Why Do All the Beasts Want Me?

Chapter 23

The sea breeze gently blew, rustling the leaves of the low bushes on the shore.

Originally, this was the perfect time for sleep, but only seven hours had passed, far from Qiao Qixi's standard for waking up naturally, when he was awakened by the sound of a fight.

Opening his eyes, he saw Audiss sleeping soundly beside him, indicating that he was not one of the protagonists of the fight.

Perhaps the other party also heard the noise, but neither of his white ears moved, obviously automatically blocking out external influences.

The Little Polar Bear, who was always more curious about his surroundings, craned his neck to look in the direction of the commotion, and then saw Bear Mama chasing the Little Polar Bear.

To be precise, she was practicing combat skills.

It is said that the polar bear's greatest natural enemy is the polar bear, and the Little Polar Bear must, of course, learn how to fight polar bears during his growth period; this is an essential survival lesson.

The Bear Mama Qiao Qixi saw was very fierce; she seemed to show no mercy to the Little Polar Bear, swinging her big paws down with such force that a few times she directly threw the Little Polar Bear away, making Qiao Qixi's heart clench in worry.

Hiss, doesn't it hurt?

The Little Polar Bear was still so small; there was no comparison in their sizes, so fighting meant he was just going to get beaten!

Qiao Qixi twitched his eyes, unable to bear watching; he just wanted to ask, was it this Bear Mama's personal problem, or were all polar bear mamas so ruthless?

What about male mamas?

With his still swollen pig-like face, Qiao Qixi trembled with empathy; although he hadn't slept enough, he couldn't fall back asleep listening to the sounds of the Little Polar Bear being thrown around.

It was probably due to the feeling of empathy for his kind; as a fellow underage Little Polar Bear, he was afraid that he would also be thrown around by Audiss.

Well, learning combat skills is a given, but can the throwing around be avoided…

At this moment, Audiss woke up, seemingly also disturbed by the surrounding noise; his eyes still held a lingering sleepiness, making him appear a little more harmless than usual.

He temporarily lacked the deterrent power of an Arctic king.

Audiss's first reaction upon waking was to pull his arms in; he hugged Qiao Qixi, who was in his embrace, and then lowered his head to lick the fur on the Little Polar Bear's head, only then fully waking up.

Qiao Qixi had been a pillow for many days and was long used to Audiss's waking routine; usually, he wasn't very cooperative, but today, influenced by the sound of child-beating next door, he uncharacteristically not only cooperated but also Actively go to Audiss's embrace.

Hey, Audiss, they're hitting the kid next door.

What Qiao Qixi wanted to say was, I'm so obedient, cute, and eat so little; you can't hit me.

Normally, even when Qiao Qixi didn't rub against Audiss, Audiss would chase him to lick him three times a day; now that he was actively acting cute, he naturally received a vigorous licking.

After rubbing for a long time, both covered in each other's saliva, Qiao Qixi finally felt reassured, believing that Audiss had accepted his sugar-coated ~ bomb, and at least for now, would not have the idea of throwing around an innocent Little Polar Bear.

Having the neighbors as a control group also served as a wake-up call for Qiao Qixi.

He knew that practicing various survival skills needed to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Before, it was because of traveling, hunger, and lack of conditions for practice; the key was that Audiss wasn't serious about it either, surprisingly showing no intention of teaching him how to hunt.

Now that the conditions were met, he felt it was time to take it seriously.

The Little Polar Bear took his first step towards learning to hunt; he stood up, stretched, and left Audiss.

With sleep still in his eyes, he walked to the water's edge under the scorching sun, kicked his arms and legs, performing a few warm-up exercises.

Regardless of the success rate, preparation was still necessary.

Qiao Qixi didn't want to admit that he was still a little nervous about going into the sea to catch White Whales; it was a high-difficulty challenge.

It's normal to be afraid; there's nothing to be embarrassed about admitting it.

Qiao Qixi stood on the shore, gazing at the surging sea for a while. Ahem, he felt he needed to prepare himself mentally.

After a long time, he finally extended his paws, stepping on Rocks dotted on the sea surface, and walked step by step towards the center of the sea.

Slowly, the water level rose, covering half of his arm. At this moment, he looked back and was astonished to find Audiss right behind him, quietly watching him.

Huh, maybe he was too nervous just now and didn't notice this at all—

Audiss might have followed to escort him, he thought, to put it plainly, he was afraid he would suddenly fall into the sea and drown.

Or be dragged into the sea by a White Whale or something...

Qiao Qixi sighed at his own overthinking; never mind, never mind, if he wanted to watch his clumsy failure, then let him watch.

The Little Polar Bear under the big polar bear's eyelids turned his head back; first, he needed to discard all complex emotions, leaving only one clear goal in his heart: hunting.

As an Arctic king, the polar bear possesses a super-strong sensory system; just by relying on its keen sense of smell, it can know where its prey is.

At this moment, he didn't need to rush to sense where the prey was; he only needed to lower his presence, lower it further, and wait for the moment the prey swam in front of him, then unleash his super explosive power to bite the prey.

Therefore, the first thing the Little Polar Bear needs to learn is patience; this process could be half an hour, or an hour, or even longer.

Compared to the Little Polar Bear, Qiao Qixi possessed human rationality, and he did not lack the endurance for waiting.

His biggest flaw wasn't impatience, but rather finding the White Whales swimming around in the water so cute.

This...

Sigh.

Qiao Qixi was quite good at lowering his presence; soon, White Whales were swimming back and forth in front of him, little splashes rising from their backs.

When the sun shone on them, there were even small rainbows.

It was simply super dreamy.

Admiring live White Whales up close, the Little Polar Bear's eyes went wide, while the big polar bear was probably quite puzzled, with such a good opportunity, he still hadn't made a move.

Does he need a demonstration?

Audiss, squatting behind, looked at the little fat bear's back, then at the White Whales swimming in the water, his gaze seeming to say: You really can't do it.

No hope, no disappointment.

Audiss looked up at the sky.

A drone swept across the clear blue sky, attracting a flicker of the big polar bear's gaze, but that was all.

Audiss's attention remained on the Little Polar Bear learning to hunt.

He finally couldn't resist, raising his paw and touching the Little Polar Bear's back.

Qiao Qixi felt a lot of pressure. Alright, I know, I know, I'm catching it, I'm catching it.

He also knew he had been procrastinating long enough, but he just couldn't bring himself to bite!

What could he do?!

For the first time, he needed a little mental preparation; after Audiss's silent urging, Qiao Qixi was ready for the next step.

Sorry, little White Whale, I'm going to make my move, watch closely.

Before Qiao Qixi opened his mouth and pounced, he felt his aim was pretty good; this strike, if not a sure hit, could at least injure the enemy by eight hundred.

The reality was, as soon as he opened his mouth, the White Whale had already fled, and he embraced nothing but loneliness, oh no, seawater.

He gurgled and choked on a few mouthfuls of seawater, then floated up weakly, his small eyes looking at Audiss on Rock, feeling quite wronged.

Fortunately, Audiss didn't seem to be mocking him; his actions were quite warm, as he lowered his head and licked his water-soaked head.

What Qiao Qixi didn't know was that the Little Polar Bear's success rate for the first White Whale hunt was almost 0.

Even Audiss back then was the same; it wasn't that easy to become independent.

Shaking the seawater from his head, the Little Polar Bear climbed from the sea onto Rock, planning to try again, shamelessly waiting for the next opportunity.

He summarized the reasons for his failure just now; it was nothing more than his movements being too slow, startling the White Whale as soon as he moved.

The other party had already fled, and he hadn't even touched its tail, which was truly a bit embarrassing.

Audiss retreated to his previous escorting spot, patiently guarding this Little Polar Bear who was learning to hunt.

Actually...

The wind was blowing, the waves were surging.

Qiao Qixi plunged into the seawater for the sixth time, still coming up empty-handed, and not only did he miss for the sixth time, but he felt a White Whale bump his waist.

This caused him to do a somersault in the seawater, his two paws flapping on the surface of the water before he finally managed to turn over and surface.

“…”

He wasn't bragging, but if polar bears had tears, the water level of this sea would have risen by several points by now.

"Wuwuwu..."

How could Audiss know that the Little Polar Bear was being bullied by the White Whale in the seawater?

Now, receiving the Little Polar Bear's signal for affection, he seemed to think this learning session should end.

Audiss jumped into the seawater, his two thick, strong arms embracing the Little Polar Bear, escorting the Little Polar Bear to the shore.

Qiao Qixi, of course, felt this signal to stop; after the feeling of being wronged came a profound sense of shame.

Ah ah ah, six times!

Six whole times, and he hadn't touched a White Whale even once.

The only time was when the other party bumped into him; how was he supposed to face this?

Other than lying on the shore playing dead, avoiding Audiss's very concerned gaze, Qiao Qixi didn't know what else he could do.

Anyway, in Audiss's eyes, he should already be a... hopeless, useless bear.

He was just bad, utterly bad.

It stung.

However, the reality seemed to be otherwise; once on shore, Audiss remained very patient, carefully licking his fur.

As if he didn't mind his six consecutive misses and being knocked over by a White Whale, he still treated him as before, like the precious Little Polar Bear he held in his paw.

The more this happened, the more Qiao Qixi felt he should work harder and not let down Audiss's profound protective love.

Let's put a temporary end to hunting in the sea; I need to carefully summarize today's failures and fight again another day.

This arrangement was reasonable.

Once his fur was semi-dry from the sun, Qiao Qixi stood up again, looking at Audiss with determined eyes; truthfully, he wanted to try free combat.

Ah ah ah, so bold!!

But so what?

The countless failures and embarrassments just now had completely ignited Qiao Qixi's determination to improve.

If he didn't want to continue being useless, he would have to pay the price of being thrown around.

A little scared.

But it didn't matter.

The Little Polar Bear, with his fur still ruffled, looked around, then slowly retreated a few steps to first plan the combat area.

So, the question arose, Qiao Qixi thought, tilting his head, should the first move be to ambush Audiss?

Or should he let the other party know that he was about to start a fight?

Given the lack of experience and established lore, Qiao Qixi maintained a serious expression, looking into the other's eyes for a moment.

He thought Audiss should have seen the hint in his eyes.

Then Qiao Qixi lowered his center of gravity, let out two 'ao ao' sounds, pawed the ground with his hind legs, and charged forward.

Audiss, squatting in the sunlight, initially had his eyes narrowed; as the Little Polar Bear charged closer, his eyes opened wider and wider.

Qiao Qixi never dreamed that when he charged forward with such momentum at 60 kilometers per hour, Audiss would react like this!

Audiss stood up without thinking, opening his arms wide to perfectly catch him, this bear-ball.

The moment he crashed into Audiss's embrace, Qiao Qixi felt the stability of Audiss's 800-kilogram lower body.

Just how stable he was.

Simply put, a few hundred pounds of flesh-missile going 60 kilometers per hour crashed into him, and the other party didn't even budge.

Is there any justice left?!

Audiss's strength only highlighted his own weakness; for a moment, Qiao Qixi felt a bit frustrated and on the verge of a breakdown.

Plopping into Audiss's embrace, he couldn't resist and attacked the other's chest with his bear paws.

It is said that a single bear paw strike can deliver dozens of kilograms of force; even if his little bear paws had half the power, they could still make the other party suffer a bit.

The plot's progression should have been Audiss's vulnerable spot being attacked, his fury, and then a slap sending the Little Polar Bear flying.

But Qiao Qixi overthought it; the plot didn't follow his expectations at all. His little bear paws didn't cause any harm to Audiss; at least, it was certain that Audiss's expression didn't look like he had been attacked.

The massive adult polar bear narrowed his eyes again, his dark pupils quietly looking down at the Little Polar Bear acting wild in his embrace.

After a period of effort, Qiao Qixi finally discovered a very serious problem: did Audiss not realize at all that he was fighting him?

Or perhaps, did the other party think this was him acting cute, or playing?

Thinking about it, both were possible.

Ah, this...

Qiao Qixi collapsed, the swollen side of his cheek throbbing with pain.

Since his bear paws couldn't cause harm to the other party, he would use his mouth to bite, Qiao Qixi thought fiercely, then tilted his head and bit one of Audiss's arms.

The force was, of course, a bit stronger than when he usually gnawed!

But not enough to break the skin.

The Little Polar Bear's sharp milk teeth dug into the flesh, and it seemed there was finally a slight sensation of pain.

Audiss's eyelids barely twitched, and his gaze deepened, seemingly with a hint of confusion.

Qiao Qixi rolled his eyes and thought for a moment. Oh, right, he seemed to have forgotten to curse.

From his observation, polar bears roaring at each other was an essential part of fighting.

"Awoo!" Qiao Qixi imitated, standing on his tiptoes and growling fiercely at Audiss.

Quietly awaiting the result.

Audiss's eyelids twitched again, giving a thoughtful impression. The next second, everything changed; he suddenly lowered his head, opened his mouth, and let out a low growl at the Little Polar Bear.

!!!

The terrifyingly low-frequency roar instantly spread through the surroundings, more powerful than the best sound system Qiao Qixi had ever heard; the sound directly vibrated into his heart, and even into his soul.

His only feelings were fear and his fur standing on end.

When Qiao Qixi came to his senses, he found himself sitting on the ground, his two plump legs trembling faintly.

The bloodline suppression of an adult polar bear over a Little Polar Bear was simple, direct, and clear.

Even though Qiao Qixi possessed an adult soul, he couldn't control his body's instinctive reaction, revealing his fear.

First, he was mortified and angry at his own clumsiness and cowardice. Damn it, how could Audiss be like this? It was really too much, wasn't it?

Then he couldn't help but wonder, there must be a big difference between polar bears, right?

In any case, Audiss must be one of the very strong ones.

Thinking this way, his legs turning to jelly from the other's roar… seemed somewhat excusable.

Qiao Qixi sat on the ground, lost in thought, not noticing the shadow that enveloped him from above. Audiss had been watching him for a long time, his eyes filled with worry.

Perhaps Audiss had sensed Qiao Qixi's intention to improve; if he were a qualified parent, he would have 100 ways to train the Little Polar Bear into a talent.

But he might not be a qualified parent.

He was just a Male polar bear without parental instincts.

However, Audiss knew far more things than other Male polar bears and female polar bears.

Other polar bears might never intentionally scare a Little Polar Bear until his fur stood on end, and then slowly coax him.

But Audiss would.

After quietly watching the Little Polar Bear fail to hunt and then bringing him ashore, he then scared the Little Polar Bear, who wanted to practice combat skills, into crying with a terrifying roar.

Finally, he gently licked his fur and held the Little Polar Bear, who was frightened and exhausted from the day, to sleep.