Once the locals were engrossed in looking over the food that had been brought in, the Hunters made a hasty retreat. Someone had sampled everything already, and there was no sign that it was actually toxic to them. Plus, the shuttle had finished its mission, so they intended to make a second pass by the quarantine array and back to the planet.
The situation with the Myceloids had stabilized, and now that they weren't under direct and constant threat, the Hunters had plans to explore more of the region around the anomaly.
There had to be something around here that hadn't been harvested by the Darklings when they came through. They were always quite particular about their targets, but none of the planets were giving off any sort of sign of life.