Evening.
After the temperature cooled down, various animals gradually emerged from the forest to drink water.
The riverbank became lively. The first batch of animals to come for water were mostly herbivores like wild goats and deer, as well as omnivores like wild boars and badgers.
Lin Yu, with the revived Tiger by his side, squatted behind the bushes of the campsite with a sly look. Both of their eyes, glinting with mischief, were fixed on the animals by the river.
Tiger's appearance hadn't changed much, except for a larger size compared to before.
Although still a medium-sized dog, Tiger's size was definitely the largest among medium-sized dogs.
【Hunting Pet Species: Four-Browed Dog】
【Hunting Pet Intelligence: 15】
【Hunting Pet Strength: 20】
【Hunting Pet Speed: 32】
【Hunting Pet Constitution: 38】
【Hunting Pet Skills: Keen Sense of Smell, Hearing, Bite, Alert, Protect Territory, Fatal Bite。】
【Special Note: The Four-Browed Dog has an astonishing bite force that exceeds its size. After evolution, the bite force reached 200 kilograms (Strength*10).】
After checking Tiger's data panel, Lin Yu was taken aback.
This wasn't just a medium-sized hunting dog anymore, Tiger was now a prairie wolf wearing the skin of a Four-Browed Dog.
Especially in terms of Constitution, it had far surpassed the constitution of a wild wolf.
Tiger could now easily hunt down a forest wolf.
What surprised Lin Yu the most was Tiger's intelligence, which had directly tripled.
This level of intelligence was comparable to a human child of twelve or thirteen years old.
After a few more evolutions, Tiger's intelligence would probably surpass those "beasts" in the courtyard.
Thinking about this, Lin Yu extended his right hand towards Tiger.
"Good brothers, Wu Kui Shou, Liu Liu."
"Woof... Howl." Tiger blinked in confusion, raised his right paw and presented it to Lin Yu.
"What do you mean?"
【Ding, Host Tiger, Tiger means it's your turn to drink.】
Lin Yu was stunned and slapped Tiger's head with a wave of his hand.
"Your dog paw can't even spread, how am I supposed to drink?"
"Keep watching, eat steamed buns or meat, it's up to you."
"Woof..."
Lin Yu, seeing more and more animals by the river, started looking for his target.
First, there was a group of more than twenty wild boars, among which the largest one, a "Bubble Bath", weighed a staggering 300 kilograms.
This size of wild boar was almost unheard of in the Yanshan Mountains.
But Lin Yu didn't choose to shoot them, instead, he used the "Death Hunt" skill to mark them, waiting until they left the water source before hunting this group of wild boars.
You know, there were over ten wild boars weighing around 100 kilograms in this group.
And these ten-plus wild boars, although big, still had yellow bristles on their backs that hadn't fully retreated, meaning they were all "Half-Year-Old" wild boars born last winter.
This "Half-Year-Old" wild boar had the most tender pork.
Perhaps because of the presence of the giant "Bubble Bath" guardian, there were no natural enemies, and they had plenty of food.
Normal "Half-Year-Old" wild boars usually weigh around 70-80 kilograms, only in such a boar group with a habitat could you find this kind of "Half-Year-Old" wild boar.
Lin Yu decided to keep a few after hunting this group of wild boars for his own consumption.
This kind of meat-tender, fat-rich wild boar was not easy to come by.
Later, Lin Yu marked a group of wild goats and two wild deer.
Not hunting at water sources is one of the rules that hunters should abide by.
Otherwise, if you kill at the water source, the animals will be frightened and stop drinking water there.
In nature, there are rarely two closely located water sources.
Once animals lose their water source, it will lead to large-scale deaths, which is also a kind of destruction to nature.
Many times in nature.
Whether it's the apex predator like the tiger, or the dirty scavenger like the hyena, they don't actively hunt at water sources.
It's often humans, who are called the spirit of all things, who break the rules.
While Lin Yu was in a daze, the animals on both sides of the riverbank became restless.
"Roar; Howl... Roar; Howl." A gust of wind blew past, and roars echoed from the forest.
"Oh my god, the protagonist is here." Lin Yu, with excitement, stared in the direction where the sound came from.
Even Tiger wasn't scared by the roar, instead, a fiery light flashed in his dog eyes.
In a moment, a strong figure darted out from the forest.
"Roar; Howl." Looking at the animals by the river, the tiger let out a kingly roar.
This South China tiger had a magnificent body, strong limbs, developed muscles, a long, thick tail, and unique orange and black spotted fur.
It can be determined that this tiger was in its prime, a formidable opponent.
The tiger's arrival also caused the animals on both sides of the riverbank to scatter in panic.
Lin Yu, carrying the Marlin "Hunter", strode out of the campsite.
Standing on the hillside, he watched this king of beasts with amusement.
The tiger, sensing Lin Yu's gaze, took a couple more sips of water before raising its head and looking towards the hillside.
The eyes of two top predators met.
The tiger stared at Lin Yu for a moment before slowly backing away.
When it reached the edge of the forest, the tiger roared at Lin Yu before turning and diving into the forest.
Lin Yu didn't raise his gun to hunt the tiger, even though he could have easily taken down this South China tiger with one shot from his Marlin "Hunter" at such a close distance.
But after thinking for a moment, Lin Yu put down his gun.
Simply because hunting this tiger now would not maximize his benefits.
It was still summer, the time when animal fur was thinnest.
If it were winter, this tiger's fur would be thicker and more beautiful.
Only then would it be worth Lin Yu's effort.
However, Lin Yu still marked the tiger with a "Death Hunt" tag.
Although the "Death Hunt" tag only had a range of 100 kilometers, Lin Yu's main purpose was to learn about the tiger's range in the next few days, so he could hunt it after autumn.
The animal groups were scattered by the tiger's roar. Lin Yu built a fire, took out a wild rabbit he had hunted during the day, and roasted it.
He also took out a few steamed buns and placed them near the bonfire, slowly roasting them.