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nMorning.

nChu Xiaoye was woken up by the heat at dawn.

nThe sun was like a fire, continuing to mercilessly roast this long withered land.

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nChu Xiaoye had no choice but to wake Little Curly Tail and Mei Mei up and quickly hide in the shade under the tree.

nThe cold father had already crawled into the dense bushes. He opened his mouth and lay inside motionless.

nThe female lions also hid in the dense bushes.

nDuring the day, if there were no accidents, they would continue to lie like this and not move around.

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nOn the grassland in the distance, the ground started to crack.

nThe withered grass hung its head. The herbivores seemed to have disappeared and no one could be seen.

nEven the air he breathed seemed to be burning hot.

nChu Xiaoye felt terrible lying down. He got up and crawled into the bushes at the back. He decided to go to the orchard to find a few fruits to eat.

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nAt the same time, he wanted to test his newly evolved left claw.

nCatherine looked at him secretly. She hesitated for a moment before getting up and following him.

nShe liked to tail him and peep at him.

nEven if they did not have any contact and she just looked at him from afar, she would be very happy.

nChu Xiaoye had just entered the orchard when he saw a patterned tail and a butt covered in patterns in the dense grass.

nNot far in front of him, there was a bird with beautiful feathers pecking at the rotten fruits on the ground.

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n“Is the female leopard hunting birds?”

nThinking of how arrogant this female leopard was when he passed by here last night, Chu Xiaoye decided to teach her a lesson.

nHe lowered his body and quietly sneaked over.

nJust as she got close, he suddenly roared and pounced on her, pressing against her body, preparing to scare her!

nHowever, why did this little female leopard suddenly become so slender and small?

n“Whoosh—”

nThe animal under him hurriedly twisted its body and crawled out. Then, it jumped three meters high and bared its sharp teeth at him, letting out a sharp roar!

nShe had a long ear and fur full of patterns. Her limbs were long, and she was slender and small. Her face was extremely similar to that of a little leopard!

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nIt was a serval!

nChu Xiaoye was stunned for a moment and looked at her in shock.

nThe serval bared her fangs and let out a threatening roar. She looked at him with fear and ferocity as her body trembled.

nAs for the little bird pecking at the fruits, it was already frightened away.

n“Roar—”

nAlthough he was in the wrong first, a lion must not lose face.

nChu Xiaoye pretended to be fierce and roared before taking a few steps forward.

nThe serval did not hesitate and turned to flee. She was extremely fast and disappeared into the bushes in the distance.

nThe success rate this animal had when hunting could be said to be the highest among the carnivores in the entire grassland, and it could even reach 100%.

nOf course, they only preyed on small animals, such as rats, birds, and even insects.

nThey were agile and could jump extremely well, but they were small and looked like domestic cats. Therefore, they became the targets of many humans’ hunting and selling.

nThey were almost on the verge of extinction.

nNormally, during a dry season like this, they would not appear in the bushes where the large carnivores were stationed.

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nThinking of the Komodo Dragon last time, Chu Xiaoye had a faint ominous feeling.

nCould the surroundings or other places have been severely damaged?

nHumans were slaughtering indiscriminately and constantly invading the living space of animals. All sorts of poaching and hunting also pushed many animals to the edge.

nWhen would they stop doing this?

nAs a member of this grassland, Chu Xiaoye had no choice but to worry about whether his future life would be ruined irreversibly.

nAt that time, no matter how powerful he was, where could he go?

nThe intelligence and strength of humans were definitely not something an animal could resist.

nCould it be that at that time, all of them, the animals that were struggling on the grassland, would be caught and sent to the zoo for human viewing?

nOr would he be cruelly trained and domesticated?

nNo!

nLions would never be slaves!

nIf that day really came, he would definitely flee far away or risk his life against them!

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nEven if he died, he did not want to be imprisoned!

n“Roar! Roar!”

nJust as he was letting his imagination run wild, the little leopard suddenly ran out of the forest in front of him and roared at him anxiously.

nThe little leopard was limping and was clearly injured.

nChu Xiaoye hurriedly ran over and was about to check on her injuries when the little leopard suddenly turned around and ran away with a limp. It still let out an anxious roar, as if it was begging.

nChu Xiaoye’s gaze froze and he immediately followed her.

nSoon, he heard the female leopard’s trembling roar. Her voice seemed to be filled with fear.

nAt the same time, he smelled a lion.

nThey passed through a patch of bushes.

nThe figure of the female leopard immediately appeared on the grass in front of him.

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nShe curled up on the ground, bared her fangs, and was covered in blood. Her body was trembling violently, and she was clearly terrified to the extreme.

nBeside her were three adult female lions.

nThey were the lionesses of the Seno brothers’ pride.

nThey were both pregnant, but their fur was messy and they looked haggard. Their open mouths were dripping with saliva. Clearly, they had not eaten for a few days.

nAnd this female leopard was the prey they were going to hunt today!

nWith the leopard’s speed and agility, and with so many trees nearby, these female lions definitely could not bite her like this and surround her.

nThe only possibility was that this little leopard, who always loved to run around, had been ambushed by the female lions and bitten by them. Her mother, on the other hand, had rushed over to save her without hesitation, which was why this scene happened.

nChu Xiaoye turned around and looked at the little leopard beside him. He found her shivering pitifully.

nShe was so pitiful he really wanted to fart at her!

nHowever, these three female lions were really unrestrained!

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nThis forest was the territory of the cold father’s pride!

nWasn’t the lesson from the Komodo Dragon enough?

nThey had crossed the line so brazenly and snatched food and resources that did not belong to their territory. This was a huge crime and they broke the rules!

n“Roar—”

nChu Xiaoye roared angrily and walked over.

nHe was a member of the pride of the cold father. He could not ignore this behavior of invading his territory to snatch food and resources!

nSince this leopard mother-daughter pair lived in their territory, they belonged to the pride of the cold father!

nEven if they wanted to eat, they would be the ones to eat them!

nIt was not for other lions!

nThe three female lions that were attacking the female leopard immediately stopped biting and looked at him fiercely.

nIt was just a young cub!

nThey immediately relaxed.

nEven if the Seno brothers’ pride lost a lion, they were definitely not something that this weak pride could compare to!

nSince this stupid cub was courting death today, they could take this opportunity to bite him to death and make this pride even weaker!

nAt that time, this territory would completely belong to the Seno brothers’ pride!

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