When he stopped next to another puddle to take a break from his non-stop walk for a day, he listened to the surroundings for a while, and there was no sound. Along the way, he didn't come across any other hordes or Boss Rank creatures, nor was he likely to come across them.
Although wild creatures were not as intelligent as humans, they could be far superior to them in some respects. Sensing the deadly aura that Mel had sharpened by slaughter after slaughter, the swarms of creatures slid out of his way, not daring to disturb the superior.
They didn't care if the creatures in the neighboring area were violating their borders, and the wild beasts whose territory had been attacked could understand why the others were doing this. They had a predator in their ecosystem, and they could only avoid disasters they couldn't handle.