142 Empathy
◎If she died in battle on this grassland today, then she would definitely not let the hyenas have an easy time!◎
The lion father walked all the way to the north, bypassing all the lion territories, seemingly walking aimlessly.
When he walked past the familiar river, he would stop and rest for a while.
The lion father eats very little, only once every few days. Unlike before, he had to eat a whole prey in at least three days. Now not only is the interval longer, but he can't finish a whole prey each time.
That day, he lay under an acacia tree, looking at the familiar island not far away, where Sister Sa once raised her cubs alone.
The river in front of him was filled with a dense herd of buffaloes. Buffalo meat was the ultimate delicacy for lions. However, it was impossible for the lion father to capture an adult buffalo by himself.
So, he just opened his mouth, blinked his lion eyes, glanced at the buffalo herd in front of him, and then shifted his gaze to the more distant grassland, as if he wanted to find a prey that he could catch within his ability.
Perhaps the lion father was thinking about a cub, so his eyes stayed on the herd of zebras in the distance for a long time.
Knowing clearly that the lion father's favorite food is buffalo meat, how could Qiao Jinnian let him compromise?
Of course, if a male lion is used to capture a buffalo, it requires the cooperation of several lions. Only the rare male lions in their prime on the entire grassland can kill a buffalo alone.
For Qiao Jinnian, if she wanted to hunt a buffalo, she could only use her own method.
The weight of a buffalo is almost equivalent to that of five lions. In addition, the buffalo's horns are an absolutely large-scale lethal weapon. If you rely on brute force, the risk of hunting is too great.
So, while the lion father was trying to distinguish the specific location of the zebra cub from the black and white stripes, Qiao Jinnian was thinking about how to cooperate with the lion father to kill a buffalo.
Yes, she wanted her lion father to take the lead in the entire buffalo hunting process because that was her father's bottom line.
However, she will use some of her special methods to help her father kill the buffalo safely.
She now finally understood that instead of living quietly in a corner and growing old, her lion father would rather leave this world proudly in the place that belonged to him.
This must be the reason why he left the southwestern grasslands.
Looking at her father like this, Qiao Jinnian suddenly felt that she was crazy.
Since the lion father’s best hunting method is the lion’s method, and Qiao Jinnian is not only a human being, she also has another identity, that is, an 11-year-old lion.
Yes, she is a lion raised by a lion himself.
If her father didn't know how to hunt with her the human way, then she would cooperate with him the lion way.
"Roar--" Qiao Jinnian pointed to the opposite river bank, where a group of buffaloes were drinking water, and roared at his father.
The meaning was clear: she was going to hunt the buffalo.
The lion father's golden eyes slowly narrowed, as if he was in some trouble.
I know what he is thinking. After all, a large number of lions die at the hands of buffaloes every year. However, successfully hunting a buffalo is also something that makes a lion feel comfortable.
"Roar--" Qiao Jinnian pointed at the buffalo opposite again, and suddenly felt full of vigor and vitality.
It’s just a buffalo. With the lion father’s rich hunting experience and her years of training, she doesn’t believe that they can’t successfully capture a buffalo!
Inspired by the cubs' momentum, the lion father opened his mouth, raised his tail high, stood up from his crouching position, and looked at the buffalo herd with a firm gaze.
Because he had seen his father hunting too many times, at this moment, Qiao Jinnian did not try to communicate with his father, but took the initiative to assume the responsibility of dispersing the buffalo herd.
Qiao Jinnian rushed straight into the herd of buffaloes, shouting loudly as he ran: "Roar-Roar-"
At this time, her height had exceeded 1.5 meters, or maybe even 1.6 meters. She suddenly appeared in front of the group of buffaloes, causing a commotion.
But some buffaloes are still watching, unsure of the purpose of this upright, bipedal beast.
After all, she was not a real lion. Even if she were a real lion, there was only one of her, and she could not make the bulls feel panic and fear.
However, this collision quickly filtered out the old, weak, sick and disabled.
Those who stayed where they were were the strongest bull buffaloes, while the one who ran out just now was the slowest. Qiao Jinnian quickly locked onto a target.
This was a weak buffalo that ran slowly, so Qiao Jinnian kept chasing after it, forcing it to keep running forward and consume its energy.
At this time, the lion father stood not far from the buffalo herd, observing her and the buffalo.
His physical strength was limited, and the time he could exert his maximum energy was only five minutes. Therefore, he had to wait until the buffalo consumed too much energy before he would find an opportunity to rush up and kill it with one blow.
Yes, at this moment, even though the lion father did not assign any tasks to Qiao Jinnian, they seemed to suddenly have a tacit understanding of hunting.
The lion father did not attack randomly, but was waiting for the best opportunity to strike.
Qiao Jinnian kept chasing the buffalo, driving it to an open grassland, making it run in circles. If it could no longer run, she would attack it.
No matter how weak a buffalo is, there will always be a moment when it can stand up. When it was forced into a corner, the buffalo suddenly turned around and wanted to use its horns to hit Qiao Jinnian.
Animals on all fours have no way to deal with his horns and can only dodge them. If they fail to dodge in time, they will be poked with a big hole.
However, humans do not need hands to walk and are completely free. She was not afraid and walked forward, stretched out her hands, and grabbed the buffalo's horns.
Of course, this buffalo weighed at least 500 kilograms, which was not a weight that a little girl like her could resist.
But she grabbed the horns and hung on the buffalo's neck with her feet in the air.
The buffalo was so angry that she shook her head, trying to throw the biped off her head. Unfortunately, she couldn't let go. Once she let go, she would be thrown to the ground by the buffalo, and then one of its horns would end her life.
This was a life-and-death moment, and also a time to test whether her arm strength was up to standard. Fortunately, Qiao Jinnian held on, strangling the buffalo's neck with her feet, allowing him to struggle frantically in place.
In the end, the buffalo was so exhausted that it ran towards its own buffalo herd as if it were crazy.
Because of the struggle just now, the buffalo had consumed too much energy, its steps were disordered, and it was already at the end of its strength.
At this time, the lion father seized the opportunity, rushed over, bit the buffalo at the base of its tail, and clamped his two sharp claws on the buffalo's back, with his two hind paws immediately hanging in the air.
At this moment, the buffalo had already carried several hundred pounds of weight, and its pace gradually slowed down. It was exhausted and could not run anymore. It could only move its pace and try to escape from the spot.
But a two-legged beast was clinging to his head, and a lion was clinging to his butt. The buffalo was completely desperate and even tried to crash into the big tree in front of it, wanting to kill Qiao Jinnian.
Unfortunately, Qiao Jinnian was hanging under his bull's head and did not protrude. If he wanted to kill her, he might kill himself first.
As time passed, the buffalo was tortured to such an extent that it could not even walk in a straight line. It began to stagger, and finally, with a "bang", the buffalo weighing more than 1,000 kilograms fell to the ground on the grass.
She was pressed down on the grass by the buffalo. Fortunately, she was hanging on the buffalo's head and the grass was not hard. If it was on her stomach, her intestines would probably be pressed out.
Just before the buffalo fell to the ground, the lion father, who had rich hunting experience, leaped and stepped on the fallen buffalo's belly.
Because Qiao Jinnian was occupying the neck position and was stunned for a moment by the fall, he had not yet let go of his hand. The lion father could not lock the throat, so he simply aimed at the buffalo's spine and bit it.
"Crack—"
The powerful bite force caused the buffalo's spine to break. The buffalo had completely lost its ability to move and kept wailing: "Moo——"
However, at this time, Qiao Jinnian was still holding the buffalo's head tightly.
After finally recovering, Qiao Jinnian let go of the buffalo horns. After all, he had lost the ability to walk.
When she left, the lion father came to the buffalo's neck again and strangled him completely.
At this point, Qiao Jinnian and the lion father's unplanned cooperative hunting was declared a success.
Although it was only a few minutes, the lion father looked very tired, so he could only lie on the buffalo to rest. Only after he had rested well did he have the strength to start eating.
They cannot leave the prey now. After all, the grassland is full of animals that are looking for scavengers, including passing lions, scavenging hyenas and vultures.
Sleeping on the prey is actually the safest way.
However, there was only an old male lion and a strange two-legged beast here, which gave some confidence to the considerable number of hyenas.
They surrounded and observed Qiao Jinnian and Lion Dad, seemingly assessing the combat effectiveness of both sides to see if they could attack.
In the past, a lion father in his prime would only need to growl a few times and the hyenas would run away with their tails between their legs.
After all, this is a lion that is 3 meters long, has thick black mane, and is experienced in battle. They dare not challenge it easily.
But now, they never expected that one day they would no longer take the lion father seriously.
Qiao Jinnian closed her eyes. At that moment, it felt like a raging fire was burning in her heart, and the fire made her heart ache.
At this moment, she finally understood deeply why the lion father led the lion group to wipe out the hyena group because his prey was snatched away by the hyenas.
That is the flame that erupts from the bottom of one's heart when a loved one is bullied. The opponent must pay a heavy price before the fire can be completely extinguished!
At this moment, she empathized with her father back then.
She is now an adult lion belonging to the southern grasslands and the daughter of the old lion king. It is her unshirkable responsibility to protect the lion group's prey and maintain the dignity of the lion king!
If she died in battle on this grassland today, she would definitely not let the hyenas have an easy time!
Suddenly, Qiao Jinnian opened his eyes, picked up the spear lying on the grass, raised it high, and rushed towards the hyena pack...
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