Elemental spells washed over the clearing, striking out at random Fiery Apes. However, a combination of their fiery aura and their innate magical resistance allowed the Fiery Apes to weather the onslaught.
One of them howled and beat its chest, drawing more Fiery Apes from all over the forest. The beleaguered group of students shrank back as it bellowed, but they continued to battle on despite being surrounded. About five of them, dressed in beige and red uniforms, were clustered in back-to-back positions as they tried to ward off the ever-increasing number of Fiery Apes. A few of the monsters had fallen, lying unmoving on the ground, but there were five times as much dead.
And these were rank C monsters. They weren't a pushover.
