Chapter 107: Crisis
The situation is not encouraging.
However, life still goes on.
The reproduction and survival of lions still need to work together.
Catherine put the water bag in her mouth and put it in front of Chu Xiaoye.
After Chu Xiaoye finished drinking, he let Xiao Curly Tail and Meimei drink to their heart's content, and then, raising his paws, he pointed to the chaotic stone hill in the distance.
He looked at the lioness in front of him and thought she should be able to understand.
Catherine certainly understood.
However, she feared for his safety.
Now that he's injured and can't climb a tree, what if that horrible big cat goes and comes back?
Chu Xiaoye looked at the rocky hill that melted into the night in the distance, and was worried about Maya and her two newborn children.
In such a hot and dry weather, and living in a cave, she hadn't been hydrated from food for several days, and she didn't know if she could survive it.
They had to get the water over as soon as possible.
"Whew!"
He turned his head and urged the lioness in front of him, motioning for her to leave the prairie and not to go into the bushes.
Although this little lioness is powerful, if she is suddenly attacked by that tiger, she is afraid that she will not have time to react at all, and she will be knocked out.
Catherine saw that he was anxious, so she had to pick up the water bag and look at him reluctantly, before she hurried away.
She's going to go back quickly!
She ran on the prairie like the wind in the night, and in the blink of an eye, she disappeared without a trace.
Meimei didn't dare to sleep anymore, but lay on her stomach in the grass, facing the bushes behind her, always vigilant.
The pressure on her from that big cat was too great.
She had never seen such an animal before, but she could clearly feel how powerful and terrifying it was.
Now, she was the only one left in the camp who could fight.
She must protect her brother and Little Caputail!
Chu Xiaoye quickly fell asleep.
In his sleep, the soles of his two injured forefeet trembled slightly unconsciously.
It didn't hurt, but it was a little hot.
The night quickly receded.
After dawn, when the sun rose, Chu Xiaoye woke up.
The lioness and Father Leng, who went out to hunt, have not yet returned, and Catherine, who went to deliver water, is nowhere to be seen.
Chu Xiaoye's heart was faintly worried.
At this time.
On the rocky hill, Catherine is looking for Maya and her two children.
She was in a hurry.
From last night to now, she has searched the entire Rocky Hills, but she has not found them.
She was sure she wasn't misremembering.
However, the cave was empty, and there was nothing but the scent of a lion cub.
Catherine couldn't help but shudder when she thought of what had happened to Kelly and her three children that night.
With a water bag in her mouth, she braved the rising sun, walked down the rocky hill, and continued to search for the distance.
She must find them!
It's noon.
When Chu Xiaoye was restless waiting at the camp, Father Leng came back with four lionesses and dejected.
Not only did they come back empty-handed, but they were all scarred.
The tail of the lioness with a broken tail is completely broken.
Cier's face was covered with wounds, and she looked shocked.
Kelly had a deep wound in her abdomen and was almost disemboweled.
Aisha's hind legs were bitten to expose their bones.
As for Father Leng, his mane was messy, and he was covered with traces of fierce battles.
The one who can beat the lion group led by an adult male lion into such a miserable appearance is naturally another lion group.
They went out of their territory and ran far away in search of prey, only to encounter another pack of lions.
Immediately a battle broke out between the two sides.
For the increasingly scarce food resources, these competitors have moved their hands and are ruthless!
There are many members on the other side, and they are also led by the lion king.
Therefore, the Lengfu Lion group was defeated and fled.
However, fortunately, no members were left behind.
Usually when two lions fight fiercely, it is likely that a member of the lion pack will be bitten to death or even eaten by a hungry enemy.
Father Leng looked depressed, walked alone to the bushes not far away, and lay down.
If he knew that the Senno lions next door were more upset than theirs, he might have felt better.
Chu Xiaoye glanced at him silently, then walked to his mother's side and helped her lick the wound on her leg.
Meimei also walked to Cier's side and obediently helped her lick her wounds.
The lioness lay in the shade, shrugging their heads, and their hearts were heavy.
Hunger and thirst are one thing, and on the other hand, they are worried about the days ahead.
The dry season will last for at least four or five months.
Will they be able to hold on?
"Whew!"
Chu Xiaoye turned his head and shouted at Meimei.
Meimei glanced at him, immediately understood, and hurriedly left her mother's side and ran towards the baobab tree.
Little Curly Tail immediately raised his head and became excited.
Is my brother finally willing to give them meat?
Meimei quickly climbed the tree, took a baboon jerky out of the storage room, and threw it down from the tree.
"Whew!"
Chu Xiaoye shouted again.
Now that the enemy is present, the lions have been injured again, and they must be fed and recover as soon as possible.
Meimei immediately took out another baboon corpse from the storage room and threw it down.
Chu Xiaoye continued to shout.
Seeing this, Meimei threw down three more in a row.
Seeing this scene, Father Leng and the lioness all stood up in surprise.
It turns out that there is so much food hidden in the tree!
They tilted their heads and looked at the three large ball-like storage rooms, their eyes lit up and they became excited.
Is it all food?
"Whew-"
Father Leng let out a low roar, obviously a little angry.
If there was so much food hidden in the trees, why didn't they take it out earlier, because they were running around, hungry and wounded.
It's really worth fighting!
Father Leng glared at his son angrily, ready to step forward to teach him a lesson.
At this time, on the grassland not far away, a figure suddenly ran like a lightning speed.
Father Leng glanced at it, immediately pretended to stretch his waist, and lay down again.
Chu Xiaoye ignored him, and instead instructed Meimei to distribute food.
Although there is a lot of food hidden in the storage room, it is not enough for the entire lion pack to eat every day.
Even if you eat it once a few days, you will eat it up quickly.
If you're unlucky and the dry season is extended, it's even worse.
At this time, many animals are already hungry in the bone grassland, and many lions are also struggling, and they can't even eat food for a week or two.
They had been hungry for a few days, and they were much happier than the other lions and animals.
Therefore, Chu Xiaoye couldn't always give them food from the tree to eat.
After eating this time, he will never take it again without a week, or if he is forced to do so.
If the lions do not have a tenacious will to survive and a diligent hunting spirit, they will only become more and more lazy, weaker and weaker, and eventually eliminated.
It's impossible to always think about relying on him, a young lion cub.
It's completely self-willing.
Just as he was asking Meimei to distribute the food, Catherine ran back from the prairie with her mouth open and panting, and stopped in front of him, her dark eyes full of anxiety and panic.
She did not find Maya and her two children.
Moreover, she also found hyena feces and smells nearby.
Chu Xiaoye's heart shrank suddenly, his eyes were cold, and his two forepalms were faintly hot, as if there were two streams of heat, about to rush out.
The wound is no longer painful.
He turned decisively, braved the scorching sun, and walked alone to the grassland.