diskusbooks Chapter 27 Tiger Mom's Fourth Hunt: A Major Crisis!
Chapter 27 Tiger Mom's Fourth Hunt: A Major Crisis!
Sixteen days after birth.
Cang Nian, who had just woken up, was incredibly excited and couldn't wait to go for a run.
Because yesterday, after evolving the Jump skill into Leap and the Climb skill into Ascend twice in a row, his limbs have been greatly enhanced.
Although it was already dark yesterday and I couldn't continue testing how much faster I had become, Cangnian had already gotten a general idea of how fast I had become on my way home.
Today, he's going to test his limits and see how many levels of proficiency he can accumulate by jogging all day!
Running ahead of his mother, Cangnian headed towards the open space, but his mother caught up in two steps and gently pressed him down with her paws.
Seeing this, Cangnian also suppressed his excitement and obediently lay down on the ground.
Tiger Mom, on the other hand, peeked out from the dense forest, her gaze fixed on the clearing by the stream, observing carefully.
Cang Nian followed Tiger Mom's gaze and saw nothing unusual; there were only small animals like groundhogs and pheasants drinking water by the stream.
Roar~!
At this moment, Tiger Mom stopped hiding in the dense forest, stood up and growled at Cang Nian.
It seems that after living together for a long time, not only could the tiger mom and tiger brother roughly understand Cangnian's different way of expressing himself compared to ordinary tigers, but Cangnian himself could also understand what the tiger mom and tiger brother wanted to express from their roars.
"Tiger Mom wants to hunt, but because we have been staying here for a long time, many medium and large prey are afraid to come to the open space. So Tiger Mom is going to hunt in other places nearby and let me and Tiger Brother play here for a while. We can go to the open space to train after she comes back from hunting."
"That's right. It's been four days since the last hunt. Although a sika deer yields a good amount of meat, Tiger and I have expended a lot of energy lately, so it's time for another hunt."
Although I don't know why I could hear such a complex expression in such a low growl, it was just an instinct.
"Ow~!"
Upon understanding, Cang Nian immediately raised his head and called out.
Don't worry! I can definitely take good care of Tiger!
Ouch~!
Seeing this, the younger tiger also stepped forward and stood still, letting out a howl as if to say that it would behave well and let its mother go hunting without worry.
With such easy-going cubs, a smile immediately appeared on the tiger mother's face, and she ran towards the dense forest on the other side of the stream.
This is the location of a family of three's den. The mother tiger, as the apex predator, has lived here for a long time, and her lingering scent will frighten most prey, preventing them from approaching.
Therefore, if you want to find prey, you have to go to the other side.
Seeing that Tiger Mom had disappeared into the dense forest, Cangnian could only follow Tiger Brother and obediently lie on the ground.
They are still very young and growing, so they get hungry quickly if they exercise a lot.
It's unclear how long the Tiger Mom hunt will take, so it's best to conserve your energy until then.
Tiger Brother, seeing that Cang Nian didn't move, naturally didn't bother to move either.
My brother is smarter than me, so everything he does is right, and all I have to do is follow his lead!
Zhizhi~!
After an unknown amount of time, Tiger Brother had already dozed off when a familiar voice came from above.
Sure enough, when they looked up, they saw the little sable standing on a branch five or six meters high, squeaking at the two brothers.
"This guy doesn't seem to learn his lesson. I almost caught it yesterday, and it still dares to provoke me?"
Cang Nian was speechless, while Hu Di, who was almost asleep, angrily raised his head and howled.
Since the tiger mother wasn't nearby, the younger tiger became much bolder. He took two steps back and, following the method his mother had taught him, climbed the tree directly, seemingly wanting to catch the little sable.
Cangnian didn't care about this. Tiger Brother had been given a lot of special training by Tiger Mom yesterday and was already able to climb up and down trees, so there wouldn't be much danger.
However, the next second, Cang Nian frowned.
The little sable's voice sounds off!
Previously, the little sable's calls were very distinct, sounding cheeky and highly provocative.
But now, the little sable's cries were panicked and urgent, and it was leaping and bounding about instead of leisurely wiggling its tail and wagging its rear end in the tree as before...
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it was stretching out its little paws and pointing to something not far away.
Seeing this, Cang Nian quickly followed the little sable's gaze...
With just one glance, the old man felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!
Those were cold eyes!
Those were the indifferent eyes of a fellow feline!
The familiar black and yellow spots made Cang Nian recognize it instantly!
It was the Siberian leopard whose prey was stolen by the tiger mother four days ago!
When Cangnian noticed it, it also noticed Cangnian's gaze and immediately activated without any hesitation!
“Ouch——!!!”
[Ding~! Howled once, Howling skill proficiency +1! (1/100)]
Danger loomed, but Cangnian remained calm like never before. With a loud roar, he urged Tiger Brother to climb upwards with all his might!
Tiger was still clinging to the tree trunk and hadn't seen the Siberian leopard.
However, it always strictly enforces the requirements of the elderly, striving to climb upwards without any hesitation.
However, it has only just learned to climb trees, and even with all its might, it would take at least half a minute to climb to a height of four or five meters...
Moreover, the Amur leopard can also climb trees, and it is definitely faster than the tiger cub that has just learned to climb trees!
Thinking of this, Cangnian turned around and saw that the Northeast Leopard, which was just seventy or eighty meters away, had already rushed to the forty-meter position!
Even though this isn't an open area and there are many things to cover it, the agile body of the Siberian leopard means it won't be too slow!
“Last time, I could only hide in fear deep in the cave, watching you being torn apart and listening to your cries and howls. This time, I will not be cowardly.”
He glanced at Tiger Brother, who had only climbed to a little over a meter tall, and Cang Nian's gaze became even more determined.
The next second, he charged towards the Siberian leopard!
Even the Siberian leopard was stumped, a look of bewilderment appearing in its fierce eyes.
Is this little one deformed, born mentally challenged?
Ever since the tiger mother stole its prey, the Amur leopard has remembered that grudge and sown the seeds of hatred.
Therefore, it has been secretly observing the movements of Cangnian's family these days.
It knew it was no match for the tiger mother, but it could cause trouble for the two cubs and kill them, which would be a way of avenging the tiger mother for stealing its prey!
Finally, it estimated that the mother tiger would be hunting today, so it chased away the medium and large prey around the clearing in advance, forcing the mother tiger to hunt elsewhere!
Given such an opportunity, wouldn't those two tiger cubs be completely at its mercy?
However, to make sure the tiger mother hadn't gone far, it patiently waited for a while before crouching down towards the brothers' location.
Its initial target was naturally the larger tiger brother, as killing him would yield plenty of meat.
But since this little one isn't very bright and has charged at us on its own initiative, it wouldn't be a bad idea to just kill it.
The Northeast Leopard thought so.
But the next second, just as Cangnian was about to collide with it and it had already opened its blood-red maw to kill it with one blow, Cangnian leaped up and jumped onto the nearest pine tree!