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Chapter 18 Terrifying Giant Crocodile

Huang Tao asked curiously, "From what you're saying, the male crocodile is bigger than the female? How much bigger?"

Zhang Zhen looked at him with a serious expression and said, “The average length of male crocodiles in the crocodile group is 1.5 times that of females, and their weight can reach 2 to 3 times that of females.”

Huang Tao's smile froze. "Such a big difference?"

Zhang Zhen nodded: "Yes, crocodiles are polygamous. Generally speaking, a crocodile population will live in a certain watershed. This population will have a leader male crocodile, several female crocodiles, and some sub-adult individuals. If there is a lot of food in this area, the number of crocodiles will also increase accordingly. Judging from the size of this female crocodile, the male crocodile should be between seven and eight meters long."

Seven to eight meters
Qin Ziwen, who was standing not far away, also heard their conversation and subconsciously turned around to look at the deep river.

Zhang Zhen said with great concern: "If it really is as I predicted, then this male crocodile could be truly terrifying."

Seeing that the others were unaware of the seriousness of the problem, Zhang Zhen explained: "Have you heard of Luolong? The largest known crocodile captured by humans on Earth. In the documentary, they used steel cables to hang chicken meat on tree branches. As long as the crocodile bit the meat, it would be caught. But the steel cables were torn off. Later, they thickened the steel cables, but Luolong destroyed them every time. So they kept thickening the steel cables until finally, they caught Luolong."

Then they called on more than a dozen villagers to try to pull Luolong out of the water, but Luolong didn't budge and almost ran away. Finally, the villagers who were watching came to help, and more than sixty people were mobilized to engage in a tug-of-war that lasted for several hours before they finally dragged Luolong ashore.

On an empty stomach, it weighs 1075 kilograms, but its body length is only 6.2 meters.

The last sentence was what shocked everyone the most.

Someone murmured, "If it's this powerful at only 6.2 meters, then at 7.2 meters it'll be taking off!"

Zou Sheng frowned. "It might be more than 7.2 meters. If we calculate it at 1.5 times, the body length is at least 7.5 meters or more."

As a fitness coach, he knows very well that the difference in weight is difficult to make up for with skills. A 6.2-meter-tall Luo Long weighs one ton, while a 7.5-meter-tall crocodile is estimated to weigh two tons.

It's a super-powered monster that can roam both land and water.

Zhang Zhen said, "If it really is a giant crocodile that is more than seven meters long, we may not have any way to restrain it. The only way to deal with it is to dig a trap and try to bury it in a pit."

However, some people think Zhang is worrying unnecessarily. "You said it's from Earth. Who knows if the female crocodiles in this other world are larger? It's been several days, and no one has seen the giant crocodile you're talking about."

"That's right. If it really exists, why doesn't it come out when we're hunting its own kind like this?"

"what--"

The screams from afar interrupted the group's discussion.

"Run!"

"What a huge crocodile!"

The people who were still dividing the meat looked at each other in bewilderment.

Then they all looked at the person who had just said it couldn't come out.

Zheng Yuan's lips twitched: "You jinx!"

The man also felt some regret; he hadn't expected his words to come true.

Through the sparse bushes, the crowd could see many residents fleeing in the distance.

Huang Tao shouted, "Wait, the gate to the community is over there. If we go over there, we might be blocked at the gate by a giant crocodile. Let's go in another direction."

Qin Ziwu walked to his brother's side. "Brother, let's go through the east gate."

"Yes, we need to be careful."

Then Qin Ziwen saw the bushes shaking violently, as if a monster was rampaging through the grass.

"Wait, that crocodile looks like it's coming, run!"

Qin Ziwen ran back several dozen meters and looked back. At the spot where they had dismembered their prey, a ferocious giant crocodile was lying quietly beside the remains of the female crocodile.

Just by crawling there, this giant crocodile gives people a sense of terror.

The female crocodile next to it, which had been cut into pieces and was now just a small, thin little girl, looked like a little girl in front of it.

Qin Ziwu murmured, "So big."

Qin Ziwen could feel his heart pounding, a primal emotion humans feel when facing a giant beast: "It's probably over a meter tall."

The giant crocodile opened its blood-red jaws, letting out a deep roar; its mouth was almost high enough to swallow an adult human. Then it bit into the carcass and dragged it straight into the river.

Only when the enormous body was completely submerged in the water did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Qin Ziwen felt that the crocodile's behavior did not quite match Zhang Zhen's description. According to Zhang Zhen, crocodiles are emotionally detached creatures, and many of their behaviors are driven by the need for survival. However, he sensed an emotion from this male crocodile that went beyond mere survival, not just anger at the invasion of its territory.

Zhang Zhen muttered, "It seemed to be expressing anger just now. Oh no, this crocodile might be quite intelligent."

The group quickly retreated along the outer wall of the residential area.

I circled around to the east gate and returned to the residential area from there.

When I arrived at the South Gate again, it was packed with people.

Qin Ziwen learned from their conversation that a crocodile hunting team had just managed to kill a crocodile near the South Gate. When they were cutting it up, the giant crocodile suddenly jumped out of the water, bit one of the people, and then dragged the crocodile carcass back into the river.

They took the opportunity to snatch the person who had been bitten back.

The person was rescued, but their condition was not good.

Even someone with little medical knowledge would fall silent upon seeing this person's tragic condition.

The chest cavity and pelvis were sunken in a large area, like a smashed fruit. His clothes were soaked in blood, and he could only exhale but not inhale.

His family knelt beside him, hugging him and crying.

Upon seeing Huang Tao approach, the deceased's family members rushed over and surrounded him.

"How could there be such a terrifying crocodile in this river!"

The deceased's mother grabbed Huang Tao by the collar, saying, "My son was only twenty-three years old. He had just graduated from university and had so much of his life ahead of him."

"Why, why did this have to happen! I'd rather be the one who died." The deceased's mother let go of her hand weakly, collapsed to the ground, and wailed in despair.

Huang Tao remained silent. "I'm sorry."

Huang Tao looked around at everyone present: "We must kill this crocodile. It is different from ordinary crocodiles. It is more intelligent and stronger. Now it has developed hatred towards us. If we don't kill it now, the chances of us killing it in the future will only decrease."

This crocodile must be the leader of its pack. If we can kill it, this stretch of water will truly be ours.

Someone said, "That sounds nice, but how are we supposed to kill such a big crocodile? We just used a net, and it tore the net to shreds."

Huang Tao said firmly, "Digging traps is the most effective way to deal with enemies of this size."

A silence fell over the room.

The scene on the ground served as a stark reminder of what had happened before; this terrifying crocodile was undoubtedly the most frightening opponent they had ever encountered.

The deceased's mother forced out the words through clenched teeth: "I'm going to dig."

"Okay, dig, kill this crocodile!"

"Get to it! Damn it, we're not going to let some beast bully us."

"Who knows when this crocodile might target me or my family and kill it! No matter how strong it is, it's still a carbon-based organism. Maybe we should bury it alive in a pit!"

In an instant, the crowd was filled with fervor, and their shouts shook the heavens.

Qin Ziwen was somewhat lost in thought, then the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

This male crocodile leader must have reached the powerful enough level to drop cards by now.

I just don't know what form the dropped cards will take.

As others have said, no matter how powerful it is, it is still just a carbon-based life form.

Any carbon-based organism can be killed.

(End of this chapter)