The team continued going forward into the next tunnel to get to their next prey, but coming here had already been worth it.
On the surface, the team often needed hours of scouting and watching to find an Initial General Stage beast that wasn't already busy fighting something else or being hunted by a more powerful beast.
But down here, they had already found a valuable beast in a couple of minutes.
Of course, the tradeoff was the danger and the initial investment needed for being able to hunt here.
On the surface, there were more humans than beasts, but down in the Caves, there were more beasts than humans.
And the best part?
There were no Trash Birds down here!
After walking for another five minutes, everyone stopped, but this time, it wasn't due to Elver.
"Early General Stage beast," Shang said from behind them.