The giant black turtle

The moment Li Shan touched the giraffe's dried corpse, he felt how cold and hard it was-the normal coldness and stiffness of a corpse.

At the same time, it also felt very much like touching a cold prop.

Could it really be a prop?

With that thought influencing him and the viewers assuring him, Li Shan also began to believe it was a prop.

Li Shan swallowed, finally relaxing.

Sure enough, these goofy viewers really know their stuff. They spotted that it was fake at a glance, hahahaha... With that weight off his mind, Li Shan perked up again, ready to keep exploring and earning money.

"You guys are amazing, even knowing something like this. Then I'll keep uncovering the secrets of Qingshan Zoo!"

No sooner had Li Shan finished speaking than a cool breeze suddenly swept through. Autumn was just beginning, and the breeze left him feeling chilly. He couldn't help sneezing.

"Damn, looks like autumn's coming. It's getting colder and colder. Guys, remember to wear more layers so you don't catch a cold."

With that, Li Shan continued forward, paying no more attention to the dried giraffe corpse. Now he, too, believed it was some kind of prop specifically meant to scare people.

Meanwhile, in Qingshan Zoo's WeChat group.

"Xiao Liu, good work. The stream's looking great. That dried giraffe corpse is so lifelike, just like the real thing."

Qingshan Zoo had indeed planned to capitalize on its recent surge in traffic by working with Little Hand Live to boost the zoo's popularity further.

Li Shan was a streamer from one of the guilds on Little Hand Live. But because Qingshan Zoo offered too little money, only one small-time streamer had come: Li Shan.

"Director, I didn't prepare any of those things..."

"You didn't? Then who did? Security, didn't you find that during your inspection?"

"No. I made sure there was nothing there before I left. The ground was completely clean. Oh, there was one strange thing, though. When I left, there wasn't a single sound in the zoo. There used to always be animals calling..."

"Can't the animals go to bed early? What are you imagining things for? Isn't that normal? I'm going back to watching the stream... Our Qingshan Zoo is going to be a hit. Look how fast the viewer count is climbing..."

At that point, the older cleaner who usually took out the garbage spoke up.

"I took the garbage out a little late today..."

"And?"

"I noticed something very strange."

"What was it?"

"The plants in our Qingshan Zoo have gotten so lush..."

"Pfft!"

Li Shan continued forward.

Along the way, Li Shan kept praising Qingshan Zoo.

He repeatedly praised the zoo's excellent landscaping and lush vegetation.

After walking for ten minutes, Li Shan stopped, looking puzzled.

"Guys, what's going on here? Grass taller than a person?!"

"Holy shit, that's incredible. Is Qingshan Zoo feeding its grass hormones?"

"No, Li Minghua seasoning..."

"I'm dying laughing. But could this be a prop?"

"Could be. Looks like another scripted stream. Boring."

"..."

Seeing those comments and the viewer count beginning to drop, Li Shan couldn't hold back.

"Guys, watch me charge through!"

Li Shan ran forward, trampling his way through the grass that stood taller than a person.

Then Li Shan froze.

Everyone in the livestream froze, too.

Ahead of him, more than a dozen towering animal skeletons stood on the ground. Suddenly, seemingly at Li Shan's intrusion, an eerie green glow flared in their eyes, and they charged toward him.

They were all animal skeletons... Calling them undead animal skeletons would have been no exaggeration...

Li Shan was instantly stunned. His heart thrashed wildly, and he felt his blood run cold and his scalp prickle.

As they drew closer and closer, fear finally unleashed his potential. He dropped his phone and sprinted back the way he had come.

But Li Shan was too slow. They caught up with him in an instant.

The phone Li Shan had dropped happened to be pointing at him.

Comments raced across its screen as the viewer count soared.

"Holy shit, that's amazing. Are those special effects?"

"Not special effects. Probably people in costume. On a night this dark, wearing a skeleton suit would be enough to pull that off."

"Impressive. The streamer looks genuinely scared."

"Hehehe, let's see what happens to him once he gets caught."

"..."

Everyone in the livestream thought it was part of the show.

There were a few exceptions, however, such as Qingshan Zoo's director and the others. They knew the zoo had no grass that tall, nor had anyone stayed behind to play those animal skeletons... They realized something was wrong!

The animal skeletons caught up with Li Shan, and he kept begging for mercy.

But the animal skeletons ignored his pleas. They surrounded him, then sank their teeth straight into his body.

"Aaaah-"

"Help-"

The people in the livestream were still laughing.

"This is so entertaining. It's just like the real thing."

"Exactly. It looks like he's really being eaten. Pretty good acting."

"Followed."

"..."

Not long after the screams stopped,

the animal skeletons dispersed.

The livestream viewers saw everything, and countless people vomited at that moment...

Li Shan had been gnawed beyond recognition. Blood covered his body, his flesh was torn open, and scraps of minced meat littered the ground. Even through the screen, the sight was sickening!

"Holy shit, this is real!"

"The streamer's dead! Something's happened at Qingshan Zoo!"

"Call the police!"

"Fuck, those are undead!"

"..."

The livestream descended into chaos, comments flying across the screen.

Quite a few people had already called the police.

Many others left the livestream.

Just then, the livestream image suddenly shook, indicating that something was touching the phone.

The image kept shaking. Then the view shifted and moved along the route Li Shan had been taking.

Suddenly, an utterly cold voice rang out.

"Where do you think you're going, beast?"

With the selfie stick held in its mouth, the giant black turtle slowly turned, and the livestream view swung around again.

Soon, the viewers saw an exceptionally handsome, overbearing young man standing on a rock with his arms folded across his chest.

He wore a black combat uniform beneath red, ancient-style Battle Armor. His long black hair stirred in the autumn wind, his handsome face was indifferent and icy, and his blood-red eyes radiated an oppressive presence. Merely standing there, he gave the impression of an immensely powerful being!

The newcomer was none other than Shen Fei.

Shen Fei had already intended to investigate Qingshan Zoo. After all, two Fierce Beasts had escaped from here, so he might discover something. He hadn't expected such a huge surprise here.

The entire Qingshan Zoo was under Genjutsu!

It was a Fierce Beast skilled in Genjutsu!