Super Zoo

Suming and Zhao Yun were thrown onto the shore, and Suming felt a sudden dread in his heart, bearing the pain, he gritted his teeth and turned back to look.

In the darkness, a figure flickered and a large burst of spray rose from the surface of the water. The large figure of Su Meng was dragged from behind by something and violently fell backward, disappearing beneath the water in an instant.

"Fuck me!" Suming's eyes were about to split with rage!

Su Meng, though a wild man picked up from the wilds, was simple and honest in nature, and had practically lived and shared meals with Suming; their relationship was no less than that of real brothers! Moreover, Su Meng was ambushed from behind by the creature in the water because he had just saved Suming and Zhao Yun.

It was unclear whether Su Meng was unconscious or dead; after being dragged into the water, there was no sign of struggle or resistance, and the water surface immediately calmed down. With the help of the flashlight, only a faint ripple could be seen extending towards the depths of the pool, as if the monster underwater had dragged Su Meng down with it.

Huiya howled, its body tensed for a spring into the water, but Zhao Yun quickly stepped in front of it. On land, Huiya might have a fighting chance, but in the water, it wouldn't even be able to protect itself.

Suming, now with a gun, dared not use it for fear of accidentally shooting Su Meng in the chaos. He hastily cast his spiritual power into the water.

The water was cold and dark, with no signs of any other living creature's activity. Fortunately, Suming's spiritual power was now strong enough that he quickly locked onto Su Meng and that underwater creature in the farthest corner.

Purely through spiritual power, it was impossible to make out exactly what the thing was, only that it was very large, almost the size of a baby doll fish.

Upon the slightest contact with the spiritual power, the underwater beast immediately perceived it as a great provocation, fiercely retaliating with a savage burst of consciousness.

Given Suming's current strength of spiritual power, he could control even a fierce tiger. However, the sudden counterattack from the creature in the water shook him so violently that he became dizzy and staggered before falling onto his backside!

There were only three possibilities for this to happen: either the creature in the water had high intelligence, close to that of humans; or the creature was much older than its normal kind. As the saying goes, with age comes wisdom, and older animals often have a spiritual nature, offering strong resistance to spiritual power!

The third possibility, a target of astonishing size like a giant whale or an elephant, was unlikely given the creature was not small but clearly not as big as a whale. That possibility could be ruled out.

But now Suming had no time to think about all this; saving Su Meng was the top priority. A brief contact with Su Meng had revealed that he was still alive, just temporarily unconscious, possibly due to hitting his head on an underwater rock when he fell.

Without any hesitation, Suming clenched his teeth and condensed all his spiritual power, unleashing it all at once.

Suming's spiritual power had grown immensely compared to before, nurtured daily by the Big Blue Bee's honey and Monkey Wine, stronger by the day. His full-powered blow, an invisible and intangible force like a little cannonball, fiercely bombarded that underwater beast.

This kind of spiritual strike was not a physical injury, but a direct projection into the depths of consciousness. If it had been an ordinary beast like a bear or lion, it might have been turned into an idiot by Suming's attack. The underwater creature, although ferocious, could not endure it and instantly released Su Meng, thrashing wildly in apparent agony.

After releasing this spiritual force, Suming felt utterly drained, almost collapsing, supporting himself on the ground while gasping for air.

Meanwhile, Zhao Yun was not idle. He quickly rigged a grappling tool resembling a hand onto one end of the climbing rope and, eyeballing the place where the water churned, he threw with force.

The grappling hand, carrying the climbing rope, skidded across the surface of the water and landed right where the water was splashing, sinking into the depths.

This grappling hand appeared to be in the shape of a 'hand', very much like the ancient grappling hooks used for scaling walls. However, it was ingeniously designed. Its claws were curved in a 360-degree fashion, so if touched by this device, one would be immediately snagged, and even slippery fish couldn't escape.

Zhao Yun's aim was clear: it didn't matter if the grappling hook caught the creature or Su Meng, or both—if he could just pull them to shore, the rest would be easy!

The metal hook sank quickly into the water, and Zhao Yun pulled back with both hands, the climbing rope snapping taut, indicating that something was caught. He hurriedly pulled backward while Huiya, too, followed, biting the climbing rope, its legs taut, scrabbling on the ground to help pull.

The rope clearly had caught something heavy, but whatever was in the water didn't struggle, so it must have hooked onto Su Meng. Suming also recovered a bit of strength and crawled over to help pull, and soon Su Meng's large figure emerged from the water.

All this commotion woke Su Meng, who had likely inhaled a lot of water and choked while submerged. He lay in the water coughing violently, shaking the entire cave as if it were trembling.

Before Su Meng was fully ashore, the creature in the water had recovered from the psychic shock and was chasing after him. In its element, it moved incredibly fast, reaching Su Meng's side in the blink of an eye and then surfacing with half its body.

With the flashlight's beam, Suming finally saw the true face of the beast!

The creature was covered in scales and armor, angular and rugged, with a long, flat mouth full of crisscrossing sharp teeth. It had four stout legs like iron pillars, and its back sported mountain-like ridges that extended down its large tail.

"Fuck, a crocodile!" Suming's mind reeled.

In the eyes of most people, including Suming, an animal lover, crocodiles ranked among the most terrifying and ferocious of animals, even far surpassing tigers and lions. Thus, in both the animal kingdom and human society, looks were indeed a significant issue.

Take crocodiles, for example. Even a juvenile crocodile with little killing power looks so ugly and terrifying at first glance. A giant panda, though, with biting strength second only to a Polar Bear and a sprinting speed that can surpass Liu Xiang's top speed on flat ground, can climb trees over twenty meters high and use three or four wolves as cushions for play. Despite being a powerhouse, it manages to make a living by acting cute.

Zhao Yun didn't even think before quickly drawing his pistol. Without appearing to take aim, he lifted his hand and hurriedly fired a clean shot.

"Bang!" A flash of fire burst from the muzzle, and the gunshot echoed through the cave.

Sure enough, the introverted middle-aged hunk was unexpectedly a whiz with a handgun—no one had imagined that the usually refined Zhao Yun could shoot so well!

The bullet whizzed between Su Meng's legs and struck the crocodile in the spine, taking a small chunk of flesh with it!

The croc took the bullet without showing any sign of injury; instead, it was enraged, its wide mouth forcefully snapping towards the nearby Su Meng!

Caught off guard, Su Meng had suffered a setback and was probably feeling quite sullen. Seeing the crocodile lunge at him, Su Meng's movements were surprisingly nimble for his size as he suddenly drew his belly back, causing the crocodile to miss and snap its jaws shut with a loud clap.

What happened next was utterly astonishing!

Rather than retreating to the shore, Su Meng let out a roar and threw a punch straight down, hitting the crocodile right on its closed upper jaw.

Boom! The ground beneath them seemed to tremble, and the front half of the crocodile was completely submerged in water while the other half was flung up high like a seesaw.

Suming gasped in a breath of cold air wincing painfully just watching.

Such a ferocious punch would usually leave other animals, even an average crocodile, either dead or severely dazed. But this beast, able to withstand Suming's spiritual power, used the force of Su Meng's punch to twist its waist, its tail lashing like a steel whip at Su Meng's waist. The massive impact sent Su Meng stumbling back, landing with a splash in the water.

"Get to the shore!" Zhao Yun called out, already holding his rifle at the ready. Since Su Meng was unharmed, once he made it to dry land, between his and Suming's powerful rifles—and with Su Meng, the human tank on their side—the croc wouldn't stand a chance.

Suming too, mustered a bit of spiritual power into Su Meng's body, noticing a set of bloody gashes on his leg probably from the croc's bite. It was only him, anyone else would likely have lost a leg.

But Su Meng ignored Zhao Yun completely, and the influx of spiritual power from Suming invigorated his spirit. Instead of retreating, he roared and plunged back towards the crocodile in the water.

If that crocodile had any sense, it would have been baffled seeing Su Meng like this. Many are fierce, but none so reckless; many throw away their lives, but none quite this crazed.

With another clang, Su Meng struck again, sending the crocodile flying into deeper water. Su Meng, being a swimmer, dove after it determined to pursue the croc!

Zhao Yun's jaw almost dropped as he yelled at Suming, "Tell your brother to get up here; is he trying to get killed?!"

Even the strongest person is at a disadvantage fighting in water, with only half their strength; the reverse is true for crocodiles, which can exert full power in their element.

Yet now, Suming was not so worried. He knew Su Meng well—possessing beast-like instincts and survival skills, Su Meng's judgment of the situation was often much more accurate than a human's. Without considerable confidence, Su Meng wouldn't have rashly pursued the beast.

Take for instance lions and tigers. When hunting, they won't make a move without confidence, even if their prey looks weak, like a mere gazelle. They won't act rashly or put themselves in danger—a lesson in animal instinct that humans could hardly learn, no matter how clever they are.

After Su Meng entered the water, the pond turned into a maelstrom. The deep area only came to just above his waist, and he fought like a sea demon, standing to rain punches on occasion, or submerging to create violent waves with his thrashing.

"Awooo, awooo!" Huiya howled from the shore, seemingly cheering him on.

At the noise, several 'things' suddenly splashed down from the mouth of the cave above the pond.

It turned out that two Huskies and a Labrador, watching from outside the cave, had leapt down hoping to lend a hand.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Get back up, get back up!" Suming called out urgently; this was no job for them.

The Huskies, Suming saw through them long ago, didn't need his prompting—they yelped and scrambled to the shore at the first sign of trouble, complete cowards. The smaller Labrador, on the other hand, swam around Su Meng, looking for an opening to join the fray. But Suming used his spiritual power to force it out of the water. A fight at this level was not for the Labrador to interfere.

"Hahaha..." The Huskies took to the shore with eyes wide, cocking their heads while staring at the water, the expression on their faces screaming, "You scared me to death!"

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PS: Two more chapters tonight. The essence quota is all used up this week, I'll add more for everyone next week!