Chapter 23 (1/2)

“Roar—”

The lion roared and bared its fangs. Its face was ferocious and revealed a terrifying expression.

It looked murderous and extremely intimidating!

However, he squatted in place and did not attack.

The hunger for the past few days and the previous hard journey had already made him feel a little weak and travel-worn.

Furthermore, he knew how cunning these enemies were.

When hyenas snatched a lion’s food, they always relied on the strength of their pack to create chaos and run around. They did not attack, only harassing and provoking. The wanted to slowly drain the lion’s strength by taking turns to fight him.

Once the lion was exhausted, they would rush up and snatch the food.

Sometimes, a lone lion might even be bitten to death and eaten!

Lions and hyenas had been enemies for generations.

Regardless of whether it was the lone survivor of the other party’s race or the young and weak, both sides had always killed without mercy!

Now, the hyenas had seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity not just for food.

The pride was hungry and tired, and there were cubs that needed protection. This was a godsend opportunity!

The lion knew clearly how cunning and vicious these enemies were. Hence, he did not foolishly charge forward and waste his energy.

The female lions protected the young cubs in the middle and also only bared their fangs to threaten them. They did not attack.

They were stalling for time to recover their strength.

With the cubs needing protection, they did not dare to split up and attack.

As for the hyenas.

Although their numbers were huge and their combat strength was not weak, they did not dare to go forward at that moment. They only circled around, making all sorts of clamoring and provocations, letting out “hehehe” sounds as if they were trying to lure the lion and lionesses to chase them.

The two sides faced each other, threatening and provoking each other with their cries.

Lars hid behind the broken-tailed lioness, shivering.

Although his body was already bigger than a hyena’s, he was still a child and had no combat experience.

Furthermore, there were too many hyenas.

Mei Mei and Gigi, the two little lionesses, were also trembling in fear.

However, Little Curly Tail bared his teeth. His amber eyes were filled with anger. He looked like he was ready to pounce and bite.

Chu Xiaoye was naturally uneasy as well.

The hyenas’ bite strength was astonishing, and their life force was extremely tenacious. Even if a lion were to bite their throats, they would still take a long time to suffocate and die.

They had a large pack. Even if they were injured, they could eat rotten meat with the pack or snatch the prey of other carnivores.

But the pride was different.

Whether it was the lion or the lionesses who were injured, it would be extremely dangerous for the entire pride and could even be a disaster.

With so many hyenas, if they attacked in groups, the lion and the lionesses would not be able to take care of them all.

At that time, these five young cubs would probably lose their lives!

“Ow Ow! Ow Ow!”

The leading hyena queen suddenly ran around and shouted, as if she was ordering something.

The hyenas that were pacing around without moving forward immediately cried out as they approached the pride.

The male hyenas courageously approached the hunted zebra, seemingly wanting to snatch the lions’ prey.

At this moment, the lion could no longer tolerate it!

He suddenly roared and pounced at the hyenas angrily!

“Ow Ow! Ow Ow!”

The hyenas reacted extremely quickly, as if they had already expected his pounce. They immediately turned around and ran away, deliberately running very slowly to lure him into chasing them.

The lion’s mane fluttered as his killing intent surged. He angrily chased after the hyenas.

At this moment.

The other hyenas around them rushed forward and pounced on the lionesses and young cubs!

The five female lions were furious and hurriedly pounced forward to bite!

However, there were too many hyenas!

They had too many things to handle at the same time and could not stop these cunning enemies outside the cubs.

Soon, a group of hyenas broke through their defence and charged towards the five young cubs!

Although Lars was extremely terrified, he had no choice but to bare his fangs and pounce on these vile enemies!

The hyenas did not fight him head-on. Instead, they circled around him and charged towards Chu Xiaoye, Mei Mei, and the other two young cubs.

After all, they looked smaller and easier to deal with.

The five female lions roared and ran back!