The venue fell into a slight pause as Su Shen and a few others broke world records, causing a temporary halt in the schedule.
The competition only resumed after Su Feiren finished his interviews with numerous media reporters.
As expected, the next event was athletics, specifically the shot put, a sport leaning towards strength.
Initially, the crowd listened with a sense of novelty and curiosity upon hearing the event.
From the audience's perspective, this event should be something most animals couldn't manage.
After all, only a few primate species were capable of performing throwing actions.
If Great Grandpa hadn't already participated in the shooting competition, it might have been able to join, though it likely wouldn't win against humans due to its age.
Gibbon Great Grandpa, on the other hand, had already booked its spot in the parallel bars and rings competition.
Excluding these two, the only other primates at the Xihong Zoo were the monkeys.
Just as everyone assumed those little monkeys would be out to throw the shot put, a figure appeared on the field, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
Even the viewers in the live stream could see clearly without needing zoom, as it was none other than an adult African elephant.
This adult African elephant, standing nearly four meters tall, was wearing an extremely, extremely oversized pink vest.
"Holy hell, how are we supposed to compete? Tell me."
"Exactly, this is no different from cheating."
"Hahaha, the director is so wicked, letting an elephant throw the shot put, it's pure bullying."
"The weight of the shot put is probably negligible for an elephant, right?"
"Almost forgot, elephants can use their trunks to grab things. Does that count as a foul?"
"The director really isn't giving us any chance to win."
"It's going to throw it hundreds of meters, isn't it?"
"Throw shit, quick, throw shit."
"No, no, no, even though humans are definitely losing this round, I still want to watch."
"Yeah, losing is losing, I just want to know how far an elephant can throw a shot put if it knew how."
"Don't break through the roof of the venue."
"An elephant's strength is enough to flip a small car, throwing a shot put is like us flicking a booger."
Clearly, the curiosity wasn't limited to the audience. The athletes participating in this shot put event also showed expressions of curiosity upon seeing the elephant.
As for any worries, they were completely absent.
It was a joke; the moment they saw the elephant, they stopped worrying altogether. There was no need to worry.
Soon, these burly men, with their stout waists and broad shoulders, excitedly ran up to the elephant, like a group of one or two hundred jin children.
"Damn, those legs are so thick, like pillars."
"The muscles are really solid, I'm so envious."
"It's really so well-behaved."
"Why is there an extra leg growing here?"
.......
No man can resist the strongest creature on Earth, just like no child can resist an excavator.
Soon, the scene turned into a large-scale fan meet.
Even the referee couldn't stand it any longer.
"Competitors, please do not touch other competitors or interfere with their participation."
"Please maintain your image."
"What are you guys doing over there? Why are you hugging the elephant's leg?"
After the referee's stern reprimand, the competitors reluctantly left the elephant.
As a result, in the subsequent competitions, they didn't use their full strength.
As soon as they finished their throws, they quickly sat on the railings nearby, treating themselves like spectators, albeit with VIP seating.
It even made the spectators outside suspect that these guys had signed up for the competition just to watch the event up close.
When the elephant, wearing the pink vest, walked to the center of the field with heavy steps, these burly men immediately started clapping excitedly.
With an elephant trumpeting sound that echoed throughout the venue, the pink elephant immediately used its long trunk to pick up the 15-jin shot put in front of it.
The entire process looked as if it felt no weight.
This scene had the participating athletes sitting nearby exclaiming in awe.
And under their shining eyes, the 15-jin shot put drew a long parabola, flying rapidly towards the other end of the field, like a cannonball.
Suddenly, the entire venue erupted in cheers, except for the spectators sitting at the other end of the field.
They didn't panic when it was halfway there, nor when it was two-thirds of the way.
But as the shot put got closer and closer to the stands, they finally panicked.
"Holy crap, is it going to hit us?"
"If it hits us, we'll be dead on the spot."
"More than dead, our heads will be gone."
"Is it too late to buy insurance now?"
"Excuse me, if an animal kills me, should I buy human insurance, animal insurance, or human-animal insurance?"
"If I rush over and kill the elephant right now, is that self-defense?"
"No, that would make you awesome."
"The probability of being killed by an elephant is probably lower than being hit by a meteor, right?"
"Low, but not impossible."
"Holy crap, it's really flying this way!"
......
Just as everyone thought the shot put, carrying immense kinetic energy, would smash into the stands, it finally landed heavily ten meters away from the stands.
It immediately created a large crater in the ground.
Seeing this, everyone first breathed a long sigh of relief, and then the entire venue erupted in thunderous cheers.
It was as if they themselves had achieved this throw.
At this point, no one saw this as a competition anymore; in their eyes, it was the elephant's solo performance.
When the final result was announced, a number far exceeding most people's imaginations was presented to the crowd.
254 meters!
A terrifying figure ten times the human shot put record.
Moreover, everyone vaguely felt that the elephant had held back some of its strength.
In other words, 254 meters was the limit of the venue, not the limit of the elephant.
As soon as this result was announced, the human competitors immediately ran to the elephant and surrounded it.
This scene of extreme harmony between humans and animals was quickly captured by the numerous media present.
It was believed that it would soon appear on the covers of major nature magazines.
For most people, witnessing the ultimate speed and ultimate strength of land creatures on this planet within a single day was a privilege.
And they believed that in the coming days of the competition, they would witness more of the diverse and colorful aspects of animals.
However, just as everyone was filled with anticipation, a series of exclamations suddenly came from the stands. As the camera switched to the stands, everyone's view was met with an extremely thrilling scene.