Battle of the Ages(1)

A week after their escape, the Aztec party had started organizing themselves.

Knowing the dangers of the Dark Forest, they had given themselves duties.

The regular citizens would be responsible for cooking and other related stuff. While the cultivators and soldiers were united under one force to serve as the party's protection.

Thanks to the preparation the kingdom had left in the underground system in case of emergency, they were able to sleep in tents, unlike Jake who slept on trees.

Part of the duties given to the new defense force was scout duties. It involved ascertaining whether their path was safe. In that way, they would move faster than those that traveled solo, like Jake. 

Also, the party possessed [Realm-3] warriors, which aura scared off any lower beast, granting a safe and fast journey.

Coincidentally, Cheyenne Aztec, along with a few other knights, was on scout duty at the same time Jake was conversing with the phantom.