The black man screamed a few times in the water before falling completely still. A spurt of blood erupted on the surface, and it was clear he had become food for the crocodile.
The black man's tragic death was like the detonation of a bomb in the crowd. Everyone turned and fled, fearing that the villain Ata Slaim might change his mind and force them to attack the crocodiles in the water.
However, Ata Slaim clearly wasn't paying attention to them, as two crocodiles that had crawled ashore were slowly making their way towards them.
Although these two crocodiles were only about three meters long, they could easily tear a person apart and make a snack out of them.
Still, there were brave people. A white man stepped forward. This man was in his early forties, with blonde hair and a fierce look, the typical "redneck."
In his hands, he held a large-caliber double-barreled shotgun, and a row of 12.7mm caliber bullets hung across his chest.
Firearms were permitted in the Hunter's Guild assessments, but only handguns and non-repeating shotguns, the most basic firearms.
The United States was, after all, a nation built on bullets. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that almost every household had one, which was also a part of their culture and martial strength.
Of course, other more powerful weapons like automatic rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, and even sniper rifles were prohibited.
"Very good, I admire your courage, but these two crocodiles are too small. We need some bigger ones!" Ata Slaim said with a smile. Then, with a wave of his hand, the ground beneath the two crocodiles seemed to unzip, and the two crocodiles, caught off guard, were swallowed by the earth, buried alive!
Following this, the staff took a live sheep from the back of the pickup truck, tied its four hooves, and then tossed the live sheep into the water with a rope. This time, a giant crocodile, over six meters long, leaped out of the water.
The staff turned and ran, but the crocodile was incredibly fast. In just a few steps, it caught up to the sheep being dragged on the ground and bit down on it.
Several staff members desperately pulled on the rope, but the crocodile merely shook its head, nearly pulling them over. Frightened, they quickly let go of the rope, terrified of being dragged into the water themselves, which would turn them into the sheep's fate.
Just then, the redneck white man, holding his double-barreled shotgun, charged forward. While the crocodile was devouring the sheep, he aimed at the crocodile's head and fired two shots.
However, the crocodile seemed to have gained sentience. It cleverly adjusted its body slightly, and the two bullets missed its eyes, hitting its head instead.
The 12.7mm bullets were indeed more powerful than a spear, but they only managed to shatter two scales on the crocodile's body, drawing a little blood. For the crocodile, this wound was akin to a mosquito bite for an ordinary person.
However, this attack thoroughly enraged the crocodile. It sprang forward, opening its massive jaws and lunging at the redneck.
The redneck, being experienced in combat, quickly retreated, adjusting his position as he moved. Simultaneously, he cocked his shotgun, chambering two more rounds.
As the crocodile lunged with its jaws agape, the redneck suddenly raised his hand and pulled the trigger again. The two bullets struck the crocodile directly in its mouth.
Instantly, the crocodile's mouth was a bloody mess, its mouth injured by the bullets.
In pain, the crocodile twisted its head and rammed its massive skull towards the redneck. The white redneck was extremely agile, quickly moving to the side to evade the crocodile's charge. At the same time, he cocked his shotgun again, chambering two more rounds.
As the white redneck raised his double-barreled shotgun once more, he suddenly heard a shout: "Dodge quickly!"
Before the redneck could understand what was happening, a fierce gust of wind came from behind him, and he was sent flying. He felt as if his waist had snapped, but what was more terrifying was that he was flying directly towards the river!
He was sent flying over ten meters, landing squarely in the river. At that moment, several figures in the water lunged towards the redneck white man almost simultaneously.
After a series of screams, those on the shore watched helplessly as the white redneck was torn apart by a group of crocodiles.
Ling Tian and the others had seen all of this clearly. It turned out that although the redneck had dodged the attack on the crocodile's head, he had been careless. This six-meter-long crocodile had a large and powerful tail. The redneck had focused only on the crocodile's gaping maw and had overlooked its tail, resulting in him being struck squarely in the waist.
His lumbar spine was directly broken by the crocodile's tail, and he was sent flying into the river, ultimately becoming food for the group of crocodiles!
At this moment, Ling Tian broke the silence: "Mr. Slaim, can our assessment begin now?"
"Yes, it can. You can start anytime."
"Then can we use this crocodile?" Ling Tian pointed at the injured crocodile.
"Yes, no problem." Slaim glanced at the injured crocodile. Although it had been shot by the redneck, it was only a superficial wound. On the contrary, such a beast would become more ferocious and dangerous after being injured.
"Ali, you go first! Be careful," Ling Tian whispered to Ali using telepathic transmission.
Ali nodded, carrying her small sheep horn hammer, and walked directly towards the crocodile. This caused the onlookers to erupt.
"My God, what a cute little girl!"
"How can they do this? How can they be so cruel as to let such a pretty little girl face such a crocodile..."
Ali, carrying her hammer, approached the crocodile and tilted her head to look at it. She was only about two meters away from the crocodile. At this moment, the crocodile seemed to sense danger, quickly retreated, and aimed its head at Ali, opening its massive jaws!
Because this crocodile was a beast, and such beasts had a natural alertness to the arrival of danger, and facing it was a cat demon that had cultivated for a thousand years!
Ali frowned, looking unhappy.
"Stinky fish, you're so ugly and you dare to scare me? You deserve to die!"
Ali's figure flickered, and her body shot out like lightning. The crocodile also violently twisted its head and lunged to bite Ali!