Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

Ou Yun shouted, "Brother Chen, hurry up!"

Chen Hao's vision went black from the suction: "I'd hold on tight even without you telling me!"

Ou Yun thought to himself that he was really having a run of bad luck today, and it really felt like he had just arrived in a forbidden area.

But it's okay, it's just suction, it's just a bigger turtle, it's just—

"Snapped!"

A tree root, also sucked high into the air, hit Ou Yun's face precisely.

"..."

Europe was caught off guard, and its body swayed.

Chen Hao, who was behind him, also twisted slightly.

"B-Big brother!? Are you alright?!"

"I……"

Ou Yun hesitated, feeling dizzy.

I was just about to say something—

"Snapped!"

Another tree root shot into the air, aiming straight for the vital point.

"..."

My head is buzzing.

Behind him, Chen Hao clearly felt his older brother stiffen for a moment—

"Big brother! Big brother, are you alright?"

Unfortunately, he can't see anything!

"...I'm fine!"

Ou Yun gritted his teeth.

Ha! Don't think you can take down your dad just because there are two tree roots. Your dad is—

next second.

Suddenly, Ou Yun saw a small stone slowly rising from the ground.

Then came the second piece, the third piece, and the fourth piece.

If you hit this kind of stone, you probably won't feel a thing.

But if there are that many—

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Live stream viewers: ...

"Oh, that might hurt a little!"

"It seems the Forbidden Zone has finally remembered CEO Ou's original character design."

"Forbidden Zone: Let's play tricks on the male lead!"

"Poor Mr. Ou, is he going to be manipulated by the forbidden area again?"

"Why am I actually feeling a little excited...?"

"Hilarious! This is clearly a critical moment! Can you guys stop messing things up?!"

Ou Yun watched helplessly as the stone slowly floated into the air due to the suction force.

But there was nothing he could do.

He could only watch helplessly.

Ou Yun's eyes widened.

If you get hit by that thing, it will definitely... hurt a lot!

Ugh……

Forget it.

Ou Yun closed his eyes and resigned himself to fate, brother. He accepted his fate.

A close call, a life hanging by a thread.

Suddenly, a familiar eagle's cry rang out from the sky.

"Gahh ...

next second.

A blue-white bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking the giant tortoise precisely on the forehead.

The giant tortoise froze, its mouth snapping shut in a reflex.

The suction force vanished instantly, and Ou Yun and Chen Hao both fell onto the muddy beach, rolling several times before coming to a stop.

The Storm Hawk folded its wings and landed on a large rock on the riverbank.

It tilted its head and looked at the two people covered in mud, letting out a cacophony of confusion.

"Giggle giggle?"

What are you two doing?

Behind it, the Frost Roc slowly descended, its expression still aloof.

It looked down at the mudflats on the bank, then at the giant turtle in the river that was still smoking from being electrocuted.

"Gurgle."

Translation: Ha.

Ou Yun crawled out of the mud, still not knowing what had happened, spitting out several mouthfuls of mud and sand—until he looked up and saw the Storm Black Hawk, and his face immediately lit up with joy.

"Hey bro! What are you doing here—"

Before the words were even finished, the giant turtle in the river had already recovered from the electric shock.

It shook its head, which was charred black from being split open, and its beady green eyes first glared at the Storm Black Hawk before its gaze fell on the Frost Giant Roc on the shore.

The giant tortoise's eyes visibly lit up.

Then it vigorously paddled its thick limbs, and its entire body leaped onto the shore with an agility completely disproportionate to its size, rushing towards the direction of the Frost Giant Roc.

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle—!!!"

Ou Yun thought to himself, "Holy crap, this is the first time I've ever heard a turtle make that sound!"

The two-legged creatures here still don't understand what this thing is trying to do.

But Storm Blackhawk reacted.

Suddenly, it spread its wings, its body crackling with electricity, and flashed to block the Frost Giant Roc, letting out a sharp, warning screech at the giant tortoise.

"Gagagagaga—!!"

Roll, roll, roll, roll!

The giant tortoise seemed to have its thoughts read, but it was not to be outdone, so it stretched its neck and growled at the black eagle.

"Gurgle gurgle—!!"

No one knows what this guy said, but Storm Blackhawk was visibly agitated. His body was covered in lightning, which turned from dark blue to blinding white, and the rocks under his feet shattered with a crackling sound.

"Gah—!!"

"Coo coo coo coo!"

"Gagaga gaaaaah!"

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle!"

And that's how the argument started.

The Frost Giant Roc stood aloof between two tense beasts.

It glanced at the ruffled black eagle, then at the giant tortoise with its neck outstretched.

"Gurgle."

Translation: Ha.

Without even glancing at the other two, it walked gracefully straight up to Ou Yun and Chen Hao.

It looked down at the two people covered in mud and gently touched Ou Yun's forehead with the tip of its beak.

A thin layer of icy mist gushed from its beak, instantly freezing the mud and water on Ou Yun's hair into tiny ice crystals.

Ou Yun shuddered, feeling that the lingering sweet and fishy smell in his head had finally dissipated.

"Gurgle."

Ou Yun snapped out of his dazed state almost instantly, as if enlightened.

Upon seeing the giant ice bird in front of him, Ou Yun breathed a sigh of relief. "That feels much better... Thanks, bro."

He also pulled Chen Hao, who was still seeing stars, up, and glanced at Black Eagle, who was staring wide-eyed at the giant tortoise—

"By the way, do you two know each other?"

Upon hearing this, the Frost Giant Roc actually turned around and glanced at the giant tortoise that was still confronting the Black Eagle, letting out what sounded like a sigh.

"Coo coo coo..."

It's an old acquaintance; we don't need to worry about it.

"You recognize all of these?"

"Coo coo coo".

They generally recognize each other among beasts of the same level.

"oh oh!"

Chen Hao, standing nearby: ...

"Big brother, can you understand me?"

"Oh, I guessed."

"..."

At this moment, Storm Blackhawk had been thoroughly enraged and entered a battle stance.

Its wings were all fluffed up, each feather crackling and sparking with electricity.

The giant tortoise also retracted all four limbs into its shell—as if it were gathering strength, and a dark green light began to emerge from the edge of the shell.

Just as the two giant beasts were about to engage in a chaotic battle on the riverbank, Ou Yun suddenly raised his hand: "Um, can we interrupt?"

Storm Blackhawk and Giant Turtle both turned to look at him.

"How about you guys deal with that thing first, then we fight?"

Ou Yun smiled and pointed to the forest behind him.

Behind us, fog had started to rise in the forest at some unknown time.

The fog was visibly getting thicker and thicker.

From the depths of the fog, a low, rhythmic hum could be faintly heard.

It sounded like the heartbeat of some enormous creature, or perhaps like footsteps...