Chapter 40: The Three Demon Shields Encircle the Sisters, Brother Crocodile Exerts Force on the Spot

Heize led the way, scouting ahead, while Xiaoxiaoyan carried the box belonging to Yongyong Yaoyao, and Li Yishu held a shield to cover Xiaoxiaoyan’s back.

Soon, the three arrived at the small bridge by the river. They happened to spot a crocodile lying in wait downstream.

"Brother Crocodile, dinner is served!" Xiaoxiaoyan tossed the box onto the ground, ran a distance away, and used a grappling hook to pull Yongyong Yaoyao’s box into the river.

Heize remarked, "Xiaoxiaoyan, you’ve delivered it right to Brother Crocodile’s mouth while he’s sleeping!"

"Little Yishu, help me hook it!" Xiaoxiaoyan urged.

Li Yishu flicked his wrist, using his grappling hook to drag the box right up to the crocodile’s snout. However, the crocodile just lay there, perfectly still.

Xiaoxiaoyan circled behind the beast. "Commander, Brother Crocodile doesn't seem to be awake yet!"

Heize immediately dropped to the ground, peering through his scope at the crocodile. "Brother, wake up and eat!"

"Hurry up and wake up, Brother Crocodile!" Li Yishu added. "If you don't get up now, Brother Three is going to start exerting force from behind you!"

"Brother Three exerting force from behind?" Xiaoxiaoyan asked. "What’s that supposed to mean?"

In the livestream chat:
Wei Ge: "I'm dying of laughter; when it comes to memes, Li Yishu is the king!"
Wu Di Pao Dao Guai: "Wait, what's the joke here?"
Qing Yunian: "The Daba Brotherhood—isn't Xiaoxiaoyan the Third Brother? Giant Lizard equals Brother Crocodile!"
Meishi Ai Zuomeng: "Damn, as expected of Xiaoxiaoyan. Can't kill the old pro, can't beat the enemies, so he turns around and trolls Brother Crocodile!"
Xiongdi Bu Ai Wo Le: "Three minutes later, the crocodile will be clutching its butt, running from the river to the visitor center!"

Seeing the comments, Heize covered his mouth and burst into laughter.

Xiaoxiaoyan asked, "Commander, what are you laughing at?"

Li Yishu said, "The brothers in the chat say you only last three minutes!"

"Bullshit!" Xiaoxiaoyan retorted. "I’m fierce—at least an hour!"

"Hahaha!" Heize erupted in laughter.

Li Yishu immediately chimed in, "Well, Brother Crocodile is certainly going to have a rough time then!"

Only then did Xiaoxiaoyan realize something was wrong. He hurriedly checked the stream chat. "Wait, Commander, are you guys trying to make me out to be an 'A-San'?"

"Hahaha!" Heize and Li Yishu roared with laughter.

Just then, the sound of a sniper rifle rang out. "Bang!"

Xiaoxiaoyan yelled, "Who shot my shield?"

"Huh?" Heize asked. "What shield?"

"Who’s shooting at your shield?" Li Yishu added. "The small fry?"

No sooner had he spoken than three hand-cannon shots slammed into the riverbank. The trio scrambled back behind a concrete pipe.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The explosive shells detonated, startling the crocodile in the river. The beast opened its massive, blood-red jaws and began frantically trampling Yongyong Yaoyao’s box.

Xiaoxiaoyan said excitedly, "Commander, Brother Crocodile is awake! He's awake!"

"Good!" Heize said. "Xiaoxiaoyan, jump out and let them shoot you. Let’s see what those two can do to us!"

"No problem, Commander!" Xiaoxiaoyan jumped into the riverbed, waving his shield left and right while spamming voice lines to taunt them.

"Alright, stop embarrassing yourselves here!"
"Go home; at least you’ll save your lives!"
"Have you decided what to carve on your tombstones yet?"

Hiding behind cover on the other side of the river, Red Wolf said, "Sister, the crocodile is actually biting the boss's box, and that damn shield-dog is taunting us again!"

"I heard it!" Luna remained calm. She pulled out a grenade and tossed it toward the pipe on the other side of the river.

"Bang!" The instant-detonation grenade drained a chunk of Xiaoxiaoyan’s health. A lightning arrow then struck his shield.

"Ah... lightning arrow, lightning arrow!" Xiaoxiaoyan backed away in a panic.

Suddenly, the crocodile lunged forward, snapping at Xiaoxiaoyan.

"What the hell? Brother Crocodile, why are you biting my butt? Don't bite, don't bite!"

With a scream, Xiaoxiaoyan collapsed to the ground. "Commander, I’m down again! Save me! I’m going to die!"

Li Yishu used his grappling hook to pull Xiaoxiaoyan to safety. Heize lay prone, aiming at the opposite bank. "Revive him; I’m covering you. If they dare to show their faces, I’ll kill them!"

The moment Luna poked her head out, Heize took a shot. "Bang!"

Luna let out a scream and hit the ground. Red Wolf raised her Uzi and fired frantically at Heize. "Waaaah!" she cried, "I emptied a whole magazine into him, and I didn't even break his armor!"

Watching the match, Yongyong Yaoyao was throwing a fit. "These three are animals! Absolute animals! Who plays like this?"

His stream chat was going wild.
Lazy Little Demon King: "Hilarious, Old Yao is getting the most brutal punishment ever!"
Little Fairy Sister: "Learned your lesson now? Still going to try and scam people?"
Ten Miles of Falling Stars: "The boss is being mauled by a crocodile while his two female bodyguards are crying!"
Qingfeng (Delta Force): "I'm dying of laughter. Can I really see this for free?"
Jianjian Diary: "The bodyguards already blew their grenades and they're still trying to fight!"

Luna said, "Sister, I can still be revived!"

Red Wolf quickly deployed a smoke screen and began reviving Luna. On the other side, Li Yishu had already picked up Xiaoxiaoyan.

Heize commanded, "Heal up. Don't worry about the crocodile. Just drag those two bodyguards to the riverbank and let the crocodile finish them off!"

"No problem, Commander!" Li Yishu charged ahead with his shield. Heize followed with his ultimate ability, and a healed Xiaoxiaoyan trailed behind.

Red Wolf had just finished reviving Luna when she heard the three "shield-dogs" charging toward them.

"I’m out of meds, I can't hold them off!" Luna pulled a grenade. "I’ll take them with me; you use your ultimate and run!"

"Sister, wait for me to circle back!" Red Wolf said with sorrow in her voice.

"Run!" Luna roared, holding the grenade.

As the smoke cleared, Luna hurled the grenade toward them. "Bang!" It exploded, but because all three were holding shields, they took little damage.

Red Wolf activated her ultimate and turned to run. Li Yishu, quick-witted, predicted her path and fired his grappling hook. "Got her!"

The next second, Red Wolf was yanked right in front of Li Yishu. "Thud!" He bashed her with his shield, knocking her down. Heize then used his own grapple to pull her closer.

Red Wolf stood up and fired her Uzi at their shields.

"She's panicking! Red Wolf is panicking, Commander!" Xiaoxiaoyan shouted excitedly.

"Bang!" Luna sniped, shattering Heize’s observation window. Xiaoxiaoyan used another hook to drag Luna to his feet.

"Surround them!" Heize ordered.

The three of them formed a circle with their shields, surrounding the two bodyguards. They jumped around, spamming their taunts again.

"Alright, stop embarrassing yourselves here!"
"Go home; at least you’ll save your lives!"
"Have you decided what to carve on your tombstones yet?"

"Waaaaah!" Red Wolf cried. "How can you bully people like this? Just kill me already!"

"Damn animals, they’re destroying our spirits!" Luna cursed in frustration.

Li Yishu said, "Commander, the crocodile is coming!"

"Retreat!" Heize commanded.