Chapter 98: Tree Apes

If anyone had felt relaxed about this easy mission when they arrived, they didn't feel relaxed any more. The whole group was on high alert, searching the woods for anything that might be a danger.

Karl let Thor lead the group on the ground, following Hawk's guidance, while Rae hid in the beast space with the remains of the giant beetle that she was carefully dissecting to improve her understanding of exoskeletal species for [Offensive Adaptation].

Minutes after they started moving again, an angry grunt caught Karl's attention, and the crashing of a large animal through undergrowth drew the attention of everyone else.

[Three tree apes. Common Grade. They don't look tasty.] Hawk reported as the creatures approached.

"We have a small pack of apes in the trees incoming. Group, you know what to do. It is up to you if you want to attack them or let them pass." Karl informed the others, which made Dana smile at him.