96: weasel

After stepping into Yangjiang Town, Brother Niu noticed that the town seemed a bit desolate and quiet, with few pedestrians.

"Brother Niu, isn't Yangjiang Town supposed to be a major tourist town? Why are there so few people?"

A burly man walked over and asked in a low voice.

"Dayang Mountain and Dayang Lake are both sealed off, and it's still early morning, so of course it's quiet!"

Brother Niu glared at him, signaling him not to disturb his livestream.

"Let's go, the Streamer is here for a long haul this time, let's go check in first."

Brother Niu held his phone, pulled up the navigation, and walked towards the nearest hotel.

"Streamer, you're planning a long haul? Which of your recent livestreams didn't suddenly end?"

Some fans laughed and typed out bullet comments.

"That means something's up."

Brother Niu gave an awkward laugh and changed the subject: "This time, the Streamer has learned from previous lessons and specially prepared some gear. If we really encounter an emergency, we can definitely handle it."

This statement immediately piqued the curiosity of his fans, who kept pressing him for details.

"I'm telling you, this time, even if that Red Moon Thunder Dragon Fish comes, it will have to kneel before the Streamer."

Brother Niu spoke with great confidence, nose in the air, but refused to reveal anything. This mysterious demeanor led countless fans to send gifts and ask questions.

"Streamer, I've watched you get thrashed by all sorts of creatures so many times, but I've never seen you act so badass."

Someone also exposed the Streamer's past blunders, making Brother Niu's face twitch. He secretly thought that this batch of fans was the most difficult he had ever encountered.

Chatting with his fans like this, Brother Niu walked towards a hotel...

"I can't walk anymore, if I keep going, I'm really going to die."

It was past eight in the morning, and the sun was already quite scorching, making Lin Fei and Chen Xu feel dizzy.

Especially since the two had walked all the way from the shore of Dayang Lake to here.

The two of them were covered in dust, their clothes already drenched with sweat and clinging to their bodies.

"Holy crap, it's past eight, we've been walking for two hours! I need water, if I don't drink water, I'm going to die!"

Chen Xu sat on the ground, his fat jiggling. Sweat blurred his eyes, and he rubbed them hard before finally seeing his phone screen.

"This damn place, you can't even get a taxi!"

Lin Fei also said, panting, his feet aching from walking.

"We're here, we're here, look over there, there's a small shop, hurry up!"

Lin Fei was in better condition than Chen Xu. He looked ahead, a surprised expression appearing in his eyes as he saw Yangjiang Town!

"Really? You've been saying 'we're here' all along! What's the reality? The reality is we've been walking for over two hours!"

Chen Xu said irritably.

"This time it's real. If you don't come, that's fine, I'm going to buy drinks first."

Lin Fei dropped the words and ran straight ahead to buy drinks.

"Really? A Fei isn't lying this time?"

Chen Xu rubbed his eyes and looked ahead. A few hundred meters away, a cluster of buildings indeed appeared. He immediately sprang up and sprinted over.

A few minutes later, at a small shop at the entrance of Yangjiang Town.

Lin Fei and Chen Xu each grabbed a large bottle of ice-cold soda and poured it directly into their mouths.

A full liter of soda was consumed by the two on the spot.

"Phew! I'm alive again!"

Chen Xu sat on the ground, feeling much lighter.

"Fatty Chen, you'll probably lose ten pounds on this trip."

Lin Fei said with a laugh.

"I hope so."

Chen Xu rolled his eyes.

"Young lads, don't you know? The scenic area is closed now. It's not the right time for you to come; it's better to go back early."

The shop owner, an old man in his fifties or sixties, sat on an old wooden chair fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan, and advised them.

"It's fine, Grandpa, we're here on important business."

Lin Fei smiled and paid by scanning the code.

"Hey, why don't you listen? It hasn't been peaceful here these past few days. Sometimes some monsters come down from the mountain and have injured some people."

The old man said, a hint of fear on his face.

Initially, he hadn't believed it either, but once, a giant weasel appeared nearby, and he happened to see it.

"Pfft! Grandpa, you're joking, monsters are out and about!"

Chen Xu couldn't help but laugh, saying somewhat awkwardly.

"You young man, you still don't believe it? I saw it with my own eyes. That weasel was as big as a tiger. How could it not be a monster?"

The old man said earnestly.

Lin Fei and Chen Xu exchanged glances, both understanding the meaning in each other's eyes.

"Grandpa, are you sure it was really a weasel as big as a tiger? And not an actual tiger?"

Lin Fei looked over with a focused gaze, asking.

"Of course, I know how to distinguish between a tiger and a weasel."

The old man's expression stiffened slightly, and he even pulled out his phone, saying: "I even took a photo at the time."

"A photo?"

Lin Fei took it and looked. Indeed, it was a massive beast, dark brown all over, essentially an enlarged version of a weasel.

"Holy cow, it really is a weasel that big. A weasel that big, even a tiger wouldn't be its opponent."

Chen Xu also looked over, surprise in his eyes...

A moment later, Lin Fei and Chen Xu bid farewell to the old man and walked out of the small shop.

"A Fei, it looks like Yangjiang Town might be experiencing another incident like the giant wolf attack last time."

Chen Xu said with a solemn expression.

These Mutated Creatures are massive and very dangerous.

Their survival last time was purely good luck.

But it's impossible to be so lucky every time.

"Logically speaking, it shouldn't be possible. As far as I know, there's a branch of the Wildlife and Plant Administration Bureau inside Dayang Mountain."

"After what happened last time, they should have strengthened security. It's unlikely that history would repeat itself."

"What this old man encountered should be an isolated incident."

"You have to understand how vast the entire Dayang Mountain Nature Reserve is. It's impossible to cover every single aspect, and besides Dayang Mountain, there are endless natural forests around. This weasel might not necessarily have come from Dayang Mountain."

Lin Fei shook his head and said.

Although Yangjiang Town is at the foot of Dayang Mountain, the eastern side of Yangjiang Town is also a continuous range of mountains.

"Your analysis makes sense."

Chen Xu nodded after hearing him out.

"Let's go, first to the hotel from last time to get our things back."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the hotel they had stayed at previously and retrieved their luggage.

"Let's stay at a regular hotel, no need for such an expensive one."

Just as they were about to check in, Chen Xu said.

"Alright."

Lin Fei nodded indifferently. The two left the hotel and randomly found an affordable hotel nearby.

After spending a few minutes checking in, they put their luggage in the room and then left the hotel.

"A Fei, have you noticed that there are far fewer people on the streets, just like in the day or two after we were attacked by the giant wolf pack?"

At this time, the streets should be quite lively, yet Chen Xu didn't see many people.

"Hmm, it's possible that something really happened in Yangjiang Town. Let's be careful and go check out that place from last time first."

Lin Fei looked at the deserted streets, lost in thought.

The two, carrying their equipment, soon arrived at the place where they had met Su Yuan last time.

However, there were already people there at the moment.

Ahead, a group of people held fishing rods, and some even carried iron rods, machetes, and the like.

"Brothers, now you know how fierce it is here, don't you?"

Brother Niu pulled up his fishing rod, revealing a Mandarin Fish over a meter long being hauled up, struggling wildly with immense strength.

Moreover, this Mandarin Fish had visibly sharp teeth in its mouth.

Brother Niu's companions, his fellow villagers, swung their iron rods, hitting it several times with 'bang, bang, bang' sounds, finally killing the Mandarin Fish.

"Brothers, look, you can tell this is a Mandarin Fish, but look at its mouth, these teeth are practically like piranha teeth!"

Brother Niu said, pushing the camera close to the Mandarin Fish's mouth, revealing its sharp teeth.

"As far as the Streamer knows, the scope of this mutation is very large. Fans thousands of miles away from the Streamer have also discovered Mutated Creatures nearby."

"So, brothers and sisters, when you go out in the future, try to avoid approaching mountainous areas, and absolutely do not go near rivers."

"Those who know the Streamer should know that the Streamer once encountered..."

"A Streamer?"

Lin Fei and Chen Xu frowned slightly, not expecting to encounter a Streamer here.

Searching for Brother Octopus was something best done privately. If it were livestreamed, and they really did find Brother Octopus, the authorities would probably arrive on the scene immediately.

"Let's go, let's go somewhere else first..."

Lin Fei turned his head to look in other directions and said.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

However, before Lin Fei could even finish his sentence, a series of sharp cries echoed in the sky!

Accompanied by cries of human agony!