Tutu chose to meet it head-on. Bringing her arms together like the mandibles of a giant trap-jaw ant, she struck the giant rat's foreleg at a speed too fast to follow, "biting" it off.
But the next moment-
The giant rat swung its tail in pain. Five or six meters long and as thick as a bucket, it swept across like a massive concrete pillar, instantly killing Bitter Tea Nainai and Tutu.
The barrage of comments surged again: "We can tell you tried your best, but all I can say is, what a clown." There was also, "What kind of beasts are you taming? Hopeless. Brother Beizi next door already cleared it solo!"
The screen went black.
Then another line of gleaming text popped up-
"The real Beast Tamer!"
The background music immediately kicked into high gear.
Polaris's expressionless face appeared in the center.
In time with the drumbeats, the image flickered and zoomed out, revealing his body. Tough, dark green keratin gradually covered him. His face elongated into a crocodile's head, while his feet became antelope hooves.
The comments all read, "The croc-man is here!
"
Polaris evaded the giant rat's lunging bite with an uncanny leap. Then he spread his hand, transforming it into a crocodile's maw, and clamped down on the rat's neck. His body spun gracefully, tearing away a huge chunk of flesh.
Blood rained down.
The giant rat retaliated, but Polaris dodged with ease.
The two figures, one large and one small, fought fiercely, but Polaris controlled the entire tempo. Before long, the giant rat was covered in gaping wounds and crashed to the ground.
Only Polaris's savage, dark green figure remained, standing on the giant rat's corpse.
A second later, comments filled the entire screen-
"Brother Beizi!" "The eternal GOAT!" "Haven't eaten all day.