Back to the Cave

Little Gray dragged the pike along, running quickly.

The ice sheet was not close to the cave.

But moving at high speed, he returned to the cave in just an hour.

The journey had gone smoothly this time, and they had not encountered any Hunters looking to steal their prey.

After returning,

Little Gray tried to take the initiative and drag the northern pike up the mountain.

But even after exhausting all his strength, he could barely drag it halfway before it quickly slid back down.

Although Little Gray had leveled up again, he still could not drag such a massive northern pike up the mountain.

He tried several times without success.

On his last attempt, he even fell flat on his face and got a mouthful of ice and snow.

"Awoo! Awoo!"

Little Gray could not help howling anxiously.

In the end, Su Lin was the one who dragged the northern pike back into the cave.

Once inside the cave,

Su Lin tossed the arctic salmon, which weighed seven or eight pounds, to Cousin Sister, Wolf Sister, and Gray-White Little Wolf.

But since the three wolves had eaten grizzly bear meat earlier that day and their little bellies were stuffed round, they could only sniff at the arctic salmon.

They did not know what it was. They had barely ever left the cave, so naturally, they did not recognize fish from the Arctic Ocean.

At that moment, Little Gray came before the three of them and started yelping.

He was explaining how tender, juicy, and delicious the fish was.

His Wolf Howl even recounted the Divine Might their boss had displayed while catching fish on the ice sheet.

But clearly,

even though Little Gray's intelligence had improved considerably and he could convey some complicated meanings,

Cousin Sister, Wolf Sister, and Gray-White Little Wolf still could not understand what he was saying with their simple minds.

They only felt completely confused.

Still, they understood that arctic salmon was something delicious.

"Awoo!"

Faced with such a delicacy, Wolf Sister could not help patting her round little belly, somewhat angry at herself for eating so much earlier.

Cousin Sister merely gutted the arctic salmon and took a taste.

After tasting it, her eyes lit up.

It was true—it was indeed extremely delicious.

Cousin Sister's self-control was relatively strong.

Despite being full, she only sampled it and did not eat any more.

The food was in the cave anyway; it would not disappear into thin air.

It made no difference when she ate it.

Su Lin dragged the enormous northern pike to one side of the cave. His sharp wolf claw glinted coldly as he gutted the fish.

Very soon, the incomparably tender fish flesh within was revealed.

Su Lin had eaten one and a half arctic salmon, but he was only half full.

Now, seeing the tender flesh of the northern pike, he began eating again.

Rip.

He tore off a large chunk of bloody fish flesh and swallowed it into his mouth.

The tender flesh carried a faintly fishy sweetness in his mouth.

Beyond that fishy sweetness, the flesh was also firm and refreshing.

That was because northern pike were naturally fierce and aggressive.

Fish that fought frequently naturally had flesh that was more delicious and springy than ordinary fish.

"Ding! The host has consumed northern pike and gained 15 Evolution Points."

The Evolution Points provided by northern pike were not few either.

Without the boost from an Evolution Potion, it still gave 5 Evolution Points, equivalent to the Evolution Points provided by musk ox meat.

The fish was tender and delicious, and it offered a considerable amount of Evolution Points.

Su Lin's appetite immediately surged, and he began wolfing it down.

After chewing the juicy flesh a few times, Su Lin swallowed it into his stomach.

"Ding! The host has consumed northern pike and gained 14.5 Evolution Points."

"Ding! The host has consumed northern pike and gained 14 Evolution Points."

"Ding! The host has consumed northern pike and gained 13.5 Evolution Points."

Evolution Points were accumulating rapidly.

In one go, Su Lin ate thirteen or fourteen pounds of fish.

Besides Evolution Points, the abundant protein in the fish also provided him with a great deal of nutrition and energy.

Only after he had eaten his fill did Su Lin stand up and call Little Gray over to eat.

On this trip out, Little Gray had only eaten a few Lemmings and more than half an arctic salmon, so he was clearly only half full as well.

Watching his boss eat just now had left him drooling uncontrollably.

Now that he heard his boss's command, he excitedly scrambled over.

He reached the northern pike's corpse and began eating in huge mouthfuls.

Next, Su Lin came to the cave entrance and gazed into the distance.

He looked at the pitch-black night.

He missed Wolf Dad and Wolf Mom somewhat.

It had been some time since he left them. It was time to go back and see them.

He wondered how Wolf Dad and Wolf Mom had been doing lately. With food scarce, hunting might have been difficult, but their pack had a full eight adult Arctic Wolves.

Presumably, no hunter would be so blind as to provoke them.

There was no need to worry about their safety.

At that moment, Su Lin let out a long howl, releasing the emotions in his heart.

"Awooo!"

His howl was loud and drawn out.

It was highly penetrating and could travel far, echoing through the skies above the Frigid Arctic.

Then he turned his head and signaled for Cousin Sister to go to sleep.

Su Lin lay atop a stone at the cave entrance, resting with his eyes closed while remaining on guard.

The cave was located high on the mountain.

Heavy and clumsy creatures such as Grizzly Bears and Polar Bears generally found it difficult to climb up.

And any hunter that could climb up would not pose much of a threat to the wolf pack.

Compared to the cave where Wolf Dad and Wolf Mom lived, this cave was still much safer.