The escape of a War General Level dog king—especially Ghost Face, renowned for his cunning—was like a thorn in the hearts of everyone at Outpost 04 and in the Patrol Hunting Squad.
Everyone knew that if you failed to kill a snake, it would come back to bite you. Letting such a clever, vengeful creature escape into the mountains was like releasing a tiger back into the wild. Sooner or later, it would become a huge problem.
"We have to find it and eliminate the threat for good!" Zhao Gang declared at the strategy meeting, his tone firm, though his brow remained furrowed. "But those mountains are even more complicated than the ruins. Sending our people in there would be like searching for a needle in a haystack, and the risk is too high."
Just as everyone was at a loss, Wang Keke stared at the vast Eastern Forest on the Electronic Sandbox, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Maybe... we can ask an 'old friend' for help?"
An old friend? Who?... Oh! Those monkeys!
Lin Mo instantly understood what Wang Keke had in mind. Of course! When it came to tracking and searching in rugged forest terrain, who could possibly be better than the locals—King Gigi and his monkey clan?
The suggestion left the attendees astonished, but the more they considered it, the more it seemed like the only workable solution.
There was no time to waste. Wang Keke and Lin Mo once again went as "special envoys," bringing a hefty load of fruit and candy, along with several specially chosen, gleaming metal ornaments as an advance payment. They headed to the edge of the Eastern Forest.
The familiar routine played out again. The monkey troop appeared, and General Maomao came to meet them—negotiate, that is—with the Red Battle