After leaving the Beast Sovereign and the others, Ethan headed straight for the enclosure housing the white-furred apes and the Glacial Bear.
When he arrived, he found that two of the five white-furred apes had already broken through to Stage SS. Judging by the other three's energy, they weren't far behind.
Ethan had always thought highly of these apes. There seemed to be something unusual about their bloodline, allowing them to absorb energy from corpses much faster than other Beasts.
At first, Ethan had treated all his Beasts equally. Whatever corpses they needed, he provided.
But over time, the white-furred apes were the only ones that managed to keep pace. The others had gradually fallen behind.
Pumpkin, Goldie, Nugget, and the rest of his earliest Beasts had eaten plenty, but the strongest among them had only reached Stage A. Most were still at Stage B.
