Wilderness Survival with Druid System

”It’s those guys!”

The lynx, after sniffing the familiar stench, immediately felt anger rising from its heart.

Chen Wen also caught a whiff of the stench.

Unlike the scent from the lynx and the golden eagle, this smell was more pungent and intense.

The lynx continued: ”Human, I can smell more than one! At least two of them are around!”

”These guys are very nasty; they don’t like hunting, they just prefer snatching others’ food!”

”Their combat ability is average; if you need, I can help entangle one of them.”

From the lynx’s words and Chen Wen’s own judgment,

he roughly confirmed the identity of the animals intruding.

”It should be the wolverines, also known as skunk bears; only they would come out in this weather and dare to raid our food.”

Chen Wen said leisurely.

Wolverines are mammals of the family Mustelidae, genus Gulo.

Among terrestrial members of the Mustelidae, these beasts are the largest.

They are the brothers of the African honey badger and the prototype for the movie’s Wolverine.

In the wild, they are truly disgusting creatures.

As the lynx said, these guys don’t hunt much.

They prefer to track others’ food, snatch it, and eat it.

In North America, even the gray wolves, creatures from the same family as the honey badger, dare to attempt to snatch their food.

Their combat ability is not bad but not strong either, considered as mid-tier.

The reason why lynxes and gray wolves often have their food snatched by these guys is due to their thick skin.

Unless they are on the verge of starvation, lynxes and gray wolves will not risk their lives fighting wolverines.

Animals fear getting injured.

Rather than risking life and limb with such thick-skinned creatures, risking death.

It’s better to spend some energy and hunt again.

Chen Wen doesn’t particularly dislike wolverines.

But if they get to his food, Chen Wen just wants to say: Even if you’re possessed by Wolverine, I’ll dismantle and melt down your adamantium alloy bones!

Having confirmed the identity of the prey, there’s nothing to fear.

Chen Wen pondered for a moment and made a plan.

”Hua Yun, take the bow and flashlight, watch over our rabbit stew. I’ll take a torch into the woods to see if I can drive them away.”

Upon hearing this, Hua Yun expressed her concern: ”Though wolverines aren’t lethal, if they do bite or scratch a vital area, they could seriously injure us. You charging into the dense forest, I feel, isn’t the best idea.”

Chen Wen nodded slightly, agreeing with Hua Yun, but he also had his considerations: ”But we can’t stay on guard forever, right? Wolverines are like sticky glue. If we don’t deal with them tonight, they’ll keep ambushing us every night.”

There’s truth in his words, and Hua Yun was also worried about this.

Unlike ordinary animals, wolverines have no fixed migration paths or nests.

They’re notably lazy, not building nests or digging burrows, often using abandoned holes of bears, foxes, badgers, marmots, etc.

Or making their homes in crevices on slopes or among piles of stones.

Some even lazier ones will reside under tree roots, fallen logs, or hollow trees.

Moreover, their territorial range...or activity range is quite large!

A male wolverine’s largest activity range can be over 600 square kilometers, and females over 100 square kilometers.

The average range is about 200 to 500 square kilometers.

To Chen Wen, these creatures are like ancient wandering bandits, causing trouble here and robbing there.

They can be found anywhere domestically, as long as they don’t leave the country.

And in winter, their average day and night travel distance is several kilometers, easily catching up to Chen Wen and his group.

In short, to Chen Wen and his group, wolverines are a disaster.

Until exterminated, there’s no peace day or night!

Finally, Hua Yun decided to follow Chen Wen’s suggestion.

She slowly said: ”All right, be careful. Also, watch above as you walk; wolverines, though not keen hunters, do sometimes hunt and often ambush from above.”

This detail Chen Wen hadn’t paid much attention to.

He nodded, made a simple torch with some firewood, and entered the forest with the lynx.

Hua Yun, clutching her bow, shone the flashlight on where the food was.

If a wolverine appeared in that spot, the arrow would nail it right in the chest!

...

In the forest.

The lynx quietly asked Chen Wen: ”Can you transform into a big guy? If you can, one shout would scare them away.”

”Wolverines fear big guys the most!”

The big guy the lynx referred to was Chen Wen’s grizzly form.

Chen Wen shook his head slightly.

With Hua Yun awake and the camera hard to remove,

the likelihood of using the transformation being discovered was high.

The lynx was a bit disappointed, saying, ”Then we must be extra cautious, wolverines excel at ambushes.”

Ambush?

Chen Wen chuckled; he figured they were at a good distance now.

Then he told the lynx: ”You’re scared of ambushes? We are the ancestors of ambush!”

With that, Chen Wen plunged the torch into the snow to extinguish it.

Though his vision was somewhat limited, the golden trait [Night Shadow] was fully activated!

Instantly, Chen Wen’s speed increased significantly.

Moreover, he and the lynx appeared clad in a dark veil-like glow.

Making them harder to detect.

The lynx shook its body, understanding Chen Wen’s intent.

Under the night’s veil, an ambush was underway!

...

Why did Chen Wen’s light go out?

Hua Yun was worried for a moment, but then she calmed down.

There’s no way a wolverine could silently kill Chen Wen and the lynx; Chen Wen probably found the wolverine’s tracks.

Hopefully, the good news would come soon.

Hua Yun shifted positions, expanding her field of view.

On Chen Wen’s side.

Under the cover of [Night Shadow], he and the lynx began searching for the wolverines’ location.

Through smell and hearing, the lynx quickly located the first wolverine.

The creature was lurking near the pot, still obsessed with the food.

Time for you to die!

Greedy beast!

After the lynx’s hint, Chen Wen spotted the ambushed wolverine.

He quietly lifted his axe, moving to circle around from behind.

The lynx searched for other wolverines, sensing there were more around.

The wolverine seemed to sense something was amiss.

It turned its head, sniffing the air carefully.

There was an unfamiliar scent, but it seemed distant.

Wolverines have average hearing, not detecting the faint footsteps of Chen Wen and the lynx.

Chen Wen’s footsteps were masked by [Quiet Steps], and the lynx’s steps were even lighter.

Both successfully reached the perfect ambush spot.

Watching the increasingly uneasy wolverine, Chen Wen extended three fingers, bending them one by one.

Finally, when his hand was clenched into a fist.

Chen Wen suddenly charged out.

The lynx moved even faster!

Almost instantly completing the attack, pouncing on the wolverine and pinning it to the ground.

Wolverines are the largest terrestrial mustelids, and this wolverine was not small, even larger than the lynx.

But the lynx’s surprise attack was highly effective.

With one bite, it clamped onto the wolverine’s body, though only biting its shoulder and not a vital area.

The wounded wolverine immediately screamed.

Its cries resembled those of a dog.

But soon, it could no longer make any sound.

Because Chen Wen, wielding an axe, had also reached the battlefield.