The heart of the forest

Trees surrounded the lake, giving Shingi and the others the perfect cover. There weren't too many beasts on the lake, just a few bears and wolves. Shingi found it weird that they had encountered no beasts other than bears and wolves until now.

Shingi noticed they had the same modifications as those they encountered, at least those with a visual change in their bodies. Some improvements were in their stats, skills, or spell if they could use mana, but those he couldn't tell just by looking at them.

He noticed buckets nearby, some full of water from the lake. Not and then some bears were taking some of the empty buckets using their mouth to hold its handle, and after filling them, they brought them together with the others filled with water.