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Skull Island's environment was harsh, especially near the coast. The sea breeze carried a heavy stench of fish, while the hot, humid air forced anyone here to constantly endure the double torment of clammy, soaked clothes and nauseating odors.
Around noon was probably the most comfortable time here.
The fresh scent left behind by the jungle in the morning had yet to fade. The sun, now directly overhead, poured down warm light that not only drove away the chill, but also baked dry the clothes dampened by dew and humid air over the night. The long-lost comfort made people involuntarily grow languid.
However, the Hound Organization's patrolmen were clearly not among those growing lazy.
"Who goes there?!"
The moment the two figures stepped out of the jungle, before they could even approach the cliff in front of the weathered city wall, a series of sharp shouts rang out.
Click! Click!
The cannons atop the wall and the firearms in the patrolmen's hands all swung toward them at once. The atmosphere instantly grew tense.
Yet the two figures emerging from the jungle seemed not to notice at all. They continued forward at an unhurried pace, soon stopping before the abyss in front of the city wall.
"Lower the drawbridge."
The lean, square-faced man in strange metal armor walking at the front remained expressionless, but the stern young man half a step behind him shouted the order in a deep voice.
The two were Max and Li Si in disguise.
On the wall, the black-, gray-, and white-clad patrolmen of the Hound Organization, clearly divided into three groups, displayed differing reactions after recognizing Li Si and Max.
There were the most patrolmen in black and gray combat uniforms. Most showed no change in expression, though a few frowned.
The Angus Hound