The night sky glittered with stars, a rarity in the city.
But beneath this beautiful vista, a deadly aura pervaded Qingmei Park.
In the square, hungry stray dogs stared at Chu Ge, their drool continuously hitting the ground, adding a thrill of horror to the atmosphere.
Chu Ge slowly stepped forward. He didn't turn to flee because there was a scent coming from the woods behind him that made him feel an extreme sense of danger drawing near.
Rustle rustle rustle—
The underbrush shook, and a figure emerged slowly.
It was a squat, muscular dog with short brown fur and well-developed limbs, especially the front, which were wide apart. Its head was nearly round, its skull massive, panting lightly, with rows of teeth intermingled with bits of meat.
Pitbull!
It was shorter than most of the stray dogs, but it had a robust build, a whole size larger than Chu Ge.
Its gaze was calm, eerily so, enough to send chills down Chu Ge's spine.
Just by making eye contact, Chu Ge realized he was no match for the dog.
"Lion? You're really lucky. If you don't resist and let me bite you to death nicely, I'll consider adding you as a friend after the mission ends, and invite you to join my Survival Team," the Pitbull spoke, its voice magnetic and calm, reminding Chu Ge of a corporate executive in his thirties.
Chu Ge nearly laughed when he heard what the dog said.
This was their recruitment attitude?
Even if he joined the Pitbull's Survival Team, he would probably be at the bottom of the pecking order.
The stray dogs around Chu Ge all stood up, growling low at him, ready to pounce at any moment.
"Hey!"
Just then, a shout echoed through the air, and Chu Ge, the Pitbull, and the stray dogs all turned to look.
A security guard, flashlight in hand, approached from the road. He was incensed to see so many stray dogs ganging up on Chu Ge.
"Get out of here! You bad guys! Go away!"
He yelled angrily, waving his flashlight violently.
The Pitbull frowned and barked at him; the other stray dogs joined in.
"Woof woof woof—"
"Woof!"
"Woof woof!"
What's it like to be barked at by nearly twenty stray dogs in the middle of the night?
The security guard shuddered all over and turned to flee.
Chu Ge was speechless.
The crisis did not end with human intervention.
The Pitbull looked back at Chu Ge and said, "Have you made up your mind? Not everyone gets so much patience from me."
Chu Ge scanned the stray dogs around him, looking for a gap to make his escape.
The fleeing security guard stopped, hid behind a tree, took out his phone, and began filming the confrontation in the square.
His right hand trembled slightly as he muttered to himself, "Old Zhang was right; these stray dogs should be put down!"
The Pitbull kept a close eye on Chu Ge and began to step closer.
Chu Ge asked, puzzled, "How can you lead these stray dogs? What kind of Survival Skill is this?"
There were too many Survival Skills in the Survival Arena for him to remember them all.
The Pitbull's mouth curved into a slight smile as it replied, "Just a Survival Skill that lets me communicate with dogs. I can understand the feelings of these strays, so it's quite easy to lead them."
"They are just homeless kids. They want something simple— not to starve. The real culprits that brought them to this state are humans, who love to keep dogs and yet love to abandon them."
"Now that we humans have turned into animals fighting each other, tell me, could this be God's punishment?"
Unmoved, Chu Ge replied calmly, "Whether it's punishment, I don't know, but the idea that I'll surrender without a fight, that's impossible."
With those words, he turned and ran.
He burst forth with all his might, reaching a small stray dog in two strides, and leaped over it, clearing the dog's head in one bound.
Upon landing, he sprinted ahead.
The stray dog was stunned, failing to comprehend what had just happened.
"A bunch of good-for-nothings!"
Pitbull cursed angrily, then barked twice, and all the stray dogs chased after Chu Ge.
Chu Ge sprinted down the sidewalk, and as he saw the stray dogs getting farther away, he slowed his pace.
He laughed loudly, "Pitbull, with so many lackeys, why can't you catch me?"
Upon hearing this, Pitbull's eyes sharpened.
He began to chase Chu Ge with all his might.
Unfortunately, the stray dogs stopped after running a short while, too hungry to sustain a lengthy chase.
Pitbull stopped as well.
However.
Chu Ge suddenly turned around and ran back, coming within five meters of them and provocatively wiggling his butt at them.
Even the usually composed Pitbull was almost driven to explode with rage.
A prey weaker than him dared to provoke them like this!
He leaped forward fiercely, trying to pounce on Chu Ge, but Chu Ge's reflexes were faster. With a push of his legs, he widened the gap between them in the blink of an eye.
"Show off."
The security guard hiding behind a big tree exclaimed in amazement as he saw this.
He had thought this little dog would be bitten to death, but to his surprise, not only had it not been killed, but it also dared to come back and provoke the pack.
In this manner, Chu Ge repeatedly teased Pitbull until he was fuming with rage.
In the end, Chu Ge quickly shook off Pitbull and the pack and disappeared into the night of Qingmei Park without a trace.
"Damn it... I will kill you!"
Pitbull gritted his teeth and said, lying on the ground to rest.
On the other side.
After circling the park several times and making sure Pitbull was not following, Chu Ge returned to the slide where Xiao Panda and Teddy were.
"Boss, you're finally back!" Xiao Panda exclaimed excitedly.
After climbing up, Chu Ge gasped for air and said softly, "Keep it down."
Seeing him so exhausted, Xiao Panda quickly shut his mouth.
Teddy looked around nervously, fearing enemies might have followed them.
After resting for a while, Chu Ge recounted the events that had occurred, leaving both survivors wide-eyed and speechless.
"This isn't a Survival Arena, it's an Arena of Drama Queens," Teddy said softly in awe.
If it had been her in Chu Ge's place, she probably would have believed the words of the little orange cat and been lured to the jaws of Pitbull.
Xiao Panda shivered and said, "Pitbull has so many stray dogs under his command; we can't possibly beat him. We'd better not trouble him."
He didn't have Chu Ge's speed; facing Pitbull would be certain death for him.
They didn't notice that a dark shadow streaked across the sky above the trees not far away.
Chu Ge nodded and said, "If we could get Gray Wolf to join us, maybe we'd stand a fighting chance."
Xiao Panda's eyes widened, and he thought to himself, Madman!
Gray Wolf and Pitbull were on the same side!
This was completely suicidal!
But he didn't dare say it outright because he still needed to cling to Chu Ge's coattails.
"Let's wait and see," Chu Ge said nonchalantly.
He needed to recover his physical strength.
Hungry all night, his physical strength was recovering slowly, which was not a good sign.
"So, now our teammates are Vulture, Spider, Bat, and besides Pitbull and Gray Wolf, the opposing side also includes all the stray dogs of Qingmei Park," Xiao Panda analyzed somberly, feeling a chill in his heart.
It's over.
They had entered a nightmare scenario.