Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

The spatial rift on the Japanese side exited in a remote mountain forest. Apart from the two unrecognizable corpses on the ground, there was no other living person around.

Wang Hu didn't bother to care about the identities of these two people. He simply lay down next to the spatial rift and waited leisurely.

He is very patient.

Time passed by, and after about four or five minutes, the red light on the small locator on his chest finally flashed a few times and turned into a stable green light.

The signal has been successfully captured by the satellite.

mission completed.

Wang Hu stood up, shook his golden fur, and without the slightest hesitation, turned and once again disappeared into the distorted spatial rift.

Upon returning to the other world, the familiar desolate atmosphere immediately enveloped me.

It was quiet all around.

Only a few of the reconnaissance mutants we'd seen before hovered in mid-air, seemingly wary of the newly appeared spatial rift.

When they saw Wang Hu's enormous golden figure appear out of thin air, the scout mutants, like startled rabbits, suddenly increased their flight altitude, fearing that this fierce tiger, who would swat flies at the slightest provocation, would slap them down again.

Wang Hu glanced at them, too lazy to bother with these little creatures.

His figure transformed into a golden afterimage, leaving a long trail across the desert as he sped towards Yong'an City.

Yong'an City was the first otherworldly city that China had conquered.

The name Qin Tieshan personally chose naturally reflects his hope that China would always be safe and unaffected by the wars sparked by the arrival of the alien world.

It is said that the group had already discussed and agreed on a series of city names, such as Qiming, Yanjiang, and Kaituo.

For example, the small town in the distance that is currently inhabited by countless mutants has been named Pioneer Town by Qin Tieshan in advance. He is just waiting for the right time to completely conquer it so that it can be officially registered...

As Wang Hu sped back to the main entrance of the command post, just as he stepped inside, a series of crackling sounds suddenly and without warning filled the entire hall.

It was applause.

Thunderous applause.

Wang Hu peeked inside.

He noticed that everyone stopped what they were doing, stood up, and looked at him with the eyes of someone welcoming a hero.

"Welcome, big cat!"

Welcome back, our hero!

Someone shouted at the top of their lungs.

No sooner had he finished speaking than someone laughed and retorted.

"Tiger Brother didn't mind you calling me 'Big Cat' before, but calling me 'Big Cat' again today is a bit impolite!"

"They should be called the Tiger Emperor now!"

"That's right! Haha, this is the Tiger Emperor, the national guardian beast of my China!"

"Welcome home, Tiger Emperor!"

"Welcome, Tiger Emperor!"

In an instant, the entire command center was filled with shouts of "Welcome Tiger Emperor!" The waves of sound grew louder and louder, almost lifting the roof off.

Wang Hu was completely bewildered by this sudden turn of events.

To be honest, even though he considered himself thick-skinned, he was still embarrassed by the group's overly formal and childish attitude.

He thought to himself that these people were too idle.

They should really have Old Man Qin increase the intensity of their attacks, and see if they still have the strength to wail and howl here.

Sitting in the main seat, Qin Tieshan's face was full of uncontrollable smiles. Looking at Wang Hu's slightly embarrassed appearance, he found this big cat increasingly interesting.

After the crowd had made a fuss for a while, he raised his hand and pressed it down.

"Alright, alright, quiet down!"

"Big Cat is still injured; don't delay his treatment!"

Upon hearing this, everyone finally realized what was happening.

The sheer awe and shock of Wang Hu tearing apart the golden eagle with his bare hands and returning full of energy made them subconsciously overlook the wound on his shoulder inflicted by the mutated beast.

Upon hearing Qin Tieshan's words, Gu Xing, who had been waiting silently in the corner, immediately had his eyes light up.

He had been waiting for this moment for a very long time!

The old director of the research institute immediately approached Wang Hu, carrying a silver metal box and accompanied by two assistants.

When Wang Hu saw the pile of strange-looking instruments he took out of the box, especially the huge syringe that was almost as thick as his arm and exuded a cold, mechanical feel, a look of vigilance immediately appeared on his tiger face.

He involuntarily took half a step back.

Could this old man be planning to use the pretext of treating his injuries to draw his own blood for research?

My own blood, that can be sold for money!

When Gu Xing saw Wang Hu's guarded look, a hint of embarrassment immediately appeared on his face.

But he quickly recovered, holding up the huge syringe in his hand, and explained with a smile.

"Big Cat, don't misunderstand."

"This is for administering the antidote serum to you. The main reason is that your tiger skin defense is too strong, and I was afraid that a regular needle wouldn't be able to penetrate it. Only this semi-automatic mechanical syringe can complete the injection."

As they spoke, Gu Xing subtly took out a bright red fruit with an enticing aroma from the pocket of his white coat and handed it to Wang Hu.

His smile grew even more amiable.

"Of course, if it's convenient for you, Big Cat, our research institute would indeed like to take some of your blood samples for further research."

"This Vermilion Fruit represents the research cost our research institute has incurred."

Wang Hu looked at the vermilion fruit, and his golden tiger eyes immediately lit up.

He's eaten this stuff before.

This is an absolute treasure to him!

After he ate it last time, he could clearly feel that his bloodline had been strengthened. As time went by, the strengthened bloodline nourished his body, allowing his strength, speed, and reaction ability to continuously increase.

In Wang Hu's opinion, the effect of this Vermilion Fruit was even better than the zombie crystal cores he had consumed for half a month.

Moreover, the crystal core only provides him with energy, while the Vermilion Fruit provides something even he himself cannot explain or articulate, something more fundamental.

Seeing that Gu Xing had directly handed him a vermilion fruit, he no longer hesitated.

It's just drawing some blood!

A tube of blood for a single Vermilion Fruit—what a steal!

He immediately nodded heavily to Gu Xing, even grinning at him to show that he was very satisfied with his attitude.

Upon seeing this, Gu Xing's smile instantly brightened like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Although the Vermilion Fruit is considered a spiritual fruit, it is one of the most common fruits found in China today. Many official institutions have stockpiles of it, and their research institute naturally has some as well.

However, the results were actually somewhat disappointing.

Most people experience only a slight increase in strength or speed after taking it, while some experience no effect at all.

Now, the blood exchanged for a vial of Wang Hu can not only be used for research, but can even be made into special medicines, which is a huge profit for them.

He was naturally pleased.

He carefully placed the vermilion fruit on the ground in front of Wang Hu, then turned around, picked up the huge mechanical syringe, and began to adjust it.

Wang Hu lowered his head and took a bite of the vermilion fruit from the ground into his mouth.

The sweet juice burst in his mouth, and a warm current slid down his throat into his stomach. Wang Hu couldn't help but squint his eyes in comfort.