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The roar of the tiger shattered the tranquility of the forest, startling the birds and beasts into scattering in all directions.

A large, brown tiger emerged from the forest, its long, sharp canines glaring at Qin Zhou.

The Baron saber-toothed tiger, standing over three meters tall, clearly regarded Qin Zhou as prey.

"Oh, it's just a kitten."

Qin Zhou smiled faintly; to him, the level 3 Tiger was just like a kitten.

The Baron saber-toothed tiger's taste is not worth savoring; it's miles inferior to the Kayla crocodile.

Qin Zhou walked step by step toward the Baron Saber-toothed Tiger, and an inexplicable sense of crisis arose in the tiger's heart.

"Hehe, little kitty, do I look like prey?"

Qin Zhou smiled kindly, and a blurry phantom appeared behind him, accompanied by a majestic dragon's roar that seemed to strike the very soul of the creature.

This was the Dragon King's intimidation, a suppression from the level of life itself. The Baron saber-toothed tiger immediately became docile and dared not bare its teeth at Qin Zhou.

"Use this as your personal mount to take us to the Kayla Crocodile, and we'll let you go after that," Qin Zhou said.

Upon hearing that they were going to find the Kayla Crocodile, the Baron saber-toothed tiger let out a roar of extreme fear, terrified of the over three-hundred-year-old Kayla Crocodile.

The reason it came to this area is because of the immense power of the Kayla Crocodile. If it doesn't run away, it'll just become an extra meal for the Kayla Crocodile.

"Little kitty, you really do know where the Kayla Crocodile is," Qin Zhou laughed.

"Want to refuse?"

You have no choice.

Qin Zhou clenched his fist slightly, and the sound of his knuckles rubbing together echoed in the air.

Sensing Qin Zhou's threat, the Baron saber-toothed tiger let out a heartfelt whimper, for a wise tiger knows when to yield.

"What an obedient little kitten."

"This is it for dinner."

Qin Zhou looked up and selected a crocodile-mouthed pterosaur. He fired a long-range needle, striking its pressure point, and the pterosaur instantly froze and fell to the ground.

Qin Zhou tied the prey to the Baron saber-toothed tiger and returned to the camp.

Komatsu and Toriko were grilling snakes and frogs.

"Whoa! This... is the Baron Sword, the Saber-toothed Tiger!" Xiaosong heard heavy footsteps behind him, turned around and stared at the tiger, his face instantly turning pale.

"Hey, don't be afraid, this little kitten is very well-behaved." Qin Zhou patted the back of the Baron saber-toothed tiger, which immediately lay down obediently.

"Has it been tamed?" Toriko asked with interest.

The Baron saber-toothed tiger is a wild beast, and taming it is no easy task.

"It's not too much trouble. Toriko, you can scare it with the Gourmet Cell Demon's intimidation, or you can tame it physically," Qin Zhou said casually.

With a capture level of 3, it's not even as good as a wild beast cub in the Gourmet World, compared to creatures that are often level 100 or higher.

"Really won't eat people?" Xiao Song swallowed hard. He felt like he wasn't even enough to fill the gap between the teeth of the Baron saber-toothed tiger, and even a hunting rifle couldn't protect him.

Baron the saber-toothed tiger opened its eyes and glanced at Xiaosong. It was too small and had little energy, far less than Qin Zhou and Toriko. It had no desire to eat him.

Qin Zhou's actual weight is not as light as it appears. Food can store a lot of energy, but it will not affect his body shape.

Toriko weighs 230kg, which means he has a lot of stored energy.

Komatsu weighed only 51kg, which wasn't even enough energy for the Baron saber-toothed tiger to chew.

"Xiaosong, I'll leave the cooking to you." Qin Zhou pointed to the crocodile-mouthed pterosaur behind him. With the head chef of this five-star hotel here, there was no need for him and Toriko, laymen, to try their hand at cooking.

"Leave it to me." Komatsu nodded.

The food made by a professional chef is just different; the taste is on a completely different level. I have to say, it tastes much better than what those two make.

Qin Zhou plans to find a good chef later, but he'll pass on Komatsu. Although he has a strong culinary luck, it would be a bit strange for him to be paired with a man, so he won't break up the two best buddies, Toriko and Komatsu.

After a short rest, the group rode the Baron saber-toothed tiger towards the area where the Kayla crocodile was known to roam.

"Hey, Mr. Toriko, what's going on with these beasts? Why are they all running away?" Komatsu was diligently taking notes in his notebook, which was an investigation he was asked to conduct by his superiors.

"It's probably because the place where the Kayla crocodile lives is too dangerous. This Kayla crocodile, which is several hundred years old, should be the highest-grade one captured in the Baron Islands. It is at the top of the food chain. If it doesn't run away, it will become food for the Kayla crocodile."

"This giant crocodile must have a huge appetite. If it keeps eating, the island's wildlife is finite, and it will threaten other creatures," Toriko said.

Near this lake, there is practically no life left, and even the trees are bare.

"Little kitty, you can run now."

Seeing that the Baron saber-toothed tiger's four legs were trembling, Qin Zhou knew that it was terrified, so he didn't force it to stay.

Upon hearing Qin Zhou's imperial decree, the saber-toothed tiger immediately took off running and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

It had seen the Kayla Crocodile and knew it was a terrifyingly large creature.

"It will threaten me too, won't it?" Komatsu said with a pained expression, terrified.

"Leave it to me. You stand aside and don't get hurt." Toriko was very much looking forward to it. The hundreds-of-years-old Kaira crocodile would definitely taste delicious and mellow.

Suddenly, a huge commotion came from beneath the lake, and a massive figure more than twenty meters long burst out of the water, with most of its body crashing heavily onto the ground on the shore.

"Ahhh, this is a swamp snake! Mr. Toriko, Mr. Qin Zhou!" Komatsu was so frightened that he made a meme-worthy face. With a capture level of 5, this was no longer something an ordinary hunter could handle.

"It's been killed. The murderer is this big guy." Qin Zhou glanced at the huge bite mark on the swamp snake's body, and a large creature from the lake came ashore.

The giant crocodile is 18 meters long, over 4 meters tall, and weighs 14 tons. Its entire body is covered with a layer of hard scales, like wearing armor, and you can see a large number of leeches moving around in its mouth.

The Kayla Crocodile, over 300 years old, capture level 8, can easily destroy a war machine.

When Xiaosong saw the giant crocodile Kayla, he was so frightened that he dared not move. Qin Zhou carried Xiaosong's bag and led him to a place where he would not get in the way of the fight.

Toriko can handle this battle on his own; he doesn't need Toriko's help.

"Phew... I've finally seen it, the Kayla Crocodile."

Toriko stared intently at his opponent, a red phantom appearing behind him, radiating an even stronger intimidation than the giant crocodile Kaera. He began to rub his hands together, producing the sound of metal knives and forks clashing.

Chapter 12 Let's Eat

Frightened by Toriko's intimidation, the giant crocodile Kaera seemed to be enraged, slamming its powerful tail heavily onto the ground, causing cracks to appear.

The massive body of the giant crocodile was incredibly agile. It leaped into the air and pounced on Toriko, its gaping maw capable of swallowing Toriko whole.

"Mr. Toriko, be careful!" Komatsu called out in warning.

Qin Zhou already knew the outcome; from his previous sparring with Toriko, he knew Toriko's approximate strength range.

It's perfectly capable of dealing with level 30 or 40 beasts. Dealing with a level 8 Kaera Crocodile is a piece of cake; there's absolutely no need to worry.

"...Thank you for all the ingredients in this world."

"I'm starting to eat."

Toriko clasped his hands together, his breathing very peaceful, and offered a prayer to the food.

Toriko's left hand, like a fork, easily pierced through the thick scales of the Kaera Crocodile, causing the Kaera Crocodile's eyes to bulge out in pain.

With another loud shout, Toriko's right hand, like an incredibly sharp knife, slashed down towards the neck of the giant crocodile, Kaera.

The Kayla crocodile's head was cleanly and decisively severed, and blood gushed out like a fountain. Its eyeballs quickly turned white, and it lost its life.

"Evil, evil spirit..."

Komatsu stammered, terrified by the red demon behind Toriko, and wet himself.

Toriko clashed his hands together, producing another metallic clanging sound, and slowly withdrew his aura, pressing his hands together in prayer.

"Thank you for your hospitality."

"You'll often encounter situations like this when you're with Toriko," Qin Zhou said earnestly.

They were so scared they peed their pants; their mental fortitude needs improvement.

“I have a job.”

Komatsu scratched his head, but he was indeed somewhat tempted. It would be interesting to see the original appearance of various ingredients with Mr. Toriko.

"Matsu, it's up to you now." Toriko turned around and said impatiently.

“Hey, Mr. Toriko…your drool,” Komatsu complained.

Komatsu was shocked by the way Torana's drool flowed down like a waterfall. Was this even human?

"Mr. Toriko, please leave me 500 kg of meat first. I need it to complete the task."

“Okay, no problem.” Toriko nodded, cut off a piece, and put it aside.

The conditions are basic, so we can only grill it, but with Xiaosong's skills and the seasonings, the taste will definitely be good.

The cut crocodile meat sizzled and dripped oil on the fire, emitting an extremely tempting aroma, and Toriko's mouth never stopped watering.

"It smells so good! The oil is glistening like snowflakes." Toriko picked up a piece and swallowed hard just admiring its tempting color.

"I'm starting to eat."

Toriko took a bite of a palm-sized piece of meat, and with each chew, he let out a shout: "So~~~ delicious!"

Since the portion intended for the banquet had already been reserved, Komatsu began to enjoy it without worry, much like Toriko, both displaying happy expressions.

Qin Zhou grabbed a piece of roasted meat and swallowed it whole. He chewed it in his mouth, and the sweet oil melted in his mouth. It was also very chewy and springy, leaving a lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth.

The 300-year-old Kayla crocodile has a very rich and mellow flavor after years of aging.

【Star Forger】: "The meat steak of the giant crocodile, Kayla, is still warm."

Qin Zhou sent a piece of pork chop to each of the three group members, saying that good food should be shared and that the group members should try it.

【Pink Fairy】: "This smells even better than beef!"

Alicia received the pork chop and licked her lips. She was a little troubled. Having gotten used to the delicious food Qin Zhou sent her, she felt that the food at the Fire Moth Cafeteria was a bit bland. Her palate had become too picky.

"Never mind, let's eat first." Alicia started tasting it, her blue eyes immediately sparkling. "It's so delicious, so good!"

[God of Justice]: "Wow, this is delicious, even better than poultry."

Both Fulina and Madara Uchiha were quite satisfied; they had never tasted such delicious ingredients before.

The entire Kayla crocodile was reduced to a skeleton, except for the piece left behind. Toriko, with his large belly, still felt unsatisfied and looked at the piece left for the gourmet hotel.