What left us clicking our tongues in astonishment was that the moment Jiang Xiaohui and Ying Gou joined the battle, the mechanical beasts immediately retreated.
Jiang Xiaohui wanted to give chase, but I stopped him.
We could handle a dozen or so mechanical beasts, at most fighting two or three alone. With Jiang Xiaohui and Ying Gou's strength, they could deal with even mechanical beasts with ease.
But what if there were another dozen, or even several dozen?
Of course, I could use the power of the Heart Core to absorb their power sources and turn them into piles of scrap metal, but that depended on whether I could control the Heart Core.
"Luffy, are you all right?" Monkey asked.
"Kid, I found Conan," Luffy said, shaking his head.
I frowned. Wasn't Conan that dog? The Doctor had once told Zhang Jing and the others that if Tom Cat completely lost control, they could release Conan, because Conan could deal with Tom Cat.
But Luffy was now telling us that he had found Conan. Could Conan have gone missing before this?
"Huh? Where did you find him?"
Luffy looked at us and, without any hesitation, said, "North Valley."
North Valley!
I was deeply shocked. There really was a place called North Valley.
I said, "Where is North Valley? Take us there."
Luffy narrowed his eyes. "What are you going to North Valley for?"
"Someone asked to meet me in North Valley. He should be a very important person, and he must have something important to discuss with me."
"You're with that person?" A vicious glint appeared in Luffy's eyes.
Jiang Xiaohui glared at him. "What do you want? A fight? Come on, take on your Second Master Jiang."
I shot Jiang Xiaohui a glare. "Can you let him finish?"
Then