The Strongest Lion

Chapter 56 The Female Baboon Who Borrowed the Tiger's Power

Chapter Fifty-Six: The Female Baboon Who Borrowed the Tiger's Power

Fortunately, this female baboon was an adult, and she was already used to life in the trees. Even though she had accidentally fallen from a branch, she quickly grabbed onto a branch below.

Chu Ye was relieved to see that the female baboon hadn't fallen.

However, Chu Ye was still determined to rescue the little lion. After all, he had already defeated the female baboon, and if he could catch up with her, he could save Mao Mao.

So Chu Ye started chasing the female baboon up in the tree again.

The baboon, confident in its ability to move freely in the trees, began to maneuver around Chu Ye. Chu Ye, also able to move freely in the trees, then engaged in a chase with the female baboon up the tree.

At first, the female baboon probably thought that no matter how powerful Chu Ye was, he couldn't possibly catch her. After all, she was the king of the trees, and a little lion couldn't possibly catch a baboon in the trees.

The female baboon couldn't understand why a lion cub could be so powerful in the trees. She simply couldn't comprehend how Chu Ye, a seemingly ordinary lion cub, possessed such formidable fighting abilities that he could defeat an adult female baboon like herself.

Regardless, Chu Ye was now frantically chasing the female baboon, while the female baboon, holding Mao Mao, was jumping around on the tree, trying to evade Chu Ye's attacks.

Momo didn't struggle or howl in the female baboon's arms. This puzzled Chu Ye. If Momo wanted to come to Chu Ye, it would have had a chance to break free from the female baboon's embrace.

After all, Mao Mao is about the same age as Chu Ye and is capable of escaping. The female baboon is currently only focused on dealing with Chu Ye. If Mao Mao wanted to escape, it could easily break free from the female baboon's control and run to Chu Ye's side.

But Momo didn't try to break free from the female baboon's embrace; it seemed to have gotten used to being with her.

It seems that Momo and the female baboon have developed some affection for each other. After all, Momo is also a cub, and it needs the warmth of maternal love. After being stolen by the female baboon, it gradually accepted her care and affection.

Regardless, Chu Ye was determined to rescue Mao Mao. Because Mao Mao lived with this group of baboons, and sooner or later, they would kill him.

It's the dry season now, and both lions and baboons are struggling to survive. Although baboons aren't primarily carnivorous, they are omnivorous and can eat both carnivorous and herbivorous foods.

Now Chu Ye is only focused on chasing this female baboon, while the female baboon is jumping around, feeling that Chu Ye can't catch her no matter what.

But what it didn't expect was that Chu Ye was even more agile on the tree than it was, a baboon that had lived on trees all its life.

Although Chu Ye couldn't catch the baboon immediately, after circling around the female baboon a few times, he found an opportunity and grabbed the female baboon's tail.

Of course, Chu Ye only hooked his sharp claws onto the baboon's long tail. He couldn't grab onto anything like a human or a monkey.

The baboon cried out when it felt Chu Ye grab its tail. After all, Chu Ye's claws were extremely sharp, piercing directly into the flesh of the baboon's tail.

The female baboon screamed in fright. However, it didn't let go of Mao Mao. After Chu Ye grabbed its tail, it suddenly turned around and scratched at Chu Ye's face.

Chu Ye had no other choice at the moment. In order to avoid the female baboon's attack, he had no choice but to release her.

So the female baboon took the opportunity to slip away again.

Now, the female baboon dared not contend with Chu Ye on the tree, and she simply ran down from the tree.

This was something Chu Ye hadn't considered. He had assumed that baboons preferred to live in trees. Even when faced with predators, they would only engage with their enemies in the trees and generally wouldn't come down to the ground.

After all, baboons are only relatively safe in tall trees; once they're on the ground, they become unsafe. But this female baboon actually ran down from the tree, a result Chu Ye hadn't expected.

This female baboon probably felt that she couldn't defeat Chu Ye up in the tree, so she decided to return to the ground.

When Chu Ye saw the female baboon run down the tree, he had no choice but to follow. After all, he was determined to catch this female baboon.

"Hmph, you think you can get away with this just because you've climbed down the tree? The more you climb down, the easier it is for me to catch you."

As Chu Ye thought about it, he also ran down the big tree. He felt that he could run faster than the female baboon on the ground, and it was impossible for her to escape.

So Chu Ye started chasing the female baboon again on the ground. To be fair, Chu Ye could catch up with the female baboon on the ground.

But soon, Chu Ye realized he couldn't save Mao Mao this time. He saw a large group of baboons ahead. The female baboon from before had already carried Mao Mao into the troop.

Clearly, this baboon is one of the many baboons in the group. This group of baboons lives with the Jik lion pride; their leader is named Lachi, a strong male baboon.

When the female baboon, carrying Mao Mao, ran back to her troop, Chu Ye had no choice but to give up. No matter how strong a lone lion cub was, it couldn't possibly defeat a large group of baboons.

There were dozens of baboons in this large group. Even if Chu Ye had special abilities, he couldn't possibly defeat so many baboons.

"Alright, that's enough for today! I'd better hurry back to the pride! It wouldn't be fun if I angered this whole bunch of baboons."

Chu Ye decided to head home. Although he hadn't managed to save Mao Mao this time, he knew that Mao Mao lived with this group of baboons. And for the time being, Mao Mao would be safe. Because the female baboon, overflowing with maternal love, would never allow other baboons to harm her child.

Actually, Chu Ye's decision just now was wrong. If it had kept chasing, the female baboon wouldn't have been able to escape.

Although this female baboon wandered into her troop, she had actually been expelled because she adopted a lion cub. This was a serious violation of the troop's rules.

This female baboon has already been expelled by the leader, Lachi. The reason Chu Ye saw this female baboon living alone in that big tree earlier was because she could no longer return to her tribe.

The reason this female baboon ran back to her troop was because Chu Ye was chasing her, and she couldn't beat him. So, she decided to use the troop's strength to scare Chu Ye away.

This female baboon is too afraid to return to her troop. She is currently dozens of meters away from the troop.

However, in Chu Ye's view, the female baboon had already run back to its troop, and it dared not chase after her anymore.

In fact, if Chu Ye continued the chase, the female baboon would only continue to run away. The other baboons wouldn't help her, as she had already been driven out of the troop by the leader. Unless she killed the lion cub, the troop of baboons wouldn't allow her to return to the troop.

Chu Ye, of course, had no idea about all of this. He just felt that it would be too dangerous for him to continue chasing, so he stopped.

In this way, the female baboon has temporarily escaped disaster and can continue to live with the lion cub.

Although Chu Ye failed to rescue Mao Mao this time, it knew that Mao Mao was among the group of baboons. If it couldn't rescue Mao Mao today, it could try again another day.

And so, Chu Ye ran back to his pride of lions.

Just then, Lisa and Elsa returned from hunting.

However, they didn't catch any large prey, only a small juvenile rabbit. This small juvenile rabbit weighed about seven or eight pounds.

This small amount of meat is a drop in the ocean for a pride of lions; it's not even enough for a single lion to eat.

But no matter what, at least there was some food. Something is better than nothing, even if it's just a little rabbit, it can let the lion cubs taste some flesh and blood.

Lisa then placed the little rabbit in front of several lion cubs, so that Chu Ye and the other lion cubs could have some flesh and blood to eat.

Although Lisa and Elsa were also hungry, they didn't eat. Instead, they fed their children.

In this respect, Lisa and Elsa still demonstrate great maternal love. Compared to the ruthlessness of male lions, lionesses generally behave with more affection. They would only resort to cannibalism if they were also starving.

Chu Ye was also a bit hungry after all that trouble. Although he hadn't managed to rescue Mao Mao, he already knew Mao Mao's whereabouts, which was already a very good result.

So, Chu Ye and the little lions started eating meat.

There was only seven or eight pieces of meat in total, which was far from enough for seven or eight lion cubs. Chu Ye and the lion cubs immediately began to fight over it.

Fortunately, Chu Ye was very capable, and he managed to snatch a dozen thighs by himself, which were the meatiest parts of the little rabbit's body.

Although the lion cubs are all brothers and sisters, they are fiercely competitive when it comes to food. For survival, no one cares about brotherly affection or sisterly considerations. These lion cubs fought and tore each other apart over rabbit meat.