Mr. Liang was not scared of grappling up close with the "darkened" lion cub, in fact, he was hoping for such a melee, as it meant the creature couldn't escape.
However, to his surprise, when the cub lunged towards him, it suddenly pulled up short and opened its jaw wide as if dislocated, spraying a huge cloud of black fog.
Mr. Liang jumped, he wasn't sure what this black fog was, whether it could harm him, so he covered his face, trying to dodge as much as possible.
After spraying the black fog, the lion cub didn't continue to attack. Instead, it turned and fled at a speed even faster than before.
Because of the eerie long howl earlier, various animals in the vicinity fled, including a pride of lions.
The direction in which the "darkened" cub was fleeing was where the lion pride was located. As it ran, its color and size changed. It quickly transformed into a slightly smaller lion than before it "darkened" and leaped into the lion pride, running off in some direction.
