n

n

n

nNoon.

nWhen the sun shone the brightest.

n

n

nThe wind blowing from the grassland also seemed to have been barbecued in a fire, bringing with it a hint of heat.

nChu Xiaoye was so thirsty.

nNot only was he thirsty, Little Curly Tail, his mother, and Mei Mei were also very thirsty.

nHe was already walking very slowly.

n

n

nIn the end, because of the water buffaloes, they took a long detour.

nThe injured Xi’er’s body swayed as she walked with difficulty. She felt like she would faint at any moment.

nMei Mei was also hot and tired, looking dispirited.

nLittle Curly Tail no longer had the mood to run around. He was so hot he was opening his mouth and panting heavily. His steps looked heavy and weak.

n

n

nIn the past, at this time, the pride would never run around the open grassland under the hot sun. Instead, they would hide in the shade of the bushes and rest.

nBut now, they had no choice but to move their heavy steps and drink water under the hot sun.

nAt this moment.

nChu Xiaoye finally understood why the cold father was so cold and heartless.

nPresumably, at this time, the cold father had already finished drinking water with the three female lions and Lars and returned to the shade to lay down comfortably.

nIn this cruel animal world, sympathy and pity would kill him and his companions.

n

n

nIn fact, it might even kill the entire tribe.

nTherefore, as the leader, he had to be cold, heartless, decisive, and selfish.

nXi’er might have understood that she was the one who had dragged everyone and her daughter down. Therefore, she hung her head dejectedly and moved even slower, seemingly having a mental breakdown.

nShe seemed to want to give up.

nShe was acting like she was when she had been seriously injured previously and was preparing to find a secluded place to await her death.

nHer body swayed and she lay down, letting out a sorrowful cry.

nShe seemed to be sighing about her fate but also seemed to be urging Aisha to leave with the children quickly.

nAisha panted heavily as she walked in front of her and rubbed her head. She looked at the three children.

n

n

nShe also decided to leave with the three children.

nIf every tribe wanted to continue reproducing, they had to think about the lives and deaths of their future generations.

nAisha seemed to be able to tell that Xi’er was seriously injured. She was hot and tired and could not hang in there until they reached the river anymore.

nIf she did not drink water, she might not even be able to make it through the night.

nShe had already given up.

nHowever, the children still had to live.

nAisha lowered her head and rubbed her head again as if she was saying goodbye to her sister.

nThe lion was not here, and she had to make a decision.

nXi’er rubbed her head with Aisha’s and looked at her daughter, as if she was entrusting her child to her at her deathbed.

nMei Mei leaned against her side with her mouth open. Her mouth was dry and she was a little dizzy from the heat.

nShe could not move either.

nChu Xiaoye looked at them, then raised his head to look at the hot sun above him, and then lay on the ground.

nOther than being a little thirsty, he was fine.

n

n

nEven if they went back and forth from here to the river twice, there would definitely be no problem.

nHowever, he lay on the ground and stopped walking.

nSeeing that he was not leaving, Little Curly Tail immediately lay down and burrowed his head into the withered grass, as if he wanted to hide from the hot sun.

nAisha stood in front of Xi’er and saw that the three children were lying on the ground and unwilling to leave. She was anxious.

nXi’er was even more anxious.

nShe had already dragged the children down. Should she still let the children wait for death here under the hot sun with her?

nShe immediately struggled and stood up. She growled at Mei Mei, then at Chu Xiaoye and Little Curly Tail, as if she was angry. Then, she continued forward while trembling.

nShe had to pull herself together!

nChu Xiaoye immediately stood up.

nLittle Curly Tail and Mei Mei also stood up.

nXi’er looked at them and was stunned for a moment. She immediately led the team and continued forward.

nFortunately, the river was not far away.

nAfter a difficult trek, they finally arrived at the hill and saw the river below.

nAisha heaved a sigh of relief.

nAt this time, there were not many animals that came to drink water.

nThe water buffaloes had already left.

nThere were a few animals scattered by the river. They were all drinking water carefully, and there did not seem to be any danger.

nAisha did not dare to delay any further. She immediately brought them down the hill.

nBut.

nOn the way down the hill, a monster suddenly crawled towards them.

nIts body was extremely similar to that of a crocodile, but it did not have the armor of a crocodile. It had a forked tongue in its mouth, and its limbs looked thick and strong. Its claws were also extremely sharp!

nIt glanced at the pride but did not dodge. Instead, it continued to swing its tail and stuck out its tongue as it swaggered over.

nLittle Curly Tail thought that the monster was a crocodile and was shocked.

nAfter taking a closer look, he realized that the monster’s mouth was smaller and it did not have the crocodile’s two rows of sharp teeth!

nHe was immediately furious. He roared and prepared to pounce on him to teach this disrespectful fellow a lesson!

nIn the end, before he could pounce out, he was slapped back by Chu Xiaoye.

nChu Xiaoye knew this monster.

nThis looked like a Komodo Dragon.

nHowever, why was it here?

nThe African grassland was not where they should appear.

nEven his mother, Aisha, might not know this guy. Otherwise, she would not be unmoved.

nAlthough the Komodo Dragons did not have sharp teeth like crocodiles and lions, their saliva and venom were enough to rival any carnivore.

nNot only did they eat rotten meat, they often hunted large animals, especially strong water buffaloes.

nTheir saliva contained extremely terrifying bacteria.

nWhat was even more terrifying was that there was also a poisonous protein that could resist the coagulation of blood in their venom glands!

nIf one was bitten by them, the blood in their wounds would be difficult to stop. The venom would follow the blood and quickly enter their body, causing their prey’s blood pressure to gradually decrease and their muscles to be numb. Then, they would go into shock and die.

nHence, Chu Xiaoye would never dare to let Little Curly Tail provoke such an animal.

nYou could bite it many times. It might not die, but as long as you were bitten, you would have to wait for death in pain.

nUnless he could be like a leopard with superb ambushing skills and suddenly jump out and bite its spine, causing it to instantly lose all ability to resist.

n“Roar!”

nSeeing that the Komodo Dragon was about to climb in front of him, Chu Xiaoye immediately called for the pride to make way.

nAlthough everyone did not understand why this monster was scary, their mouths were dry. They wanted to drink water by the river and there was no need to start a conflict.

nAisha immediately brought Little Curly Tail and Xi’er to the side.

nThe Komodo Dragon did not look at them. It stuck out its tongue and wagged its tail as it left.

nChu Xiaoye stared at its back and felt a little strange.

nWhy would such a creature appear in Africa? Or was this actually another giant lizard and not a Komodo Dragon?

n“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

nJust as they walked to the river and were about to drink water, a group of baboons suddenly rushed down from a hill not far away.

nSeeing the baboons, Aisha and Xi’er were shocked!

n