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The monkey was in a predicament, but it wasn't about to act cowardly. Without a suitable weapon, couldn't it just find one?
During its search, the monkey jumped into each courtyard of the Imperial Palace to inspect, and it entered one shrouded in a swirling Black Mist, a strange courtyard.
"Thud, thud, thud"
The black mist turned into many shrimp soldiers and crab generals, directly assaulting the monkey as if the mist were an army of thousands.
"Damn, so it turns out these are ghosts formed from Black Mist. I thought there really were that many ghosts! No wonder they turn to debris and disappear into the air when hit."
The monkey finally realized that the ghosts outside were all emanating from this courtyard, and there must be a powerful enemy present. Why else would it be attacked upon sight? This was clearly someone's doing.
