Prehistoric? Choose the crocodile and survive until version T0.

South Korean athlete Park Jun-ho also chimed in, saying, "If I were him, I'd just end it all to avoid embarrassing myself and dragging the whole country down."

Hans from Germany, Arthur from England, and all the other contestants who had chosen the dominant species watched coldly, their words full of contempt.

In their eyes, Lin Ye and this T4 crocodile were already dead and not worthy of being considered opponents.

Overseas viewers were even more unrestrained, flooding the screen with sarcastic remarks.

"The Dragon Kingdom is completely hopeless. With a player like this, they can only wait for natural disaster to strike!"

"Choosing crocodiles? What a brilliant idea! They've survived for 400 million years, what good are they? And they're not even the weakest right now!"

"I bet he won't make it past nightfall; he'll either starve to death or be eaten!"

Insults, sarcasm, and gloating comments flooded into the Dragon Kingdom's live stream, stinging the eyes of viewers.

Some people mocked Lin Ye for overestimating his abilities, some mocked the decline of the Dragon Kingdom's fortunes, and some even opened betting on how many hours Lin Ye could live.

The entire internet, the whole world, is watching China's downfall.

On the national fortune ranking, the national fortune value of the Dragon Kingdom has been falling again and again, and has now fallen to the third from the bottom in the world.

According to the rules, once a contestant is wiped out, the country will immediately be struck by natural disasters, such as earthquakes, droughts, and plagues, which will occur randomly. At that time, countless people will be displaced and the people's livelihood will be devastated.

The mere thought of that scene sends chills down the spines of countless Chinese people, causing them to tremble.

"It's all Lin Ye's fault! Why didn't he choose a perfectly good, powerful species, and instead picked the worst kind of crocodile!"

"He is a sinner of the Dragon Kingdom! A sinner for all time!"

"If we had chosen the alligator swarm or the Pike, we wouldn't be in this situation!"

Anger, resentment, and insults continued to fester in the Dragon Kingdom's live broadcast room.

Everyone blamed all the misfortunes on Lin Ye's one daring choice.

No one understood, no one believed, what kind of waves a T4 crocodile could make in the prehistoric world.

No one believed that this seemingly weak crocodile would one day become an eternal crocodile god that spans billions of years, is never weakened, and is never extinct.

Hidden in the crevices of the rocks, the forest could not hear the noise of the outside world, nor could it see the endless insults and ridicule.

He simply huddled in the cramped space, calming his breathing, enduring hunger and pain, and calmly observing the swampy environment outside.

Muddy puddles, floating aquatic plants, tiny aquatic insects swimming by occasionally, and the occasional shadow of a predator flitting by in the distance...

He silently memorized every detail.

Weakness is a fact.

It was a desperate situation, and that was a fact.

But he never had a single regret.

Even the strongest meta eventually fades away.

Only you, Uncle Crocodile, remain beautifully hidden, stealing points.

You can laugh and mock all you want now.

Before long, I will make the whole world understand.

The trash in your eyes is the true king.

……

The silence in the swamp is always just an illusion.

Lin Ye lay prone in the crevice of the rocks, the hunger pricking him like countless needles, making him dizzy with hunger.

The wound on my back was still throbbing, and the slow self-healing effect was minimal, barely stopping the bleeding and leaving a burning, dull pain.

His current crocodile body is only thirty centimeters long, with short and thin limbs, brittle scales, and a bite force that makes it difficult to even bite through small twigs.

Placed in this perilous Triassic swamp, it would be a walking snack.

[Current Status: Minor Injury, Starvation, Moderate Dehydration]

Survival Rating: 5/100

[Threat Warning: Multiple predator scents detected within 10 meters]

The system panel coldly reminded him that there were no safe zones here, only blind spots that were not currently being watched.

Lin Ye slowly poked half his head out. The murky water was frighteningly calm, with only the algae gently swaying.

His gaze swept across the area and locked onto a prehistoric beetle slowly crawling along the edge of a puddle.

It wasn't big, but it was enough to fill my stomach.

This is the only living creature he can currently hunt.

He lowered his body, his scales clinging to the slippery mud, and slowly moved outwards.

The movements are light, slow, and steady, completely following the instincts of crocodiles, without stirring up a single splash or making a single extra sound.

The distance is getting closer and closer.

Three meters, two meters, one meter...

Just as he was about to open his mouth and begin his first hunt after transmigrating, a chilling sense of crisis suddenly exploded from the depths of his soul!

It didn't come from the front, but from the side!

Splash!

The murky water suddenly burst open, and a huge black shadow suddenly sprang out from under the water plants. Its flat, wide-open mouth and fine, sharp teeth reflected a cold light, carrying a fishy smell, and lunged straight at Lin Ye's head!

It's a labyrinthine salamander!

And it was that sub-adult long-beaked salamander that he had previously dodged!

It didn't go far at all; it had been lurking nearby, waiting for him to come out on his own!

At this moment, life and death hang in the balance.

The Dragon Kingdom's live stream room exploded instantly.

"It's here again! It's back!"

"It's over, there's no way to dodge it this time!"

"Too close! A head-on attack would kill the baby crocodile!"

In the commentary booth, Chen Guoan suddenly stood up, his face deathly pale: "A close-range attack—with the speed of the First Crocodile, there's absolutely no way it can dodge!"

Zhang Lei closed his eyes, unable to bear watching any longer: "The size difference is too great; one bite and it'll cut you in half..."

The overseas live streams were filled with jubilation.

"It's finally going to end!"

"Dragon Kingdom contestants, that's the end of it!"

"Sato is right, the weak only deserve to be eaten!"

Carter, Andrei, Sato, and the others all watched this scene indifferently. In their eyes, the death of this T4 crocodile was nothing more than an insignificant episode in this prehistoric drama.

The shadow of death almost swallowed up the forest.

The newt was too fast and too close; its huge mouth was already right in front of it, and a foul stench assaulted its nostrils.

It was too late to escape.

To fight head-on? That would be like throwing an egg against a rock.

At the critical moment, Lin Ye did not panic, but remained almost coldly calm.

He completely released the suppression of his crocodile instincts, and his body made the most primal and correct reaction.

There was no retreat, no struggle.

He suddenly shrank his body, buried his head down, and his whole body sank straight into the mud like a stone!

Pfft!

The mammoth's massive jaws snapped down, but it missed, crashing heavily into the muddy water and splashing up a huge spray.

The hard gums struck the pebbles at the bottom of the water with a dull thud.

Lin Ye had burrowed into the soft mud, leaving only his nostrils visible on the surface, his body becoming one with the mud.

"Missed it?!"

In the Dragon Kingdom's live stream room, someone gasped in shock.

The newt missed its target and was clearly stunned for a moment. Its huge body spun around in the water, and its small eyes scanned the surroundings, but it could only see a patch of murky mud and could not find its target at all.

It angrily swung its tail, lashing the water and splashing mud everywhere, but still got nothing.

Lin Ye lay motionless in the mud, even his breathing was as quiet as possible.

He knew very well—

The mammoth's vision is not top-notch; it has very low recognition ability for stationary targets that blend into their environment.

As long as you don't move, you'll have a way to survive.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The newt circled the area several times, sniffing with its nose and digging into the mud with its head, but it couldn't find the forest hidden under the mud.

Finally, it let out a frustrated hiss, slowly turned around, and swam towards the deeper water.

The sense of crisis slowly dissipated.

Once again, I survived.