Moreover, the Fist Monkey's right arm had apparently been injured by something. Blood dripped steadily from it, and the little fellow bared its teeth in pain.
Wu Chen's expression changed at once. Of course, he knew that a tiny Fist Monkey like this could never possibly pass through the perilous Guardian Forest alone. Still, he had never expected the little creature to fail to hold out even this long and retreat so quickly.
And having returned in such a short time, what valuable information could it possibly have gathered?
He immediately used some secret method to communicate with the Fist Monkey and exchange information. A moment later, he said coldly,
"Besides being extremely dangerous, the Guardian Forest seems to contain some abnormal force that disrupts one's sense of direction. Though my Fist Monkey was injured, the real reason it retreated was that it feared that once it entered too deeply, it would never be able to find its way back."
The instincts of living creatures were powerful. If even the sense of direction of such a creature could be blocked, Meng Zhao and the others guessed that the Guardian Forest likely concealed some great secret. If it was not a natural formation, then someone must have arranged it by artificial means.
"If it really is easy to lose one's way—easy to get in but impossible to get out—shouldn't we reconsider and refrain from entering the mountain for now? Going in is easy, but coming out is hard. We only have one life each."
Peng Haibing finally could not help speaking. Earlier, the black dragon-shaped cloud had roared past beneath the distant starry sky, already filling him with dread. Now, the information brought back by the Fist Monkey deepened his sense of danger even further.
In such mountains and forests, visible