**Chapter 1: Rebirth as a Wolf**
The Arctic, a land of severe cold.
With winter’s arrival, the world fell silent, rendering the already snow-covered Arctic even more desolate. Animals, once sparse, had now completely vanished.
In a cave somewhere in the Arctic, a small Arctic wolf pup was nestled in the embrace of a robust she-wolf, fast asleep.
Lucas turned over, feeling warm all over; it was a perfect spot for a nap.
Howl!
A howl broke through the air.
Half-asleep, Lucas tried to rub his eyes with his arm.
But... he suddenly jolted awake!
Wait... where's my arm?
And... what's wrong with my voice?
Lucas was horrified to discover that he had no arms, no hands, and his voice had turned into a wolf's howl!
“Is this a dream?” he thought to himself.
But as he twisted his body to look around, he was shocked to find that he had indeed become a small wolf.
A small Arctic wolf, pure white, no more than 30 centimeters long.
“What the heck! What’s going on?”
Lucas’s mind went blank.
After calming down, he quickly tried to recall what had happened before he fell asleep.
Lucas was a trust fund kid, with a penchant for adventure.
His parents, busy with the company, never paid him much attention.
For over 20 years, he had faced the trials and tribulations of life alone.
Just yesterday, he had gone on an adventure to explore a mysterious cave.
In that cave, he had discovered a crystal coffin engraved with intricate symbols and images!
A crystal coffin, something not seen even in ancient times, and even in today’s technologically advanced society, creating such a coffin would be unimaginably expensive.
Curious, Lucas had spent a long time studying it.
With his rich experience in exploration and a background in archaeology, he had vaguely deciphered some of the words on the coffin.
But they were mostly disjointed phrases like “Ice Age,” “Great changes,” “Species evolution,” and “Awakening of gods and demons.”
Perhaps the effort of studying the coffin’s text had exhausted Lucas, for as he was preparing to leave, he suddenly felt dizzy and passed out on the ground.
He never expected that after falling asleep, he would be reborn!
And reborn as a wolf!
He raised his snow-white wolf paw and gave himself a hard slap.
“Smack!”
It hurt.
The sharp pain brought a miserable expression to Lucas's face.
“Have I really turned into a wolf, a little Arctic wolf? Oh, come on, this can't be happening! My life hasn’t even started yet!”
But no matter how long Lucas screamed in his mind, nothing changed.
He was indeed now a wolf, a little Arctic wolf.
Fortunately, Lucas, who had been living independently since childhood, had a strong adaptability, and it didn’t take long for him to adjust to his new identity.
Just as he was getting used to it,
Suddenly,
A pale gray panel that only he could see appeared before him.
Name: Lucas.
Species: Arctic wolf.
Level: 0 (10 evolution points required to level up).
Vitality: 10.
Stamina: 1.
Strength: 1.
Defense: 1.
Speed: 1.
Evolution Points: 0.
[Devour and evolve successfully activated, host receives activation reward: ten potential potions (usable for unlocking self-potential).]
“What’s this?”
Staring at the pale gray panel that appeared before him,
Lucas was first stunned, then a glimmer of joy flashed in his eyes.
Luckily, it wasn’t all bad.
Even though he had turned into a small Arctic wolf, a cheat code had appeared.
Even if he couldn’t evolve into a human,
At the very least, surviving in the frozen Arctic shouldn't be a problem.
“Devour and evolve... so that means I can grow by devouring other things. As for vitality...”
Lucas began to analyze the values on the attribute panel.
Vitality was akin to health points.
If vitality dropped to zero, it would likely mean the end of his life.
Stamina was equivalent to physical strength.
Strength determined a creature's attack power and destructive force.
Speed, naturally, referred to running and reaction speed.
These attributes were fairly easy to understand.
As for the potential potions, there was a detailed note,
Stating that they were excellent items for unlocking one’s potential.
As Lucas analyzed these things, he gradually shook off the depression of being reborn as a wolf.
Now that he had come to terms with it, he slightly raised his cute little white wolf head and glanced at the Wolf mom beside him, whose paw was wrapped around him.
At that moment, Wolf mom's attribute panel appeared before his eyes.
Species: Arctic wolf (Female).
Level: 4.
Vitality: 432.
Stamina: 42.
Strength: 39.
Defense: 37.
Speed: 35.
There was no denying it; Wolf mom’s attributes were much stronger than his.
It seemed this was the average level for a she-wolf of the Arctic.
Lucas struggled out of Wolf mom’s paw, wobbling as he climbed onto her belly and gazed at the rest of the cave.
He found that there were a few more Arctic wolves lying around, resting.
It seemed that wolves were indeed social animals.
The one closest to Wolf mom was Wolf Dad.
After scanning each wolf, Lucas found that among those in the cave, Wolf Dad had the highest attributes.
Judging by their central position in the cave, where the sunlight shone through, it seemed Wolf Dad was the leader of the pack.
Species: Arctic wolf (Male).
Level: 6.
Vitality: 589.
Stamina: 68.
Strength: 59.
Defense: 57.
Speed: 60.
These were Wolf Dad's attributes.
Such attributes surpassed those of Wolf mom by a good margin, and he-wolf of the Arctic were considered top-tier.
Howl.
Just as Lucas was about to use his tiny, tender paws to crawl out of the cave and see the outside world, Wolf mom woke up.
She glanced at the little cub climbing over her and growled softly in disapproval, pulling Lucas back into her embrace with a paw.
Only then did Lucas notice that there was another little she-wolf of the Arctic nestled in Wolf mom's arms, smaller than him, probably his little sister.
His little sister was eagerly sucking on the milk before her.
Watching his sister eat so contentedly, Lucas felt a surge of hunger.
Though he was inwardly reluctant, he couldn’t resist the primal urge of his body.
He leaned in and began to drink as his sister did.
"Ding! Consumed Arctic wolf milk, evolution point +0.1!"
The system's notification in his ear, combined with the sweet taste on his tongue, made Lucas's little wolf eyes light up.
