They didn't really want to agree with Samuel's idea. However, everything that happened now made them seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place.
So, in the end, they agreed to split up into two groups. The risks are indeed becoming bigger but they can also cover a wider area of forest.
"We will meet here fifteen minutes from now," Samuel said. And then, he glanced at all of them as if he wanted to say something heavy. "If at that time we can't find Haru, we have to get out of this place."
Clyde wanted to ask about that short timeframe. But when he saw that no one questioned him, he concluded that the time Samuel said was indeed something that made sense in this condition and place.
So he swallowed back his question. Maybe it was because of the risk that the Lesser Cerberuses were getting closer, Haru's location that is still vague, and the forest conditions that were too dangerous.
