"Halt!"
Jake frowned as he heard one of the Evolvers recruited by Bhuzkoc shout this order in the distance. It was a voice brimming with masculine authority and loud enough to reach them, which was no small feat considering the amount of distance they kept between their group.
A flock of birds perched on nearby trees took flight anarchically at the daunting yell, generating a cacophony of angry chirping that momentarily made the refugees suspect another Digestor attack.
Exchanging a serious look with Will, Jake also took off, kicking up a geyser of dust in his wake, and stealthily flew over the spot where the three factions had just stopped. Manipulating the ambient photons to make himself invisible, he found an observation spot about a kilometer above the ground and proceeded to scan the surrounding landscape.