[Bonus chapter] 109: The First Ring II

There was a chill in the air as Cole and his new teammates left the glade. They had taken a different and unexplored direction this time, relying on the directions given by the resource compass. He led them, and while he wasn't exactly comfortable having people walk behind him, he had to 'lead' after all.

They moved silently, and it was an extremely awkward affair as no one was willing to make any sort of small talk. Fortunately for them they did not have to go far, just moving under fifteen minutes into the forest before they came up on the first stone resource. It was a white boulder roughly the size of an SUV.

"frankly speaking I never though it as this close. Xerxes watch my flank. Thunderbolt-Jack if you can get a little vantage point and watch over the area I would really appreciate it. I'll try and see how much of this resource we an harvest before things begin to get a little weird." Cole said as Xerxes99 squeezed his face in annoyance as he said.