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Chapter 20 Mountain Lord
Jiangcheng Wildlife Park.

Tiger enclosure, feeding area.

Are you sure you want to touch her butt?

Director Shao of Jiangcheng Wildlife Park looked at Yu Jin with a solemn expression.

"I want to touch it."

Yu Jin's tone was firm.

Director Shao swallowed hard and looked at the male zookeeper standing guard to one side.

"Did you feed them meat today?"

The male zookeeper replied, "Yes, I fed them, but..."

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "I still don't recommend that this guest get close to her. After all, she's a ferocious beast, and Dalai's personality is not stable."

The "Dalai" mentioned by the zookeeper and the "she" mentioned by the zoo director refer to the female Siberian tiger in the cage, baring her teeth and roaring.

a moment ago.

Under Yin Yao's "superhuman" privilege, Yu Jin was led by the zoo director directly to the tiger breeding area, which was not open to the public.

The bad news is -

Yu Jin's act of feeding the tiger raw meat from a distance did not trigger any system rewards.

The good news is—

As expected, the system misjudged the situation because of the large, ferocious beast, the tiger.

[Warning, warning! 】

[You have encountered the 'Tier 5 Mutant Beast King - the White-browed Mountain Lord with Hanging Eyes'!]

[You are as weak as an ant and powerless to resist. Please escape this place as soon as possible!]

Although Yu Jin was somewhat disappointed that the mighty Mountain Lord was only mistakenly identified as a 'fifth-tier mutated beast king'.

But at least it proves that I made the right decision to come to the zoo!
If you operate it properly, you can get at least a fourth-tier energy crystal as a reward from the system!
"You really want me to touch you?"

Principal Shao looked conflicted and confirmed it again.

In principle, it is not allowed for tourists to touch a tiger's backside.

But 'principles' were standing silently beside the embers.

"You really want to touch it!"

Yu Jin nodded.

"Hey--"

Director Shao looked at Yin Yao.

The latter said calmly, "Take good safety precautions and don't let anything happen to Yu Jin."

Upon seeing this, Director Shao shook his head and sighed.

I've seen people insist on touching princesses, but I've never seen anyone insist on touching a tigress!
but……

Since the young lady has spoken, we can only do as she says.

ten minutes later.

Under the protection of a security team wielding riot shields and carrying alloy steel forks, Ember successfully entered the iron cage containing 'Dalei'.

The security guards looked grave.

The male zookeeper tried to calm the female Siberian tiger.

Ember stepped forward and extended his hand.

"Roar--!"

Tiger roaring in the forest!

The tiger, known as the "Mountain King," has a terrifying roar!
Even the team members holding riot shields were startled by the tiger's roar and stumbled.

"Hey--"

Seeing this, Yu Jin became even more enthusiastic.

Everyone says you can't touch a tigress's butt, but today Mr. Yu is determined to do just that!
"Roar--!"

Seeing the embers reach even closer, Dalai roared again.

Its gaping maw opened wide, and several spittle droplets of saliva splashed onto Yu Jin's face.

Yu Jin narrowed his eyes slightly.

hum-

A barely perceptible fluctuation emanated from his body.

This was Yu Jin deliberately releasing some of the aura of a 'Third-Tier Evolver'.

Although the breath was faint, neither Director Shao, who was standing nearby, nor Yin Yao, who was outside the cage, could detect it.

but……

The tigress, who was ferocious just a moment ago, suddenly stiffened upon sensing the oppressive aura. A hint of human-like fear appeared on her originally savage face.

Animals, especially powerful and intelligent animals like tigers, are far more sensitive to danger than humans.

"come over."

Ember stood still and waved.

This statement came out.

Everyone inside and outside the iron cage was stunned.

Director Shao was completely dumbfounded...

No, do you really think you have so much influence that even a shrew from Northeast China would listen to you?
But why!
next second.

Dalai slowly lowered his head, which had been held high, and at the same time, he stretched out his two huge tiger claws and lay down on the ground, crawling towards Yu Jin.

"this--"

The zookeeper was stunned.

This is the most standard gesture of submission from felines!

In general.

They will only do this when they encounter a beast far stronger than themselves!
the other side.

While the onlookers were still completely bewildered, Yu Jin had already succeeded in touching the tiger's tail.

To be honest, it feels pretty good in the hand!

at the same time.

The system notification appeared precisely on time.

[You, with the body of an ant, suppressed the 'Fifth-Tier Mutant Beast King - the White-Forked Mountain Lord with Hanging Eyes', earning you 5000 Wasteland Points!]

[Resource Acquired: Tier 4 Energy Crystal!]

"Pretty!"

Yu Jin was in a very good mood.

He couldn't help but apply more force with his hands.

"Ow—"

The tigress let out a low whimper, but still obediently lay prostrate on the ground, letting Yu Jin knead her.

In the cage next door.

Two male Siberian tigers, each weighing several hundred kilograms and measuring two to three meters in length, stared at the scene with bloodshot eyes.

Damn two-legged creatures, get your stinky paws off!
Can be biased.

No matter how angry they were inside, their bodies' instincts prevented them from doing anything other than staring intently.

The aura emanating from that evil two-legged beast was terrifying!

……

……

[You, with the body of an ant, suppressed the 'Fifth-Tier Mutant Beast King - Fallen Lion King', a feat far exceeding your level! Wasteland Points +5000!]

[Resource Acquired: Tier 4 Energy Crystal!]

Ember walked out of the lion enclosure, in a good mood.

Director Shao and the security team followed at a distance, utterly astonished.

……

[You, with your insignificant ant-like body, suppressed the 'Tier 4 Mutant Beast - Lightning Working Leopard', earning you 1000 Wasteland Points!]

[Resource Acquired: Tier 3 Energy Crystal!]

Ember lowered his head, patted the head of the cheetah lying at his feet, purring loudly, and shook his head with a sigh:

"Only fourth rank?"

"You're still not drinking enough cough syrup!"

……

[You subdued the 'Tier 4 Mutant Beast Horde - Gale Wolves' with your bare hands, earning you 3000 Wasteland Points!]

[Gained Ability: Wind Blade Lv1!]

"Oh?"

"An unexpected gain?"

Yu Jin pinched the ears of the docile wolf king lying in front of him, his face filled with surprise.

……

[You, with the body of an ant, suppressed the 'Fifth-Tier Mutant Beast King - Heavy Armored Iron Rhinoceros', earning you 5000 Wasteland Points!]

[Resource Acquired: Tier 4 Energy Crystal!]

"Heavy Armored Iron Rhinoceros?"

Yu Jin stared at the quiet rhinoceros in front of him and thought the system's name was quite imposing.

……

[You single-handedly tamed the 6th-tier behemoth—the War Mammoth, earning 10000 Wasteland Points!]

[Resource Acquired: Tier 5 Energy Crystal!]

Ember rubbed the long elephant trunk, somewhat surprised.

He didn't expect that even lions and tigers would only be classified as 'fifth rank', while elephants would be awarded the title of 'sixth rank'.

"Thinking about it carefully, it does seem to make sense..."

"Although lions and tigers are fierce, they are still far inferior to land giants like elephants."

Yu Jin murmured to himself.

……

The whole morning.

Yu Jin was 'touching butts' at Jiangcheng Wildlife Park.

Director Shao and the security team, who witnessed the whole process, have become completely numb.

Even Yin Yao's gaze towards Yu Jin changed repeatedly.

only.

I wonder if it's because the embers were too aggressive in 'fleecing' and the timeframe was too concentrated.

Aside from the initial animals, touching alpacas and zebras later on, although judged by the system as suppressing mutated beasts, only granted wasteland points, with no other additional rewards.

Nevertheless, Ember still adhered to the principle of 'better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free,' and touched almost every kind of animal in the zoo.

Ember hasn't checked his accumulated Wasteland Points yet.

but……

Just as he followed Yin Yao out of the zoo gate, seeing off Director Shao.

Unexpected text appeared before the embers' eyes—

[You descended with divine might, single-handedly venturing into the lair of the mutated beast kings with the body of an ant, suppressing multiple mutated beast kings of higher levels, and successfully escaping unscathed. Wasteland Points +100000!]

[Resource Acquired: Attribute Activation Stone]

[Attribute Activation Stone: There is a chance to activate a new evolution attribute after use!]

(End of this chapter)