"Revenge? He's so ferocious, let's not go..."
Teddy whispered, clearly terrified by the Pitbull. It was the first time she had seen such a brutal fight.
Chu Ge glanced at her and said, "You stay here then, I'll go alone."
"I..."
Teddy's heart wavered at his words, but she didn't have the courage to say she wanted to follow him.
She was not bound by life-and-death ties with Chu Ge and Xiao Panda, not even friends—they were merely coerced to follow him.
How could she possibly march to her death now?
Chu Ge didn't force her. That she had dared to step forward to harass the Pitbull during the fight was impressive enough.
Besides, if she came along, it wouldn't be convenient for him to act.
"You, just wait to die..."
Chu Ge's gaze flickered as he bitterly thought to himself.
Looking back on his past and present, he had never hated someone so much.
With the arrival of the police cars, the officers started to search Qingmei Park after gathering information.
On the balconies of nearby apartments, many people watched with curiosity.
The howls that had sounded earlier reached many ears, and now they saw so many police cars, which led to rampant speculation.
"Why are there so many police officers?"
"I heard wolf howls earlier, did you?"
"How could there be wolves."
"Maybe a wolf escaped from the zoo?"
"Don't scare us, please."
The residents discussed among themselves, turning on more lights in their apartments as curiosity grew.
This night was destined to be sleepless.
As the air chilled, Chu Ge rested for a few hours and regained some Physical Strength. Thankfully, his injuries were superficial and not life-threatening for now.
He stood up and left without a word.
Teddy watched his departing figure, her eyes filled with struggle.
Just as Chu Ge was about to enter the underbrush, she bit her lip and decided to follow him.
Chu Ge looked straight ahead and asked, "Why have you come? You will slow me down."
Teddy whispered, "I'll help you find the Pitbull. Don't worry, I won't interfere with you. It's daylight, and more people will definitely show up. I can easily find someone to rely on."
Teddy was a common pet dog, and unlike Chu Ge, she wasn't afraid of being seen.
Hearing this, Chu Ge no longer spoke, tacitly approving her plan.
Qingmei Park was busy with young people jogging and elderly people taking walks and exercising in the early morning.
However, many areas were cordoned off by the police, arousing the curiosity of passersby.
"Have you heard? A panda died here last night."
"I heard it was bitten to death by a wolf!"
"Come on, this is downtown. How could there be pandas and wolves?"
"It wasn't bitten by a wolf. It was a Pitbull. Haven't you seen the video? It's blown up online!"
"Right, the Pitbull fought with a group of stray dogs against a panda, a wolf, and even a Vulture. There seemed to be a Lion too."
"A lion? You're really good at exaggerating, aren't you?"
The residents chattered, some of them taking out their smartphones to search for news.
In the age of big data, news spreads fast, especially the bizarre and shocking kind.
More and more reporters rushed to the scene, making Qingmei Park exceptionally lively that morning.
Chu Ge lay in the grass, silently observing the journalists in the distance.
He could now be certain that the news he had seen on the day he entered the Survival Arena was fabricated by a Survivor.
A wild boar injuring two adult tigers—it sounded ridiculous.
Yet, it might actually be true!
At that moment, Teddy came up to him and said, "I've found the Pitbull. He's hiding under the pavilion by the lake, where there's a dirt hole."
As she spoke, she pointed the way for Chu Ge.
Following her paw, he saw a lake beyond the nearby sidewalk. Across the lake was a Stone Pavilion with a couple of students doing their homework inside, and residents walking by on the pathway.
The Stone Pavilion was very close to the lake. Even with one eye injured, Chu Ge could see the dirt hole, which resembled a sewer entrance. If the Pitbull were to escape, it could only go around the Stone Pavilion; otherwise, it would fall into the lake.
Chu Ge immediately made a decision.
He leaped out of the underbrush and started shouting at the nearby police and journalists.
After yelling for a while, a journalist finally turned around.
"Look! The young lion!"
The reporter exclaimed, causing everyone to turn their heads.
Whoosh——
There was a commotion among the crowd as the policemen immediately pounced.
Chu Ge turned and ran, pumping his legs.
He dashed along the pedestrian path by the lake, intending to cross the stone bridge ahead to reach the opposite shore.
The residents along the way were alarmed and, under the broad daylight, could clearly see Chu Ge's face.
It's a lion!
The lion that only appeared in zoos and on television documentaries!
"It really is a lion!"
"How did it lose an eye?"
"Haven't you heard? Last night's animal fight, it was bitten by a pitbull!"
"Wow, this is headline news!"
"Chase!"
In a moment, more and more people began chasing after Chu Ge, a vast and impressive sight.
Teddy followed the crowd from behind, sweating for Chu Ge in her heart, her feelings mixed.
Both novices, so why must he be so fearless?
Once over the stone bridge, he quickly reached the Stone Pavilion, to the astonishment of two primary school students doing homework.
The one-eyed Chu Ge looked particularly horrifying, especially with blood still smeared all over him.
The two primary school students were frightened by the sight of so many people chasing after him, both jumping onto a bench in terror.
Chu Ge walked into the burrow, shouting down into it.
He had already picked up the scent of the pitbull.
Soon, two policemen caught him, but he continued to shout into the burrow.
"What's going on, go check to see if there are other animals in the hole?"
A middle-aged policeman instructed, and upon hearing this, four policemen immediately approached.
The roar of the pitbull followed, causing the crowd behind to grow restless.
They all wondered what was hidden inside the burrow.
Even a strong pitbull could not fight off so many people; it carefully emerged.
The pitiful yet fierce appearance of the pitbull left people trembling with fear.
Seeing the wounds on the young lion's body, they realized that everything from the previous night was true.
People took out their phones, excitedly taking pictures.
After being captured, a policeman tied up the pitbull's mouth with a rope.
Chu Ge, on the other hand, was not gagged; being only as big as a cat and feigning a docile look, he evoked sympathy.
No matter how much the pitbull tried to pretend otherwise, it couldn't succeed—ugly, horrifying, and bigger in size than Chu Ge, anyone looking on couldn't help but feel for Chu Ge and fear the pitbull.
"Humph, do you really want to perish together? I have Survival Points, do you?"
The pitbull growled silently, its meaning lost on humans, but Chu Ge understood.
Chu Ge sneered, "Between you and me, it's do or die."
The pitbull gave a scornful smile.
Fool!
Swoosh——
Just then, a figure descended from the sky at high speed—it was the vulture.
Everyone was focused on Chu Ge and failed to notice the arrival of this raptor.
The vulture extended its talons, piercing the pitbull's shoulder, forcibly hoisting it up. The two policemen nearby were startled and instinctively stepped back.
The pitbull turned its head, ready to bite the vulture.
As the vulture flew towards the Stone Pavilion and released its grip, the pitbull, due to inertia, crashed against a pillar of the pavilion, immediately knocked unconscious.
With a thud, it fell to the ground.
Chu Ge's eyes instantly became fierce, and he bit the hand holding him.
"Ah!"
The policeman screamed in pain, reflexively letting go.
Chu Ge hit the ground and immediately pounced toward the pitbull.
The terrifying burst of energy allowed him to hit the pitbull in the blink of an eye, his jaws locking onto the pitbull's throat.
Blood gushed into Chu Ge's throat like a fountain, making his appearance even more ferocious.