Chapter 2: Rampaging Lion

During the process of self-disciplined small steps, Chen Mo silently chanted "panel" in his heart, and the earlier gray-black illusory panel reappeared.

At this moment, the 【Cleaning Lion】 and 【Wild Rush Lion】 self-discipline challenges were both wrapped in black iron chains, turning into a locked state, while beneath the 【Rampaging Lion】 self-discipline challenge a completion progress bar appeared——

(12304/20000)(0/7)

Having already walked over 12,000 steps to find the pride, he now needed less than 8,000 more steps to finish today's self-discipline challenge; walking aimlessly, Chen Mo couldn't help recalling his student days, when he foolishly shook a step‑counter to rack up numbers.

Unfortunately, there's no going back.

After an unknown amount of time, seeing the numbers on the illusory screen finally reach 20,000, Chen Mo, whose physical and mental strength had hit their limit, could no longer hold on and fell into a deep sleep.

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In the morning, Chen Mo slowly woke up.

The other three lionesses had gone hunting, the lion king had set out to patrol his territory, leaving only the lion mother and a few cubs here.

The cubs were still sleeping; Chen Mo glanced at the challenge and saw the step count had reset to (0/20000).

It was already a new day!

Perhaps because he'd drunk mother's milk, Chen Mo felt his condition much better today, and his small steps became much lighter.

Soon the cubs woke up one after another, playing and rough‑housing around the lioness.

This "playing and rough‑housing" is actually training them to catch prey.

They naturally also noticed Chen Mo not far away.

Seeing the "little lame one" who was clearly limping yet kept taking small steps, the cubs thought he wasn't just lame—he might be crazy too.

"Aooo~" (Mom said don't play with fools~)

The cubs once again chose to ignore Chen Mo.

But for Chen Mo, this ignoring was already the best result! As long as he could keep following the pride, he wouldn't have to worry about attacks from other creatures.

If he completed the first self-discipline challenge in seven days, perhaps a turning point would come!

Thinking this, he continued with "small steps" to start his day of self-discipline. Noon.

The scorching sun baked every inch of the grassland; even in the shade Chen Mo could smell the burnt scent.

The three lionesses responsible for hunting and the lion king returned.

Their haul was good today: they killed a warthog and a warthog piglet.

They and the lion king began eating the warthog, while the warthog piglet was tossed to the cubs.

Two‑month‑old lions can already eat meat; this was their first meat meal.

"Ao!"

"Aooo~"

Seeing the dead warthog piglet, the cubs all pounced on it, quickly dividing the meat.

Chen Mo glanced at his brothers and sisters but didn't join them.

He was waiting for his mother to finish her feast.

"After the lion mother eats her fill, her mood should be good; maybe today I can have a full meal."

While Chen Mo continued brushing steps with "small steps," a bloody piece of meat suddenly appeared before him.

It was thrown by a small lion with golden fur, very beautiful.

Chen Mo's lion sister, sharing the same father and mother.

After she had taken the most warthog meat, she tossed a small piece to Chen Mo.

Looking at the bloody raw meat at his feet, Chen Mo felt resistant mentally, but the primal craving of his body and instincts for raw meat overcame his inner reluctance.

Then it was truly fragrant! A lion's senses differ completely from a human's; the bloody raw meat actually made Chen Mo feel satisfied.

"Ao!"

Soon the other cubs finished their portions of warthog meat and, without prior agreement, turned their gazes toward Chen Mo.

"Ao!"

One of the cubs Chen Mo called "Curly Hair" quickly acted.

Chen Mo stepped back, ready to yield the food, although he really wanted to give Curly Hair a big slap.

But he lacked the strength. Then, in the next second, Chen Mo saw the lion sister, who had finished eating and was preparing to sleep not far away, suddenly stand up and run to stand before him.

"Ao!"

The lion sister stood silently before the little lame one, her eyes fierce as she stared at Curly Hair, full of momentum.

As if saying— "It's mine to protect."

Curly Hair was scared back.

Among all the cubs, the lion sister is the strongest and has the greatest combat power.

"Aoo~" (Thanks~)

Chen Mo didn't know how lions should express emotion, but he still let out a low growl to show gratitude.

The lion sister didn't respond; she simply waited quietly for Chen Mo to finish the meat, then returned to the lion mother's side, stretched, and lay down to sleep.

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Time flew; in the blink of an eye a week had passed.

During this week, Chen Mo stayed close to the pride while persisting with his small‑step self‑discipline each day.

He gave each member of the pride a name to distinguish them.

The sole male lion in the pride he called "Soft Rice Male," because it never hunted, spending all day eating the "soft rice" of the four lionesses.

His biological mother he simply called "Lion Mother"; although the lion mother still shows some favoritism, each time she gives her own food or milk it is the least.

Yet she never let him starve to death.

Chen Mo named the lion sister "Aisha."

As for the other lion cubs, Chen Mo named them casually—things like "Ugly Orange," "Bald Fur," "Bald Tail," "Dog Egg"……

On the final day of the 【Rampaging Lion】 self-discipline challenge, Chen Mo began his tiny-step self-discipline at dawn.

Until the sun rose in the east, Chen Mo, who had already practiced self-discipline for over six hours, looked expectantly at the self-discipline challenge panel.

19998……19999……20000—at the moment the progress bar of the 【Rampaging Lion】 self-discipline challenge reached 100%, a line of blue light appeared on the self-discipline panel——

【You have completed the self-discipline challenge 【Rampaging Lion】 (White). Equip?】 After choosing 【Yes】 with his will, Chen Mo suddenly felt a strange energy surge through his limbs like an electric current, bringing a tingling, numb sensation.

But this feeling was fleeting—less than two seconds later, it vanished along with the energy.

The next second, Chen Mo involuntarily started running.

At this moment, he felt his limbs filled with power.

After a rough test, Chen Mo discovered his running speed was more than double what it used to be!

Now don't even mention the other lion cubs—even the lioness's running speed might not be as fast as his! Besides that, he felt his endurance had also increased.

He galloped across the plain for ten minutes, yet felt no fatigue at all.

The effect of the 【Rampaging Lion】 far exceeded his expectations! "The feeling of self-discipline is really great!"

Chen Mo's heart was filled with excitement and lofty ambitions.

The miraculous effect of the Golden Finger made it realize that it would surely become the king of this plain.

Even, the sole king!

After completing the 【Rampaging Lion】 self-discipline challenge, the locks on the other two self-discipline challenges disappeared, and a new self-discipline challenge appeared——

【Gluttonous Lion (White): Consume over 10kg of meat daily, lasting 7 days】

"Based on the effect of the Rampaging Lion, this Gluttonous Lion's trait should also be not bad—unfortunately, unless I can hunt myself, eating over 10kg of meat every day is nothing short of fantasy!"

It is now the rainy season, food is fairly abundant, and the lionesses gather something each day.

But the meat given to the young lions is ultimately just a little.

"Or just choose the Speeding Lion!"

Chen Mo quickly made a decision in his heart.

The 【Cleaning Lion】 is easier to complete, but its effect is likely useless for him now.

And the 【Speeding Lion】 clearly is a title that increases one's speed, complementing the 【Rampaging Lion】 perfectly.

Moreover, having just obtained the 【Rampaging Lion】, with his endurance increased, running two hours a day shouldn't be too hard, right? (End of chapter)