Emery kicked down an approaching beast. About ten minutes had passed since the giant monkey tried approaching the lake. It still lumbered above the trees dozens of metres away, but for the most part, looked uninterested.
After what Nirune had told him about the beast, he wasn't so sure it would give up so easily. But that didn't matter.
A few seconds ago, Citro sent a signal. The signal indicated that it would soon get back to the surface. That was good.
Even if Kiran the Cunninng chose to move, it would be too late by then. This crucial piece of information allowed them to change their methods accordingly.
All he had to do was give it some time and be out of there as quickly as possible. It looked like the mission was already coming to an end for the most part.
The chef and the others had heard some distant explosions resounding everywhere. And a purplish plume of smoke rose into the air from the same area.
"What's that?" Rooney asked.
