The prey was a lame ibex, who darted across the hillside and disappeared into the dense undergrowth.,He quickly climbed upward, but ignored the pair of eyes staring at him from the shadows of the forest three feet ahead.,The giant leopard opened its maw, a stench of blood assaulting his nostrils. He instinctively raised his arm to block the vital area, but with a sickening "crack," the armored forearm was bitten clean through, he didn't know if it was broken. The sheer force of the impact sent him stumbling, rolling down the mountain ridge.。