6: Brother-crushing Lion

After confirming the target, Chen Mo approached the Impala herd without any attempt to conceal himself.

The Impala naturally noticed the commotion Chen Mo made, yet seeing only a Lion Cub, they paid no attention.

Chen Mo rejoiced inwardly.

Relying on his "harmless" Lion Cub image, these foolish Impala truly didn't run away immediately!

Only after entering hunting range did the Lion Cub suddenly leap up and launch an attack on one of the Impala that looked relatively weak!

The startled Impala tried to flee, but it was already too late.

After tackling it, Chen Mo immediately used his claws to slice an opening in its body.

He then allowed it to break free.

Just as Chen Mo had expected, the other Impala scattered and fled.

The injured Impala, having received a tremendous shock, fled in blind panic.

Chen Mo entered the [Adrenaline Rush State] and chased after it.

He then tackled it once more, simultaneously using his claws to leave a bloody gash on the Impala's abdomen.

After repeating this three or four times, the weak Impala's speed slowed down more and more, until it finally fell to the ground, gradually losing its breath.

The "Bleeding Strategy" tactic achieved victory in its first battle!

Chen Mo began to enjoy his prey.

However, while he was feasting, a familiar lion roar sounded again not far away.

The Red-maned Lion from yesterday appeared once more!

Compared to yesterday, Chen Mo was calmer. He quickly swallowed a mouthful of flesh, then grabbed a leg of mutton and ran off.

Before escaping, Chen Mo even flipped the Male Lion the middle finger, thinking silently to himself—

"I, Chen Mo, have noted this debt!"

"Roar!"

The Male Lion chased after him again, but the outcome didn't change much, merely leaving behind repeated roars of impotent rage on the savanna.

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Around noon, Aisha, having caught nothing, returned to her "Little Den."

Her eyes were filled with disappointment.

Yesterday, when Lion Brother tossed food to her, she felt both excitement and a little shame.

Even her Crippled Younger Brother had caught prey, but she hadn't.

Therefore, Aisha set out to hunt at the break of dawn.

However, reality was cruel.

In one morning, not only did she fail to catch any prey, but she also expended a large amount of stamina, and her stomach was already rumbling. The antelope leg her brother brought her yesterday was practically eaten in vain!

Yet, just as she returned to the "Little Den," she saw her Crippled Younger Brother toss her another antelope leg that was only partially eaten.

This antelope leg was even larger than the one from yesterday!

Aisha: ???

She stared at her brother with surprise, unable to understand how he had managed it!

After tossing the antelope leg to Lion Sister, Chen Mo narrowed his eyes, preparing to sleep.

Lion Cubs need plenty of sleep.

Now that Lion Sister was back, he could get a good night's rest.

Watching the Little Lion instantly fall asleep nearby, Aisha felt a warmth in her heart.

Having a brother like this seemed quite nice.

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The next morning.

When Chen Mo prepared to hunt, Aisha followed him.

Today, she wanted to hunt with her brother.

But Chen Mo refused.

He worried that the Male Lion might be waiting for him directly on that patch of grass today.

Although ordinary Male Lions might not possess such intelligence, the lions in the Lion Pride he used to be in seemed to have quite high intelligence.

Better safe than sorry.

If the Male Lion really was waiting for prey, Chen Mo could easily escape the Male Lion's pursuit, but Lion Sister could not.

Lion Sister had been kind to him when they were in the Lion Pride, and Chen Mo didn't want anything bad to happen to her.

Seeing that her brother wouldn't let her follow, and then burst out with a speed she couldn't possibly match, Aisha was astonished but had no choice but to search for prey nearby alone.

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Returning to the Green Grassland near the water source, Chen Mo did not see any trace of the Male Lion.

Relying on his increasingly proficient hunting skills, he captured another Impala.

While he was feasting, the Red-maned Lion from yesterday "arrived as expected" once again.

Chen Mo skillfully grabbed the antelope leg and ran.

This time, however, the Male Lion only chased him symbolically before returning to the Impala carcass, which still had most of its body left, and happily began to eat.

He couldn't catch him anyway, and every time this Lion Cub was driven away, he would leave behind fresh, uneaten prey.

This seemed quite good.

This Male Lion was even starting to love the feeling of getting something for nothing.

It's just that he couldn't let the other lions know about this; it was quite embarrassing for a lion.

Just like that, a week passed.

Chen Mo hunted in the Green Grassland every day.

Wild Rabbits, Juvenile Warthogs, Impala.

Under his astonishing speed, these ordinary herbivores were almost unable to escape.

And the Male Lion seemed to have tacitly approved of Chen Mo's existence, only driving him away whenever he was halfway through eating.

Chen Mo understood the Male Lion's intentions—this fellow wanted to profit without working!

This made Chen Mo completely hold a grudge against this Male Lion.

He thought silently:

"Once I've grown up, I will definitely make this Male Lion understand why the flowers are so red!"

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A few more days passed in the blink of an eye.

Lion Sister Aisha's perception of her Lion Brother underwent a massive change.

In the few days immediately after leaving the Lion Pride, she was in a state of extreme anxiety and panic every day.

Now, when she "returned home" every noon, Aisha found that her brother would somehow pull out a portion of meat and toss it in front of her.

This resulted in her eating much more every day than she had when she lived in the Lion Pride!

Aisha, who had failed to catch anything for four consecutive days of hunting, also gave up on trying to hunt herself.

Generally, Lionesses only begin attempting to hunt around six months old; for Aisha, who was less than three months old, successfully hunting alone was a difficulty comparable to reaching the heavens.

Now, Aisha slept under a tree until she woke up naturally, then calmly waited for her brother to feed her.

If she went hunting herself, she would not only catch nothing but also expend a lot of stamina, and the consequence was getting hungry faster.

She had calmly accepted becoming a "Brother-Munching Lion."

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Because he ate a lot of meat every day, Chen Mo's size visibly increased within just one week.

But this was not the most important thing.

On the seventh day, after Chen Mo finished gnawing on half a Wild Rabbit, he finally completed the last day of the [Gluttonous Lion] self-discipline challenge.

[You have completed the self-discipline challenge [Gluttonous Lion] (White). Equip it?]

After choosing "Yes" with his mind, the familiar electric current appeared again, yet this time Chen Mo didn't feel any changes in his body.

"Does it only work if I eat meat?"

Chen Mo had a guess in his heart and immediately took a bite of the unfinished rabbit leg.

This time, after the flesh and blood were swallowed, he could distinctly feel his body digesting the nutrients and energy within the meat at an astonishing speed!

After Chen Mo completely ate the Wild Rabbit, he felt a surge of heat flow through his body.

Strength... seemed to have increased!