The Strongest Lion

Chapter 95 Black Mist

Chapter Ninety-Five: Black Mist

However, Chu Ye thought that they were just resting for a while, and would continue heading north after a short time.

To Chu Ye's surprise, the male lion Jike and the two lionesses rested under this big tree that day and had no intention of continuing northward.

However, it was still afternoon, not evening yet. The weather was still quite hot.

Chu Ye thought again, even if the lion pride doesn't set off now, they will definitely set off by evening. After all, they should be living on the banks of the Grumedi River in the north, why would they stay here forever!

As the last rays of the setting sun bathed the entire grassland, the male lion Jike and the two lionesses still did not set off. They remained under the large tree, showing no intention of departing.

"Hey, what's going on? Why aren't these lions heading north anymore? Are they going to live here forever?" Chu Ye couldn't figure it out for a moment.

However, he is only a lion cub now, and he has no power to object to the decisions made by the adult lions.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Who cares when they set off! Maybe they want to rest here for the night and set off tomorrow morning! Because the temperature is lowest in the morning, which is the best time to travel."

That night, Chu Ye and his pride rested under this large tree. The male lion slept on a protruding mound. The eight cubs and two lionesses slept together.

Chu Ye lay down next to Lisa, watching the other lion cubs already fast asleep, but he wasn't sleepy at all.

The events of today played back in Chu Ye's mind like a movie. Many questions immediately surfaced in his mind.

"Why was that python so big? A typical African rock python doesn't exceed seven meters in length. But that giant African rock python was at least ten meters long. Also, why was that python venomous? Pythons are generally non-venomous, so it's very strange that that python was venomous."

Chu Ye couldn't understand why that giant python was different from the other African rock pythons. He also didn't know what other kinds of magical animals lived on this vast grassland.

But for Chu Ye, this was just the beginning. He sensed that he might see many more amazing creatures in the future.

"What on earth is going on? Are there many magical creatures on this vast grassland? Does it mean that all the animals on the grassland are about to mutate?"

Chu Ye lay down next to Lisa, but he was not sleepy at all, and kept thinking about the things that happened today.

The weather is lovely tonight; after all, it's the dry season on the prairie. It's been almost months since a single drop of rain fell.

The sky is not only very clear now, but there are also hardly any clouds. In the pure sky, there is also a bright, clear moon.

Chu Ye looked around at the surroundings and felt that it was very peaceful and serene. The moonlight quietly shone on every corner of the grassland, draping the entire grassland in a soft white veil.

"What a beautiful environment! If I weren't a lion cub, I could really enjoy the beautiful night view of the savanna."

Looking at everything before him, Chu Ye felt a strange, indescribable feeling.

The nights on the vast grasslands are usually not peaceful, filled with the sounds of many animals. This is because nighttime is the prime hunting season for many carnivores. Many carnivores can only succeed in hunting at night; during the day, it's much more difficult to catch prey.

When Chu Ye lived in his former territory, he would always hear strange cries at night. Nights on the vast grasslands should be eerie; all sorts of strange cries would surely send chills down one's spine.

But the current situation was completely unexpected for Chu Ye. The vast grassland was unusually quiet at this moment. There was no sound at all, as if all the animals on the grassland were asleep.

"What's going on? This doesn't feel like a night on the prairie! A night on the prairie shouldn't feel like this."

Chu Ye simply couldn't understand it, because the scene before him was completely unexpected. This quiet environment was nothing like what a night on the vast grassland should be like.

And so it went on until midnight, when Chu Ye slowly began to feel sleepy. He wanted to go to sleep.

But just then, Chu Ye suddenly felt the sky outside darken.

"Hey, what's going on? It was perfectly sunny just now! How did it turn cloudy? Is it going to rain?"

Chu Ye noticed the sky suddenly darken and felt something was off. He didn't understand what was happening, or if it was going to rain.

But when Chu Ye looked up again, he realized it wasn't going to rain. A dark cloud had obscured the clear sky. The once bright and lustrous moon was now being swallowed up by this dark cloud.

"Oh, so the moon is just obscured by clouds."

Once Chu Ye understood what was happening, it didn't pay much attention. It felt it was a normal thing. It even thought that the moon would reappear in a while.

However, to Chu Ye's surprise, the cloud grew larger and larger, and its height gradually decreased. Soon, this huge black cloud enveloped the entire grassland.

The once bright night sky suddenly turned pitch black. The stars disappeared, and the entire grassland became a place where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

"Ah! What's going on? What's wrong with the weather? How did it turn out like this? Why is there black fog so late at night?"

Chu Ye felt as if an enormous black mist had swallowed the entire grassland. The entire grassland was shrouded in this massive black mist.

"This is really strange. Where did this black mist come from?" Chu Ye couldn't understand it at all. He didn't know where the black mist came from.

The entire grassland remained very quiet, but it was pitch black all around, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Although Chu Ye was lying next to Lisa, he couldn't see her at all. He couldn't see Aisha or any of the other lion cubs either. He had no idea where the male lion was either.

"What's going on? Am I the only little lion left on the entire savanna?"

Chu Ye suddenly felt a profound sense of loneliness and fear, because he couldn't see any other animals. It was as if Chu Ye was the only animal on the entire grassland.

"What should I do? Where should I go?" Chu Ye suddenly felt lost.

Chu Ye felt not only extremely lonely and fearful, but also a strong sense of oppression. It was pitch black all around; the entire grassland was controlled by a cloud of black mist. All living beings were submerged in this enormous black fog.

Just as Chu Ye felt a surge of fear, the surroundings suddenly brightened again. Lisa, Elsa, and the other lion cubs reappeared before Chu Ye. However, they were still fast asleep, as if they had no idea what had just happened.

That enormous black mist has now disappeared, and the bright moon once again hangs in the clear sky.

Chu Ye saw that nothing had changed around him; Lisa, Aisha, and the other lion cubs were still fast asleep. The male lion, Jike, was also asleep on a nearby mound, seemingly unaware of what had just happened.

"What happened? What just happened on the grasslands? How did it suddenly get shrouded in a cloud of black mist? Or is all of this normal? I've just never seen anything like it before."

Chu Ye thought about it and felt that this might be a normal phenomenon, just because he had only been in this vast grassland for a few months. He probably hadn't seen many of the amazing things on the grassland yet.

Once Chu Ye understood this, he felt relieved. He slowly fell asleep, no longer thinking about these messy things.

The next morning, when Chu Ye woke up, he saw that the sky outside was still very clear, and the sun was slowly rising from the east. The entire grassland was bathed in the glow of the red sun.

When Chu Ye woke up, the other lion cubs were still asleep. The male lion Jike and the two lionesses naturally woke up as well.

However, the three adult lions remained resting under the large tree and showed no intention of leaving the area.

"What's going on? Why hasn't the lion father led us away from this place yet? Could it be that the lion Jik has taken a liking to this place and wants to settle down here, instead of living on the Grumpy River in the north?"

Seeing that the lion Jike still hadn't led the pride northward, Chu Ye sensed that the pride might not be heading directly to the Grumedi River in the north; they might live in this area for a while first.

Animal migration is not, as we humans believe, simply a matter of moving from one place to another.

On the African savanna, the migratory behavior of all animals differs from that of some birds.

Some birds migrate from one place to another within a few days.

However, on the African savanna, the migration behavior of all animals is not simply moving from one place to another. They eat and drink as they travel, and rest and live as they go.

For animals on the African savanna, migration is simply a way of life. And it's a way of life for many species.

Animals rarely live in one place for an extended period. They are constantly searching for food. Unlike humans, they cannot settle down in one place and live their entire lives there.

For the animals of the vast grasslands, migration is a way of life. Their migratory behavior is simply a way of life.

Just like the wildebeest and zebras, the most famous migratory animals on the African savanna. They don't all run together from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara when the dry season comes.

In fact, wildebeest and zebras migrate while grazing. They cannot possibly walk to their destination without eating or drinking.

It's not just wildebeest and zebras that do this; even lions and other carnivores don't stay in one place for long. They migrate from one place to another, although their migration distances aren't very far. But in any case, their migratory behavior is very similar to that of wildebeest and zebras.

The same applies to the Jike lion pride. When they migrate from their original territory to the north, they don't go all the way to the Grumi River in the north. They also travel slowly, stopping and starting, gradually making their way to their destination.

The Jike lion pride has now arrived at this place with water and animals. This grassland is a place where they can temporarily set up camp.

The lion Jike will be living here temporarily. After all, there's a large waterhole here that can solve their drinking water problem.

Furthermore, wherever there is water, many animals will live near that water source.

In fact, the lives of animals are quite similar to those of humans. The only difference is that, for any living being, it must be in a place with water. Without water, no life can survive.

The lion Jik surveyed the terrain and felt that this was a place he could temporarily settle. With a large waterhole, he could hunt a lot of prey.

Generally, during the dry season, waterholes become hunting grounds for carnivores, as animals will inevitably come to drink from these large waterholes. Whenever an animal comes to drink, the predator can seize the opportunity to catch it.

Chu Ye didn't understand why the lion Jike had stopped here. He thought that the lion father was just resting here for a while and would soon continue his march north.

But to Chu Ye's surprise, the lion Jike led his pride to set up camp in this very place.

That morning, although the temperature was very cool, perfect for traveling, the lion Jike did not lead the pride forward. Instead, he stayed under the big tree, as if he had taken a liking to the place and wanted to stay there forever.

"Fine, since I live with this pride of lions, I'll live where the male lions want to live."

Although Chu Ye couldn't understand why the lion would stay in this place, he felt he didn't need to think about it too much; he just needed to stay with the pride.