It took a full minute for the park's visitors to gradually recover from their shock.
Instantly, the crowd erupted in renewed excitement.
"Damn, what was that sound? It gave me goosebumps."
"Yeah, it was terrifying. I felt completely suppressed."
"Are there any fierce beasts still kept in this zoo?"
"What kind of beast could be that ferocious? A lion or a tiger?"
"I've seen some information online about this zoo. It seems they do have some fierce beasts, but they're all old and frail, the weak and sick."
"I remember coming here as a child. There was a scrawny tiger then, it seemed less fierce than a cat."
"Why waste time talking? Let's just go inside and see. It can't be some alien creature, right?"
"Right, right, let's go in and find out. No matter how powerful an animal is, it's still locked in a cage."
As the crowd discussed, a portion of the braver ones quickly decided to explore deeper into the park.
Yang Lin, naturally, saw this and immediately grabbed a megaphone and announced:
"Attention, visitors. The area behind is the fierce beast zone. Those who are timid or have certain medical conditions should not enter, lest you be frightened."
Hearing Yang Lin's announcement, some of the hesitant visitors suddenly felt patronized.
"Fierce beast zone? What fierce beasts could possibly be in such a run-down zoo?"
"Besides, no matter how fierce it is, can it be fiercer than me?"
A tall, muscular man in the crowd said dismissively.
His henchmen standing beside him quickly chimed in:
"Right, right, Brother is the fiercest. Forget fierce beasts, Brother could punch a lion or tiger to death."
"Look at Brother's build, what animal could be bigger than Brother?"
"Let's go, let's go, let's see what's inside."
...
For a time, many curious visitors began to head towards the deeper parts of the park.
And when they saw the animals in other enclosures, their expressions of disdain only grew stronger.
"What kind of fierce beast zone is this? This black bear is skin and bones."
"This leopard is missing a front paw."
"This wild boar is as skinny as a dog."
"I knew that person was just trying to scare us. There are no fierce beasts in this zoo."
"Yeah, this is too boring."
Just as the visitors were lamenting the lack of excitement, a signpost appeared before them.
"Enter Tiger Garden in fifty meters. Please do not approach the fence, beware of being startled."
"Tiger Garden? You mean there's a tiger confined ahead?"
"Maybe that roar just now was from a tiger."
"Forget it, since we're here, let's just see what kind of tiger this zoo has."
As they spoke, the visitors walked towards the Tiger Garden, taking out their phones and recording equipment along the way.
However, when they reached the entrance of the Tiger Garden, they found the cage to be completely empty.
"What is this? Where's the tiger? Where is it?"
"Could they have put a cat in there to pretend it's a tiger?"
"I knew it was a scam. There are no tigers here at all."
Just as the visitors were expressing their feeling of being cheated, Yang Lin appeared beside them, pushing a small cart.
"Free-range chickens for sale! Free-range chickens, 100 yuan each. Truly free-range, suitable for feeding to tigers."
Hearing Yang Lin's voice, everyone looked speechless.
They hadn't even seen a tiger, and Yang Lin was already selling merchandise.
And the price of these free-range chickens was a bit too steep.
"Director, you're really ripping us off. Where are the tigers in the Tiger Garden?"
"Yeah, where are the tigers? Was that roar just now from a speaker?"
"If there are no tigers today, we're demanding a refund."
"Yes, a refund!"
Just as the visitors started to grumble, Yang Lin calmly took a plump free-range chicken from the cart.
Then, they heard him shout towards the cage:
"Sister Hua, come out for breakfast!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he tossed the free-range chicken towards the top of the cage.
The moment the chicken landed in the cage, a massive figure leaped out from behind a rockery.
While the chicken was still in mid-air, a terrifying, gaping maw swallowed it whole.
Roar!
The next second, everyone heard a chilling roar.
This roar was exactly the same as the one they had heard outside earlier.
When the visitors looked in the direction of the roar, they witnessed a scene they would never forget.
They saw a terrifying, striped beast staring intently at them within the giant iron cage.
Drops of blood dripped from the corners of its mouth.
Just standing there, they felt an overwhelming sense of suffocation from the depths of their souls.
It was as if, if they moved even an inch, they would be devoured by this ferocious beast the next moment.
Gulp!
The silence of the scene was broken by someone swallowing, and the atmosphere was instantly disrupted.
It was only then that they finally saw clearly what the colossal creature in the cage was.
It was a giant Siberian tiger, its size comparable to a large SUV.
At this point, the visitors finally understood the source of that primal fear that had gripped their souls.
It was an imprint left by their ancestors during their struggle for dominance with this ruler of the forest, a fear that had persisted for millennia.
As the visitors felt a mixture of confusion and fear, Yang Lin's voice echoed again.
"Anyone want free-range chickens? For just 100 yuan, you can personally feed the Tiger King."
"Of course, if you don't want to feed it, you can take it home and make soup."
Hearing Yang Lin's voice, the crowd finally snapped back to reality.
The next second, several tourists rushed to Yang Lin's side.
"I'll take one."
"I want one too."
In a short while, the dozen or so free-range chickens Yang Lin had brought were all snatched up.
After receiving their chickens, the tourists excitedly began to feed them.
Every time a free-range chicken was thrown into the Tiger Garden, Li Hua's enormous body would leap up.
Gradually, the fear in the visitors' hearts began to dissipate, replaced by a sense of awe.
They had thought the duo of 'Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix' was impressive enough, but they never expected such an unparalleled fierce beast to be hidden in the depths of the park. They suddenly felt that the ticket price was well worth it.
At the same time, the videos taken by the tourists were also uploaded to the internet.