New Group

Everyone gasps as they all nod and as people equip their suits, all our standard. however as Dante's group equip their suits everyone can see a savage cat was striking markings of gold and purple. Next to her Ben, who is a large guy, takes on the look of a Colossal Bear with dark green highlights on his arms and legs ending in swirled patterns on his shoulders and hips. Cory looks like a Carrion Boar and his mouth, chest, and arms look to be covered in blood as the crimson stands out against the gray color of his suit. Dante looks like some sort of canine with emerald highlights around his eyes and gold markings on his arms, with a strange symbol on the back of each hand that matches.

Four of the seven who are forced to go this time are from Malcolm's group. They have been doing worse as time goes on and Carter is upping the requirements. While many think it isn't fair, he is just following orders from the principal. Looking at them now they look to each other and know when they get back, they will need to come up with something cool to wear as well.

Dante holds his hand over the compartment and smiles as it opens in response. He can see each item as well as the folded items of the hunting kit before looking to Carter as he nods. "I'm ready to go sir. I will take outer scout once more and if you are willing can my team take up other scouting positions as well, while not as far out as me?"

Carter nods as he starts forward and motions to everyone. "We are after another boar, it is that time of year, plus they are easy so safest for us to hunt. I am okay with you heading out but mind telling me why you wish to have them scouting between you and us?"

Dante looks over as Ben nods. "Well sir, we want to get some actual practice in because some of us are thinking of joining the Patrollers or Hunters if we can manage it." Carter nods to him and smiles as this was a good idea "If it gets risky sir you can rest assured we will run back to the group as fast as we can, that is our instructions."

Dante nods smiling, which looks interesting with his new facial features as he looks to Carter. "We all need to learn and that was part of what we used as choice material for who came with me." Carter nods motioning as Dante comes over "We shared our beacon locators already sir and I can jog out now if we are good?"

Carter holds out another compartment like Talon gave him. "Give this to your second in command and it has four low grade healing formulas and one bone regeneration inside." Dante nods walking over and hands it to Onya "I was going to give that to you since you are leading a group but Talon wants to see a return on his assessment.

Onya smiles, thanks to her suit he can't see any of her reactions within, when he picked her as a second giving her such a valuable light. "Um, sir do I return this to you after we come back or do I get to keep it?"

Carter looks over and shakes his head. "I had requested it as an item for a new squad leader so it is yours. Just make sure you keep it stocked up for your team. You may be his second but don't forget out there, anyone can die. Having more supplies is vital and it would be best if everyone could have some. They are expensive, however all of you should think of packs too carry and supplies you can bring. These are quick but later in the year we will be spending days outside of the wall not just part of a day.

Dante is moving as he slips around a few trees and nearly leaves his skin as he looks to a large arachnid. As it just lumbers away he exhales. He could have killed it without much issue but a spider that is half your height, is still enough to give a person pause damn it! Continuing on he sends a message saying he has found the trail after two hours.

Those near Carter are nervous but having finally gotten word most relax as Carter looks to them and shakes his head. They feel good finding the trail but are not thinking that it means soon they will be fighting for their lives. Sending the message back Dante looks forward and sends another to his group to keep closer to the main group as he starts to jog forward.

Half an hour later Dante comes running into the area there at and waves his hands. "Sir we need to head back." As he looks to him Dante holds up his wrist and shows a holo of a large lizard creature with six legs and two heads eating the two boars in the report. Dante stands up and relaxes as he shakes his head. "Everything loves bacon and are we ever going to get to kill one?"

Most laugh and are shaking their heads as Cory looks around shaking his head. "I don't see what is wrong with no meat in our diets." Everyone looks to his suit and shake their heads as the bloody looking one was a vegetable purest.

Dante thinks for a few moments and looks to Carter. "I came across a few arachnids and saw a bird nesting down while scouting, should we try them or head back Carter?" after a few moments he shakes his head "Um never mind I can't think of what type of bird it was so best to avoid it. The spiders are classified as assault style attackers, so head to head fighting."

Carter motions looking to the holo and nods his head. "Those are not venomous so would be good practice and if we fight as a group it won't be too dangerous. Unless we lure out a Brood Mother or some other beasts." looking to them around him he nods "We will hunt a few spiders and the goal is now seven spiders for all. His team will do as he says but support us if required."

Dante motions and they all group up near him as he nods. "We will come at your call and we will be fighting near everyone else. Just to be safe as this is new to us as well."

Half an hour later they are watching nearly a dozen of them in a clearing feeding on something that was maybe a canine at one point. Hard to tell anymore with how badly the body has been mauled. Carter motions as Dante nods and his group of four flanks to the right as he motions and this group moves getting ready.

Everyone stops and looks over as one of the guys screams so high-pitched the nearest spiders seem to be dazed and stumble around before the rest start to flood forward. Dante is shaking his head as what the hell was that for and now thanks to that, they lost the element of surprise.

Twenty minutes into the fighting and he is breathing heavy. Despite their size he has taken several hard hits plus actually hitting them is a severe pain. They seem to be able to run it every conceivable direction at any given moment so landing a solid hit, is nearly impossible.

Looking over he thinks and shouts to Ben. "Hey man run at me and I will jump on the one following you as you jump on mine!" Ben doesn't question and turns sprinting towards Dante as they turn and jump on each other's spider. Seeing this Onya looks over as Cory nods and they run at each other too.

Carter keeps knocking them away, but not killing them, as he could deal with them rather easily however this is for the students. He smiles seeing the tactics Dante's squad is using as it is a standard method used by juniors. Looking back to the others he sighs as they have formed up and are mostly hitting them backwards and thus far, are not close to a single kill.

Once they kill a few he motions as the three are now working together with their strategy as he moves over towards the others. "Okay everyone listen, you need to break your lump and get them on you and head towards an ally. That ally has to jump on them to pin it down so you can kill it." as one goes to retort they can see all the dead ones by his group as they keep fighting "I came to offer you some help but it is up to you to listen or find another solution."

Carter nods as Dante does in response before he heads back near his group and smiles as Dante is acting like a proper squad leader. He is even helping those not in his group. An hour later has watch does three beeps as he looks down calling out. "Everyone fall back towards the city our time is up. Dante have your squad keep an eye on our back as we had in." With that he joins in and quickly the rest are killed off.

One of them looks over and sighs. "Mr Carter is what he said a good idea for those spiders?"

Carter looks over and sighs. "His strategy was learned out there as I watched it happen. It is also one of the best choices for junior hunters to take out spiders of that type. We do mostly physical training but perhaps I should add in lectures as well, teaching basic survival and beast identification."

One snorts and looks over at Dante as he motions. "Maybe if he could do that we would have faced that bird instead of the spiders."

Dante looks over and waves with a smile as he turns looking forward with a frown. Carter watching this laughs some as he shakes his head. "Dante isn't one nearly about to fail out of my class. Instead of trying to be petty you could try to pass."

Onya steps up next to Dante and smiles up to him. "I will start studying plants tonight when I get back and maybe we can find some next time we are out. That way we can begin to outfit our group with these." she pats the compartment as Dante nods "Hey Mr Carter, are we allowed to go out without being in the class?"