(From MC's perspective)
Trunulesia Forest,
After knowing, Valerie Lyons is keeping an eye on me. I decided to stay alert. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a good reason to persuade her to go back.
I raised my head and saw deep dark woods in the middle of the day. A trace of apprehension appeared in my eyes. Earlier, I wanted to go deep into the woods. But I almost neglected the most important thing.
That's safety. There is a high chance of encountering more than one mutated monster. If it's a group of monsters, then it will be more difficult for me not to use the lightning element.
Thinking about the possible outcomes, I decided to stop my current plans. It will be better If I go back and confront Elder Compton about this.
After fighting out, I took one good glance at the woods before going back to the base camp.