Snowfield Shadow

Time passes by every second.

Even if the white wolf did not choose to continue struggling, the prolonged biting of the metal teeth would cause blood flow to the legs to be blocked. If it was not treated quickly, there would be a risk of breaking the legs.

[I feel so sad. This kind of death is totally an unexpected disaster. ]

[…This is what we can see. In countless forests without cameras watching, how many animals that were once free have been tortured to death in this way?]

The camera in the live broadcast room silently watched the white wolf trapped in the forest.

Snow began to fall again in the second half of the night. The cold snowflakes fell on the white wolf's fur, on its eyes, and on the tip of its nose where it was breathing weakly, melting into water and gradually soaking the originally furry and fluffy creature.

The white wolf's body temperature gradually dropped, and it became like a lifeless ice sculpture. Only the slight rise and fall of its abdomen showed that it was still breathing.

If it continues like this, I don’t know whether it will starve to death or freeze to death first.

The audience was extremely anxious, and finally remembered that this world should have a plot centered around the protagonist White Wolf, and they hurriedly asked the narrator questions, trying to get a reassuring answer.

Having been annoyed to no end, the narrator spoke up:

"He repeatedly refused to evade other people's kindness, which made his life difficult. Finally, he got into trouble."

"Given his personality, he would never actively bow down to others. Only in a predicament like this would he passively accept help from the outside world."

"This is an opportunity for people to get close to him, save him, and open his heart."

[No, although I also hope that Wolf Wolf can trust humans, I don’t want to go through the process of people hurting it and then saving it…]

[After all, it is people who set the traps. If it is human society, we can still distinguish between good and bad people, but for animals, their casual trust may cost them their lives.]

[I have seen a live broadcast room with a similar plot. At that time, seeing this trend made me feel that the protagonist was childish and could not distinguish right from wrong. But now that the protagonist has become a wolf, I even hope that it can be more vigilant and not trust others just because they saved it once. Alas. ]

[After all, why are there still traps around here? The bad guys are still here. Humans should catch the bad guys first before trying to gain the white wolf's trust! ]

After waiting for a long time, until dawn, there was finally movement behind the surveillance screen.

"Um, the white wolf hasn't returned to its den yet?"

People finally realized that the White Wolf, who had not returned all night, might have had an accident, and quickly retrieved last night's drone images to speculate on where the White Wolf might be at that moment.

"The west? Hasn't the west been inspected on a large scale yet?"

"There are deer herds over there, so it's very likely that the white wolf went there to hunt."

"Although it is quite far from its nest, with the speed of the white wolf, it will definitely have time to come back. Something must have happened now."

"Damn it! Don't tell me that big guy fell into a trap. Come on, get a team and go with me!"

"Notify the police station in that area in advance and keep an eye out for any hunters nearby."

As the only North American white wolf in the world, the white wolf has high research and protection value.

In addition, the news of the appearance of the white wolf came from photos posted on the Internet by two photographers, so basically the whole world knew that a rare animal appeared in this wilderness, and almost everyone who paid attention to wild animals turned their attention here.

The attention of the government and scientific research, the calls of animal protection organizations, and the concerns of netizens around the world have made all matters concerning this white wolf the highest priority.

"At this pace, the white wolf should be on its way to chasing its prey."

Someone discovered the white wolf's footprints. The footprints completely deviated from the hunting range they had drawn based on the white wolf's activities over the past few days, and extended in an unfamiliar direction.

"...It seems like you guys really hate humans."

Captain Vanessa sighed and asked the people around her: "Have you brought all the anesthetics? Be prepared at any time."

If nothing happened to the white wolf and it just left alone, that would actually be a very good outcome.

Away from human sight, such sensitive and alert big creatures might live better. As for the regret that humans cannot appreciate rare animals, who cares?

But if the white wolf was injured by humans, then they would owe it something.

She looked at the footprints in the distance, sighed, and led the team forward.

I don’t know whether being the center of attention is a good thing or a bad thing for this white wolf.

【Someone, someone, someone, someone, someone, someone, please come...】

[Heaven and earth, please turn me into a human! ]

[Passing by, is this the metaphysics live broadcast room? ]

The audience practiced this for a long time before finally noticing the change in the picture.

Clang——!!

The triangular pointed ears covered with snowflakes suddenly moved, as if it heard something. The white wolf, which had been quietly accepting its fate, suddenly moved again, causing the hunting lock on the ground to rattle. The originally solidified wound suddenly cracked, and red plum blossoms were splashed on the snow.

Audience:!

[Oh my god, why did Wolf Wolf suddenly move?! ]

[I heard it too. Is someone coming? ]

[Is it a poacher? The white wolf seems to be afraid. ]

“Ouch—”

“Woo——”

Still unable to escape, the white wolf lay there, howling threateningly at an entrance. Its voice was low and hoarse, and its eyes were cold. If you ignored its bleeding forelimbs, it looked quite aggressive.

But the audience knew that White Wolf was just being brave.

Wounded, hungry for a day and a night, and soaked in snow all night, it had no strength to attack. It was just trying to scare away the enemy.

Just by looking at the wet and blood-stained fur sticking to its body, you can tell how miserable it is.

So the team that came out of the forest and discovered the white wolf was not scared.

On the contrary, their first reaction was: Oh no, the white wolf must be sent for treatment as soon as possible.

"Anesthesia, hurry up!"

"Contact them quickly and have them bring a large cage over."

"Is Dr. Liu here? Tell him to get ready quickly..."

Someone installed the sedative and pointed the gun at the big guy in the snow.

While aiming, he accidentally caught White Wolf's eyes and subconsciously paused.

The slightly out-of-focus amber eyes of the animal look like a piece of crystal clear ice with a special texture.

These were a pair of ferocious eyes that belonged only to wild animals, and they were untamable. When facing humans, they were angry and sharp, full of rebellious spirit.

However, when his eyes met the muzzle of the human's gun and he saw the insurmountable black cave entrance, the gaze that was originally filled with murderous intent and hostility suddenly dissipated and was replaced by fragmented despair and sadness.

The man's hands began to tremble slightly.

Oh my God, he actually found emotion in those animal eyes.

"No, this is not a real gun..." Because of this look, he even subconsciously explained, "It's not to kill you, no..."

Captain Vanessa looked at him with some surprise, then turned to look at the white wolf that was still growling softly, and found that it was lying silently on the snow with its eyes closed.

It's like accepting your fate in advance.

She looked back and forth between the two sides in confusion, and knowing that now was not a good time to ask questions, she urged the members to open fire quickly.

"Anesthesia, it's anesthesia."

The man aimed at the white wolf again, still mumbling to himself as if to give himself confidence: "We don't want to hurt you, we are here to save you, we are here to save you..."

call out!

A shot hit the white wolf in the back.

The snow-white fur trembled violently, but did not open its eyes.

"Damn, there's one more shot..."

The man's hands began to tremble, but he still tried to aim and fired another shot, hitting the white wolf in the waist and abdomen.

They had no precedent of using sedation on North American white wolves, so they could only estimate based on the similar North American gray wolves. With the anesthetic they used, two shots should be enough to make the white wolf fall asleep.

The white wolf was very quiet during the entire process, without making a single cry. Everyone suspected that it might have fainted after being trapped all night.

So, help it get out of the trap quickly.

"etc."

Vanessa stopped the members who were about to rush forward and asked them to wear gloves. She walked in front and slowly approached the white wolf who was lying on the ground.

She stared at the white wolf's belly, concentrating on recording the rise and fall of its breathing in her mind.

One two three, one two three, one two——

“Ouch!”

"Everyone back off!"

Almost at the moment when Vanessa noticed that the white wolf's abdomen was rising and falling abnormally, the originally unconscious white wolf suddenly jumped up and bit the leading human with the last bit of strength it had retained from fighting the effects of the medicine.

But the experienced captain was well prepared. He put on thick bite-proof gloves before approaching. When he realized something was wrong with the white wolf, he took the initiative and caused the weak white wolf to bite his gloves.

“Woo——”

The potion flowed in the blood and quickly swept through the whole body as it moved. Even though there was no light in his eyes and his limbs went limp, the white wolf still refused to let go and just whimpered stubbornly.

Vanessa sighed and held down the white wolf's big furry head with her other hand.

It felt so good that she couldn't help but touch it, her fingers sinking into the soft long hair.

"…Relax a bit, big guy."

Through the gloves, she could feel the weak but desperate force, as if the White Wolf thought he was about to be killed, so he wanted to drag everyone down to hell with him before he died.

That feeling of despair made it impossible for her to feel angry towards the white wolf even though she was almost bitten.

“Woo——”

The white wolf closed and opened his eyes and struggled for a long time before he fell asleep unwillingly.

After confirming that the white wolf was indeed anesthetized this time, Vanessa signaled the team members to step forward, and several people worked together to rescue the white wolf from the trap.

"Teacher, are you okay?"

"It's okay, this guy is too smart."

After freeing the white wolf's legs and finding no signs of fractures due to its violent struggle, they exclaimed again: "The white wolf is so smart."

Someone saw an old deer trapped in a trap a few meters away and rescued it. Someone was a little worried: "Teacher, should we take this deer back?"

Vanessa sighed: "Take it back too. After all, it is a sin committed by us humans."

An old deer can die from being hunted by wolves or from failing to compete for food, but it should never die from traps randomly placed in the forest by humans.

After bringing both animals back to the base, Vanessa received news from the police station that the traps in that forest were placed there by several hunters a year ago, and they themselves had even forgotten that they had placed traps there.

Some things are so horrible that the traps that people throw away and forget about can bring disaster to the free creatures in the forest.

The white wolf was rescued because of its rarity, but who knows how many other animals are dying silently in the forests from being hunted in traps in the vast plains?

well.

【Alas, how miserable.】

[I was thinking about the original story, the one who was saved and wanted to hurt people was a white-eyed wolf, but it turned out to be a real wolf, so it’s okay ()]

[The main thing is that it is humans who harm the wolves here, so I can understand the wolves' resistance in response to stress. ]

[Oh no, after this, I'm afraid Wolf Wolf will hate humans even more. 】

[Although Bai Lang is really smart. After receiving two injections of anesthesia, he still accumulated strength to fight back. What a beautiful, strong and miserable male protagonist who endures humiliation (bushi)]

The white wolf was not seriously injured and should be able to be released after two or three months of recuperation.

It happened to be winter, and people hoped that the white wolf could spend the winter under human protection and then be sent back in the spring when the survival pressure was less.

As for the old deer, its leg was broken after all, so it probably had little ability to survive. If there was sufficient funding, the institute could keep it.

Now, almost everyone in the base gathered outside the room where White Wolf was, and took photos frantically while White Wolf was still asleep.

Only by looking at it up close can you realize how beautiful the Dream Wolf is.

There is not a single stray hair; every hair is as white as snow, flowing and smooth.

With slender and graceful limbs and a strong and sturdy body, it is a perfect template for a hunter in the snow.

"Stop filming it, it's about to wake up."

Vanessa came over, saw this scene, and quickly dispersed everyone.

"The big guy is very wary. Seeing so many people, it will definitely be scared."

"We finally managed to rub its scent on everything in the room to make it feel at ease. Don't just stand there. Go to the back and check the surveillance!"

The group of people dispersed like birds and beasts, and only Vanessa remained in front of the glass, sketching the furry outlines on the table from afar through the glass.

For some reason, she suddenly remembered the moment not long ago when the white wolf bit her glove and looked up at her.

Deep and desperate, yet with a hint of numbness.

This made her realize for a moment that this white wolf was not just witnessing its relatives being killed by humans when it was young.

It's just like...

It is just like the remnant consciousness of the North American white wolf after it was exterminated by humans, condensed into a body in the world. Apart from the most basic survival instinct, all that is left is the fear of humans that is deep in its bones.

"Oh my God..."

Vanessa made the sign of the cross on her chest, closed her eyes silently, and prayed in her heart.

If this is true, then they must double their compensation to the white wolf to make up for the sins committed by their predecessors.

Please, after they atone their sins, a miracle must happen.

The furry, bandaged paw twitched in the air.

The effect of the anesthetic gradually wore off, and the air was filled with the sweet smell of fresh blood, which further brought the white wolf back to consciousness.

“Woo…”

The muscles trembled mechanically for a long time, and the white wolf finally opened his eyes.

【Ahhhh wake up wake up! 】

[Yeah, I was saved! ]

【Eat something first, don’t starve. 】

Although his limbs were still somewhat weak, the white wolf immediately struggled to stand up, staggering about where to go and nearly falling down.

His vision gradually became clear, and after finding himself in a completely unfamiliar place, surrounded by a mixture of familiar yet strange smells, the white wolf visibly stiffened, with its tail gradually drooping low.

Where is it now?

The original work is a redemption story. You all know this routine, right? It starts with exaggerating the protagonist's miserable life experience, and then someone else saves him, so it's easy and not sad after that. It's probably about some battles of wits and courage between animal protection organizations and research institutes ()