"Badges."
Yuan Yuan paused after saying these two words.
Then he gave a bitter smile.
"I presume everyone is well aware that we likely won't be able to collect all the badges."
This was the real problem.
No one was unaware of it.
It would definitely get harder as they progressed.
It was even highly possible they would be sabotaged in the end.
And as a zoo, there had to be a zookeeper.
But they had only seen staff members so far, not any high-ranking officials.
They hadn't even seen any veterinarians.
It was very strange.
"So I have a good idea."
Yuan Yuan finally spoke.
"I don't know if there are zoos where you are, but in the zoo in my hometown, there was a very strange phenomenon."
"That is, animals escaping."
"The animals in the zoo often escaped."
"And the zoo staff had long since gotten used to it."
Yuan Yuan lowered his eyes, his tone filled with certainty.
"I've thought of many possibilities on this journey. The most likely one is that when we leave the zoo, if we don't have the corresponding badge or ticket, it might trigger an alarm."
"But what if it's an animal leaving?"
"You mean..." Duan Chen instantly understood.
He thought of the rule that said "turn into a rabbit."
But there was a problem.
"How are we supposed to turn into a rabbit? The rules only state what to do if you turn into a rabbit."
"Besides, how do we turn back after becoming a rabbit?"
These were also issues.
Yuan Yuan smiled at these questions.
"No one said rabbits can't catch eagles, right?"
The eyes of several people narrowed.
They glanced at each other, their faces showing wicked expressions.
...
At a certain location in the zoo.
Several people were acting suspiciously.
"We need to get rid of our tickets first, but we need to ensure that we can retrieve them intact later."
Duan Chen said softly, his movements careful.
However, if one didn't look at his actions, one might think he was rationally analyzing the situation. But looking at his actions, it was just comical.
Because he was digging a hole.
And since he didn't have any suitable tools, he even used his Pandora.
Illusion Pandora: I have never suffered such an injustice since my birth.
Duan Chen knew he was mistreating his weapon, but there was no other way.
He diligently squatted on the ground, digging a hole.
Then he placed all the tickets he was holding into it.
One by one, the tickets fell into the soil. Duan Chen felt a little uneasy, he looked around and reached out.
"Give me a piece of cloth or another storage box."
"I'll do it."
Xie Er handed Duan Chen a jade box.
Using such a box made it seem precious. Duan Chen hesitated and took it.
There was nothing else more distinctive or obvious at the moment.
He filled the jade box with the remaining tickets and then buried it in the hole he had dug.
Jun Ci found the pit increasingly strange.
He couldn't help but complain.
"Walk two steps forward."
Duan Chen was taken aback, then subconsciously started to stand up.
"No, no, just squat down and walk forward."
Although Duan Chen felt very confused, he still followed his teammate's strange instruction and squatted down, walking forward two steps.
A look of sudden realization flashed across Jun Ci's face.
"I knew it, why did it feel so strange?"
He suppressed a laugh.
"Look."
As he spoke, Jun Ci reached out and pulled Yuan Yuan beside him.
His other hand was still pointing at Duan Chen.
"Doesn't it look like he's squatting to poop?"
Duan Chen: ...
He had a "mother's curse" that he didn't know if he should utter.
He immediately stood up and kicked Jun Ci, giving him a big eye-roll.
"If you can speak properly, then speak properly. If you can't, then go stand outside."
Jun Ci couldn't help but laugh as well.
The coldness he had displayed when they first met on the train was gone.
His successful prank clearly made him feel much better.
Duan Chen was speechless for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh along.
"Since that's settled, we can go out now."
"Let's first think of a way to turn into a rabbit."
"If we need to turn into a rabbit, perhaps we need to find the gorilla first."
This conclusion was reached by Duan Chen.
"No." At this moment, Jun Ci suddenly spoke with a grave expression.
"Our trouble has likely arrived."
"Things are probably worse than we imagined."
Duan Chen had clearly noticed this as well.
He subtly shifted his steps.
The few people slowly gathered together.
Because many staff members in red uniforms suddenly appeared around them, and the way these staff members looked at them was not quite right.
"You... where are your tickets?"
As this question was asked, Duan Chen's heart suddenly clenched.
Was it because they had no tickets on them that they were detected?
That shouldn't be the case.
But before he could say anything, these red-uniformed staff members said nothing.
Behind them walked out a middle-aged man in a black suit.
The middle-aged man's expression was very stern.
His stern expression made him look like a gentleman, but beneath that sternness lay deep malice.
"Entering our zoo without tickets is considered fare evasion."
"What happens to fare evaders?"
"According to our zoo's rules, all fare evaders must stay in the zoo and perform volunteer labor."
The zoo director.
This middle-aged man was the zoo director.
After he said this, no one believed that "volunteer labor" was just ordinary volunteer labor.
Duan Chen looked around, gritted his teeth slightly.
"Run!"
With that, he turned and ran first.
Although Qin Nan Yuan was seriously injured, with Jun Ci's support, her speed was not slow.
Behind them were Yuan Yuan and Xie Er.
Xie Er ran unsteadily and accidentally fell to the ground.
After she fell, the others didn't have time to react, especially Yuan Yuan, whose arm was still injured, making him even slower to react.
Xie Er's fall allowed those behind to take advantage and rush forward.
She was swallowed by the staff in red uniforms.
Completely disappearing.
"Xie Er!"
Qin Nan Yuan, who had only seen her for a short time, was terrified by what happened and almost fell from Jun Ci's back. She tightly grabbed Jun Ci's shoulder, her face changing drastically.
"Hurry back and save her!"
"Jun Ci!"
Jun Ci's head was about to explode. He gritted his teeth, "Duan Chen! What do we do!"