Red wished he could find more of Harke, given how close he was to level 12. But that didn't happen as he went further; not a single beast could be found.
Not just the beast, but the environment was slightly different. The temperature was lower, colder; the leaves he passed through were wet, and it was also darker, with little to no light. That made the atmosphere eerie.
The only familiar thing was the tree itself, the same tree with giant roots protruding from the ground. He had a guess as to why he didn't encounter any living beings.
There was a chance that the kobold hunted all beasts in the area. That was the only thing he could come up with. Those beasts were the source of food, after all, and war needed a lot of food, so they hunted all the beasts in this area.
