Encountering Danger (III)

Everything happened far too suddenly. The three people present barely had time to react. As the one being attacked, Zhong Lichun reacted quickly enough. When the black shadow pounced on her, she instinctively dove sideways, trying to dodge its attack. But she was still half a beat too slow. The black shadow landed directly on her back, pinning her to the ground. Its sharp claws even tore several large holes in her jacket.

Mo Li and Wei Dengke had not gone far. Hearing the commotion behind them, both were startled and turned around in panic. When they saw Zhong Lichun's situation, their expressions changed drastically.

Zhong Lichun had fallen to the ground, and a massive Bengal Tiger was on top of her. The Bengal Tiger was around 2.3 meters long and likely weighed about 200 kilograms. Zhong Lichun was only about 1.68 meters tall and probably weighed less than 60 kilograms. Pinned beneath such a huge Bengal Tiger, she could not move at all.

After pinning Zhong Lichun down, the Bengal Tiger opened its bloody mouth full of sharp teeth and bit toward the back of her neck. If that bite landed, Zhong Lichun's life would be over.

Saw This Scene, Wei Dengke let out a cry of alarm. However, this guy clearly had no combat experience. He only shouted in panic and did not dare approach.

Yet Wei Dengke's shout scared the Bengal Tiger. It stopped biting down, then turned to look at Wei Dengke. Those amber eyes were filled with killing intent. Merely meeting its gaze made one's soul tremble involuntarily.

Wei Dengke shut his mouth almost the instant the Bengal Tiger looked at him. His body began to shake uncontrollably. It was instinctive fear, something he could not control.

On the other hand, although Mo Li did not move, his right hand slowly shifted toward his lower back. He was reaching for his sidearm. Against such a ferocious wild animal, Physical Strength alone could never win. Moreover, Zhong Lichun was in critical danger. Mo Li might have only one chance to act.

The Bengal Tiger stared at Mo Li and Wei Dengke for a while. After confirming that neither of them dared move, it actually ignored them and turned back, Once Again opening its mouth to bite the back of Zhong Lichun's neck. At the same moment the Bengal Tiger bit toward Zhong Lichun, Mo Li moved. He Took Out his sidearm at lightning speed and Aimed At the Bengal Tiger's head.

However, just as Mo Li pulled the trigger, Wei Dengke suddenly Raised Hand and pushed Mo Li's arm as if he had gone crazy. Mo Li had not expected Wei Dengke to do that. As a result, the muzzle that had been aimed at the Bengal Tiger's head shifted wildly, and the bullet grazed past the Bengal Tiger's right hind leg.

Fortunately, although the bullet did not hit the Bengal Tiger's body, it left a grazing wound on its right leg. Injured in the right leg, the Bengal Tiger let out a shrill cry and instinctively jumped backward, leaping off Zhong Lichun.

Having been pinned beneath a 200-kilogram Bengal Tiger, Zhong Lichun truly could not move. Now that the Bengal Tiger had left her body, she braced both hands against the ground and Sprang Up through the strength of her arms. At the same time, her right hand grabbed the submachine gun that had fallen to the ground.

Zhong Lichun moved with astonishing speed. After flipping over and standing up, the submachine gun in her hands was already aimed at the Bengal Tiger. She clearly intended to shoot it dead, but at that moment, Wei Dengke's voice suddenly rang out. "Don't kill it! It's a nationally protected first-class animal! It's a critically endangered species!"

Wei Dengke's words stopped Zhong Lichun's finger from pulling the trigger. She then turned and shouted at Wei Dengke irritably, "What the hell are you talking about? When it was trying to eat me just now, why didn't you tell it to stop? There's only one me in the whole world—I'm an endangered species too!"

As Mo Li listened to the two of them bicker, the muscles in his face twitched involuntarily. These two were far too carefree. There was still a huge tiger glaring at them from nearby, yet they actually had the mood to argue?

Just as Mo Li had thought, the injured Bengal Tiger was enraged. After letting out a furious roar, it Pounced On its target. But this time, the target was no longer Zhong Lichun. It was Mo Li, who had fired the shot.

Seeing the Bengal Tiger pounce over, Mo Li raised his gun, ready to shoot this beast dead. But Wei Dengke actually stopped Mo Li Once Again and even reached out to forcefully push him away.

This time, Wei Dengke had saved the Bengal Tiger's life again, but he had also delivered himself to it. He had used his full strength to push Mo Li away, so Wei Dengke was now standing where Mo Li had been. The leaping Bengal Tiger knocked Wei Dengke to the ground and bit toward his head.

Watching the Bengal Tiger's bloody mouth getting closer and closer, Wei Dengke's face turned deathly pale. Even Zhong Lichun, that tough woman, had been unable to break free. Pinned beneath this more-than-200-kilogram Bengal Tiger, he could not even move, much less fight back.

At the critical moment, Zhong Lichun shouted and rushed over. This time, however, she did not shoot the Bengal Tiger dead. Instead, she looped the submachine gun around the Bengal Tiger's neck, then grabbed the gun body with both hands and yanked backward with all her strength. Relying on the gun body's sturdiness, she forcibly pulled back the Bengal Tiger's descending head.

With its neck caught, the Bengal Tiger let out another low growl. It then ignored Wei Dengke and began violently thrashing its body, clearly trying to throw Zhong Lichun off its back. But Zhong Lichun gripped the gun body tightly with both hands. No matter how the Bengal Tiger struggled, it was useless.

Taking advantage of Zhong Lichun temporarily restraining the Bengal Tiger, Mo Li pulled Wei Dengke to his feet and shouted at him furiously, "Are you fucking sick?"

"As a People's Police officer, shouldn't you protect endangered wild animals?" Wei Dengke argued after being pulled up.

"Protection depends on the situation! I can protect them if I'm alive, but what the hell can I protect if I'm dead? Besides, the wild animal you want me to protect is trying to eat me! Is your brain full of mush? Get out of the way and stop making trouble." Mo Li could not be bothered arguing with Wei Dengke anymore. He grabbed Wei Dengke and pushed him aside, then raised his gun and aimed at the Bengal Tiger.

Wild animals were extremely ferocious, especially after being injured, when their viciousness would be completely stirred up. When facing such a large beast, one either had to kill it in a single blow or not provoke it at all. Otherwise, injuring it would only invite fiercer attacks. That was why Mo Li had wanted to put a bullet through the tiger's head from the start. But now, with the Bengal Tiger jumping about and trying to throw Zhong Lichun off its back, aiming at its head and hitting it was simply too difficult.