The campsite was filled with a chilling sensation as strange cries echoed from outside the tent.
"What kind of animal makes that terrifying sound?"
"Could it be a ghost?"
"I don't know, but it sounds more horrific than anything I've heard in a horror movie."
"Judging by the park director's expression, it's probably not a creature of pure terror."
...
As the audience speculated, Yang Lin and Mr. Xiaoliang remained unfazed.
"Park Director Yang, how about we play a game?"
"A game? What game?" Yang Lin's face showed a hint of curiosity at Mr. Xiaoliang's sudden suggestion.
"Let's guess what animal is making those sounds outside. See who can guess more accurately."
"Sure, I'm free anyway."
As they spoke, they both cupped their ears.
At the same moment, another strange cry erupted from outside.
The very next second after the strange cry, Yang Lin spoke first:
"That should be a cuckoo, one of the birds with the most terrifying calls. It's the one that sounds like a ghost."
Hearing his answer, Mr. Xiaoliang nodded, clearly agreeing.
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, another bird call followed. Although not as shrill as the previous one, it was equally eerie.
"If I'm not mistaken, that's a grey owl. It's related to the owls we know well. This is the kind of bird sound you usually hear in horror movies."
This time, Mr. Xiaoliang answered.
"Indeed it is a grey owl. By that count, we're tied." Yang Lin said with a smile.
"No hurry, there seem to be other birds in this forest too."
As they conversed, calls from other birds began to rise and fall.
If they could sing more melodiously, it might have been a symphony of the forest.
But the problem was that these nocturnal birds' calls were all exceptionally unpleasant. An ordinary person would have been terrified to death.
Yet, Yang Lin and Mr. Xiaoliang in the tent grew more and more excited as they listened.
"This is a frogmouth."
"This is a Eurasian eagle-owl."
"This is a collared scops owl."
"This is a barn owl."
"This is a little owl."
...
As they exchanged calls, they left the live stream audience in stunned silence.
"I've learned something new. Without subtitles, I really wouldn't know what species they're talking about."
"Even with subtitles, I wouldn't recognize them. I suddenly feel like my education was a waste."
"Let's just call all the ones we don't recognize 'illiterate birds'."
"Are there birds that are this active at night in a primeval jungle? Are they having a meeting?"
"I feel like I've heard most of these bird calls since I was a child, but I've never seen them."
"These two teachers are amazing, like walking encyclopedias of animals!"
"I'm not surprised by Mr. Xiaoliang, but I am surprised by Park Director Yang. He can identify all of them too. It seems he really spent a lot of time in the woods when he was young."
...
As the netizens marveled at their erudition, different sounds soon came from outside the tent.
While not as terrifying as the previous bird calls, the sounds were noticeably louder and more resonant, giving one goosebumps. They were close to a wolf's howl, but not quite.
Upon hearing this sound, Mr. Xiaoliang frowned for the first time.
"What is making that noise? I can't identify it."
As he pondered, Yang Lin suddenly spoke.
"That's Goudan barking."
"He must have encountered something. I'm going to check."
Before Mr. Xiaoliang could react, Yang Lin had already climbed out of the tent and descended the treehouse.
At this moment, the primeval forest was pitch black everywhere except for where Yang Lin and the others were.
However, through a faint connection with Goudan, Yang Lin immediately sensed its location.
He then took out a powerful flashlight and climbed down the tree.
As soon as he had descended the large tree, Mr. Xiaoliang and the others quickly followed.
Although they hadn't figured out what was happening, they could guess something from Yang Lin's actions.
Before long, they followed Yang Lin's footsteps to a small hillside about 500 meters away from their camping tree.
As Yang Lin approached, Li Goudan's stout figure emerged from the side.
"Boss, Park Director! There's a monster over there, it's so scary!"
Hearing Li Goudan's slightly panicked voice, Yang Lin couldn't help but show a hint of confusion.
This was the first time he had heard Li Goudan express fear.
Even when encountering lions or tigers, it had never seemed afraid.
"Could it be a black bear?" This was Yang Lin's first thought.
But after a moment's consideration, he shook his head. Although black bears were primarily nocturnal, if they had encountered one, it would have attacked by now.
As he was thinking this, his strong beam flashlight inadvertently swept across a thick, black, hairy leg.
Upon seeing this thick leg, Yang Lin was startled. The thick, black, hairy leg clearly belonged to a primate.
And in nature, only humans and mountain gorillas grow that large.
Clearly, mountain gorillas couldn't appear in the jungles of Guangxi.
"Could it be a legendary wild man?"
It wasn't just him. Mr. Xiaoliang, upon seeing the thick, black, hairy leg, was also shocked.
So much so that the few of them stood there for a long time, hesitant to move forward.
Seeing their reaction, the atmosphere in the scene and the live stream instantly turned eerie and terrifying.
As everyone held their breath, Yang Lin suddenly sent out a ray of insight.
The next second, information appeared before him.
[Black-crested gibbon (atavistic form - Gigantopithecus blacki)]
Upon seeing this information, Yang Lin first let out a long sigh of relief. But immediately, his expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself:
"Gigantopithecus blacki! How could there be such a thing!"
His muttering caught the attention of Mr. Xiaoliang beside him.
"What? Park Director Yang, did you just say Gigantopithecus blacki?"
"Impossible. Gigantopithecus blacki did indeed live in Guangxi, but that was 300,000 years ago."
"How could we possibly encounter Gigantopithecus blacki now?"
However, as he was full of disbelief, Yang Lin was already approaching with his flashlight.
When the strong beam of the flashlight shone on the owner of the thick, black, hairy leg, a giant, grotesque creature that made everyone's blood run cold appeared on camera.