Gaining a Talent

Gaining a Talent.

Su Lin no longer dodged. He clashed head-on with the lynx.

This time, both of their lunges and bites were exceptionally vicious.

By rights, as a solitary animal, the lynx should not have been fighting this desperately.

But the pain of having its flesh torn away by Su Lin, along with that blatant provocation, had completely enraged it.

Blood sprayed everywhere.

Su Lin endured two strikes from the lynx's front claws and bit off another mouthful of its flesh.

Even though the meat still had fur on it,

he did not care and swallowed it straight into his stomach.

"Ding! The host has consumed lynx meat and gained 2.4 Evolution Points."

The reduction in Evolution Points gained from eating carnivore meat was much smaller.

As long as he took two more bites, Su Lin could complete his level-up.

Thus, his fight with the lynx became even more brutal.

As long as the lynx's sharp claws and fangs did not target his vital areas, Su Lin ignored them completely.

He fought the lynx at close range, searching only for opportunities to bite down.

Bang! The lynx's front claw struck Su Lin's back again, tearing open a wound.

But Su Lin's eyes lit up as well, and he bit another layer of flesh from the muscles of the lynx's front paw.

"Ding! The host has consumed lynx meat and gained 2.3 Evolution Points."

With its front paw injured, the lynx's combat power was clearly affected.

At last, a trace of retreat appeared in those fierce feline eyes.

Its instincts told it that if this continued, even if it won, it would suffer grievous injuries! And for a solitary animal, grievous injury meant death!

"Roar!"

The lynx roared angrily and tried to break away from the fight.

But Su Lin gave it no such chance. With speed even greater than the lynx's, he clung to it tightly.

He leaped onto the lynx's back, viciously bit off another chunk of bloody flesh, and swallowed it.

"Ding! The host has consumed lynx meat and gained 2.2 Evolution Points."

After swallowing that mouthful of flesh, Su Lin's strength rose with astonishing speed once more!

The power of evolution coursed through every part of his body. Every cell in his Wolf Body greedily absorbed that evolutionary power.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching Level 4!"

Name: Su Lin.

Species: Arctic Wolf.

Level: 4. (160 Evolution Points required to level up.) Vitality: 400.

Stamina: 40.

Strength: 40.

Defense: 40.

Speed: 70.

Evolution Points: 2.

Additional Attribute Points: 10.

Su Lin allocated the additional attribute points to Speed once again.

His Speed immediately rose to 80.

Feeling the surging strength in his Wolf Body, Su Lin could not help but let out a long howl.

The lynx beneath him rolled over as well, throwing Su Lin off.

Then it began fleeing at top speed.

But the lynx's formerly agile speed

seemed to slow down before Su Lin's eyes at this moment.

His blue wolf eyes fixed on the fleeing lynx, brimming with icy killing intent.

Since this lynx had come to steal his food, it had to be prepared to die here.

Su Lin was incredibly fast now. As he sprinted, he was like a white blur.

In only a short time, he caught up with the lynx.

A pounce backed by 80 Speed and 40 Strength was absolutely formidable.

The lynx glanced back, terror appearing in its eyes for the first time as it tried to dodge.

But it was already too late.

That overwhelming force shattered the lynx's spine with a single claw.

The lynx was sent rolling several meters away.

Blood flowed from the corner of its mouth, and both eyes had become bloodshot from the impact.

It was clearly beyond saving.

Su Lin did not torture it. He stepped forward and slammed a claw onto the lynx's head, completely shattering its last trace of consciousness! His first life-or-death battle had finally ended in perfect victory.

The wounds on Su Lin's body had already healed completely during his recent evolution.

After the lynx finally breathed its last, several Light Gray notification messages suddenly appeared before Su Lin's eyes.

Defeating the strong while weak!

Breaking through mid-battle!

Bloodstained Fight!

Final victory! Target dead!

Combat Rating: S.

This battle received a Combat Rating of S. Hunter Talent acquired (Level D).

Note: Notifications will not appear for Combat Ratings below S.

Hm? What's this?

Su Lin was stunned for a moment as he looked at the messages floating before him.

He had not expected that fighting and killing could bring rewards as well.

But it seemed that earning such rewards was no easy matter.

Combat Rating S!

It looked like only such a brutal fight would qualify.

He shook his head and did not dwell on it further.

Instead, he examined this so-called talent.

Hunter: Level D (Upgradeable), active talent.

When activated, increases movement speed by 50%, Attack Power by 50%, and increases the concealment factor of one's aura.

Duration: 60 seconds.

Cooldown: 24 hours.

Su Lin's eyes lit up when he saw this talent.

The Hunter Talent enhanced his strength considerably.

On the icy, snow-covered Arctic Continent, greater strength brought not only confidence, but also the means to obtain food.

However, Su Lin did not waste much time. After checking it, he closed the attribute panel.

After all, he still needed to drag the Arctic Reindeer carcass and the lynx carcass back to the cave.

Otherwise, if he delayed too long, he might attract other Hunters.

Su Lin first placed the lynx carcass in a concealed patch of brush.

Then he dragged the Arctic Reindeer carcass back to the cave first.

Only then did he leave the cave again and carry the lynx carcass back in his mouth.

When the two carcasses were tossed before the little ones,

they looked at Su Lin with their blue wolf eyes as though they were looking at Wolf Dad.

No, they revered and worshipped him even more than they did Wolf Dad.

Su Lin set the lynx carcass aside and did not let the wolf pups eat it.

After all, lynx meat could still provide Su Lin with quite a few Evolution Points.

As for the Arctic Reindeer, he nudged it with his claw, signaling Wolf Sister and Cousin Sister to eat freely.

The wolf pack had a clear hierarchy.

By signaling for Wolf Sister and Cousin Sister to eat first, Su Lin was also establishing rules among these four pups.

That would keep Little Lone Wolf from snatching food without any sense of order.

Among the four pups, Cousin Sister and Little Lone Wolf were currently the strongest.

Both Cousin Sister and Little Lone Wolf currently had Level 2 attributes.

Besides them, there was the child of another Female Wolf in the pack. Its fur was mixed, gray and white.

This little wolf was also three months old and had reached Level 1.

The weakest was naturally his closest kin, Wolf Sister.

Pitifully, she was still Level 0.

But Wolf Sister had been born only a little over a month ago, so such attributes were normal.

After all, not every wolf could grow as quickly as Su Lin.

Wolf Sister's Little Wolf Fang had not fully grown in yet. She often could not bite through or eat meat that was too tough.

So Su Lin, who had been resting on a stone, went over and tore several chunks of easily digestible flesh from the Arctic Reindeer's belly, tossing them before Wolf Sister.

"Awoo!"

Wolf Sister's tender howl conveyed her affection and dependence toward Su Lin.