Reincarnated As A Lion In Another World-Chapter 53: Schemes

It was to be remembered that Kael had been in tier 2 since he was one year old. He could still remember that time after his transformation into a Primordial Lion was complete and his heart finally beat in the ’correct’ way.

It was also at that time that he gave out his first contract to Katari. So he and Katari had roughly been tier two since they were one-year-old cubs.

Now that he was approaching his fourth year as a lion, he felt like enough time had passed. He wanted to once again embrace that feeling of power, of progress, of advancement.

N’bayé, with a bloody mouth, turned to look at Kael with a strange glint in her eyes.

The fur on her body shrank into her skin as her muscles contracted and her bones snapped. Her paws became elongated and more slender and she stood in her two hind legs.

Within moments, what stood before Kael and the others was a brown-skinned woman with glowing tattoos and a shaved head.

Kael glanced at her provoking body before removing his eyes and resting them in the body of the rhino.

He may lust for sex but he lusted for power more.

N’bayé stuck her hand through the gash she had made in the rhino’s neck. Her claws allowed her to dig deep into the body of the large beast.

She brought out her hand along with some pieces of flesh before sticking her other one in. She continued doing this over and over again, ripping the flesh out of the rhino’s body

Kael watched curiously, wondering what she was doing while also paying attention to the lionesses that were eating into the back of the rhino from above.

Soon, there was a bloody gaping hole that spread from the neck to the armpit, then from the armpit to the abdomen.

The layers of flesh hung out like a red curtain to cover the grey surface of the rhino’s body. The blood seemed to decorate the sight and the ribs in the background gave the picture a certain charm of savagery.

N’bayé stuck her arm below the ribs, reaching for something inside. Whatever she was looking for probably couldn’t be brought out with one hand so she began using her two hands.

There was a ripping sound like wet paper being torn. Then N’bayé brought out a big bloody heart.

This heart was big, bigger than any heart Kael had ever seen. It was slightly bigger than his head.

N’bayé stood up from her kneeling position, naked and covered in rhino blood while holding the non-beating heart with one hand.

She looked straight at Kael who looked at her with intrigue in his eyes. Kael could see that that innocent but smart vibe was gone, all that was left was an indifferent look.

That he didn’t know what she was thinking would be a lie, but he wanted to see what decision she would make.

It wasn’t like he could stop her. She was a tier 3 lioness, with enough knowledge of magic that Kael was sure she was still hiding some tricks up her sleeves.

Kael wasn’t some mastermind that could hardcore plan ahead like N’bayé. He was still filled with flaws and he had to admit that even though he tried his best to see through her scheme, she still succeeded.

He was sure that N’bayé did not even put all her effort into fighting that rhino. Everything that happened did so with half effort because she had planned it and prepared for it long ago.

N’bayé looked at Kael indifferently, she could feel the pain coming over her body from the treacherous thoughts that ran through her mind.

She could conclude her scheme, right here, right now. Her next actions would determine how she would treat Kael from now on.

She could give the heart to Kael, a heart that contained almost fifty percent of the rhino’s energy upon death, a heart that once consumed would probably shoot Kael into an evolution process.

Or she could keep it for herself. It would probably not help much for someone of her level but it was still something.

If she gave it to Kael, it would help him evolve, but it would also narrow her chances of escaping from him if she later backs down from the contract within ten years.

But if she takes the heart for herself, she would remove Kael’s chances of evolving for a long while. She could even back out of the contract immediately so that she wouldn’t be obligated to hunt a high-level creature for him.

His chances of successfully hunting down another creature like the rhino with just his pride were very low.

He could probably try consuming fifty animals with the same power level as him at once but that was easier said than done, literally.

She had already gotten the knowledge she wanted from Kael. She had already gotten one of her enemies, the rhino, killed. Two of her main goals were checked off. All because of a scheme she came up with a few minutes after meeting Kael.

All the while, Kael thought she was after just the knowledge. Perhaps, if Kael and his group had more to offer, the scheme would carry on.

This was no different than killing with a borrowed knife.

To give, or not to give. N’bayé wondered the pros and cons of staying in the pride as she looked at the bloody heart.

What N’bayé, in her seemingly infinite wisdom, was unaware of was that Katari had disappeared from the back of the rhino at some point.

Right now, an invisible claw hovered a few inches away from N’bayé’s throat, ready to do as much damage as it could.

Kael who was obviously aware of this acted calmly.

The indifferent look in N’bayé’s eyes faded away as she finally considered something she hadn’t considered before.

Kael was a Primordial Lion, not just any lion that should be left alone. He had to succeed, he must succeed. For the sake of the lion race.

As someone who tended to pick logic over emotion most of the time. She could tell what path would logically provide more benefits and meaning.

With a dejected sigh, she placed the large bloody heart in front of Kael, like a village wife serving her husband food.

The claw behind N’bayé’s neck drifted away and the look in Kael’s eyes when looking at this tall woman became more genuine.

Not saying anything more, he put one of his paws on the heart to prevent it from moving before he started tearing into it.

He couldn’t hold the animalistic desire that came over him any longer. Within a minute, the whole heart was eaten with nothing left.

Kael licked his bloody mouth, feeling the rising amount of energy he was having. It was rising so fast that he felt like his head was going to explode.

But the energy reached a particular point and then stopped. Kael felt like he was just at the very top of a cliff, he wanted to jump off but there was a stupid fence blocking his way.

It felt really frustrating, so frustrating that it almost made him go crazy. He stared looking around with shrunken golden eyes.

"It’s not enough, he needs more." N’bayé, quickly recognizing what went wrong also looked around.

Her eyes locked on the two foxes behind Kael before she hurriedly walked up to them.

The foxes dared not run when they saw N’bayé coming close to them. They could only shiver on the spot.l from fear.

"You two, Kael needs energy to evolve unless this hunt would have been in vain. I need someone to provide us with that little boost left." She said to them telepathically.

Vixy and Igor looked at each other, scared but also confused. "How are we supposed to help with that, miss N’bayé?" Vixy asked, feeling she might not like the answer.

"One of you has to sacrifice yourself to be eaten. It’s as simple as that." N’bayé said calmly.

"Wha… How… miss N’bayé" Vixy and Igor were struck speechless.

"Don’t think too much, all you have to do is pick out who to die. I’ll count to three and you two will say who you want to die." N’bayé said, not giving the duo any time to think properly.

"One…Two…Three."

"Me!"

"Igor."

The sound of flesh being ripped to shreds was the only thing that could be heard for a moment as Igor looked at Vixy, dumbfounded.

He chose himself out of the emotions and didn’t have time to think, he half expected Vixy to also choose herself, but she chose him instead.

Vixy’s eyes shook as N’bayé grabbed Igor by the scruff of his neck. He was too stunned to react and N’bayé didn’t have time to let the drama sizzle down.

She immediately threw Igor to Kael’s front. As soon as Kael laid his eyes on Igor, he bit down like a ravenous beast.

Igor could not fight back as it was too sudden. His head was ripped clean off his shoulders.

The sickening crunching sounds bite into Vixy’s ears, promising to haunt her for the rest of her life.

Kael could feel that tipping point being finally reached. He felt high, like he was on a different planet altogether.

Everything was happening way too fast, and then he collapsed.

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