HPDBC Chapter 24: In this day and age, someone would actually cyberbully a crocodile!
Chapter 24: In this day and age, someone would actually cyberbully a crocodile!
As the saying goes, courage is the hymn to life!
Taking a deep breath, the little beast's eyes also became resolute.
After hiding for so many years, it no longer wanted to hide.
It's going to become wild!
Men should fight!
Thinking of this, the little beast timidly went to the riverbank again and began to drink water cautiously.
Seeing that the crocodile had easily fooled the little beast by disguising itself as wood, the viewers of the Dragon Kingdom, who had previously found the live stream boring, perked up for the first time.
Good heavens! This little treasure can even disguise itself! I'd call it the little treasure that can disguise itself.
Being able to disguise yourself is a useful skill; at least it can help you survive.
Hey, you know what, this little darling we're tied to is really good at both being a dog and living life to the fullest.
Why isn't he attacking yet? It's such a tiny thing, just bite it to death!
However, the original crocodile did not do this; it still chose to disguise itself.
It doesn't seem to be any kind of crocodile; it's really just a piece of wood.
Not moving at all.
He didn't even blink.
And so, time passed by, second by second.
Seeing that the "wooden" remained motionless, the little beast was completely relieved.
Indeed, courage is the hymn to life.
If you're just a little braver, you'll find that nothing is wrong.
The little beast began to drink water with confidence and boldness.
It even submerged its entire head in the water and drank its fill.
Meanwhile, the viewers in China watching the live stream on the screen were extremely anxious:
[How long is this crocodile going to keep faking it? Why hasn't it bitten yet?]
Why waste so much time hunting? Can't you just open your mouth and bite it?
[Their designated observation species are all dealing with the Water Dragon Beast, and you're ambushing a lizard in the water, taking so long to lie in wait?]
[Damn, this made me laugh.]
I suspect this crocodile might be asleep? Its eyes seem closed.
No, its eyes are open, they're just too small to see clearly.
Is this thing reliable or not?
The Chinese audience was so anxious they were scratching their heads, wishing they could jump into the light screen and take that bite for the original crocodile.
But they couldn't get in.
All I can do is worry.
Seemingly feeling the abuse from the Chinese audience, this original crocodile finally couldn't withstand the pressure of cyberbullying and began to strike back fiercely.
In the light screen, under the terrified gaze of the little-headed beast, the "wooden thing" in front of it opened its blood-red maw and charged at it.
The tone of the Chinese audience instantly reversed, becoming tense.
Come on, come on!
[Swallow it whole, let those foreigners know that the species we're monitoring isn't to be trifled with!]
[Wow, I'm getting really fired up!]
Go, Yuan Crocodile! Yuan Crocodile will win!
Bite it! Bite it! Bite it!
The comments section was flooded with messages, and the hearts of the Chinese viewers were in their throats.
The two were now very close, so when the little beast looked at the blood-red maw in front of it, it was also terrified. Thinking that it was going to die, it only tentatively took two steps back and closed its eyes.
The expected pain did not occur.
The little beast opened its eyes and saw the cunning enemy right beside it, biting into a dry branch.
It turns out it was bitten off-center...
The crocodile's mouth gripped a dry branch, and with a snap, the branch broke in two.
The little beast was stunned for a moment.
It looked down at the broken, withered branch, then looked up at the original crocodile, its eyes saying, "Are you fucking kidding me?"
Feeling only relief, the little-headed beast retreated without looking back, filled with disdain for the original crocodile.
Its four short legs moved swiftly, disappearing into the bushes in a flash.
Meanwhile, the original crocodile opened its mouth, which was biting a withered branch, and gazed at the little-headed beast into the distance.
That look in his eyes carried three parts resentment, three parts regret, and four parts sigh.
After a brief period of suppression, the Chinese audience erupted completely.
[Useless! Absolutely fucking useless!]
"You can still miss even when you're this close? You should just go fishing in the water!"
I shouldn't have had any expectations for it in the first place.
Damn it, this is hilarious...
My blood pressure is rising! How could you bite off target like that? You could bite it even with your eyes closed!
Does it have poor eyesight? Should it get some glasses?
[If you're going to cook, just practice more! Why make so many excuses!]
I'm so angry, my heart hurts.
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On land, with the crocodile's long legs, catching this little-headed beast would be an easy task.
But unfortunately, this wasn't land; it was water.
While the crocodile can swim, it is ultimately no match for those aquatic creatures that have been in the water since birth.
It doesn't swim very fast, which is why it chose to launch such a close-range sneak attack.
But a new problem has arisen—there is refraction when looking at the surface of the water from underwater.
Light rays are refracted when they enter water from the air.
When underwater creatures see objects on the water's surface, they appear to be at a higher or closer position than they actually are.
If one doesn't become a physics master and learn to calculate refraction, the result will be the same as now—nothing will be gained.
In the live chat, Chinese viewers were still cursing.
But the original crocodile didn't take the disappointment of the Chinese audience to heart.
Apart from the two crucial factors that it cannot see the bullet comments on the screen and cannot read, it does not feel disappointed at all.
Uncle Crocodile still can't be selected for this section.
For the original crocodile, if this attempt fails, then it's time to start all over again.
If it hides well enough and its aim is high enough, it will succeed one day!
As for the cyberbullying from the Dragon Kingdom audience, if you, Grandpa Yuan Crocodile, were actually literate, you would actually exclaim: "I've never seen anything like this before. In this day and age, there are actually people cyberbullying a Yuan Crocodile."
Without you, Grandpa Crocodile, there would be no Uncle Crocodile, and there would be no genuine leather crocodile bags and crocodile shoes.
Then your human material life will be extremely impoverished!
And so, amidst the online bullying from Chinese viewers, Yuan E once again dived into the water and continued to cosplay as Mu Tou, waiting for the next person destined to be "cooked duck".
After eating fish for so many days, it really wanted to improve its diet.
Fish meat is edible, but it doesn't taste as good as small land animals.
It's so chubby and plump; one bite and your mouth is filled with juicy goodness.
Hey, that's so authentic!
The crocodile lay prone in the water, its body completely submerged, its limbs gently paddling to maintain its position.
Its tail swings from side to side like a ship's rudder, making slight adjustments to its direction.
The river surface returned to calm.
It was as if nothing had happened.
The severed twig was still floating on the water, slowly drifting away with the current.
Clearly, this crocodile was quite lucky today.
After only a short while, another small-headed beast, with equally furtive steps, headed towards the riverbank.