Chapter 65: Married Couple Duo Queue, Double the Misery!

Within the Changle River, a shadow hugged the riverbank, using the silhouette of the embankment under the moonlight as cover, and stealthily closed in on Ansheng. It was poised to leap forward at any moment for a fatal snap and a death roll.

However, due to an accident, the predator lurking in the river and gradually closing in exposed its tracks.

A wild boar took a running start, leaped from where it stood, and plunged into the river, intending to swim to the opposite bank to shake off that fox.

Yet, a wild boar's vertical leap was high only; it did not mean the wild boar could jump very far.

Weighing two hundred catties, with the downward momentum of its descent, it directly slammed into the shadow on the riverbank.

Moreover, it struck squarely upon the bow of the shadow of that lonely skiff.

The predator in the river had been staring intently at the little fox's figure with absolute concentration, without the slightest relaxation, and had completely failed to notice the airborne wild boar.

As the heavy object crashed onto its head, the shadow lurking in the river started in surprise, its tail flipping right out of the water.

"Oink, oink—"

After falling into the water, the wild boar evidently noticed the predator in the river as well, letting out a panicked squeal as it scrambled in a flurry up the revetment of the river channel onto the bank.

"Splash, splash—"

The crocodile in the river seemed to act out of wounded pride; it exposed its upper body and snapped into thin air toward the direction of the wild boar's escape as a terrifying intimidation.

Approaching seven meters in length, the saltwater crocodile, wrapped entirely in armored scales, slithered across the river surface, exposing a small fraction of its head and eyes. It radiated intense hostility as it stared fixedly at the fox's figure on the riverbank.

*'It wants to rip my big ass apart!'*

In the split second of eye contact, Ansheng read the hostile message contained within the saltwater crocodile's gaze.

There was no need for doubt. With such a spiritual gaze and scales shimmering with metallic luster like the wild boar of Shougou Ravine, the saltwater crocodile before him should be, as Old Master Lin described, an extraordinary creature codenamed a Spirit Beast.

"Yip—"

Ansheng furrowed his brow, similarly gazing at the crocodile in the river channel while letting out a delicate yip.

Just as the fox and the crocodile were locked in a standoff, the thoroughly terrified wild boar stumbled and tumbled straight into the electric fence erected by the Changping Pet Paradise.

The wild boar's shrill, miserable screeches echoed through the moonlit pet paradise, stirring up a chorus of dog barks in response from the fostered animals within the park.

"Splash, splash—"

In the blink of an eye, the saltwater crocodile in the river channel seemed to detect the fleeting distraction of the fox casting its gaze aside.

The nearly seven-meter-long crocodile suddenly lunged up from the water's surface, snapping its jaws wide open. Carrying a massive volume of water, it crossed the empty air and lunged to bite the petite Ansheng.

"Bang!"

Between the snapping jaws of the saltwater crocodile, a sudden, muffled explosion and the sound of metal colliding erupted.

Yet, long before that, the fox had already withdrawn and dodged away.

However, the saltwater crocodile's pounce did not cease. Upon landing on the bank, the crocodile strode forward on its long limbs, moving with terrifying speed to lunge and snap at the dodging fox.

The electric fences erected along the way, as well as the blocking posts built of reinforced concrete structures, offered not a single moment of resistance.

Stridng on four limbs ashore, the saltwater crocodile resembled an armored vehicle draped in camouflage. With a shake of its head and a swing of its tail, it swept away everything in its vicinity, and the riverside viewing platform crumbled inch by inch into wood chips under the crocodile's trampling.

Countless broken branches and severed logs, caught in the wake of the crocodile's tail sweep, crashed amidst a cloud of dust into the pet paradise.

"Roar—"

A fierce roar burst from the crocodile's jaws, as if every creature in the entire pet paradise could feel the peerless dominance of a demon king descending upon the world.

"Yip..."

Ansheng's figure landed gracefully, yet an expression of pain appeared on the little fox's cheeks.

Although he had flawlessly evaded the saltwater crocodile's surprise attack, chain bites, and iron tail sweep, the pet paradise's facilities suffered terribly.

Especially those shattered concrete posts; under the heavy impact of the crocodile's tail sweep, they tumbled and shifted laterally for a hundred meters. Along the way, all the camp tents, facilities, a decorative food truck, and the lawn were completely ruined.

Even the electrical wires and water pipes beneath the grass were exposed, flashing with electric sparks.

The entire pet paradise plunged into darkness.

"Yip! Yip!"

The expression of pain on the little fox's face gradually transformed into towering fury, angering him to the point where even his second tail popped out.

"Damn foreign devil! How dare you act presumptuously!"

A fierce, delicate shout burst from the fox's lips as it stood upright on its hind legs and charged toward the saltwater crocodile.

Compared to the massive form of the saltwater crocodile, the fox—whose width was not even equal to the crocodile's finger—moved with astonishing speed. Like a streak of white light under the moon, it directly confronted the saltwater crocodile, which was gradually retreating in preparation to return to the river channel and launch another ambush.

"Roar—"

The saltwater crocodile's jaws widened as it halted its retreat. Its eyes flashed with a vicious, fierce glint, and it lunged forward without a shred of fear.

"Boom!"

The moment the two collided, the unimaginably massive crocodile, under the bombardment of terrifying giant force, was lifted upright and sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the revetment.

The saltwater crocodile impacted the reinforced concrete revetment, sending a heaven-shaking roar echoing through the night sky.

"Vermin, how dare you plunge me into an unjust predicament!"

Having landed, the little fox did not halt its fierce assault. The anger on its face had yet to fade as it stood upright on its hind legs, extended its dual paws, grabbed the saltwater crocodile by the tail, spun around, and delivered a heavy shoulder throw, slamming it viciously into the ground.

With a "boom" and a burst of flying dust, the nearly seven-meter-long saltwater crocodile embedded itself directly into the artificial turf.

Yet, in that very instant.

A fierce sound of piercing air arrived as a metal arrow laden with formidable momentum grazed right past the fox's head.

"Fuli! Behind you!"

Chen Zhiyu's subsequent angry shout accompanied several arrows shooting out from the roof of the crescent-shaped building.

However, having traveled several hundred meters, the arrows had already lost the majority of their momentum.

They were incapable of causing any impact on the shadow in the river, which resembled a dragon and was at least eight meters long.

Chen Zhiyu had once witnessed that shadow, shaped like a dragon and serpent, appear upon the river once more during the night.

Receiving Chen Zhiyu's warning, Ansheng whirled around sharply to meet a pair of eyes breaking the surface of the water.

Those vertical pupils that surfaced flashed with absolute confidence and intense hostility toward Ansheng for trespassing into its territory.

The true overlord of the Changle River revealed its long snout, black as ink jade, its massive form covered in pitch-black scales gradually emerging from the water. Upon its back, three protruding rows of bony plates emitted a pale, ghastly luster.

This black-and-white long-snouted crocodile was unlike any common crocodile.

Though its jaws formed a long snout, it was far broader than that of any gavial, and it was certainly not used merely for eating fish.

Its head was its smallest part, but the further back one looked, the more massive the long-snouted crocodile's form became, until that thick, dual-colored tail was nearly thicker than the saltwater crocodile's waist.

"Hiss—"

Having ascended to the bank, the dual-colored long-snouted crocodile glared at Ansheng with undisguised hostility, parted its jaws, and hissed a warning.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—"

Faced with the arrows shot by Chen Zhiyu, it didn't even spare them a glance, keeping its eyes locked solely on the white fox.

"You're telling me to back down!"

Ansheng stood entirely upright on his hind legs, his two large tails braced backward to support the little fox's leaning posture.

The little fox spread its arms wide in a hugging gesture, its claws sweeping across the devastated viewing platform area of the pet paradise as they opened.

"You tell me... how am I supposed to back down?"

"Today's losses here amounting to millions—either you two crocodiles compensate for it, or my Ah Qing will have to sell her car and house to pay for it. Obviously, Ansheng will never plunge Ah Qing into an unjust predicament!"

"Between you and me, one of us has to go live in a shared dormitory at the zoo!"

The enclosed viewing platform of the pet paradise was ruined, dozens of square meters of lawn had been torn up down to the soil, and even the revetment of the flood control project was broken.

That unlucky crocodile possessed an ultra-strong destructive capacity.

Having caused such a massive mess, to put it lightly, there had to be a crocodile stepping up to balance the books, right?

Sister Zhiyu was watching from behind; how could Ansheng possibly let the two crocodiles get away?

Anyway, crocodiles lacked human rights and couldn't speak—sending them off to settle the account was simply perfection!