By the time everyone from Dark Night returned to the Safe Zone, it was completely dark. Ever since the Dark Night Squad had left that afternoon, Meng Qilin had been unable to sit or stand still, terrified that something might happen to them.
When he heard that the Dark Night Squad was back, he hurried over to check on them. Only after seeing everyone safe and sound did he relax.
Except...
Why were they carrying a little monkey? Hadn't they gone out to hunt for meat? They certainly didn't look like they planned to eat the monkey.
"Captain Bai? Did everything go smoothly?" Meng Qilin stepped forward and asked.
"Very smoothly," Bai Yaoyao replied. "Could I ask which chef cooked the Mutant Tiger meat last time? Could he cook for us? I'll pay him."
"He's one of the survivors we rescued. He used to be the head chef at the S City Grand Hotel, and his two apprentices are here too. I'll send someone to ask," Meng Qilin replied, his eyes occasionally darting toward Great Sage in Monkey's arms.
Great Sage felt unnerved by his staring. What's wrong with this guy? It's not like he's eating me. Why does he keep looking at me like that?
Bai Yaoyao smiled and explained, "We hunted some Mutant Pythons and Mutant Wolves. This little monkey looked pretty smart, so we brought him back with us. He's a member of Dark Night now."
At that, Great Sage puffed out his chest and patted it. His smug little display made everyone laugh.
Meng Qilin thought Dark Night really did have some unusual ideas. Other teams were doing everything they could to recruit Ability Users, but Dark Night had no such plans at all. Instead, they'd gone to the Zoo to find a companion.
Before long,