You Plan To Kill Me With Meng? - Chapter 54.3 - Prairie Lions Alliance (09)

Qiao Qixi stepped in front, protecting his cubs while also observing the other pride’s cubs. He noticed that the cubs were somewhat thin and not as well-fed as his own.

He’s not showing off; he just feels sorry for the cubs: Your mothers and aunts aren’t doing a good job, how about coming to my place? I could take in two more.

When Qiáo Qīxī was so absorbed in watching the cubs, his tail was unexpectedly bitten by Miàntuán. He turned around, his face scrunched in pain, his eyes clearly asking, what’s going on?

“Aow…” Miàntuán blinked innocently and stepped aside to give up the spot to drink water.

Qiao Qixi suddenly understood, Oh, so you were calling me to drink water. Miantuan is so thoughtful.

The downstream lion pride quickly left after drinking water, because it’s easy to encounter other roaming male lions here, and that would put them in danger.

Qiao Qixi looked up and silently said to the back of that male lion, Keep it up.

A lion pride with cubs is equally vulnerable, but a pride that has female lions is more likely to be attacked because male lions need to fight for the females in order to reproduce.

If you carefully dissect these normal behaviors, they are truly very barbaric and cruel.

The small, shabby lion pride didn’t dare to stay after drinking water. Although there were no female lions to be seized, Alexander felt that he had grown more and more handsome, and it wasn’t impossible that a female lion might take a liking to him.

It is precisely because of Alexander clamping his tail between his legs* in acting like a lion** that their lives, though difficult, are still manageable.

T/N: *being cautious, modest

** keeping a low profile

As for the troublesome matters of food being stolen, there’s no need to mention them; they are just things that must be experienced.

In August, the number of animals gathered near the water source reached its peak, and the lions, who prefer solitude and territory, were very uncomfortable, but there was nothing they could do about it.

When the environment and climate become harsh to a certain extent, the animals crowded together always manage to find a balance in how they coexist.

Just like adult polar bears can crowd together and coexist peacefully during the food-scarce summer.

Of course, in this season where conflicts easily erupt, bloodshed is inevitable and happens every day.

Whenever the six lions huddle together to sleep, they can always hear eerie howls, screams, and the roaring of male lions showing off their dominance nearby.

Sometimes, it even feels like the smell of blood is lingering right at the tip of the nose.

Occupying and being occupied, hunting and being hunted, are playing out at all times.

The little lions, born and raised in the local environment, seem to have become accustomed to it, no longer afraid of these noises.

Only Qiao Qixi feels strongly for the invaded lion pride and the little lions that were bitten to death.

Perhaps that male lion was driven away, or perhaps he was killed directly, or injured and escaped.

If it was a lone male lion that was injured and escaped, its fate would only be death.

Unless he has a place to return to.

Qiao Qixi licked the few brothers who no longer liked to be spoiled, and he swore that he would always be their support.

As long as they come back to find him, he would not hesitate to go through fire and water for them.

During the day, the small lion pride, which hadn’t eaten for almost two days, followed a herd of elephants to migrate to another place.

Originally, the place they stayed in was occupied by too many lions, making hunting difficult, and following the elephants was the safest choice.

Photographer: Alexander is at it again, trying to pull the wool*.

T/N: *to take advantage of something

But it must be said, this is a very wise choice—following the elephants will lead them to a water source.

On the migration route, they encountered a pride of lions hunting buffalo. Hunting in a situation where the buffalo had formed a herd was too risky.

Lions usually wouldn’t do this, maybe they were just desperate from hunger. With so many cubs to feed, the lioness had no choice but to act in desperation

That is really risky. As long as she is unlucky enough to be hit by a buffalo’s horn, with just one strike, the lioness could die on the spot.

Now the lion pride is being attacked by a herd of buffaloes united together, the scene is in chaos. Alexander originally didn’t want to watch, but the little cubs around him were watching intently, so he had no choice but to stop and wait.

Learn the lesson, and don’t get too arrogant when seeing a herd of buffalo in the future.

In the end, it’s unknown whether the lion pride suffered any casualties, but in any case, this hunt ended in failure.

The lion pride, top to bottom, still has to go hungry, while the buffaloes have saved their lives.

Qiao Qixi quickly called everyone to leave. Not only do the lionesses of the large pride need to take risks, but now he himself has to take a gamble as well.

The water’s edge was not peaceful, only the zebras dared to gather there to drink. Although they don’t have sharp horns, they are strong and muscular, and their strength is immense. If a lion were kicked by one, it would definitely suffer internal injuries.

The small, struggling lion pride, desperate from hunger, finally set their sights on the zebras for the first time.

The 15-month-old cubs have undergone noticeable changes in size, and their personalities have become more mature. They are less interested in playing and fooling around and have started to join the hunting.

Perhaps they are not yet at the stage where they can kill prey, but they can participate in a well-executed team effort.

After the cubs scattered this small group of zebras, only then did Alexander begin his own hunting.

The camera captured the first teamwork of the little family. The cubs performed excellently, and their successful transformation was rewarded with a plump zebra.