The following day, Rishi woke up late. First, he surveyed the area around him and discovered it was filled with multiple creatures. Each one was more scary than the other. Rishi could have tried riding his beast, but it was dangerous to move in the air.
You can hide behind trees on the ground, but you are clearly visible in the air. Fighting in the air was also challenging. Defeating weaker flying beasts was not hard, but Fighting with stronger Beasts was hard. Even the rider class was trained for months to be able to fight in the air.
Rishi was completely capable of doing it. He could even survive while falling, but he didn't want to take the risk. He had rarely seen any low-level flying beasts; what was scaring them was also a threat to him. He checked his loot and was happy to see that he now had many treasures.