The fact that Justin's words were true meant that their team was far ahead of the others.
"So you're saying you were hunting in the gnoll habitat, ran into a field boss, and fled?" Aaron asked, skepticism dripping from his voice.
"I never said we ran away," Justin replied calmly.
"What?" Aaron's eyes narrowed.
"We hunted the field boss. My teammates just had a hard time during the process."
"...Pfft!"
Aaron paused, then let out an incredulous laugh.
"Listen, Justin. Are you expecting us to believe that?" Aaron demanded.
"And why wouldn't you believe it?" Justin countered.
"Because we've hunted gnolls ourselves!" Aaron shot back.
Now it was Justin's turn to be surprised. The gnolls were monsters they had hunted for the first time that day, and even his team had found them exhausting to deal with. And yet, a team weaker and less efficient than theirs had hunted gnolls?
