▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁creature . ▁Dr . ▁Ch ase , ▁Dr . ▁M acy , ▁and ▁Pen ist on ▁return ▁to ▁headquarters ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁amb ushed ▁by ▁Rich land ▁and ▁his ▁th ugs . ▁He ▁sends ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁his ▁cron ies ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁t unn els . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Max ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁find ▁the ▁old ▁rum ▁factory ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁sw amp . ▁They ▁enter , ▁but ▁don ' t ▁find ▁her ▁cousin , ▁only ▁Ta una . ▁They ▁head ▁outside ▁to ▁look ▁in ▁the ▁sw amp ▁when ▁suddenly ▁a ▁man ' s ▁head ▁flo ats ▁to ▁the ▁surface . ▁Max ▁recogn izes ▁it ▁as ▁P uck ett ' s . ▁They ▁run ▁away , ▁but ▁the ▁creature ▁j umps ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁tree ▁and ▁ch ases ▁them . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Ch ase ▁exam ines ▁the ▁stuff ▁in ▁the ▁tunnel ▁but ▁Rich land ▁dest ro ys ▁it ▁and ▁threat ens ▁Ch ase . ▁The ▁k ids ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁Ta una ' s ▁house ▁and ▁hide ▁and ▁contact ▁Dr . ▁Ch ase . ▁Before ▁he ▁can ▁make ▁it ▁back , ▁the ▁creature ▁attacks ▁the ▁house . ▁When ▁he ▁arriv es , ▁he ▁finds ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁ru ins ▁and ▁bel ieves ▁the ▁children ▁are ▁dead , ▁but ▁they ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁hiding ▁places . ▁Chief ▁Gib ons ▁soon ▁arriv es ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁the ▁creature ▁exists . ▁He ▁finally ▁accepts ▁the ▁be ast ' s ▁existence . ▁The ▁Chief ▁and ▁Rich land ▁lead ▁a ▁h unt