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

"It's okay, calm down."

The two remained lying in the grass, watching the Chinese athlete in front of them.

Taro and Machi were still happily preparing the traps, completely oblivious to their surroundings.

Leng Ruolan lowered her voice and said, "They're here."

Chen Hao quickly took off his glasses, afraid that the glare would alert the sharp-eyed hyenas.

Not long after.

A slight rustling sound came from the grass not far away, and a furry head peeked out.

Then there were two, then three—

It's the kind of hyena you often see in animal documentaries.

In their real world, Chen Hao had also seen people capture hyenas to eat.

Although hyena meat is not very tasty, after all, the meat of this carnivore is far inferior to that of herbivores.

But with the world almost ending, who cares what they eat? Having anything to eat is already a blessing.

—But that was a long time ago, almost when Chen Hao was a child who had just gained his intelligence and memories.

Later, even hyenas disappeared from Earth, and everyone began to reminisce about what the last time they ate meat tasted like.

Now?

Chen Hao instinctively hid behind Leng Ruolan and asked her, "My period probably won't last more than two seconds. Let's find a chance to leave."

Leng Ruolan said there was no rush, "We can't beat them, but it's no use retreating rashly..."

Let's take it one step at a time!

Leng Ruolan gripped her military shovel tightly, thinking to herself.

And the hyenas, just as they had predicted, were very clever; they flanked from both sides, like cheese sandwiched between two loaves of bread.

So it was all a ploy to lure the two less-than-ideal players over without touching the trap itself—

Chen Hao came to this conclusion when he saw one of the hyenas not even glancing at the dead rabbit in the trap.

This trap was one that the player forgot to search for; it was located quite far away, right on the path that the hyena pack was bound to take.

But at this moment, Xiao Rizi seemed to finally notice the strange atmosphere around him.

Machi, who was rearranging the traps, suddenly looked up and said, "Taro, don't you think there's something amiss around here...?"

"That's right."

Taro and Machi exchanged glances, both with knowing expressions.

"It's a bit cold."

"..."

After setting up the trap, Maji stood up.

"Let's get back to camp as soon as possible—"

Taro was facing away from the bushes and towards the camp.

Maji stood opposite him. As soon as he stood up and looked up, he saw more than a dozen bright yellow animal eyes shining in the grass behind Taro.

"!!"

Maji was terrified, his whole body stiffened, and he subconsciously looked around.

A dozen or so pairs of flashlight-like beast eyes lit up simultaneously.

There are a dozen or so pairs here, and a dozen or so pairs there.

Damn it, we've stirred up a hyena's den!

When Taro saw that he didn't say anything, he asked him what was wrong.

"..."

Maji remained silent for a moment, then slowly turned around.

He bowed slightly, placing his hands in front of him and behind him.

preparation--

"roar--!!"

The hyenas around them were signaling to attack.

"Snapped!"

Maji launched himself forward and sped several meters away.

Several agile figures darted out from the nearby bushes in an instant.

At this moment, Taro finally realized what was happening.

He suddenly looked around.

The hyena leader had just leaped onto the stone pillar and was looking down at him.

The lead hyena was noticeably larger than the surrounding hyenas, with shinier fur and a more terrifying set of sharp teeth.

"Sizzle..."

It even seemed to understand human nature, baring its teeth at him, which looked like a smile!

—It was just a hallucination that Taro had before he was surrounded by hyenas.

The next second, without the lead hyena giving any orders, the hyenas pounced on the attack in a frenzy.

"Aaaaaahh ...

Taro screamed and turned to run away, but the impact was so great that his limbs had lost their Bluetooth connection with his brain. He tried to run, but his legs seemed rooted to the ground and wouldn't budge.

The hyenas pounced on him one after another and knocked him to the ground.

Then came the sound of clothes being torn.

Taro's increasingly low, painful groans.

The sound of flesh being torn apart.

The sound of blood splattering.

The two people in the bushes on the other side felt a chill run down their spines.

Neither Leng Ruolan nor Chen Hao dared to utter a sound; they could only stare at each other with wide eyes.

Leng Ruolan raised an eyebrow: Shh, don't make a sound, or we're doomed!

Chen Hao closed his eyes: Thank you, I didn't know that if you hadn't told me!

The hyenas ate what they needed to eat and kept watch as needed.

The two hyenas that had been chasing Machi earlier returned in a panic, howling and reporting the situation to their leader.

It seems like this might not happen.

The hyena leader was in a bad mood and howled as he bit his underling's neck.

The hyena, which had been so fierce just moments before, suddenly howled like a stray dog ​​on the roadside, tucked its tail between its legs, and rolled away.

The lead hyena roared again and went back into the bushes.

The hyenas that were feeding here didn't dare to open their mouths anymore, and instead grabbed their freshly prepared food and followed.

The hyenas tucked their tails between their legs and gathered around the lead hyena.

After a long while, Chen Hao finally dared to speak.

He glanced twice in the direction the hyenas had left. "The boss is angry. They're all going back to write self-criticisms."

Leng Ruolan said no, "In this situation, we should make an example of someone to warn others."

Chen Hao exclaimed in disbelief, "Are hyenas this ferocious? They even eat their own kind?"

Leng Ruolan chuckled, "We're just eating among our own people."

After speaking, he subconsciously glanced around.

"We... seem to have forgotten something."

"I forgot to pick up my equipment."

Chen Hao went over to the spot where the hyenas had been eating. Besides a large pool of blood, there was a military telescope and torn clothes.

"They even knew to tear their clothes; that's quite meticulous."

"What, don't you tear off the packaging when you eat?"

Leng Ruolan shook her head, "Let's go check out their camp—"

however.

In the short time before he had even finished saying that sentence.

Leng Ruolan's eyes suddenly sharpened, and she kicked Chen Hao.

"Bang!"

This kick left Chen Hao completely disoriented, his vision blurred, and he tumbled and crawled into the bushes, nowhere to be found.

Chen Hao: ...

Viewers in the Dragon Kingdom live stream: ...

"Was that kick driven by some personal grudge?"

Chen Hao: Are you getting really into it?

"Hilarious! Sister Leng's intentions were good, but the result... well..."

"Holy crap! Have these hyenas suddenly become intelligent? They even know how to flank us!"

The dark shadow pounced on the spot where Chen Hao had just been standing.

The familiar speed, the familiar build, the familiar flashlight-like eyes.

Leng Ruolan kicked Chen Hao away, rolled on the spot, and casually canceled the pre-animation and grabbed the entrenching tool hanging on her waist.

"Hehehe..."

It was the lead hyena, drooling as it made a villainous sound, staring intently at Leng Ruolan in front of it.

Other hyenas gradually appeared around them, still eating cheese sandwiches between two loaves of bread.

Leng Ruolan gripped the shovel tightly, her brows furrowing slightly.

"Grass."

They were ambushed by a pack of hyenas!