Chapter 264

Qin Yun's face broke into a smug grin.

Seeing his expression, the netizens grew curious.

"Master Qin, should we wait a bit and see if any carnivores show up?"

"Yeah, just out of curiosity—who's the unlucky bastard who'll show?"

"I second that!"

"Qin, wait half an hour. No rush."

"LOL, why are you laughing so sleazily, Qin?"

Seeing how eager the netizens were, Qin Yun had no reason to refuse. He glanced around, then sprinted toward a rock several hundred meters away. In no time, he hid behind it and controlled the drone to ascend into the sky, locking onto the zebra.

"Since you're all so eager, I'll satisfy you—but only half an hour."

Though it was only eight-something in the morning, not a single cloud hovered overhead; the sun blazed high. Qin Yun had barely stood there a moment before sweat beaded on his forehead.

He had only one canteen of water. Once it was gone, he'd have to find more. In this dry season on the savanna, getting water was no different from the desert—he had to ration it.

He waited a full twenty minutes before seven or eight hyenas finally appeared on camera.

Qin Yun's voice chimed in: "These are spotted hyenas, about 1. meters long, weighing between 50 and 80 kilograms. They're a matriarchal society, so these hyenas are larger and hold higher status. Their primary prey is wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle—they don't care for carrion."

He observed through the drone's screen, seeing everything clearly.

"Master Qin, won't they smell your scent?"

"The animals here all have sharp noses. Master Qin's probably on their menu too."

"Gaga, Master Qin's massacre moment is coming!"

Qin Yun's face darkened.

"Didn't you see me run several hundred meters away? That's exactly to avoid this. Spotted hyenas have keen noses—in still air, they can smell you within fifty meters; with wind, over a hundred is easy. For safety, I moved over three hundred meters out."

Hearing this, the netizens were instantly disappointed.

"Of course, Master Qin's still a coward."

"If Master Qin didn't have this much foresight, he'd have died in his livestream long ago."

"You're underestimating Master Qin."

Under the drone's lens, the seven or eight hyenas circled the zebra, sniffed, then surged forward to tear into the carcass, feasting voraciously—the scene turned gruesomely bloody.

For a moment, comments in the livestream dropped sharply.

"The East African black-ridged scale-eater has extreme toxicity, known as the Black Ridge Death God. It secretes potent neurotoxins and hemotoxins—its venom alone can kill ten adult men. Given the zebra's size, the toxins inside it would easily kill these spotted hyenas."

As he spoke, one hyena on camera suddenly grew agitated, shaking its head incessantly, licking its lips repeatedly, its breathing growing rapid and labored.

"Here it comes—the toxin's kicking in."

Hearing Qin Yun's words, the netizens were stunned.

"Holy shit, it's acting up that fast? Less than a minute!"

"Terrifying. Master Qin, danger here isn't just from big animals—these deadly species can't be underestimated."

"Scary—look, they're already staggering."

"Holy shit, the others are reacting too."

Beyond their physical reactions, some hyenas began to howl, their cries filled with unease and terror.

As the hemotoxin spread, the hyenas curled up, rolling on the ground, clawing wildly, their bodies convulsing uncontrollably.

Their eyes lost all ferocity—only fear remained.

After four or five minutes, all seven or eight hyenas lay completely stiff, pupils dilated, motionless.

This brief scene laid bare its cruelty without mercy.

Qin Yun zoomed in the drone's lens, examined closely, and confirmed all the hyenas were dead.

"Terrifying," he murmured. "If the zebra had rotted before being found, it wouldn't have been so dangerous—the toxins inside would've broken down naturally."

With that, he stood up, commanded the drone to take off, and prepared to continue toward Nduto Lake.

"Friends, this is the most primitive savanna. Spotted hyenas are large, social animals. If seven or eight showed up, there are surely more nearby. I've got to go—otherwise, if they surround me, even I can't fight my way out."

As he spoke, Qin Yun bolted away.

With his accumulated skills, his speed was far beyond ordinary people's. If he pushed himself fully, he was confident he could win an Olympic medal.

For safety, the auxiliary drone constantly hovered overhead, letting him check at any moment for approaching danger.

"He runs pretty fast."

"Master Qin's speed—someone might think a lion's chasing him."

"Tsk tsk, a coward as timid as a mouse."

As time passed, the livestream's viewer count stabilized. Domestically, Douyin's viewers hovered steadily around 27 million, with audience metrics through the roof. Though large, this was still negligible among China's billion-plus internet users.

Overseas, the combined viewership of three livestreams reached 80 million, surpassing 100 million total—far exceeding the numbers during his cave diving stream.

At the same time, borderline erotic female streamers noticed their already meager viewership vanished completely. No matter how hard they twisted, shook, or flashed, numbers wouldn't rise.

They could only curse and shut down, blaming their bad luck.

"Hanhan" was a borderline streamer on Douyin, doing two live sessions daily—morning and night—for four hours total. She lived lavishly off tips from her top supporters.

She earned at least a thousand yuan net daily—far better than the 996 grind of office workers.

But today, her viewer count plummeted, eventually dropping to just one person—an unprecedented event.

Hanhan felt heartbroken, convinced she'd been abandoned by the algorithm. She gazed pitifully at the camera: "Bro, what's going on? Why did everyone leave?"

The lone viewer replied: "Don't you know Master Qin went live today? Who's still watching you?"

"Master Qin?" Hanhan gasped. He was Douyin's #1 streamer—the one she could never match. He was live today? She hadn't known.

"Bro, why didn't you go watch him?" Hanhan asked.

"Oh, I'm watching him—I'm on my computer. You're on your phone. Can you dance again? Brother's coming soon."

Hanhan exploded: "Go fuck your mom, get lost."

She tapped "end stream."

Hanhan was just one example. With Qin Yun's livestream, traffic across all Douyin streams surged and crashed wildly.

This was the status of Douyin's #1 follower—never attending official events, never appearing in person, yet every livestream drained all attention, forcing the platform to actively promote him.

Where's the fairness?

After running about ten minutes, Qin Yun stopped. A smile appeared on his face.

"Look what I found."

The camera shifted, the drone pulled back—twenty or more African elephants appeared on screen. They varied in size, clearly a complete herd.

The largest stood as tall as a hill—three to four meters high. The smallest were under a meter, looking tiny, their big ears flapping to shoo away flies and mosquitoes.

"This is the apex of the savanna food chain—the undisputed king. No wild animal dares hunt an adult African elephant. In a one-on-one fight, no one stands a chance. An adult male African elephant weighs six to seven tons—one stomp can crush a lion."

"Don't be fooled by their size—they can sprint in a straight line at up to 40 km/h."

Hearing Qin Yun's explanation, many learned for the first time just how terrifying African elephants were.

"Tsk tsk, so huge and still that fast? To an African elephant, humans must seem like flies—one tail swipe could kill you."

"And they're herd animals—who'd dare provoke them?"

"Those solid tusks are poachers' prized targets. Only humans make elephants vulnerable—without us, elephants are truly the top of the food chain."

"This is a core zone—no poachers here."

Qin Yun observed for a moment and said: "This herd's path is almost certainly headed toward Nduto Lake. I just need to follow them."

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