harleyscars Chapter 113 The Lion That Can Shoot
Chapter 113 The Lion That Can Shoot
The battle gradually subsided, and the guards withdrew first, leaving behind a pile of shell casings and a rifle lying on the edge of the bushes.
The split-mouthed hyenas also retreated, with two dead and others seriously injured, resulting in significant losses for the main force.
The local hyenas are the fastest runners; they're long gone.
Chen Fei slowly walked down the slope, approached the rifle, and looked down at it... It was completely black, with scratches all over the stock.
He crouched down, placed his right forepaw on the stock, suppressed the heat, and used the tip of his paw to feel the weight and structure of the thing. He spotted the trigger at a glance.
It extended a claw-like tip, hooked the trigger, and pulled it back—"Bang!"
The gun barrel jerked upwards, the bullet embedding itself in the nearby soil, the shock making his claws go numb.
"Holy crap, the recoil is incredible!" Chen Fei shook his paws, readjusted his posture, his hind paws gripping the stock tightly, and his forepaws stabilizing the barrel.
With precise aim at the trigger, "Bang! Bang!" Two shots, the bullets hitting the dead tree trunk twenty meters away. The trunk swayed, and the bark fell off with a whooshing sound.
"Cool!"
Even though he is now a lion, as a male, he still cannot resist the temptation of firearms.
...
Night enveloped the wasteland.
The slit-mouthed hyenas finally arrived, and this time it wasn't just a few scattered scouts, but their entire main force.
Chen Fei was choked awake by the strong, fishy smell... There were definitely no fewer than twenty of them, their presence pressing in rapidly from the south, moving at an extremely fast speed, their formation spreading out, clearly intending to encircle him!
He immediately got up and activated all the heat in his body.
In the past, confronting more than twenty hyenas head-on would have been suicidal!
When these guys surround their opponents, they love to bite their Achilles tendons and slowly wear them down.
But now it's different.
Chen Fei immediately moved thirty meters eastward, pressing his back tightly against a boulder to block his retreat, leaving only the front and flanks for combat.
The vanguard of the Slit-Mouthed pack quickly came into view. The lead hyena was exceptionally large, with an old scar across its neck... This was the Slit-Mouthed pack's top fighter.
Chen Fei fought it twice.
The feint attack on the left is the real killer move; the real attack is from the right, targeting the Achilles tendon!
Chen Fei stood firmly, his eyes fixed on it, waiting for it to make the first move.
The forwards have already rushed to within ten meters!
The two hyenas on the left charged forward as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
The main player on the right was looking for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
Other beasts would have dodged to the left, but Chen Fei did not!
He didn't dodge at all, but charged straight at the attacker on the right, without even swaying his steps.
[Host: Chen Fei]
[Identity: Sub-adult male lion]
[Energy Points: 1389↑]
The hyena on the right was completely dumbfounded, never expecting its target to dare to retaliate!
My sprint steps instantly became disordered, as if I had stepped on a banana peel.
In the blink of an eye...
The heat that had been building up inside Chen Fei rushed to his limbs. Holy crap, this feeling is amazing!
It's not just that my strength has increased, it's that all my senses and reactions are like they've been given a cheat code, they're maxed out!
Everything outside slowed down, as if the slow motion button had been pressed.
It's not that time actually slows down, it's that reaction time is much faster than movement.
The brain issues a command, and the body executes it immediately, without the slightest delay.
Just 0.5 seconds!
He leaped seven meters away, howled, and grabbed the hyena by the neck and back, moving so fast he disappeared in a flash.
The hyena on the right didn't even have a chance to fight back. The hot liquid hit its neck and back, and it howled in pain before rolling away and running away.
The lead hyena froze on the spot, as if it had been struck by a pressure point.
The two goods on the left that were trying to restrain each other also stopped, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Chen Fei stood still, his body enveloped in a surge of heat.
In the pitch-black night, a low howl escaped his chest, not an ordinary beastly roar.
The sound, enveloped in a warm resonance, was extremely low and traveled more than twice as far as usual.
The encirclement painstakingly set up by the split-mouthed hyena collapsed instantly!
This is no strategic retreat at all; it's just a complete panic!
Even the guy who was injured earlier was dragging his injured leg and running for his life.
Chen Fei stood in front of the stone for a while, slowly withdrawing the heat, savoring the new changes before him, feeling quite pleased with himself.
[Host: Chen Fei]
[Identity: Sub-adult male lion]
[Energy Points: 1400↑]
Combat really speeds up your progress!
This is so awesome!
New skill unlocked...
With a crack, it sounded like something had shattered completely.
...
The eastern territory of the Lion Alliance.
Big Head led two companions, each half a year older than it, on patrol around the perimeter. This task was arranged by Chen Fei three days ago.
At that time, Da Tou only understood about 80% of it. The rest depended on the two brothers to make do and gradually figure out the patrol rules.
It was leading the way tonight, not because it was the best fighter, but because the other two didn't know the way at all.
Only Da Tou was familiar with this border; Chen Fei had personally led him there twice.
"Hey, Big Head, where are we?" The lion behind us came over.
Big Head wagged his tail. "Don't wag around. Just follow me. The boss said we can't cross the line."
A lone male leopard has been roaming around the perimeter of the territory. It left its scent three days ago, but tonight the scent is very fresh, so it must not have gone far.
Big Head suddenly stopped, lowered his head to sniff the smell on the ground, and then looked up in the direction where the smell was strongest.
Its two companions behind it also stopped and stared at it.
After thinking for a moment, Da Tou said: "The boss said, if we can avoid a direct confrontation, we should avoid it. As long as we're alive, we have something to strive for!"
It turned around and walked in the opposite direction of the scent, deliberately taking a big detour to keep the male leopard's activity area outside, before continuing to move along the patrol line.
"Why are we taking a detour? Can't the three of us beat a leopard?" another lion roared defiantly.
"Are you stupid?!" Big Head growled. "The boss said taking a detour is the easiest way. Staying alive is the only way to grab more food. Showing off won't get you anywhere!"
The two companions nodded as if they understood, and continued walking with it.
After bypassing the male leopard's territory, an open area appeared ahead, with no hidden dangers.
The three lions stopped to rest for a while. Big Head rubbed his chin against the rock, leaving his scent... This territory is ours!
After marking the area, it led its companions back, and the patrol went smoothly without any mishaps.
On the way back, Da Tou's steps were much steadyer than when he set off, like a little adult.
Inside Ella's tent at the survey team's camp.
She slumped in the folding chair, the notebook in front of her lit up; she had been writing that report for almost two hours, and her eyes were almost sore from staring at it.
The title is clear: "Preliminary Assessment Report on Suspected Individual Tool Use Behavior".
Ella quickly scanned the area, found nothing wrong, got up, and lifted the curtain to peek outside.
The camp was quiet, and the atmosphere was very oppressive.
The daytime brawl had terrified the armed guards, and now several of them were huddled around the fire, whispering amongst themselves.
She looked away, sat back in her chair, filled in Morris's name in the sender's box, put away her computer, and headed to the main tent.
Morris stared blankly at the table full of equipment data, while Caller sat beside him, holding a cup of cold tea, taking a sip and frowning.
The tent was so quiet you could hear breathing; no one was speaking.
Ella handed him the two-page report, which Morris took and read word by word without saying a word.
Kaller glanced at the report, then at Ella, and slammed the cold tea down on the table with a clatter.