Chapter 14: Hyena Queen

After leaving the lion pride, using the astonishing vision provided by 【Observation Lion】, Chen Mo quickly discovered two solitary spotted antelopes.

They are herbivorous creatures with slender limbs, a large head and long snout, resembling a cow in appearance, and they usually appear in herds.

Under Chen Mo's astonishing speed and strength, their chance of escaping is virtually zero.

One could say that ordinary mortal creatures can no longer pose any threat to Chen Mo.

Without expending much effort, he successfully hunted the two spotted antelopes.

Chen Mo quickly devoured one of the spotted antelopes, then let out a roar to summon the lionesses and Ai Sha. (Note: a normal lion's roar can travel 8 km.) For him now, the flesh of ordinary creatures no longer has any effect.

Only the flesh of extraordinary beings can further strengthen his body.

Moreover, Sister Lion has now started the 【Gluttonous Lion】 self‑discipline challenge, requiring her to eat 10 kg of meat daily.

Yet while Chen Mo waited for the lionesses to arrive, he suddenly turned his head and looked toward a point five kilometers away.

A pack of hyenas was charging toward him at speed!

Hyenas, also called "Chief of the Anal Gland Department," are notorious bandits and robbers on the steppe.

Besides hunting for themselves, they prefer to snatch prey from other hunters, and their attack style is extremely lewd and filthy; the nickname "Chief of the Anal Gland Department" says it all.

However, under normal circumstances, hyena packs dare not steal the prey of an adult male lion.

A male lion possesses the ability to kill them swiftly.

But this pack of hyenas is clearly not ordinary hyenas.

Chen Mo saw that the hyena leading the charge was noticeably larger than the others, its teeth as clear as ice crystals, and its back bore icy spikes.

Clearly, it is also an extraordinary creature! As Chen Mo stared at the hyena pack, the leading Hyena Queen naturally noticed Chen Mo and the two fallen spotted antelopes beside him.

A white cub managing to kill two adult antelopes? Though it seemed odd, the Hyena Queen paid it no mind.

Not even a true male lion scares it! The Hyena Queen now feels terrifyingly strong! Three days ago, the hyena pack hunted a strange zebra; this zebra not only bore a single horn on its head but could also gather ice spikes for attack.

Yet under the pack's rabid onslaught, it eventually fell.

While the hyenas savored the tasty zebra meat, a blue crystal suddenly emerged from the zebra's belly! Instantly, all the hyenas abandoned the feast, instinctively scrambling for the blue crystal and then swallowing it!

Bang! Bang! Yet after the first and second hyenas swallowed the blue crystal, they instantly "exploded on the spot," leaving no remains.

Still, the remaining hyenas frantically fought over the blue crystal.

In the end, the Hyena Queen, using her agility and ferocity, seized the blue crystal and swallowed it.

After swallowing the blue crystal, the Hyena Queen found herself not only much stronger, able to command ice and snow, but also vastly wiser.

Naturally, she became the queen of this hyena pack.

After becoming queen, the Hyena Queen led the pack in a frenzy of hunting, wildly expanding her territory.

Even the male lion that previously could only flee upon seeing her has now been killed three times.

So when they smelled the blood, they rushed over immediately, aiming to snatch the food and also treat this hired lion as a meal.

While the Hyena Queen led the pack in a charge against Chen Mo, the cub—already regarded as "prey" in their eyes—quietly observed, its icy‑blue lion eyes flashing with indifferent light.

【Ice Spike Hyena】

【Rank: Low‑grade Extraordinary】

【Constitution: 10】

【Agility: 11】

【Strength: 8】

【Spirit: 7】【Overall Combat Power: 42~56】

【Ability: Ice Spike】

"All its stats are below mine; as long as I'm careful, I should be able to take it down."

Chen Mo thought to himself, watching the Hyena Queen charging at him, and didn't even bother to move.

When the distance between the lion and the hyena was only ten meters, the Hyena Queen leapt high, lunging to bite the cub.

At the moment the Hyena Queen launched her attack, the snow‑white cub before her also moved!

The white cub also sprang up, its speed extreme, like a white lightning bolt, instantly appearing before the Hyena Queen!

At that moment the Hyena Queen was still hovering, but the next second she was slapped by the white cub and sent flying dozens of meters.

Boom! The powerful impact even grievously wounded the Hyena Queen's internal organs!

Before the Hyena Queen could react, the Lion King's attacks came in succession, his sharp claws tearing a deep, bone‑visible wound across her back.

In an instant, an unprecedented fear rose in the Hyena Queen's heart! She was scared.

She recalled the fear of being dominated by a male lion before! If this continues, she will die! This is not a cub, but the Lion King!

"Oh~"

It let out a low growl, urging the other hyenas to swarm the white Lion King.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

At that moment, an angry lion's roar came from not far away.

The other three lionesses of the pride arrived in succession, angrily attacking the hyena pack! By then, Chen Mo had already gutted the Hyena Queen.

Although both are low‑grade extraordinary beings, the gap between them was enormous! It wasn't just a racial disparity; the self‑discipline challenge had enhanced Chen Mo's abilities in every way, turning him into a true hexagonal warrior! After killing the Hyena Queen, the remaining hyenas, as if they'd lost their backbone, scattered and fled.

Chen Mo was too lazy to chase them, and simply slit open the Hyena Queen's belly, discovering a small extraordinary energy crystal.

His body's instinct made him eager to swallow it.

Chen Mo restrained the urge, merely placing his claw on the crystal as the ice pill inside his body began absorbing the ice‑type spiritual energy it contained.

This extraordinary crystal can automatically gather spiritual energy; eating it outright would be wasteful.

And Ai Sha's current physique is still insufficient to achieve awakening.

It will take at least two weeks for Ai Sha to complete the Gluttonous Lion self‑discipline challenge and grow into a physique comparable to a male lion.

During this period, Chen Mo felt that it would certainly be able to hunt other transcendent beings.

This crystal contained a total of 10 strands of ice spiritual power; Chen Mo absorbed it all without any waste, and now his ice core already contains 22 strands of ice spiritual power.

After completing the absorption, Chen Mo examined this transcendent crystal again.

【Ice-System Transcendent Crystal (Ultra-small)】

【First-grade Resource】

【Empty Energy Crystal】

【Can Slowly Absorb Ice Spiritual Qi Within a 5-Meter Radius for Self-Replenishment】

【Based on Current Spiritual Qi Concentration, Fully Charging Takes 1095 Days】

(End of Chapter)