Chapter 20

“Roar!”

A black bear, its face visibly a full circle larger than normal, was howling toward the sky, venting its fury.

Yesterday—just yesterday—this mighty king of the jungle had been ambushed and beaten senseless by a single pathetic human on his own territory.

How could it not feel humiliated, even wronged? It had seen humans before, and had even fled from them before.

But those humans chasing it had weapons capable of deafening roars and deadly power—yet yesterday’s human… didn’t.

That kind of human was usually the one it chased. This was the greatest disgrace of its bear life.

Don’t let it ever see that human again—or it would make him understand the might of the Wild King.

As for now… it should first find food to satisfy its hunger.

Yesterday’s moss and berries had left it nauseous; today it needed meat. If it could find honey too, that would be perfect.

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“Friends, although we didn’t find clay, we found a wild rabbit—right up ahead. That’s today’s catch. Anyone want to watch a cooking show? Let’s do ‘Grilled Rabbit Head’!”

At that moment, Xiao Yi pointed toward the snow rabbit, still unaware of his presence, and smiled at his livestream audience.

Fortunately, this outing wasn’t a total loss—food mattered greatly in this challenge.

Seeing this, the livestream viewers immediately started causing chaos.

“The bunny is so cute—why eat it? Honey, order me ten rabbit heads on delivery.”

“Big God is so cruel—only thinking about rabbit heads. Me? I only love rabbit legs!”

“You’re all doing it wrong. Our fresh pot rabbit meat is the real masterpiece.”

“No meat can’t be solved by stir-frying. Stir-fried rabbit with rice isn’t delicious?”

“Friends, I’ve said this a hundred times—this is a wilderness challenge show, not a cooking show. Why don’t you respect the production team?”

“Can’t help it—when I see contestants starving, my own meal tastes better.”

“Small world—I feel the same!”

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Meanwhile, Xiao Yi was gathering his strength and preparing to move.

Ever since he maxed out his speed stat, he hadn’t realized just how fast he truly was.

He dared to boast—he, Xiao Yi, was the fastest man on Earth.

Then Xiao Yi shot forward like the wind, racing straight for the rabbit.

His movement instantly pulled the livestream viewers’ attention back.

“What was that? A human figure just flew past the screen.”

“I checked—where did Big God go? Was that really him just now?”

“Remove the question mark—that was definitely Big God. This drone couldn’t even keep up with his speed for an instant.”

“No way! The top-end Dajiang drone maxes out at 140 km/h. Even if it started slow, how fast must Big God be?”

“We all underestimated Big God. He doesn’t just have incredible strength—he’s also lightning-fast. This isn’t a challenge—it’s his playground. How are the other contestants supposed to compete?”

“Look! Is Big God racing the rabbit? Trying to catch it bare-handed?”

“Damn, this is insane—anti-human! Wild rabbits run 50–70 km/h—nearly triple human speed. But look at this scene now?”

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At the instant Xiao Yi moved, the rabbit sensed the disturbance and bolted for its life.

Xiao Yi, experiencing his maximum speed for the first time, nearly made a fool of himself.

He lost his balance and nearly crashed headfirst into a tree, tricked by the rabbit.

Honestly, this rabbit was bold—daring to toy with Xiao Yi the Butcher.

Over the past two days, Xiao Yi had watched the chat, so he knew the nicknames viewers had given him.

Compared to Fish King, Woodcutter, or Strongman, he preferred “Butcher”—it sounded more imposing.

Fortunately, Xiao Yi was agile enough to avoid crashing into the tree, and he finally understood what cheetah-speed truly felt like.

But sadly, he could only sustain this burst speed for a short time—he couldn’t maintain it. So he had to end this snow rabbit quickly.

Then, man and rabbit entered a lightning-speed tug-of-war—though it all happened in an instant.

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“No grass today—I want meat! What’s wrong with loving meat? Am I eating your food?”

At that moment, a slightly clumsy bear cub, wincing from eye pain, sang a little tune as it strolled boldly through the forest.

Without that man around, it felt free again—it was the Wild King of the Arctic, after all.

No—even with that man around, it was still the Wild King of the Arctic.

Next time they met, it would make that man regret it—show him the power of its Earth-Shattering Golden Claw.

“Huh? What’s that? A rabbit? A rabbit running toward me? The Bear Lord’s luck has turned—I’m eating this rabbit!”

“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

After roaring to the sky, the black bear charged full speed toward the rabbit.

“Damn it, what the hell? A bear? Still haunting me?”

Hearing the roar, Xiao Yi snapped back to awareness.

But his speed was too great—he couldn’t stop in time.

“Huh? That dumb bear from yesterday? Fuck, how is this possible? I even took the opposite direction—and still ran into it.”

Though Xiao Yi was moving fast, he instantly recognized the bear—no surprise, its markings were unmistakable.

Black bear: “…”

At that moment, the black bear also spotted Xiao Yi behind the rabbit—and its face went pale with terror.

But it was already at full speed—there was no time to slow down.

“Open personal panel—buy Absolute Defense!”

Xiao Yi screamed inwardly, pained and heartbroken. Absolute Defense was useful—but a one-time use item. One free stat point gone.

You damn bear—you’ve officially made an enemy of Xiao the God.

This was Xiao Yi’s only option—he and the bear were both moving too fast, and only fifty meters apart.

The forest path was too narrow; even if both tried to slow down, avoiding collision was impossible.

Unless one of them chose to crash into a tree.

Xiao Yi—the legendary transmigrator, the man blessed with Absolute Defense—would never let himself crash into a tree. That kind of humiliation? Not a chance.

As for that dumb bear? Forget it—it wouldn’t dare crash into a tree either.

If so, then Xiao the Butcher would give this dumb bear a lesson it would never forget.

Otherwise, he’d be betraying the glorious nickname the netizens gave him.

Today, Xiao Yi would make this dumb bear know—here, in this territory, who was the real father.

“Crash!”

Before the livestream viewers could react, the man and the bear collided at full speed.

“Damn, that hurt!”

“Roar!”

Both Xiao Yi and the black bear screamed in pain simultaneously.

Then their bodies, propelled by force, rolled in opposite directions.

Though Absolute Defense blocked the lethal impact, it couldn’t absorb the residual force—Xiao Yi was sent tumbling backward.

Then, with perfect unspoken coordination, neither paid attention to the fleeing rabbit—they both scrambled to their feet and sprinted away in opposite directions.

After putting a hundred meters between them, they both turned back, watching each other warily.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi sneered inwardly: “This bear? Coward?”