Chapter 2620: Magical Creatures in the Zoo 27

At that moment, the phone rang urgently, and the screen showed it was a call from the duty room.

Bai Rendong answered, and a staff member's anxious voice came from the other end.

"Director! It's terrible! We tried contacting the few security guards on patrol tonight via walkie-talkie and phone, but we couldn't reach any of them!"

"Da Niu was worried, so he grabbed a flashlight and quickly checked a few main halls, discovering many animals were missing!"

Bai Rendong's pupils contracted sharply, his fingers gripping the phone tightened, and his knuckles whitened.

Jin Chen was also missing.

This scene happened to be reflected in the red eyes of the white rabbit outside the window.

It quietly watched for a few seconds, then turned and jumped off the windowsill.

The rabbit hadn't run far before a shadow blocked its path.

The golden python had awakened at some point, slowly draping from the branches, its cold snake pupils flickering with a faint light in the moonlight, and its tongue hissed.

"Hiss… little rabbit, Snake Grandpa has discovered a secret."

It is a nocturnal animal, and it loves to observe the whole zoo at night.

Rabbit: "……"

Meanwhile, at the Deer Garden.

The giraffe, forced to stay put because of its size, acted like a lookout tower, observing the zoo's movements.

It soon noticed that lights in various parts of the zoo turned on one after another, and more and more flashlight beams swayed in the darkness.

"Uh-oh! The boss's plan has been exposed!"

The giraffe tilted its head and poked the sleeping squirrel on the windowsill with the soft tip of its ear.

"Song Xiaokua! Wake up quickly!"

The squirrel was poked so hard it almost fell from the windowsill, scrambling to grab the wood with its paws, and sleepily rubbed its eyes.

"Huh? What's wrong? Is it mealtime?"

"The director and the others have discovered the animals are missing and are searching everywhere! Go quickly to the mountain to inform Xiao Lao Da—you're the fastest!"

Upon hearing this, Song Xiaokua's tail puffed up, "Don't worry! Song Xiaokua will definitely be fast!"

A small figure darted down the windowsill, racing along the fence and tree branches toward the direction of Zhenyang Mountain.

Near the Bear Garden.

Pi Pi, who was playing with a ball in the den, also heard the sound, poked its head out to look, saw the keeper preparing to head toward the Tiger Garden, and ran to the entrance with loud thuds.

Amu's attention was drawn; he turned back doubtfully and saw Pi Pi pounding on the door with its bear paws.

Amu had no choice but to head toward the Bear Garden: "What's wrong with Pi Pi?"

He asked through the iron gate.

Seeing Amu approach, Pi Pi pounded even more urgently, even ramming its big head against the door.

Amu frowned; lately these animals had been hanging out with Xiao Baiyu for a long time, and each had become clever and mischievous.

Amu kept a backup plan: "Pi Pi, don't rush; wait a moment, I'll first go next door to the Tiger Garden to see if Tiger Valley is there, then come right back to check on you, okay?"

Pi Pi:!!!

Upon hearing Amu still needed to go to the Tiger Garden, it became even more frantic, its bear paws pounding the door with a thunderous bang, scaring even its favorite little ball onto the ground.

But it couldn't stop him, so it could only watch helplessly as Amu turned and walked toward the Tiger Garden.

Pi Pi sat down on the ground, spread its two bear paws, and silently covered its round ears, unable to bear watching.

Doomed……

"Ahhhhh!!"

A few seconds later, a terrified scream came from the neighboring Tiger Garden: Amu's.

Amu stumbled out of the Tiger Garden, face ashen, pointing inside and shouting incoherently to the coworkers who rushed over at the noise: "Someone! There's a person inside! Lying on the ground! The tiger is gone!"

"A tiger attacking a person case? No way!"

Other staff members rushed into the Tiger Garden, flashlight beams flashing wildly, and finally found security guard Xiao Liu lying spread-eagle in the corner where Tiger Valley usually sleeps, sleeping soundly and deeply.

Everyone: "……"

It was a false alarm.

But the problem is, where is the tiger? Such a big tiger!

Amu, still catching his breath from the shock, looked at the empty tiger enclosure and said, "So… the animals wouldn't have staged a mass breakout, would they?"

The zoo's night had completely descended into chaos.

And the culprits were completely unaware of what had happened behind them.

With Jin Chen's preliminary investigation from the past few nights, plus the guidance of the musk deer Keke Banban, who knew the terrain of Zhenyang Mountain best, and the help of the various talented companions,

this foray into the mountains proceeded much more smoothly.

The animals marched in great numbers through the dense forest, and soon they discovered an extremely concealed cave mouth beneath the shady cliff.

The cave mouth was small, completely concealed by thick vines; if it weren't for Xiang Zai happening to point in the right direction, it would be hard to find.

The closer they got to the cave mouth, the more obvious the oppressive feeling of stagnant Monster Power became.

The animals all felt a bit uncomfortable, slowed their steps, and let out uneasy low growls from their throats.

Jin Chen signaled everyone to wait a moment outside the cave.

He leapt down from Tiger Valley's back, a faint light flashing around him, and before the animals he transformed into a white-haired, golden-eyed youth, handsome beyond mortal comparison.

For ease of movement, he this time manifested a neat white long-sleeved outfit, which looked so good in the cold moonlight that one couldn't look away.

The animals immediately exclaimed in admiration.

Even the red fox Hu Cai Cai, who usually prided himself on his looks, couldn't help but glance twice, unwilling to admit that his proud fox spirit was actually outshone by a lion spirit.

He flicked his fluffy big tail, decisively choosing to keep his fox form rather than transform, lest a somewhat jealous dull-witted tiger become unhappy and circle him aimlessly.

Jin Chen…… felt great from being praised.

He pushed aside the vines at the cave entrance and walked in.

Hu Gu and Hu Cai Cai followed closely behind, and the other animals also plucked up their courage and followed.

The cave interior wasn't deep; it was dark, cold, and damp, with the walls covered in slippery green moss.

At the deepest point, under two moss-covered rocks, lay a tattered-looking cloth bag.

The bag emitted a powerful Monster Power fluctuation.

It was this power, using the ley lines of the Suppressing Yang Mountain Range, that suppressed the Monster Power of all spiritual animals.

"This is it," Jin Chen blocked the nauseating smell, and a cluster of white flame gathered at his fingertips.

He flicked his finger, and the flame landed on the torn cloth bag.

The bag seemed to come alive, twitching once, letting out a hiss, and then quickly shriveling and blackening in the pure monster fire, turning to ash.

Instantly, the suppressed monster aura filled the entire cave and quickly spread outward.

The suppression vanished!

All the animals felt an indescribable sense of relief throughout their bodies.

"Roar!!!"

Hu Gu couldn't hold back first, raising his huge head and letting out a deafening tiger's roar filled with endless relief and power; the sound shook Shan Lin, startling a flock of birds.

"Awesome!" it bellowed.

The other animals also let out happy low cries and calls.

Jin Chen exhaled, feeling much more relaxed.

A brown-gray figure shot forward at such speed it almost left an afterimage.

It braked to a stop in front of the animals, and because it was going so fast it even rolled on the ground before stabilizing.

It was the little squirrel urgently sent by Giraffe Lin Zi Gao to deliver a message.

"Squirrel! Squirrel!" Tao Ge flapped its wings to remind Jin Chen.

Its vision and reflexes had become sharper.

Jin Chen restrained his smile, "What's wrong? Something happened in the garden?"

He saw the little squirrel panting anxiously, and his heart skipped a beat.