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

"I also think the crocodile can win. The key is that the tiger is too lazy. Although the tiger is the king of beasts, it is a wild tiger. I've been watching this guy for days, and he doesn't even eat raw meat. He eats beef or mutton every day. He eats better than me."

"Feeding it so well, I reckon it's been spoiled rotten. I doubt it would even dare to kill a chicken."

The young detective agreed.

The two continued to comment, one after the other, and the more they talked, the more they felt that Wang Hu was unworthy of his reputation, lacking the aura of the king of beasts, and was a complete waste.

……

The monitoring room was not far from the tiger enclosure. With Wang Hu's current hearing, he naturally heard every word of the two detectives' conversation.

He was so angry at the two of them blatantly cricketing at him that he rolled his eyes.

Can you even speak human language like these two?

How could a dignified mountain lord be afraid to even kill a chicken?

This is pure self-smear.

However, that crocodile that's currently causing trouble outside is indeed quite formidable.

I really don't know who is more capable, him or me.

The key issue is that Wang Hu doesn't have a clear understanding of his own strength and doesn't know what level he belongs to among extraordinary animals.

He muttered to himself.

To be honest, he also felt a little curious about that other creature whose name he had only heard of but never seen.

However, as curious as he was, he wasn't so idle as to go looking for trouble with the crocodile just because of the two people's soft chirping, or to prove his strength or anything like that.

Those are just child's games. All he wants now is to lie low and enjoy his life as a tiger; that's the right way.

However, sometimes fate is just that strange.

The more you try to avoid a peaceful life, the more trouble will come knocking on your door.

In the dead of night, all was quiet.

Wang Hu was fast asleep, lying on his own big rock.

Suddenly, his enormous tiger ears twitched slightly.

A faint, fishy smell drifted over on the breeze.

Almost at the same time, he suddenly opened his eyes, abruptly raised his tiger head, and looked toward the small pond in the center of the tiger enclosure.

Under the moonlight, the once calm water surface was now rippling with tiny waves.

Immediately afterwards, a huge head covered with ugly scars and jagged scales silently emerged from underwater.

A pair of cold, cruel vertical pupils emitted an eerie green light in the darkness.

The instant it appeared, two terrifying golden beams suddenly shot out from Wang Hu's tiger eyes.

He sensed the presence of his own kind.

This is definitely that extraordinary crocodile.

He truly never expected that this mutated crocodile, which had turned the entire city of Huacheng upside down and caused the Stability Maintenance Office a huge headache, would actually sneak into his tiger enclosure without a sound.

However, Wang Hu quickly realized that this guy was probably being chased so hard by the outsiders that he had wandered into his territory in a daze, following the underground waterway that Wang Hu had dug to leave himself an escape route.

At the same moment Wang Hu discovered the crocodile, the crocodile's cold, vertical pupils also stared intently at the golden giant tiger hidden on the large rock in the room.

It could clearly sense the powerful and pure aura of its kind emanating from the other party.

This aura made it feel threatened, but more than that, it was a longing that came from the depths of its soul.

Swallow it!

As long as I can devour this fellow creature in front of me, not only will my injuries heal instantly, but my strength will also take a leap forward!

A crazy idea quickly rose in its mind, which was consumed by killing and hunger.

But it did not act rashly.

After being hunted for several days, it has learned how terrifying humans can be and has become more cunning and cautious.

It silently sank its massive head back underwater, leaving only its eyes on the surface, and patiently lay dormant.

It is waiting for an opportunity.

Tomorrow, when the tiger comes to the pool to drink, that will be the moment it launches its fatal attack.

As long as it can drag the other party into the water, that's its domain!

On the other side, Wang Hu, who was on the big rock, had resumed his dozing state.

Although he didn't know what the crocodile was thinking, he could clearly feel the undisguised malice emanating from it.

Want to eat me?

Wang Hu curled his lip in disdain.

To be honest, he also developed a slight interest in this extraordinary crocodile that had come to him for the first time.

I wonder what crocodile meat tastes like.

It must be much more nutritious than regular beef and mutton, right?

However, this guy is hiding in the water right now. If I go out now and scare it away, it would be a loss.

Let's play it safe for now.

Since this guy came here to evade capture, he probably won't leave anytime soon.

Tomorrow, I can pretend to go to the pond to drink water and fish it out.

We'll see if we can deliver a fatal blow then and there.

Two apex predators, each with their own ulterior motives, thus reached a bizarre tacit understanding.

That night, the tiger enclosure was calm and peaceful.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking.

Wang Hu, contrary to his usual behavior, stood up from the large rock, stretched his limbs, and strolled leisurely into the small courtyard outside.

He strolled along, heading straight towards the pool.

Inside the zoo's monitoring room.

The young detective on night shift was yawning, his eyes blankly staring at the screen.

When he saw Wang Hu get up, he was stunned for a moment and rubbed his eyes.

"strangeness……"

He muttered to himself.

"This lazy tiger usually sleeps until noon, what's gotten into him today?"

As they were talking, the door to the monitoring room was pushed open, and his partner, Brother Li, walked in carrying soy milk and fried dough sticks.

"Xiao Liu, is everything alright?"

"Brother Li, look!"

Xiao Liu pointed to the screen.

When Brother Li saw that Wang Hu had actually gotten up, he was also somewhat surprised.

"This tiger's up early today!"

"Are you hungry?"

As he spoke, he handed the breakfast to Xiao Liu.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Liu couldn't help but tease, "This guy ate a whole cow in two days, how could he be hungry? I bet he's not digesting it properly."

The two ate breakfast while chatting and laughing, commenting on Wang Hu's behavior on the screen.

And in the surveillance footage.

Wang Hu had already reached the edge of the pool.

He pretended to look around, then slowly bent down, brought the tiger's head close to the water's surface, stuck out his tongue, and pretended to lick the clear pool water.

Underwater, the mutated crocodile, which had been lurking all night, suddenly contracted its vertical pupils.

An opportunity has arrived!

Just as Wang Hu lowered his head to "drink water," it moved!

Whoosh!

The calm water surface suddenly exploded!

A huge, ferocious black shadow, carrying immense force, shot out of the water like lightning!

Its gaping maw, powerful enough to crush steel plates, opened to its limit, its sharp fangs gleaming with a chilling light in the morning light, as it lunged to bite down hard on Wang Hu's vulnerable neck!

This sudden turn of events left the two people in the monitoring room frozen in shock.

Holy crap!

The fried dough stick in Xiao Liu's hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

Brother Li even spat out his soy milk.

The two stared wide-eyed at the screen, their minds completely blank.

"That tiger is finished!"

This was the only thought in their minds at that moment.