After everyone from Black Moon Village had left, the Monkey King quickly ordered the monkeys to drag the hunted people and mutated beasts into the valley.
The people were manageable; at least their weight wasn't too outrageous.
But the battle mounts raised by Hope Base were all fat and sturdy, often weighing over a thousand pounds. The monkeys couldn't move them at all, so they could only butcher them on the spot and transport them back piece by piece.
After bringing all the prey back, the Monkey King wisely had the monkeys below cover the bloodstains on the ground with mud and fallen leaves.
When Manshi and the others repeated the process and lured people to Wild Monkey Valley a second time, they noticed something strange on the ground and realized that this clever group of mountain monkeys was actually cooperating with them.
Manshi's mouth twitched. "These wild monkeys are pretty clever."
Xiao Lan planted her hands on her hips and panted heavily. "Of course they are! They evolved into monkeys, and now people are delivering food right to their door!
"If they evolve a little more and become human, they'll turn into hounds like us!"
She laughed loudly as she spoke.
After two trips, she had gained a long wound across her face, with the flesh curling back. Every time she smiled, the wound tore open and oozed blood.
She casually grabbed a handful of grass, chewed it up, and slapped it onto her face with a smack. Her gaze was unfocused, and she acted as though she didn't care at all.
If you often walked by the river, your shoes would eventually get wet.
Besides, the people from Hope Base weren't fools. Two squads had chased after them in succession, only to vanish without a trace. If they