"Fight or die, I had no other way out." Elvis rested his chin gently on the top of Gu Mengmeng's head. He bypassed details of the countless battles, brutal attacks, bloodshed and lucky escapes, to offer this conclusion. "The wolves in that underground cave all turned into my food in the end. When I emerged from the cave, I had just turned one year of age, and had just morphed into a first-level beast."
Gu Mengmeng could almost imagine what Elvis must have looked like when he crawled out of that underground wolf cave. He must have looked like a malevolent spirit newly emerged from hell, crushing all hopes and doling out destruction with a vengeance. Descending upon every one of his enemies.
"Thank you for surviving." Gu Mengmeng pressed her cheeks against Elvis' chest to listen to his heartbeat. She held no fear, only gratefulness. Grateful that he wasn't beaten down by that terrible tribulation and survived to meet her.