In a corner of the Angler Bar.
"What do you think? After what Kuis did today, do you think he suspects us?"
"Hmph... hard to say! From what I know of him, he doesn't trust anyone."
"Anyway, Old Ma sent word today. General Faiman is about to make his move. Tell the boys to get ready. Right... what about Xu Ke and the others?"
"Our original plan was to quietly drive them away, then take them captive to prepare for taking over the mine. How many days has it been since we heard from the people tailing them?"
The other man sighed.
"Damn it, that's the strangest part! Yesterday, I finally found the people we sent to follow them, but something had bitten them to death. There were only scraps of their bodies left. I only identified them from the equipment scattered on the ground."
"They probably got attacked by some wild animal while following those two. Who knows if Xu Ke and the other one are even alive now?"
At those words, both men fell silent.
"Keep looking! Having them in our hands will give us more leverage with General Faiman."
"All right!"
After cautiously checking their surroundings, the two men left, never noticing a shadow stir slightly in a corner.
[Ding... "Rat-Tail Whip" effect triggered. Followers +1]
Yu Yuan panted heavily and rolled his neck.
He tossed the Rat-Tail Whip into the air, where it transformed into the Hidden Rat, Zhizhi.
On the Virtual Light Screen, the words "on cooldown" appeared beside [Rat-Tail Whip] again.
"That was a real ordeal! Isn't the activation rate for this enslavement effect a little too low?"
Yu Yuan grumbled inwardly.
At least his efforts hadn't been wasted.
He took healing items out of the Rabbit Ring, first applying [Green-Haired Seaweed