The journey back to the kingdom through the forest had been just as the knight commander had described; they encountered several variations of wild beasts and monsters, but the now Adept-realm heroes were more than capable of handling them all, while they steadily increased their own levels, too.
Though it's become relatively slower to increase their levels since the strongest monster they have and will encounter on the journey will at most be at the master realm.
They have, in fact, come upon two such monsters; one was a wild boar, and the other was a giant serpent.
Relying on their strengths and now well-nurtured battle prowess, the heroes were able to dispatch both these monsters after less than thirty minutes of intense battle, with Andrew landing the most devastating blow on both.
Their levels climbed steadily because of these hunts, and their privilege as heroes with ridiculous growth speeds.
