The story revolves around an expedition to the Congo to find a lost city. The team, led by Professor Karen, includes a primatologist named Peter, a gorilla named Amy, and a mysterious figure named Pennywise. They are on a mission to find diamonds and uncover the secrets of the lost city. However, they soon discover that the city is guarded by genetically modified, aggressive gorillas. The team faces numerous challenges and dangers as they try to survive and uncover the truth. In the end, Pennywise is killed by the gorillas, and Karen destroys the diamonds to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. The team escapes, but not without losses.
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1. The story begins with an expedition in the deep jungle of the Congo.
2. Williams, an employee of a telecommunications company called Traffic, is on the expedition.
3. Williams has found diamonds near a volcano.
4. The company plans to use new laser technology to extract the diamonds and take over the telecommunications market.
5. Williams' friend has discovered ancient ruins in the area.
6. Williams is killed by an unknown entity, and his friend is left waiting for him.
7. The company's owner, Williams' father, is revealed to be behind the expedition.
8. The father wants to use the diamonds to ruin a rival company, Luisito Comunica.
9. Professor Karen Roser is sent on a new expedition to find the diamonds.
10. Karen is motivated by her secret love for Williams and fear for his well-being.
11. The expedition team includes a climatologist named Peter and a gorilla named Amy.
12. Peter has developed technology to translate primate sign language.
13. The team is funded by a Romanian philanthropist named Pennywise.
14. The team arrives in Africa and meets their guide, Mandela.
15. Mandela knows Pennywise and warns the team about his true nature.
16. The team discovers the lost city of King Solomon.
17. They find evidence of Williams' presence in the city, including a chocolate wrapper.
18. Karen is determined to find Williams, and the team follows her.
19. They encounter a group of killer gorillas that were created to behave violently.
20. The gorillas attack the team, and Pennywise is killed.
21. Karen finds Williams' body and discovers that he was killed by the gorillas.
22. The team escapes the city using a hot air balloon.
23. Karen calls Williams' father to inform him of his son's death, but he only cares about the diamonds.
24. Karen takes revenge by using the diamond to destroy the company's satellite.
25. The team, including Peter, Karen, and Ghostbusters, escape the city and fly away in the hot air balloon.