Chapter 279

Chapter 279 Nyx’s eyes lit up. She could tell it was Thron’s voice.

Then, another even deeper lion’s roar echoed, making Nyx even more excited.

Felix was here too.

With the two lion roars, the hyenas arrogant demeanor vanished without a trace as they fled in terror.

“Run!”

“It’s those two!”

“So scary.”

No longer concerned with dealing with the young female cub, they scattered and ran in all directions.

The mates arrived just in time, and Nyx was lucky to escape with her life.

Having survived, she wasn’t left with any psychological scars; instead, her heart was filled with excitement as she quickly crawled out of the bushes and ran toward the two male lions. “Theon, Felix.”

Theon and Felix had originally been planning to chase the annoying hyenas and vent their increasingly irritable moods due to the hot weather. Suddenly, they saw a lion cub happily running toward them, They exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion on each other’s faces. They thought. Where did this little one come from?

By some strange impulse, they stopped in their tracks, staring at the lion cub as it came closer.

It was a small female cub, looking a bit silly, not even scared of the subadult male lions.

The golden–maned lion pretended to snarl, lowered its head, and approached the lioness, letting out a threatening growl Nyx, however, wasn’t afraid at all. She happily pounced on his face and affectionately rubbed against him. “You’re finally here After such a frightening day, she would’ve been terrified had she not found a big leg‘ to cling to. Even if the hyenas didn’t eat her, she would starve to death.

The golden–maned lion stiffened as it felt the warm little body pressed against its face. He thought, ‘Why, why is she so affectionate?

“Do you know us?” Black Mane asked calmly.

Upon hearing that, Nyx froze. She lifted her small head, carefully looking at the two male lions again, very sure she hadn’t mistaken her mates.

Although they looked younger now and seemed to be in the subadult stage with their manes not fully grown, with their strong, solid bones and handsome appearance, they were definitely Theon and Felix.

Not all male lions looked this striking.

“Theon, Felix” Black Mane repeated, mimicking Nyx It was a strange name, but for some reason, it made him feel a sense of familiarity. “Are you calling us?”

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Nyx nodded dumbly. Finally, her mates had arrived, but they didn’t recognize her.

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Chapter 279 It seemed like Theon and Felix had lost their memories as humans and had become complete wild beasts.

Unlike Male Beastmen, male lions didn’t have the habit of raising cubs and would never murture a non–biological cub. They were highly aggressive toward unrelated cubs, making them a significant threat to lion cubs on the savanna.

Nyx nervously tucked her little tail. Could this turn into a tragic tale of spousal violence? It would be better to let the hyenas eat me, she thought If Theon and Felix killed her while in their amnesiac state, they would definitely have a mental breakdown once their memories returned.

The trials of the Heavenly Law were terrifying After all their preparation, they never expected it would all be in vain.

She had turned into a weak cub, and her mates had lost their memories, rendering all the prior preparation useless.

Nyx waited in terror, but the two male lions never attacked her. They circled around her, sniffing her body.

Having spent so many years together. Nyx couldn’t truly feel fear toward them, and she quickly relaxed.

The two male lions curiously observed her.

What a strange little thing, they thought. They could call her brave, as she had cried for help when the hyenas trapped her in the bushes, but she was also fearless when facing them.

“We’re not Theon and Felix, like you said,” Black Mane said, observing the lioness‘ expression. “We come from the Ancient Tree Pride and just wandered here. Before this, we had never seen you.”

A cub this small didn’t look like one that could travel all the way to the Ancient Tree Pride.

She thought she must have mistaken them for someone else.

Nyx fell silent for a moment. “Are you brothers?”

According to her knowledge, two subadult male lions traveling together were likely brothers. To her surprise, the Heavenly Law had altered their identities.

“Yes,” the golden–maned lion interjected. “Can’t you tell?”

“So, you don’t really know us, right?” he said with a smile in his tone. “Don’t be afraid, even if you don’t pretend to be familiar with us, we don’t plan to bite you.”

The young male golden lion was very lively and cheerful. Nyx had never seen Theon like this, and it felt fresh to her.

She gazed at him with soft eyes. “Of course, I know you guys. You are Theon and Felix, it’s just that you temporarily forgot.”

Seeing her so certain, even Black Mane didn’t know what to say. After a long silence, he sighed helplessly. “Think whatever He thought this lioness was a bit clumsy. It probably wasn’t pretending to be familiar with them to avoid danger, but more likely she had mistaken the lions.

Theon and Felix were probably the young males recently kicked out of her pride. They were her brothers.

“Why are you here alone? Where’s your pride?” He was planning to do a good deed and take this little one back, so she wouldn’t be attacked by hyenas again.

Nyx hung her head, looking down. “My pride was taken over by other males. I escaped for my life.”

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Chapter 279 Not only could she not return to her pride, but she had to be careful to avoid it, or the new lion leader would smell her and kill her.

At this, both male lions expressions changed, A cub that’s left alone from its pride is practically a dead one.

They exchanged glances.

“I want to keep her, the golden hon whispered as he pulled his brother closer.

For some reason, the moment he saw this unfamiliar lioness, he felt an inexplicable fondness. He wanted to hunt for her, make her plump, and live with her forever.

Black Mane lowered his eyes in silence, struggling to suppress the same desire rising inside him.

For male lions, fighting and reproduction were the most important things in life. They should be out fighting in their sub-

adolescent years, honing their skills, with the ultimate goal of conquering the most fertile lands and the strongest prides, becoming the kings of the savannah.

They shouldn’t be wasting time raising a strange cub.

It was already very merciful not to just kill this troublesome little thing in one bite.

He thought this way rationally, but after a long silence, his true desires overwhelmed his reason, and he nodded. “Keep her.”

Both brothers were excellent hunters, and raising an extra little cub would be nothing for them.

After a brief exchange, the two lions made a big decision.

Turning their heads, they discovered that the lioness had actually fallen asleep.

She was completely defenseless, with no guard, completely unaware of their presence.

Nyx was both hungry and exhausted. Her spirits were completely drained. When she finally found her mates, she relaxed and couldn’t help but fall asleep again.

When she woke up, the warm sunlight was shining on her.

As she opened her eyes, Nyx was confused for a while. She realized she was still in the thicket, and everything that had happened last night felt like a dream.

Above her, there was a twittering sound.

“She’s alive, she’s alive!”

“She’s awake!”

Nyx looked up, following the sound, and saw a few bright–feathered birds hopping around the branches, gossiping about her.

“I heard Black Mane and Golden Mane are going to raise her. Is that true?”

“Yes, I heard it with my own ears last night.”

“That’s nonsense, how could that be?”

“Stop lying to us!”

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“They abandoned her. They definitely don’t want to raise her. It was just a casual comment “No, they just went hunting,” the eyewitness bird tried to explain, but its voice was too weak, completely drowned out by the louder discussions of its fellow birds.

“Hmph, just wait and see. They won’t come back for her.”

“Black Mane and Golden Mane are the most powerful wandering male lions. Sooner or later, they’ll conquer the Great Valley Pride and become the kings of the grasslands. There’s no way they’ll waste their energy raising a cub that has nothing to do with them.

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