It was already midday and Cecil and his temporary party were deep in the forest.
During the past couple of hours, the group was constantly fighting the monsters that were densely packed together in the forest.
They had already gone farther than Cecil had during his quick trek through the forest earlier in the morning.
During this time, they had met other parties that were similarly hunting.
There was an unwritten rule during the event that parties could help each other if it looked like a party needed or requested for help. But if not, then it was sensible to avoid each other to prevent problems like kill-stealing and such.
A simple greeting was enough and each party would be on their separate ways soon after.
Even though Cecil's party was a bunch of teenagers, not one party they cam
