Entering the Monster Forest (3)

Aiden led the group out of the cave and made his way towards one of the orange-marked regions. 

"Remember," Aiden whispered as they approached the edge of the orange region, "we need to be smart about this. We're not the only ones after these points, so we can't afford to go in headfirst."

Mark nodded. "We should focus on scouting the area first. If we can identify the monsters' patterns, we can set up an ambush instead of engaging them directly."

"Lila, can you use your wind magic to create distractions? If we can confuse the monsters, we'll have the upper hand."

Lila smiled, her confidence returning as she nodded. "I can create gusts of wind to stir up leaves and branches, making it seem like there are threats all around them. That should make them hesitate and give us an opening."