The actions engraved deep in his genes were instinctively performed by Xu Yang without conscious thought.
His nostrils twitched slightly, and the pads of his feet carefully slid over the sand and gravel, fearing to cause the slightest sound inconsistent with the environment.
"It's a deer."
Thanks to the wolf tribe's innate visual advantage, Xu Yang clearly saw the creature in the darkness.
A deer with its head lowered, cautiously nibbling on the moss grass on the ground. The deer was not small, standing at least 1.4 meters tall on all fours.
Feeling the faint scent of deer drifting from the upwind direction.
"So hungry..." Xu Yang felt a spasm in his abdomen; his stomach was protesting!
He missed the old days so much, where someone would deliver takeout with just a flick of a finger... Uh, although he was the one delivering takeout.
But at least the human world had order and money; even being a 'San He Great God' wouldn't starve you to death. But now, having transmigrated into a wolf, if he didn't hunt, he would truly die!
Perhaps the hungrier he got, the more distracting thoughts he had. Xu Yang now found himself reminiscing about the past again.
"Snap."
The sound of a dry twig breaking.
The wild deer, which had been foraging with its head down, instantly became alert. Its head, on its upright body, constantly turned, and its two ears were also keenly receiving information about the surrounding environment.
Xu Yang was also startled by the sound, and in fright, he instinctively flattened his body, fearing the wild deer would discover his tracks.
He had finally encountered prey; if it ran away, he would go hungry...
It took a full two minutes before the wild deer relaxed its guard. Perhaps the dry twig had broken by itself, and there was no predator.
Whew~~
Xu Yang also breathed a sigh of relief. He became even more cautious, casting all distracting thoughts aside, with only the wild deer fifty meters away in his eyes.
Wolf is iron, meat is steel; without a meal, hunger is real.
Approaching cautiously, Xu Yang almost pressed his belly against the damp soil.
Forty meters.
Thirty meters.
Twenty meters.
"Whoosh—"
The wild deer seemed to sense something, perhaps an instinctive intuition honed over time. Without seeing it with its own eyes, the wild deer began to become restless. Its four hard hooves struck the soft black soil, producing a muffled echo.
Looking at the large patch of delicious moss grass in front of it, the wild deer hesitated a little. It wasn't sure if it should leave first.
Meanwhile, Xu Yang buried himself in the tall grass, not daring to breathe, his eyelids half-closed, solely to conceal his green eyes that shone like 'ghost fire'.
"Yoo yoo~~~~"
The call of deer drifted from a distance; it was the herd calling out to this lone companion.
"Damn it!"
He couldn't wait any longer. Even though it was his first time being a wolf, Xu Yang knew how lucky he was to encounter such a lone wild deer!
Watching animal documentaries in the past, the deer herds always had sentries when foraging. How could they allow a predator to approach within twenty meters?
"Rustle rustle rustle~~~"
Xu Yang quickly launched into action, bending his hind legs and then pushing off the ground forcefully, propelling his body forward. At the same time, his front paws stretched out as far as possible, the sharp third joint claws retracted forcefully, and his fleshy pads contacted the earth, bouncing back up faster.
Like a gust of wind, his wolf fur rustled against the tall grass.
"Yoo~ yoo!"
The wild deer was already in a semi-alert state. The moment Xu Yang burst out, it let out a rapid cry. The sound was sharp and trembling, echoing in the quiet forest, sounding particularly harsh.
Almost simultaneously, the wild deer's four limbs exerted force, its body leaping up like a spring, and it bolted towards the depths of the forest. Its four limbs left deep hoof prints on the ground, each step extremely urgent and powerful. Driven by the instinct for survival, the wild deer displayed astonishing speed and agility, attempting to escape this sudden danger.
"You're afraid of being killed by me, and I'm afraid of starving to death..."
The distance of twenty meters was fleeting for Xu Yang, who could reach speeds of sixty kilometers per hour. As soon as his front paws landed, his hind paws pushed off again, launching his body forward.
Involuntarily, Xu Yang's tail would curl slightly upwards, helping him maintain his body's stability.
"Yoo! Yoo!"
Perhaps under the dominance of hunger, Xu Yang's speed was actually slightly faster than the wild deer's. The distance between them was visibly closing.
"Splash!"
The wild deer's hooves heavily stepped into a waterlogged depression, splashing up muddy water.
Xu Yang didn't dodge, his eyes slightly narrowed to prevent mud and water from entering, and he directly followed, darting through.
Although he became a 'waterlogged wolf', the green light in Xu Yang's eyes flared brightly.
Just a little more, just a little more, he would be able to touch the wild deer's backside soon!
Squeak—
When it rains, it pours. In its panicked flight, the wild deer failed to find a stable footing and slipped on a patch of wet moss...
"Roar!"
Xu Yang was overjoyed. With a flying pounce, the third joint claws of his two front paws popped out, hooking fiercely into the wild deer's body.
Secured!
Xu Yang became like a koala bear, hanging onto the stumbling wild deer with his sharp claws, using his body weight to bring it down.
Boom!
The wild deer fell to the ground unwillingly. In its instinctive desire for survival, it erupted in violent struggles, but Xu Yang's sharp claws were embedded deep within the wild deer's body like steel nails.
Pain and fear spurred the wild deer to unleash all its strength, struggling frantically.
Xu Yang could only roll with the wild deer, the wounds on his body hurting again from rubbing against the sand and gravel.
He grimaced in pain.
Eating a meal is too difficult...
Perhaps the wild deer's prolonged struggle triggered the body's instinct again. Xu Yang suddenly noticed how tempting the neck under the wild deer's mournful head was... It was like a soft, delicious Tiramisu cheesecake, making him swallow involuntarily.
"This... seems very delicious."
Hunger drove Xu Yang, making him bite down without hesitation.
"Splurt!"
The sound of a sharp blade cutting through tough leather, followed by the sound of something like a tomato bursting. Thick liquid surged down Xu Yang's throat towards his stomach.
Beep! A very faint prompt appeared.
【resource +1】
Gulp, gulp...
He was too hungry; Xu Yang didn't hear it at all.
"Delicious, truly delicious..." Xu Yang sucked greedily, lost in the moment, looking ravenous and savage.
Slowly, slowly, the wild deer beneath Xu Yang stopped struggling. Its body temperature also rapidly decreased, leaving only the residual warmth of a corpse.
"Roar roar~~"
After about ten minutes, Xu Yang's belly felt slightly full, which finally pulled him out of his state of enjoying the deliciousness.
"Roar!"
With his stomach slightly filled, Xu Yang was a little shocked... Just now... he had directly bitten a deer to death? And had enjoyed swallowing its blood?
His long experience as a human in his previous life made Xu Yang feel a bit psychologically uncomfortable, as for physiological discomfort, there was none, perhaps because he had taken over the body of this wild wolf.
Eating raw meat and drinking blood is natural since ancient times.
Just as the moral imprint was about to pull Xu Yang into the strange cycle of 'reflection and self-blame', he quickly slapped himself in the face.
Damn it, he's been reborn as a wolf, what's the point of following that set of rules!
I want to eat meat in big mouthfuls and drink alcohol in big mouthfuls, uh no, drink blood...
Fiercely, Xu Yang's sharp canine teeth bit through the wild deer's fur, revealing the fresh flesh and blood inside.
Smack, smack.
Salty, moist, as for the Fishy smell , he didn't sense it at all...
Surprisingly delicious, ahem, it would be even better if it tasted like barbecue.
Xu Yang thought so.