Wilderness Survival with Druid System

Chapter 236: Chapter 59: The Lynx’s Decision

Bears, too, have their differences.

In the Yukon Territory, when hunters see a bear, they pick up their hunting rifles.

This signifies an encounter with a black bear.

If the hunters reach for bear spray, it signifies an encounter with a grizzly bear.

The different response strategies clearly illustrate the disparity between the two bears.

Moreover, adult grizzlies can hunt black bears!

It’s not just the cubs—when extremely hungry, even adult black bears can be on a grizzly’s menu!

For black bears, grizzly bears are a genetic fear!

Therefore, upon seeing Chen Wen in grizzly form,

The black bear boss was almost scared to pee itself.

It let out a desperate roar, alerting its brothers to flee.

At this point, anyone who can run should!

But the second black bear was extraordinarily loyal.

It didn’t abandon its older brother and charged forward, intending to fight Chen Wen in grizzly form to the end!

Commendable courage, questionable intelligence.

This was the lynx’s assessment of the second black bear.

Upon seeing the second black bear charging, Chen Wen shoved the black bear boss aside.

Then he lowered his head sharply.

[Charge]!

The second black bear, struck by a much larger creature, was instantly disoriented and nearly flipped over.

But Chen Wen felt no different at all.

He slapped the second black bear with a backhand.

Just like a child facing an adult, with no ability to resist.

The second black bear was directly slapped to the ground, letting out a painful roar.

It’s over!

This was the second black bear’s last thought.

Then, Chen Wen pressed down on the second black bear with his blunt forepaws, and then lowered his head, tearing apart the second black bear’s throat with sharp teeth.

In the darkness, blood sprayed.

Upon seeing this, the courage that the black bear boss initially had to fight vanished completely.

It turned to flee.

But could it escape?

Whoosh!

A pair of black wings stirred up the surrounding snow.

[Wings (Golden Eagle)]!

The lynx on the tree was completely stunned.

This... is this even reasonable?

How can a bear have wings?!

Not experiencing ’as a tiger gaining wings,’ but experiencing ’as a bear gaining wings’ first isn’t bad.

Chen Wen stretched his muscles and suddenly took flight.

The dense forest should have been an obstacle to Chen Wen flying in grizzly form.

But with the aid of [Flight Technique], Chen Wen skillfully folded his wings, using [Charge] to smash through the obstructing branches.

He finally locked onto the black bear boss, who was running frantically.

The black bear boss was now so frightened its legs were going soft.

It never imagined that its distant bear cousin could have wings on its back.

With the miserable cries of the black bear boss,

Chen Wen in grizzly form descended from the air, pouncing directly onto the black bear boss.

Then followed an extremely rough beating!

Chen Wen in grizzly form possessed tremendous strength and physical prowess.

Under Chen Wen’s bear-paw blows like a rainstorm, the black bear could barely fight back.

Finally, with a roar,

Chen Wen tore the black bear boss’s throat apart.

After ensuring that both black bears were truly dead, he lifted the transformation state.

The grizzly form is truly awesome!

This was Chen Wen’s only feeling after using [Transformation (North American Grizzly)].

Powerful strength, keen sense of smell, unbeatable physical prowess.

Coupled with other traits he carried himself,

Chen Wen in grizzly form should be his strongest form yet.

But if a grizzly is this fierce, having traits of a Northeast Tiger or a Polar Bear in the future would be earth-shattering, wouldn’t it?

Chen Wen thought.

At this moment, the lynx that witnessed everything lightly landed on the ground and walked over to Chen Wen.

It felt a bit dazed now.

It seemed as though everything that just happened was a dream.

But the surrounding bloody smell reminded the lynx it was definitely not a dream!

The human in front of it could turn into a grizzly at any time!

It’s really terrifying!

But it also felt somewhat fortunate it was on the same side as this human.

Otherwise...

It would most likely become this human’s prey!

”By the way, don’t go talking about today’s incident, I’m bringing you as one of us,” Chen Wen advised.

But this was met with a blank look from the lynx: ”Who would I talk to? I can only communicate with you now.”

True.

Chen Wen laughed without insisting further on the matter.

However, the lynx’s mindset had changed a bit after that sentence.

Being with Chen Wen was quite comfortable.

It ate well, lived well, and felt very safe.

Most importantly, it could communicate with Chen Wen, making what was originally a dull and tedious life much more interesting.

It now felt a bit reluctant to part with Chen Wen.

After all, its prior life had been quite difficult.

Days of scarcity, with bears chasing it, wolves pursuing it, living day to day, and feeling especially lonely.

In comparison, the lynx suddenly had the inclination to stay.

A short while later, while Chen Wen was leaning over to set up the scene,

The lynx suddenly leapt onto Chen Wen’s shoulder, giving him a scare.

But realizing it was the lynx, Chen Wen breathed a sigh of relief and said somewhat reproachfully: ”You rascal, your feet cold? Why’d you jump up suddenly?”

Speaking of cold feet, Chen Wen suddenly got an idea: ”Right, do you want shoes? When we get back, maybe Hua Yun can make you a pair, no, two pairs, you’ve got four legs, after all.”

”I’m telling you, cats in our human society—your distant relatives—they all wear clothes, you could give it a try.”

The lynx was silent for a moment; the emotions it had been brewing dissipated.

It said helplessly, ”Human, I’ve decided, I’ll stick with you from now on.”

Chen Wen was taken aback.

And the lynx continued, ”But there must be enough to eat, in exchange, I’ll help you hunt!”

Chen Wen chuckled and said, ”Don’t worry, once we get back to my home, there’s definitely plenty to eat and drink.”

”But speaking of that,”

Chen Wen scratched his head while arranging the black bear brothers.

”It seems I have to buy a house once we get back, the old house is probably unfit for people to live in anymore; I’ll have to choose carefully, living in an apartment isn’t very realistic, with all these strange and unusual animals, if I live in an apartment, and later raise a Northeast Golden Gradient, a howl at night could scare everyone in the building into a frenzy.”

”It seems my only options are standalone houses and villas, but alas, I haven’t made that much money, buying a villa...I might have to strike it rich.”

If worse comes to worst, these fellows might have to live temporarily in a zoo.

Speaking of zoos, Chen Wen thought of the Crested Owl and the Harpy Eagle.

He wondered how those two were doing in Hua Country; he’d definitely have to check on them once back.

...

Meanwhile, in Hua Country.

Inside a private zoo concealed within the Secluded Manor.

The Crested Owl basked in the sunset with a contented expression, and as it opened its mouth, a tender white worm was fed to it.

”Now this is the life!”

It sighed with satisfaction.

Seeing the Crested Owl plump up like a gray ball of yarn, the person feeding it with worms sighed lightly.

”Oh, Little Gray Crested, when your master comes back and sees you this plump, will he blame me?”

The Crested Owl didn’t understand these words.

But it did think of Chen Wen.

”Speaking of which, why hasn’t Chen Wen come back yet? This place is much more comfortable than the place he talked about, I must make sure he leaves me here!”

The Crested Owl said this, glancing at the Harpy Eagle standing like a statue on the rack.

The Harpy Eagle’s physique, intentionally controlled, hadn’t gained much weight though.

After a while, the person feeding the worms let out a soft sigh.

”Oh, little Crested Owl, little gray owl, when your owner returns and sees how fat you’ve become, what will he say?”

”Oh, this place is really nice!” sighed the Crested Owl comfortably.

It recognized the magical little gadget in front of it.

Last time, it saw the fake Chen Wen inside it.

Nonetheless, this time it resolved to follow it carefully, watching the screen flash curiously.