[i][b][center]Capture the Fort[/center][/b][/i]

It happened fast during the chaos. Delta couldn't even scream when many pairs of black, clawed hands reached forth and pulled him into the shadows. The last thing they saw was his hand as his body vanished into the darkness. There was little time to mourn and less time to mount a rescue; the sound of more grimm, bigger ones at that, were coming in hot. The other remaining beowolves kept their distance knowing that their few remaining numbers will make them easily wiped out by the hunters, but if they delayed them long enough, reinforcements will arrive and they can crush them under sheer numbers. So the grimm retreated back into the forest, using the threes as cover, but stayed close enough to keep track of the hunters so they could alert the main horde when they were close.

As for Sand, as she continued to observe the fort she'd be well aware of the sudden Grimm activity. Beowolves jumping down from the walls or running out from the rear breach, heading into the forest. Harpies leaving their roosts and heading in the same direction. While many came close to her location, none seen to be currently aware of her, instead answering the call of the howling she may have heard earlier before. Obviously, something has alerted them, and subsequently much of their forces left to investigate. While this meant bad news for whoever was in the forest, that also left the fortress with even less grimm to guard it. Most of the ground-based grimm have left, but many of the harpies still sit in their nests, watching, waiting.

[@Guess Who][@Jedly][@Nytem4re][@Awesomoman64]

[i][b][center]Sticky Situation[/center][/b][/i]

The Nevermore did not fear the little hunter's spears, or his ghostly arms. Even back during the days where it was barely larger than a sparrow, it has willingly charged towards the blades of hunters, expertly able to dodge their tips and claw out their eyes. As it grew bigger, it grew stronger and hardier, so much that it could crush stone pillars and grand oak trees with slams of it's bodies. Spears were naught but pin pricks to the giant bird, if they could even penetrate the Nevermore's iron-hard feathers. The giant bird of prey did not fear the hunter, and so it continued it's rapid decent, sending it's entire body down onto the hunter. First, with it's sharp talons it would grab Shuai, even if it meant getting it's claws pierced, and if nothing stopped the nevermore it would continue it's fall so it can slam the hunter into the ground, possibly killing him even through his aura. And should the Nevermore do so, it would also be slamming Shuai quite far away from the clearing his allies are at.

As for the others, the airship managed to escape before the Nevermore or other grimms would take notice. The remaining hunters on the forest floor would see no Grimm near, though their tracks were obvious. They could find the slithering path of King Taijitu , molt from nevermores of various sizes, and web from broodlings. At least there was a clear path; follow the web to the nest. Additionally, a map of the area was sent to everyone's SCROLLs. However this was merely an image and not an interactive map, so it was up to the intelligence of the team to figure out their relative location on the map. The only landmark near the hunters on the forest floor that they could use to pinpoint their location was the fact they were in a small clearing, of which there were three on the map. The tress were too high to see any mountains beyond their canopy.

[@Onarax][@Savato][@Sho Minazuki][@Crimmy]