Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 382 - 380: Old Xu, what outrageous things are you saying?!

Chapter 382: Chapter 380: Old Xu, what outrageous things are you saying?!

The popularity of the elephant migration incident kept rising.

These massive creatures kept heading north without knowing where they were going, but they never stopped.

Interestingly enough, many villagers prepared food ahead of time upon knowing that the elephants would pass through their area.

Then, a large group of villagers ran up the hillside to watch the elephants from a distance.

It was quite fascinating.

Xu Yang was around, following the herd.

He was bold and walked right beside them.

The elephants showed no resistance and proceeded as usual.

Xu Yang’s actions astonished people.

However, after a while, Xu Yang stepped out of the herd.

"I’d better not follow them anymore. The herd is getting a lot of attention, and it might seem like I’m just trying to cling to their popularity."

"Just going to see where they go and occasionally feed them; that’s good enough."

Xu Yang told his livestream viewers.

Hearing this, everyone laughed.

[Brother Yang, you’re the only one who could feed elephants like that!]

[Just keep following them; we want to see the elephants too!]

[These elephants are very popular right now; many of them even have names, and everyone is really interested!]

[Sticking with them will definitely keep the popularity high!]

Xu Yang shook his head with a smile and simply said:

"Just quietly follow them."

At that moment, the advancing herd suddenly stopped as if something had happened.

Two of the elephants let out loud trumpeting sounds.

The cries of the elephants were so loud; it felt as if they echoed directly in one’s mind, causing a slight buzzing sensation in the head.

Xu Yang immediately looked forward:

"What happened? Why did they stop?"

He moved forward, reaching the side of the herd.

Xu Yang was daring, and while the crowd on the hillside and the accompanying police officers tried to figure out what happened, Xu Yang was already at the side of the herd.

The drone followed him.

A little distance away, a police officer spoke to a technician:

"Switch to Xu Yang’s livestream for now, his camera is very clear; let’s see what’s happening."

The technicians immediately switched to Xu Yang’s livestream.

The livestream was excellent for observing the herd.

Xu Yang got into the middle of the herd and saw that a young calf had a tack stuck in its foot.

The little one was in pain, crying out while trying to get the tack out, but it couldn’t.

The mother elephant and the others could only watch anxiously and helplessly, not knowing what to do.

The calf was nearly crying, making pitiful sounds.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yang immediately walked over.

"There’s a tack stuck in the calf’s foot, you wouldn’t notice unless you looked closely."

Xu Yang’s keen vision caught the issue at a glance.

The calf’s left front foot was lifted, clearly injured.

The scene was interesting; several elephants surrounded a human, seemingly hoping that this human could help them.

[So it was a tack!]

[It sounds painful!]

[Brother Yang, please help it!]

[Who would dare to help, though? That’s an elephant, and its mother is right there. It could be very dangerous!]

[But Brother Yang is different!]

Netizens became very concerned about the calf’s condition upon hearing Xu Yang’s commentary.

It felt terrible just hearing about it.

Xu Yang was very composed and immediately went to the calf’s side.

[Old Xu really went!]

The netizens’ hearts tightened with nervousness.

Everyone feared the elephants might become agitated.

After all, this was completely out of their weight class.

But Xu Yang was calm; removing a tiny tack was no difficult feat for humans.

Xu Yang crouched down, reached out, grabbed the tack, and pulled it out with force.

The tack was easily removed by him.

To prevent the tack from injuring any other animal, he broke the pin and stored it in a bag, planning to dispose of it in a trash bin later.

The calf felt the pain in its foot vanish and tentatively placed its foot on the ground. The piercing pain disappeared entirely.

The little one immediately cried out happily.

Hearing its cries, the surrounding watching herd also settled down.

Elephants live as a family.

Their emotions are rich.

They can sense each other’s conditions through their emotions.

The herd was delighted that the calf’s injury was healed.

"Leader’s favorability toward Xu Yang is now 60%"

At that moment, the system issued a notification.

Xu Yang’s mission progress had jumped to 60% from the original 20%

It seemed that helping the calf had made the herd especially satisfied.

The elephants gathered around, and Xu Yang stepped back a few paces onto an open area.

The happy calf ran over to Xu Yang’s side, appearing quite affectionate.

The netizens in the live stream were cheering non-stop.

[Old Xu is really awesome, he actually went to pull it out!]

[Ordinary people should stay away, it’s easy to get stabbed by elephants!]

[Seeing the thumbtack pulled out feels so satisfying!]

[He’s too strong, it has to be his live stream.]

Not only the live stream room, but also the police officers who were filming felt a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, that issue was resolved.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have known how to handle that thumbtack.

You can’t just sedate the baby elephant to deal with it, the adult elephants might freak out.

It had to be Xu Yang!

He actually dared to go over.

Xu Yang watched the baby elephant approach, reached out his hand, and touched its forehead.

The skin was a bit rough, but it was interesting to touch.

Though it was a baby elephant, it was nearly as tall as Xu Yang, so he had to reach out to touch it.

While he played with the baby elephant, the mother elephant watched him intently, and while there was no malice, it was still quite frightening.

This was, after all, the strongest animal on land.

The invincible kind.

Xu Yang patted the baby elephant, and as the herd continued to move forward, he stood still, watching them go.

The group of elephants didn’t seem to have a specific plan,

but since they had come out, it wasn’t good to drive them back.

Soon, the herd reached the edge of the village where many villagers had prepared fruit.

Everyone really liked these elephants.

Despite being locals, many had never seen elephants before.

And feeding animals is a particularly stress-relieving activity.

Interestingly enough, people seem to really enjoy feeding animals.

For instance, although zoos often have signs saying "Do Not Feed the Animals," there are always some tourists secretly bringing carrot sticks or slices to feed the animals.

Seeing these giants eat the food they prepared always made them happy.

The elephant incident was trending, and so was Xu Yang.

There were also a few bold individuals thinking about approaching the elephants.

But the leader of the elephants trumpeted at one of them and even took a few mock charging steps.

That person got so scared that they ran off tumbling and crawling.

Trying to steal a chicken only to lose a handful of rice, it was a complete embarrassment.

But there was nothing to be done, aside from Xu Yang, there weren’t many who could do it.

Xu Yang, however, was quite relaxed.

These past few days, he even made a good connection with the local police.

Sometimes there were areas where elephants couldn’t be allowed, and Xu Yang would go over to help block them.

At the same time, considering the hunger issue with elephants, Xu Yang also took the initiative to feed them.

The focus on this group of elephants was too high.

Fortunately, with Xu Yang’s care, the herd was safe all the way.

And, as he appeared more frequently, the leader of the elephants grew increasingly fond of him.

Until 5 days later,

"Leader of the Elephants’ Favorability 100%"

The mission was finally partially completed, now it was just a matter of waiting for them to reach the designated area.

Xu Yang looked at the leader of the elephants, feeling more relaxed.

He had finally succeeded.

With the favorability achieved, he felt relieved and even braver.

He approached the leader of the elephants, looked at its mountain-like back, and suddenly felt a whim.

He kind of wanted to ride it.

The leader of the elephants was also looking at him, and a heavy oppressive feeling hit him.

Xu Yang touched the elephant’s side and asked, "Can I ride you?"

Upon hearing his words, before the leader of the elephants responded, the netizens in the livestream were stunned.

Old Xu, what are you saying?

This is a wild elephant, you’re asking if you can ride it?

Isn’t that too absurd!

What happened next was equally absurd.

Because the wild elephant really lifted its hind legs, providing Xu Yang a step.

Xu Yang stepped on it, and with a little effort, he really jumped onto the back of the elephant.

Holy crap?!

The netizens were stunned.

He could actually ride the elephant!

That was really awesome!

The back of the elephant was indeed wide, and Xu Yang could easily sit cross-legged on it.

And their stamina was good, they easily carried Xu Yang.

The baby elephant below saw Xu Yang and happily ran around in circles.

Xu Yang got along very well with these guys.

Afterward, the herd continued its migration.

With Xu Yang riding on the leader’s back, he looked like a guide.

The more the netizens watched, the more absurd the scene seemed.

The netizens could only silently exclaim:

Brother Yang is still Brother Yang, truly fierce!