Run... It seems that I can't run anymore!

Atalanta noticed Jason leaving but didn't care at first.

People have their urgent needs, so she subconsciously thought that Jason is going to relieve himself...

'Although, his actions look a little weird, and even a little sneaky.'

'But as a noble kid, would he really choose to escape at this time?

'Not to mention that this is an ancient forest full of dangers, is there even a reason for him to escape?'

So after a few minutes, ten minutes, more than half an hour...

'Well, why hasn't he come back yet?'

Atalanta, who was resting but hadn't fallen asleep, frowned and finally jumped down from the tree after confirming that Jason hasn't come back even after so long.

Then, Atalanta immediately glanced at the hunters who are vigilantly standing on night-watch, but after thinking about it, decided to not announce this matter, thinking that at most Jason might have gotten a bad stomach, encountered a reptile, or something similar.

Estimating that Jason should not have gone too far, she went out alone to search for him.

As an excellent huntress, Atalanta quickly found the footprints left by Jason, and immediately realized that something is wrong!

Because someone has actually tried to clean up these footprints, but because of obviously being a layman, it was done very roughly.

'Is this... he ran away?'

After following the footsteps for a few minutes, Atalante, who finally realized what was going on, was stunned.

"This man is sick!"

'Running alone at night in the ancient forest, is this any different from committing suicide?!

Then, startled Atalante immediately looked up to check tonight's moonlight... after finding the full moon as expected, she looked back at the camp and hesitated for a while, then gritted her teeth: 'Although I don't care about his wish of finding death, he hasn't yet given us the money and if I return back to the camp, it might get too late for him!'

After thinking like this, Atalante did not hesitate anymore and followed Jason's footsteps to chase after him!

On the other side, at this time, Jason's escape isn't actually going on that smoothly.

Although he has been traveling for a while, about a month or so, Jason had always been 'taken care of' and rarely traveled this late at night.

In addition to being unfamiliar with this place, he could only walk in the direction pointed by the compass guide, so Jason hasn't gone much far.

Therefore, about ten minutes later, Atalante, as an excellent huntress, has successfully caught up to Jason.

'Well, it seems some noise coming closer from behind...'

Jason, who has also heard the unnatural screams of animals behind him, subconsciously looked back.

Then, he soon found Atalanta, carrying a bow and arrows and is currently holding a machete in her hand, using which she easily killed a creature blocking her way under the light of the full moon.

Unlike Jason, who is finding it difficult to run, Atalanta seems very comfortable.

After all, the night is the hunting time for the Goddess of Hunt, so Atalanta has already accustomed herself to playing in the forest at night!

Since Jason has noticed Atalanta, naturally she has also found him.

After all, he is dressed in clothes that are as white as snow, and in this environment, it would be difficult to not be discovered.

Seeing that Jason is all right, Atalanta was relieved, even though, she hasn't yet understood the situation.

Just when she made a sound and was about to stop Jason then take him back, she saw Jason's face change, and seeing her with the look of encountering a monster, then he immediately turned around, and his speed became several times faster in an instant, as he has now started running.

'Ran away...'

'...'

'What do you mean by this?'

Atalanta, who has good eyesight, could clearly see the changes in Jason's expression and her mood instantly became unhappy.

At the same time, she also remembered the situation when she was denied to join the hunters' party by Jason in the afternoon and could only follow him secretly.

'The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel!'

'Catch him, I must catch him and take him back!'

At first, Atalanta has come here only because of the curiosity in her heart, but now she is really motivated.

So feeling provoked, she started chasing after Jason.

And Jason, of course, started running even faster!

Jason actually couldn't outrun Atalanta, he really isn't as fast as Atalanta, after all, even in the future, Atlanta's speed will be one of the best among all Greek heroes.

And although Atalanta hasn't yet grown up, Jason also hasn't grown up yet.

However, compared to Atalanta, Jason has the advantage of being in white clothes personally woven by Athena as well as invulnerability, so he can ignore most of the obstacles without even his clothes getting scratched.

But Atalanta doesn't have something like that, so she naturally got hindered.

Therefore, the pursuit of the two has actually been maintaining a certain delicate balance for quite a while.

After running like this for half an hour, Jason, who has now calmed down, regretted his actions.

He realized that what he did was irrational, and felt that the correct way was to face Atalanta and talk to her, and then politely send her back by informing her that he has already left the reward money in his tent back at camp, he wouldn't have even minded giving a double reward!

Because just when Jason was about to stop and make a truce, he found that Atalanta, who is chasing behind him, is looking at him with increasingly sharp eyes, and has even taken off her bow while looking eager to...

The main reason why Atalanta has become really angry by now isn't just because of Jason's attitude, rather because she has spent such a long time chasing and hasn't caught up yet!

'Hmm... this is not looking good, just stopping now seems like will be more troublesome.'

Jason vaguely noticed this, which in fact, is really the case; because if he really stopped at this time, Atalanta would be in a worse mood as in her mind it would mocking her.

Jason felt a pain in his head, and couldn't help but muttered in a low voice: "This girl really...is troublesome!"

Having said this, Jason no longer had any intention of continuing to run... The main reason being he has understood that Atalanta really is quite fast and he isn't able to throw her off at all; therefore, after a short thought, Jason began gradually to slow down his pace, pretending to appear as getting exhausted.

The distance between the two began shortening little by little, and finally, after a few minutes, Atalanta was able to catch up.

Just when Jason thought all is going on well...

"You did it on purpose, didn't you." Atalanta looked at Jason who is getting closer with an even angrier face, and asked: "You think I can't catch up with you, right?!"

"...You've been chasing me for so long and can't catch up, haven't you already known in your heart?"

With his brows furrowed, Jason finally confessed very dryly!

Jason doesn't want to cause trouble, but that doesn't mean he's afraid!

Although Atalanta will become a famous hero in the future, she has not grown up yet; moreover, at the end of the day, she is just a hero, not a goddess, so dealing with using the tools on him as well as the undying body should be relatively easy.

'A mortal, not a goddess!'

Jason feels that he has done good enough, but Atalanta just isn't willing to let him go.

'Or... should I just use force to stun her, then run away?'

Jason looked at Atalanta, who has widened her eyes and is looking back at him; obviously, she did not expect that he would answer like this or even thought about the possibility of him making already making plans to stun her.

'Hmm... Tonight, although the moon is not dark and the wind is not strong, the location is a deserted ancient forest with no one around, it is completely feasible!'

Soon, Jason had a decision in his heart.

Then, just as he looked at Atalanta's neck and was ready to act, then forcibly suppress Atalanta...

Atalanta, who was originally looking at Jason while gritting her teeth and was also getting ready to act, her ears suddenly caught something and her face slightly changed as if she has sensed something...

Reaching out, she grabbed Jason's hand, who was about to stun her, then dragged him to hide in a bush.

Since the two were already close enough at hands' reach, Atalanta immediately covered Jason's mouth with her hands, then nervously stared outside through the gaps in the bushes.

And, not long after both of them hid in the bushes, a huge drooling lion slowly walked out of the shadows using soft steps and getting ready for the hunt...