Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Swipe Like a Tiger

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The return of the two adult lionesses was undoubtedly a rescue for Chu Ge, Big Hair, and Two Hair from the darkness to light, from alarm to surprise.Chu Ge was touched and excited.

The two lionesses led them onward, in search of a new home.

Without the Lion King and other family members, the pride seemed desolate.

Yet Chu Ge was not frightened; on the contrary, he felt an unprecedented sense of security.

Watching the two lionesses and the two cubs walking ahead, he suddenly felt a strong impulse to protect them.

Even though all this was fake, he wanted them to survive in peace.

"I really want to grow up fast."

Chu Ge's eyes were resolute as he murmured to himself.

Under the guidance of the two lionesses, they crossed the vast savannah, leaving the territory of their former pride, wandering aimlessly.

The savannah was really vast, and for an animal, everything was unknown and curious.

Nearing evening, they reached a small hill. Find exclusive stories on M V L

As they were about to lie down, the roar of a car engine came from the distance.

Humans!

Chu Ge stood up in fright. Could it be hunters?

He wanted the two lionesses to follow him and leave, but they remained unmoved, still lying on the slope, panting with their tongues out.

Big Hair and Two Hair, though, were quite excited, even calling out to the car.

With elders to protect them, they were carefree.

As Chu Ge panicked and grew anxious, the vehicle drew closer.

It was an off-road vehicle with many yellow and green stripes painted on its body, and a photographer sat in the passenger seat, his camera on his shoulder, its long lens sticking out of the window.

Seeing this, Chu Ge realized they weren't hunters.

Soon, he heard cheers in English.

Foreigners.

Out in the wilderness, the people one could encounter were either hunters, wildlife park staff, or photographers.

Chu Ge guessed they were a photography team shooting wildlife.

As long as they weren't hunters, it was easier to deal with.

The off-road vehicle stopped more than twenty meters away; Chu Ge squinted to see there were four people inside, three men and one woman. Two photographers were filming towards his side.

Meanwhile, the four of them were talking.

"Strange, why are there two lionesses with three cubs? Where's the male lion?" a white man with a goatee wondered, his heart aching as he looked at the scars on one lioness's face.

The black woman beside him answered, "They must have been through a battle. Some in the pride are dead, others have fled. It's quite normal on the African savannah. If you guys are going to make a documentary, remember not to let your pity interfere with the wildlife. Every animal plays the role of both predator and prey."

The other three white men nodded.

They were newly graduated photographers, who had loved animals since childhood, thus they formed a group to come and shoot a documentary.

Along the way, they were choosing, never having found a subject they felt was right.

Now seeing the five lions with Chu Ge, they were all deeply moved.

"Why don't we film them? Follow their journey, document their adventure—what do you think?" a muscular white man asked. seaʀᴄh thё ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

The other two photographers nodded, and the black woman showed a look of approval.

The lion was the symbol of the African savannah, and she, too, wished the outside world would pay more attention to the African lions.

Chu Ge couldn't hear what they were saying, but, watching the cameras, he understood.

"Am I going to be the star of a documentary?"

Chu Ge thought with narrowed eyes. That would be good.

The presence of humans often deterred most of the fierce beasts.

The two lionesses lay on the ground, starting to sleep.

It seemed they were not new to photographers.

Chu Ge moved over to the foster mother and began to suckle.

He was really a bit hungry.

Two hours later.

The pride continued to move forward, and the off-road vehicle kept a following distance.

Chu Ge named two lionesses - the nanny was called Lusha, and the other younger lioness was called Jenny.

He chose foreign names because he saw these foreigners.

Lusha and Jenny had saved him and even raised him; he felt it was necessary to name them so they would always be remembered.

Lusha was now the leader of this small pride, and Chu Ge guessed that Jenny was probably Lusha's daughter, which was why she fled together with her.

After walking about ten miles, they encountered a group of zebras. The terrain here was undulating, and the zebras were grazing.

Under the blue sky, many birds were circling above.

Chu Ge looked across the land and noticed that aside from them, there were other predators.

For example, a cheetah.

It crept forward in the grass, and from the top of the hill where Chu Ge was, one could see its figure.

In another direction, a pack of Wild Dogs was watching.

African Wild Dogs.

They looked somewhat like spotted hyenas but were much smaller, with erect ears. Their limbs were slender, and they had bushy tails; their fur was a mix of black, brown, and white. Each one had a unique pattern.

There were thirty-six African Wild Dogs in total.

Quite a lively scene.

Chu Ge understood that Lusha and Jenny were here to hunt. African lions hunt cooperatively, so they could only bring Chu Ge, Big Hair, and Two Hair along.

It was a good opportunity for them to learn how to hunt.

In the distance, the three photographers in the off-road vehicle were still recording.

Lusha growled at the three cubs and patted their heads with her paw, signaling them to wait there.

Then she took Jenny to hunt.

Despite being wounded, Lusha did not hesitate to hunt. Chu Ge admired her for this.

The hunting efficiency of African lions is high but usually under the condition that there are many lionesses.

For two lionesses to hunt zebras, the difficulty was quite high.

Lusha and Jenny failed three times and eventually gave up.

Then, they led Chu Ge and the other two cubs to continue moving forward, changing to a different hunting site.

As it was getting close to evening.

Lusha and Jenny successfully hunted a young antelope, which had only been born a few months earlier and couldn't run fast. Its mother, powerless to help, could only watch from a distance as Jenny bit it to death.

It was a day of dramatic changes for the pride and the first day Chu Ge ate raw meat.

God knows how he swallowed it.

The mental discomfort nearly made him faint.

However, as he ate like this time after time over the following period, he eventually got used to the taste of blood.

He, Big Hair, and Two Hair were also officially weaned.

In the blink of an eye.

Two months had passed.

Underneath an old tree, Big Hair and Two Hair were frolicking.

Lusha was licking the wound on Jenny's back; this was their way of healing, next to them lay the carcass of a buffalo.

In order to capture this buffalo, both lionesses were injured, fortunately, not fatally.

They were lucky; this African Buffalo was alone and already injured, probably having just escaped from other predators.

The three white photographers were shooting from the vehicle, their cameras not focused on Lusha or Jenny.

But on Chu Ge.

The young lion was continuously pawing the tree, which puzzled the three photographers.

Chu Ge was training.

He wanted to strengthen himself; male lions also use their paws in combat, but compared to a tiger's paws, their strength was not significant.

Chu Ge's goal was to make his forepaws as powerful as those of a tiger.