Super Zoo-Chapter 676 - 666: Iron-mouthed Little Overlord

Before the crested ibis came to Whisperwind Pavilion, the regulars here included a group of cats, big ones leading their kittens, and a small colony of bees acting as sentries and messengers.

During the hot days, the python spent most of its time cooling off in the lake.

The alligator snapping turtle, after the fisheries of Huating Reservoir and Shuijun Lake got on the right track, this foreman and golden enforcer with clubs had basically been without tasks.

The bighead catfish also frequently swam through the passages at the lake bottom, moving between Shuixie Lake, Shuijun Lake, and Huating Reservoir.

In theory, since the Xuanwu was present, the water quality of Shuixie Lake was the best. However, with the arrival of new and more formidable companions, the bighead, even though it had grown to nearly twenty pounds, still seemed a bit insignificant in front of the other aquatic creatures.

There was no helping it, it was an issue of species heritage; no matter how big the cats grow, they are no match for a small tiger.

Staying in Shuixie Lake all the time would hurt its pride! So it often headed to the other two bigger lakes to feel more superior among other varieties of fish.

Besides these regulars, various sizes of crocodile gars, pufferfish, and porcupinefish occasionally came to mooch off the area. However, the small lake had limited space, and they came and went in dribs and drabs, cavorting about for half a day or a day before leaving, like tourists.

In other words, many animals used to live around the pavilion, each one remarkable, with intelligence or strength not inferior to that of the pandas.

Their boss was none other than the cats that had been with Suming for the longest time...

The cats' status as boss wasn't like that of the pandas, which was gained through intelligence; theirs was a path of pure brute force, a position in the underworld carved out with fists and kicks.

Be it the alligator snapping turtle, impervious as a tabletop to blades and spears; the vicious crocodile gar; or later on, the strong and capable python, all had suffered no small losses at the hands of these cats.

When the crested ibis arrived, Suming introduced it to everybody, and the animals present didn't show a particularly warm welcome nor did they exhibit any disgust—they had lived with Suming for so long that each one of them had a 'I'm number one in the world' attitude. They couldn't care less about making friends with ordinary animals, nor did they bother with bullying them. No matter if you are a class I or II protected animal, once you're here, you're one of us, and we should all get along.

The crested ibis was quite vicious when it came to people, but it had hardly any killing power over animals. It was like a little red-beaked duck, waddling down the steps of Whisperwind Pavilion to the water for a bath.

All in all, aside from the bighead catfish who was swimming there and got startled by this little natural predator, Crested Ibis Xiaohong actually got along quite well with the other animals when it first came to the pavilion.

Feelings are something that need time to build up, and after a few days, as Suming observed, the crested ibis had integrated into the collective of superpowered animals at the pavilion.

Why did they suddenly start fighting like this?

This morning when I left, I still saw the crested ibis catching fish with two little kittens, standing in the shallow water while the two kittens lay on the rocks at the water's edge, all three of them staring intently at the lake surface, waiting for some unlucky little fish from Shuijun Lake to pass by.

Not far away, the python was entangled with the alligator snapping turtle again. Both reptiles being cold-blooded, they weren't afraid of heat, and after it got hot, these two would tangle with each other daily, pretending to be Xuanwu.

If we have Xuanwu in the lake, 'Vermilion Bird' on shore, and consider the cats as close relatives to tigers to weakly make up the numbers for White Tiger, then we're just missing Azure Dragon, and the Four Divine Beasts would all be lively present. If we split the python and Xuanwu and insist on making up the numbers, Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Xuanwu would already be complete.

In any case, it was a harmonious scene.

How did it come to this after just half a day?

When Suming hurried back, he saw the pavilion in complete disarray.

The upper half of the python had been pecked with a wound that was neither deep nor shallow, missing the vital spot by just a few centimeters, and it was oozing blood while lying weakly on the pavilion's deck, looking like a dead snake.

Suming checked with his spiritual power and, fortunately, the vital parts had not been damaged.

The python wasn't as seriously injured as it appeared—it slyly feigned death to withdraw from the battle after being hurt.

It really didn't dare to keep fighting; its bullet-resistant scales were easily punctured by a casual peck from the Crested Ibis Xiaohong... If it hadn't pulled its body back quickly, and Xiaohong hadn't been really willing to fight to the death, that peck on the "qi xue" could have had unimaginable consequences.

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The Alligator Turtle hid in the deepest part of Shuixie Lake, not daring to expose its shell, only poking its head out with its small eyes vigilantly watching the battle.

Initially, it thought it would be safe to hide in the lake, but little did it know that the Crested Ibis could also fly, flapping its wings and landing on its shell that was exposed above the water...

Chatter chatter chatter—chatter chatter chatter—the Alligator Turtle still felt a bit of residual fear when it thought of what had just happened. That was no Crested Ibis; it was more like a woodpecker with an electric drill for a beak, wildly chiseling away at its back, almost giving its shell a permanent 'tattoo'.

Suming's communication soldier wasps didn't participate in such fights and were merely observing the battle from the sky.

Now, the only one still capable of fighting was the cat!

A big group of cats, large and small, as Xiaohong went from fighting on the ground to splashing into the water, and then struggling from the water back to the shore, cat fur and bird feathers flying everywhere…

Seeing this, Suming knew that Xiaohong had still shown some mercy. In its fight with the cats, it didn't use its beak to peck but treated its long bird beak like a stick, thrashing at the cats rushing towards it.

With a shake of its head, it sent one cat flying, then another shake sent another cat flying...

Cats have quite the temper; after being thrown away, they wouldn't relent, rushing back at it angrily, hissing and striking with their claws.

"All of you fucking stop it now!"

Suming roared, thinking to himself, are you all really that bored, basking in such a comfortable life?

A few days ago, in front of me, you were all fine. The moment I turn my back, you start to tear into each other, and now every one of you has even learned to play schemes.

I didn't expect this from you cats and birds!

In his shouted command, there was spiritual power; with that loud shout, all the animals got quite a fright and turned their heads to look at him.

Even the King Python playing dead on the ground suddenly lifted its head, saw that it was Suming, and hurriedly slithered over to hide behind him.

"Who's fighting! Where's the fight!"

"Fight, fight! Why have you stopped fighting?!"

The two parrots hopped and jumped out of the forest, probably having heard about the excitement and specifically came to join in.

"What fight, you two hustled over here for what? Don't you have work to do?" Suming rolled his eyes.

"The two ladies are on a date!"

"My eyes! My eyes!"

"Can't watch, can't watch!"

"Watch the fight, watch the fight!"

"Go on, go play somewhere else." Suming waved them away and with hands on hips, questioned the animals, "What exactly happened here? If I don't get a clear explanation today, you're all getting locked up! No food for three days!"