hsntnovel Chapter 71 Battle Against Two Hyenas
Chapter 71 Battle Against Two Hyenas
Chapter 71 Battle Against Two Hyenas
Sometimes they roar loudly, sometimes they laugh heartily, sometimes they hum softly, and sometimes they chuckle quietly; their voices can be heard thousands of meters away.
Hyenas prefer to hunt at night and can chase zebras or wildebeest herds running at speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour, reaching speeds of up to 65 kilometers per hour. Spotted hyenas can hunt alone, in pairs, or in groups of three, or they can hunt in packs.
A lone hunter often has little success; one success out of five is considered good. However, when hunting in a pack, there's a chance of success eight out of eleven times. Documentaries show that when hyenas hunt alone, if they find food, they will howl to summon the pack, and can even drive away larger and stronger leopards.
Hyenas are a type of powerful medium-sized predator. They hunt collectively, preying on large and medium-sized herbivores such as gazelles, zebras, and wildebeests. They can even kill half-ton African buffalo. They are not weaklings who live by eating the remains and bones of lions. On the contrary, lions are often the prey of spotted hyenas.
Hyenas are notorious opportunists in the animal kingdom. In addition to hunting for themselves, they often steal prey from other carnivores, such as leopards and even lions.
Their bite force is actually quite average, slightly weaker than that of a leopard. They can only snatch prey from a leopard's mouth when their numbers are greater than 10:1.
When hyenas hunt prey in a group, they swarm and tear at the prey's belly, neck, limbs, and other parts of its body.
To protect themselves from lions that might steal their food, the entire hyena pack shares the feast together. Hyenas are highly efficient carnivores; within minutes, their prey is reduced to bones.
Each spotted hyena pack has its own den. The entrance is overgrown with wild grass, and the interior is a maze of interconnected passages. Each pack has its own territory, typically around 20 square kilometers.
They strictly guard their territory and do not allow other spotted hyena packs to intrude. If a transgression occurs, the two sides will confront each other and may even clash, but such fights are rare.
When a group of hyenas chases prey into the territory of another group of spotted hyenas, if the other group is larger, the first group will give up their prey. Hyenas feel insecure once they leave their territory more than 1000 meters away.
In a group, both male and female adult spotted hyenas mark their territory by opening their anus and expelling secretions from their anal glands when provoked.
In a short period of time, Chu Ye generated information about these hyenas in his mind. This was something Chu Ye had never done before. He didn't have this ability before. But in the past few days, he suddenly gained this ability.
"It seems I've evolved again; I've gained some new abilities. I can now know some basic information about an animal just by looking at it." Chu Ye felt it must be because his physical functions had evolved again.
Chu Ye simply couldn't understand where these two hyenas came from. The hyena pack that used to live in this area had migrated north. This place was now the territory of a pack of wild dogs.
"Hmph, where did these hyenas come from? They certainly don't know how powerful this little lion cub is. If they were from a Nira hyena pack, they wouldn't dare to challenge this special little lion."
Chu Ye was certain that these two hyenas were not from the Nira hyena pack. But he couldn't figure out where they had come from.
"Good heavens, you two hyenas are really bold, daring to roam our lion pride's territory! Are you tired of living?"
Chu Ye knew that lions and hyenas were irreconcilable enemies. The lion king could allow other animals besides its own kind to roam its territory, but it specifically forbade hyenas from doing so.
Conversely, hyenas also do not allow lions to roam their territory. If a lion does roam in a hyena's territory, it may be attacked by the hyena pack.
Of course, it depends on the strength of the pride. If it's a very powerful pride, then that's a different story.
If a hyena pack doesn't feel it's a match for a powerful lion pride, it certainly won't dare to provoke the pride, even if the pride is active in its territory.
Hyenas generally live in groups, and when they go out to hunt, they usually go out in groups of several or even a dozen.
However, hyenas' social lifestyle is not very strict; sometimes, they will hunt alone. If they hunt alone, they can enjoy their catch by themselves.
However, because hyenas are not very large, it is difficult for a single hyena to catch large prey on the grasslands where people mainly live in groups.
Therefore, hyenas generally do not hunt alone. They will at least hunt in pairs.
These two hyenas were hunting together. They weren't from Nira's hyena pack; they were members of another pack of wild dogs.
These two hyenas had never seen Chu Ye before and had no idea how powerful he was. They only sensed that Chu Ye was like a six-month-old lion cub, half the size of a hyena.
To a hyena, a lion cub like this is just a delicious meal, and the hyena wouldn't care how strong a little monkey could be.
Oh! Oh! Oh! ---
The two hyenas became excited as soon as they saw Chu Ye. In their eyes, Chu Ye had become a delicious meal.
However, in Chu Ye's eyes, the two hyenas were the same. In Chu Ye's eyes, these two hyenas were simply food.
"Hmph, today I'm going to show you two scoundrels what a little lion like me can do." With that thought, Chu Ye prepared for battle.
The two hyenas completely disregarded Chu Ye and immediately ran towards him together. As they ran, they thought to themselves that Chu Ye would definitely run away as soon as he saw them.
But when the two hyenas came to Chu Ye, he didn't run away immediately. Instead, he howled at the two hyenas.
"Aww! —"
The two hyenas heard Chu Ye's howl, and seeing that Chu Ye didn't run away, they felt something was strange.
Regardless of the circumstances, Chu Ye had become their prey in the eyes of these two hyenas, and they just wanted to catch him as soon as possible.
After hearing Chu Ye's howl, the two hyenas did not attack for the time being, but just looked at Chu Ye with confusion.
Seeing that the two hyenas did not attack him, Chu Ye became impolite and bit one of them directly.
This action also caught the two hyenas off guard. They thought that a small lion like Chu Ye would run away as soon as he saw two adult hyenas.
Even if he didn't run away immediately, he wouldn't have attacked the two hyenas on his own initiative. Chu Ye's current behavior is truly very abnormal.
Regardless, these two hyenas didn't take Chu Ye seriously. When they saw that Chu Ye had actually attacked them, they attacked him together.
The two hyenas had been thinking that this little lion was no match for them, and that they could easily defeat Chu Ye.
However, after the two hyenas fought with Chu Ye, they realized that Chu Ye was not an ordinary lion cub.
The courage and fighting prowess Chu Ye displayed when facing two adult hyenas completely terrified them.
"Holy crap, what's wrong with this lion cub? Is it even a cub?! This is clearly an adult lion!"
The two hyenas were completely intimidated by the fighting power Chu Ye unleashed. In just a few rounds, both hyenas were injured, while Chu Ye was unharmed.
"What's going on? How come this lion cub's skin is so firm? It doesn't look like a lion cub at all; it looks more like an adult badger."
Although the two hyenas were trying their best to bite Chu Ye's neck and defeat him, they discovered that Chu Ye's fur was very special and did not resemble that of other lion cubs at all.
The two hyenas tried for a long time but couldn't bite any of Chu Ye's vital parts. They only managed to bite some less important areas of his body.
Whenever the two hyenas bit Chu Ye, Chu Ye was always able to bite them back. When they bit Chu Ye, they couldn't hurt him, but when Chu Ye bit them, he could injure them.
"Holy crap, this little lion is amazing! I've never seen such a powerful little lion in my entire life." One of the hyenas thought to itself as it fought Chu Ye.
"Where did this lion cub come from? Is it a cub from that pride? How can it have such formidable fighting power?" Another hyena was pondering the same question.
However, Chu Ye's power was growing stronger and stronger. After several rounds of fighting with the two hyenas, it had already gained the upper hand, while the two hyenas were already at a disadvantage.
"No, I'm running away! This little lion is too powerful; I'm not playing with it today!"
One of the hyenas realized that Chu Ye was too powerful and that it was no match for him. So, it tried to run away.
Seeing that even the two hyenas together were no match for Chu Ye, it felt that if the fight continued, it feared that Chu Ye would bite it to death.
Seeing that it couldn't defeat Chu Ye, the first hyena immediately turned and ran away. Seeing the first hyena flee, the other hyena, no longer daring to fight Chu Ye, also quickly turned and ran away.