Chapter 58: Chapter 58 Xiao Hui Goes to Battle.
The warm season approached,
and the skies were already brimming with birds returning from their migrations.
Snowy Owls, Ptarmigans, and Thunder Birds,
were occasionally visible streaking across the skies in fleeting glimpses.
This added a touch of vitality to the Arctic.
Meanwhile, Su Lin and Xiao Hui,
guided by scent trails, had found a wolf pack that marked its territory in the nearby area.
It was a small wolf pack,
comprising just one Wolf and two Wolfesses.
Such a small pack faced precarious survival conditions,
and the arrival of the warm season made it difficult to defend their hunting grounds.
Yet clearly,
the pack was preparing to expand and recruit,
as all three wolves were releasing friendly pheromones in the vicinity.
Now, in the depths of the polar night, there were many Lone Wolves scattered about.
Recruiting them to strengthen the pack and conquer territories was a common strategy for many packs.
Su Lin stood on a snow slope not far from the pack, looking down at them.
The current Lead Wolf of this small pack was a Level 5 Male,
with unremarkable Strength Attributes.
The two Wolfesses were even worse off.
One of them had the attributes of a regular adult female Arctic Wolf at Level 4,
but just barely met the standards for that level.
The other, due to chronic malnutrition,
had also reached adulthood but only possessed Level 3 strength.
Her stature was a mere 1.23 meters, not even rivaling that of his Cousin.
The strength of such a pack didn’t interest Su Lin in the slightest.
He let out a low howl from atop the snow slope,
signaling Xiao Hui to charge forward.
The long, clear howl echoed instantly across the Arctic skies.
Upon hearing this howl,
the nearby wolf pack marking their scent stopped and looked up in Su Lin’s direction.
Three pairs of green, glimmering wolf eyes turned towards Su Lin.
Seeing Su Lin’s large and robust figure, all three Arctic Wolves bristled with alarm.
Even with their limited intelligence,
they knew a wolf of such stature wouldn’t come to join their pack.
An Arctic Wolf of such size could hunt large prey even on its own.
Panic flickered in their eyes, and at the same time,
Xiao Hui, with a build close to 1.89 meters, rushed forward like a swift grey gust in response to the leader’s command.
In the cruel wilderness,
territories won through diplomacy were unheard of,
only those established through fangs and talons!
The fight for territory between Hunters always involved bloodshed and combat!
Su Lin didn’t lift a finger,
but simply watched from the slope.
He wanted to test Xiao Hui’s combat power on the one hand,
and on the other, let Xiao Hui experience some real life-and-death struggles.
Being a Variant Species, Xiao Hui had greater potential and needed the challenge to grow.
“Awoo!”
Xiao Hui’s howl resounded.
Its stature was comparable to that of the pack’s Lead Wolf,
and coupled with an abundance of food, its fur was glossy, signifying a peak condition.
Presently, Xiao Hui, having charged into the midst of the three Arctic Wolves,
didn’t waste any time with words.
The fight had begun!
Sometimes,
the fights and battles among their own kind were even more brutal and bloody.
After all, they knew each other’s ways of attack and vulnerabilities better.
The opposing Lead Wolf also let out continuous low howls,
summoning the two Wolfesses to join forces against the enemy!
The skirmishes and struggles for territory,
were most common in the Arctic as the warm season drew near.
At this time, the Lead Wolf did not back down,
because it had already claimed this area as its own territory.
Even if it fled and abandoned its territory,
it would face even more brutal territorial disputes with other Hunters elsewhere.
“Awoo!”
So, the Lead Wolf’s eyes flashed with ferocity,
commanding the two Wolfesses to spread out and surround Xiao Hui, while it joined the fray against Xiao Hui itself.
This was a true battle,
Xiao Hui, who never displayed its Claw Spikes or fangs in play with Wolf Sister,
now fully extended its sharp spikes, engaging in fierce combat with the three wolves of the small pack!