Short-Ponytail Man was not pleased to hear that. "Wouldn't checking the places most likely to hide someone first give us a better chance of finding NPCs and save more time than searching everywhere?"
"I agree with checking the most likely hiding places first. Finding NPCs as quickly as possible matters more. I'm not expecting us to find every NPC in one go anyway," Red-Clothed Woman said. "Besides, we're looking for people, not objects. People can move around on their own."
She glanced at Glasses Man, then looked at the others. "The rules never said the fleeing side couldn't change their hiding spots whenever they wanted. Even a thorough sweep might not find every NPC. An NPC hiding nearby could slip into a building right after we leave it."
"Don't worry," Zhao Xun said, his hearing having recovered somewhat. "There's an orangutan guarding the first building. If an NPC moves in there, it'll notify me immediately."
Everyone froze for a moment.
Then, as though something had occurred to him, Limping Man asked, "When we came down from the sixth floor, you were at the back and took about ten seconds to catch up. Was that what you were setting up?"
"Yes," Zhao Xun replied.
He turned his wrist and took out [Primates' Blessing].
But he held it in his palm where the others could not see it. All they knew was that a baboon suddenly appeared out of thin air.
"Guard this place," Zhao Xun told the baboon. "Notify me immediately if an unfamiliar face approaches."
The baboon swept its gaze over the group, memorizing everyone's faces, then nodded and let out several short cries.
No one except Zhao Xun could understand it.
It was saying, "I'll get the job done."
After giving his instructions, Zhao Xun continued downstairs. "This way,