The Arctic Continent is getting colder by the day.
The length of daylight is growing shorter, too; it feels as if no sooner had a white line of light appeared in the sky, it plunged back into darkness.
The perpetual night is nearly upon us here.
Many animals have migrated away from the Arctic to other places.
This has led to even more brutal competition among hunters on the Arctic Continent.
"Awooo!"
In the darkness, Su Lin stood at the entrance of the cave, looking out over the vast icy and snowy landscape below.
A loud howl echoed across the sky.
Inside the cave, Xiao Hui, Wolf Sister, Cousin, and the Grey White Little Wolf were curled up, asleep.
In Su Lin's newly formed wolf pack,
only he and Xiao Hui were able to go out hunting.
And though Cousin was level 3,
she was no Variant Species and her abilities fell far short of Xiao Hui's.
However, staying behind to look after the Grey White Little Wolf and Wolf Sister was well within her purview.
There may not be many wolves in the pack now,
but the atmosphere was relatively harmonious.
...
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye another half-month was gone.
Perpetual night had fully descended.
The region where Su Lin resided was enveloped in darkness all day long, without a glimpse of light.
And with the arrival of the perpetual night,
the temperature also dropped to around minus twenty degrees.
Even within the cave,
Wolf Sister would either hide in his embrace or snuggle up with Cousin to keep warm.
The Grey White Little Wolf would curl up against a wind-sheltering stone,
only managing to glean some warmth when Xiao Hui fell asleep.
As for Xiao Hui and Cousin, being level 3,
they could still withstand this severe cold.
As for Su Lin, there was naturally no need to say more.
Fortunately, with an ample food supply,
though it was colder, Wolf Sister and the Grey White Little Wolf were growing rapidly.
Once they reached about level 2, they would be able to withstand the severe cold.
During this time, Su Lin took Xiao Hui down the mountain to hunt on multiple occasions.
Perpetual night had fallen, and all was desolate.
But there were still some prey to be found.
"Awooo!"
The howling resonated through the pitch-black Arctic.
In this period, Su Lin and Xiao Hui didn't encounter any large herbivorous animals,
but the diversity of their prey had increased.
Those they would usually overlook now entered Su Lin's menu.
This resulted in a drop in the volume of their hunting hauls,
yet Su Lin's Evolution Points were rapidly accumulating.
Today's haul was quite impressive, having hunted a den of Arctic Foxes.
Arctic Foxes are notably wary animals on the Arctic Continent, and they themselves are members of the hunter community.
Thus, they are rarely hunted by other predators.
Today it was by sheer accident with Xiao Hui that they found an Arctic Fox den.
This den was situated on a hill and had several exits.
The interior of the den was well constructed with numerous passages,
and Xiao Hui, being small, wriggled through.
Su Lin waited outside, poised to catch any escapees.
As the Arctic Foxes fled from their den, he leveraged his high speed to hunt them down.
Confronted by the nearly two-meter-tall Su Lin, the Arctic Foxes could not muster the will to resist and fled in panic.
This den was home to one male, two females, and seven cubs each about forty centimeters long.
The leading male Arctic Fox was quite strong, especially fast at fleeing;
any other Arctic Wolf would likely have been left trailing in its wake.
Unfortunately for them, they were faced with Su Lin,
who first hunted down the three adult Arctic Foxes. The remaining cubs didn't run very fast,
and he quickly hunted four of them, while capturing one alive.
As for the two that fled, both female cubs,
they had already run quite far. Su Lin couldn't be bothered to chase after them.
Species: Arctic Fox (Male, Deceased).
Level: 4.
Qi-Blood: 439.
Endurance: 45.
Strength: 39.
Defense: 33.
Speed: 51.
This largest male Arctic Fox boasted Level 4 strength, and its speed had even reached 51.
Even Xiao Hui couldn't catch up to it.
It was less than a meter long, only about seventy to eighty centimeters.
However, it had a slender body with a very slim waist, and its weight was less than half that of other animals of the same size.
There were also two other female Arctic Foxes,
only slightly smaller than the male Arctic Fox.
It had to be said that, in Su Lin's eyes, the appearance of the Arctic Fox was among the most outstanding in the entire Arctic Circle.
The face was small and narrow, with a pointed muzzle and round ears,
and its eyes were light brown, looking incredibly innocent when it stared at you.
All of its fur was as white as snow.
Even comparable to the fur on Su Lin's wolf body.
There was also a layer of white fluff under its feet, which facilitated walking on ice and snow.
Additionally, it was said that the fur of the Arctic Fox could change color,
white during the cold season, turning black as the warm season arrives.
But high attractiveness aside, cute as they may be,
Su Lin, who had been reborn as a wolf for over three months, had already become decisive in killing.
Cuteness and appearance were negligible in the face of survival.
These Arctic Foxes were now the new prey Su Lin had hunted down.
Enough to last for several days.
The Evolution Potion would grant a threefold increase in Evolution Points.
He estimated that this would provide him with a substantial amount of Evolution Points.
By then, he should almost be able to break through to Level 6.
"Ao!"
With a long howl from Su Lin, Xiao Hui was summoned to bring the Arctic Foxes back to the cave.
Eight Arctic Foxes in total, three adults and five young,
It took Su Lin and Xiao Hui two trips to bring all the Arctic Foxes back to the cave.
After repeated climbs,
Xiao Hui had now become much more skillful at climbing to the cave.
Back at the cave,
Su Lin threw the terrified, shivering young Arctic Fox that he had captured alive to Wolf Sister and the Grey White Little Wolf.
Then he indicated to his Cousin to supervise them and let them practice their hunting skills.
This Little Arctic Fox was also only Level 1.
It was perfectly suitable for Wolf Sister and the Grey White Little Wolf to practice with.
As for the carcass of the Arctic reindeer, there were still seventy to eighty pounds of it left.
Enough for them to eat for a while longer.
As for the Arctic Foxes,
such a slaughter should still be carried out by him.
Sharp fanged teeth tore open the belly of an adult Arctic Fox,
turning the originally cute Arctic Fox bloody in an instant.
As Su Lin ate, he also used an Evolution Potion.
Waiting for the potion's energy to surge through his body, he tore off a large chunk of flesh with his teeth and swallowed it.
"Ding! The host has consumed an Arctic Fox, gaining 12 Evolution Points."
With the boost from the Evolution Potion,
upon consuming the first bite, Su Lin's eyes lit up!
So many Evolution Points,
Level 6 was just within reach!
Thinking this, Su Lin, who hadn't had much of an appetite recently,
suddenly felt his hunger increase and began to eat ravenously.
"Ding! The host has consumed an Arctic Fox, gaining 11.5 Evolution Points."
"Ding! The host has consumed an Arctic Fox, gaining 11 Evolution Points."
"Ding! The host has consumed an Arctic Fox, gaining 10.5 Evolution Points."
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