Reincarnated As A Lion In Another World-Chapter 51: Rhino Attack

*Rumble*

The ground shook as stomping sounds could be heard coming from above.

Kael, who was resting outside the cave, looked up to the mountain where the stomping sound was coming from.

This mountain wasn’t steep, its grounds were flat enough for even hoofed animals to scale it without falling over. Not to mention there were a lot of very flat areas all over the steep mountain.

This could explain why Kael saw a colossal rhino charging straight at him down the mountain.

"FUCK!"

He quickly jumped out of the way just in time for a colossal body to speed past him, bringing a rushing wind with it.

*BAM!*

The colossal body slammed into multiple trees but didn’t stop running until after some time.

Kael got a closer look at this disgustingly huge figure.

A rhinoceros with thick grey skin, pitch-black eyes, and a murderous aura stood in the midst of the broken trees.

There was one horn at the edge of his nose, it glowed with a dim yellow light that could still be seen clearly even though it was daytime.

The rhino would be more than three meters in height, from feet to shoulder. Kael even guessed that this rhino was four meters in height, he just wasn’t willing to believe it.

That would mean this rhino was just as tall as an average African male elephant.

"Little one, you must be one of the newcomers, I see." The rhino spoke with a thick and deep voice telepathically. His voice reminded him of the Russian accents from Earth, somehow.

Kael had noticed that N’bayé was able to speak telepathically even though she wasn’t a spirit lioness like Priya and he had merely chalked it up to another magic trick. But this rhino being able to also do so made him understand some things.

Kael stared at the large rhino with his claws bared and his stance adjusted. This rhino had clearly tried to kill him just now, there was no way he would just act like nothing happened.

"Little one, I’m talking to you. Where is that one that calls herself N’bayé?" The rhino frowned after seeing Kael not respond to him.

His nostrils flared as white mist rushed out of his nose holes.

"I’m here,"

Kael heard N’bayé’s telepathic voice as it spread through the minds of all those present.

He looked back to see nine lionesses rushing towards him, at least eight were running to him. N’bayé seemed to be taking a casual stroll as if she didn’t care about Kael’s well-being.

"Hahaha, so you dared to harbor more of your kind here!" The rhino’s voice was boisterous. It wasn’t clear whether he was laughing out of anger or the anger was making him laugh.

"I have to say, I’m not surprised you’re the first to come. You were never the brightest neighbor, and it shows." N’bayé said in a mocking tone, finally reaching Kael’s side.

Kael slowly stepped back, not wanting to be in this fight. He was the pride leader, technically, he was supposed to preserve his energy and only join the fight if it was necessary.

He didn’t stop sending murderous gazes at the rhino though. He decided to stay just behind the lionesses, not too far from them.

The rhino, hearing what N’bayé said, instantly flared up. "Are you calling me dumb?" Rhinos were never the mind to take insults kindly.

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N’bayé chuckled, "If I called you smart, would you dare accept it?"

Kael had a strange expression on his face, why was N’bayé insulting this guy as soon as she saw him?

The rhino scraped his front leg on the ground, kicking back a cloud of dust, "If I don’t end you today, then I’m not a rhino!"

He charged forward at such frightening speeds that Kael wondered how something so large could move so fast.

"Stay out of his way and assist me if you can," N’bayé quickly said as the rune marks on her body began glowing.

The eight other lionesses hurriedly moved out of the way seeing the crazy rhinoceros. Since N’bayé was the one who insulted him, he went after her first.

’Oh, she’s attracting all the aggro to herself, like those games,’ Kael thought, understanding what N’bayé had done.

*BOOM!*

The rhino slammed into an invisible barrier in front of N’bayé. The force of the collision blew the dust away and even Kael could feel the ground tremble. Not saying anything, he took multiple steps back again.

N’bayé looked up at the glowing yellow horn that was just a few inches from touching her.

The circular blue rune on her head glowed brightly and the next thing the rhino knew, he was blasted away.

His large form flew through the air, destroying more trees in the process.

Just when the rhino landed, a beam of fire hit him right in the shoulder. The rhino stood up, seemingly not feeling the heat on his body, but he was.

He turned his head to see a flaming lioness with her mouth opened wide, spitting fire at him from a distance.

Perhaps, the fire would have been hotter if they were closer.

Releasing a grunt of anger, he rushed at Eidel, straight through the flames. He was very fast and would have reached her quickly if a purple blur had not sped past him.

His black eyes searched for the origin of the numbing feeling on his face, momentarily allowing Eidel the time to step away.

Just a little bit late and she would have been pierced by his horn.

The rhino skid to a halt so that he would turn around. Then, a red magic circle appeared under him, wide enough to cover his length.

Multiple red slimy tongue-like things came out of the lines of the red circle before wrapping themselves around the limbs and body of the rhino.

N’bayé was walking towards the rhino leisurely, a calculative gaze resting on the adversary.

The rhino struggled to break free from the tongue-like tendrils, but they were too strong.

Nalii who had come behind the rhino had her horns glow a bright green. Vines slithered out of the soil and made their way to the rhino.

They joined the red tongues to wrap around the rhino’s limbs. This added hindrance finally succeeded in bringing the rhino to his four knees.

But he wasn’t having it. His singular curved horn on his nose bridge glowed brightly.

"Do you think your tricks can stop me?!" He shouted.

*CRACK CRACK CRACK!*

Suddenly, multiple earthen spikes burst out of the ground in an omnidirectional manner.

Each spike bore a striking resemblance to the rhino’s horn, thick and pointy.

The spikes managed to disrupt the red magic circle and cut off the vines and they didn’t stop there.

They spread out, and soon they would reach the lionesses and pierce through them.

The rhino could already see the look of horror on some of the lionesses’ faces.

However, his wish did not come through as an invisible barrier appeared over each lioness and blocked all the spikes heading for them. They remained unscathed.

The rhino turned to look at N’bayé who was close to him. Immediately, he made a hasty decision without thinking properly.

His body began trembling as his bones and muscles twisted and reassembled themselves.

His skin grew lighter but remained rough, like a grey stone. His rhino hooves twisted and transformed into human-like hands. His hind legs also transformed and became human-like feet.

He stood upright on his two legs, reaching a height of three meters. His muscles bulged as he roared to the sky.

One horn stood at the center of his forehead, giving off a familiar yellow glow. Kael, who watched from far away, observed this transformation sequence with interest.

’Exactly where I want you.’ N’bayé thought to herself as she suddenly started running.

The runes on her body lit up as she licked up speed and reached the rhino man within a second.

The rhino man threw a punch at her and she met it with a claw.

*BOOM!*

The rhino man was sent flying. If one looked closely, they would see a circular glowing rune on the back of N’bayé’s two front paws.

"DIE!"

The rhino man shouted as he used his two thick arms to grab onto the ground before launching himself at N’bayé.

Unfortunately for him, N’bayé reached him first. Her head slammed into his chest, sending him to the ground as the earth beneath him cracked.

The rhino man wheezed, gasping for air.

He raised his arms just in time to hold onto N’bayé’s upper and lower jaw that was just about to close in on his neck. Using all his might, he kicked her away.

When he stood up, he slammed his feet into the ground, causing a mini earthquake. Earth platforms rose from the ground, hindering N’bayé’s movement.

With all his attention on N’bayé once again, the rhino man forgot about the eight other lionesses around the corner.