From their concealed vantage point, the hunters observed the creature's slow and deliberate movements. The beetle ape seemed to be under some mysterious influence, drawing it ever closer to the sinkhole.
Gerald's sharp gaze narrowed, fixated on the beetle ape's peculiar actions. "It's as if it's oblivious to its surroundings," he murmured softly, his tone tinged with perplexity. In a typical scenario, the beetle ape's heightened senses would easily detect the presence of any lifeforms concealed within the sinkhole. Yet, for some inexplicable reason, this particular ape seemed utterly unaware of its surroundings, as if those innate abilities had abandoned it.
