Chapter 307: Leave!

At that moment, the Wolf King seemed to have returned to his peak, his speed and agility surpassing even his previous attacks.

“Howl!”

Then, amid the mother wolf’s mournful cry, the Wolf King charged straight toward Xiao Yi.

But when he leapt through the air, he did not lunge with claws and fangs at Xiao Yi.

Instead, he turned his head to glance at the mother wolf, then let his body crash into Xiao Yi.

Or rather, let his body slam into the wooden spear in Xiao Yi’s hand.

“Thrust!”

Immediately, the sound of the spear piercing the Wolf King’s flesh rang out, and blood sprayed from the point of impact.

Under the force of the impact, the Wolf King’s body was completely impaled, and Xiao Yi barely had to exert any effort.

“Howl!”

Then the old Wolf King raised his head and howled to the sky, his voice tinged with sorrow and longing.

This howl was not born of the pain in his body, but a summation, even a memory, of his entire life.

“Howl!”

Seeing the old Wolf King pierced through, the mother wolf seemed to go mad, rushing blindly toward him.

“Roar!”

“Roar!”

Seeing this, Heidan and Erhei rushed toward the mother wolf, fearing she might disturb Xiao Yi.

In fact, Erhei surged ahead, quickly catching up to the mother wolf and raising his paw to strike her as she ran toward the Wolf King.

To be honest, Erhei was afraid.

Because this human had already eliminated the wolf pack as a threat—his usefulness might shrink even further, and he was a waste of food.

He feared the human might turn on him next, so Erhei was determined to prove his worth.

“Erhei, stop!”

Just as Erhei was about to strike the mother wolf, Xiao Yi noticed her condition and called out to halt him.

Xiao Yi deeply admired the mother wolf for choosing to stay beside the Wolf King in this moment of crisis.

He believed she understood the situation clearly.

The Wolf King was doomed here, and if she stayed, she too was nearly certain to die.

To be honest, such sincere emotion was hard to find in today’s human society.

After all, humans always say: “Married couples are birds of the same forest; when disaster strikes, each flies off alone.”

Yet how could humans not long for such sincerity? Even Xiao Yi was no exception.

Xiao Yi could not be certain he would ever encounter such sincerity in his own future.

But when he saw such sincerity—even between two wolves—he did not wish to destroy it now.

Moreover, Xiao Yi had no strong desire to kill the mother wolf; killing the Wolf King was enough, and today’s haul was already more than sufficient.

Hearing Xiao Yi’s voice, Erhei froze in confusion, then hastily retracted his paw, causing him to lose balance and land face-first in the snow.

Beside him, Heidan, having seen Xiao Yi call out, abandoned his attack and let the mother wolf pass by unharmed.

Still, Heidan could not understand Xiao Yi’s actions—after all, in the animal world, one always finishes the job.

“Mmm… mmm…”

The mother wolf reached the Wolf King’s side and licked his wounds continuously, emitting muffled, sobbing sounds.

Seeing her arrival, the Wolf King’s eyes softened, and his gaze grew even brighter.

Xiao Yi watched this scene silently, unsure how to feel.

But seeing the Wolf King’s condition, Xiao Yi knew the old wolf was experiencing a final surge of life.

After all, that spear had pierced straight through the Wolf King’s abdomen—his organs were surely destroyed, and death was inevitable.

“Howl!”

Then the Wolf King ignored the mother wolf and looked toward Xiao Yi, his cry filled with pleading.

Xiao Yi frowned slightly, but guessed the meaning behind the Wolf King’s cry.

Not knowing whether the old wolf could understand, he spoke aloud.

“Don’t worry—I won’t hunt her.”

Hearing this, the old Wolf King let out two weak, grateful howls, then turned back to the mother wolf, his eyes filled with regret and tenderness.

But the light in the old Wolf King’s eyes grew brighter, until finally, his eyelids slowly closed.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi felt a strange, indescribable emotion.

He did not regret killing the Wolf King, yet witnessing this scene truly pained him.

This must be the unique contradiction of human emotion.

Then Xiao Yi glanced again at the blood-stained wooden spear embedded in the Wolf King’s body.

To be honest, he liked this spear very much—he even wanted to take it back as a keepsake.

But now, he decided not to disturb the Wolf King and the mother wolf; he would return tomorrow, after the mother wolf left, to retrieve the spear.

After that, Xiao Yi ignored the mother wolf, who remained crouched beside the Wolf King.

Instead, he began gathering his spears—and his prey.

As for the Wolf King’s corpse, he decided to leave it behind, as a final gesture of respect to the old wolf.

Besides the Wolf King, Xiao Yi’s group had killed six other wolves—a great haul, enough to see the three bears through hibernation.

Then Xiao Yi called the three bears over and used his spear to lift the wolf carcasses onto their backs.

Heidan and Erhei each carried three wolf carcasses; Heidan, however, had to carry Xiao Yi.

“Heidan, Heidan, let’s go home!”

With Xiao Yi’s call, the man and three bears set off toward their temporary shelter, laden with their spoils.

They moved slowly, as wolf carcasses kept sliding off the bears’ backs, but Xiao Yi and the bears were patient—after all, these were food.

Soon, snow began falling again, as if mourning the great battle in the wilderness.

Xiao Yi’s group soon vanished from the area, leaving only the Wolf King’s corpse and the mother wolf curled beside it.

Of course, there were also splashes of blood, proof of what had just happened—but by morning, the snow would cover it all again.

For beneath the silver-white wilderness, countless such scenes had already been buried.

Meanwhile, those watching the livestream felt a variety of emotions.

“Although the Wolf King was finally killed, I feel strangely weighed down.”

“The Wolf King must have been seeking death at the end.”

“Why think so much? This is the wilderness—Xiao Shen scored another huge haul!”

“Exactly, exactly—don’t overthink it, think happy thoughts! Xiao Shen left with six wolf carcasses!”

“The pack is finished—once so massive, now only seven wolves remain, including the she-wolf.”

“In the end, Xiao Shen showed the Wolf King respect.”

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Of course, Xiao Yi did not know what the netizens were saying, nor was he thinking about it now.

Instead, he turned his gaze to the three bears beside him.

Since revenge against the wolf pack was complete, it was time to decide what to do with these three bears.

Fortunately, though they’d all sustained injuries in the battle, none were severe—they could heal in two days of rest.