Chapter 105

Around nine at night, Wu En in Live Room 5 also woke up.

“My head hurts!”

Sitting up, Wu En groaned aloud—he had slept the entire day.

His condition was indeed not good; he felt weak all over.

But fortunately, he had finally sweated out the chill; unless he caught another chill, he had a good chance of pulling through.

Still, what Wu En worried about most was the moose meat in the trap.

One-third of his moose meat was stored there, and this morning, due to how awful he felt, he hadn’t retrieved it.

If the meat had been “stolen” during his absence today, Wu En would truly be heartbroken.

Yet deep down, Wu En tried to reassure himself: very few large animals ever came near his spot.

Besides, he had lured many days with moose meat and not a single large animal had taken the bait.

Just one day’s absence from guarding shouldn’t be that unlucky.

Then Wu En rose, intending to walk toward the trap.

But as soon as he stepped out of his sleeping bag, a chill struck him, and he instantly crawled back in.

Wu En knew he had to make a choice now: should he risk worsening his cold to retrieve the meat?

With his current condition, another chill would definitely make his cold worse.

But if he didn’t retrieve the meat now, the moose meat used to lure the brown bear stood a high chance of being “stolen.”

After all, leaving it out unattended for a full day and night was a huge risk.

In the end, after weighing his options, Wu En chose to stay in his sleeping bag.

He knew that if his cold worsened now, he’d have to quit the show.

He hadn’t hunted any large predator yet, hadn’t fulfilled his original purpose for coming—he didn’t want to leave yet.

As for the moose meat outside, it was important to him, yet not crucial.

At the very least, even if he lost all that moose meat, he still had over three hundred jin stored.

Since hunting that one-ton moose, Wu En had never worried about food.

Moreover, the Wilderness Challenge had already reached day thirty-seven, and only one brown bear and one cougar had ever visited his campsite.

So while the meat in the trap carried some risk of being “stolen,” past experience suggested it would likely remain intact.

As he thought, Wu En fell asleep again—his body was truly in terrible shape.

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The night passed silently; a new day began, and the Wilderness Challenge entered its thirty-eighth day.

After waking, Xiao Yi first checked the wound on Heidan.

The wound had already scabbed over; with a few more dressing changes, the big guy would be back on his feet.

The Wilderness Challenge production team reminds all contestants: Contestant Wei Wenchang from Live Room 2 has voluntarily withdrawn; Live Room 2 will be shut down immediately.

The Wilderness Challenge production team reminds all contestants: Contestant Wei Wenchang from Live Room 2 has voluntarily withdrawn; Live Room 2 will be shut down immediately.

Before Xiao Yi could wash his face, brush his teeth, and head out to “work,” the drone automatically alerted him.

Hearing this, Xiao Yi froze, then muttered to himself, “Someone else got eliminated?”

It hadn’t been many days since Zhong Yicheng was eliminated; it seemed the Arctic wilderness was growing increasingly brutal.

As for Wei Wenchang himself, Xiao Yi didn’t know much.

He only knew this guy had a social superpower and was a master at avoiding awkwardness.

When they first met, he was the one who broke the ice, helping everyone get to know each other.

Actually, that made sense—without such skills, how could anyone become an outdoor streamer, let alone one with a large fanbase?

As for any other impressions of Wei Wenchang, Xiao Yi couldn’t say.

Of course, Xiao Yi didn’t care much about Wei Wenchang’s departure.

After all, several had already left; even if everyone else left and only Xiao Yi remained,

he still had to survive a hundred days in this Arctic wilderness to win the final ten-million prize.

Of course, the other contestants also received the news of Wei Wenchang’s elimination.

Upon hearing the drone’s announcement, Wang Xing in Live Room 1 was slightly surprised.

At that moment, he was reinforcing his shelter and stuffing moss into the gaps.

The weather had grown even colder these past few days; even a faint breeze seeping through tiny cracks was unbearable.

So for the past two days, Wang Xing had been constantly improving his shelter to make it warmer.

But according to Wang Xing’s own elimination predictions, the next to quit should’ve been Mu Tingwei from Live Room 3, the little fat guy.

He hadn’t expected it to be Wei Wenchang from Live Room 2.

Since Zhong Yicheng’s elimination, Wang Xing had assessed the remaining seven contestants.

Among them, the weakest was clearly Mu Tingwei—the one with a bit of luck.

In his view, luck always runs out; skill is what matters. No one’s good fortune could last a hundred days.

Next was Jiang Yiyi, who had rich wilderness knowledge but was frail and had gathered little meat.

After all, in this wilderness, meat provided the most calories and fat—the true guarantee of survival.

Then came Wei Wenchang, just eliminated.

He had some outdoor experience before entering; barring any mishaps, he should’ve easily made it to the first bonus zone.

Fortunately, Wei Wenchang didn’t know Wang Xing’s thoughts—if he had, he’d have shouted, “Bro, you get me!”

But Wang Xing’s prediction wasn’t wrong: Wei Wenchang had indeed suffered an unexpected setback that shattered his mindset and led to his withdrawal.

After him, naturally, came Liu Hong from Live Room 8.

This African wildlife reserve volunteer had undeniable wilderness survival skills.

But through the one-hour live chat each day, Wang Xing learned this woman had been unlucky since arriving in the wilderness.

Her shelter had been destroyed twice already, and a few days ago, she was bitten on the arm by a snow rabbit she’d caught herself.

Of course, that was probably because she showed off.

Also, she was a woman—in the wilderness, women were inherently at a disadvantage.

But Wang Xing felt she’d at least make it past the second bonus zone.

Finally, there were himself, Wu En from Live Room 5, and Xiao Yi from Live Room 6.

In Wang Xing’s view, these three were the strongest trio in the entire wilderness survival show—each at least capable of reaching the third bonus zone.

They all had a high chance of winning the final prize, and the odds weren’t low.

He didn’t need to elaborate on himself—he was confident in his own abilities, as long as Yang Qinglin didn’t talk too much.

As for Wu En, he was a little envious—the moose had given him so much.

It could even let him win by default, provided he stopped doing stupid things.

Finally, there was Xiao Yi—Wang Xing didn’t want to say anything more, because that guy was just a cheat.