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Attibute Panel: Evolution from an Artic Wolf

15 - Necessity or recklessness?

"Everyone watches your transmissions to see me, please Rue, don't hate me." Brad checked the weather status one more time and said, "But back to the main topic, today we will be recording the hatchlings after a winter storm so we must concentrate." 

"Today will be a productive day for our group, we must take good care of the shots." Rue said in agreement. Their transmission was not their main topic of concentration due to the fact that most of the time they were talking about the shots of the documentary they were preparing. 

This in a way is helping their work to have much more impact when it is released, everyone will be interested in knowing the content of the documentary because they were behind the scenes. 

... 

And right now the group stood motionless in the distance, looking at the Arctic wolf not far from their position that was about to hunt a lone Musk Ox, and Rue could swear that the arctic wolf had seen it before. 

But that wasn't important as he was doing his job right now, the whole team focused their cameras in that direction hoping to capture an unforgettable and unique moment in their documentary. 

An adult Arctic wolf, its beautiful flawless white fur is very impressive. But if there was one thing they had to be surprised about, it was the color of its eyes, as red as a ruby. 

But was that wolf planning to hunt an Ox all by himself? Wolves are normally supposed to hunt in pairs or packs to eliminate such large targets, something like an Ox was something that would possibly take a wolf a lot to kill. 

Finnick was excited, what they were about to record was very valuable footage that he couldn't possibly have gotten in months of filming. Therefore, he was overseeing that everything went very well. 

"Crew chief, I looked over to that bush! There's a smaller wolf there that isn't interfering with the larger wolf's hunt, how can wolves understand each other like that?" 

"This is crazy..." Coin began to focus some recordings on that bush and then turned back to the arctic wolf preparing to hunt. 

The group had originally been interested in filming the Ox and never thought they would come across something like this, so they were all extremely excited. After all, it's not every day you get to see a wolf hunting solo. 

"We need to get more angles, turn on the other cameras and don't make any noise that might mess this up." 

With the orders given, Rue simply left the camara that she was recording a long video that she would later broadcast. She was very nervous, not only was she about to give up a new experience in her life, but also something she could very possibly only do once. 

... 

In the evening, Rue streamed the entire censored footage on her streaming platform. She remembered what had happened as if she had just experienced it. 

Just now the stream reached the moment when she turned her face to the adult Arctic wolf and concentrated on filming for the documentary. 

Just now in the live broadcast there were many more comments, all of them excited for the Arctic wolf. 

[Internet user - PonnyPlays] 
"Does that wolf plan to single-handedly hunt the Musk Ox? God of my life, he won't be able to do that at all, as he can't sense it!" 

[Internet user - Tommy Paver] 
"From a survival perspective, nothing is impossible. Wolves can do anything when they are very hungry, possibly that wolf is having a bad season and his pack needs food, of course this can also apply to all animals including humans." 

[Internet user - Tiz Michael Ly]
"You are right Tommy, but we have to consider that that wolf is not malnourished. His fur is shiny and his physical condition looks excellent. Does that imply some other kind of scientific reason? This has nothing to do with food, it must imply some reason we don't know." 

[Internet user - Brizzard196]
"I'm not hungry and I'm eating a fried chicken, what are you talking about?"

[Internet user - Lechuga Artic]. 
"Humans aren't hungry and everyone has food in the fridge, what reason should the wolf have? Simple, he's taking advantage of that Ox being alone and it's possible he can hunt him down." 

[Internet user - Plucked chicken]
"Are they comparing wolves to humans? They don't have hospitals, a serious injury and are fried girl with kitten picture." 

[Internet user - Gold Demon] 
"Stop arguing over baseless topics, please stick to quietly observing the methods this wolf does to hunt and look only at the size difference thinking about weight. This musk ox is small in size. If the Arctic wolf has enough hunting experience and powerful strength, it still has a good chance of making it." 

[Internet user - Whitewolf]
"Wolves are natural hunters, cunning and fierce, and will never engage in battles they will not take to death. According to several actual records found in reputable academies only the most powerful wolves act in solitary hunts. They don't know it, but if that wolf is trying to hunt alone it is a true predator." 

... 

After the rapid increase in streaming activity from the comments section, the popularity of the live feed reached many more people. 

The Internet is a place where all kinds of people gather no matter where they are from, and as time goes on everyone can give their opinion with full rights. 

In a short time, many people from different parts of the world got into live streaming. 
　　
Going back to moments before the live broadcast started, Rue and his team were nervously watching the Arctic wolf that was about five meters away from the Musk Ox. 

Rue, as a lover of Arctic wolves, was extremely worried about what was about to happen next. If the wolf was not careful and the Ox's horns managed to connect with its body, it could be seriously injured. 
　　
In the wild, serious injury to a predator equals death! 

Although she was deep in her heart for both creatures, her love for the wolf made her think differently.  

Just as Rue was nervous, the arctic wolf hiding in the bushes moved. 

Its speed was impressive! 

The speed of that wolf was so fast that only a white shadow could be seen, accompanied by the splashing snow, its figure moving towards the Ox without hesitation. 

When the female Musk Ox raised her head to see what the sound was about, she had no time to react. 

The shadow of the white wolf has already reached her position! 

Roar! 

A claw, sharp, fast and extremely lethal struck forward and that figure in front of Female Ox was red! 

Boo! 

The female musk ox was in pain and began to growl in panic. 

Seeing that the Arctic wolf actually made a move and hit the Ox's eyes as the first attack, this not only shocked Rue's team, but later also the people at the live taping. 

If it wasn't for the positioned cameras, none of the team could have reacted to what they were seeing. A passionate hunt, expertise, ferocity and intelligence. 　　 

"It's incredibly smart!" 

…

"I only have one chance!" 

Roar! 

At this moment, Luke had decided to attack and in his eyes only ferocity could be seen. 

When he decided to go out hunting, he was from the beginning prepared to have a brutal fight with this Ox. 
　
This female Ox, although not quite an adult, her overall level should be considered due to her strength and stamina.

But with his own speed, Luke has the control to fight! 

His first attack was determined to drive the Musk Ox completely insane, not just take away her vision. 

Luke had compared a Musk Ox to a bull or donkey, their actions and personalities are very aggressive when they feel in danger. 

Even though it was a female musk ox, it screamed in pain and ran straight at Luke without hesitation with its two horns ready to pierce his body. 

Mooo! 

The female Ox is determined to attack with everything she's got! 

Luke knew that in a hunt, intelligence, calmness and always staying in control mattered a lot. Since he has decided to attack and hunt this female Ox, he must face him alone with much more fierce and savage counterattacks. 

The female Musk Ox at this time was panting heavily through her nose and had tears of pain in her eyes. 

Her left eye was dripping blood steadily and there was a large line that soon stained the snow on the ground. 

As the seconds passed, the female Musk Ox ran faster and faster. 　　 

The ice and snow under her feet were scattering in opposite directions under her wild stomping.
　　
Her horns emitted a sense of alertness to anyone in front of the Ox. 
　　
On an untamed impulse, the Ox charged with intent to strike directly at Luke's head. 

Although the wolf's skull is very hard, an impact with this force always causes damage even if there are no injuries. 

Therefore, relying on speed that far exceeded that of the female musk ox, Luke nimbly leaped to the side, dodging the furious attack of the female musk ox. 

Borrrrr! 

After punching the air, the female musk ox roared in fury, turned around, stomped the snow with her hooves and adjusted her direction again. 

In the personality of musk oxen, there is no such thing as fear or anything like escape at all. 

Their whole breed are brave fighters. 

And in Luke's wolf eyes, there was also a trace of ferocity, and he looked at the musk ox as if it was the last meal on this Arctic continent. 

"I'm going to eat you..."