Help! I transmigrated to a Beast World-Chapter 115: Golden Mane Tribe

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.

"If you break his neck now, we have to wander around this dust bowl for another week searching for their camp. We need him alive."

Qing Lin’s jaw clenched.

He let out a furious, rattling hiss before violently throwing Jin Xuan back into the dirt.

"Hmph!" Qing Lin turned away, smoothing down his dark green silk robes with trembling, agitated hands.

He immediately stepped back to Xin Yi’s side, wrapping a highly possessive arm around her waist and glaring at the lion like he was a piece of trash.

Xin Yi just rolled her eyes, letting out a heavy sigh.

Qing Lin had been so unbelievably petty lately.

Ever since Sha Chen had formally suggested the Harem Pact back in the Neutral Zone, the Snake King had turned into a giant, clingy, venomous guard dog.

It was flattering, sure, but it was also incredibly exhausting.

"Alright, listen to me, you giant furball," Xin Yi started, stepping out from behind Qing Lin to address the lion on the ground. "We are not here to—"

Xin Yi stopped.

She blinked.

The moonlight broke through the clouds, illuminating the savanna perfectly. It illuminated the flattened grass. It illuminated the bright red frying pan mark on Jin Xuan’s face.

And it thoroughly, completely illuminated the rest of his body.

Xin Yi’s face erupted into a violent shade of crimson.

"OH MY GOD!" Xin Yi shrieked, instantly slapping both hands over her eyes.

She spun around, burying her burning face into Qing Lin’s chest. "Cover up! Put some clothes on!"

Jin Xuan rubbed his bruised neck and looked down at himself, completely confused.

"Uh?" Jin Xuan tilted his head, his untamed golden hair falling over his broad shoulders. "Clothes? Why should I? This is how lions are!"

"Because there are ladies present!" Xin Yi screamed into Qing Lin’s robes.

"But I am strong!" Jin Xuan argued proudly, standing up and putting his hands on his hips. He completely ignored the furious growl coming from Hei Yan.

"A strong male does not hide his strength! Look at my muscles! Look at my—"

[Ding!]

[System Scan Complete! (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)]

[Target Name: Jin Xuan. Species: Golden Lion. Core Stats: Strength: 95. Intelligence: 12. Shamelessness: 1000.]

[System Notice: The Target’s anatomy is highly robust. Host, please feel free to look! It is for scientific research!]

You absolute pervert of a System! Shut up! Xin Yi screamed internally, squeezing her eyes tighter.

"Put it away, you savage," Sha Chen sneered in absolute disgust.

The Arctic Wolf reached into the leather supply pack slung over his shoulder, pulled out a spare woven linen cloth, and aggressively threw it right at Jin Xuan’s face.

"Wrap that around your waist before I chop off your ’strength’ and feed it to the vultures," Sha Chen threatened, his eyes completely deadpan.

Jin Xuan pulled the cloth off his face. He sniffed it, sneered at it, but after taking one look at the dangerously sharp tip of Sha Chen’s spear, he reluctantly tied the cloth around his waist.

"Fine. You people are very strange," Jin Xuan grumbled. "First the colored skin, now you want me to wear strange things."

Xin Yi finally peeked through her fingers.

Seeing that he was somewhat decent, she turned back around, her face still burning hot.

Sha Chen stepped forward, twirling his spear.

He looked down his nose at the Lion Prince. "Now. Take us to your tribe. We are here to speak with your Chief."

Jin Xuan crossed his massive, muscular arms. He looked at Sha Chen. He looked at Hei Yan, who was still fully shifted as a giant black panther and baring his fangs. Then, his golden eyes landed right back on Xin Yi.

"No," Jin Xuan said stubbornly.

"What do you mean, ’no’?!" Sha Chen’s eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Give me the tiny female," Jin Xuan demanded, pointing at Xin Yi like a child demanding a toy.

"She smells like flowers. Give her to me, and then we can go to my cave. I will make her my mate."

Xin Yi let out a loud, agonizing groan, letting her head fall back to stare at the starry sky.

She forgot. She genuinely, completely forgot what it was like dealing with raw, uncultured beastmen.

She had spent weeks domesticating three Alphas.

Qing Lin, Hei Yan and Feng Huang.

She taught them how to use soap, how to share, and how to use basic human logic! But this?

This was the unga-bunga logic from day one!

Me strong. You smell good. Me take you to cave.

"I’m tired," Xin Yi muttered, rubbing her temples. "He has rocks in his head. There are literal rocks rattling around in his skull."

[Ding!]

[Host, welcome back to the Tutorial Phase! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)]

[Resetting ’Common Sense’ expectations to Zero. Please prepare to explain basic human decency to a glorified housecat!]

Before Hei Yan could literally bite Jin Xuan’s head off for making that demand, the ground beneath their feet began to vibrate.

A low, collective rumble echoed across the plains.

Rustle. Rustle.

The tall elephant grass completely surrounding them began to sway, even though there was no wind.

Hei Yan’s panther ears flattened against his head.

A low, warning growl ripped from his throat. Qing Lin smoothly pulled Xin Yi completely behind him. Sha Chen instantly shifted into a defensive stance, his spear poised to strike.

One by one, pairs of glowing golden eyes appeared in the dark grass.

Dozens of them.

Massive, heavily scarred lion beastmen stepped out of the shadows, completely surrounding Xin Yi and her three Alphas.

They were all just as naked, just as wild, and just as massive as Jin Xuan.

The grass parted directly in front of them, and an older, terrifyingly huge lion covered in battle scars stomped forward.

"JIN XUAN!" Jin Hai, the Chief of the Golden Mane Tribe, bellowed, his voice loud enough to rattle Xin Yi’s teeth.

"You lazy cub! Did you catch a mate or did you fall asleep in the dirt again?!"

Jin Xuan’s face lit up. He turned around and waved happily at his father.

"Father! Look!" Jin Xuan grinned, pointing proudly at Xin Yi, who was currently cowering behind a very murderous Snake King.

"I found a mate! She is very soft and smells like flowers!"

Jin Hai squinted in the darkness, taking in the tiny female, the heavy black iron pan lying on the dirt, and the three absolutely terrifying apex predators standing defensively around her.

Jin Xuan completely ignored the heavy tension in the air.

"She is perfect!" Jin Xuan continued happily. "But she comes with three very angry pets! Can we keep them too?!"

Qing Lin hissed. Hei Yan roared. Sha Chen raised his spear.

[Ding!]

[BEEP! BEEP!]

[Congratulations, Host! (⁠★⁠ω⁠★⁠)]

[You have successfully triggered a Gang War!]

[Current Objective: Survive the next five minutes without your Harem slaughtering the entire Lion Tribe!]

Xin Yi slowly picked up her frying pan from the dirt, a completely dead, empty look in her eyes.

"I hate this world," she whispered.