Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 400 - 398: The Little Panda’s Utopia, Invaders from Afar!

Chapter 400: Chapter 398: The Little Panda’s Utopia, Invaders from Afar!

Xu Yang entered the deep pit.

The space inside was quite large, but relatively enclosed.

Looking closely, there were many wild fruit trees growing small berries.

This place really was perfect, especially for little pandas.

Without any defensive abilities, their survival was entirely at the mercy of nature.

The drone also descended.

Just then, a cute and cuddly little panda suddenly jumped down from a tree and ran over to Xu Yang’s feet.

The little fellow arrived beside Xu Yang and looked around warily.

The sight of the little panda delighted the viewers in the live broadcast room instantly.

[Look over there, it’s a little panda!]

[My god, so adorable!]

[There are little pandas here, are they wild?]

[When can I ever keep one!]

[Old Xu, you’re not planning on keeping a little panda, are you? That’s illegal, you know that, right?]

Xu Yang hadn’t expected to encounter a little panda as soon as he arrived.

Maybe it was because of the mission.

The creature truly was adorable, especially its four round, furry paws and its soft, big tail, which were simply endearing.

Xu Yang looked at the little guy and said:

"I’d like to make it clear in advance, I have no relationship with this little panda."

"It approached me on its own."

"Take a good look, everyone, it seems to be hiding from something."

"Otherwise, it wouldn’t be so scared."

At this moment, the viewers also noticed that something was off with the little panda.

It seemed tense, and its expression was filled with panic.

Clearly, there was something terrifying nearby.

Xu Yang picked up the small creature and said,

"From my understanding, this natural deep pit should be the little panda’s habitat, and the area inside is quite spacious, enough for them to roam."

"But now, something has likely come in."

"I’m not sure what it is."

Xu Yang’s gaze swept around the area.

With a mission from the System, he naturally knew there were ferocious beasts around.

Xu Yang pondered what the beast could be.

The little panda, held by Xu Yang, didn’t resist, but still looked around with vigilant eyes.

It wasn’t afraid of Xu Yang, but clearly feared the intruding predator.

To Xu Yang, arriving here was like a story out of a martial arts novel where the hero appears just as bandits ransack a village to save the day.

"It’s terrified."

"Without a doubt, there must be an intruder here."

Xu Yang held onto the little panda and carefully inspected the area.

He hadn’t found the intruder, but he did see the body of another little panda, completely eaten clean.

Indeed, a tragedy was unfolding right here.

Without outside intervention, the outcome for both sides was destined to be miserable.

[It’s the body of a little panda, oh no, how pitiful, what happened here?]

[Who did this, that’s too much!]

[Isn’t this normal in nature? Little pandas have no means of defense; they’re bound to be eaten!]

[There are mountains all around here, where did this wild beast come from?]

Everyone was discussing animatedly.

Xu Yang continued to observe.

He had good eyesight and soon found his target.

With just one glance, his expression changed dramatically, and he quickly pulled out a baton.

Down came a leopard, a Leopard.

Expecting a lynx or a clouded leopard at first, he was surprised to see a Leopard.

This was dangerous.

Xu Yang’s impression of Leopards was still stuck on Xiao Hua and her family, so encountering such a fierce Leopard suddenly put him on high alert.

[Old Xu, what’s wrong? What did you find?]

The viewers hadn’t seen the Leopard clearly, so they were confused for a moment.

Once the drone’s camera swiveled and the live broadcast showed the fierce head of a leopard slowly emerging,

Holy crap!

A Leopard!

This was a genuine Leopard, a First-level protected animal, with a well-proportioned and strong build.

It had already noticed Xu Yang and immediately bared its fangs, emitting a series of low growls.

For the Leopard, the space here was limited.

It considered the area its territory, so upon seeing Xu Yang as an intruder, it became more alert and tried to drive him away.

The viewers in the live broadcast room tensed up immediately.

This live broadcast scene was proving to be quite thrilling.

Xu Yang calmly eyed the Leopard, assessing what to do next.

This mission was indeed challenging.

Taking a Leopard out of a mountain pit was no small feat.

In other words, he had to at least win over the Leopard.

But the attacking abilities of felines were too strong, fast, and in close combat, injuries were practically unavoidable.

Humans, when fighting, tend to try for a clean victory, which means holding back.

The Leopard walked down from the tree slowly, its gaze fixed on Xu Yang, its threatening demeanor increasingly evident.

The viewers could see that the Leopard was ready to pounce at any moment.

"This leopard is so fierce, my Xiao Hua isn’t like this at all."

At this moment, Xu Yang spoke calmly.

Xiao Hua is an oddity among the leopards, with a pair of silly and endearing big eyes that make her look adorable, and not at all ferocious.

Furthermore, she rarely hunts and lacks the dignity of a hunter, she’s just a pure big cat.

And then there’s this leopard, as fierce as they come.

The leopard growled low, inching closer to Xu Yang.

Xu Yang was unfazed, but the little panda in his arms panicked, struggled free, and then scurried off, tail wagging rapidly.

These adorable creatures were terrified by the leopard.

In the woods, there were many more little pandas hiding in tree hollows, too scared to come out.

The leopard had brought much fear here.

It was still advancing towards Xu Yang.

Xu Yang just looked on coldly.

"If I use a knife, I’m one hundred percent sure I can win without getting much hurt, but the leopard would die."

"With a baton, I could drive it away, but there’s a high chance my arm would get scratched by its claws and it would not be possible to transport the leopard out afterward."

"I can’t bring myself to kill a leopard just to save the little pandas."

He began to calculate rapidly in his mind.

Finally, Xu Yang sighed.

No choice, faced with this situation, he had to save both the leopard and the little pandas.

So, Xu Yang temporarily turned off the live stream and opted to use the Good Person Card.

The Good Person Card was Xu Yang’s trump card, always kept for life-saving moments.

Now that it’s used, it’s fine, just avoid going to places with tigers and brown bears for a while.

The reason why the live stream was stopped was also that the following scenes were difficult to explain.

At this moment, the viewers of the live stream were dumbfounded.

What’s going on?

It was getting thrilling, why did the screen go dark?

Could it be that Old Xu is done for?

Old Xu!

Don’t let it end here!

The netizens were exclaiming in amazement, and some had even started to light virtual candles.

In reality, after using the Good Person Card, the leopard immediately became mild and was no longer intent on attacking Xu Yang.

But its expression remained cold, not as cute as Xiao Hua.

Even among leopards, there’s a hierarchy in terms of looks. Xiao Hua has high attractiveness; this leopard was somewhat lacking.

Of course, being a member of the cat family, even if not as good-looking as Xiao Hua, it was still a big cat and looked cute.

The leopard approached Xu Yang, who then patted its head and said:

"Alright, I know you’ve fallen here and are trapped."

"Looks like you want to get out too."

"Such a small place, you’d be stuck to death."

"After you eat them, you’d probably starve to death here too."

"I’ll take you out."

This was the most difficult part of the task, getting a leopard out of a deep pit.

Fortunately, Xu Yang had plenty of tools.

To prevent any mishaps with the leopard along the way, Xu Yang took out a medical kit he had gotten as a reward earlier, then took out a syringe with a sedative and administered it directly to the leopard.

The creature didn’t see it coming, so it offered no resistance.

By the time it realized what was happening, it was already dazed and collapsed to the ground.

Next came the most difficult part, Xu Yang secured the leopard to his back with ropes, then went to the spot where he had descended and started climbing up, grasping the mountaineering rope.

"Truly outrageous."

"I’m climbing the Himalayas with a leopard on my back."

"No one would believe this if I told them."

"The key is, I can’t even stream it live, or I would definitely get a talking to from police station folks."

"Better for me to know it alone."

After everything Xu Yang had experienced, he still thought the current incident was pretty outrageous.

But there was no other way.

That’s just how the task was, and with the Good Person Card plus the sedative, the task was completed without much incident.

Looking at it now, I should save up more tools.

They might come in handy unexpectedly.

His physical condition was excellent, so climbing with the leopard wasn’t a problem.

Quickly, Xu Yang climbed out of the deep pit, placed the leopard next to a tree, and finally took a long breath.

All was done.

Calling the Rescue Team would also be fine, but Xu Yang was worried that such exposure might compromise the safety of the little pandas.

Couldn’t be sure that there weren’t any bad people in the Rescue Team.

Better like this, only he knew this place was best.

For the little pandas, this pit remained a paradise.

It’s not easy for them to be alive, so let them live well here.

After all was busy, Xu Yang leaned against the tree, rested for a bit, and then injected the leopard with some antidote for the sedative.

All products of the System, with excellent results.

The leopard quickly woke up.

It looked around bewilderedly, the more it looked, the more confused it got.

Soon, it seemed to realize it was no longer in the pit and immediately got up and ran off without looking back.

Then it just ran off into the distance, never to return.

"Really cold-blooded, even Good Person Card was useless."

Xu Yang couldn’t help but comment.

Then he turned the live stream back on and showed everyone the scene he was in.

Xu Yang only mentioned that the leopard had run off and that he had climbed up, all was well.

The viewers had many questions, but what exactly had happened, only Xu Yang knew.