"All the information we investigated last night has been sent to you." Wei Jinna raised the wristband on her hand, then pointed to the one on He Ao's wrist as she spoke slowly.
"Okay." He Ao glanced at his wristband. There was indeed an unread message on it.
His wristband was still stained with thick blood, starkly out of place against his now fair, clean skin.
"As for the Dark Lizard, I sent people out with remote drones to take a look last night," Wei Jinna said as she looked at He Ao, picking up another lunch box from the side. "Its tracks extended roughly fifty kilometers eastward before disappearing."
"The Dark Lizard should be capable of concealing its movements." He Ao took another bite of cake and nodded lightly. "It's normal that we couldn't find it. But judging from this, since it didn't run around making a big fuss this time, it probably won't cause especially serious damage."
"Indeed." Wei Jinna glanced at He Ao and spoke slowly. "Maybe it was frightened by 'K.'"
"That possibility can't be ruled out." He Ao nodded slightly. "But this should be related to its injuries. It fought other mutated beasts in the wilderness near Twilight City before, and those injuries probably still haven't healed. That left it without confidence, so it didn't dare run around openly, afraid of becoming someone else's prey."
He Ao put the cake into his mouth and looked at Wei Jinna. "It was the same when it returned from Twilight City to the area around De Nuo City. It vanished without a trace and slunk back here."
"Mm, that makes sense." Wei Jinna nodded slightly at He Ao's words, then frowned faintly. "In that case, could it suddenly return to attack De Nuo City again?"
At the question,