Except for Langston, the professors weren't speed-type magicians meaning they couldn't give chase and since Langston wouldn't be a match for it on his own, he didn't border chasing it.
Taking out his communicator, professor Vadik contacted instructor Zirrack. "It's all up to you."
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The past three days had been quite peaceful for his group, even when they had moved to a new campsite they weren't attacked by beasts.
His hunt for beast cores was bountiful compared to usual, it was as if the more magical beast were in the area. The team had finally yielded and begun hunting with him, but even though he still got more beast cores than usual.
During that period, he began praying the days went by slowly so that he could hunt for more beast cores before the exercise was over. He was glad about his bountiful harvest but his hunch kept telling him that something was wrong.