Chapter 5: Gluttonous Lion

"Success."

The success of his first hunt made Chen Mo's heart involuntarily lift a hint of joy.

He didn't hesitate, bit straight into the black‑spotted antelope beneath him, and began to devour it ravenously.

The scent of blood would attract male lions and other carnivores; he had to enjoy this feast as quickly as possible!

0.1 kg 0.5 kg 2 kg……

【Gluttonous Lion】 The self‑discipline challenge progress bar is soaring.

When Chen Mo finished the 5 kg of meat, he felt his body had reached its limit, his belly about to burst! Yet he forced himself to endure the discomfort and kept swallowing the black‑spotted antelope's flesh and blood.

For it now, the chance of a successful hunt is slim; missing this meal could mean there won't be another.

"Roar!"

Just as Chen Mo was feasting, a roar from a male lion suddenly echoed from not far away.

Immediately, Chen Mo saw a red‑maned male lion with a lush mane, imposing and majestic, charging toward him.

One of the lion brothers had already spotted him! The moment it saw Chen Mo, the red‑maned lion erupted in fury; this young lion dared to hunt in its territory, a blatant challenge to its authority! So it unleashed its top speed and gave chase.

It intended to catch up to this reckless young lion and bite it to death! Yet Chen Mo felt no panic at the angry lion; he now had absolute confidence in his own speed.

He swallowed another mouthful of flesh and blood, saw the self‑discipline challenge progress bar had reached 75% today, grabbed a black‑spotted antelope leg, and bolted away.

The red‑maned lion chased for a while, then was surprised to find the young lion's speed astonishingly fast!

Even surpassing it! The gap between them widened bit by bit!

In less than five minutes, the lion was already panting, out of breath.

The lion's burst was good, but its stamina fell short.

Roar! Looking at the young lion now reduced to a tiny black dot, it was incensed and let out a futile, raging roar.

Even a lion cub under three months old it couldn't catch—how disgraceful! In the end, it reluctantly gave up the chase, returned to its spot, and, seeing most of the black‑spotted antelope carcass still left, its eyes suddenly lit up.

Now that it's come to this, let's eat first! —————————

Chen Mo jogged back to the big tree at the edge of the lion pride's territory.

Although he had long escaped the male lion, he still felt his beastly blood boiling.

Excitement, freedom, wildness!

In the half‑month since his rebirth, Chen Mo feels he has begun to enjoy being a lion.

He looked around and found Sister Lion was not there.

"Could she have run into danger?"

Chen Mo was slightly worried, but overthinking was useless; he slowed a bit and began circling the massive tree to aid digestion.

After the food inside him was mostly digested, he resumed gnawing the antelope leg he had fetched.

When half of the antelope leg was down his throat, Chen Mo glanced at the self‑discipline panel.

【Gluttonous Lion】 (1/7)

Today's self‑discipline challenge is finally completed!

At that moment, the sky suddenly grew dark.

Accompanied by rumbling thunder, a torrential downpour began to wash every inch of the savanna.

It is currently Africa's rainy season, and a heavy storm erupts every few days.

But this is a good thing for Chen Mo.

The rain will dilute his scent of blood, greatly increasing his safety factor.

The only thing that still worries Chen Mo is Sister Lion Ai Sha.

It hadn't eaten for half a day, and while its stomach rumbled, it felt a little lost and scared.

This morning, after Chen Mo left, it began to search for prey nearby.

Ai Sha had possessed intelligence beyond ordinary lions since childhood; when she and her brother were forced to leave the pride, she realized they would have to hunt independently from then on!

Her own lion brother was somewhat clumsy, so the burden of hunting naturally fell on her shoulders.

But unfortunately her hunting skills were still immature, not to mention she was still a cub; her strength and speed were far below the minimum required of a hunter.

After finally encountering a wild rabbit, she still couldn't catch it! This gave Ai Sha an unprecedented sense of frustration.

She returned dejectedly to the temporary "little den" she shared with her brother, but upon approaching, she vaguely smelled a faint scent of blood.

This instantly put her on alert, a thread of worry rising in her heart—could her foolish brother be in trouble? Ai Sha sprinted quickly and soon saw the lazy figure under the tree.

Her foolish brother was hiding under the tree, sleeping, his tail swaying, looking in good spirits.

Seemingly sensing her approach, the young lion suddenly rose and tossed something toward her.

Ai Sha looked down and saw it was a half‑gnawed antelope leg! Chen Mo waved his paw, signaling Ai Sha to eat quickly, then squinted his eyes.

His belly was already round from eating, and now he just wanted a good sleep.

"Roar?"

Looking at the food, Ai Sha couldn't help feeling a bit moved.

It didn't know Chen Mo had already had a full meal, and thought he had deliberately left half for it.

Although Ai Sha didn't know how her lion brother obtained the antelope leg, for a youngster to get such food must have involved great danger.

With a rumbling stomach, Ai Sha swallowed a bite of meat, emitting a satisfied rumble.

It couldn't help recalling that back in the pride, it would snatch food originally meant for its brother from other cubs and give it back to the brother.

Now, just as then.

After finishing the antelope leg, Ai Sha's heart was once again filled with fighting spirit.

Tomorrow she must redouble her hunting effort! Aim to bring a wild rabbit back for her brother! This time, it should be her turn to support her brother!

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Daybreak.

The sunrise climbs in the east, the fiery red sun slowly rises from the far horizon.

A golden‑furred cub lion slowly awakens from its slumber.

Chen Mo opened his eyes and saw that the Gluttonous Lion's self‑discipline challenge on the panel had already refreshed.

It's another new day.

Chen Mo looked around, but did not see Shi Jie's figure.

"So early, where did you go?"

Chen Mo didn't mind; he prepared to head back to the green meadow and begin today's hunt.

After returning yesterday, Chen Mo kept reviewing and summarizing in his mind, and developed his own tactics.

He felt today's hunting expedition should be very successful.

Soon, Chen Mo arrived at the green meadow.

Yesterday's torrential rain made the meadow especially moist, and also attracted a large number of herbivores.

Chen Mo's gaze fell on a herd of black‑spotted antelopes a hundred meters away.

Indeed, his target today remains the black‑spotted antelope.

These creatures are simply the perfect hunting prey!

My mind isn't very sharp, I have no attack power, and my sole speed edge is utterly inadequate before Chen Mo! (End of chapter)