The colossal Troop Leader stood in the center of the blood-soaked clearing, its crimson eyes locked onto Ethan. Around them, the atmosphere grew suffocatingly dense. One by one, the five massive Monkey Commanders leaped onto the surrounding lower branches, forming a perfect tactical crescent arc that completely cut off any path of retreat. Above them, the ancient canopy began to shake violently as hundreds of lesser scouts and dozens of wire-furred warrior monkeys materialized through the azure fog, their bared teeth gleaming in the dim light.
They were completely surrounded by an army of primates.
