Why Do All the Beasts Want Me?

Chapter 8

After being rejected by the Little Polar Bear three or four times when offering walrus blubber, Audiss finally seemed to confirm that the other party truly didn't want to eat it, although he was probably very puzzled as to why any bear wouldn't like walrus blubber.

In his opinion, this was the best food, but the Little Polar Bear seemed to prefer other parts, so he respected its wishes and ate the blubber himself.

Qiao Qixi had indeed lost some weight during his time back in the wild, but he had the foresight to eat himself into a ball while at the rescue station.

Although he had consumed some fat these days, the total amount was still considerable.

He would not force himself to conform to Audiss's taste unless absolutely necessary.

Overall, walrus meat didn't taste as good as Seal meat. Qiao Qixi thought about it, scratching his face and head, unsure how to express to Audiss, 'How about next time we catch a Seal instead?'

As for compassion...

He was very sorry, but he was currently just a soulless eating machine.

While happily eating, a large seabird swooped over Qiao Qixi's head, almost snatching the food from his paw.

Qiao Qixi was startled. What was that?

A flock of seabirds circled in the sky; they were clearly attracted by the scent of blood on the shore.

Most seabirds this season had already laid their eggs, and like all animals, their need for food was very urgent.

Even if it meant snatching food from a polar bear's mouth, they would try.

Audiss also encountered these annoying seabirds when he was eating, but at least the seabirds didn't dare to snatch food from his mouth, because he stood two or three meters tall when he stood up, and a burst of attack could directly bite the seabirds to death as an extra meal.

"Roar!" Audiss let out a deterrent sound to drive away the seabirds, lest they disturb the Little Polar Bear's meal.

The hungry seabirds wanted to approach but were wary of the polar bear's attacking power.

So they could only wait for an opportunity nearby, and when these two well-fed polar bears walked away, they would quickly fly down to claim the remains.

Audiss chased away the seabirds while slowly tearing at his food, and only when Qiao Qixi burped, sat aside panting and licking his paws, did he go all out, basically finishing the remaining walrus meat.

Walruses are heavier than Seals, this one probably weighed around 250 jin. Audiss and the Little Polar Bear ate about 80% of it. After they both left, the covetous seabirds swarmed down, scrambling for the walrus remains.

The Little Polar Bear had just eaten his fill, and was panting as he walked, and the intense sounds behind him attracted his attention, causing him to keep looking back as he walked, watching the spectacle.

Countless seabirds were scrambling for the walrus remains, the scene was particularly spectacular and fierce.

Qiao Qixi's bear head felt a bit numb for a moment. Survival in nature was truly cruel, both direct and bloody.

As long as one was slightly less diligent, or had a bit of bad luck, missing a meal could mean passing away.

Compared to other wild animals that worked hard to find food every day, Qiao Qixi felt more and more that he was a solid lucky fellow, at least he had Audiss.

However, he also needed to grow up quickly!

So, let's go get some oysters now.

What's the secret to growing tall, strong, and fierce?

Eating!

But Audiss clearly didn't want to take him to the reef area for a stroll. Having just eaten, Audiss led the Little Polar Bear along the coastline, heading downstream.

The Arctic kings' post-meal steps were lazy and leisurely, without the vigilance and urgency of moving on the road while searching for food, only visible laziness.

Especially Qiao Qixi, his two round eyes had already narrowed into ovals, with a tendency to narrow into a line soon.

It wasn't because he was sleepy, but because the sun felt very comfortable, and he didn't need to watch where he was going; as long as he left a slit to see Audiss's big butt, there was no chance of him getting lost.

In May, the seaside has more or less some traps, such as ice that looks thick but might be very fragile when stepped on.

polar bears can swim, so of course, they don't care about falling into the water; they just jump in and climb out.

But Qiao Qixi was different; when he broke through the ice and fell into the water, his first reaction was to scream for help.

Audiss heard the sound of breaking ice, looked back, and where was the Little Polar Bear?

The other party was gone, only an ice hole and a splash of water remained.

The clever polar bear immediately ran back anxiously, plunging into the water without any hesitation, diving below, and pushing Qiao Qixi onto the shore from underneath.

Humans cannot overcome the fear of breaking through ice and falling into the sea. After Qiao Qixi came to his senses, he felt that this was nothing; he wasn't afraid of the cold, his fur was thick and waterproof, he could swim, he could dive, and he had Audiss.

The ice hole was nothing.

But then again, why did the ice Audiss stepped on only break when it was his turn to cross?

Audiss wanted to harm him? No, Animal World doesn't have that much deception. It seemed purely his bad luck.

Once on shore, a small breeze blew, and Qiao Qixi glanced at his dripping wet self, realizing a fact: he wasn't just fat; he was solid.

Audiss then climbed out, lowered his head, and sniffed the Little Polar Bear, who was still sitting on the ground, seemingly a bit startled.

He gently nudged Qiao Qixi, a gentle gesture that carried a sense of comfort.

Qiao Qixi felt the other party's apology and concern, and instantly felt so incredibly dark inside, so he immediately stood up, shook off the seawater from his body, and then helped Audiss lick the seawater from his eyebrows clean.

Oh, if only he could talk, he would definitely tell Audiss, 'It's not your fault, every parent has moments of oversight when raising a child.'

Although it was indeed because you cracked the ice first...

But I wasn't watching where I was going, so I'm also responsible, Qiao Qixi thought.

Presumably, Audiss also realized that walking on the ice near the shore was not very safe, so he led Qiao Qixi forward to a relatively solid ice floe to sunbathe.

It was still Audiss's preferred spot, with some icebergs for cover.

Qiao Qixi also disliked the feeling of being wet; it was more comfortable when his fur was dry and fluffy.

While Audiss lay quietly sleeping beside him, he spent the entire afternoon busy rolling over, trying to let the sun dry his fur from all 360 degrees.

Rolling over was so tiring. When it came to the belly-sunning part, Qiao Qixi finally couldn't hold on and fell into a deep sleep.

Audiss woke up early. When he awoke, the Little Polar Bear was sprawled out beside him, with one leg draped over his neck.

Exposing one's belly is very dangerous; wild animals rarely sleep like that.

The steady and vigilant Audiss perhaps felt that this was too dangerous. He forcibly changed the Little Polar Bear's sleeping position, thinking that the other party would wake up, but it didn't. The Little Polar Bear was still sleeping soundly.

Audiss leaned close to Qiao Qixi's face and carefully sniffed. From his breathing, he could tell that the other party was still in a deep sleep and wouldn't wake up for a while.

There were no strange polar bears, foxes, or wolves, or other terrestrial carnivores in a 30-kilometer radius. Audiss temporarily left Qiao Qixi and went to another place to forage.

This process could take an hour, or two hours, or even longer.

Whether he could bring food back early depended on the hunter's skill and luck.

Audiss was skilled, and if his luck was good enough, he could bring food back quickly to share with the Little Polar Bear.

However, accidents always happen in life.

About an hour after Audiss left, the floating ice where Qiao Qixi was sleeping broke off from the land and drifted out to sea.

How to put it, they both weighed around 2000 jin combined, and ice that wasn't too solid really couldn't bear that weight. It was reasonable for it to break off.

Poor Qiao Qixi woke up with his fluffy face full of big and small question marks.

Who am I?

Where am I?

Why do I feel like I'm moving?

Where's Audiss?

Four soul-searching questions, bringing out horror and trembling.

Looking back at the land, okay, it wasn't too far.

Sacrificing his newly dried fur to swim back wasn't the problem; the problem was, where was Audiss?

Doing this every time, Qiao Qixi felt that he would develop PTSD sooner or later, living in constant torment, wondering if Audiss was planning to abandon him.

Fortunately, just as Qiao Qixi was about to jump into the sea, he saw Audiss in the distance on the opposite shore, rushing back with food in his mouth.

Oh, so he went to get something to eat.

The abandonment crisis was averted, and the Little Polar Bear excitedly jumped twice on the ice floe. Fortunately, this ice floe was large enough not to be affected by his excitement.

What couldn't withstand it was Audiss. He dropped the food and chased along the shore downstream.

Qiao Qixi also spotted a protruding ice floe downstream. He found a good position, plunged into the sea with a splash, hoping to swim to shore in the shortest distance.

On the surface of the sea, it was impossible to accurately calculate distances with the naked eye. What might appear to be a short distance could actually be much farther when swimming.

If any human saw this scene, they would surely break into a cold sweat for this Little Polar Bear struggling in the deep sea.

Humans living on land have an innate fear of the deep sea because people cannot conquer the deep sea, as well as various natural forces like blizzards and hurricanes.

Audiss jumped into the sea and swam towards the Little Polar Bear. As a genuine wild polar bear, his swimming speed was three times faster than Qiao Qixi's.

To be honest, struggling alone in the sea was quite terrifying, but when Audiss came to his side and swam back with him, Qiao Qixi instantly lost his fear.

It's not that Audiss helped him; in fact, Audiss didn't carry him this time, but just accompanied him, as if watching to make sure he didn't drown.

To put it bluntly, it was a parent-watching-child vibe, hoping the child would try hard when encountering difficulties.

Little did he know, the child didn't want to try hard.

Qiao Qixi was fat, and being fat made swimming tiring. When he got tired, his temper would flare up, and when his temper flared up, he liked to get angry.

Last time he fell into the ice hole, well, he could say it was his own fault for not watching where he was going. That could be ignored.

But this time, this time it was clearly Audiss who was too careless.

He knew the ice was dangerous, yet he kept leading him to strange places.

This generation of parents is really irresponsible.

Qiao Qixi strenuously paddled his limbs, puffing and panting as he swam towards the shore, occasionally opening his eyes to see how far he still had to go.

If one were to name the most vulnerable part of a polar bear's entire body, it might be its eyes, which are easily injured in blizzards and also easily injured in seawater.

Qiao Qixi fell into the water twice in one day, and being inexperienced, he allowed seawater to soak into his eyes, which naturally became a little uncomfortable after a while.

With his vision obstructed, his speed of swimming forward gradually slowed down.

Audiss received the signal of the Little Polar Bear's fatigue, and without a doubt, he changed his position, dived under Qiao Qixi's belly, surfaced, and carried Qiao Qixi, swimming forward quickly.

Qiao Qixi had just been cursing this generation of parents for being incompetent, but the next second, lying on Audiss's back, he was so moved that he cried buckets. Audiss was so good.

At the same time, he worried that he was too fat and Audiss would struggle to carry him.

Fortunately, with his current weight, Audiss could still carry him, and didn't seem to be struggling much.

In fact, as a swimming champion, Audiss was at ease; this was nothing to him.

Qiao Qixi scrambled ashore, sprawling on the bank like a battered rag doll, panting, and having been soaked in the water for so long, he felt a slight shiver.

If only there was a fire right now.

Such strange thoughts arose in the mind of the top student disguised in polar bear fur.

Audiss, dripping wet, seemed to want to quickly dry himself after coming ashore.

Qiao Qixi, lying at his feet, felt a slight sense of foreboding. Not good.

He screamed in his heart: "Stop, Brother Bear, don't!"

At this point, he originally wanted to get up and avoid this disaster, but the nightmare descended too quickly.

Audiss shook off water as if no one else was there.

This amount of precipitation was no less than a torrential downpour for Qiao Qixi.

Damn it, his fur was in clumps on his head.

New and old grudges combined, fully igniting the innocent bear's hatred.

Qiao Qixi looked up and bit Audiss's arm.

The author has something to say: Wow, so many new readers today, kisses to everyone.