Chapter 41
Original Crocodile No. 1 Baturu
As the first original crocodile to successfully hunt down the small water dragon beast, and also fought a fierce battle with the dog-jaw beast pack for three hundred rounds before making a successful strategic retreat (according to rumors from enthusiastic people in China), the audience in China is willing to call this original crocodile the first original crocodile Baturu.
Baturu means warrior in Manchu.
The fact that viewers in China would bestow this title upon a crocodile speaks volumes about its standing in their hearts.
Although its record is rather pathetic—it killed a small water dragon beast, which was then stolen by a dog-jaw beast, and then it ran away in a panic.
However, when considered within the overall level of the original crocodile species, this is already at the pinnacle.
While other crocodiles were still eating fish in the water, it had already dared to attack the water dragon beast.
Other crocodiles would run away at the sight of the canine jaw beast, but this one dared to turn around and glare at them.
Other crocodiles didn't even dare to hold grudges, but it spent its days plotting how to kill a canine-jawed beast.
If this isn't called Baturu, then what is?
Therefore, this original crocodile is still very popular, with tens of millions of viewers in China watching it at all times. Even if it usually just cosplays a piece of wood, its popularity still far surpasses all other original crocodiles.
As for other original crocodile live streams, if they could display the number of viewers, they would only have a few million at most.
But this original crocodile's live stream had tens of millions of viewers, and when it hunted the little water dragon beast, it even exceeded 100 million!
It was terrifying!
The thought of tens of millions of viewers watching a log floating in water is absurd.
The reason is simple: who doesn't like a big appetite? ...cough cough.
Who wouldn't like a hardworking and ambitious crocodile?
While other protocrocodiles only dared to fish in the water and prey on small mammals on land, this protocrocodile set its sights on the most delicious canned water dragon.
Although the first hunt failed and the little water dragon beast dragged him across half the grassland, he succeeded on the second hunt!
Based on this alone, its popularity is well-deserved.
Moreover, the audience also witnessed the ambition of this original crocodile.
After its food was intercepted by the canine jaw beast, it did not cower in the water like other protocrocodiles, but instead became extremely aggressive.
It actually wanted to seek revenge on the canine jaw beast.
It's important to know that the canine jaw beast is the natural enemy of the original crocodile.
Ten years ago, the canine jaw beasts drove the protocrocodile into the water, too afraid to come out – a fear etched into the protocrocodile's genes.
When the canine-jawed beast passed by the river, even the crocodiles would have to burrow underwater, afraid of being seen.
But this original crocodile is different.
Not only is it not afraid of the canine jaw beast, it even wants to bite it.
Not only did it want to bite, it also squatted by the river every day waiting for an opportunity.
Although the timing was wrong, the canine jaw beasts had been drinking water in groups during this period, so it did not find an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
But the audience, like the original crocodile, were not discouraged, because they all knew that heaven never fails to reward a hardworking person or crocodile.
For example, today, this original crocodile's opportunity has finally arrived.
Moreover, the canine-jawed beast looked somewhat injured and quite old. If it weren't for God giving them this opportunity, no one would believe it.
[A lone canine-jawed beast—this is a golden opportunity!]
Is it possible that our original crocodile is about to turn the tables today?
[Yesterday I ate a Waterdramon, today I ate a Dogjawmon, what will I eat tomorrow? I really don't even want to think about it!]
[Coward! I dare to dream! Tomorrow I'll eat a crocodile, the day after tomorrow a Southern Cross Dragon, and the day after that a crocodile!]
Your growth rate is faster than a rocket.
[Can you do this, little darling? If you can, I'll never call you a darling again!]
[Oh my god, it's already next to that canine-jawed beast! I'm so nervous!]
[I'm so nervous I'm pinching my thigh like crazy, but it doesn't hurt at all... Honey, let me explain!!!]
The comments section was as lively as during Chinese New Year.
Some people waved flags and cheered, some were too nervous to watch, and some were already celebrating in advance.
Some people even cooked while watching the live stream, and were so excited that they added sugar instead of salt, making a table full of sweet dishes.
No matter how funny the comments in the live stream are, the original crocodile can't see them anyway, but it doesn't care about them.
Its eyes were only on that canine-jawed beast.
This is perhaps what the lyrics mean by "all I see is you".
The crocodile's eyes were half-hidden beneath the water's surface, its amber pupils slightly contracted as it locked onto the canine-jawed beast that was drinking water.
Its mouth was slightly open, revealing two rows of fine, sharp teeth. Its body was slightly retracted, like a fully drawn bow.
It must be said that the grueling training that the original crocodile underwent during this period was very effective.
It can now do things so well that even seasoned veteran hounds and jawed beasts cannot detect it.
Before, when it cosplayed as a wooden figure, it would move slightly, occasionally flick its tail, and sometimes let out a bubble from its nose.
Now it's completely still.
Its tail lay flat on the water's surface, like a floating dead branch.
The height of its nose above the water was accurate to the millimeter, its mouth was tightly closed, and even its breathing was adjusted to the lowest possible frequency.
From the shore, it looks like a piece of wood.
An ordinary, unremarkable, and harmless piece of wood.
If it were to fight a water dragon beast this time, even if it ran right up to the other's face, the other would think it was just a piece of rotten wood.
The water dragon's brain is only so big. It won't run away when it sees wood, nor will it run away when it sees a crocodile, since it can't escape anyway.
If it were that shrewd and cautious little beast from before, it would never have noticed it before launching its attack.
Now, it's not that it's cosplaying as wood; it is wood itself.
At this moment, the original crocodile began searching for the weakest point of this canine jaw beast, intending to kill it with a single blow.
The weakest point of teeth is in the neck, and the weakest point of the neck is the throat. If you bite down on the throat, you can cut the trachea and the other person won't be able to breathe.
At this moment, the audience in the Dragon Kingdom was even more nervous than the original crocodile.
Because if this crocodile can successfully hunt down its opponent, it proves one thing.
From then on, the crocodile would no longer fear the canine jaw beast.
Although it was just a sneak attack, and although it killed a wounded soldier, it was definitely a small step for the original crocodile, but a giant leap for the Dragon Kingdom in observing species!
After all, every animal needs to drink water, and drinking water could lead to an attack by the crocodile.
Your grandfather, the crocodile, was invincible in the water.
Of course, this is on the premise that you can't provoke a strong animal, otherwise if you can't kill it with one blow, you will be killed by the other party with one blow.
For example, if a Southern Crossosaurus came to drink water, the Protosuchus certainly wouldn't dare to move.
For example, if you lure a crocodile to drink water, the crocodile itself will have to think twice.
But the crocodile dared not move against a lone, injured, old and frail canine-jawed beast.
At this moment, not only the audience, but also the members of the Dragon Kingdom Blue Star Online research team, and even Wang Lin who was lying down, sat up.