Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Acquiring Talent.
Editor: Henyee Translations
Su Lin no longer dodged,
he engaged in a ferocious pounce and fight with the lynx.
This time, both their pounces and bites were extremely fierce.
Logically speaking, as a solitary animal, the lynx would not fight so desperately.
But the agony of having its flesh torn by Su Lin's biting, and the blatant provocation, had completely enraged it.
Blood was flying everywhere.
At that moment, Su Lin endured two strikes from the lynx's front claws and bit off another chunk of its flesh.
Even with fur still attached,
he didn't care and directly swallowed it into his stomach.
"Ding! The host has consumed lynx meat and obtained 2.4 Evolution Points."
Consuming the meat of carnivorous animals brought a much smaller reduction in gained Evolution Points.
With just two more bites, Su Lin would be able to level up.
Therefore, his fight with the lynx became even more brutal.
As long as the lynx's sharp claws and teeth weren't hitting his vital spots, Su Lin ignored them.
He fought the lynx at close quarters, looking only for the right opportunity to take another bite.
Bang!
The lynx's front claw struck hard on Su Lin's back again, creating a wound.
But Su Lin's eyes lit up as he bit off another layer of flesh from the muscle of the lynx's front paw.
"Ding! The host has consumed lynx meat and obtained 2.3 Evolution Points."
Having its front paw wounded, the lynx's combat strength was obviously affected.
In its fierce feline eyes, a hint of reluctance to continue fighting finally arose.
Instinct was telling it that if the fight dragged on, even if it won, it would likely be badly injured!
And for a solitary animal like it, a severe injury was akin to death!
"Roar!"
The lynx roared angrily, attempting to break free from combat.
But Su Lin didn't give it the chance, clinging to it with a speed even faster than the lynx's, refusing to let go.
He pounced onto the lynx's back and bit off another chunk of flesh, swallowing it into his stomach.
"Ding! The host has consumed lynx meat and obtained 2.2 Evolution Points."
After swallowing this chunk of meat, Su Lin's strength surged rapidly!
The power of evolution coursed through every part of his body,
every cell in his wolf body greedily absorbed the evolving strength.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for leveling up to Level 4!"
Name: Su Lin.
Species: Arctic Wolf.
Level: 4. (Level up requires 160 Evolution Points.)
Qi-Blood: 400.
Endurance: 40.
Strength: 40.
Defense: 40.
Speed: 70.
Evolution Points: 2.
Additional Attribute Points: 10.
Su Lin allocated the Additional Attribute Points to the Speed category once again.
His Speed attribute immediately became 80.
Now, feeling the surge of power in his wolf body, Su Lin couldn't help but let out a long howl.
The lynx beneath him managed to roll away, throwing off Su Lin.
And began to sprint away at a rapid pace.
But what was once considered fast for the lynx,
now seemed slow in Su Lin's eyes.
His blue wolf eyes watched the fleeing lynx, emanating a cold intent to kill.
Since this lynx decided to compete for food, it had to be ready to die here.
Su Lin's speed was now very fast; when he dashed, he looked like a white shadow.
In just a very short time, he caught up to the lynx.
A Speed of 80 combined with a Strength of 40 made his pounce absolutely formidable.
The lynx looked back once and for the first time showed fear in its eyes, attempting to dodge.
But it was too late.
The formidable strength directly shattered the lynx's spine with a crushing blow.
The lynx was suddenly sent tumbling for several meters.
Blood also streamed from the corners of its mouth, and both its eyes were bloodshot from the shock.
It was clear it wouldn't survive.
Su Lin didn't torture it, stepping forward to deliver another fierce claw to the lynx's head, shattering its last bit of consciousness!
The first life-and-death struggle finally came to a perfect end.
Su Lin's wounds had already completely healed during the recent evolution.
And after the lynx took its last breath, several pale grey notification messages suddenly popped up in front of Su Lin.
Overcoming the strong while being weak!
Breakthrough in the midst of battle!
Struggle through a bloody fight!
Ultimate victory!
Target is dead!
Combat Rating: S.
[Combat rating for this battle: S, Earned Hunting Talent (D-level).]
[Note: Messages will not be prompted if the combat rating is below S.]
"Huh? What's this?"
Su Lin was momentarily stunned when he saw the messages that floated up.
He hadn't expected to gain something from a fight to the death.
However, it seemed that the difficulty of gaining these rewards was not small.
Combat Rating S!
It looked like only such a brutal struggle could achieve this.
He shook his head and didn't dwell on it further.
Instead, he checked the so-called talent.
[Hunting]: D-level (upgradeable), Active Talent.
When activated, can increase its own movement speed by 50%, increase attack power by 50%, and hides one's aura more effectively.
Duration: 60 seconds.
Cooldown Period: 24 hours.
Seeing this talent, Su Lin's eyes lit up.
The Hunting Talent was quite a significant boost to his strength.
In the icy and snowy lands of the Arctic Continent, the increase in strength brought not only confidence but also the ability to secure food.
However, Su Lin didn't waste too much time and closed the attributes page after a short glance.
After all, there were the carcasses of an Arctic reindeer and the lynx that he needed to drag back to the cave.
Otherwise, if he delayed too long, other hunters might be attracted.
Su Lin first hid the lynx's carcass in the concealed brush.
And he dragged the Arctic reindeer's carcass back to the cave first.
Only then did he come out of the cave again to bring back the lynx's carcass.
When he dropped the two carcasses in front of the little ones,
Their blue wolf eyes looked at Su Lin as if they were looking at Wolf Father.
No, they even looked at him with more reverence and awe than they did at Wolf Father.
Su Lin set aside the lynx's carcass, not letting the litter of wolf cubs feed on it.
After all, the lynx's meat could provide Su Lin with quite a few Evolution Points.
As for the Arctic reindeer, he pushed it with his paw, signaling Wolf Sister and Cousin to freely eat.
In the Wolf Pack, the hierarchy was clear.
By indicating that Wolf Sister and Cousin should eat first, Su Lin was also setting a rule among these four cubs,
So as to prevent the likes of Lonely Wolf from rudely scrambling for food.
Among the four cubs, Cousin and Lonely Wolf were currently the strongest.
Both Cousin and Lonely Wolf had Level 2 attributes.
Besides them, there was another cub from a different wolfess in the pack, whose fur was mixed with grey and white.
This little wolf was also three months old and had reached Level 1.
Of course, the weakest was the closest, Wolf Sister.
A pitiable Level 0.
But since Wolf Sister was only just over a month old, this level was normal.
After all, not every wolf could grow as rapidly as Su Lin.
Wolf Sister's little wolf teeth hadn't fully developed yet, often unable to bite and eat food that was too tough.
So Su Lin, currently resting atop a rock, upon seeing this,
Went over and tore off a few pieces of easily digestible flesh from the belly of the Arctic reindeer, throwing them in front of Wolf Sister.
"Aw!"
Wolf Sister's tender howls expressed her joy and dependence towards Su Lin.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone