Chapter 18
Second Hunt
After Father Wolf, who was lying at the entrance of the cave, saw the three wolves return, it slowly got up and walked to the only food left in the cave.
“Roar!”
With a wolf roar, Mother Wolf, who was still resting, slowly walked over and ate first.
After the two Alpha wolves finished eating and drinking, the other wolf pack members could approach, including the young wolves who liked to play.
From the moment they officially learned how to walk, the baby wolves’ teeth would gradually grow out. They no longer needed to be fed with breast milk and instead chose to eat raw meat with the wolf pack.
Of course, looking at the way they ate happily, it could be seen that these wolf cubs preferred raw meat to breast milk.
Pfft!
Biting the meat in his mouth, Su Ming wondered if it would taste better after being roasted.
However, considering his somewhat dull senses, Su Ming decided to push this plan back a little.
After eating, the wolf pack finished the remaining food in front of them. This also meant that their food storage had been exhausted again. It was time for them to go out and hunt.
Father Wolf stood up and focused its gaze on the three wolves and the remaining new generation.
It was very at ease with Su Ming, Su Hui, and Su Yi. These three children might be stronger than it in terms of combat strength.
However, when it shifted its gaze to the five wolf cubs, Father Wolf shook its head slightly. These little guys, who had just learned how to walk, still needed some time before they could follow along when they went out to hunt.
During this period, as the adults of the pack, they needed to teach them how to follow them when they hunted, recognize smells, and understand the traces of animals.
After thinking for a moment, Father Wolf finally decided to split his pack into two.
The first team was still the hunting team. The members did not change. Su Ming, the three wolves, Father Wolf, and the wolf brothers.
The second team was to guide the wolf cubs. They would be led by Mother Wolf and assisted by Fallen Leaf. In the nearby forest, which was also the place where the three wolves trained, they would teach the wolf cubs hunting techniques.
After making up his mind, Father Wolf turned around and walked to Mother Wolf’s side to communicate with it.
Mother Wolf naturally had no objections to Father Wolf’s decision. To be honest, it was also worried about these little wolf cubs following the hunting team.
Firstly, they did not have the robust bodies of Su Ming and the other two wolves. Secondly, they did not have enough experience to keep up with the team.
Now, this decision of Father Wolf was exactly what Mother Wolf wanted. Mother Wolf also wanted to teach the wolf cubs well in this safe region so that these wolves could familiarize themselves with survival techniques in the wilderness.
At the same time, Mother Wolf also thought that they could also put Fallen Leaf into the hunting team. It felt that it could lead the young wolves alone.
However, this opinion was vetoed by Father Wolf. It felt that although the forest in the territory was safe enough, it was also possible for some foreign beasts to pass by here, just like the snow leopard last time.
With the protection and guidance of the Mother Wolf and Fallen Leaf, it would be safer. If they were no match for the enemy, they could also last until the main force of the wolf pack returned.
Under the persuasion of Father Wolf, Mother Wolf finally agreed to the plan to include Fallen Leaf in the guiding team.
After communicating with Mother Wolf, Father Wolf lay back at the entrance of the cave and waited for the afternoon to arrive. It also let the wolves take this opportunity to digest the food in their stomachs.
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As the intensity of the sunlight decreased, Father Wolf, who was originally resting with its eyes closed in the cave, suddenly stood up.
“Roar!”
It roared at the wolf pack, indicating that the afternoon hunting operation was about to begin.
At the same time, Mother Wolf also led Fallen Leaf to gather all the wolf cubs.
After all the members got up, Father Wolf was the first to walk out of the cave, and Mother Wolf followed closely behind.
After the two teams left the cave, they immediately separated. Father Wolf’s team ran towards the forest in the west, and Mother Wolf’s team slowly headed towards the forest in the east.
Su Ming was somewhat excited because this was his first battle after his evolution. At the same time, it was also the first battle that required him to fight. Su Ming had not forgotten the difficult mission of defeating thirty opponents alone that he had to complete.
He wanted to test out the new strength he gained after evolving.
Thinking of this, he increased his speed and followed closely behind Father Wolf, standing side by side with his wolf brothers.
Because the strength of Su Ming, Su Hui, and Su Yi had all increased, Father Wolf’s hunting formation was no longer the previous triangular protective formation. Instead, it had changed to a single line.
Now, Father Wolf walked in front, and the few members of the hunting team followed behind.
Therefore, the team’s speed was very fast, especially this time when they did not have to worry about the endurance of Su Ming and the others.
As they advanced, the hunting team had gradually arrived in the depths of the forest and was no longer outside the protected area.
More herbivores would appear here, and it was also the location where the wolves mainly hunted.
Father Wolf slowly stopped and pricked up its ears to listen to the surrounding voices.
The few members behind also followed suit. They knew very well that there were creatures nearby.
Su Ming closed his eyes and focused his attention on his ears.
Wolves’ hearing was more than sixteen times that of humans. They could hear sounds within ten kilometers.
Indeed, in a moment, Su Ming sensed a creature approaching him from the northeast. Moreover, it was making less noise and was rather agile. It did not seem to be a herbivore like the northern mountain goat or the horse deer.
Su Ming opened his eyes and stared in the direction of the unknown creature.
At the same time, Su Hui and Su Yi beside him also did the same. On the other hand, the two wolf brothers were a step slower.
Seeing that its children already knew the other party’s movements, Father Wolf turned around and looked at them with a unique gaze.
With the previous experience, the four wolves understood and began to take action. Although the smart Su Yi did not understand the meaning of Father Wolf, it still imitated Su Ming’s actions.
The wolves lined up and hid in the bushes, waiting for the unknown creature to arrive.
Father Wolf believed that even a brown bear could be dealt with by the number of people in their team.
Crack!
The sound of something breaking through the trees sounded from ahead. Su Ming looked over and saw that it was a snow rabbit. The other party’s figure was not small and was almost the size of a rooster.
Something was wrong!
This was not the creature they were looking for. The creature’s voice was still continuing and becoming louder.
The other party was still behind. Was the other party prepared to hunt this snow rabbit?
Clash!
Before Su Ming could think carefully, a thin figure suddenly rushed out of the forest and bit the dazed snow rabbit first.
“Ji! Jiji… Ji!”
The tragic cry of the snow rabbit sounded in this area. It tried its best to straighten its legs, wanting to escape the bite of the predator, but it was still firmly bitten in its mouth.
Su Ming noticed that the creature biting its neck was actually a lynx.