The Wolf of Los Angeles.

The roar of the car engine scared the animals in the woods, and countless birds flapped their wings and flew into the sky.

Four pickup trucks drove along the slightly muddy road, bypassing the hunting reserve and heading towards the junction of the wetland and the woods.

The convoy drove for a long time and stopped at the junction of the woods and wetlands.

In one of the pickup trucks, Erica took out an insect repellent sprayer, sprayed some on Hawke who was driving, and then sprayed herself.

“There’s a swamp in this area,” Hawke said.

Erica put on gloves: "Be careful with your steps."

Hawke got out of the car, opened the back door, took out the Winchester M12 shotgun and ammunition bag he bought in Wyoming, and put them on his back.

On the other side, Erica took out the Savage bear hunting rifle.

Raul and other bodyguards who got off the two pickup trucks at the back were all equipped with rifles.

Bearded Duran realized yesterday that the two customers were not ordinary people.

He pointed to the front of the convoy and said, "Eight hundred meters away is a small lake. Last month, someone saw a large crocodile here. Two of them confirmed that the crocodile was nearly five meters long."

Erica asked, "Aren't there any bigger ones?"

Duran said: "This is the largest prey I have information about. Although American alligators can theoretically grow to more than six meters long, it is rare to see one that is more than five meters long."

Suddenly, there was a roar in the sky.

Hawke looked up in the direction where the sound came from. In the distance, there was a small plane flying from south to north, and it seemed that several objects had fallen from the plane.

He asked, "What did the plane drop?"

Erica picked up the telescope, looked over there, and said, "It looks like an orange first aid kit."

The plane had no problems and soon turned back south.

Duran said, "There's a ranger station nearby, maybe they're delivering supplies."

Hawke responded but didn't say anything more.

Duran saw two assistants holding rope loops and backpacks with bait on their backs, and said, "Some crocodiles are very alert. We will walk over there and drive over after we successfully hunt down a crocodile."

Hawke nodded: "Okay."

Duran and the other two walked in front.

Raul, Guti and Morientes followed, with Hawke and Erica in the middle, and four fully armed bodyguards behind them.

The path created by the wheels under our feet became the dividing line between the woods and the grassland wetland.

The further they walked, the more humid the air became, and Hawke could even smell water when he got close to the river.

Duran stopped at this time and turned to look at the woods on one side.

Hawke also heard some noise and subconsciously took a step forward, standing in front of Erica.

He saw a smudge of darkness.

In the woods, a half-grown black bear smelled raw meat and ran towards the edge of the tree.

Its eyesight is not very good, but its sense of smell is very sensitive. When it is hungry and finds food, it rushes out excitedly.

But when he saw clearly, the black bear quickly braked and stopped where he was.

In the crowd, Hawk raised his shotgun and pointed it at the black bear.

The guns in the hands of the others were also pointed in that direction.

The half-grown black bear sniffed hard, raised its front half of its body, shook its pitch-black head as if to act cute, then turned around and walked back.

After walking a few steps, he quickly lay down on all fours, dived into the bushes, and ran away without looking back.

Duran looked at the fleeing black bear and said, "It's too small."

Hawke didn't shoot because of this: "Let's see if we can encounter a bigger one."

"It seems to recognize guns." Erica thought thoughtfully.

Duran said: "Those who don't know the gun are dead."

Everyone laughed.

After walking a few hundred meters forward, we arrived in front of a lake.

Duran and others took Hawke and Erica to check for signs of animal activity by the lake, while the rest of the people were scattered around on guard.

In an area to the south, only some yellow grass roots were left of the weeds, and the ground had turned into a muddy field with some claw and hoof prints and traces of tumbling.

Duran squatted in the mud, pointed at the ground and said, "Look, this should be where some animals come to the lake to drink water. Not long ago, there should have been a crocodile and a larger land animal nearby. Look at the traces here. A big crocodile used a death roll."

Hawke touched the dry mud with his gloved hand, especially the traces left by the death roll, and said, "It lives nearby. It probably hasn't eaten any large food for a while. Let's bait it."

Duran responded: "Okay."

Hawke took the rope brought by his assistant and tied it to a thick special alloy hook.

Erica took a piece of meat and hung it on the hook. She carefully observed the water surface and said, "I didn't see any crocodiles."

"Let's try putting out the bait first." Considering that the crocodile might be huge, Hawke took one end of the rope, walked towards a thicker tree, and tied it to the tree.

When he came back, Erica lifted the hook and threw the bait into the shallow water.

Several people walked back and hid behind a mound of earth.

The rest is just to wait patiently.

Hawke was extremely patient, sitting on the ground and staring at the lake.

Erica moved the rope from time to time to make the piece of meat on the hook make some noise to lure the crocodile.

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In the woods, the half-grown black bear was running wildly when he heard a roar. He quickly stopped and changed direction. There was an adult male bear where the sound came from.

Although the two are biologically father and son, the male bear will attack the cubs.

This adult bear is very large. Although it does not weigh the 345 kilograms of the largest bear recorded in Florida, it is nearly two meters tall when standing.

Several orange first aid kits that fell from the sky attracted the black bear's attention.

It roared and rushed over there, tearing open a first aid kit with its nimble front paws, and then pulled out a plastic bag from the hole with its big, smelly mouth.

The bag was torn apart by the bear, and the white powder inside dyed the black bear's mouth and head white, and some of it fell into its mouth.

Black bears sometimes behave a lot like humans.

It didn't know what was in the bag, and after taking a few bites it lost interest and instead tore the orange first aid kit into pieces.

The white dust that was raised fell on the black bear, staining some of its black hair with white.

Not long after, the black bear suddenly became irritable and frantically tore at the bark of a big tree, stripping off a section of the bark and revealing the slippery trunk.

Then it hit a small tree with its head, and the tree broke in the middle.

It stood up and roared as if it was drunk.

The bear was in high spirits, charging through the woods like a black bulldozer.

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At the lakeside, a group of people who wanted to fish for crocodiles waited for a long time.

Even the bearded Duran was getting a little impatient, wondering if there was something wrong with the clue he received.

The traces left on the muddy ground are true, but crocodiles sometimes move away from the waters where they grew up.

Hawke and Erica are more patient than Duran.

The two people who killed people like crazy were more like experienced old hunters.

Just when Duran was thinking about trying another place, Hawke saw something floating on the lake and whispered, "Here it comes."

Erica raised the telescope and spotted the crocodile on the move: "It's approaching, heading for the bait."

Hawk pulled the not-too-thick rope to make the bait keep jumping in the shallow water, while reminding Erica: "Try to keep it intact."

"Capture alive?" Erica asked.

Hawke said, "We'll kill it when we get a chance. We're not catching it to keep as a pet. We're just going to make a specimen of it."

Erica picked up the Savage rifle beside her and aimed at the lake.

The crocodile that was floating on the water disappeared, and Hawke's gloved hands grasped the telescope tightly.

Suddenly, the rope shot forward.

Hawk exerted force on his arms and pulled back with all his strength, feeling a heavy object hanging on the opposite side.

The crocodiles swallowed the meat bait directly, and also swallowed the huge alloy iron hook into their stomachs.

Hawk yanked back, and the hook caught in the alligator's unprotected area.

The crocodile felt pain and rolled under the water, stirring the water surface as if it were boiling, first the water, then the mud, and soon a pool of blood-red appeared.

Hawke grabbed the telescope with both hands and pulled it back hard.

He pulled the crocodile over a bit, and its huge head emerged from the water.

This guy is very big. As soon as he came out of the water, he turned his head and tried to go back.

Hawke took two steps forward, pressed his feet against the ground, and bulged the muscles in his arms to steady his body.

Duran and his two assistants rushed behind Hawke, each grabbed the rope and pulled back together.

Guti, who was nearest, also ran over and grabbed the rope.

The four strong men worked together and pulled the crocodile from the shallow water to the water's edge.

This American crocodile also revealed its true appearance. It is nearly 5 meters long, with its tail and torso covered with scales, and its mouth wide enough to swallow an adult in one bite.

However, at this time, a telescope went deep into its mouth.

The hook at the front caused wounds during the pulling, causing blood to flow out of the American alligator's mouth.

Hawke yelled, "Pull it out of the water!"

The three people behind worked together and dragged the American alligator completely to the shore.

The American alligator fell on all fours on the muddy ground, and at this critical moment, it unleashed its ultimate move - the death roll!
The huge body was spinning wildly, like an invincible Hot Wheels.

But the more violently it spins, the more damage the iron hook will cause in its stomach.

Blood gushed out from the crocodile's big mouth.

In addition to the stench of mud, Hawke also smelled a pungent smell of blood.

The crocodile turned for a while, exhausted a lot of energy, and gradually stopped.

It was not easy for Hawk and his four companions who were playing tug-of-war with the giant crocodile.

This giant beast has great explosive power before death.

The crocodile lay on the ground and opened its mouth again.

Erica finally found an opportunity to kill the crocodile with one shot without damaging its appearance.

She pointed the gun at the crocodile's open mouth and pulled the trigger!
The sound of a gunshot spread far away, startling the birds hundreds of meters away and causing them to fly into the sky.

The American alligator's body shook and it struggled again, but not violently this time.

The blood flowed from his mouth faster and he lost all his strength after a while. (End of this chapter)