[COD] Newbie's Rise to Power

You slowly raise your hand, reaching for the pistol...

If all else fails, we'll have to take a gamble.

But to your surprise, the tiger lay down after getting close to you, then looked up at you with its head raised, the dangerous look in its eyes gone.

You're taken aback: Is this... a gesture of goodwill?

You weren't sure, but you figured you couldn't escape it anyway, so with the mindset of checking, you slowly squatted down and then raised one hand.

You've never petted a tiger before, but you've petted a cat. This is a gesture of affection towards a cat.

Tigers...are they also a feline family?

But you also kept a watchful eye on things, only crouching halfway with one foot on the outside. If the tiger did anything unusual, you would jump to the side and find the right moment to shoot it!

Under your tense gaze, the tiger slowly rose and walked towards you, and then...

After sniffing at you a few times, it stretched out its head and rubbed its nose against your hand in a very affectionate manner.

You tentatively touched its head and cheeks with your hand.

Thankfully! It didn't seem to mind; in fact, it nuzzled against you, its eyes seemingly squinting in enjoyment.

Why has it suddenly become so docile? Is it because you fed it?

If that's the case, then the reason your relationship with it has eased is truly quite hellish.

Your tension and fear have eased considerably. Its friendly gesture is a good thing for you, and since it has just finished eating, it shouldn't be thinking about eating you for the time being.

But... the sticky feeling of tiger saliva and blood on my hand, especially the origin of the blood...

You feel a little uneasy. Although you were forced to do it, you still feel guilty about damaging the deceased's body.

So you went to the stream to wash your hands and clean the dirt off your body.

The big tiger followed you the whole time, and when you stood up, it walked up to your legs and approached you.

You tentatively say goodbye to it: "Big tiger, I'm leaving."

The tiger certainly couldn't answer you, but it didn't show any resistance or dominance, so you tentatively moved a few steps.

It didn't pounce, but instead lifted its foot and followed, slowly circling around your feet.

You tried walking and stopping twice more, but the big tiger still followed.

"You want to come with me?"

When you ask it, it rubs against your leg in response.

What does this mean? Are you willing?

Its behavior doesn't seem wild; after all, its familiarity with humans is not something a wild tiger would do.

Perhaps... it's very likely that it escaped from the zoo.

As you think this, and seeing how closely it follows you, you pat its head.

"Then you can come with me. I'll find a way to settle you down."

Judging from how affectionately it's treating you, it probably wants to follow you back to the zoo you used to visit.

Even if it's not from a zoo, you can still put it there, so at least other people won't encounter it in the wild and it won't go hungry.

And so, you two, one human and one tiger, walked together in the jungle.

Meanwhile, on Ghost's side, after arresting the drug dealers and handing them over to the police, they discovered that you weren't in the team.

"Vita!"

He shouted loudly.

Vita immediately ran over: "Lieutenant, you wanted to see me?"

The ghost stared at her: "Where's YN? Weren't you escorting that pregnant woman here together?"

Vita, under the oppressive gaze of the ghost, reluctantly recounted what had just happened.

"what!"

"What did you say?"

Before Ghost could speak, Koenig and Wang Zhiqiang's voices rang out.

Then came Koenig's furious roar:

"Why are you leaving her alone again! Have you forgotten what she went through last time?!"

Vita spoke softly, "I..."

She originally wanted to go find you, but after hesitating for a while, you were already gone when she went in.

But before she could explain, she was interrupted.

"I'm going to find her!"

Wang Zhiqiang picked up his gun. He couldn't find you last time, but he couldn't let you disappear again this time.

"I'll join you too."

Koenig also chose to join.

The ghost shouted, "Don't be impulsive! Gather some people first, then we'll set off..."

"Vita~~~"

A familiar voice rang out from afar.

Vita and the three men all looked toward the source of the sound.

At the edge of the jungle, you wave happily to them, accompanied by a majestic tiger!

Wang Zhiqiang instinctively blurted out in Chinese: "Holy crap..."

Ghost: "What the fuck..."

Vita was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

Koenig, however, was surprised but also delighted:

"OMG, this is absolutely awesome..."

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"YN! You...you brought a tiger back!"

When you were a few meters away from her, Vita finally realized what was happening and asked you in surprise.

After all, it would seem outrageous to anyone if their friend inexplicably brought back a wild beast.

Perhaps Vita's voice startled the tiger, which walked up to you with its tail raised and roared threateningly at Vita and the ghost.

"Big Tiger, calm down..."

You should quickly and softly soothe the tiger, and after its voice quiets down, gently stroke its head with your hand.

If its threat level isn't reduced, it will engage in a fierce battle with your teammates; no one will tolerate an aggressive tiger.

The outcome will undoubtedly be the tiger's death.

After all, human weapons are no joke.

You wouldn't be able to win if you were just one person with a pistol, but now there are so many people here with so many advanced weapons, the situation has completely reversed.

Seeing that you could even stroke a tiger's fur, Koenig and Wang Zhiqiang's admiration and envy became even more evident.

After all, who wouldn't want a beast that obeys their commands?

The commotion you're making has also attracted the attention of others.

When the others came over and saw you and the big tiger next to you, they all exclaimed in amazement.

Seeing so many people, the tiger seemed to feel the pressure and took a few steps back.

Blizzard, standing a few meters away from you, asked excitedly:

"Wow! YN, can I touch it?"

Everyone else looked at Blizzard, feeling helpless at her audacity.

While they were envious of your closeness with the tiger, they were mostly wary, given the tiger's formidable attack power.

You sighed helplessly, "Blizzard is a tiger, not a cat. I can't guarantee it will be obedient enough to let you pet it."

Forget about other things, you should refuse her request for such a dangerous animal without even thinking about it.

Even though the tiger may act affectionately towards you, you are not familiar with it and have no guarantee that it won't attack you at any moment.

If it hadn't been following you the whole time, you wouldn't have brought it back if you were afraid you couldn't fight it alone.

Just then, you spotted a few local police officers in the crowd, so you quickly waved to them.

"Officer, could you please inquire at the nearby zoo if any tigers have gone missing? I suspect this one escaped from the zoo."

The police themselves knew how small the probability was of having wild tigers in the area, so they immediately looked up the phone number of a nearby zoo.

During this time, you sit at a distance with the tiger, not near anyone else, and they don't dare to approach you casually.

Koenig, on the other hand, was much bolder. He walked right up to you and, despite the tiger's wary gaze, asked if you were hungry.

After saying that, he took out a rectangular chocolate bar from his fanny pack.

You're not hungry, but after guarding the place all night and experiencing severe physical exhaustion, you are indeed a bit tired. Eating some chocolate to replenish your energy is a good choice.

So you took the chocolate Koenig offered and thanked him with a smile.

Once you receive the chocolate, you immediately start unpacking it.

Unexpectedly, Koenig squatted down right in front of you, his blue eyes beneath the mask like clear gemstones.

His tone rose, like a boy seeing a favorite toy.

"YN, you're full of surprises. When you appeared with the tiger just now, you were like a proud queen, so... incredibly cool."

You're biting into a chocolate bar, looking at him with a bewildered expression.

Last time she was a princess, and now she's a queen. Are all the words König uses to describe women so elegant?