Mysterious Tree

Arvell kicked off the branch he was standing on and accelerated deeper into the jungle.

From the growing trend of the nearby beasts, it was safe to assume that the stronger, higher-ranked beasts could be found deeper on.

While he had no idea just how strong the strongest beast in the jungle was, Arvell wanted to test his luck and find an opponent which could at least entertain him for the majority of the exam's allotted time.

The only place he could hope of finding such a beast was deeper in the forest.

More specifically wherever the center was.

Arvell didn't really have a clear direction where he was heading to find the 'centre', but he just continued in a relatively straight line from where he entered the forest.

He left markings on certain trees to find his bearing whenever he veered off course, so even with interruptions such as the incident with the group of boys assaulting the girl, he was able to quickly get back on track.