Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

Wang Yu looked closely and saw that it was gnawing on a roe deer. The roe deer's carcass was still steaming, and only a small part of it had been eaten, indicating that it had just been hunted.

Wang Yu stared at the back of the brown bear, her eyes as cold as an ice cellar, even her breath carrying a chill.

He slowly put down the positioning ball he was holding in his mouth, then lowered his body, used all his strength, and silently crept towards the brown bear's back.

He was going to deliver the fatal blow to the brown bear when it was most relaxed!

As soon as the ball hit the ground and came into contact with the sub-zero temperatures, the internal temperature sensor instantly triggered an alarm.

In the monitoring room of the research base, the on-duty researcher who was dozing at his desk was startled awake by the piercing alarm. He nodded his head sharply and instantly became alert.

He rubbed his sleepy eyes, his fingers flying across the keyboard as he quickly manipulated the camera at the top of the ball to extend slowly. Soon, images of the mountains and forests appeared on the screen.

"This little rascal is so diligent?"

As the researcher adjusted the camera angle, he muttered to himself, "Ms. Tang just fed me a good amount of venison this morning, and now she's busy hunting again before it's even dark?"

"If we could capture the entire hunting process on film, it would be excellent research material."

But when the camera panned to a different angle, revealing the massive brown bear and the roe deer carcass on the screen, the researcher's smile froze instantly. He slammed his fist on the table and cursed, "Holy crap! It's a brown bear! A bear has invaded our secure job territory!"

His heart was pounding in his chest. He frantically grabbed the phone on the table and dialed Ji Yongjun's number, his voice urgent: "Director! Something's happened! A brown bear has invaded the territory of our 'iron rice bowl' (a government-funded enterprise), and the two are about to fight! You need to come right now!"

"What?!"

On the other side, upon hearing the news on the phone, Ji Yongjun suddenly sat up in bed, his sleepiness vanishing instantly.

He grabbed his coat from the foot of the bed, pulled it on as he rushed towards the door, yelling, "Keep an eye on things, I'll be right there!"

He rushed out of the dormitory wearing only one shoe, and while running down the base corridor, he put on the other shoe as he went, his face full of anxiety.

"Why would a bear be out roaming around at this critical juncture?"

"Wasn't the brown bear next to the 'iron rice bowl' (a metaphor for a secure job) already hibernating? Where did this strange brown bear come from?"

In the forest, Wang Yuyu had already used the strong smell of blood emanating from the roe deer carcass to perfectly conceal his own presence and silently approached a position 100 meters behind the brown bear.

His movements became increasingly cautious, crawling forward on all fours, his amber eyes fixed on the brown bear's back, his muscles taut like a fully drawn bowstring, ready to explode at any moment.

The distance gradually decreased: ninety meters, eighty meters, seventy meters... Just as he crouched down to the perfect attack position, only fifty meters away from the brown bear, the brown bear, which was engrossed in gnawing on the roe deer, suddenly stopped.

Its enormous head slowly rose, its nose twitched incessantly, its small eyes scanned its surroundings warily, and its previously droopy ears perked up, clearly sensing danger.

"Oh no, we've been exposed!" Wang Yuyu's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly abandoned his plan to launch a sneak attack.

He stopped concealing his tracks, slammed his hind legs into the ground, sending the snow flying instantly, and his massive body, like a yellow lightning bolt, pounced towards the brown bear's back.

Its gaping maw snapped open, its sharp canines gleaming coldly, aimed directly at the brown bear's most vulnerable spot—the nape of its neck—intending to kill it instantly.

But the brown bear reacted incredibly quickly. Sensing the strong wind behind it, it suddenly stood up and turned to the left, while simultaneously extending its paw to strike Wang Yuyu.

Seeing that he was about to miss, Wang Yuyu forcibly twisted his body in mid-air, and his forelimbs suddenly stretched out. His sharp, knife-like tiger claws slashed towards the brown bear's neck with a whooshing sound.

All of these actions happened in the blink of an eye.

With a "ripping" sound, Wang Yuyu's tiger claws slashed from the brown bear's shoulder all the way down to its chest, leaving four deep claw marks that revealed the bone.

Bright red blood gushed out instantly, staining the brown bear's thick fur and seeping into the white snow beneath its feet, a shocking sight.

However, brown bears have such thick layers of fat and skin that, although the blow looked frightening, it was just a simple scratch that did not damage any vital organs and had almost no impact on its mobility.

Using the momentum of its attack, Wang Yuyu slid forward several meters on the snow. Its sharp claws and heavy body carved several deep furrows in the white snow, scattering snow everywhere. It didn't stop until it ran out of momentum.

The moment he stopped, he turned around abruptly, his amber eyes fixed on the brown bear opposite him, every hair on his body taut, radiating a chilling killing intent.

He slowly lowered his body, slightly bent his forelimbs, and arched his back, like a bow ready to be released, maintaining a high level of alertness while being able to unleash the strongest impact in an instant.

A deep roar rolled from its throat, one after another, carrying the unique majesty of a mountain lord, clearly conveying a warning: This is my territory, get out of here immediately!

The brown bear was thoroughly enraged. It shook its head, licked the wound on its chest, and instead of backing down, it became even more ferocious.

Its massive body would occasionally stand upright, reaching over two meters in height, and its thick front paws would slap the ground forcefully, the "thump thump" sound causing snowflakes to fall in a flurry.

They might wave their arms wildly in the air, revealing sharp claws and deliberately enlarging their size to intimidate their opponents.

A harsh, hoarse roar erupted from its throat, as piercing as a broken bellows, aggressively responding to Wang Yuyu and forbidding him from taking another step closer.

The four deep, bone-revealing claw marks on its chest continued to ooze blood, staining the surrounding brown-black fur and dripping onto the snow. The red and white intertwining did not make it look pathetic; instead, it added a touch of terrifying ferocity.

The positioning ball on the snow not far away captured the entire thrilling standoff.

The signal is transmitted rapidly through the infrared camera relay stations scattered throughout the forest and is eventually displayed in real time on the monitoring screen of the research base.

Ji Yongjun and a group of researchers who rushed over after hearing the news all stared intently at the screen, not daring to breathe.

Tension was written all over everyone's face, their palms were clenched with cold sweat, and their eyes were fixed on the two giant beasts on the screen, as if they themselves were confronting the brown bears and about to engage in a fierce battle.

No one dared to make a sound to disturb him; they could only silently cheer Wang Yuyu on in their hearts: "Go for it, Iron Rice Bowl! Drive this invading bear out!"

"Go! You are the mountain king of this forest, let it see your power!"

"Be careful! Don't fight recklessly, you must protect yourself!"

"Don't get injured! It's too dangerous to get injured this time of year!"

"..."