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The giant animals are emerging from the ocean.
No. Seeming to emerge. Your enhanced sight let you gaze just under the waves; those monster are not from the depths but from somewhere else.
Like a Transplanhumance? Explain the flaming monsters you're seeing. They seem pissed by being in the middle of the ocean by the way.
A deep breath. Untangling the skein of sent, all sharing the distinctive, monstrous odor you register as "Giant"
Here's something. A braid of four sents, but only second-level spirit. Several smell you're familiar with.
The animal is most likely a Goose. Sent of medicinal herbs, and something you've registered as the "balance" half of the Stable Lotus mix.
A Steady Giant Alchemist Goose? Uncle Medicine Master Soulgaze could pay a good price for this.
"Alright. I think I have found a target... Kyo Kyo, do you have any scouting skill?
- <span class="mu-b">Wait, you still haven't learned that Bathias Skill?</span>
- Thought you might had a better option..."
You send the <span class="mu-s">Ascendant Shrewd Golden Flame Hawk</span> spirit, and cast the <span class="mu-s">Eyes from Above</span> skill. Get it to take some height. There it is - but not alone.
On your Hawk's right, a Giant camel, chewing like camel does, spits pointy shafty projectile. Your Hawk Spirit dispels instantly.
"Damn... Sin Din, there's like a walking ballista camel near our target. We can't face the two of them. Do you feel like you could drag it away?"
She's the fastest.
"<span class="mu-g">Alright. Come forth, Unstopable Mist Stallion; I'll <span class="mu-s">Ride like Blown Fleeting Mist</span>!</span>
- <span class="mu-b">I'll go with her. Extract her in case of trouble. The Camel is third stage, we won't face it easily.</span>"
That leaves Man Din, Yi Norm and you, sneaking closer to the prize.
"<span class="mu-r">What's our strategy?</span>
- I'll say go all together, send all we've got, right?
- <span class="mu-b">The goose is akin to a clueless lucky merchant. It lucks out of the wolf or the marten predatory malevolence, but the fox outcuns it easily.
The goose is fat, enough to choke the starving dog or cat, but succumb to the shark's appetite.
The goose is surprisingly nimble, her neck slithering around the clumsy elephant or tortoise, but can't keep up with the snake...
Ok I got this.</span>"
You haven't perceived that Man Din was so wise in the way of the 33 beasts. It makes sense with her Shapeshifter Spirit - that you've only seen echoes of.
You take her insight to your mind and heart, and summon your Golden Cosmic Snake Spear spirit while Yi Norm gets the Jade Wise Monkey ready, mirroring his stance with his Bo Staff.
The three of you deploy, circling around the target, waiting for the Camel to take the bait...