Of course, the people in this world are also much stronger physically; besides the bloodline talents of a very few, their physical strength is greater, they are more resistant to cold, and their vitality is stronger.
However, even so, when facing the various wild beasts of this world, even well-trained warriors can easily suffer casualties.
It seems that under similar conditions, no matter which world, the adaptability of wild animals and plants is in some aspects stronger than that of humans.
The warriors of Bear Island are considered among the toughest in the North. But even so, they dare not easily hunt seals and walruses in groups exceeding twenty or thirty, because this often comes with huge casualties.
In times of extreme resource scarcity, they had risked hunting many times. Without exception, each time they paid a heavy price. And in this process, those who sacrificed were often older warriors who had passed their prime reproductive age.
In the North, there is a tradition, though great, that is rather cruel. That is, once a bad year comes, the elderly with white hair will do their best to leave the chance of survival to the younger generation, and then they will form groups to enter the mountains and forests to hunt for a living. By the time winter passes, hardly any of them can return to their families.
Moreover, whenever a war is launched, the largest proportion of the Northern army consists of these white-haired warriors. Their martial prowess is not exceptional, but because they have long regarded this campaign as a one-way trip, they can often unleash powerful combat strength.
The walrus herd that Daenerys and her group discovered numbered over a hundred, and in the entire Frozen Coast, if they didn't encounter whales or giant sharks, they were an invincible presence.
So, after eating, lying on the ice floes, they were very comfortable!
"Squeak~"
Meraxes, the Pink Flame, had an extraordinary passion for hunting, so the moment she discovered the walrus herd, she accelerated to her maximum speed, shooting down from high above like an arrow from a bowstring directly towards the walrus herd.
The clumsy walruses, upon seeing the dragon, desperately scrambled towards the sea. However, at this moment, their majestic bodies, of which they were so proud, became their greatest burden.
Male walruses, relying on their superior physical strength, trampled directly over other seals without regard, quickly rushing to the forefront. Some unfortunate female walruses and cubs were seriously injured by their own kind before even encountering the dragon.
However, Meraxes had already received instructions from Daenerys, and their targets were all directed at the most majestic male walruses.
Meraxes was the fastest; she directly dove onto a giant walrus whose body was already close to eight meters long. Her sharp dragon Claw easily tore through the walrus's tough skin and thick layer of fat, deeply embedding itself into the walrus's neck.
But after all, this walrus's body was larger than Meraxes, who was less than ten meters long, and its strength was extremely terrifying. In pain, it actually shook Meraxes, who was on its back, violently from side to side, almost throwing her off several times.
If it weren't for Meraxes's agile movements and her extremely firm grip with her dragon Claw, she probably wouldn't have been able to do anything to this enormous male walrus given her size.
Meraxes completely stabilized herself. Then she immediately increased the force in her dragon Claw and spewed hot, pinkish-purple Dragonflame at the walrus's head.
"Wail~"
After multiple transformations, Meraxes's dragon bloodline had been greatly enhanced. Her Dragonflame was hotter than that of an average adult dragon, so the walrus only had time to let out a tragic howl before completely collapsing.
At this moment, Dreamfyre, flapping her sky-obscuring Dragon Wings, also arrived before the walruses who had escaped to the edge of the ice floe. To avoid damaging the valuable walrus hides, Daenerys did not let Dreamfyre use Dragonflame attacks.
Dreamfyre, just by her physical presence, was already a nightmare for these walruses. The moment she swiftly swept over the walrus herd, Dreamfyre directly used her massive dragon Claw to crush the heads of four or five walruses. And when she landed, she even directly stepped on and killed three adult male walruses with one claw, achieving remarkable results.
Facing Dreamfyre, who was like a giant mountain, all these walruses could do was let out a final, unwilling wail before dying, marking the end of their lives.
Little Balerion and the others, thanks to Daenerys's special training over the past few months, are now very strong. Their length of over ten meters allows them to easily pin down those clumsy walruses, and with one bite, they can easily pierce their necks.
However, the fat of these giant walruses is very thick, and Little Balerion and the others cannot kill them with a single bite. Their agility is not as good as Meraxes's, so several times they were flung onto the ice floe by walruses struggling for their lives.
Grey Shadow, even more carelessly, had her thigh pierced by the sharp teeth of a frenzied walrus, bleeding quite a bit.
This was still after the three little ones had followed Daenerys through life and death multiple times, greatly improving their combat power and techniques. Facing these giant walruses, whose bodies were even larger than theirs, this time was truly a bloody battle for them. Through this close combat, they would undoubtedly learn many combat skills.
Under the rampage of the dragon, the white ice floe was quickly stained crimson with blood. Because Daenerys only allowed them to attack male walruses this time, after the dragon killed twenty adult male walruses, the remaining walruses successfully escaped into the sea with their deliberate leniency.
However, in the distance, several young walruses tragically died under the trampling of their own kind.
This hunt was of great significance to Meraxes and Little Balerion. Because Daenerys restricted them from using Dragonflame attacks, they finally realized the shortcomings of their physical bodies.
"Oh my goodness! Bear Island has never hunted so many walruses before; this is enough for the whole island to eat for several years! I..."
Meggie, seeing the mountain of male walruses, excitedly jumped directly onto Dreamfyre's back. This annoyed Dreamfyre, who turned her head back and glared fiercely at her.
Those huge vertical pupils made all the hair on her body stand up instantly, and her scalp tingled. Then her legs weakened, and she sat down abruptly. She muttered,
"Oh, great Bear God! You scared me to death; thankfully, I have strong control over my lower body, otherwise, she would have scared me into peeing."
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Although Daniella knew that the women of Bear Island were relatively uninhibited, she didn't expect them to be so "uninhibited." If she were to take them in as well, she wondered if the beautiful ladies under her command would be negatively affected?!
"Dreamfyre!"
Daenerys quickly appeased Dreamfyre, then had her and Little Balerion grab the walruses and prepare to return. Because there were too many walruses hunted this time, they simply couldn't take them all back. So Daenerys had Meraxes stay behind to guard them.
The walruses were simply too massive; Little Balerion and the others could only carry one at a time. Dreamfyre, however, could take four or five at once.
However, Daenerys didn't want to waste time transporting walruses. So after sending back the first batch, under Meggie's guidance, she found Lord Mormont, who was out hunting sea fish. She had him bring his longship fleet to transport the rest.
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