A Regionwide Trap

By noon, Inala was awake. He left two of his strongest Empyrean Zinger Scouts in the cave, one for the sleeping Asaeya and the other for the new Gannala. Their job was to protect the two and alert him of any danger.

A Zinger was capable of relaying an entire essay's worth of information through a short shout, so it was easy to transmit information through them. Besides, their cave was situated close to the peak and hidden from view.

So, it was easy to detect any enemy long before their arrival. Even for expert climbers like a Zinger, scaling up 600 metres worth of the rugged mountain slope took minutes.

Carrying the weak Empyrean Zinger Scout, Inala arrived at the peak and took a seat, observing the settlement.

Once it was daybreak, the Rooster Tribesmen reverted to their human forms. The women were tired, but they began to clean up the battlefield promptly.