First Battle

First Battle.

Su Lin continued eating.

"Ding! The host consumed Arctic Reindeer and gained 2.8 Evolution Points."

"Ding! The host consumed Arctic Reindeer and gained 2.6 Evolution Points."

"Ding! The host consumed Arctic Reindeer and gained 2.4 Evolution Points."

The Arctic Reindeer's carcass provided Su Lin with quite a few Evolution Points.

After eating roughly five or six pounds of Arctic Reindeer meat, Su Lin felt seven or eight-tenths full.

He did not continue eating.

After all, this was the frozen wilderness. There was no telling what danger he might encounter.

He could not eat too much, as it would easily affect his movements.

Su Lin now had more than seventy Evolution Points. He was less than ten points away from evolving again.

He laboriously dragged the Reindeer Carcass toward the cave.

This Arctic Reindeer weighed a full two hundred pounds. With Su Lin's current small frame, dragging it was still quite strenuous.

However, he quickly used his human wisdom to find two shrubs.

Their smooth outer surfaces, placed beneath the Reindeer Carcass, could greatly reduce friction.

If he did not have a human's perspective and wisdom,

then let alone him, even Wolf Dad would have found it difficult to drag the Reindeer Carcass back to the cave alone.

After all, it was quite a long distance.

After arranging everything, Su Lin slowly headed toward the cave.

Just then, a feline creature covered in gray-and-white spots caught the scent of blood coming from the Reindeer Carcass.

It followed the bloody scent here and was now crouching amid the brush, watching Su Lin.

After confirming that Su Lin was merely a lone wolf out hunting, the feline creature opened its mouth, revealing sharp fangs.

It was a lynx! Lynxes were feline animals.

Among creatures of the same size, felines were practically invincible kings.

This lynx was about the same size as Su Lin. Light gray fur covered its entire body, along with several unevenly scattered dark gray spots.

A lynx looked extremely similar to a cat—just a very large cat.

Its ears were pointed, somewhat resembling the ears of elves in certain comics.

This thing was a born hunter.

Its limbs were thick, long, and agile. It excelled at climbing and swimming, could endure hunger well, and could lie still in one place for days without fearing the bitter cold.

It was like an assassin from ancient times, one who remained motionless until striking with a single lethal blow.

And this lynx was now quietly crouching in the brush as well, waiting for the opportunity.

It had been hungry for two days and was starving, yet even though the faint scent of blood was incredibly tempting, even though a lavish meal lay right before it,

the lynx could still suppress the restlessness in its heart.

As Su Lin struggled to drag the Arctic Reindeer's carcass, suddenly,

with one careless misstep, he exerted too much force. His Wolf Body lost its balance and fell to the ground.

At that moment, the lynx that had been lying in wait suddenly accelerated, leaping out from the brush.

Its mouth revealed sharp fangs that glinted coldly.

"Damn! A lynx!"

Su Lin saw the creature pouncing toward him as well.

A status panel for the lynx immediately appeared before him.

Species: Lynx (Female).

Level: 4.

Vitality: 398.

Stamina: 28.

Strength: 49.

Defense: 19.

Speed: 53.

This lynx was Level 4.

It was one level higher than Su Lin.

Generally speaking, lynxes would not take the initiative to provoke wolves.

After all, wolves were somewhat larger than lynxes, and wolves possessed greater stamina and defense.

If a lynx could not hunt its prey within a short time, it would certainly fall into a disadvantage.

They were born hunters, not fighters who faced enemies head-on! But Su Lin was merely a young wolf.

Moreover, this lynx's speed had reached an astonishing 53. It was not much slower than Su Lin, even after he had taken the Potential Potion.

The lynx leapt swiftly toward him, its eyes flashing with the ferocity a hunter should possess.

It wanted to kill Su Lin in a single blow!

"Awoo!"

Su Lin let out a long howl and abruptly scrambled to his feet.

But his movements were ultimately a little too slow.

One of the lynx's front paws struck his Wolf Body, its sharp claws instantly tearing through his fur.

Su Lin winced in pain, but he also widened the distance between them.

He knew that this would be the first life-and-death battle he had faced since being reborn as a wolf!

On the vast, boundless, white Arctic Continent, there was no human sentiment, no morality or law. There was only the weak becoming prey to the strong! Su Lin had understood this most simple and unadorned truth ever since hunting Arctic Hares! If he wanted to survive, he had to be fiercer and stronger! Therefore, even though Su Lin was still a young wolf, even though this lynx was a level above him, only a desperate fight could keep him alive.

Fortunately, Su Lin was about the same size as the lynx, and he was also somewhat faster.

He did not have no chance of winning.

With that in mind,

Su Lin bared his fangs at the lynx as well.

"Awoo!"

A furious roar!

Ferocity also appeared in the lynx's feline eyes.

It pounced at Su Lin again.

Bang! The lynx's front paw collided with Su Lin's Wolf Claw! But the lynx's strength was clearly far greater than Su Lin's at present.

Su Lin cried out in pain and could only retreat!

He would use his speed to wage a war of attrition against the lynx!

Su Lin had placed all his extra attribute points into speed.

As a result, his speed was even greater than that of the lynx, which was renowned for its speed!

One had 60, and the other had 53.

The two moved at high speed, and every brief clash amid their movements was a vicious exchange of biting and pouncing!

Rip!

The lynx finally found another opportunity. Its blade-like front paw once again carved a gash into Su Lin's Wolf Body.

Blood flowed from Su Lin's Wolf Body.

Su Lin's eyes also turned red in the midst of the battle.

He opened his jaws and bit toward the lynx's neck. The lynx dodged, but Su Lin still managed to bite its flank.

Fortunately, he had only torn away a layer of flesh. Though it hurt, it did not affect the lynx's combat ability!

Moreover, the pain made the ferocity in the lynx's eyes grow even more frenzied.

Yet Su Lin, who swallowed that piece of lynx flesh, had his eyes light up.

"Ding! The host consumed lynx and gained 2.5 Evolution Points."

This works too?

Su Lin looked delighted.

He was now close to reaching Level 4. He was still five Evolution Points short, which meant that as long as he tore off and ate two or three more bites of the lynx's flesh, he could break through to Level 4.

Once he broke through to Level 4, this lynx would be no match for him at all!

Thus, having been waging a war of attrition and endurance against the lynx, he suddenly opened his mouth and revealed his fangs. Step by step, he walked toward the lynx.

A decisive, ruthless glint appeared in his light blue eyes.

"Awoo!"

A long howl!

Since it wanted to fight!

Then they would fight to their hearts' content! The lynx was thoroughly enraged by Su Lin's provocation as well.

It let out an angry howl, its fur standing on end. Its agile limbs sprang forward, its sharp front claws flashing with a cold gleam as it pounced to kill Su Lin.