The battle in front of the monkey forest was settled. The dozen or so remaining mutated monkeys turned tails and fled back into the forest. Aria ordered the group not to chase. With Alex inside the forest, Aria was in charge. Not because she was one of Alex's earliest recruits, but because of her position as lieutenant in a death squad special forces, making her the highest in command after him. Also, she was an experienced and natural leader.
After calculating the situation, she ordered the group to help the injured first. There were eight special forces soldiers who had died, two in critical condition, and another dozen injured.
The two critically injured were Rama and Sergei. Rama was currently unconscious because of the poison. While Sergei, even with many of his bones broken and body full of blood, he kept his usual charm.
