Bone-Piercing Cold Wind

Wolves had very keen senses of smell.

Not long after Wolf Sister arrived at Su Lin's side,

she had keenly picked up

the scent of other wolves on him.

Wolf Sister sniffed him hard several times

and recognized Wolf Mom's scent.

Wolf Sister could never forget that scent.

After all, she had survived in Wolf Mom's embrace for a long time.

This caused Wolf Sister to howl out in surprise.

Her young Wolf Howl echoed through the cave.

Su Lin had no choice but to answer with a howl.

He told Wolf Sister that he had indeed gone to see Wolf Mom and Wolf Dad today.

He had returned to the original pack

and checked on everyone.

Wolf Sister only understood part of what his howl conveyed.

But she still knew that Wolf Brother had gone to see Wolf Mom.

This caused Wolf Sister to take several deep sniffs of his fur again.

Then she gave a low howl, saying that she wanted to see Wolf Mom too.

She missed Wolf Mom very much.

Su Lin stretched out a paw and gently patted Wolf Sister's little head.

He indicated that he would bring her along the next time he went to see Wolf Dad and Wolf Mom.

This made Wolf Sister very excited.

Her little body kept

nuzzling against Su Lin,

searching everywhere for Wolf Mom's lingering scent.

Wolf Sister and Su Lin had been born only a short time apart.

They were now only a little over half a year old.

In other wolf packs, they would still be cubs who had only just learned to eat independently.

Following Su Lin, Wolf Sister had grown very quickly.

With the development of a Potential Potion and an abundant food supply, in just over half a year, she had reached the strength of level 2 attributes.

This strength was already comparable to that of many wolf cubs over a year old, or even two years old.

But while attribute strength could grow quickly, one's mentality could not.

Wolf Sister still missed Wolf Mom deeply.

Feeling Wolf Sister sniffing all through his fur, Su Lin decided that if he had the chance next time, he would take Wolf Sister along to see Wolf Mom.

But for now, he should rest early and replenish his energy and stamina.

"Awoo!"

He gave a low howl, signaling Wolf Sister to quiet down. He was going to rest.

This caused Wolf Sister's little body to stop squirming around.

But she still pressed close to Wolf Brother and closed her eyes to sleep as well.

Smelling Wolf Mom's familiar scent,

Wolf Sister quickly drifted into dreamland and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, after Su Lin got up, he stood at the cave entrance and looked outside.

He discovered that the cold wind beneath the polar night had begun to howl again.

It swept much of the perennial ice and snow into the air.

Though it had not yet become a blizzard, this weather was still unsuitable for going out.

This caused him to abandon his plan to head out.

After walking out of the cave,

the notification sound, which had not appeared for a long time, rang out once more.

"The climate is excessively cold and harsh. The host's stamina consumption has doubled. Please conserve stamina."

Su Lin had put all his Free Attribute Points into speed.

Although this made his speed astonishing, his stamina was still fairly ordinary.

The stamina of ordinary Level 6 attributes

could not withstand prolonged expenditure in this kind of weather.

At this moment, he made his usual patrol around the cave.

Ice and snow swept up by the cold wind fell onto him,

making even Su Lin, whose fur had already grown thick, feel a trace of chill.

Under this Bone-Piercing Cold Wind, there was nothing noteworthy nearby.

After Su Lin returned to the cave, he found that the Gray-White Little Wolf and Wolf Sister were still sound asleep.

It was perfectly normal for cubs to sleep deeply.

Little Gray had also awakened. Looking at the cold wind outside, it wanted to go out for a walk too,

but as soon as it stepped outside, the Bone-Piercing Cold Wind battered it, and it hurriedly ran back into the cave.

Even though Little Gray was a Level 4 mutant,

it still could not endure the cold wind that showed faint signs of becoming a blizzard.

As for Cousin Sister,

she was still keeping watch at the cave entrance, but she had already lain down in a sheltered spot.

At this time, Su Lin also took the opportunity to inspect the attribute values of the wolves.

He found that Cousin Sister's strength had taken another big step toward Level 4.

Cousin Sister had also used a Potential Potion. With an abundant food supply, this growth rate was not surprising.

In another month or two, Cousin Sister would probably break through to Level 4.

At that point, she would officially become an adult Arctic Wolf! As for Little Gray's strength,

it had improved somewhat since before, but it still had a long way to go before reaching Level 5.

Once mutant Little Gray broke through to Level 5, its combat power would likely be able to crush Wolf Dad's.

At that time, Su Lin would have gained quite a capable helper.

As for the Gray-White Little Wolf and Wolf Sister, the two wolf cubs were growing very quickly compared with ordinary wolf cubs.

But in Su Lin's eyes, it was only average.

For the two wolf cubs to break through to level 3 attributes, they would probably need at least another three or four months.

The pack's strength was steadily improving as well.

But in truth, the one whose strength was growing fastest was Su Lin himself.

Since hunting the grizzly bear, the Evolution Points Su Lin had accumulated were not far from enough for him to advance to Level 7.

The grizzly bear's meat and Bear Gallbladder, arctic salmon meat, northern pike meat, and the few small fruits he had eaten at Wolf Mom's place had all provided him with quite a few Evolution Points.

Thinking of this,

Su Lin opened his attribute panel and checked his latest Evolution Points again.

Name: Su Lin.

Species: Arctic Wolf.

Level: Level 6. (640 Evolution Points required to level up.) Vitality: 600.

Stamina: 60.

Strength: 60.

Defense: 60.

Speed: 120.

Evolution Points: 593.

Talent: hunt (Level D), healing (Level D).

He was less than fifty Evolution Points away from leveling up again.

After leveling up once more, Su Lin's strength would rise again.

By then, he would be getting closer and closer to the position of Arctic Overlord.

Thinking this,

Su Lin did not dwell on it any further.

He gave a low howl and called the wolves in the cave to begin eating.

There was plenty of stored food in the cave. That arctic salmon

had been shared and eaten by Wolf Sister and the Gray-White Little Wolf yesterday.

At present, there were still over three hundred jin of grizzly bear meat and twenty to thirty jin of northern pike in the cave.

As the leader wolf,

he had priority access to food.

He did not eat the grizzly bear.

That was because the grizzly bear's meat had already dropped to 0.1 Evolution Points. Even with the boost from the Evolution Potion, it was only 0.3.

It provided very few Evolution Points.

Northern pike, however, could still provide him with some Evolution Points.

Because the climate was bitterly cold, the northern pike had frozen stiff, with a layer of frost on its surface.

But under Su Lin's powerful bite force, it was nothing.

He tore off a piece of northern pike flesh. After swallowing it, he could feel the icy chill on his tongue.

However, freezing had also preserved the fish meat's freshness very well.

Su Lin swallowed the fish into his stomach, and the Evolution Point notifications appeared along with it.

"Ding! The host consumed northern pike and gained 4 Evolution Points."

"Ding! The host consumed northern pike and gained 3.5 Evolution Points."

"Ding! The host consumed northern pike and gained 3 Evolution Points."