Garala Crocodiles are supposed to be creatures that only exist in comics.

According to the comic's setting, the Garala Crocodile's level is: [Capture Level 5]

(Capture Level 1 is defined as: a beast that ten professional hunters with shotguns can capture.)

This is the rating given by IGO (a fictional organization in *Toriko*). Of course, individual strength also affects the capture level; a juvenile Garala Crocodile and one that has lived for over a hundred years will naturally differ by several levels.

Garala Crocodiles live in the "Baron Islands," a dangerous area inhabited by approximately 200,000 species, and stand at the apex of the local ecosystem.

It has a hippopotamus-like body, a washboard-like armored back, eight stubby legs, an ugly and ferocious flat face, and a pair of adorably dumb eyes.

It possesses hard scales, strong teeth, sharp claws, and a bite force exceeding three tons… The most troublesome thing is that its mouth is also infested with a large number of "Baron Leeches." Wounds caused by these blood-sucking leeches are extremely difficult to heal and will bleed profusely for a long time.

In summary, this is essentially an animal that an ordinary person cannot defeat.

However, there was a man who chose to launch a surprise attack on it on a stormy night…

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Late, 7:47 PM, fifteen minutes until Kevin's summoning time limit.

At this time, Feng Bujue, led by Kevin, had already ventured deep into the swamp of Cannabis Island.

"Damn… the water level has risen a lot compared to the evening…" Jue-Ge, following behind Kevin, wiped the water from his face and muttered, "This is very disadvantageous… Even if a Level 30 player actually came (this is Jue-Ge's current assessment of Kevin's strength), trying to fight a Garala Crocodile in waist-deep water… would probably be tough…"

However, even knowing that the situation was grim, Jue-Ge could only bite the bullet and go on. The reason was… Kevin's summoning time limit.

Perhaps the person who designed the equipment [Bear's Everyday Knife] wanted to use this setting to mock the broadcast time and frequency of a certain show…

In any case, the setting of [Cooldown Time: 1 week, Duration: 45 minutes] basically declared that Kevin, this summoned creature, could only be summoned once in a script.

With this kind of summoning interval, unless some extreme situation occurs… such as the player obtaining something that can greatly reduce the cooldown time of the equipment's effect… otherwise, Kevin cannot appear twice in the same script.

Therefore, Feng Bujue, who had already summoned Kevin, was now in a bit of a bind.

To not use such a summoned creature with combat power far exceeding normal people would undoubtedly be a huge waste. But if he were to use him… it seemed that only one thing was most suitable for him to do – hunt Garala Crocodiles.

So, Jue-Ge issued the order to "clear the way ahead," braving the storm and entering the swamp with Kevin.

Anyway, Feng Bujue had already thought it through. When the time came… he would just watch from afar and let Kevin fight the Garala Crocodile alone. If he could win, that would be best, and the side quest and challenge could be completed together; if he couldn't win… he would simply give up the side quest and go kill an ordinary small crocodile himself after the rain stopped, which would still complete the challenge.

"Ahead, there's something." After walking for another five minutes or so, Kevin suddenly stopped and said.

Just then, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky.

In an instant, the swamp was illuminated as if it were daytime.

Taking advantage of the light, Feng Bujue quickly stretched his neck and peered forward over Kevin's shoulder. Although the water droplets on his eyelashes and eyelids made his eyes sting, he still saw that huge shadow about twenty meters away.

"This is practically a dinosaur…" Feng Bujue raised his hand and wiped his face (to prevent water damage, he had put his pistol in the plastic bag containing marijuana, so he was now holding the military shovel with one hand), and cursed under his breath, "Isn't the production team not allowed to have anyone die… what's the deal with putting such a deadly animal on the island?"

He asked a very good question, and why is that?

Actually, the reason is very simple, because… this kind of animal doesn't pose much of a threat to humans.

Seeing this, some people will definitely find it strange, how is that possible?

That's a long story…

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First of all, the basic settings of this script world need to be explained.

In fact, Feng Bujue had been to this universe before. This… is the universe of the *Earth Wasteland Arc*.

The time in which *Wilderness Survival with Poison* takes place is 2460, five years after the end of the "God's Grace Village Incident" on "Old Earth."

Humans in this universe had already taken the first step in interstellar colonization at the end of the 22nd century (see Chapter 129). After so many years, they had naturally found many celestial bodies similar to Earth. For example, at this moment, Feng Bujue was on a planet called "Fourth Earth."

Because the level of technology was already very high and resources were relatively abundant, war had disappeared from the human world. So, one day in the 24th century, a group of scientists who were bored out of their minds (they may have been making munitions before) slapped their foreheads and launched a "Biological Rescue Project," starting to study the genes of various endangered, extinct, and ancient creatures…

After decades of effort, these guys succeeded…

The Quagga and Florida Black Wolf that had previously appeared on the island were two kinds of extinct Old Earth animals that had been "revived" using genetic technology. Such creatures… are not uncommon in this universe; they can be seen everywhere in the wild and are as common as mongrel dogs… Sometimes, to control their numbers, the local government even encourages hunting…

Later… following the "Biological Rescue Project," a strange project called "Biological Improvement Project" was put on the agenda of those idlers.

Decades passed again, and with the birth of another Nobel Prize winner, this project was also successful…

From then on, in some remote wilderness areas (mostly islands), many strange creatures appeared, such as Garala Crocodiles, Baron Tigers, Suction Tube Snakes, Giant Land Sharks… all kinds of bizarre things appeared one after another. According to the scientists, "This is a test of the existing ecosystem. Please don't worry."

In short… for these humans of the 25th century, they could even create King Kong if they wanted to.

So finally, let's go back to the original question: why aren't these animals deadly?

That's because… all the creatures born through the "Biological Improvement Project" have been implanted with a "special gene," and the only purpose of this gene is to make them lose their advantage when fighting humans.

For example… let's take mosquitoes. If the humans in this universe wanted to exterminate mosquitoes, they could completely tamper with the mosquitoes' genes to make them become an animal that "would be poisoned to death as soon as it touched human blood."

By the same token, the products of the Biological Improvement Project have carried similar genes since birth. For them, human pheromones, body odor, blood, and flesh… are things to be avoided at all costs. When they encounter humans, they will basically run away out of instinct, and even if they want to resist, they will be quickly poisoned to death…

Remember the conversation between Hai Mei Long and Bear earlier?

"Alright, alright… I know. We chose the competition venue together, remember? I've seen the animal list there… and, to be honest, I don't really care… what coyotes, black wolves… it doesn't make much difference to me."

In our opinion, Hai Mei Long's attitude at the time may have been a bit indifferent, but in that universe, most people have this kind of "uninformed, indifferent" attitude towards animals. Because animals have already become something like "clothing," which can be mass-produced and adjusted at will; there is no longer any "endangered" or "extinct," only "overpopulation."

Let's say a little something else here…

Fortunately, Feng Bujue is not aware that the technological level of this universe has reached that level. This script he is experiencing just happens to be taking place in the wilderness, and the highest technology product he has seen so far… is just the floating camera next to Clam-Er-Lis. If Jue-Ge knew… that there were hand-held magnetic railguns, ants (a kind of nanobot technology in this universe), anti-gravity combat mechas, and other high-tech products in other parts of this planet, then the consequences would be unimaginable… At that time, would he still care about the competition? He would definitely go straight to the Dolphin, hijack hostages, and contact the local government to send him some munitions, that's the right way…

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So, after understanding the background settings, let's go back to the story…

"Kevin, you go and kill it." After seeing the giant shadow, Feng Bujue completely gave up the idea of going forward. A few minutes ago, he did think about "if possible, let's help Kevin a little," but now… that thought has completely disappeared.

"Okay." A second later, Kevin replied in a very ordinary tone, and then strode forward.

Feng Bujue remained in place, providing spiritual support…

Kevin deserves to be a summoned creature that comes with a legendary equipment. In this swamp with water depths exceeding one meter, he was carrying a camera (although it had been damaged by bullets, Kevin still insisted on carrying it), and still marching forward with great strides. The wind and rain were like a gentle breeze and a loli spitting water to him. His tall body was like an iron tower, unaffected by the wind and rain at all.

Roar—

Suddenly, a low roar that was no less than a thunderclap came from the front.

The roar was as if it had substance, tearing through the viscous air and penetrating the deep darkness.

This was the king of this swamp, making a final warning to the "enemy" approaching it.

Unfortunately… Kevin wouldn't pay attention to it. The instructions he received were very clear, and there was no possibility of retreating…