Chapter 263: Wild Survival Online (I

The next morning, the morning mist had just cleared.

A figure appeared ten kilometers from Lake Endutu; when he jumped off the vehicle and stepped onto the cracked yellow earth, Qin Yun's livestream was about to begin.

"Qin, really don't take a gun? Just in case."

Elias suggested.

Qin Yun was envious—the gun was restricted back home, but here it was still quite common. Yet due to system rules, he could only shake his head and refuse.

"No need. If I had a gun, I'd have too few worries—this isn't the kind of livestream people want to see."

Elias nodded in admiration.

"Qin, you're incredible. Wishing you a safe journey."

"Alright, you guys head back. Time's about up—I'm ready to start the livestream."

Elias nodded, signaled to the driver, and the vehicle turned around on the spot, immediately heading back the way it came.

Once the vehicle had driven far away and dust swirled thickly, he pulled out the drone, powered it on, and first selected Starlink for connection; Starlink's satellites orbited low-altitude space, and due to their sheer number, the link established quickly—the signal hit full bars immediately, with no risk of disconnection.

After confirming network connectivity, Qin Yun simultaneously turned on the secondary camera and action cam, checked the time, then directly clicked "stream," and casually launched both drones—one main unit facing him, the secondary unit flying out to capture aerial shots.

"Hello everyone, I'm Qin Yun. Long time no see. I'm currently on the grassland ten kilometers from Lake Endutu—here, the vegetation is yellowed and dry, the soil cracked, and it hasn't rained in a long time."

At this moment, countless viewers had already been waiting on four platforms.

As the screen flickered, Qin Yun's figure appeared in the livestream; netizens and fans erupted in excitement, spreading the word—within moments, real-time viewer counts on every platform began skyrocketing.

Qin Yun had only spoken one opening line, yet the real-time viewer count on Douyin alone had already reached two million—this was only a few seconds in, his influence terrifyingly powerful.

Douyin was like this, and so were TikTok, YouTube, and Twitch—countless people flooded into his livestream, causing the picture to momentarily stutter.

"Ha! Here he is, here he is—Old Man Qin's online!"

"Such a beautiful grassland—Qin, we've finally waited for this livestream!"

"The King of Wild Survival, Old Man Qin, is online! This livestream lasts twenty days—let's enjoy it to the fullest!"

"Damn, you're spamming gifts so hard—I'm sending a little star too!"

"Old Man Qin: Kids of the Serengeti, your Old Man's here—clean your asses and wait."

"Hahaha, Africa—Old Man Qin's livestreams are getting wilder and wilder, but I love it."

At this moment, the drone's screen split into four quadrants, each representing one livestream platform. As he went live, comments on Douyin, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitch flooded in and refreshed nonstop, rolling across the screen in multiple languages.

Even with Qin Yun's sharp mind, he couldn't keep up—he could only glance occasionally.

"Starting today, I will embark on a twenty-day survival trek across the Serengeti grassland," Qin Yun said, pulling out a canteen and a dagger. "These are the only tools I'm carrying—besides the drones."

"My destination is the Sanjiaozhou of Kenya's Mara River—there, we will witness the breathtaking 'Crossing of Heaven.' Enough talk—follow my steps, everyone!"

Qin Yun needed to first reach Lake Endutu, activate the starting point on the system panel, and only then could he head north—otherwise, without an activated starting point, the mission would be void.

On camera, Qin Yun wore camouflage clothing, a hat on his head; though it was hot, he covered himself completely.

"During this season, the African grassland isn't particularly scenic—all you see is endless yellow-brown. It looks beautiful at first glance, but quickly becomes monotonous. Of course, tourists here mostly come to observe the wildlife."

"But for me, wildlife isn't something to observe—it's a threat. I must avoid any animal that poses a danger to me, ensuring my safety. After all, this place stretches endlessly with nowhere to hide—if targeted, it's inevitably a fight to the death."

"Wow, I'm excited!"

"Ever since I saw Old Man Qin single-handedly kill a wolf pack and battle a white-fin shark in water, I've been eagerly awaiting another wild, brutal fight."

"Though this sounds extreme, I feel the same."

"Guess whether Old Man Qin will face a lion this time?"

"Don't joke—he'd barely have time to run if he met a lion."

"Not necessarily—he's taken down a brown bear before."

"That was different—don't forget how Old Man Qin killed the brown bear. Here it's the grassland, lions are pack animals—if he's targeted, he won't have anywhere to escape."

"Hahaha, enough—you're probably making Old Man Qin shiver in fear already."

Qin Yun looked at the comments, speechless.

"Come on, can't you guys wish me well? Like a smooth, trouble-free, calm twenty-day journey?"

"What's the fun in that?"

"Exactly—we want to see you suffer."

"Hehehe, I agree."

Facing these ruthless netizens, Qin Yun decided to change the subject.

"The Serengeti grassland is called the paradise of wildlife by the world—here there are over seventy species of large animals, over five hundred species of birds, and more than three thousand species of wildlife altogether. All these animals live on this grassland, constantly playing out the law of the jungle."

"Humans are the only species that can drive vehicles here to observe animal hunts up close. But if humans were placed on this grassland without weapons, most would struggle to defeat even a single hyena—firmly at the bottom of the food chain."

"I'm different. Even if I'm surrounded by lions and meet my end in East Africa, I still have confidence in my individual combat strength."

"Every year, hundreds of people here are killed by wildlife attacks—so don't be fooled by my calmness; the danger here is constant and everywhere."

The livestream audience listened as Qin Yun boasted—what could they say? It was already proven fact.

"Damn, bastard, showing off again."

"Showing off gets struck by lightning—watch out, you'll get crushed by a hippo, rammed by a buffalo, bitten by a lion, by…"

"To be fair, what Old Man Qin says is true."

"Heh—he's arrogant now, but a few days from now he'll be miserable. It always happens."

Qin Yun looked baffled, pushed aside the grass ahead, and walked toward Lake Endutu.

"Friends, Tanzania is a southern hemisphere country, but because it's near the equator, it has no spring, summer, autumn, or winter—only dry and rainy seasons. The rainy season runs from November to May; the dry season is from June to October. It's early August now, squarely in Tanzania's dry season."

"Daytime temperatures now reach 36°C, but at night they drop to around 15°C—the temperature difference is huge. Though it seems manageable, if you don't pay attention to warmth and protection, you'll easily get sick."

Qin Yun spoke casually, quickening his pace a few steps.

Then he saw a corpse—black and white striped.

"Oh my god—a zebra carcass."

"Such a powerful impact, damn it."

"You scared the hell out of me, but why haven't any animals come to eat it?"

Qin Yun looked around, then immediately walked up to the zebra's corpse, examined it closely, and quickly arrived at an answer in his mind.

"Did you notice? This zebra is completely intact—it didn't die from an attack by large predators, but rather dropped dead suddenly?"

"We noticed. Could it have gotten sick?"

"Probably poisoned."

Qin Yun glanced at the comment section and smiled: "Someone got it right—this zebra was poisoned, but not from eating something dirty; it was bitten by a venomous snake. Look at this wound—doesn't it look just like a venomous snake bite?"

As the camera zoomed in, the livestream viewers also saw the blood spots on the zebra's neck, now completely blackened.

"This zebra didn't die long ago—there's no odor on its body, clearly indicating a recent death. Based on my experience, it was bitten by an East African Black-ridged Scale-Eating Snake, injected with a massive dose of venom that spread throughout its body via the bloodstream."

"Someone asked why no animals came to eat it—maybe because the zebra didn't die long enough ago for the scent to spread, and the savanna scavengers haven't smelled it yet. But it won't take long; once the corpse starts rotting, hyenas will definitely show up."

"But the first creatures to arrive will be in trouble."

Qin Yun's face wore a look of malicious delight.

"This zebra isn't fresh takeout—it's a self-contained toxin-laden time bomb. If any animal comes to eat it, you can imagine what'll happen."