Chapter 293: The Furious Mother Elephant (Again, Third Update)

Qin Yun turned with the momentum, slung the vine over his shoulder, and pushed forward again.

At that moment, three spotted hyenas lunged at him without hesitation, their appearance chilling.

Just as Qin Yun prepared to meet them, the baby elephant beside him was attacked by two spotted hyenas. Though small, the baby elephant still weighed around a thousand jin; if it weren't terrified, the hyenas would truly struggle to handle it.

But now, after enduring the swamp's devouring muck, the baby elephant was utterly exhausted, and now, surrounded and terrified by these ferocious hyenas, it trembled even more.

Its cries of "Wu-wu-wu-wu—" were frantic.

On the other side, the mother elephant, hearing her calf's cries, flew into a rage—but the more critical the moment, the less she could panic; if she fell from the trunk again, all would be lost. Qin Yun felt the tension in the vine and shouted urgently to calm her.

Simultaneously, he sidestepped and delivered a brutal kick to the hindquarters of one hyena—a downward groin strike—that instantly crippled it.

Viewers in the livestream felt their scalps crawl and a chill run down their groins.

"Damn, Brother Qin is brutal."

"Holy shit."

"…………"

The baby elephant was temporarily safe, but Qin Yun now faced a crisis with three spotted hyenas. Especially now, his hands were bound by vines—he could only dodge and attack with his legs, greatly increasing his risk of injury.

Yet most of the hyenas were still attacking Dahuang; Dahuang alone drew twelve hyenas.

"Aow—!"

Suddenly, Dahuang let out a piercing howl as a spotted hyena bit down hard on his left thigh; under the terrifying bite force, a chunk of flesh was ripped clean off.

"Bang!"

Dahuang slammed his paw down before the hyena could retreat with the meat, crushing its skull, then clamped his jaws shut around its throat.

A sharp "Crack!" echoed—and the hyena was dead.

Meanwhile, other hyenas lunged forward; in the blink of an eye, seven or eight hyenas swarmed Dahuang.

In the livestream's camera view, Qin Yun was being torn at by three hyenas, Dahuang was being beaten by seven or eight, two hyenas were attacking the baby elephant, and another seven or eight were circling, watching hungrily.

"In peril! In peril!"

"Brother Qin, think of something! Otherwise Dahuang is dead!"

"The mother elephant's almost out—she's almost free!"

"Hold on a little longer!"

"Sssss—!"

After prolonged dodging, Qin Yun's left arm was grazed by a hyena—flesh and blood flew instantly.

His face darkened. He drove a knee upward, launching the hyena into the air, sidestepped the attacks of the other two, then glanced back at the mother elephant in the swamp—her speed of escape had increased; once both legs freed themselves from the mud, she could swiftly depart along the trunk.

But he couldn't wait.

"Haa—!"

Qin Yun sank his Qi into his dantian, surged power through his bound hands, took several steps forward, and grasped the trunk of a nearby acacia tree. He wound the two vines upward, tying a tight, unbreakable knot.

"Aow—!"

The three hyenas lunged at his back, aiming to tear him apart in one bite.

But…

Shhh!

A blade's gleam flashed through the air—Qin Yun leapt clear of the encirclement.

"Bang… bang… bang…"

The three hyenas fell one after another, crashing to the ground, their necks gushing blood, bodies twitching before falling still.

Seeing this, the seven or eight hyenas circling nearby roared and charged at him.

Qin Yun ignored them—Dahuang's screams came one after another, truly dire. His body swept across the ground, swift as thunder, and in the blink of an eye, he stood behind the dozen hyenas.

"Puch—!"

The dagger flashed like lightning, stabbing into the rear of one hyena, then dragging forward—intestines spilled onto the ground. Before that ended, Qin Yun seized the head of another hyena and slammed it hard into the side of a third.

"Clang!"—both hyenas collapsed, dazed and stunned.

This series of movements happened in a flash—so swift that the hyenas finally reacted, scattering outward and quickly breaking free from Dahuang's vicinity.

At this point, Dahuang was truly covered in wounds; a large chunk of flesh was missing from his left hind leg, exposing bone—pale and ghastly.

Countless smaller wounds covered his body; facing a dozen hyenas, he could offer no effective resistance, just as when Qin Yun first saw him—he was easily overpowered, trapped in crisis.

Qin Yun patted his head, then turned to face the hyenas that had once again surrounded them.

He touched the wound on his left arm—it burned fiercely.

"Damn it, you dared to hurt me."

At that moment, a low, rumbling growl rose—deep as thunder, terrifying beyond measure.

Qin Yun whirled around—the mother elephant, trapped in the swamp, had finally freed one leg; with both legs now able to push, her body slowly, steadily, broke free.

Instantly, all the hyenas grew agitated.

"Hahaha! The mother elephant's free!"

"These spotted hyenas are done for."

"The mother elephant's furious—she'll attack my savior, and you all will die."

Netizens watching this erupted in excitement.

To honor the mother elephant, they'd sent countless gifts.

Amid hesitation and delay, the mother elephant finally broke free, stepped onto the trunk, and returned safely to shore—then charged forward in a rage.

She swung her long trunk, snatching up one hyena, then whipped it violently against the ground.

"Bang!"—the hyena let out a shrill scream and died instantly.

Spotted hyenas are cunning creatures—they know when to flee when outmatched. But Qin Yun and Dahuang, prepared for this, immediately blocked their escape routes.

"Hahaha, still trying to run? Where to?"

Qin Yun dodged one hyena, grabbed its hindquarters, and hurled it into the swamp with a forceful swing. The hyena immediately thrashed wildly, but the more it struggled, the deeper it sank—within moments, half its body was submerged.

"Bang… Crash… Thud…"

One after another, sounds rang out—the mother elephant swinging the hyenas against different spots. Each strike killed one hyena; the true, unchallenged king of the grasslands revealed its terrifying power.

Thus, under Qin Yun and Dahuang's blockade, everyone watched as the mother elephant, in a rage, slaughtered every single hyena—none escaped.

The only survivor was the one Qin Yun had thrown into the swamp—but the slow, suffocating terror of drowning would surely be worse.

After slaughtering all the hyenas, the mother elephant's gaze fell on Dahuang, battered and bruised—her wariness was plain. But when she turned to Qin Yun, her eyes instantly softened.

She even stepped forward, rubbing her trunk against Qin Yun's face, then gently nuzzled his head back and forth, as if conveying gratitude.

Qin Yun patted her massive head, deeply moved.

"Wu-wu—!"

The baby elephant, seeing its mother, let out a whimper, circling her legs and rubbing against them.

"Phew… I was so tense watching that."

"Elephants are insane—over a dozen hyenas couldn't even withstand one swing."

"Terrifying—I think even Brother Qin couldn't beat it."

"Obviously. Elephants are scarier than rhinos; raw strength is just basic."

"I'll beat you to death."

At the scene, flesh and blood were scattered everywhere—hyena corpses littered the ground, gruesome beyond words, the stench of blood thick and choking.

He pulled out a mineral water bottle, poured some into the mother elephant's mouth, and gave some to himself, Dahuang, and the baby elephant.

Finally, he patted the mother elephant, preparing to leave.

"Stay safe. We're going."

The mother elephant seemed to understand—she wrapped her trunk tightly around his hand, as if begging him not to go.

But Qin Yun pointed to Dahuang's wounds.

"Dahuang needs treatment. If he gets infected, it'll be bad."

Watching Qin Yun communicate with the elephant as if it were a human left the livestream viewers utterly baffled.

Yet the mother elephant truly seemed to understand—slowly, she loosened her grip.

Qin Yun patted her trunk, then the baby elephant's head, and finally turned away with Dahuang, showing no hesitation.

"I need to treat Dahuang right away—rinse off every possible bacterium. If he dies from infection, it'd be a waste."

Qin Yun said this to the camera, then reentered the sparse woodland, found a shady spot, took out another bottle of water, and began treating Dahuang.