If you were made a mascot, you would become a legend in the police force.

Li Tuantuan's cool "Again" gesture had barely lasted three seconds before reality delivered a resounding and corrosive slap to his face.

puff--!

The five-ton mountain of flesh didn't even need to gather any strength; with a puff of its cheeks, a large clump of pale green biochemical phlegm shot out like a high-pressure water gun.

Although Li Tuantuan had anticipated the attack and activated the [Basic Air Filter Lung], he overlooked a fatal problem: he wasn't wearing any clothes!

Sizzle—!

Although the venom didn't spray directly into his mouth, the splattered liquid covered the left half of his body like shotgun pellets. His once pristine black and white fur, meticulously cleaned and fluffy enough to make millions of girls scream, emitted a pungent white smoke the moment it came into contact with the venom.

A searing, excruciating pain shot through her, but what devastated Li Tuantuan even more than the pain was the smell of burning hair permeating the air.

Li Tuantuan stiffly looked down at it.

He saw that the once round and lovely area on his left arm and left shoulder had become pitted and uneven, with a large patch of hair carbonized and fallen off, revealing the red, swollen and somewhat ulcerated skin underneath.

Alopecia areata.

At that moment, Li Tuantuan seemed to hear the sound of her own love of beauty shattering.

Who am I? I am the most handsome bear in the Qinling Mountains! I am a top star who makes a living with my looks! I am the mascot who will be on the Spring Festival Gala!

Now... I'm bald?

This is like having a programmer with an already high hairline suddenly have their last three stubborn hairs plucked out.

Awooo—!!! (You owe me my hair!!)

Li Tuantuan has completely lost her mind. If the fight just now was for food, then now it's to uphold the dignity and appearance of a panda!

System! Give me the medicine! I don't care the price, I need the kind that relieves pain and promotes hair growth! Quickly!

[Ding! Host detected to have suffered chemical corrosion. Recommended to exchange for [Shennong's Herbal Elixir (Enhanced Version)], which detoxifies and promotes tissue regeneration, with minor beauty and skin-nourishing effects. Price: 800 Merit Points.]

800?! Are you trying to rob me?!

Li Tuantuan's heart was bleeding, but looking at the dead rat that was still drooling, he gritted his teeth and confirmed the exchange.

A pill with a refreshing herbal scent entered my stomach out of thin air. The cooling sensation instantly suppressed the burning sensation, and the red and swollen skin began to stop bleeding and scab over. Although the hair hadn't grown back yet, at least the pain was gone.

You fat bastard, prepare to die!

Li Tuantuan roared and landed on all fours, crashing into the ground again like an out-of-control bulldozer.

But the Rat King was clearly a cunning old fox. Just as Li Tuantuan rushed in front of it, its fat body suddenly began to writhe violently like waves.

Whoosh whoosh!

Several dark shadows shot out from the fat folds on its back. Those weren't tentacles, but mutated, forked tails! There were seven or eight of them, each as thick as a child's arm, covered with barbs and bristles, like a group of predatory pythons.

Snapped!

A tail lashed out and struck Li Tuantuan hard across the face. Even with his "copper skin and iron bones" protecting him, the blow still made him see stars.

Immediately afterwards, the remaining tails swarmed up and wrapped around his neck, limbs, and waist.

A tremendous strangulation force erupted instantly.

creak-

Li Tuantuan felt his skeleton groaning. This dead rat was ridiculously strong, and the barbs on its tail were digging deep into his flesh. Although it hadn't broken through his defenses, it still hurt terribly!

round and round!

Lin Wan watched from below, her eyes wide with rage. She completely disregarded her still-healing injuries and even forgot the vast difference in their physical sizes.

Cover me!

She yelled at Zhao Gang, picked up a fire axe that someone had left behind, and in that instant burst out with speed beyond the limit, rushing to the side of the Rat King.

If I can't cut off your body, I'll cut off your tail!

Lin Wan leaped high into the air, the fire axe flashing through the air before striking the thickest tail wrapped around Li Tuantuan's neck.

puff!

Blood splattered everywhere. It was just an ordinary axe, but with Lin Wan's full power, it actually cleaved into the incredibly resilient rat's tail, cutting off a third of it!

squeak--!

The Rat King cried out in pain, letting out a sharp screech, and its tightly constricted tail instinctively loosened for a moment.

Well done! I'll give you a raise later!

Seizing this critical moment of weakness, Li Tuantuan took a deep breath, her muscles bulged, and she pushed outwards with all her might.

Open it!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The several tangled tails were forcibly pried open by his monstrous strength. Li Tuantuan did not retreat, but instead used the reaction force to pounce forward and directly climb onto the Rat King's neck!

How can you lose when a panda is right in your face?!

Li Tuantuan's legs clamped tightly around the Rat King's neck like iron clamps, her two huge hands clasped together and raised high above her head.

This move is called "Mount Tai Pressing Down"!

Boom!

That blow, powerful enough to shatter stone, slammed into the Rat King's skull. The Rat King's massive body sank sharply, its chin hitting the ground with a thud, shattering even the hardest rock.

But this guy's fat layer was practically a natural shock-absorbing armor. Although the blow stunned it for two seconds, it didn't cause any fatal damage.

On the contrary, the excruciating pain drove the Rat King completely berserk. It shook its head wildly and its body thrashed about as if electrocuted, trying to shake off the nasty plaster on its back.

Li Tuantuan felt like she was riding on the back of a mad bull, and the acid in her stomach was about to come up.

Unbreakable! Absolutely unbreakable! This thing is a solid lump of dead flesh!

Just as Li Tuantuan was at her wit's end and preparing to test her endurance against this guy, the ragged voice of Coal Ball suddenly rang in her mind.

Hey bro! Stop hitting its head! It's solid! Look down! Look down! Jin Dou says its belly button is glowing!

Li Tuantuan took a moment to look down amidst her busy schedule.

Sure enough, although the rat king struggled frantically, its belly remained firmly pressed against the ground, as if protecting something. And whenever it exerted its strength, a strange red light would emanate from the gap beneath it.

It's sucking up that rock!

Li Tuantuan instantly realized. That spirit stone pillar wasn't just food; it was also its power bank! It pressed its softest part against it, absorbing energy to heal its injuries while maintaining its terrifying defenses.

In other words, as long as you flip it over or take the stone away, this thing is useless!

But... it weighs five tons! How am I supposed to flip it?

Li Tuantuan tried to lift the Rat King's shoulder, but the slippery fat made it impossible for him to get a foothold.

Just then, at the edge of the battlefield, a golden glimmer caught Li Tuantuan's attention.

They're gold beans!

The palm-sized treasure-hunting rat was close to the ground, using its small size to its advantage, moving like a ghost through the pile of rocks.

Meanwhile, in mid-air, the coal ball is risking its life to carry the team.

This black crow, like a suicide drone, kept swooping and circling in front of the Rat King, while constantly spouting various national treasures from its beak.

Hey! Ugly duckling! Look here! Why are your teeth so yellow? Did you eat poop and not brush your teeth?

Squeak! The Rat King was completely enraged by this annoying fly and opened its mouth to bite the coal ball.

It's now!

The moment the Rat King raised its head, a tiny gap appeared between its abdomen and the ground.

Upon seeing the golden lightning bolt—the golden bean—Li Tuantuan plunged without hesitation into that deadly forbidden zone filled with a stench and posing an extremely high risk of crushing!

That's a belly weighing five tons! Once the Rat King presses down, the golden bean will instantly turn into a sheet of gold leaf.

But the courage of an SSR-level divine beast is clearly not to be underestimated.