Survival Arena

The barking of the big black dog, the screams of the middle-aged woman, and the curses and shocks of the citizens converged on the street outside the shop.

"Is a dog hurting someone? I'll go take a look!"

Chu Feiqiang stood up, ready to go outside.

He was obviously just going to watch the commotion.

Han Yujuan wanted to stop him, but he moved too quickly and swiftly left the room.

Chu Yingying walked to the glass wall, nervously looking out.

Chu Ge frowned, thinking, "Could it be a Survivor?"

He shook his head.

It was almost becoming an occupational hazard.

Seeing a rabid animal made him think of Survivors.

Tong Lianshi walked next to Chu Yingying, quietly observing.

Han Yujuan couldn't contain her curiosity and stood up to look too, but her eyes were filled with worry.

The chaos outside was truly unsettling.

After a while, an ambulance arrived, the crowd made way, and the injured were quickly taken away. As for the big black dog, it seemed to have been captured, but there were too many people, and Chu Ge couldn't see.

"It shouldn't be a Survivor, Survivors aren't this weak."

Chu Ge thought silently as he cooked the tripe.

He laughed at himself mockingly. Did it matter whether it was a Survivor or not?

Chu Feiqiang returned, grumbling, "The stray dogs are increasing these days, and no one's dealing with them. It's lucky it was an adult, if it had been a child, the result would have been tragic."

Chu Yingying nodded and said, "Exactly, ever since our school was attacked by an animal, I've been extremely cautious every day on my way back to the dormitory, afraid of a beast suddenly pouncing out. And about this incident, it infuriates me that it's already impossible to find related news online!"

She grew more indignant as she spoke.

That time, Xuanjiang University had a fatality, and she herself was nearly killed by a Black Bear.

"Don't think too much about it, that incident was just an accident. Most people are unlikely to experience it even once in their lifetimes," Tong Lianshi soothed.

Chu Yingying shook her head, each time she recalled that memory, she felt terrified.

However, the thought of that Lion made her mood brighten.

"I always feel that things haven't been right lately, like there are quite a few incidents of animals attacking humans. Maybe we should consider becoming vegetarians? As a way to accumulate virtue."

Han Yujuan spoke with a heavy heart, earning eye rolls from Chu Ge, Chu Feiqiang, and Chu Yingying.

What kind of logic was that?

"Alright, time to pay up and head home!"

Chu Feiqiang took out a cigarette, lit it, and put it in his mouth. He got up to pay the bill, and the others got ready to leave as well.

After leaving the hotpot restaurant, they made their way home with laughter and chatter.

Chu Ge lingered behind, catching a glimpse of a pool of blood by the street, but his gaze didn't linger for long.

He did not notice.

On the railing of the mall across the street stood a Black Hawk.

The Black Hawk cocked its head, its piercing gaze locking onto Chu Ge.

It flapped its wings and took off, landing on a nearby telephone pole.

They walked for ten minutes.

Something felt off to Chu Ge all of a sudden.

He felt as though someone were watching him.

Without giving anything away, he separated from his family and took out his phone to send Han Yujuan a text message.

He turned into a deserted alley, looking up to make sure there were no surveillance cameras nearby.

He turned around and said, "Come out!"

Lights from the residential buildings on both sides shone, and the sound of people talking could be faintly heard.

Whoosh whoosh—

The sound of flapping wings approached, and Chu Ge turned to see a Black Hawk swooping in, its talons sharp like hooks, aiming to pierce his chest.

Chu Ge instantly transformed into a Male Lion, leaping powerfully and bringing the Black Hawk down to the ground.

He pinned the Black Hawk down with his paws, and despite the bird's struggles, it could not break free.

"How come you're so strong? Aren't you just a Two Star?"

Black Hawk exclaimed in shock, his tone filled with terror.

Chu Ge looked down at him and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you? Why did you attack me?"

A shadow suddenly pecked at his forelimb, causing a painful sting.

"Hmph!"

Chu Ge snorted coldly and bit down on one of Black Hawk's wings, then yanked hard.

Hiss—

Blood splattered onto the wall nearby as Black Hawk screamed in pain.

Chu Ge immediately took him and left.

Hurrying along, they arrived at the park within this residential area.

Chu Ge hid in the bushes and pinned Black Hawk to the ground, saying coldly, "If you don't talk now, I'll kill you, kill you in the real world so that you won't even have a chance to turn into an animal!"

Black Hawk was covered in cold sweat from fear.

He quickly said, "I'm just paid to do a job. It's not me who wants to harm you; it's King Kuihu. He said he wants to investigate your real-life information!"

King Kuihu?

Chu Ge was stunned.

"How did you find me? It's only been two weeks!" Chu Ge pressed on.

Chills ran down his spine.

Was it so easy for Survivors to find each other?

In a panic, Black Hawk answered, "I have wide connections and I part-time in tracking down Survivors' information. Last month, didn't you just have a fight with someone from Qian Lake Club? So, some people know about you. An African Lion as strong as you are, and a Two Stars at that, aren't many..."

Chu Ge frowned deeply.

"Spare me, and I'll pretend I never found anything!" Black Hawk pleaded.

Chu Ge fell silent, wrestling with his decision.

"King Kuihu doesn't know yet. I only found you these past couple of days and was waiting for a chance when you were alone. Just now, I deliberately made a stray dog go mad, trying to draw you out, but I failed... As long as I say I didn't find anything, King Kuihu will not know where the real you is!

Besides, I have some intelligence for you!" Black Hawk said anxiously, afraid that Chu Ge would act impulsively.

"What intelligence?" Chu Ge asked, his voice very cold.

"King Kuihu bought an Assassination Scroll. You'll encounter him in the next Survival Competition! It's his fetish. Every time his prey escapes, he'll investigate the prey's real-life information, then chase and kill the prey in the Survival Competition, until he drives them mad or exhausts their Survival Points...

Just now, I didn't really want to kill you, just scare you, again and again, to instill fear..." Black Hawk's voice grew weaker as he spoke.

He noticed that Chu Ge's eyes became increasingly cold.

Chu Ge's anger surged more and more.

So malevolent was King Kuihu!

He asked gravely, "Are there many people like King Kuihu?"

"Not many... he's a madman... anyone he sets his sights on..."

Black Hawk's voice trembled as he spoke, but before he could finish, Chu Ge suddenly lowered his head and bit off his hawk head.

Execution!

Chu Ge then entered Change Color mode and quickly left.

Back on the bustling streets, he had already transformed back into human form.

As he walked toward his home, he furrowed his brows in thought.

He had never expected King Kuihu to be so ruthless, to have investigated his real-life address.

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No good!

He had to be careful!

Thinking of his family, Chu Ge's eyes filled with bloodshot.

He suddenly felt afraid.

He wasn't afraid of encountering King Kuihu himself; he feared that King Kuihu might kill his family.

"Next time in the Survival Competition, I must slaughter him... If he uses the Assassination Scroll again, then I will keep killing until he runs out of Survival Points..." Chu Ge silently resolved, his gaze fierce.

He was aware of the Assassination Scroll.

Worth 2500 Survival Points.

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Chu Ge quickened his pace, unsure whether Black Hawk's words were true or not.

What if King Kuihu had already made his way to Nanluo City?