Between power and autonomy

The reactions to Mathew's decision to pull out from the mission prematurely were… varied, at best.

Some of the newbie hunters were more than happy to take things slow.

They were the ones who understood the value of having a system while killing zombies and thus were willing to pay with time for the opportunity, even if the cost was steep.

On the other hand, the majority of the newbie hunters, drunk on their recent victory, quickly formed a dissatisfied camp of those who believed they should keep on going.

They likely saw the casualties up to this point as either unfortunate accidents, unavoidable costs, or simply the danger of weeding the weak links of their group out.

Regardless of what was the source of their confidence in their ability to keep on going, they weren't happy with Mathew's decision to retreat. Thankfully, though, they were also aware of how they had no power to enforce their own take.