The Search 2

“Sonra, Caitlyn, and Art are no longer with us, so we should take on lesser amounts of E-rank beasts,” Rhea said as the group of five used the exposed roots of trees to cross the swamp below them.

They hopped from root to root, having been at this for the past 20 minutes.

“How the hell did we even get here,” Scry spat in annoyance after landing before leaping again.

“Yeah! The way I see it, getting out of this swamp if you fall in would be very difficult. It works like quicksand,” Rhea frowned slightly. “Not just that, the bones hovering above seemed to have had their flesh absorbed. Try not to fall in.”

Ave's eyes drifted shortly to Rhea.

“The roots don’t seem to be harmed, tho,” Joe pointed out.

“It’s either they have adapted to becoming strong enough to withstand the environment, or it's harmless to plants, only consuming animals, beasts, and, of course, humans.” Rhea accessed all this, having displayed good leadership qualities so far.