Animals whose names were unknown crawled toward them little by little, their mouths dripping with terrible, foul saliva.

Sharp teeth gleamed with a keen light in mid-air.

Although Qi Yuan did not scream or make any other moves, a prey that was constantly retreating weakly was obviously very easy to catch.

The strange animal at the front couldn't hold back any longer and stomped its powerful hind legs hard on the ground.

Qi Yuan had nowhere to retreat at this moment, and could only helplessly shrink in front of the stone pillar, watching as the extremely ferocious and ugly animal fiercely attacked her in this direction.

"Bang!!!"

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out in mid-air, a sharp whistling sound cutting through the air.

The tranquilizer gun was inserted into the side of the neck of the animal that initially launched the attack.

The animal's perfectly executed attack arc was interrupted, and it fell from mid-air, collapsing helplessly to the ground and convulsing.

but

That's all; there's no way to stop other animals from getting closer.

Qi Yuan looked to the side and saw a handsome young man wearing a security uniform and a hat.

Qi Yuan knew him; he was the security guard who helped the teacher maintain order when they boarded the bus earlier!

Qi Yuan's legs, which had been so weak, suddenly regained their strength. She wanted to straighten up and ask the young man for help.

But the other animals that had gathered wouldn't let her go.

They bared their teeth and blocked her only way out.

Qi Yuan suddenly dared not leave.

The security guard held the gun in his hand, a few drops of sweat appearing on his forehead.

As a security guard, he was naturally equipped with only the most basic tranquilizer gun, which served only a protective purpose.

And to be honest, this is the first time in all their missions that they've encountered real danger.

The security guard's back was almost completely soaked with sweat. He held his gun high, his eyes fixed on the still restless, frenzied animals.

He couldn't understand why the normally docile animals were acting so wildly.

Unlike Qi Yuan, he naturally recognized the animals before him.

These animals are usually lazy and lethargic; this was the first time he had seen them so aggressive.

"Requesting backup! C3 Road is requesting backup! There are students in danger here. It appears that there are at least dozens of leaf badgers attacking the students. The leaf badgers are behaving and acting abnormally. We request immediate support from headquarters."

Headquarters has received the message, but expecting support from a source whose arrival time is uncertain is clearly unrealistic.

Now all he can do is... try his best to save the child before anyone else arrives.

"Little friend, don't move. Try to hide behind that stone pillar."

Qi Yuan nodded, slowly wiping away the tears in her eyes.

Qi Yuan moved backward little by little, but then the unexpected happened.

Just as Qi Yuan was about to hide behind the stone pillar, one of the leaf badgers took advantage of the security guard's inattention and leaped out with great speed, leaving a sharp sound as it cut through the air.

Qi Yuan had nowhere to hide.

The badger bit Qi Yuan's thigh.

Blood immediately began to gush from the child's soft legs.

"ah!"

Qi Yuan, who had been able to calmly suppress her fear, suddenly burst into tears.

Although she only cried softly twice before sensibly enduring the pain, the other animals, seeing their companion succeed, ignored the security guard's intimidation and rushed towards Qi Yuan one after another.

They rushed towards her hands, towards her legs.

The security guard's forehead was instantly covered in cold sweat. He could imagine how terrible it would be if the little girl were completely surrounded by those animals.

Although those are artificially bred, judging from the severity of the attack by the first one that succeeded, that child wouldn't have a single good piece of flesh on its body.

If he remembered correctly, on the bus, the teacher said the child was a dancer.

No, no, no!

She's just a child!

The security guard tried to shout, but his efforts were of no use to the frenzied animals.

Sharp teeth flashed with a chilling light in mid-air.

Sharp claws pierced out long.

Qi Yuan's eyes were filled with terror, and he leaned helplessly against the stone pillar.

There was nothing else she could do. She closed her eyes in fear and curled herself up tightly.

At that moment, she thought of her brother.

Will she die?

Will I never see my brother again?

"Sister Qi Yuan!!!"

Just then, a particularly anxious and childish voice came from the other end of the corridor.

Even though they were so far apart, the sound was so clear that it reached their ears almost completely.

The security guard was startled. At that moment, he felt no joy, only fear. Another child had arrived?! Was another child going to get injured?!

He looked in horror at the herd of frenzied animals.

However, to his shock,

The foreseeable bloody scene of a frenzied attack on the child did not occur.

instead,

The animals seemed to have been attacked by something; they had clearly jumped into the air, clearly about to attack the child, but...

"Bang bang bang!!"

One of them was a missile that had lost all its power in mid-air and landed on the ground, leaving all the animals powerless.