Now that they found their target in such a compromised position, their fear melted away. It was first replaced with delight.
"We are in luck. This will be easy."
"Killing him will be easy as squashing a bug."
They surrounded him and chatted amongst themselves with glee. Their glee turned to confusion.
"What could have turned him into this anyway?"
"Yes, I wonder that too."
"Is there something so dangerous around here?"
"He obviously fought something or someone here. Look at the ground. It was a huge fight too. The ground suffered heavily."
