Standing in front of them was a muscular Northeast tiger with bulging arms.
It stood upright, wearing a checkered shirt that covered its body from below the arms.
Its body was also covered in brownish-yellow and white fur, revealing a pair of sharp eyes, with a clear "王" (king) character engraved on its forehead.
At this moment, the large-bodied Northeast tiger was staring intensely at the survey team in front of it, showing a hint of displeasure.
Without hesitation, it opened its mouth and said, "Stop yelling so loudly! If you disturb my teacher, I'll throw all of you out!"
In an instant, Professor Qin and the team members were all intimidated by the sharp gaze of the Northeast tiger!
The words it spoke also sent their brains into a state of shock, leaving them utterly blank, not knowing what to say or how to react!!
Some team members even almost dropped their jaws to the ground!
Oh my god!
A tiger that walks upright, has a body full of muscles, and can speak???
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it even if their lives depended on it.
In this small village, there actually exists a talking animal?
No!
This is not just an ordinary animal; it's a near-demon beast.
It's the legendary kind of monster!
"Ahhhh!!!"
The next moment, the team members could no longer suppress the fear and shock in their hearts. They covered their ears with both hands and let out high-pitched screams.
Some team members stood there, mouths wide open, staring blankly at the Northeast tiger, their legs trembling uncontrollably.
Their shaking intensified, as if they were on the verge of collapsing!
Hearing the screams, the displeasure in the tiger's eyes deepened.
Seeing that its warning didn't work, it stopped wasting words and began cracking its knuckles, preparing to move forward and throw these people out to prevent them from disturbing its teacher's meditation.
As it took one step after another, a terrifying aura began to emanate from its body, as if it could devour the heavens and earth, revealing its ferocious and terrifying side.
The Northeast tiger had also noticed that the leader of this survey team was the old man standing at the front.
Suddenly, it recalled something its teacher had once taught: "Catch the leader first when taking down enemies!"
So, it decided to target the old man first and throw him out.
Professor Qin's body was trembling!
But his eyes were locked onto the Northeast tiger, and a look of excitement and fervor spread across his face!
Clearly, half of his trembling was due to fear, while the other half was from the excitement of discovering a new species!!
"A talking tiger actually exists! This must be an experimental species left behind by the gods! Yes, it must be left by the gods!! There might even be living gods in this small village..."
Just as Professor Qin was incoherently rambling with excitement, his eyes suddenly met those of the Northeast tiger.
"Boom!!!"
At that moment, Professor Qin felt like his brain had been struck by something moving at high speed, leaving his mind completely blank. He even felt like his eyes were going blind!
In his mind, a terrifying scene started to unfold!
A monstrous tiger, large enough to blot out the sky and cover the earth, opened its bloodthirsty mouth and began to walk toward him, as if ready to swallow him whole!
Terrified, Professor Qin immediately shut his eyes, his body trembling even more violently.
Without any hesitation, he shouted in a trembling voice, "Run!!!"
Then, he quickly opened his eyes and found that the terrifying scene in his mind had disappeared.
Looking again into the Northeast tiger's eyes, he noticed a trace of amusement?
Professor Qin broke out in a cold sweat, realizing that the vision in his mind wasn't a mere illusion but a projection intentionally left by the Northeast tiger invading his mind!
Professor Qin finally understood that the Northeast tiger in front of them was extremely dangerous, far beyond their ability to provoke!
So, he quickly turned to the other team members and shouted again, nearly hysterically, "Run, quick!!!"
After shouting, he was the first to turn around and flee.
If he didn't run, was he supposed to stay and become the tiger's snack?
The other team members, upon hearing Professor Qin's first shout, were still in a daze.
It wasn't until his second shout that they snapped back to reality.
Then, one by one, they began shouting, "There's a monster, run!", "Help me!", "I can still run," as they turned and fled at full speed.
Some of the most terrified members even ran faster than anyone else, disappearing in a flash.
From the moment Professor Qin took the lead and fled to the point where the entire team vanished from the Northeast tiger's sight, only ten seconds had passed.
The Northeast tiger looked in the direction where Professor Qin and his team had disappeared, and a string of "???" appeared above its head.
It hadn't even made a move, just released a tiny bit of its aura, and the whole survey team had already run away?
"Well, that's fine too. At least they won't disturb my teacher's meditation…"
The Northeast tiger shook its head, muttering to itself, then turned and walked back into the courtyard.
The cheetah, who was exercising on the treadmill, curiously asked, "Tiger Bro, who were those people outside?"
"Probably an exploration team."
"So, you threw them all out?"
"Heh! I didn't even need to lift a finger. I just gave them a look, and they were so scared, they ran off faster than rabbits!"
"Tsk tsk, Tiger Bro, if you don't brag for a day, will you die?"
"Yes!!!"
The cheetah rolled its eyes. There was no way to deal with the incredibly narcissistic Tiger Bro.
At that moment, a head suddenly poked out from the nearby bushes, with two ears standing up, wearing sunglasses and holding a red carrot in its mouth.
It pulled down its sunglasses with one paw, took a bite of the carrot, and curiously asked, "Who was calling me just now?"
The Northeast tiger casually replied, "Oh, it might have been Sister Sparrow calling you to help in the kitchen. Be a good boy and go quickly."
"Shut up! You're not allowed to call me 'good boy'. Only the teacher can call me that!"
"Okay, good boy."
...
"Huff, huff, huff~~~"
After running a safe distance, Professor Qin and the team members finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They collapsed to the ground, gasping for air!
Who would've thought that the small village they stumbled upon would be home to so many strange animals?
Especially that last talking Northeast tiger, it almost scared their hearts out of their chests!
Even now, thinking back to their brush with death, some of the team members' legs began trembling again.
It was a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives, a moment etched into their bones!!
As they regained some strength and composure, the team began discussing what had happened.
Their voices were filled with shock and disbelief.
"That was terrifying! That Northeast tiger was absolutely terrifying!!"
"What's the origin of that village? Why do all the animals there seem to have mutated?"
"Did anyone manage to record those animals?"
"Nope! We were too busy watching, forgot to take any pictures."
"And we didn't bring any photography equipment. So, Professor Qin, what's the plan now? Are we heading back? Or…?"
Hearing the deputy leader's question, the other team members quickly turned to Professor Qin, waiting for him to make a decision.
After pondering for a while, Professor Qin gritted his teeth and made a big decision. He stood up and said, "Let's go back to the base camp!
Everyone, grab your gear, and once it's dark, we'll head back to the village! This time, we need to get some photos as evidence. It's time to reveal the existence of this village to the world!!"