Max headed inside the forest to find the Cuckoo's nest. He left Blackie to stand by outside the forest. If he needed the Catlapu, he could call it using the whistle he got from Old Man Rig.
He followed the animal trail he found in the hope he would end up at the next at the end of it.
"This forest is too sparse. Is it because the tree is so big? I can go between them without any problem, unlike the forest in that survival game." He said as he looked around the surroundings.
— Flora in Mercenary Quest has mutated to match the world, accommodating to herbivore monsters. That's why they are big
— We have explained it before, yet did you forget?
— Heh, because the world loves big trunks a lot
— Yooo, you're so sus. Keep it down, dude
— to be fair, this will help the player swing their large weapons too compared to normal forest.
— Breeze, let me give you some advice… You better look above.
"Huh? Above?"