Normally, whenever Er Pang encountered strangers or hostile individuals,
his first instinct was to bare his teeth and warn them off.
But today was different.
He feared that if he bared his teeth, he might scare the visitors away.
Then he would truly be stuck starving until Zhang Chen returned.
Opportunities like food coming to him didn't happen often, and he had to cherish them!
Er Pang wagged his tail excitedly, standing his ground.
His dark eyes watched intently as Sakata and his men agilely scaled the wall.
"See? This kind of small dog doesn't have strong territorial instincts!
It's also very friendly towards people. Look, it's even wagging its tail at us!
What a pitiful little thing!
It has no idea what we're going to do to it in a moment!"
Sakata said with a smile.
The several Japanese men beside him also laughed boisterously.
They felt that Er Pang was incredibly stupid, lacking any sense of danger.
"Come here, little dog. Come to me, I have some delicious food!"
Sakata smiled and squatted down, tapping his fingers lightly on the ground.
In reality, he had nothing in his hands.
He just wanted to toy with the dog before it died.
He even imagined the scene of the dog struggling and whimpering in his hands.
*Whimper*
Er Pang's saliva splattered onto the ground.
He was indeed unbearably hungry.
He slowly walked towards Sakata.
"Look how stupid this dog is, it actually thinks I have something!
It's even drooling, hah, how gullible can it be!
Just like those Dragon Country people, as soon as a politician posts some video, people believe it!
Hahaha... AHHH!"
Sakata let out a few laughs before suddenly screaming.
At the same time,
Er Pang's body rapidly grew in size.
It was three meters long and nearly one point five meters at the shoulder!
Its build rivaled that of a brown bear!
Its gaping maw clamped down tightly on Sakata's forearm.
With a simple crunch,
a *snap* sound was heard!
Its powerful bite effortlessly snapped Sakata's forearm.
The bone broke into three pieces.
But it wasn't over yet.
Er Pang habitually shook its head a few times.
The immense force tore off half of Sakata's upper arm.
Blood splattered everywhere.
The other men were instantly petrified.
"What the hell is this, a small dog?
What kind of monster is this?
It's too big!
Attack, attack!
Open fire, kill it!"
Looking at Sakata, who had fainted from the pain, the other team members shouted desperately.
They were trying to stabilize their companion and bolster their own courage.
"Ah, die!"
One team member raised his katana high and slashed down fiercely at Er Pang's back.
*Thud*
Er Pang's fur was incredibly tough.
Even a single strand of its fur was as sharp as a steel needle.
With its body pushed to its physical limits and a common weapon like a katana...
The blade couldn't even penetrate its thick fur!
After all, Er Pang could already take on a Crawler by itself a few days ago.
And it had grown even stronger since then.
These Japanese warriors couldn't even defeat a Crawler, let alone face a stronger Er Pang.
It was a suicide mission!
*Swish!*
Er Pang swept its tail horizontally.
It slammed heavily onto the thigh of a warrior.
The force was like someone smashing down with an iron bar!
*Crack!*
The thigh bone fractured!
The man immediately fell to the ground, his face slamming into the earth.
He didn't even have time to let out a groan of pain...
Er Pang leaped up and pounced on another Japanese warrior who was attempting to drag Sakata away.
With a single bite,
it crushed the entire head.
White brain matter splattered out, pooling on the ground.
"Agh... you monster!"
Another Japanese warrior pulled out a handgun and fired wildly at Er Pang!
Unfortunately, the bullets from this handgun were still too weak.
The bullets struck Er Pang's body, leaving small scorch marks on its fur.
While they couldn't cause substantial damage to Er Pang, being hit by bullets still hurt.
Er Pang roared, then let out a long howl to the sky:
"Awoooooo!"
Immediately after, two wolf cubs the size of lions slowly emerged from the shadows.
"This... there's an ambush?!"
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
"But what about Captain Sakata?"
"At this point, if we don't run, we'll lose our lives. I believe Captain Sakata will understand us!"
As soon as Er Pang made its move, it had already heavily injured Sakata and another team member.
And killed one.
Moreover, its fur was impenetrable to blades, and its body impervious to bullets.
How could they possibly fight this thing?!
The remaining three, seeing the dire situation, turned and fled.
Er Pang gave a growl and bit the Japanese man who had been firing the gun into its mouth.
It originally intended to swallow him whole.
But after a moment's thought, it spat him out.
Placing a paw on his head, it opened its maw and began to feast.
It wanted to leave a corpse for Zhang Chen to claim.
After all, this was its spoils of war.
If it ate all six men in one go, how could it prove that someone had been there?
Moreover, it had seen Zhang Chen collect corpses.
It knew these things might be useful to Zhang Chen.
So, it only ate the meat, leaving most of the bodies behind.
The other two Japanese men had just climbed over the wall and were preparing to jump down.
They suddenly felt a lightness in their bodies.
Two small Lunar Wolves, one each, dragged them back.
Their massive canine teeth bit into the Japanese men's bodies.
It was clear they wouldn't survive.
"Awooo~"
Er Pang wagged its tail excitedly.
Now there was food!
The feeling of being full was truly wonderful!
On the other side...
Jiangbei... Hot Spring Hotel...
Those Crawlers were released by Zhang Chen.
He had come to cause trouble for the Japanese in the first place.
Birds of a feather flock together!
Having witnessed Minako's viciousness, any Japanese who associated with her could naturally not be good people!
However, Zhang Chen discovered through reconnaissance that there were over a hundred Japanese people in the entire hot spring hotel.
Zhang Chen wasn't afraid of being outnumbered, but he was afraid of any survivors escaping.
But people and zombies were different.
Zombies, upon seeing living people, would charge forward fearlessly in a swarm until you killed them all.
But humans experienced fear; they would hide, they would flee.
Especially the leader of the camp, who controlled all the camp's supplies.
If he escaped, not only would he leave potential trouble,
but he would also take away almost all the supplies in the camp.
Zhang Chen's attack this time would have been completely meaningless.
Releasing the Crawlers was to use their keen senses to kill the survivors.
To force the camp leader out!
Zhang Chen stood on the rooftop of the hot spring hotel, silently observing everything around him.
As expected, a black SUV drove out from the underground parking lot and headed directly towards Yongyu Bridge.
"Finally found you!"
Zhang Chen smiled slightly.