Chapter 292

"Bad! It's a hyena pack!"

Hearing the sound, Qin Yun's face darkened instantly—this situation was adding insult to injury, especially since the mother elephant was still trapped in the swamp, and the calf had no ability to resist; if the hyenas were numerous enough, they posed a grave threat to them.

"Roar—!"

At that moment, Da Huang's roar erupted suddenly, and the battle instantly began.

Qin Yun didn't act rashly; he carefully identified the sounds, gently patting the restless calf.

"Six hyenas." After determining the exact number, Qin Yun's expression grave—"This number is a severe threat to Da Huang; if things go wrong, Da Huang could lose its life, so I must speed up."

Saying this, he resumed cutting tree trunks the thickness of an arm, one after another, while outside, the sounds of battle rose and fell, roars and screams erupting intermittently, then sinking into sudden silence.

The livestream audience watched in intense excitement.

"Qin Ye, send out the auxiliary drone!"

"Yeah, check the situation!"

"Da Huang is fighting so hard—keep watching closely!"

Qin Yun thought for a moment, then controlled the auxiliary drone to fly out—two hundred meters ahead, the camera showed six hyenas surrounding a full-grown male lion, constantly probing, lunging and biting. Facing the hyenas' encirclement, Da Huang showed no fear; his gaze was cold as water, refusing to yield an inch, his terrifying roars seeming to come from deep within his bones.

This was a full-grown male lion nearing his peak, already preparing to challenge the new lion king.

Watching this, the livestream audience erupted.

"Go Da Huang, bite those dogs to death!"

"Crazy!"

"Da Huang is awesome!"

"Just a few hyenas—take them out!"

Take them out? Qin Yun had no such hope—the netizens were vastly underestimating hyenas. Even a single hyena's attack shouldn't be taken lightly, let alone their coordinated group tactics; even in direct confrontation, Da Huang held no advantage.

Da Huang's only advantage was his individual superiority.

If he went all out, Da Huang could take down all six hyenas, but he would inevitably suffer massive injuries. Remember, hyenas are scavengers—their mouths teem with bacteria; if things go wrong, Da Huang could easily die from infection.

He didn't dwell on it; after one glance, he accelerated his cutting—arm-thick tree trunks were severed one by one, some even snapped in half by sheer brute force before he finished cutting.

His strength was now fully on display.

In less than a few minutes, over a dozen tree trunks, two to three meters long, were cut and piled together at the swamp's edge.

"Friends, to save the mother elephant, the principle is the same: first, loosen the mud to reduce pressure. But after reducing pressure, I can't use my own strength to drag her—I couldn't possibly do it. My plan is to lay down the trunks one by one as levers, pressing against her body to give her something to push off from, while I assist from the side to see if we can free her."

Saying this, Qin Yun began laying the trunks flat—three per row, each row padded beneath with mimosa leaves and thin branches, extending toward the mother elephant.

Due to the mother elephant's size, to extend the trunks beneath her, the depth needed to be at least two meters—Qin Yun had to actively sink down to achieve this.

Minutes later, he was completely covered in mud, looking like a little mud doll. Fortunately, he was a legendary wilderness hunter—even this swamp couldn't trap him.

After finishing this, Qin Yun wiped his face and began using his dagger to carefully slice through the thick layer of mud along the mother elephant's back, ribs, pelvis, and outer hind legs, peeling the mud away from her skin, releasing trapped air, and breaking the suction.

Once the mud no longer clings tightly to the elephant, resistance drops by more than half.

Qin Yun finished speaking and began wrapping vines around the mother elephant's body.

"Actually, we're lucky—this leg hasn't sunk in. If all four legs were stuck, escape would be nearly impossible; we'd need human and mechanical force."

After completing the basic preparations, Qin Yun moved to the edge of the swamp.

"Alright, you can start exerting force now."

Qin Yun called out to the elephant, then gripped both ends of two vines, ready to pull.

The mother elephant, receiving the command, slowly moved her free leg onto the trunks, testing her footing, then gradually applying pressure. As a wild animal and native to this land, she knew better than anyone that panic was deadly—no instruction needed.

The trunks sank slowly under her weight, but the descent was painfully slow; with this force, her other leg began shifting beneath the mud.

At the same time, Qin Yun began pulling.

"Heave!"

With a low exhale, Qin Yun unleashed the terrifying power of his arms.

"Roar—!"

Meanwhile, in the drone's footage, the battle between Da Huang and the hyena pack intensified—two hyenas were already dead or crippled by Da Huang's blows, while Da Huang himself bore several new wounds.

Roars and snarls never ceased; in this clash between apex predators, either side winning would be unsurprising.

But just then, one hyena suddenly let out a howl toward the sky.

"Aowu—!"

Qin Yun, still pulling, glanced at the screen, his heart tightening—this was the hyena's call for reinforcements; more hyena packs were active nearby.

If another ten or so hyenas arrived, Da Huang was doomed.

Da Huang clearly understood the meaning behind the howl—he went all out, charging straight toward the hyena that had cried out.

The surrounding hyenas immediately launched their own assault.

In an instant, flesh and blood flew, roars never stopping.

Qin Yun didn't watch further; he shouted to the elephant: "Push harder—it's rising bit by bit!"

Indeed, when the mother elephant's other leg landed on the trunks, her strength finally found purchase—part of her body began to lift free from the mud, rising slowly from the swamp.

This process was excruciatingly slow—five full minutes passed, and she rose less than five centimeters.

There was nothing either the elephant or Qin Yun could do about it. Against the soft, yielding force of the swamp, brute strength was useless—only softness could overcome softness.

"Aowu—!"

In the auxiliary drone's view, over a hundred meters away, a dozen hyenas sprinted toward them.

Seeing them, Da Huang made no sound—he swatted one hyena away with a single blow, broke through the circle, and charged straight toward Qin Yun.

If Da Huang could speak, he would surely say:

Qin Ye, enemies approaching—hurry and save me!

Qin Yun, watching this, cursed inwardly—damn it, a dozen new hyenas plus the original four—nearly twenty total. This was bullshit.

Two hundred meters vanished in an instant; Dahu appeared beside Qin Yun, the spotted hyenas close behind, then the other dozen or so hyenas surged forth, spreading out in a circle to surround them.

Especially upon seeing the young elephant lying on the ground and the female elephant in the swamp, their eyes seemed to light up, drool pooling across the earth.

Under normal circumstances, spotted hyenas would flee as far as possible from elephants, never daring to provoke them—but now, it seemed they were about to feast on a delicious meal.

As for that two-legged beast, it's not worth mentioning!

"It's over—twenty-one. I counted exactly twenty-one hyenas."

"We're really done for. The key now is to save the female elephant; once she's free, these spotted hyenas won't be a problem."

"Even so, saving the female elephant will take too long—the noodles are already cold."

"dangerous!"

Qin Yun no longer had time to read the netizens' comments; his hands were wrapped in vines, and behind him, not far away, the spotted hyenas loomed.

"Protect the young elephant!"

Qin Yun didn't know if Dahu understood, but the young elephant, terrified by the sudden appearance of so many hyenas, scrambled to its feet trembling, visibly panicked.

Dahu: Growl… growl…

"Awooo—!"

The spotted hyenas, unlike villains in stories, wasted no time with words—once they encircled, they launched their attack. Dahu immediately went on the offensive; as for the young elephant, he paid it no mind. With no choice, Qin Yun moved beside the young elephant and kicked out both feet, sending the two hyenas lunging at it flying straight through the air.

The move was elegant, fooling many into sending gifts.

What did it mean to be surrounded by two dozen hyenas? Qin Yun had to focus entirely, avoiding bites—his margin for error was near zero.

Over there, the female elephant was still slowly freeing herself from the swamp's grip, occasionally letting out low, rumbling roars as if warning the hyenas. As for the young elephant, it could only whimper, its legs trembling with fear.

"Puh—!"

As Qin Yun dodged one hyena's attack, his right foot lashed out, cracking the air as it struck the hyena's flank. The hyena let out a shriek, crashed heavily to the ground, and lay motionless.

"Damn, so cool."

"I want to learn kung fu—Qin Ye, teach me."

"You can't learn it. Don't even think about it—I'm eighteen, beautiful as a flower, fair-skinned and lovely, with curves front and back."

"666!"

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