Chapter 263 A Final Battle
In the convoy in the distance, the police and mercenaries breathed a little longer.
These people loaded their guns one after another, and they would shoot without hesitation if the desert lion in front of Si Ran and the desert lion group in the distance made any move.
The ears of the desert lion king in front of Si Ran became airplane ears.
"Why are you humans like this? It's just a piece of beef. I...Is it okay if I don't eat it?"
The desert lion said as he was about to retreat.
Although I'm not full yet, it's obviously not worth it to fight with humans for a piece of beef.
"etc!"
Just as the desert lion was about to run away, Si Ran's cold and leisurely voice suddenly rang out.
Desert Lion: "..."
It stared at Si Ran blankly.
In fact, if it were anyone else, they would have been eaten by it the moment they approached it. Now that the lions' lives are so difficult, they used to be too lazy to even look at these small birds that were not enough to fill their teeth. Now, in order to fill their stomachs, they come and catch seagulls every day.
So for a human like Si Ran, even though he is a little dry, it is completely possible to feed him.
But the problem is that when Si Ran approached it, it not only didn't feel hurt, it even wished Si Ran could get closer to it!
And now, Si Ran wouldn't let it go. Its feet were like a pair of shackles growing from the ground, trapping it and making it unable to move.
It's over!
The desert lion had a bad expression on its face, with its brow muscles raised, and looked very distressed.
However, just when the desert lion thought it was going to die without a burial place, a piece of sweet and fishy beef was thrown at it.
"Eat, I told you I'm not interested in your food."
The desert lion was stunned.
It raised its head cautiously and found that Song Zhi, who had pointed a gun at it, had retracted the gun at some point.
"You, you won't kill me anymore?"
Si Ran: "When did I say we were here to kill you?"
"Then what are you doing here?"
Hearing this, Si Ran glanced at the desert lion in front of him, and the desert lion behind it that was trembling with fear and ready to run away at any time.
"We're here to find you," Si Ran said seriously. "We want to take you back to a safe base. No animals can survive in this place. If you stay here, your species will gradually die out."
"Take us back?"
The desert lion acted as if it had heard something funny and couldn't help but sneer, "We can at least hold on for a while here, but if we go back with you, we'll die immediately."
Si Ran wanted to assure Desert Lion that this would never happen.
However, the other party did not give Si Ran a chance to speak. The desert lion walked straight to Si Ran and said, "I can feel that you won't hurt us, but I can't go back with you. You are a good person, and perhaps the people you brought with you are all good people, but can you be sure that there are no bad people among humans?"
Si Ran was speechless for a moment.
She can restrain herself and the people around her, but she cannot guarantee that every human being will not persecute animals for profit.
The Desert Lion saw Si Ran's expression.
"Human, you can't do anything, right?" the desert lion said. "From the time I was born until now, I've seen desert lion after desert lion have their heads cut off, their hair and skin ripped out, their hearts gouged out, their genitals removed. Among them are my friends, my parents, my wife, and my children. Humans verbally protect us, collaring us and placing us in protected areas, but what's the result?"
Si Ran's eyes subconsciously fell on the collar around Sha Mo's neck.
This desert lion is very huge. Even though it is skinny now, the size of the desert lion is so big that Si Ran can feel a sense of oppression when standing in front of it.
The chip on the collar around the desert lion's neck had been bitten to pieces. She was so close that she could see the copper wire on the collar had been bitten off.
His heart tightened immediately afterward, and Si Ran asked in disbelief, "Are you saying that the locals put collars on you to hunt you, not to protect you?"
The desert lion approached Si Ran, rubbing its rough fur against his waist. A moist, hot breath emanated from its mouth and nose. It whispered, "Those humans did the same thing today: they gave us food, deceived our trust, fattened us up, and then shot my companion to death."
Si Ran was shocked when he heard what the desert lion said.
In Namibia, because desert lions are extremely rare, local authorities allow private individuals to keep desert lions in captivity. Therefore, most of the desert lion data that can be counted internationally comes from bases for captive desert lions.
The Desert Lion didn't provide much information, but Si Ran was able to guess some of it based on the local situation.
In order to make a lot of money and satisfy the preferences of the rich, some bases pretend to start bases in the name of protecting desert lions, stockpiling a large number of wild animals and waiting for perverted rich people to come and shoot them.
Si Ran looked at the desert lion in front of him. There was a silver tag hanging on its collar with a few strings of English words written on it.
Si Ran translated that the desert lion's name was Xishan, and the untranslatable English string should be the name or address of the base where Xishan had been before.
"West Mountain."
Si Ran called out the name of the desert lion.
"Ah?" Xishan was obviously confused.
It couldn't understand why Si Ran knew its name, so it widened its amber eyes and looked at Si Ran with its mouth slightly open.
"Xishan, please trust us. Before coming to Namibia, my team and I have rescued many animals like you who were oppressed by humans." Si Ran said, "I don't know how to prove it to you, but if you and your people are willing to trust us, after we drive these humans out of your territory, I will personally lead you out of the Skeleton Coast."
Xishan and her tribe have suffered countless persecutions, and now she says she wants to protect desert lions but takes no real action. All this is just empty slogans.
Seeing that Xishan clearly didn't react, Si Ran continued, "If you need anything, please feel free to ask us."
After she finished speaking, Si Ran stopped talking. She looked at Xishan quietly, waiting for Xishan to express his opinion.
As expected, Xishan lowered his head, a look of deep thought on his blank face.
It originally didn't want to trust humans anymore.
But what Si Ran said just now hit its heart -
Unless you keep moving away from the desert lions, the lions will starve to death one day.
Xishan thought about it and turned around.
In the shallow part of the beach, the white seagulls have been frightened away by the desert lions and there are only a few left. The black sea water with white waves mercilessly beats against the fine yellow sand.
On one side is the endless coastline, and on the other side is the yellow sand extending at its feet.
Xishan opened his amber eyes and couldn't help thinking that a group of desert lions could not cross the coastline, let alone cross thousands of miles of desert.
What awaits them in the future is only death!
Thinking of this, Xishan suddenly turned around and walked towards Si Ran step by step like an emperor, with endless pressure.
Xishan said: "Human, I am willing to lead my people and fight to the bitter end."
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