The forest was indeed, devoid of Grimm as the students rushed through the trees, some of the more agile ones following Julio's example and taking to the trees. However, something of an even greater danger to the students would soon become clear to them. Each other. It was every man for himself and some students were more ready to take shots than the rest. From the forest floor, a grey haired boy wielding a fan axe pointed it up toward the students leaping above and fired its shotgun feature, breaking branches before them and causing some to fall. And with that one shot, all hell began to break loose in the woods. 

Many of the students chose the Savannah too, its wide open space allowed them easy running room to cross it quickly. However it soon became aware to them, they had a bigger challenge as a horde of Grimm was suddenly upon them. With its flat open area, the Grimm had a natural terrain advantage, groups of Creepers rushing at the students with three Death Stalker's scuttling in behind them, all forming a black, mobile wall they would have to pass to proceed with the exam. They would soon be forced to fight.