The Familia Head was Reborn as a Wolf in Another World

Chapter 32

Probably because the ape type monsters were also tired after that battle, our journey going back was actually slower compared to when the group had rushed towards the nest. One factor that most likely affected our speed the most was the fact that our group had travelled on land instead of jumping from tree to tree. Of course, it wasn't as if the ape type monsters had any choice. After all, they were also carrying some additional luggage in the form of ant carcasses which obviously made it hard to travel in the same way as before.

As a result of travelling on land, our group naturally encountered some monsters which also contributed in hindering our speed. But personally, what I found most fascinating about all of it were the monsters that had attacked us. For one, the monsters weren't humanoid or animalistic in nature. In fact, I wouldn't be too far off to say that it was as if the jungle itself had attacked us. And I meant that literally because as far as I knew, all the monsters that got on our way resembled that of plants. In other words, there were numerous plant type monsters scattered through the jungle and they were the ones that attacked us.

Actually, on our journey going back, I saw three varieties of those plant type monsters. One was probably the very same monster who attacked us on our way to the nest. Apparently, the monster was called a Pikalet and it was a monster that shot bullet-like pikes using its tube-like branches. Though honestly, I really had no idea how the monster was keeping track of its surroundings given the fact that the monster has seemingly no eyes.

For the second plant type monster, I would say that it was probably one of the most connected and integral part of the society of the ape type monsters, and the reason was because of its main means of attack which was those remarkably sturdy vines. In truth, those sturdy vines that the ape type monsters were using to bind us actually came from those very same plant type monsters, and apparently, all those monsters who produced such vines were called a Vinip. But the surprising thing was, it seemed like even for the Tronobo, using pure brute force to break free from being bind by those things was an impossible task. And it was actually proven true, after all, I saw with my own two eyes how the Tronobo was unable to break free from the Vinip's vines after the Vinip caught the Tronobo by the arm.

Anyway, the third plant type monster was actually a common monster from almost every fantasy story I had read before. The best description to give was probably the fact that the monster was shaped like a tree. In short, it was the monster that was often called a Treant. Though in this case, there were actually two categories of Treant monster.

The first one was called the Dry Treant and based from what I had seen so far, the monster was remarkably weak and dumb. And if you were wondering why I said dumb, well, it was because despite being unbelievably weak, the Dry Treant would always charge towards our group like some sort of mindless monster. Honestly, I couldn't even call it an ambush because it always made those creepy deep scream sounds whenever it attacked us. Probably, the best way to describe the monster's action was simply a reckless charge.

Going back on topic, the second category was called the Forest Treant. Now, this one was a little bit tricky to handle. For one, unlike the Dry Treant, the Forest Treant would not attack our group recklessly but instead always pretended as an innocent and harmless tree. What was most terrifying was the fact that the monster could also completely hide its presence and hostility while doing so. Most likely, the monster also has the skill called Conceal Presence or maybe it was using a skill that has a similar effect to that one. To make matters worse, the monster also had the ability to control the normal trees in its immediate vicinity and use them to launch a surprise attack. Fortunately, the Tronobo was with our group, so the Forest Treant stood no chance of beating us no kind of trick it used.

Man, that was exhausting. I thought while looking at the exhausted ape type monsters in my surroundings.

For now, our group had stopped directly in front of the giant tree which also serves as the dwelling of the ape type monsters. And based on how the monsters were behaving, the ape type monsters chose to wait for someone or something here in this place. Though honestly, I found it odd that the ape type monsters didn't immediately throw us into prison but instead decided to include us in whatever it was these monsters were planning.