Survival Arena

Chapter 59 Two-Year-Old Male Lion

Chu Ge started training his claws and body with a plan, and soon became the focus of the photography group's extra attention.

In the eyes of the four foreigners, he was a maverick, in stark contrast with the other two lion cubs.

"Could it be that he's training?"

The man with the beard speculated, his expression odd.

It was the first time he had seen a male lion deliberately training.

The black woman carrying a tranquilizer gun laughed, "This is nature, full of wonders. If you follow them long enough, you're going to see even more interesting things."

Encouraged by her words, the three photographers became even more motivated.

Chu Ge had gotten used to their presence and was quite happy for them to be around. With them there, the pride faced fewer troubles.

As time passed day by day, the three little lions started getting bigger.

Chu Ge was growing the fastest; he ate the most and exercised frequently, so he was noticeably bigger than Big Hair and Two Hair.

...

Time flew by.

Chu Ge was now a year old. He looked the size of an adult dog, standing about forty-something centimeters tall at the shoulder, his front limb muscles slightly defined.

Big Hair and Two Hair were a bit shorter than him, and not as well-built.

Although only a year old, he was already showing the majestic temperament of a male lion.

This was the result of long-term training.

Now, a swipe of his paw could break a wrist-thick branch—not that impressive, perhaps, but he was only a year old, after all.

In addition to physical strength, he also often ran to train his strength and lung capacity.

Jenny had become a proficient hunter.

Life on the savannah was very hard for them.

They had to hunt as well as protect the three little lions.

Danger came from many groups, including prey and other predators, such as lion prides, hyena packs, packs of wild dogs, crocodiles, and so on.

Lusha and Jenny did not blend into other lion prides. It wouldn't be difficult for two lionesses to join a new pride, but not with two young male lions.

They understood this and had always stayed away from other prides.

The photography team following them would occasionally leave, but most of the time, they stayed with them.

On this day.

They came to the edge of a large river and looking to the side, saw countless African buffaloes migrating. They jumped into the river one after another, stirring up waves.

This was one of Africa's grand spectacles, occurring once a year with five to six million buffaloes migrating together in a massive, awe-inspiring expanse.

Many predators followed them on their journey, including lions.

Watching the crocodiles' backs surfacing on the water, Chu Ge hesitated.

Should he really go into the river?

Lusha looked back at them, her eyes as calm as most lions', showing no special expression.

But Chu Ge understood what she meant.

Get ready to cross the river!

Animals could communicate too, and now Chu Ge could communicate with other lions.

Chu Ge called out softly, wondering if they really had to follow the buffalo herd.

Jenny turned around and called out a few times, indicating that they must follow.

They weren't smart enough to understand why this was necessary; it was just instinct.

Silly lions.

Do you really have to eat buffalo when there are antelopes, zebras, and wild boar?

Chu Ge had no choice but to follow them into the river reluctantly.

Lusha and Jenny were smart; they moved along the edge of the buffalo herd, where there were relatively fewer crocodiles.

If they were lucky, they might catch a calf as soon as they reached the shore.

This was Chu Ge's first river crossing, and he was very nervous.

Big Hair and Two Hair felt the same.

Whoosh—

Ten meters away, a huge crocodile bit a buffalo. The crocodile's massive head was as large as half the buffalo's body, a sight of great impact, which scared the lions into speeding up.

In the end, they crossed the river safely.

After getting onshore, Lusha directly pounced toward a small wildebeest not far away and easily bit it to death.

The calf's mother did not come to its aid, seeming to have lost it.

Jenny went up to help, and together they dragged the calf onto the savannah.

They started eating on the spot, with Chu Ge and Big Hair and Two Hair following in a rush, biting wildly.

In the distance, five spotted hyenas were itching to make a move, eyeing the pride of lions as they edged closer.

Chu Ge, however, wasn't panicked, just five spotted hyenas.

He even wanted to challenge the hyenas. Explore more stories with M V L

Of course, it had to be the smaller kind; spotted hyenas have powerful biting force, he couldn't possibly defeat an adult.

After a while, the hyenas mustered the courage to run over.

"Roar——"

Suddenly, Lusha charged like a madwoman, roaring furiously, with Jenny closely following her.

Lion's roar exploded!

The five spotted hyenas were so frightened that they lost their nerve and immediately fled.

The current Lusha and Jenny were no ordinary lionesses; they were more ferocious than most lionesses, otherwise, how could they protect and nurture three little lion cubs?

They feasted heartily, and so did Chu Ge.

One hour later, they continued their journey.

Big Hair and Two Hair bumped into Chu Ge as they walked, wanting to frolic with him.

Chu Ge slapped them, causing them to howl and quickly hide behind Lusha.

The atmosphere became relaxed again.

Chu Ge looked ahead; the boundless savannah was scattered with buffalo everywhere.

It was truly spectacular.

The sky was high, and the land was vast; such a scene could never truly be appreciated on television.

Suddenly, he began to enjoy this kind of life.

The only worry each day was how to fill the stomach and survive.

In human civilization, there were too many worries.

Money, life, career, love, family, dignity, mood, and so on.

That was a different kind of hardship.

"Grow up quickly, and become a majestic male lion soon!"

Chu Ge invigorated his spirits and ran towards the front.

Big Hair and Two Hair also perked up, chasing after him, thinking Chu Ge wanted to play with them.

...

Under the sun, a cheetah was crawling through the bush.

Its gaze was cold, its spotted fur perfectly blending with the surrounding weeds; following its gaze, ahead was a solitary wildebeest grazing.

Wildebeests are a common grazing animal on the African Continent.

It was a black horse, with relatively slender limbs and long black hair hanging on its body, different from most horses as it had a pair of horns similar to those of an African Buffalo.

Just as the cheetah was about to pounce, a lion suddenly sprang out of the nearby bush.

This lion was very strong; as it ran, the muscles in its limbs were clearly defined and filled with a sense of power—a young male lion that had already grown the mane typical to male lions, a brown color.

The young male lion leaped onto the back of the wildebeest, its claws tearing flesh, nails embedded in meat, it opened its gaping maw to bite down on its neck.

The wildebeest panicked and tried to flee, but with the young male lion clinging on, it couldn't pick up speed.

Then, two lionesses charged from different directions.

It was Lusha and Jenny!

And the young male lion was Chu Ge.

Chu Ge was almost two years old now, looking about as big as Lusha and Jenny.

In terms of muscular form, he was much stronger than the two lionesses.

He had started learning to hunt two months ago, and with daily exercise, his hunting ability had become very strong.

At least far stronger than Big Hair and Two Hair.

Those two were still watching and learning from a distance.