Chapter 604: Chapter 511: Cats and Dogs on the March, Cattle and Sheep Retreat, Snow Leopard Dominates
On the left were cats and on the right were dogs, distinct yet harmonious and friendly.
“Come quickly, Mama, Red Lion sister and Black Gold brother are telling us about Aunt Er Niu.”
Jinya greeted Red Lion Black Gold and lay down beside Little Jin.
The cat team looked much more imposing, as they were all medium to large wild cats, except Little Jin was the smallest.
But the dog team was different. Aside from Black Gold and Red Lion, the other dogs, although large, all had a pure and innocent doggy look in their eyes.
“We searched far and wide, and when heading toward the highest Snow Mountain, we found the scent of that big Snow Leopard. Aunt Er Niu’s partner and two other Snow Leopard uncles and aunts have already chased after it, while the younger ones of us were sent back by Aunt.”
The “younger ones” included the adopted Snow Leopard and the lynx cub.
That pair of Demon Lords of Mayhem were not obedient children. After being sent back by Yellow Fur and its partner, the two of them discussed it and ran off to find Aunt Brown Bear, wanting to gather more information about that troublesome Snow Leopard.
“The Big Brother hasn’t returned yet, but a Brown Bear Mother brought her cub around here, delivering the news that she and the Big Brother from Aunt Brown Bear’s family went together to find that despicable Snow Leopard.”
Jinya listened, her mind full of questions.
What Big Brother, what Brown Bear family’s Big Brother… Red Lion, just how many good brothers do you have?
The highest Snow Mountain near the unoccupied area has always belonged to the mightiest Snow Leopard.
Er Niu knew her own strength well and never dreamt of possessing that Snow Mountain. The other male Snow Leopards, too, due to various reasons, did not participate in the fight for this territory.
But at this moment, on this Snow Mountain, four Snow Leopards stood facing each other, the situation ready to erupt at any second.
Yellow Snow Leopard and Little Snow Leopard stood together, slightly ahead of them was the large Snow Leopard.
But on the opposite slope, an exceptionally robust Snow Leopard stared coldly at the three.
With similar size, there could still be a fight, but a large size difference meant that whether a battle was possible was something they were quite aware of.
This Snow Leopard was about the size of an Indochinese Tiger, perhaps a bit lighter, but definitely not something an average Snow Leopard could compare to.
Just like the concept of a regular human male compared to Old Yao in height.
Seeing the three Snow Leopards approaching, the Super Snow Leopard even leisurely flicked its tail.
“You… I want to challenge you!” The large Snow Leopard knew it was outmatched but was willing to challenge for Er Niu’s sake.
The Super Snow Leopard seemed a bit surprised, but it didn’t dismiss the challenge. It stood up as it sensed the opponent’s challenge, making the atmosphere slightly tense.
The Little Snow Leopard instinctively bit the tip of its brother’s tail, its pupils shaking violently.
Yellow Snow Leopard also stepped forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with the large Snow Leopard, letting out a very faint hiss.
Sometimes, the momentum isn’t necessarily greater than the sum of its parts.
At this moment, the combination of the large and small Snow Leopards with Yellow Fur only meant dividing the beatings into three parts.
To the Super Snow Leopard, beating one or three had different feelings.
Moreover, the two male Snow Leopards were quite resistant to beating. They even knew some tactics, noticing the Super Snow Leopard was slightly “gentler” on female Snow Leopards, so when their brother and partner couldn’t take it anymore, the Little Snow Leopard would step up to block the Super Snow Leopard.
Both cowardly and brave, that’s the Little Snow Leopard.
As the three adult Snow Leopards challenged the Super Snow Leopard, the Snow Leopard cub and lynx cub plus the Brown Bear leader also approached the area.
These three didn’t have the combat strength of the large Snow Leopard, on par with Yellow Fur, while the lynx cub was roughly comparable to two-thirds of a Little Snow Leopard’s combat power.
But the big Brown Bear cub’s combat power was impressive, easily outclassing two lynx cubs.
The three approached the battleground surreptitiously, observed the actions from behind a rock for a while, and after seeing the Super Snow Leopard slow down a bit, bravely charged forward.
However, the next moment, the Brown Bear cub was slapped away several meters, and the Super Snow Leopard even wanted to chase after it and bite the Brown Bear cub to death.
In a moment of crisis, the four Snow Leopards plus the ineffective lynx cub charged at the Super Snow Leopard simultaneously, successfully diverting its focus from completely finishing off the Brown Bear cub.
Although the lynx cub wasn’t strong in combat, its situational awareness was excellent. When the four Snow Leopards shielded the Brown Bear cub, it rushed in and tried to bite the Brown Bear cub to escape, but due to its weight, it failed several times. Then, trembling slightly, it blocked right in front of the cub.
The Super Snow Leopard tilted its head, its gaze a bit puzzled.
Snow Leopards and Brown Bears are the apex carnivores of the Desert Snow Area, naturally engraved with “survival of the fittest.”
When food is plentiful and strength not too disparate, they might pass each other by, but with a significant disparity, not killing the opponent seems to betray the hardships they endured growing up.
Yet now, before it, four of its kind were protecting the cubs of other species!
The eyes of the Super Snow Leopard gradually grew colder.
At this critical juncture, the Brown Bear cub shaking off unconsciousness woke up, and before it could let out a bear’s roar, the lynx cub bit its ear and said, “Run!”
Instinctively, the Bear cub followed the lynx cub, scrambling away in a hurry.
Once they had distanced themselves, the four Snow Leopards remained vigilant, cautiously retreating while maintaining a semi-encirclement formation.
After moving roughly a dozen meters away, the Super Snow Leopard suddenly spoke.
“By the way, how’s that female doing? Has she given birth to the cub?”