after seeing it…