Big Devil

"Hello, is this the zoo customer service hotline? I want to report..."

"Sorry, we didn't understand what you said. Please say it again. Sorry..."

"Damn!" The tourist threw his phone to the ground fiercely, and picked it up in panic the next second, only to find that a corner of the phone screen was broken by the sharp rocks, and he was heartbroken.

He was not the only tourist to do something similar.

At first, the tourists thought it was just a show arranged by the zoo and wanted to feed the animals.

Until they discovered that there was no keeper accompanying the animals.

Later, they saw a tourist approaching and had his hand bitten off by the originally gentle deer.

The crowd finally fell into complete chaos.

…

Grandma Song looked around anxiously in the crowd, asking everyone she met over and over again: "Have you seen my granddaughter?" "Have you seen my granddaughter?"

But most people were busy running around and refused to even give her an extra glance.

"My granddaughter is only this tall, with two upturned pigtails and a pink floral dress. I..."

A few kindhearted people waved their hands and said, "Sorry, I didn't see it. Please go ask over there."

"I...I just accidentally let go of her hand when I saw the fawn going crazy. How could she be lost..."

[Hey, why is there a little girl on the screen? Where is she? A small cat zoo?]

When Song Qing heard the voice, he raised his head suddenly, and then saw Luo Tan not far away!

For the first second, she simply thought it was a fantasy.

The next second, she reacted and ran towards that direction breathlessly with her heavy crutches!

"Luo..."

Luo Tan suddenly felt someone calling her from behind. She turned around and found that it was Grandma Song whom she had met this morning.

"You are..."

"My granddaughter...I can't find my granddaughter. Have you seen her?"

"Don't be anxious, she is..." Luo Tan stopped hurriedly and almost let the cat out of the bag.

She started making up stories: "Well, I think that place has cats and dogs on display. The kids might want to go there. Why don't we go there and take a look?"

It’s such a headache. I know the truth but I have to pretend I don’t know. It really tests my acting skills!

But Luo Tan was very satisfied with his acting skills. After all, Grandma Song didn't seem to have any doubts at all!

There were many red dots on the system's large map at this moment. This was because chaos had occurred in many places in the park. The red dot closest to Luo Tan was marked with the name of "Small Cat Park". When Luo Tan walked in that direction, an arrow pointing to the destination automatically appeared on the map, just like the map navigation in modern society.

As Luo Tan walked, he thought:

[A small cat, it should be similar to a pet cat with a relatively gentle temperament. Even if it goes crazy, it shouldn't be a big problem. ]

Grandma Song, who was walking beside her, breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little relieved.

Her granddaughter loves kittens and puppies the most. She would even feed stray cats before leaving. She would probably not do anything to provoke animals.

【etc.】

Song Qing suddenly noticed that Luo Tan had stopped walking, and she immediately became nervous.

[Oops, I forgot one thing, cats aren't the only animals in the family Cataaaaaa!]

[Why are they surrounding that little girl in such a dark mass? I can't even see her head! ]

What?

Before Luo Chen could react, Grandma Song beside him rushed out like an arrow, her running speed reaching the limit of human beings, and she disappeared in the blink of an eye.

...

However, when Luo Tan, who could neither lift nor carry anything, finally arrived at the scene, what she saw was——

"Xiaohua, this is yours."

"Xiao Hei, this is yours."

"Xiao Hong, don't be anxious. Don't compete with Xiao Hua and Xiao Hei for it! You have it too!"

"..."

Grandma Song’s granddaughter sat at the entrance of the small cat zoo, with two cats facing up on her head. She was surrounded by seven or eight cats of various breeds, and even a jaguar.

These animals stood on their front legs, taller than a human, with ferocious gleams in their eyes.

But when the little girl stroked their chins with her soft white hands, the fierceness in their eyes disappeared, and they looked comfortable being massaged, and then they snatched away the food that the little girl had allocated to them.

Luo Tan wanted to take out the system and search for props frantically: .... I'm numb.

Sure enough, children are the most terrifying creatures in the world, worthy of being at the top of the food chain.

By the way, the completion of the previous missions couldn't have been so inexplicable, right?

"Ding Dong!" The familiar reminder sound rang, and 200 points were added to her account.

This system is really conscientious! All tasks can be completed automatically, and she is rewarded with points!

However, points seem to be of little use other than being able to be exchanged for useless items.

But who would refuse the pleasure of becoming a rich woman!

...

At this time, the radio in the park finally sounded:

"All visitors are requested to go to the reptile house immediately. Staff have prepared food, water and necessary medicines. You can rest there."

"I repeat, all tourists..."

The reptile house is not far from here. Along the way, Luo Tan and his companions only encountered a few penguins jumping up and down. The penguins that ran out of the penguin house obviously could not adapt to the hot climate outside, and could only jump around anxiously flapping their wings.

"They are so pitiful." Song Qing's granddaughter sighed in a baby voice, and then took them back one by one.

The penguin in the little human girl's arms is like the most well-behaved cub.

Luo Tan sighed:

[Is this a little girl? Is this the devil? ]

"What is that, big devil..." Before the little granddaughter could finish her words, Song Qing covered her mouth.

Song Qing looked at Luo Tan who was totally unaware and thought to himself, it's a good thing, he almost ruined the miracle by accident!

.

The reptile house has three floors, and it was soon filled with tourists who had "escaped". Everyone looked very miserable. Some had lost their bags, some had lost their shoes, and some had even lost one of their socks. After all, who would have thought that visiting a zoo would lead to encountering such outrageous things.

Someone raised his middle finger to the sky and swore: "When I get out, I will definitely complain to them!"

Some people were worried: "Let's not even talk about filing a complaint. We're not sure if we can get out yet."

Through the glass wall of the reptile house, they could see that the police had arrived. They initially used high-pressure water guns to spray the crazy animals, but when they found that it didn't work, they used pistols to shoot them. However, those animals that were ordinary in the past were now like cast iron. Even if they were shot in the vital parts, they could still stand up and attack.

"Tell me, what makes these animals go crazy?"

"I guess the keepers here must be bad to the animals. At the very least, they lack food, and at worst, they abuse them. Didn't I hear recently that a zoo raised monkeys and cats together? Not to mention animals, even clay figures have some blood in them! If I were an animal, I would go crazy too!"

"You are just blaming the victim. In my opinion, it is the pollution caused by the discharge of nuclear waste into the sea that has infected and mutated the animals."

The first person was dissatisfied: "Then tell me why the person is fine?"

"You speak so aggressively, I think you're in trouble!"

"you!"

【So that's why. It's because of the virus. 】

The two people who were arguing were about to fight when they heard this sentence at the same time. They both had stunned expressions on their faces:

What sound?

Who is speaking?

They looked around but didn't see anyone opening their mouth.

Where did this person come from?

What virus are you talking about? What kind of virus can infect so many animals at the same time without any contact? It is totally unreasonable and nonsense!

At this moment, the two people who were about to fight each other decided to unite and fight against the outside world!

They began to speak to the unknown speaker: "It can't be a virus!" "If it is a virus, I can eat it right there."

However, the challenger, Luo Tan, was squatting in the corner, concentrating on the system in his mind and completely unaware of the noise from others.

She sighed in her heart:

[It's worthy of being called Interstellar. It's amazing that the virus can be preserved for so many years and can even be spread through smell. 】

Smell?

This seems to explain the problem of non-contact infection.

Everyone who heard this panicked. Some hurriedly covered their mouths and noses with clothing, and some began to adjust their breathing rate. However, the more anxious they were, the faster their breathing became, and the more poisonous gas they inhaled.

After several minutes, one of the people who had just opposed Luo Tan finally said, "If it's a smell, why are humans okay?"

【Fortunately, this virus has no effect on humans. 】

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and the sounds of breathing gradually rose one after another. Some people even started coughing violently because they had been suffocating for too long.

The person who had just wasted a lot of energy to come up with a rebuttal immediately got angry: "Who is this? Are you trying to slap me in the face? You dare to do it but not take responsibility? Stand up!"

Luo Chen was very focused. She only felt the chirping of crickets in her ears, but the crickets were too noisy. She briefly pulled herself away from the screen presented by the system and looked around with a puzzled look.

Where are the crickets?

The few people who knew about Luo Tan's situation lowered their heads and pretended to know nothing.

Luo Tan looked around but didn't see anything interesting, so he continued to look at the system's predictions.

The man who had just asked someone to come forward waited for a long time and smiled smugly: "You don't dare to come forward, because you can't explain clearly where the virus came from!"

But where did this virus come from?

That person: ???

Everyone was excited: It’s finally here! We are ready to pay attention to the key points!

[Uh, why does it seem to be in this zoo? Ah, I see, that's how it is! When the old zoo was abandoned, all the animals and specimens were moved to other zoos, but no one knew that a giant lizard specimen was abandoned here, and the virus came from it! ]

Two people with other views: "....Does what you say mean anything? What evidence do you have?"

This time, before the voice was heard, the others refuted: "But what she said is very likely. The current Chishui City Zoo is clearly a zoo that was once abandoned and then renovated to become what it is today."

"Wait, do you remember why we were placed in a reptile house?"

"Isn't this simple? Isn't it because this is the only area without animals?"

“No animals were put in...so it was not checked by staff..."

The air temperature gradually dropped, almost to the point of forming invisible frost.

"My little elementary school knowledge tells me that lizards...are reptiles, right?"

"So, the lizard from before is in this museum area?"