Chapter 15 Crocodile Garalla

A Garalla crocodile should only exist in comics.

According to the comic's setting, the Garalla crocodile's level is: [Capture Level 5]

(The definition of Capture Level 1 is: a beast that ten professional hunters with shotguns can capture.)

This is the rating given by IGO (a fictional organization in *Toriko*). Of course, individual strength also affects the capture level. A juvenile Garalla crocodile will differ by several levels from one that has lived for over a hundred years.

The Garalla crocodile dwells in the dangerous "Baron Islands," an area teeming with about two hundred thousand species, standing at the apex of the local ecosystem.

It possesses a hippopotamus-like body, a washboard-like armored back, eight stubby legs, an ugly and ferocious flat face, and a pair of adorably dumb eyes.

It boasts tough scales, strong fangs, sharp claws, and a bite force exceeding three tons... The most troublesome thing is that its mouth is parasitized by a large number of "Baron Leeches." Wounds from these bloodsucking leeches are extremely difficult to heal and will bleed profusely for a long time.

In summary, this is essentially an animal that an ordinary person cannot defeat.

However, one man chose to launch a surprise attack on it during a night of raging thunder and torrential rain...

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Late, 7:47 PM, fifteen minutes remaining until Kevin's summoning time limit.

At this moment, Feng Bujue, led by Kevin, had already ventured deep into the swamp of Kanabis Island.

"Damn... the water level has risen a lot compared to this evening..." Jue Ge muttered, wiping the water off his face while following Kevin. "This is very unfavorable... Even if a level thirty player actually came (this is Jue Ge's assessment of Kevin's strength at this stage), fighting a Garalla crocodile in waist-deep water... I'm afraid it would be quite a struggle..."

However, even knowing the situation was grim, Jue Ge could only bite the bullet and press on. The reason being... Kevin's summoning time limit.

Perhaps the person who designed the [Bear's Daily Knife] wanted to use this setting to poke fun at the broadcast time and cycle of a certain program...

In any case, the setting of [Cool down time: 1 week, duration: 45 minutes] essentially meant that Kevin could only be summoned once in a script.

With this kind of summoning interval, unless some extreme situation occurred... such as the player obtaining something that could greatly reduce the cool down time of the equipment's effects... otherwise, Kevin would not be able to appear twice in the same script.

Therefore, having already summoned Kevin, Feng Bujue was now in a bit of a bind.

To not use such a summon with combat power far exceeding that of a normal person would undoubtedly be a huge waste. But if he were to use him... it seemed that only one thing was most suitable for him to do—hunt Garalla crocodiles.

Thus, Jue Ge issued the command to "clear the way ahead," braving the torrential rain and entering the swamp with Kevin.

Anyway, Feng Bujue had already thought it through. When the time came... he would just watch from a distance and let Kevin fight the Garalla crocodile alone. If he could win, that would be great, and the side quest and challenge could be completed together. If he couldn't win... he would simply abandon the side quest and kill an ordinary small crocodile himself after the rain stopped, which would still complete the challenge.

"Ahead, there's something." After walking for another five minutes or so, Kevin suddenly stopped and said something.

Just at that moment, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky.

In an instant, the swamp was illuminated as if it were daytime.

Taking advantage of the light, Feng Bujue quickly stretched his neck and peered forward over Kevin's shoulder. Although the water droplets on his eyelashes and eyelids made his eyes sting, he still saw that huge shadow about twenty meters away.

"This is practically a dinosaur..." Feng Bujue raised a hand and wiped his face (to prevent water damage, he had put his gun in the plastic bag containing marijuana, so he was now holding the military shovel with one hand), cursing under his breath, "Doesn't the production team not allow people to die... What's with putting such deadly animals on the island?"

He asked a very good question, why?

The reason is actually very simple, because... this kind of animal doesn't pose much of a threat to humans.

Seeing this, some people will definitely find it strange, how is that possible?

This is a long story...

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First of all, the basic setting of this script world must be explained.

In fact, Feng Bujue had been to this universe before. This... is the universe of the *Earth Wasteland* arc.

The time in which this *Wilderness Survival with Poison* is taking place is 2460, five years after the end of the "Blessed Village Incident" on "Old Earth."

Humans in this universe had already taken the first step in interstellar colonization in the late twenty-second century (see Chapter 129). After so many years, they had naturally found many celestial bodies similar to Earth. For example, at this moment, Feng Bujue was on a planet called "Fourth Earth."

Because the level of technology was already very high and resources were relatively abundant, war had disappeared from the human world. So, one day in the twenty-fourth century, a group of scientists who were bored out of their minds (who may have been making munitions before) came up with a "biological rescue plan" and began to study the genes of various endangered, extinct, and ancient creatures...

After decades of effort, these guys succeeded...

The quagga and Florida black wolf that had previously appeared on the island were two extinct Old Earth animals that had been "revived" using gene technology. Such creatures... are not uncommon in this universe. They can be seen everywhere in the wild, and are as common as stray dogs... Sometimes, to control the population, the local government even encourages hunting...

Later... following the "biological rescue plan," a strange project called the "biological improvement plan" was put on the agenda of those idlers.

Decades passed again, and with the birth of another Nobel Prize winner, this plan also succeeded...

From then on, many strange creatures appeared in some remote wilderness areas (mostly islands), such as Garalla crocodiles, Baron tigers, suction tube snakes, giant land sharks... all kinds of weird things appeared in the world. According to scientists, "This is a test of the existing ecosystem, please don't worry."

In short... for these twenty-fifth century humans, they can create King Kong if they want to.

So finally, let's go back to the original question, why are these animals not deadly?

That's because... all these creatures born through the "biological improvement plan" have been implanted with a "special gene," and the only function of this gene is to make them lose their advantage when fighting humans.

For example... mosquitoes. If humans in this universe wanted to eradicate mosquitoes, they could completely tamper with the mosquito's genes, turning mosquitoes into animals that would "be poisoned to death as soon as they touched human blood."

Similarly, the products of the biological improvement plan have carried similar genes since birth. For them, human pheromones, body odor, blood, flesh... are things to be avoided at all costs. When they encounter humans, they will basically run away instinctively, and even if they want to resist, they will be quickly poisoned to death...

Remember the previous conversation between Hai Mei Long and Bell?

"Alright, alright... I know. We chose the competition venue together, remember? I've seen the animal list there... and, to be honest, I don't really care... what coyotes, black wolves... it doesn't make much difference to me."

In our opinion, Hai Mei Long's attitude may have been a bit indifferent at the time, but in that universe, most people have this kind of "uninformed, indifferent" attitude towards animals. Because animals have already become something similar to "clothes," which can be mass-produced and adjusted at will. There is no longer any "endangered" or "extinct," only "overpopulation."

Here's another digression...

Fortunately, Feng Bujue is not aware that the technological level of this universe has reached that level. The script he is experiencing happens to be set in the wilderness. The highest technological product he has seen so far... is just the floating camera next to Hama Shells. If Jue Ge knew... that in other parts of this planet there are handheld rail guns, ants (a kind of nanorobotics technology in this universe), anti-gravity combat mechas, and other high-end products, the consequences would be unimaginable... At that time, would he still care about the competition? He would definitely go straight to the Dolphin, hijack hostages, and contact the local government to send him some munitions, that's the right way...

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So, having understood the background setting, let's go back to the story...

"Kevin, you go, kill it." After seeing the giant shadow, Feng Bujue completely gave up the idea of going forward. A few minutes ago, he did think about "if possible, I should help Kevin a little," but now... that thought had vanished.

"Okay." A second later, Kevin responded in a very ordinary tone, and then strode forward.

Feng Bujue stayed where he was, providing mental support...

Kevin is indeed a summon creature that comes with a legendary equipment. In this swamp with water more than one meter deep, he was carrying a camera (although it had been damaged by bullets, Kevin still insisted on carrying it), and he was still marching forward with great strides. The raging wind and rain were like a gentle breeze and a loli spitting water to him. His tall body was like an iron tower, completely unaffected by the wind and rain.

Roar—

Suddenly, a low roar that was no less than a thunderclap came from the front.

The roar seemed to have substance, tearing through the viscous air and piercing through the deep darkness.

This was the king of this swamp, giving the final warning to the "enemy" approaching it.

Unfortunately... Kevin wouldn't pay attention to it. The command he received was very clear, and there was no possibility of retreating...