Slipping Away

The fierce battle suddenly stopped.

Su Chen faced those questioning gazes and looked at the leading white lion.

"I can solve the Zoo's problems, but my methods will definitely make you unable to agree or understand. Will you support all my actions?"

"I must emphasize, what I need is absolute trust!"

Su Chen's resolute eyes stared intently into the other's eyes.

The leading white lion silently looked at Su Chen for a long time.

Eventually, it seemed to sense the firmness in the other's eyes, and then nodded, considering it agreed.

"Good, I hope we have a pleasant cooperation."

Su Chen smiled.

Then he turned to look at the stirring black shadow.

"You don't need to be in a rush to make a move either. I agreed to your conditions. I'll help you take the badge out of the Zoo; how about you open a door for me now? I don't feel like waiting for dawn."

Su Chen smiled warmly as he looked at the other, casting out the fruit of temptation.

As these words left his mouth, before the black shadow could even reply.

The remaining three white lions grew anxious first. Their breathing suddenly turned hurried, and six murderous gazes locked onto Su Chen.

Even the leading white lion cast a puzzled look.

However, it honored the agreement, turning back to let out a low roar at its own brothers.

Hearing that, the three lions also emitted repressed roars.

After several rounds of communication, the three white lions finally managed to suppress the anger in their hearts, nodding with a human-like motion.

On the other side, the black shadow was also a bit dazed, failing to react for a moment.

Were these lions having nothing better to do?

Earlier, when asked to send him out, it refused, but now, after a fight, it agreed.

Was this playing with a monkey?

Just who was the monkey!

The black shadow was slightly indignant, but annoyance aside, it still understood the priorities of the matter.

That monkey was willing to take the badge out of the Zoo and eliminate future trouble. That was something it could never refuse, no matter when.

This was also why it was discovered by the black shadow the moment Su Chen obtained the letter earlier.

For the past two years, it had been paying close attention to that letter.

Come to think of it, it was actually even more eager than Old Zhou for someone to read that letter.

The black shadow waved its arm lightly, and the countless dolls inside the Security Guard's room flew out whoosh.

They arranged themselves into a line of large characters on the lawn.

Reflected in the moonlight, the text formed by the white dolls was quite conspicuous.

"Deal. Go into the room and get a flashlight, then follow me. I'll send you out."

Seeing that the other party agreed, Su Chen relaxed completely inside.

After letting out a long breath, he entered the Zoo Director's Office once again, rummaging through the cabinet in the inner room to find a dust-covered flashlight.

"Can this thing even work, damn it?"

He muttered to himself, pressing the switch.

The next moment, bright light shone against the wall.

"The quality is not bad after all. It seems this organization still has some tricks up its sleeve."

As he spoke, he walked out of the room, casually playing with the flashlight.

After coming out, he first glanced at the leading white lion.

His pitch-black eyes were filled with resolute emotion.

The white lion seemed to understand, nodded, decisively turned around, and led its three reluctant brothers back toward the Lion Enclosure.

Seeing that the white lion had left, Su Chen walked toward the black shadow.

"Let's go. Don't waste time; I imagine you can't wait either."

Su Chen said playfully.

"Walk toward the entrance. The exit is currently blocked off by the Aquarium. Try to cast some shadows along the way."

The dolls on the lawn quickly formed this line of text.

"Oh? I didn't see you having a shadow when you were fighting the white lion earlier, nor did I see you suffer any ill effects."

Su Chen seized the opportunity to ask, ready to pry out some more information.

"I came up from below. Having no shadow takes a heavy toll."

The brat answered the question without any guile.

Su Chen's heart stirred, firmly committing this piece of information to memory.

He might be able to make use of this in the future.

Next, he took the lead and headed toward the entrance near the Rabbit Zone.

Along the way, he followed the other's instructions, continuously shining the flashlight beam onto the woods by the roadside.

That shadow leapt continuously, following the shade and closely trailing Su Chen's footsteps.

The night was deep and still, the animals slept soundly, and an eerie black shadow flashed incessantly among the deep woods.

That sight was definitely worthy of being called terrifying.

However, the people in the Dragon Country livestream room were not scared by this scene at all.

Instead, they were completely baffled by Su Chen at the moment.

Wasn't it agreed that he would inherit the Zoo Director's will and fight the anomalies to the death?

How did he manage to negotiate terms with an anomaly so quickly?

He was even walking all the way to the exit under the anomaly's escort.

This was just too absurd!

Although being able to successfully clear the level was quite comforting to the people of Dragon Country.

Yet, because Su Chen had raised expectations so high before, now that he had compromised, they felt a slight sense of disappointment.

"Brothers, cheer up. Knowing Su Chen's character, I bet he's definitely plotting something nasty. He must have already planned everything out. Just wait and see, this anomaly is definitely going to get screwed over."

"That's right, I think so too. Just think about it-if he really didn't want to take over the Zoo, why would he bother taking risks in the Zoo Director's Office? Wouldn't it be easier to just wait until dawn to clear the level successfully?"

"You Dragon Country people only know how to deceive yourselves. Your Chosen One was obviously too cowardly. It's truly disgraceful. To save his own skin, he stood by and watched the staff inside the Zoo wait for death. If our Pickle Country's contestant were still here, he would definitely have stood up bravely."

"Good grief, when Su Chen actively stepped up to take the Zoo Director Position earlier, you said his brain was broken and he was marching to his death. Now that Su Chen is about to clear the level successfully, you're blabbering on about righteousness again. Why do you Pickle Country folks have so many issues?"

"Look quickly, the Pickle Country contestant is humping a tree over there!"

This bullet comment instantly attracted the eyes of a massive crowd.

Everyone hurriedly looked at the livestream screen.

Beneath a tree in the Rabbit Zone, a dull-looking rabbit stood upright on its hind legs, mechanically thrusting against the trunk over and over again in a pile-driving motion.

During the day, many people had witnessed the moment Kim Xiba turned into a rabbit.

Based on the landmarks in the frame, the spot where this rabbit was located was indeed right where Kim Xiba had transformed during the day.

At this, the Dragon Country livestream room instantly erupted into laughter.

"Awesome, old buddy! Your Pickle Country's Chosen One really did stand up bravely!"

"Holy cow, as expected of your Pickle Country. Even the folks from Sakura Country can't keep a straight face watching this."

"Let us invite the audience from Pickle Country to deliver their acceptance speech!"

"Brothers, how come I can't see this rabbit's weapon of crime?! Does anyone have a magnifying glass to lend me?"

As soon as this comment appeared, the screen was instantly filled with OK hand gestures.

With that, the people of Pickle Country instantly suffered a mental breakdown; the lethality of this gesture was maxed right out.

The people of Pickle Country cursed and swore as they logged out of the Dragon Country livestream room one after another.