Chapter 6: ◎Prairie Model Working Leopard (6)◎
The force that he thought was less than one tenth was a big shock to the cub.
While playing, he forgot about the fact that the other party was still a little cripple. Klein raised his paw and symbolically licked the little leopard's fur to express his apology.
Shi Qiao patted the big head away with her paws, and her eyes were attracted by the rushing river to the north.
They waited here for a few days, but the wildebeest troop has not crossed the river for a long time. They don't know why they are hesitating. The geographical location here is advantageous. The animals passing by are enough for the beasts to feast on, so they are not in a hurry to follow them.
Wildebeest and buffalo are more difficult for leopards to hunt. Even lions have to fight in groups to succeed. Solitary animals like leopards are more suitable for docile prey.
With her ears listening and her eyes seeing all directions every day, Shi Qiao's dynamic vision got better and better.
The male leopard, who was still sleeping, was woken up. The little leopard raised its front paws to indicate to him to look in a certain direction: "Klein, look."
A cheetah was running this way, chasing a young zebra. Shi Qiao first remembered the advertisement for emergency syrup, and then felt that the other person looked familiar.
Isn't this the male cheetah that was robbed by the boss before?
As luck would have it, the other party caught up with the zebra when it was about to reach the tree. He triumphantly bit off the prey's neck and prepared to find a nearby tree to enjoy a feast.
Unexpectedly, when he looked up, he happened to catch sight of a certain "bully".
Cheetah Cudi: "..."
This is clearly a surprised attack, fuck!
Before the other party could run away with his prey, Klein jumped down from the tree and blocked the way. The robbery went smoothly.
This time, Shi Qiao observed the gangster's robbery techniques at close range. It can be said that he did it in one go. He didn't give a certain cheetah any room to fight back. He just blasted it with a brainless hammer and took the prey as his own.
The little leopard was wagging its tail on the branch of the tree and cheering, and was unexpectedly spotted by the cheetah with a bruised nose and swollen face.
? ? ?
Cudi's eyes widened.
Did he see it correctly?
Klein actually has a cub?
The last time he was robbed, he didn't see clearly and thought the animal in the other's mouth was prey. This time he saw clearly that it was a tiny leopard cub.
It didn't rush to escape this time. It hid in a bush with half of its head exposed and watched the leopard drag its zebra to the little leopard.
The little cub patted him with her tail in admiration, celebrating the food he got for "no effort". A certain leopard, who was used to being domineering, had two faces when it came to treating his cub. It bit open the belly of its prey and fed the soft internal parts to the cub first.
Seeing the completely opposite face of a certain "bully" from usual, Cudi the Cheetah felt more and more outrageous the more he thought about it.
The other party didn't even have a wife, so why did he get a few-month-old cub out of thin air?
If he calculate it based on age, then he have to find a partner before he reach adulthood, which is very strange. Could it be that he found a girlfriend in advance before the estrus period?
A male raising his young alone is unheard of on the grasslands!
Not knowing that he had become a gifted male mother in the heart of a certain unlucky guy, Klein watched the little leopard take the meat into her mouth before starting to eat his own. Over the past few days, it has become a natural habit to watch the other person take the first bite before eating his own, and he didn't think there was anything wrong.
To the cheetah, who is always beaten and robbed, this scene of a bully raising a cub is too weird, no less than seeing a lion eating a vegetarian diet.
After carefully observing the two leopards, one big and one small, he felt that they looked different. His mind, which was too shocked to turn around, finally came to its senses.
Maybe it's not necessarily his biological child, the cub may have been stolen by the other party.
When it left, his mind was still recalling the scene of Klein licking the cub's cheek after eating, and he couldn't help but shake his whole body and shake off a layer of goosebumps.
This world is so crazy that a "big villain" like Klein has started to learn how to raise children.
We must not let the other party raise their children completely. If they raise another bandit who is exactly the same as the other party, it will be a major blow to the future of these brothers who are living in the grasslands.
Before the cheetah left, he was still thinking that he must find an opportunity to strangle the cub to death in the cradle before it grows up!
After thinking about it like this, it gave up its previous idea of hiding as far as it could, and found a location not far or near the two leopards, stationed on a super-tall sawtooth tree and watched secretly.
Shi Qiao didn't know that she was being targeted again, and was still lamenting her and the boss's luck.
Effortlessly devoured, thanks to the takeaway from the Cheetah Brothers.
The last time she saw him being robbed, she felt that Klein's approach was too damaging. Now that she has merged into the cruel nature, she has completely abandoned the creed of harmony, equality and friendliness of human civilization.
There is nothing fair or unfair. Everyone in this grassland speaks based on their strength. If someone is robbed, they can only blame themselves for being too weak.
Except for being hungry in the first two days after arriving, Shi Qiao was very satisfied with her current life as a little follower.
In such a dry season, even lions may not be able to find prey. It is amazing to be able to have a big meal with a tow bottle.
Even though this little zebra was not that big, after the big man had just eaten a meal, only his head, tail, limbs and skeleton were left. Shi Qiao once again saw his terrifying appetite. She herself was also unknowingly affected and developed a good appetite, and her food intake doubled as before.
The reason why ferocious beasts can grow into apex predators is because they have a long juvenile period.
The cubs are very fragile as they grow up, and will die if they are not careful, so they rely heavily on their mother's protection. Since moving from the south, Shi Qiao has seen the cubs of other animals withering in the middle of the road several times.
Many of them have become her daily recipes.
Just watching the video of animal migration on the screen is far from enough to realize how small life is. The more she see such scenes, the more she cherish her small life.
The little leopard spent a long time gesticulating to the male leopard before he understood what she wanted to express her gratitude to.
After learning to speak more leopard language, a certain giant leopard was surrounded by a 360-degree stereoscopic song that the cub had made up.
"Listen to me a, thank you because you warm the four seasons."
She doesn't know where the four seasons come from. The only two seasons on the grassland are the rainy season and the dry season.
Listening to the little leopard's chaotic and incoherent meowing, Klein felt that there was still a long way to go in the cultural class.
The life of raising a cub is very different from before. At first, he found the cub's babbling sounds annoying. After listening to it for a long time, he gradually got used to this kind of noise, especially every time he licked the other person's face after eating, he would get a serious "Klain, thank you."
Every time the male leopard roared casually to indicate that he heard it, his tail exposed his heart and swayed under the branches.
It feels good to carry a bottle of oil with him, especially after he find out that the other person is not a retarded person.
Language is an art, not just for humans, but for animals as well.
Shi Qiao felt so from the bottom of his heart.
She could clearly detect that after she learned to speak, the big leopard had a different attitude towards her. He was even less impatient and would even chime in a few times when he was in a good mood.
After discovering that the "bully" was not that evil, the little leopard began to take advantage of it, and even dared to refuse when the bully was force-feeding her.
It's just that her arms can't twist her thighs, so she doesn't have the final say on how much she can eat.
Adhering to the concept of nourishing yourself with what you eat, Klein bit off the remaining zebra leg bone from the middle and repaired the injured hind leg of the cub.
Shi Qiao watched as the big bone that was indestructible to her was bitten into two pieces with a "crack" sound, and she felt pain in her hind legs.
After chewing up all the outside meat, he could continue to lick the bone marrow inside. The little leopard found her new snack and licked half of the bone until she couldn't get it out, so she let the other person take another bite and continued to lick the next part.
Zebra's marrow is fragrant and tender, with a texture similar to soft tofu and much sweeter than tofu. It is more addictive for leopards than eating meat.
Not all cubs have the opportunity to lick the marrow, and the leopard mother will not help bite the bones again and again.
Of course, it's also thanks to the little Leopard's understanding, thanking him in advance every time, and even blowing rainbow farts like crazy when the other party helped her bite the leg bones.
"Klein, you are the most powerful leopard I have ever seen!"
Although she had only seen the leopard in front of her when she came to the grassland, the cub's eyes were clear and bright. This kind of praise was so sincere that it was hard for the leopard not to believe it.
Lost in the rainbow fart, Klein just helped the opponent hit one after another, not even sparing the ribs, and a zebra was eaten until there was no scrap left.
She doesn't know whether it was a psychological effect or a real replenishment of bone marrow, but Shi Qiao felt that her injured hind legs were getting stronger day by day. By the time the first group of wildebeests began to leap and prepare to cross the river, she could already walk on her own limbs steadily.
Crossing the river requires a "leader". When the first wildebeest takes a brave step, it means that the large army is about to take action.
A large group of "food" gathered by the river, looking out from the trees, and crocodiles pretending to be dead wood drifted past the river from time to time.
The crocodiles in the African grasslands are not just little guys that jaguars take as food. Each one is stronger than the other, one to two meters long, and can easily hold back the pace of wildebeest.
All predators, not just crocodiles, are waiting for a chance to hunt.
After being able to walk freely, Shi Qiao also failed to follow the boss to the hunting resort. Where there were many prey, there were also many enemies. Lions, hyenas, and other leopards could easily crush their cubs to death if taken alone. It was relatively safe to stay at home.
The little leopard is very coveted for the famous Crossing to Heaven and wants to watch the spectacular scene up close, but her life is still at stake, so she must guard their home honestly even if she is reluctant.
Although she can walk, she can't climb trees yet. The male leopard doesn't have to worry about her running around and can go hunting by the river with peace of mind.
At this time, there should be no ferocious beasts coming to cause trouble. They should all gather together by the river to prepare for a delicious meal. Even if they are in the tree, they will not be killed. The little leopard watched the big man walk away without much anxiety and walked up and down on the tree branch to exercise her hind legs.
What she didn't expect was that some animals actually gave up a great opportunity to hunt.
A cheetah with a long-standing grudge had been squatting not far away waiting for the male leopard to leave. Watching Klein disappear into the hidden horizon, Cudi ran as fast as he could to the tree where the opponent was stationed, preparing to sneak attack on the cub.
But it underestimated the vigilance of a certain little leopard.
Shi Qiao had already developed keen eyesight during this period when her legs were not working properly. She was pacing back and forth while paying attention to the movements around her. When the other party quietly walked over, she caught a glimpse of a sneaky leopard pattern.
Unexpectedly, the cheetah, who has always been bullied, is still holding back his evil intentions and wants to attack the cub while the "parents" are not around.
Shi Qiao cautiously stared at the cheetah that was still approaching, and then she remembered that the cheetah could also climb trees.
She is finished.
The little leopard was so anxious that it was spinning around.
The cheetah's eyes are full of hope that it will win. This tree branch is not too high, but it can still climb it!
Shi Qiao was forced to the end of the treetop, and the hair on her tail exploded. Her childish voice was not enough to scare the other party, and the cheetah was getting closer and closer to her.
At the critical moment, the injured hind leg started to move on its own.
Adrenaline hormones took effect in time, and the little leopard jumped directly to another adjacent tree with a big jump. Then, recalling the posture of the big man climbing the tree, she climbed up to a higher canopy.
The upper part of the tree has no branches and is vertically up and down, making it impossible for the cheetah to land.
Shi Qiao tried her best to climb up. The height of the canopy was so high that the cheetah could see it but couldn't reach it. He could only try different methods again and again, trying to use his paws to pull down the cub that couldn't hold on.
Shi Qiao had one hind leg that couldn't use any strength, so she could only rely on her front paws to cling to the rough tree trunk.
Seeing that he couldn't reach the opponent, Cudi got down from the tree and squatted on the ground, waiting for the opponent to use up her last bit of strength and fall into his mouth.
Shi Qiao cursed in her heart.
This cheetah deserves to be robbed. He is stupid and bullies children by not hunting. When he persists until Klein comes back, she must give him some color!
Shi Qiao silently prayed that the boss would catch his prey and come back to save her son, counting the time in his mind every minute.
Perhaps because of her desire to survive, she was able to persist longer than expected. She didn't let go of her front paws until the sun went down. She was still able to hold on, but the tightly pinched bark could no longer hold up, and she heard the sound of gradually cracking in her ears.
Shi Qiao's heart rose to her throat.
The cheetah under the tree also noticed this slight noise, stood up, and paced back and forth under the tree.
What made her desperate happened, the two pieces of tree bark fell with a "kā chī", and with them fell the little leopard.
Cudi was confident, so he closed his eyes and opened his mouth to receive it, but the imaginary "trophy" did not fall for a long time.
It opened its eyes in surprise and saw the little leopard grabbing the fork of the tree when it fell, slithering down the side, and running wildly in the direction where Klein left.
Comparing speed with a cheetah is simply asking for death, Cudi laughed wildly.
Shi Qiao listened to the whistling wind in her ears and felt that the other party's head could bite the tip of her tail at any time. She held back her strength and raised her tail, running forward desperately.
Cudi got the idea of playing tricks on the other side, took a shortcut and ran forward, directly blocked the little leopard's path, and slapped the other side to the ground with his paws.
The little leopard that the bastard Klein regarded as his treasure was about to become his prey. The leopard was so excited that it leaned its head towards it, aimed at the neck, and opened its mouth to bite.
Before the teeth could touch the fragile neck of the cub, his own neck was imprisoned in place by the sharp teeth, and a familiar sense of oppression instantly spread all over his body.
Shi Qiao opened her eyes and looked behind her, almost moved to tears.
Wu wu wu, Klein!