Deep affection knows no origin; remember the polar bear's love for you.

Chapter 172 The Unlucky Bear
Caesar remained silent, but his eyes were filled with melancholy.

What could he say?

Yesterday, I suddenly smelled Guo Mi's scent and knew that Guo Mi definitely didn't want to see me for a while, so I hesitated.

But the place where he smelled the odor was floating ice, and he couldn't help but let his mind wander.

Guo Mi is not good at swimming, although she didn't say it explicitly, but he could tell. She also doesn't hunt seals, which is why she stays on the island in the summer.

Could it be that they've suddenly landed on an ice floe because... they can't find any food on the island and are just too hungry to go on?
After much hesitation, he couldn't resist. By the time he came to his senses, Caesar was already on his way to find Gomi.

The first bear they encountered wasn't Guo Mi, but another sneaky male bear.

He hadn't intended to pay any attention to her, but after walking for a while, he noticed that the male bear seemed to be following Guo Mi as well, and Caesar immediately flew into a rage!
Why would a male bear follow a female bear for no apparent reason?!

Of course, it must be for the same purpose as him!

The most important thing in pursuing a female bear is to defeat and drive away all the competitors around her!
Caesar understood this perfectly!
Although the male bear has not yet revealed its purpose, Caesar has already decisively launched the war ahead of schedule!

Although the bear appeared to be injured when he was beating it, Caesar didn't think much of it until the bear burst into tears.

"I have no food! My prey has been stolen!!"

Caesar's raised claws paused slightly.

This male bear is so sensitive that it categorizes all bears that attack it as "robbers." Just now, it had its food stolen for the second time!

His face was filled with grief and indignation as he stared at the bear attacking him through tear-blurred eyes. He blinked a couple of times before he could make out the bear, and a chill ran through him. He stammered out Caesar's name:
"Kay, Caesar?"

Caesar was not surprised by his appearance, because this was the normal reaction of a bear to him.

He roared fiercely at the male bear:

What are you doing following Guo Mi?

It's not even mating season yet, and already male bears are eyeing Guo Mi.

The male bear clearly didn't know who he was talking about; he just stared at him blankly, filled with confusion and fear.

Caesar grew impatient and slapped the ground with his paw:
"Why are you following that mother bear with her two cubs?"

He looked the male bear up and down with a suspicious gaze:

Male bears in their mating season are often very irritable, much bolder than usual, and have a strong desire to attack.

The bear in front of me doesn't look like it.

Since it wasn't a mating animal, could it be that it was so hungry that it set its sights on those two little cubs and wanted to kill them?
That annoying little brat is always getting in the way; he should have been eaten a long time ago!
...Never mind, Guo Mi just happens to raise those two little brats as her own.

Caesar leaned close to the bear's face, his breath hot on his skin, his tone dangerous:

"You want to eat the little cubs?"

The male bear instinctively sensed danger. Although he didn't understand why Caesar was inexplicably focusing on the two cubs, his survival instinct made him quickly refuse.
"No, no!"

Caesar narrowed his eyes, stretched out his paw, and pinned the male bear down. The immense pressure from the bear's paw almost made it hard for the bear to breathe.
"Then why did you follow them?"

The male bear struggled but couldn't break free. He wanted to raise his paw to fight back but feared it would backfire and kill him, so he could only cover his head and shout:

"She...she stole my prey, and I just want it back!"

After he shouted those words, a hint of embarrassment appeared in his eyes. As a male bear, it was shameful to have his food stolen by a female bear who was smaller than him, no matter the reason.

The male bear opened his eyes, his face contorted with embarrassment, ready to accept the other's mockery. But he was quickly stunned, for Caesar showed no surprise whatsoever, as if he had heard something utterly ordinary.

Caesar didn't know what the bear was thinking; he simply looked in the direction from which Guo Mi's scent was coming, lost in thought.

Snatching food?
It seems there's really no way I can hunt by myself anymore.

Seeing that Caesar wasn't going to pay him any attention, the male bear stealthily shifted its body, trying to escape from under his claws. Caesar noticed the bear's restlessness beneath his claws, lowered his head, roared at it, and then bit down on the bear's face!
The male bear screamed in fright, its piercing cry piercing the sky!
Caesar, annoyed, smacked him again with his claws:

"Shut up!"

The male bear choked, and its last shred of will to escape was extinguished by that swipe of its paw.

Falling into the clutches of a bear like Caesar, one can only close one's eyes and wait for death.

Unexpectedly, the paws pressing down on him suddenly loosened, and the male bear trembled, mistakenly thinking that Caesar wanted to kill him in a different way. He dared not move, maintaining his previous posture and holding his breath.

Until the sound of the soft snow on the ice floes being crushed by footsteps gradually faded into the distance.

The male bear then opened its eyes and saw Caesar's back, which had shrunk to a tiny dot. It was like a dream. It took a while before it turned over and stood up, feeling a wave of fear.

Caesar followed the scent of the seal and soon found the remains of a seal that had been eaten, as well as a large and two small creatures huddled together a few hundred meters away, seemingly watching something.

Because he had been constantly provoking Guo Mi, Caesar had almost gotten used to going against the wind to hide his scent.

But I still didn't dare get too close.

From a distance, they could see Guo Mi suddenly raise her paw high and strike the ice with force. A moment later, she lowered her body, as if she was digging for something, while the two little cubs stood by watching.

Just as Caesar was engrossed in watching, the two little brats suddenly turned their heads and looked in his direction!
Caesar's eyes twitched:
The open, flat ice floes are not as good as land with different terrain. Even if you try your best to hide your scent, it is not difficult for a polar bear with a keen sense of smell to find you.

The male bear gave the two cubs a threatening look, trying to make them behave.

The little guy wasn't scared at all and immediately turned his head away!
He stared wide-eyed as the two little brats whispered something in Guo Mi's ear.

Immediately afterwards, Guo Mi turned around and looked in his direction.

Caesar's breath hitched. Although he didn't know why, he still felt nervous the moment Guo Mi looked at him. He unconsciously sat up straight and swallowed.

Unfortunately, Guo Mi only glanced at it indifferently, twitched her ears twice, and quickly looked away.

After pawing at the hole she had dug again, it left with the cub without looking back.

Caesar recalled everything that had happened yesterday, his eyes filled with even more melancholy. The disappointment he felt yesterday afternoon still lingered in his heart.

Actually, when Guo Mi visited him yesterday, he felt a sense of anticipation, hoping that Guo Mi would come over and say something to him.

But in reality, she didn't say anything, and her gaze towards him remained unchanged, as if he were just an ordinary bear.

Slok's incessant questioning still echoed in his ears when Caesar took a deep breath, scrambled to his feet, and pounced on him!
The silly bear was startled and got swatted by a claw!

Caesar asked through gritted teeth:

"Can you shut up now?"

Slok shrank back and obediently shut his mouth.

Caesar abandoned him and headed towards the spot where Guo Mi had dug the hole yesterday. He hadn't paid attention to what Guo Mi was doing yesterday, but he wanted to go back and check it out today.

Slok quickly followed and began to ramble on:
"Caesar, I heard today that Guo Mi stole a lot of the bears' prey!"

Is she hungry?

"I think we should help her!"

……

"...Your behavior is really too much. How about you catch a seal and we give it to her?"

Caesar paused, glanced at Slok, then changed direction and walked towards the edge of the ice.

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