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nTranslator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

n“Is she the rich boy’s new arm candy?”

n“Maybe his family owns the zoo?”

n“Idiot, they can’t possibly own the freaking zoo.”

n“Jia Jia, you promised to eat sanitary pads in this live stream.”

nJia Jia laughed awkwardly as that last line sprung onto her screen. She ignored it, choosing to continue with her commentary.

n“We’re not just here to look at nocturnal animals tonight. I’m sure you’ve all watched the video of the tigers from this zoo partying. You’ve heard the rumors that some of the creatures here have developed a mind of their own. We’re here to find out what’s really going on after hours.”

nAs the vehicle advanced into the carnivore zone, there was no animal in sight. It felt as if they were all hiding.

n“Where are they?” the middle-aged guide furrowed his brows, whipping out his phone from his pocket, “Mr. Xiao, I’ll call the control center to find out where the animals have gone.”

nXiao Ming nodded coolly in response.

nHe felt safe in the confines of the four-wheel drive. The fact that the animals were missing was unsettling, but it was not as frightening as his previous excursions with Jia Jia, who was thrilled by this turn of events.

nShe was eager to capture supernatural and strange phenomenon in her live stream.

nOut of nowhere, a cacophonous boom erupted.

n“What’s that?” Xiao Ming asked.

n“Thunder?” Jia Jia responded uncertainly.

nShe barely finished her sentence when another deafening explosion filled the air. This was followed by another, then one more, and one more still. Each whip of sound was sharper, louder and closer than the one before.

nThe passengers in the four-wheel drive inadvertently kept their eyes glued to the direction they were coming from. The tension in the air was palpable.

nA single, pained wail sliced through the noise. It was a sound of agony, the final words of a dying animal.

n“What the hell is going on?” the guide was beginning to panic, “Stop the car right now.”

n“Do not stop!” Xiao Ming commanded.

nHis voice carried confidence, but there was fear in his eyes. He was unnerved, but he instructed the driver to keep going.

n“Pardon me, Mr. Xiao, but it is too dangerous to go any closer when we’re not sure what’s ahead,” the man reasoned.

n“We’re going,” Xiao Ming insisted.

n“How about this? I’ll call security and ask them to dispatch a few officers here. We’ll go together.”

nXiao Ming scrunched his eyebrows together, considering this offer. He knew that this man would never risk his own safety to move forward now. If he were to be perfectly honest, he was hesitant to do so himself.

nHis thoughts were interrupted by Jia Jia, who had spotted movement in the empty carnivore zone.

n“Guys, you need to see this!” she exclaimed.

nThe men’s gaze followed her finger to meet glowing green eyes emerging from the darkness. They belonged to lions, tigers, leopards, and even bears, barely illuminated, snarling and charging in the same direction.

nThere was a manic energy in the air as they rampaged through the area.

nThey were fast, but their target was faster still. He took the form of a man, but he was so dark that it was impossible to tell what he looked like. He was a black phantom that melted into the shadows of the night.

nEvery step he took propelled him ten meters forward. As he leaped into the air, he could change directions with a loud bang. He would then throw out a punch or a kick that sent the animals closest to him flying.

nHe was not just trying to get away from the beasts. He was fighting back.

nYou might have guessed by now that this phantom was no phantom at all. He was the man who had severely wounded the circle of tigers.

nAfter he had yanked off his tank top, the animals started ripping his shorts with their claws when they pounced. He then jerked the shredded fabric of in frustration, leaving him butt naked. His ebony skin blended seamlessly into the night. From afar, the passengers in the car could only make out his silhouette.

n“What is that?!” the guide cried in shock.

nHe lifted the walkie-talkie to his lips, “Send security to us now! Quickly!”

nInstead of fear, Xiao Ming was reacting to the scene unfolding before them with quiet interest.

n“Another superhuman?” he mused, “But he’s not like the one from before. There’s something sinister about him.”

nJia Jia’s emotions were all the way on the other end of the spectrum. She was bursting with excitement as she angled her camera to the man in black.

n“Guys, you won’t believe this. A mysterious man in black has trespassed the zoo and is now raging a fierce battle with beasts,” she said.

n“There’s no way you can catch something like this on any other live stream, so please show your appreciation and sponsor me.”

nEven now, she remembered to remind her viewers about that.

nAt that point, the man had managed to fight off two more tigers, three leopards, and a black bear. He rubbed his nether regions, cursing the animals for ruining his shorts. Everything down there was now out in the open and unprotected. It hurt. A lot.

nWhen he spotted the four-wheel drive in the distance, he put the pain aside and sped towards the opposite direction.

nHe did not particularly enjoy being spotted in the nude.

nLuckily for him, he was very well camouflaged by the darkness.

nThe guide was watching him intently with a pair of binoculars, but he could not make out that he was naked.

n“He’s covered in black clothing from head to toe! He’s wearing a face mask so I can’t even tell if he’s a man or a woman!” he shouted.

n“Stop looking and do something! We’ve got to go after him!” Xiao Ming said impatiently.

nThe guide was not at all eager to close the distance between them and the man in black. He pretended not to hear Xiao Ming’s command and continued to look into his binoculars instead. That was when he spotted several headlights in the distance. Backup was finally here.

nRelieved, he spoke into the walkie-talkie again.

n“Attention, all units, we cannot let the man in black or the animals get away. Go after them and subdue them now!”

nThe team responded by revving their engines, then powering forward.

nThis caught the man’s attention. A look of annoyance crossed his face as he turned around and spotted six vehicles hot on his trail.

nHe was not keen on exchanging blows with the zoo’s security team. He knew he would emerge triumphant, but he wanted to be discreet.

n“I don’t have time to play with those idiots anyway,” he thought, “I’ve almost got you.”

nWith a glint in his eye, he brought his hands together to create one thunderous clap. The air waves emitting from his palms were forced against each other, sparking a surge of friction and energy that exploded with an earth-shattering boom.

nThe sound knocked every thought out of the animals’ minds. They came to a gradual halt, disoriented about where they were and confused about what they were doing.

nAt that moment, a spinning vortex of air wormed out of the man’s ears. It rocketed in one direction and came to an abrupt stop before what looked like a cheetah cub.

nIt had long, lithe limbs and black spots on yellow fur. Its ears were erect as if it was on high alert. Like the rest of the animals, it was momentarily dazed by the explosion.

nIt was, however, not a cheetah. It was a serval, a type of African wildcat. Its fur color was lighter, its body more limber, and ears larger than a cheetah’s.

nThe black man scooped the wildcat in one hand, his face breaking into a grin.

nHe had felt the presence of this supercat the moment he fought off the small circle of tigers. It was well hidden then.

nBut as the cat instructed more animals to start going after him, it had to stick a little closer to its army. Eventually, the man could spot him in the back if the pack.

nHe took a look at the cat, who was still too dizzy to retaliate or respond.

n“Your power must be animal mind-control. That’d come in very handy,” he smiled.

n“The boss will like you.”

nWith the zoo’s security team closing on them, the man knew he had to go. With a derisive snort, he propelled himself into the darkness, the serval cat securely in his grip.

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