Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

However, just as the crocodile was about to succeed...

Wang Hu, who had been keeping his head down, suddenly parted his jaw slightly, revealing a human-like mockery.

Hooked.

He slightly turned his head to dodge the mutated crocodile's bite, then suddenly raised his huge right claw and slapped it hard against the gaping maw that was charging towards him!

He used all his strength in that slap!

"Bang--!!!"

A deep, muffled bang exploded throughout the tiger enclosure!

The mutated crocodile, weighing over two thousand pounds and with such thick skin that even a specially made sniper bullet couldn't kill it with a single shot, was now like a tattered sack that had been hit head-on by a speeding truck.

Its massive body traced a twisted arc in mid-air before crashing heavily onto the artificial rock several meters away.

The rock was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

The crocodile's indestructible skull was dented by the blow, its body twisted at an odd angle, twitched twice, and then went completely still.

Sold out instantly!

Wang Hu shook his paws, looked at the crocodile that was beyond dead, and curled his lips speechlessly.

He had initially thought that since he could sense a hint of danger emanating from this guy, he must be quite a formidable character.

He was fully prepared to fight the opponent for three hundred rounds.

result……

That's it?

That's way too weak!

In the monitoring room, time seemed to stand still.

The expressions on Xiao Liu and Brother Li's faces had changed from panic to astonishment.

Both of them had their eyes glued to the screen, their minds completely blank.

"Am I...am I seeing things?"

"It...it just...slapped that crocodile away?" Xiao Liu rubbed his eyes hard, his voice hoarse.

"It wasn't just swatted away, it was slapped to death! Didn't you see it's already motionless?!" Brother Li retorted, his voice filled with a sense of absurdity.

The two exchanged a glance, both feeling that what had just happened was somewhat unreal.

That was a ferocious beast that the Stability Maintenance Office had two task forces, deployed a large number of police officers, and used specially made sniper rifles to hunt down for two days and two nights without success!

Now, it's just been slapped to death by this lazy tiger in the zoo?

This is fucking ridiculous, even more outrageous than watching a sci-fi blockbuster!

"Quick! Call Captain Zhao!" Brother Li's voice trembled as he realized what was happening.

……

On the outskirts of Huacheng, by an inconspicuous little river.

Zhao Lei's eyes were bloodshot. He squatted on the ground, exhausted, and took a deep drag on his cigarette.

He barely slept for two whole days and nights.

They led their men and practically turned every waterway, big or small, near Huacheng upside down, but the cunning mutated crocodile seemed to have vanished into thin air after being shot twice yesterday morning.

No matter how hard they searched or how much they tried to alert the enemy, they could not find a trace of them.

This made Zhao Lei and his partner Chen Feng so anxious that blisters appeared on their lips.

Since receiving the task the day before yesterday until this morning, the leader has called them no less than twenty times, constantly asking about their progress. Especially after yesterday's failed arrest attempt, the usually mild-mannered leader has started cursing and swearing at them.

Of course, they knew they had to find the beast as soon as possible, after all, it was a superhuman creature that had eaten people and had been proven to be extremely ferocious!

Every day it remains undiscovered and killed, the ordinary people of Hwaseong become increasingly endangered.

Furthermore, they cannot continue to restrict people from approaching the river, and since crocodiles are amphibians, they can also come ashore.

But that creature was extremely cunning and had thick skin; its crocodile skin could withstand bullets. They had never encountered such a powerful supernatural being before, and for a moment they were somewhat at a loss.

Zhao Lei was squatting by the river, staring longingly at the calm surface of the water. He even had a somewhat morbid hope that the beast would suddenly leap out of the water and give him a bite.

That way, at least we can pinpoint its location.

Unfortunately, there was nothing there.

"Could it be... that it has already flown to another city through the underground water network?" Chen Feng, standing beside him, also looked haggard and spoke in a hoarse voice.

Zhao Lei took a deep drag of his cigarette in frustration, the embers glowing and making a soft "sizzle" sound.

He let out a long breath and said through gritted teeth, "We'll find him no matter where you look! This beast who has committed murder is a menace wherever he goes!"

Of course, although he said that, he knew in his heart that once this beast really broke through their blockade and left Huacheng territory, it would no longer be under their jurisdiction, and their mission would be deemed a failure.

Just then, his cell phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

Zhao Lei took it out and saw the words "Xiao Liu" displayed on the screen.

His brows furrowed instantly.

Ever since he arranged for Xiao Liu to go see the tigers, he's been thinking about returning to the team every day, and he's already pleaded with him several times.

At this critical juncture, another call comes in; it's probably about the same old trivial matter.

Disturbed and confused, Zhao Lei pressed the hang-up button without thinking.

The world is finally peaceful again.

But less than a minute later, the phone vibrated again.

What was sent was a message.

Zhao Lei clicked on it impatiently, and a photo popped up.

The background of the photo is a tiger enclosure, and the main subject is that golden lazy tiger.

His anger flared up instantly.

You little brat, you have no idea that while I'm out there working myself to the bone trying to catch crocodiles, you're leisurely taking pictures of tigers in an air-conditioned room?

You feel like you have a lot of free time, right?

When I get back, I'll make you write a 10,000-word self-criticism!

He was about to turn off his phone when he suddenly stopped.

Not right.

In the photo, it looks like... something is pressing down under the tiger's paw?

It was grayish-black and covered with rough scales...

Zhao Lei's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly reached out and zoomed in on the photo.

That familiar silhouette, that狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious/hideous) head, and those two faintly visible bullet holes on the top of the head...

Holy crap!

Zhao Lei suddenly jumped up from the ground, his face looking like he had seen a ghost, and he dropped the cigarette in his hand.

"What's wrong?" Chen Feng was startled as well.

Zhao Lei didn't answer, but just stared intently at his phone screen, his heart starting to race uncontrollably.

Just then, Xiao Liu's second message arrived, albeit belatedly.

"Captain Zhao! Come to the zoo quickly! That mutant crocodile you were looking for... got slapped to death by a big cat!!!"

When Zhao Lei and Chen Feng drove to the zoo, their boss, Wang Mingyuan, was already there.

Moreover, the tiger enclosure was extremely lively at the moment. The zoo's director, the bald old Zhang, was busy cooking with a large pot, dressed in a chef's uniform, while the aroma of meat wafted out from the pot.

Upon seeing the two of them arrive, Old Zhang immediately grinned and warmly welcomed them.

"You two have worked hard these past two days. Big Cat caught a really big crocodile today, and the soup will be ready soon. Have a bowl to warm yourself up!"