Become a Cheetah
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When the four lionesses arrived, Luo Qiao had already been pressed to the ground by Oros, the terrifying force making him almost unable to move. His powerful hands almost crushed his bones.
"O...ros.."
"Roar~!"
An angry lion's roar came, and as the figures of the four lionesses entered the line of sight, a bright lightning bolt suddenly flashed across the sky, and deafening thunder heralded another storm.
Oros heard the lion's roar, turned his head stiffly, and looked at the four lionesses walking towards him with a menacing aura. His face suddenly changed.
"Hi, Tina, Shana, Rosa, Lemei, dear, are you out hunting?"
"Hunting?"
The four hot-bodied, fiery-tempered lionesses looked at Oros and Luo Qiao, who was pressed to the ground by him, and snorted at the same time.
"Oros, what's going on? You'd better give us an explanation, or I'll bite off your little xx! Roar!"
Shana roared angrily, and the four lionesses immediately surrounded Oros and Luo Qiao. Oros panicked a little. He just wanted to find some fun and vent his depressed mood. He didn't expect these lionesses to arrive so quickly.
"Dear, I can explain..."
"Explain?"
Tina pointed her claws at Luo Qiao, who was pressed to the ground. "Explain what? Explain that this evolved male cheetah is more beautiful than us, younger than us, and more attractive than us?"
"No, dear, it's not like that!"
"Roar~!"
Lemei pounced and swung a claw. Oros's face was turned aside. Luckily, she remembered to retract her sharp claws and did not disfigure her husband.
"Not like what?! When I asked you to mate, you made all sorts of excuses, and your legs went weak in less than three days! You've spent all your energy on him?!"
"Misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding!"
Oros really felt wronged. At that time, the lionesses in the pride were all in heat, and he was busy day and night. How could his legs not go weak? Persisting for three days was already very domineering, okay?
"Misunderstanding? Misunderstanding that you're still pressing him down?! We saw it with our own eyes!"
Oros was besieged by the four lionesses, and he could not defend himself.
The red-eyed lionesses roared and swung their claws. Oros could only return to his lion form. His huge body was enough to form a deterrent to the furious lionesses. This trick used to be very effective, but it didn't work today.
It was because he had a bad reputation and it was not the first time he had been caught by the lionesses. Tina sent these four lionesses to find him only because these four girls' combat power was definitely not low.
Even Oros would find it difficult to gain an advantage from them. In fact, it was impossible for Oros to seriously fight with his wives. Male lions don't do that.
The roars of the five lions, mixed with thunder and lightning, broke through the clouds. Luo Qiao tried to lower his body as much as possible.
When Oros had no time to take care of him, he jumped out of the lionesses' encirclement. He dared not look back, fearing that the lions would let go of their husband and come to trouble him.
Thank goodness, the four lionesses only wanted to teach their philandering husband a lesson at this moment. As for Luo Qiao, he was lucky to escape.
Luo Qiao sincerely praised those discerning lionesses. They were more genuine than pearls!
Bean-sized raindrops fell, interwoven into a white rain curtain. The rain curtain blurred the road ahead. Running at full speed in such heavy rain was a stupid thing. But Luo Qiao had no time to take care of these things.
He was running for his life now. He could only keep praying that the five lions would fight fiercely and that no other lions would come to mediate, so that he could escape.
In fact, no one would mediate a lion fight, especially a marital fight. In the pride, all disputes are resolved by violence. Don't look at the male lion ruling the pride, looking majestic. In fact, the real controllers of the pride are the lionesses.
They are responsible for hunting and raising cubs, and the male lion, to put it bluntly, may be driven away by more powerful competitors at any time. But when the male lion lives in the pride, the lionesses absolutely cannot tolerate the male lion having an affair.
Oros was definitely having a bad year. The result of an attempted affair angered the four lionesses. It was impossible for him to really fight with his wives. He could only try to avoid their punches and kicks, but he was still beaten black and blue.
By the time the five lions calmed down, Luo Qiao had long since disappeared.
The rain was heavy, and Luo Qiao ran in the rain, his fur soaked, his physical strength constantly draining, and he was shivering from the cold. He did not dare to return to the termite mound immediately to find the two cheetah cubs. Instead, he circled around the grassland, making sure that no lions were following him, before turning back to the termite mound.
The two cheetah cubs were hiding under the termite mound, huddled together from the rain and cold.
Luo Rui leaned on Luo Sen and said uneasily, "Brother, why hasn't Dad come back yet?"
"Dad is very powerful, he'll be fine!"
Luo Sen always comforted Luo Rui like this, in fact, he was also convincing himself.
They were five months old, no longer the ignorant cubs they were when they first lost their mother. The two months that Luo Qiao had spent living with them had allowed Luo Sen and Luo Rui to grow quickly. They still loved to play and make trouble like other cubs, but they were also very sensible.
The way Luo Qiao looked when he was attacked and injured by the lion was firmly imprinted in their minds, never to be forgotten. In the cruel savanna, cubs rely on these childhood memories to constantly grow, so that they can survive after leaving their mother.
The two cheetah cubs quietly looked ahead, constantly praying, hoping that the familiar figure would suddenly appear in front of them in the next moment, pull them into his arms, lick their fur dry, and tell them those novel and interesting stories...
Night fell, and the rain still did not stop. The familiar terrifying cries sounded again. Luo Sen and Luo Rui lay under the termite mound, afraid to sleep, and afraid to make any sound.
There were thorns arranged by Luo Qiao around the ant mound, which made the two cheetah cubs feel safe. But, Without Luo Qiao, every minute they lived was a miracle.
Suddenly, a familiar cry entered the cubs' ears. Luo Sen and Luo Rui immediately sat up and looked towards the source of the sound.
"It's Dad! Dad!"
The cubs ran towards Luo Qiao almost crying, constantly rubbing against Luo Qiao's front legs.
The rain was still falling. Luo Qiao did not dare to let the two cheetah cubs stay in the rain for too long. Their voices could also attract hyenas or lions.
"Go back quickly."
Luo Qiao picked up Luo Rui, while Luo Sen followed closely beside him. The father and sons returned to the termite mound. Luo Qiao checked the cubs' condition and breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure they were not injured.
He was extremely worried. He had been separated from the cubs twice and was almost killed by Oros. Luo Qiao broke out in a cold sweat when he thought about it.
He was able to escape both times by luck.
In front of lions, cheetahs really have no advantage other than speed.
Survival of the fittest.
Luo Qiao deeply understood the meaning of this sentence. If he could not fully adapt to this environment, he might become a victim of the environment and natural laws. He absolutely did not want that!
Luo Qiao licked Luo Sen and Luo Rui's fur, which was wet from the rain. The two cheetah cubs looked at him worriedly. Luo Sen even specifically looked at Luo Qiao's hind legs and tail.
"Dad, you're not injured again, are you?"
"No"
Luo Qiao lay on his side, letting Luo Sen and Luo Rui snuggle close to his abdomen, using his body temperature to warm the two cheetah cubs.
"Then, Dad defeated the lion?"
Luo Rui looked up at Luo Qiao, his amber eyes flashing with expectant light, exceptionally lovable.
Uh...
Luo Qiao was choked by Luo Rui's question. Defeated the lion?
Helplessly recalling the lion's shamelessness and strength, Luo Qiao could only talk about other things, stiffly changing the topic.
He could not say that he took the opportunity to run away while the lionesses and the male lion were fighting, although that was the truth.
But in front of his sons, it was too shameful. Men all love face, and Luo Qiao was no exception. Speaking of which, they only ate a small warthog before they encountered Oros. Luo Qiao originally planned to catch a small antelope or rabbit before dark, but he did not expect that the plan would be disrupted by Oros.
"Sons, are you hungry?"
"A little..."
Luo Sen and Luo Rui had completely relaxed. Dad had not been killed by the lion, nor was he injured, and now he was by their side! As long as Luo Qiao was by their side, the two cheetah cubs would not worry about anything else. They also answered truthfully when Luo Qiao asked if they were hungry.
Although cheetahs basically hunt during the day, this is to avoid competing with nocturnal predators such as lions, hyenas, and leopards, it is not uncommon to hunt occasionally at night. Some cheetahs are more accustomed to nocturnal activities. As long as they can avoid other predators, there is no danger.
Luo Qiao looked at the sky. The rain had gradually subsided, and the darkness had no effect on the cheetah's vision. After thinking about it, Luo Qiao decided to find something to feed the cubs and himself.
He had been caught by Oros and ran in the rain for so long, and the small warthog he had eaten before had long since been digested.
When hunting at night, Luo Qiao could not leave the two cheetah cubs alone. He took the two cubs away from the termite mound and went to a familiar acacia forest. Lions rarely come here to hunt at night.
They only come here to find shade to sleep in the middle of the day. As for the Oros pride, they prefer to stay in the center of the territory, where there is a large acacia forest. Luo Qiao had heard people say that acacia forests are also called lion forests in some places. This shows where lions prefer to stay.
Luo Qiao was lucky. In this acacia forest, he found an adult female wildebeest. The female wildebeest was lying on the ground, calling sadly. She had dystocia. The calf had been stuck in the birth canal for a long time and had lost its life.
The rainy season was only two months away from ending. The female wildebeest's timing for giving birth was wrong. Now that she had encountered this situation, she basically had no chance of surviving tonight.
Luo Qiao could not let such an opportunity pass. He first checked around to make sure there were no other predators, then told the two cheetah cubs to stay where they were. He picked up a stone and walked silently behind the female wildebeest. When the female wildebeest found him but was unable to stand up, he smashed her head hard.
Licking the blood splattered on his hands and arms, and seeing the cubs jumping around the female wildebeest, Luo Qiao suddenly realized a serious problem. He had habitually chosen the fastest solution again. The female wildebeest had no chance to hurt him at all.
Why didn't he bite the female wildebeest's neck?!
The cubs' understanding of hunting skills had already deviated. He should have found a way to correct them...
However, looking at the two cheetah cubs with shining eyes, Luo Qiao touched his nose and decided to postpone this matter. Let's eat first.
Luo Qiao could not drag an adult female wildebeest at all, and the two cheetah cubs could not help. The father and sons could only start eating immediately. They could not eat all of this wildebeest, and most of the prey would still be discarded.
Luo Qiao had caught wildebeest calves before, but this was the first time he had eaten an adult wildebeest. Speaking of which, among the prey he had captured, there were still mostly antelopes, especially gazelles.
The two cheetah cubs ate without even raising their heads, but Luo Qiao could not do this. He looked around from time to time. The bloody smell would attract other robbers sooner or later, and they had to eat quickly.
But the god of luck still did not favor Luo Qiao. The bloody smell attracted an uninvited guest. He came down from a distant fig tree, passed through the long grass, and slowly and silently approached Luo Qiao and the cheetah cubs.
Luo Qiao instinctively sensed danger, but could not see where the danger was. He immediately called the two cheetah cubs and looked around vigilantly. Finally, there were a few soft sounds from the grass, and a strong adult male leopard appeared in front of Luo Qiao.
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