in the edge

Chapter 500 Wolf Road
After a brief moment of darkness, the coyote opened his eyes.

When he saw that he had become a newborn wolf cub, the coyote smiled helplessly. Although he had some premonition in his heart, he still felt sad to see that he had fallen to this point.

Yes, he was brought to heaven by the old man, so naturally he would have some understanding of the old man’s cave - although he had never actually entered the cave, he knew the old man.

Being able to comfort him with the story of the wolf and the rabbit, and directly treating humans as animals, how different would the thoughts of such an existence be from those of ordinary people.

Now, he knows.

"So this is what you were thinking..."

Looking at the environment around him that was exactly the same as his own cave, Coyote had already vaguely understood something.

Just because they look like one doesn't mean they are the same. His can only be considered a living environment suitable for wolves, but this jungle...

He could feel that this was an environment suitable for all animals to survive.

Or maybe this is reality.

But unlike the mortal world, this is another reality. There is no evil spirit, no mental strength, and no power of incense and vows. If you want to survive in this place, you can only use your body like a wild beast, scratching, biting, eating raw meat and drinking blood, and engaging in the most primitive killing.

"Heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs..."

After realizing all this, the coyote felt a slight chill down his spine.

"Old man, do you think you are the best?"

But it was meaningless for him to think about these things at the moment. As a newborn wolf cub, he had to survive first - although he had thought about trying to exit the cave through death, he gave up the idea before it even came to mind.

The old man who was fishing would definitely not give him such an easy way to escape. After all, he himself had been influenced by the old man. The strong prey on the weak, and only the strong have the right to survive.

Choosing to retreat is undoubtedly a sign of cowardice. If he really shows cowardice, I'm afraid he will really die here.

"So... we need to become stronger."

Before he was even an incense stick old, he already understood the rules here.

He had to become strong, at least strong enough to save his life. Otherwise, as a cub, even if he didn't commit suicide, he might be bitten to death by other beasts.

Being weak means being infinitely close to death, and being strong is the only way to survive.

"Must become stronger!"

Thinking of this, he decisively began to drink the wolf's milk.

He had already spent a long time in the body of a wolf, so he would have no qualms about drinking a few sips of wolf milk. At this moment, he only knew that only by eating enough could he become stronger and survive!
“Live…live!”

When he was only seven days old, he had already begun to follow the old wolf, licking blood and tearing raw meat. When he was fifteen days old, he was already able to follow the old wolf on hunting trips. Although the wolf cub's body was obviously not suitable for fighting, as long as he carefully showed signs of the presence of a ferocious beast, the frightened prey would not dare to flee in his direction.

"I never thought that there would be a day when I would take advantage of the power of others!"

Whenever he thought about the fact that he had to rely on the scent left by the old wolf to scare away his prey, he felt ashamed.

But soon, this shame will become his motivation to become stronger.

In this world where the strong prey on the weak, eating always comes first. Only by eating more can one become strong, and only by becoming strong can one eat more - so every time he hunts, he is the one who rushes to the front, and every time he tears the prey apart, he must be the one who eats the most.

Other wolves often prefer fresh offal, but he will swallow the flesh and blood as well. He never wastes the remains of his prey, and even licks the marrow hidden in the bones clean.

It was precisely because of his obsession with food that his body grew rapidly visibly.

In the first month, his body was already the largest among all the wolf cubs. In the second month, his body was almost as big as an adult wolf. At this time, he would no longer go hunting like before. In order to get more food, he simply chose to hunt alone.

Hunting alone is extremely dangerous for a wolf, because the only way a wolf can attack is by biting. In order to bite, it must stick out its fragile head, and it only has one chance to attack.

This method is acceptable when dealing with small prey such as rabbits and foxes, but these small prey also have their own ways of survival. Their senses are often extremely sensitive, and they will run away at the slightest sign of trouble.

This is why wolves often choose to hunt in groups. They need to surround their prey to prevent them from escaping. Otherwise, once they enter the pursuit phase, it is difficult for larger wolves to catch up with these small prey in an environment covered with grass and trees. Collective action can also allow wolves to maintain sufficient deterrence when facing large beasts.

For a ferocious beast like a tiger, it can kill a wolf with just one claw. However, if facing a pack of wolves, even if the tiger can kill one wolf, it is inevitable that it will be bitten by other wolves.

Therefore, these predators often do not fight with each other, simply because such a lose-lose battle is of no benefit to either side.

Unless one party takes the initiative to provoke.

"The meat of a tiger should be enough to last for several days."

Looking at the tiger licking the clean water by the stream, the coyote hiding in the dark narrowed his eyes.

The wind direction was in his favor. He was now downwind. He could smell the tiger, but the tiger could not smell him - the only thing he had to worry about was that he only had one chance to attack.

But this has never been a problem for him.

He paced lightly and slowly walked towards the tiger. The whole process was neither hurried nor slow, without any impatience in facing the beast - it was impossible for him to make any mistakes in his sneak attack from behind. After all, even if the tiger attacked him head-on, he was confident that he could bite it to death on the spot.

The only thing to worry about is the tiger's escape. After all, given the tiger's agility, it would take some effort to catch it.

But he was lucky. The tiger had not heard his footsteps yet and was still squatting by the river, licking the clear water in the river like a cat.

However, at this critical moment, a piece of drifting wood came floating down the river from a distance.

"..."

The coyote said nothing, but his expression looked a little grim.

Perhaps his luck was really bad, and the piece of driftwood actually went directly towards the tiger. It was obvious to the naked eye that the driftwood would alarm the tiger he was aiming at - and the tiger obviously noticed this, and even stopped drinking water and raised its head.

This was undoubtedly the worst case scenario. Once the tiger became alert, his ambush would be exposed immediately. If the tiger simply left like this...

"Hurry up!"

At this moment, the coyote no longer cares about hiding his body. Even if the ambush turns into a frontal kill, it doesn't matter. He must bite off this piece of fresh meat before the tiger leaves!
However, some things are faster than him.

That thing that looked like driftwood in the river suddenly opened its bloody mouth towards the tiger. The mouth full of sharp teeth was actually two times bigger than the tiger's head. The tiger by the river didn't even have time to react before it was bitten on the neck.

But being bitten on the neck does not mean immediate death. At the last moment of its life, the tiger was still struggling desperately, trying to escape from the bite of that big mouth.

However, at this moment, the big mouth dragged the tiger directly into the river.

The dying tiger still wanted to stabilize its body, but the big mouth biting the tiger suddenly twisted. Under this huge force, the tiger's body was twisted and distorted. Its limbs kicked wildly, but it couldn't find any leverage in the river. Soon the whole tiger was dragged into the water, leaving only a fresh bloody red. "It's... a crocodile."

The coyote's expression turned extremely ugly.

Alligators, or crocodiles, don't look like these creatures can live in this jungle. In his impression, these creatures should live in a more humid and hot environment - but such a thing that shouldn't exist here appeared before his eyes.

Yes, it appeared before his eyes.

The crocodile was not in a hurry to eat the tiger that was dragged into the river. Instead, it directly climbed ashore and crawled towards him.

This is no longer hunting.

This is purely for killing.

"who are you?"

Coyote spoke cautiously.

Just now, he vaguely thought of something.

"Are you here for his inheritance too?"

"..."

The crocodile didn't make any sound, but its forward steps had become another answer.

If it was just hunting, there was no need for this crocodile to come ashore since it already had prey.

The crocodile was coming for him.

Yes, he should have thought of it earlier. If this cave has the ability to turn intruders into animals, then in this jungle where the strong prey on the weak, he is definitely the weakest one - just because he has no idea what other intruders will become, but all intruders know very well that he will definitely become a wolf!
In other words, the other intruders may not know each other, but as long as they kill the wolves they see, they can steadily eliminate a competitor.

What's more, he had just revealed his identity.

Even though his identity had been exposed, the crocodile still strode towards him. It was obvious that the crocodile had no intention of communicating with him at all.

Or perhaps, the crocodile had already eaten him.

Facing a crocodile covered in thick skin, he had no chance in a head-on battle. With just his limited teeth, there was no way he could bite through the crocodile's thick skin - he couldn't even break the defense. This kind of battle was impossible to win from the beginning.

"run!"

This was his first reaction.

In this situation, running away is really the best option. Theoretically, the crocodile's four short legs might not be able to keep up with his speed.

But, it's only in theory.

When he started to run wildly, he found that the crocodile was crawling on the ground and biting him tightly from behind!
"how is this possible?"

The coyote was horrified; everything he saw was beyond his understanding.

The speed of those four short legs was actually slightly faster than his... How was such a thing possible?
However, the crocodile did it anyway, and even got faster and faster - it was at this time that the coyote noticed that the crocodile's posture was more like it was crawling on the ground than crawling.

This is not a skill that a crocodile can use at all. It is obvious that in order to take his life, this crocodile, who was transformed by some unknown predecessor, has also used his unique skills.

Facing such a ferocious crocodile, it would be meaningless even if the wolves were to move together, as their bites could not even break the crocodile's hard skin - or, in other words, this crocodile might have specially strengthened the hard skin on its body to defend against possible bites.

After all, his information was exposed from the beginning, so how could those potential competitors not make targeted reinforcements?
"Dead."

Thinking of this, the coyote simply stopped.

There was no point in returning to the wolf pack, as this crocodile would only kill all the wolves. So instead of running away in a panic, it would be better to turn back and fight hard - although the result was doomed from the beginning, and he who only knew how to bite would never be able to beat this well-prepared crocodile, but turning back and fighting hard would at least allow him to die more freely.

"So this is the law of the jungle."

At the critical moment of life and death, he felt that he suddenly understood everything.

He originally thought that as long as he kept on being strong and biting, he would never be the one being eaten. However, when faced with the crocodile's thick and hard skin, he realized that sometimes, one-sided strength may not necessarily solve the problem.

When the crocodile was able to completely defend against his bite, the crocodile had become extremely strong to him!

Strength is never absolute, but relative.

But his realization came a little too late.

The crocodile came rushing over and opened its bloody mouth towards him.

"Puchi-"

The huge mouth full of sharp teeth bit down on the coyote's head, and the pungent blood splattered all over the coyote's head and face.

"……Um?"

The coyote raised his head subconsciously.

Just because what was splashed on his face was not his blood.

That was the crocodile's blood, the blood spurting out from the crocodile's mouth. The three sharp bamboo tubes had already pierced through the crocodile's mouth. The tremendous force carried the crocodile back all the way and even nailed the crocodile directly to a tree not far away.

"Varied……"

The coyote turned his head subconsciously.

If crocodiles are something that shouldn't appear in the woods, then the thing in front of us should be even more out of place like this.

Theoretically, it should be a monkey, but now this monkey stands on two feet like a human being. The thick tiger skin draped on the monkey's body silently tells of the monkey's past achievements. But even these thick furs cannot cover up the bulging muscles on the monkey's body. In the monkey's hand, he is holding a stick full of stone chips. The sharpened stone chips are evenly arranged on the stick, making the whole stick look like a big knife.

Just looking at the monkey holding the stick, it is a hundred, a thousand times more terrifying than the crocodile!
"There are crocodiles here! It's good to be here!"

The monkey looked at the crocodile with joy.

"This way, the armor can also be upgraded!"

(End of this chapter)