For a single, terrifying second, the entire savanna went dead silent.
Then, the Alphas exploded.
"You insolent, filthy feline!" Qing Lin roared.
Before Jin Xuan could even blink, the Azure Snake King shot forward like a released arrow. Qing Lin's pale, incredibly strong hands clamped directly around the golden lion's thick neck.
Qing Lin lifted the massive Lion Prince entirely off the ground.
"Ack—" Jin Xuan choked, his feet kicking the air.
"You dare want what is mine?" Qing Lin hissed venomously, his fangs fully extended and dripping clear poison onto the dirt.
"I will melt your flesh from your bones and feed your ashes to the river!"
"Ghk—" Jin Xuan gasped, clawing at Qing Lin's iron grip.
Yet, insanely, the golden lion was still trying to maintain his wild, charming smile.
"Qing Lin, stop!" Xin Yi panicked, stepping forward.
"Snake, drop the idiot," Sha Chen drawled lazily from the side, though his spear remained pointed directly at the lion's chest.
