One person listened intently, his tone suspicious.
"I heard that? It's just a serpent eagle. There are plenty of birds of prey in this forest," his companion said dismissively.
"No, that sound is wrong. It doesn't sound like a normal cry. It sounds more like... someone was startled by something, or someone was being choked?"
These words made the two of them shudder and exchange a glance.
"Then, shouldn't we hurry up and leave? What if that eagle gets really startled and starts flying around and squawking, angering those ancestors in the pool..."
They dared not think any further, quickened their pace, and practically fled the unsettling waters.
In the center of the pool, the saltwater crocodile leader, who had been lazily half-floating, slowly opened its eyelids.
Its bright yellow vertical pupils glanced in the direction where the two had disappeared, and a series of muffled gurgling sounds came from its throat, causing a few bubbles to rise on the surface of the water:
[These are the two? They chased you all the way here?]
Xia Zhining nodded gently: "Yes, they and their accomplices have harmed many of our fellow human beings who are protecting this place."
The saltwater crocodile leader's tail swayed leisurely underwater, exuding the confidence of a apex predator: [I've taken care of you?]
"No!" Xia Zhining quickly dissuaded them, "There are many of them, not just these two, and they have very powerful weapons that could hurt you."
The saltwater crocodile leader blinked, seemed to consider for a moment, and then reluctantly replied, "Alright."
But it was worried.
Such a good "feeding officer" is so rare!
You know, in the pools of these deep mountains and forests, they usually just nibble on hard fish or try their luck catching some water birds and small animals. They've never tasted the kind of tender, juicy, melt-in-your-mouth meat chunks that Xia Zhi Ning brought.
The taste was like a mortal who eats cornbread every day suddenly getting a Manchu Han Imperial Feast – a top-tier enjoyment etched into their DNA!
We can't let these blind fools hurt their precious food suppliers!
At this time.
The two drug dealers had barely gone a short distance when a dull tremor suddenly came from the ground beneath their feet, and leaves began to fall.
"An earthquake?"
Before he could finish speaking, the dense forest ahead was suddenly smashed open—Boss Crow was the first to arrive, followed by two Asian black bears, one large and one small, with glossy fur, and a giant forest boar with menacing tusks and a body size comparable to a small car!
The Boss Crow's shrill cry was like a bugle call: [Right ahead! The murderer who harmed your offspring and your kind!]
The two drug dealers were instantly terrified; their legs went weak, and they almost couldn't hold their guns.
Why are the fierce animals of the jungle having a team-building activity here?
"Run...or fight?!"
"Run! Send a signal for help—!"
The two turned to run away, but a loud noise came from the direction they had come from, and another group of wild boars, their eyes red with fury, charged out!
With bears and boars in front and wild boars behind, the two were terrified and, in a panic, ran headlong towards the only seemingly "open" direction: the crocodile pond.
At the edge of the pool, the water surface silently split open, and several huge mouths covered with sharp teeth suddenly emerged, their cold gazes locking onto the "snacks" that had been delivered to their doorstep.
"Ah—!!!" The scream abruptly stopped.
One person was struck by the crocodile's tail like a steel whip, the sound of bones shattering was clearly audible, and he collapsed to the ground!
The other person was bitten on the ankle with lightning speed and dragged into the murky mud, leaving only a string of despairing bubbles...
In an instant, the forest returned to deathly silence, with only the stench of blood slowly spreading.
Xia Zhining covered her mouth tightly, her heart pounding wildly beneath her palm.
"This...this...the person is gone?"
That's too fast!
Is this the power of nature?
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