"Something is not right," Herman suddenly said.
"Hm?" Andrea was startled.
"We've been walking for about forty minutes, and by all logic, we should have already left the territory of those snow monsters we encountered earlier," Herman said cautiously, looking around. "Which means we should have encountered new ones by now."
"Yet, it has been extremely quiet along the way," Andrea pondered. "Could it be that they realized they couldn't defeat us and decided to flee earlier?"
"Where could they flee to?" Herman objected. "Snow monsters can't adapt to temperatures above 20 degrees. The only place in Peloponnesus that can maintain the cold, snowy climate all year round is the mutant Taigetes Mountain Range."
"I'm more inclined to think that they're hiding somewhere, planning to ambush us."
"I see, tell everyone to be on guard." Andrea paused for a moment, then suddenly as if something occurred to him, quickly added:
