After peacefully harvesting all the Crimson mana berries, which was quite a heavy haul, Ace went ahead to see if he would spot more stray green ogres.
As he flew through the sky, he continued his task of dealing with the green ogres, all the while keeping an eye on the real world in case he came across another herb.
Ace wondered if the ogre numbers had increased again. Just in the hours he had spent today, he had taken the lives of more than two dozen green ogres.
He pondered the reasons behind the green ogres' persistence in this battle, considering it a losing battle even if their army perished bit by bit.
Ace also contemplated the state of Andrew Dawn's army as they participated in this conflict.
As he thought about these matters and a few other things during his flight, Ace came across a lone rank 2 monster: the Rank 2 Ape Lord, a familiar foe.