Chapter 277: Nature's Retribution
Chu Ge was still unaware that the video of him roaring throughout the city had gone viral; he was busy avoiding the search by Tokyo Police Officers.
In just half a day, the search effort in Tokyo City had doubled.
The streets and alleys were full of Tokyo Police Officers, and even the firefighters had joined in on the action.
Chu Ge could hear all kinds of animal noises; describing the city center as a scene of utter chaos was no exaggeration.
Under such circumstances, Chu Ge dared not hunt anymore.
If he could hide, he would.
Chu Ge was hiding on the rooftop of a residential building, lying in a corner surrounded by various discarded cans and cardboard boxes. After using Change Color, he blended in perfectly with his surroundings.
A flock of egrets circled above Tokyo City, occasionally changing formation.
Chu Ge watched them thoughtfully.
"Suicide team member Xiao Hero has been hunted down by the enemy!"
A sudden prompt made Chu Ge freeze.
Xiao Hero was killed?
He squinted his eyes involuntarily.
Xiao Hero was one of the top three fighters in Suicide; he became the first one to be hunted down.
Chu Ge thought about it and realized it made sense.
It was already the sixth day, and the fact that Suicide had only lost one team member until now was quite fortunate.
But Chu Ge had never imagined that Xiao Hero would be the first to die.
The most likely candidate for elimination, Xiao Poor Thing, was on a killing spree.
Indeed, the world is full of surprises.
For the time following, apart from Suicide's enemy kill count which continued to rise, almost all other Survival Teams saw no increase in their kill counts.
Chu Ge felt an invisible pressure.
How was he to survive the next four days?
Would Survival Arena issue another sickening rule for the Heart of the City?
This time it was for a thousand people to remember.
The next time...
Chu Ge's scalp tingled.
He thought of his experiences in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
Born Towards Death...
He suddenly regretted becoming the Heart of the City.
But as the team leader, he had to take on this responsibility.
If even he couldn't bear it, the others would be in even more danger.
Just as Chu Ge was worrying, a commotion came from the street below.
He looked down to see a Black Lion surrounded by a group of Tokyo Police Officers.
Emperor Luosheng!
He was amused.
"You have your day too, huh!"
Chu Ge lay on the rooftop, watching with a smile as Emperor Luosheng was captured.
Bang! Bang! Bang...
The sound of gunfire rang out continuously. Faced with such a massive beast as Emperor Luosheng, the Tokyo Police Officers chose to open fire directly to avoid danger.
Emperor Luosheng turned around and sprinted, bullets bouncing off him as he quickly knocked over three Tokyo Police Officers and headed towards a distant intersection.
"Tsk tsk, that defensive power is really terrifying," Chu Ge said to himself with a laugh. With Emperor Luosheng's size, the next few days were probably not going to be easy for him.
Before long, he saw another Survivor being pursued on another street.
The city center had few pedestrians coming and going, as most people went straight home after work, afraid of being attacked by the ferocious beasts.
Chu Ge stayed on the rooftop the whole time, not making a move.
Meanwhile.
Photos of Emperor Luosheng went viral online.
He was even larger than Chu Ge, and with a coat of black mane, he exuded a dark aura.
Netizens were amazed.
This was definitely an Exotic Beast!
A monster!
A mutated beast!
Some netizens even compared Chu Ge with Emperor Luosheng, wildly speculating that these two giant lions were archenemies!
Beyond Chu Ge and Emperor Luosheng, other conspicuously large ferocious beasts also captured people's attention.
Countless netizens exclaimed that Tokyo had been invaded by monsters on a grand scale!
...
Dusk.
Chu Ge lay on the rooftop, admiring the dusk scenery of Tokyo, looking like a lazy Big Cat.
The cold wind ruffled his mane, and he wore an expression of enjoyment.
Having been here all afternoon without anyone noticing him, he felt somewhat lonely.
Just then.
Footsteps sounded from the stairwell behind him, and he immediately lay flat, changing color to blend in perfectly with the pile of miscellaneous items.
A young couple emerged from the stairwell.
They seemed to be in their early twenties, very young.
Hand in hand, they walked and talked. Find exclusive stories on My Virtual Library Empire
"Tokyo is too chaotic, let's go back," said the man.
"No, my dream is here, and it's not a disaster, so why run?" the woman replied.
Chu Ge raised an eyebrow, it was two Chinese people.
The man wanted to return home, while the woman could not let go of her dream.
Chu Ge began to watch with interest.
The woman aspired to be a manga artist, and the manga of The Island Nation was famous around the world.
Concerned for her, the man had accompanied her across the Pacific Ocean to a foreign land.
"Maybe The Island Nation has committed too many wrongs. Remember the Dolphin Bay incident? Even now, there are incidents along the coast where marine animals are killed. It's nature's punishment. If we keep staying here, who knows what will happen next? Do you want to get eaten by Lion?" said the man anxiously.
He couldn't understand his girlfriend. Were dreams that important?
Or did she just freaking love it here!
The woman snorted, "You're making a mountain out of a molehill. So far, there haven't been many cases of animals injuring people; the animals are just fighting each other."
Listening to their exchange, Chu Ge suddenly frowned.
Could it be that the man had guessed correctly?
This city battle clearly had the intention of frightening humans.
It was different from the Survival Competitions he had participated in before.
Could it really be a form of punishment from nature?
As he pondered, the young couple started to argue, their voices growing louder and louder.
In the end, the woman yelled that they should break up, then left in tears.
The man, enraged, punched a wall.
Struggling for a few minutes, he eventually bit the bullet and chased after his girlfriend.
Ah! Women!
Ah! Men!
Chu Ge chuckled, then relaxed his muscles and came out of his Change Color state.
...
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
A middle-aged police chief stared at the dozens of surveillance screens in front of him, his face extremely grave.
On each screen were Survivors: some were being arrested, some were fighting each other, some were sleeping.
The sight of so many ferocious animals weighed heavily on the chief's heart.
In all his years in office, he had never faced such a crisis.
"Damn it, which country or organization is behind this?" he muttered under his breath.
To him, someone was definitely manipulating things from behind the scenes.
At that moment, an officer ran up to him and said urgently, "We have a problem, there's been an incident with civilian casualties. A pack of wolves went crazy and started tearing up store employees in the mall!"
"What! Are there still malls open now? Do they have a death wish?"
The middle-aged chief was furious, and immediately grabbed his jacket and dashed towards the door.
...
Night.
Chu Ge could still see the figures of Tokyo Police Officers and Survivors; the arrests continued, and he could even faintly hear gunshots.
"What are you doing here?"
A familiar voice came from behind.
Chu Ge, who had been lying on the edge of the rooftop wall, turned around to see Gu Tianjiao slowly walking out of the stairwell.
Behind her, a Teddy dog followed, none other than Xiao Poor Thing.
Chu Ge asked in confusion, "What are you two doing here?"
Gu Tianjiao shrugged in response, "I had to come; she was discovered by the zoo and almost got caught for examination."