'It seemed the savages had found a great hiding place beneath the sinkhole.'
This realization made me very frustrated. They were just hiding, and they would cause us trouble again. Since I couldn't find them, I had to abandon my plan of a surprise attack temporarily and return to the camp to continue reinforcing the traps.
The materials for building traps ran out quickly, so I hunted while gathering the necessary materials. My recent discoveries in the forest only made me feel more troubled. The drought over the past few days caused many adverse changes in the ecosystem below the sinkhole.
Many animals fought over water sources, and I found animal corpses and remains scattered throughout the forest. I realized that the drought on the island was far worse than I had anticipated.
