It took more than a full minute for the visitors in the park to gradually come to their senses.
In an instant, the crowd erupted again.
"Damn, what was that sound just now? It gave me goosebumps."
"Yeah, it was terrifying. I felt completely overwhelmed."
"This zoo doesn't still keep some fierce beasts in here, does it?"
"What kind of fierce beast could be that powerful? A lion or a tiger?"
"I've seen some online information about this zoo. It seems they do keep some fierce animals, but they're all quite old - mostly elderly, weak, or disabled."
"I remember coming here as a child. There was a skinny old tiger then that looked less fierce than a cat."
"Why waste time talking? Let's just go in and see. It's not like it's some alien creature."
"Right, let's go look. No matter how fierce the animal is, it's still caged."
As the crowd discussed, some of the bolder visitors soon decided to explore deeper into the park.
Yang Lin naturally observed this scene and immediately picked up a megaphone to shout:
"Attention all visitors, the area ahead is the fierce beast zone. Those who are faint of heart or have related health conditions should not enter, to avoid being frightened."
Hearing Yang Lin's announcement, some visitors who had been hesitant suddenly felt as if they were being looked down upon.
"Fierce beast zone? What kind of fierce beasts could this rundown zoo have?"
"Besides, no matter how fierce it is, could it be fiercer than me?"
A muscular man with a tall build said disdainfully from within the crowd.
The lackeys standing beside him immediately chimed in:
"That's right, boss is the fiercest. Forget fierce beasts, even lions and tigers would be knocked out by boss's single punch."
"Look at boss's build. What animal could be bigger than boss?"
"Let's go, let's go see what's actually in there."
...
In no time, a large number of curious visitors began heading deeper into the park.
When they saw the animals in the other areas, the looks of disdain on their faces grew even stronger.
"What kind of fierce beast area is this? This black bear is skin and bones."
"This leopard is even missing a front paw."
"This wild boar is as skinny as a greyhound."
"I knew that guy was just trying to scare us earlier. There are no fierce beasts in this zoo at all."
"Yeah, this is so disappointing."
Just as the visitors were lamenting how uninteresting it was, a signpost appeared before them.
"Tiger enclosure 50 meters ahead. Please do not approach the fence. Beware of being startled."
"Tiger enclosure? So there's a tiger up ahead?"
"Maybe that roar we heard earlier came from the tiger."
"Well, we've come this far. Might as well see what this zoo's tiger looks like."
As they spoke, the visitors headed towards the tiger enclosure, making sure to take out their phones and cameras.
However, when they reached the entrance of the tiger enclosure, they found the cage empty.
"What's this? Where's the tiger? Where is it?"
"Don't tell me they put a cat in there pretending it's a tiger."
"I knew it was a scam. There's no tiger in here at all."
Just as the visitors were expressing their feelings of being deceived, Yang Lin appeared beside the crowd, pushing a small cart.
"Free-range chickens for sale! 100 yuan each, genuine free-range chickens, can be used to feed the tiger."
Hearing Yang Lin's voice, everyone wore expressions of disbelief.
They hadn't even seen the tiger yet, and Yang Lin was already selling souvenirs.
And the price of these chickens seemed far too expensive.
"Zoo keeper, this is too much of a rip-off. Where's the tiger in the tiger enclosure?"
"Yeah, where's the tiger? Don't tell me that huge roar earlier was just played through speakers."
"If there's no tiger today, we're going to demand refunds."
"That's right, refunds!"
Just as people started clamoring, Yang Lin calmly took a plump chicken from the small cart.
Then the crowd heard him shout towards the direction of the cage.
"Sister Hua, come out for breakfast!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he threw the chicken in his hand towards the top of the cage.
The moment the chicken entered the cage, a massive figure leapt out from behind a fake mountain.
While the chicken was still in mid-air, its terrifying blood-filled mouth had already swallowed the chicken in one gulp.
Roar!
The next second, the crowd heard a spine-chilling roar.
This roar was clearly identical to the one they had heard outside earlier.
When the visitors looked in the direction of the roar, they saw a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
In the enormous iron cage, a terrifyingly massive striped beast was staring intently at them.
Drops of fresh blood were continuously dripping from the corners of its mouth.
Just standing there motionless, the crowd felt an intense sense of suffocation emanating from the depths of their souls.
It seemed that if they moved even slightly, they would be devoured by this striped beast in the next moment.
Gulp!
In the silent scene, someone swallowed audibly, instantly breaking the atmosphere.
It was only at this moment that they finally saw clearly what the giant creature in the cage actually was.
It was clearly a Siberian tiger with a body as large as a full-sized SUV.
At this point, the visitors finally understood the source of that slight fear coming from the depths of their souls.
It was an imprint left by human ancestors when they once competed with this forest monarch for supremacy, persisting for thousands of years without fading.
Just as the visitors were feeling a mix of confusion and fear, Yang Lin's voice sounded again nearby.
"Anyone want a chicken? Just 100 yuan to hand-feed the tiger king."
"Of course, if you don't want to feed it, you can also take the chicken home to make soup."
Hearing Yang Lin's voice, people finally snapped out of their daze.
The next second, several visitors rushed to Yang Lin's side.
"I want one."
"I want one too."
In no time at all, the dozen or so chickens Yang Lin had brought this time were snatched up.
After getting their chickens, the visitors eagerly began feeding.
Every time a chicken was thrown into the tiger enclosure, Li Hua's massive body would leap up.
Gradually, the fear in the visitors' hearts began to dissipate, replaced by overwhelming amazement.
They had thought the previous pair of "dragon and phoenix" was impressive enough, but they never expected such an extraordinary fierce beast to be hidden in the depths of the park. Suddenly, they felt they had gotten their money's worth.
Meanwhile, the videos taken by the visitors were rapidly uploaded to the internet.