Chapter 97: Another Low 3-Star!
Thunderhide Elk (Low 3-star) – Super Bloodline
Thunderhide Elk (Low 3-star) – Mortal Bloodline
Thunderhide Elk (Low 2-star) – Mortal Bloodline
Leo studied them again with a more focused gaze. The system never specified genders for non-native beasts, but the answer here was obvious. The injured Elk was almost certainly a female—female Elks didn't develop antlers. And the smaller one, with its timid movements and tiny nubs of horns, was clearly their offspring.
It didn't take much to piece the rest together.
The female had been attacked—judging by the deep, raking claw marks, attacked by something brutal and relentless. Somehow, she had escaped. Most likely, the male had intervened, buying time or carrying her away. He must have brought her here to recover, keeping the child close while he scoured the forest for anything that might save her. Anything that would stop the bleeding that still hadn't slowed even after so long.
