Become a Cheetah
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Luo Qiao carefully asked the two cubs about the specific location and situation of Aisha's territory.
After confirming some necessary information, the father and three sons set off.
Going south from the Hosby lion pride, passing through the fig tree ridge, you can see a rock mountain standing in the distance. Against the backdrop of a patch of withered grass, this rock mountain appeared very abrupt.
This is the territory of the female cheetah Aisha.
Luo Qiao and the two cubs walked for four full days to get here. During the four days, Luo Qiao only caught two rabbits.
Despite rushing all day, they were still hungry. Luo Sen and Luo Rui did not complain.
They just followed Luo Qiao closely, step by step, walking back to the familiar place in their memory, the place where they were born.
"That's Mom's territory, now it belongs to Dad."
Luo Qiao and the two cubs stood on a protruding rock.
According to the two cubs, they were taken out of the territory by Aisha when they were less than three months old. Soon after, Aisha was killed by hyenas.
Next, when they were about to starve to death, Luo Qiao picked them up, and the father and three sons lived together until today.
Counting from Aisha's death, this territory has become an unowned land.
For more than three months, Luo Qiao had no doubt that other predators would include it in their sphere of influence, perhaps cheetahs, lions, or perhaps the hyena clan that killed Aisha.
Compared to Luo Sen and Luo Rui's excitement, he had to be cautious at this moment.
"Dad, aren't we going?"
Luo Qiao shook his head and jumped off the rock. He needed to walk around the edge of the territory to confirm whether there were any scents left by other predators before he could decide what to do next.
Of course, before that, he had to find food to fill his and the two cubs' stomachs.
"You stay here first, don't run around."
Luo Qiao let Luo Sen and Luo Rui stay on the rock. There were places between the cracks of the rock where the cubs could hide. If they found danger, they could immediately hide.
When he was observing the territory just now, he found several warthogs in the grass, an adult female warthog and four small warthogs. The tall grass provided them with some protection, but they could not escape the cheetah's eyes.
Looking around, there were no other predators lurking in the grass. Luo Qiao decided to catch a small warthog for the children's lunch.
Warthogs don't have good eyesight, but they have a keen sense of smell. Even if they are digging plant roots with their heads down, they are always vigilant.
The wind blowing across the grassland brushed the tall grass. Luo Qiao approached the warthogs from the downwind. The warthogs could not smell the cheetah's scent.
The spots on his body helped Luo Qiao hide better.
The warthogs still didn't find him until the distance between him and the warthogs was less than twenty meters.
The two cubs lay on the rock, nervously watching Luo Qiao's every move. Although they also learned a lot from Shamu, Luo Qiao still didn't let them participate in hunting.
Now prey is too scarce, there are no extra opportunities for them to hone their skills. When the rainy season comes, there will be more antelope cubs for them to practice.
Now, catching prey and filling their stomachs is the first consideration.
The distance was already very close, Luo Qiao could even attack directly, but he still wanted to get closer, the closer the distance, the greater the chance of success.
For four full days, he had only eaten a few bites of rabbit meat. His physical strength could only last for one or two more rapid runs.
If this time was unsuccessful, he and the two cubs would most likely be in trouble.
This hunt must succeed!
Luo Qiao stared at the small warthog closest to him. When the mother warthog noticed something was wrong and tried to run away with her children, he jumped out of the grass and pounced on his prey.
Although warthogs have short legs, they are not slow. In the dry season, they have become one of the important food sources for almost all big cats. This also makes them excellent at escaping. Even lions, who have both speed and strength, often miss warthogs, often running out of breath and getting nothing.
Luo Qiao accurately judged the direction of the warthog's escape and turn, pounced on the small warthog and bit its neck.
The matter should have ended like this, but the mother warthog suddenly turned around and rushed towards him. Perhaps she found that the hunter was just a cheetah, she was confident to rescue her child, and by the way, use her long tusks to cut open the cheetah's belly!
Luo Qiao had to let go of the small warthog and turned to run away. The mother warthog continued to chase with confidence, but she didn't expect this evolved male cheetah to suddenly turn around and slap the mother warthog's nose with a paw!
If he didn't grasp the angle well, Luo Qiao's claws might be pierced directly by the tusks, but the fact is that Luo Qiao succeeded with one paw. Taking advantage of the mother warthog's unbearable pain and the momentum stopped, he continuously grabbed the mother warthog's nose and eyes with several paws.
These paws were really insidious. Not to mention warthogs, no matter what kind of animal, they couldn't withstand being slapped on the nose and scratched in the eyes!
Of course, Jairo, who was single-mindedly pursuing Hida and had his nose bleeding, didn't count!
Luo Qiao was just about to change form to strangle the warthog with grass stems when the mother warthog suddenly went crazy and rushed towards him regardless!
Cheetahs are the kings of speed, but their strength is at the bottom among big cats. If Luo Qiao had another adult cheetah by his side, they might be able to subdue the warthog together, but he had no outside help, and the two cubs couldn't help him either.
He could only run away or fight the warthog with his own strength.
Luo Qiao didn't want to give up the injured small warthog, but he couldn't do anything about the mother warthog for a while.
If the stalemate continued, the mother warthog's movements were likely to attract lions or hyenas. By then, Luo Qiao wouldn't even be able to gnaw on a pig's hoof.
At the critical moment, a strong leopard suddenly fell from the sky, knocked the warthog down, and bit the warthog's neck hard. His front paws firmly pressed the warthog's body, letting the warthog's four hooves kick in the air, but still motionless.
The so-called falling from the sky was not to describe Monty's bravery, but because he jumped directly from the nearest fig tree.
Time passed by every minute and every second. Luo Qiao looked at the leopard Monty who was biting the warthog to death, and didn't know whether to thank him for saving his life or run away?
Or to admire how handsome and cool his appearance was, killing lions in seconds and surpassing cheetahs?
Okay, he knew he wasn't the right time to joke. The children were still waiting for him to eat. But this leopard was biting the warthog, and his light golden eyes were staring at him, which clearly meant.
"Dare you try to run?"
Luo Qiao didn't dare to try. He just turned around and found the little warthog that he had bitten, brought it back, and signaled to Monty, even a small one is meat!
So, Monty bit the mother warthog, Luo Qiao bit the small warthog, a leopard and a cheetah, face to face, staring at each other, their eyes met, and sparks flew.
This scene was strange no matter how you looked at it.
Luo Sen and Luo Rui looked at Luo Qiao anxiously. They didn't understand why Dad didn't run, but it was useless for them to rush over. They could only pray that the leopard only wanted the prey and wouldn't cause trouble for Dad!
Finally, the mother warthog died completely. Monty let go and said "Follow me."
After speaking, he easily picked up the more than one hundred pounds of mother warthog, flicked his tail, and motioned Luo Qiao to follow behind him.
Luo Qiao really wanted to run, but when he saw the direction Monty was going, it was exactly the rock where the two cubs were hiding, and he immediately became uneasy.
What did this leopard want to do?!
"Don't worry, I won't do anything to the two cubs you raised. I'm not interested in them."
Monty walked to the fig tree, but didn't drag the prey directly to the tree. Instead, he left the mother warthog to Luo Qiao, picked up the small warthog and climbed up the tree.
He lay comfortably on the branch, his two hind legs and tail drooping naturally, his front legs crossed and his chin resting on them, poking his head out from between the branches and leaves.
"I'm not so sure about you."
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"So, stay here obediently, don't think about running around, understand?"
This clearly said: I'm going to be a hooligan to you, I'm going to be a hooligan to you, wait obediently for me to be a hooligan, don't think about running! If you run out and catch you back, I'll be an even bigger hooligan!
Even if Luo Qiao had the best temper, he couldn't stand Monty's tone.
What was this?! An upgraded version of the hooligan system?!
Monty plucked the hair of the little warthog while saying.
"What, don't you eat? Your cubs must be hungry?"
Luo Qiao choked in his throat, unable to get out or swallow. He simply vented all his anger on the prey. He wanted to drag the warthog to a farther place, but sadly found that he couldn't drag it... If he used more force, his teeth would almost be pulled out...
Monty covered his head with his paws and trembled with laughter. Luo Qiao simply didn't care about anything, called Luo Sen and Luo Rui over. No matter what this leopard wanted to do to him, he couldn't go against the food!
The two cubs were still a little scared, but Luo Qiao waved his paw.
"Don't worry about so much, eat!"
Only when you are full can you have the strength to escape!
Halfway through eating, Luo Qiao suddenly raised his head and looked at Monty.
"Why are you here?"
"This is also my territory."
In fact, this belonged to a female leopard, who was also Monty's wife, but she moved away not long ago.
The reason, like other female leopards living in Monty's territory, was that she was going to find her spring!
What future could she have living with a male leopard who didn't want to mate with her and have children?
Monty had been following Luo Qiao for the past few days, and the more he walked, the more familiar he felt. When he confirmed that Luo Qiao's foothold was near the border of his territory, he licked his paws. If he didn't get this cheetah, he would be too sorry for himself.
Luo Qiao never realized that a leopard was following him. He just asked casually, but he didn't expect to get this answer.
Nonsense! How big is this leopard's territory?! Did he also take over his future territory?
Luo Qiao completely didn't realize that his anger had deviated from the topic.
If Shamu knew that her re-educated son was so easily deceived by a leopard, she would immediately rush back and give Luo Qiao a few slaps.
The so-called "it's easy to change the mountains and rivers, but it's hard to change one's nature" is not just a saying.
Even if Shamu's education was successful, Luo Qiao, who had the excellent quality of being a fool, might still run firmly on this broad road...
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