Chapter 12: God Save Xiao Yi!

“Pity No. 6 streamer—hurry and find a cave to shelter from the rain! Lastly, I say this: I Ning is forever the God of Poisonous Buffs.”

“I offer my sympathy too—this rainfall looks massive; hope the streamer finds shelter soon and doesn’t catch a cold!”

“Why do I suddenly feel like laughing? Sorry, but I’m looking forward to Sister Yang’s next prediction.”

“Haha, please restrain yourself. This guy in No. 6’s stream—back when he was doing well, I even found him annoying. Now I’m satisfied.”

“Damn, what kind of mindset is that? Isn’t it good he’s doing well? Can’t you be a bit more positive?”

Sure enough, even heroes fall for beauty—even Xiao Yi, with his overwhelming strength, can't escape Sister Yang's beauty trap.

“Didn’t I Ning actually play Yu Ji before? But shouldn’t this be called failing the Poisonous Buff trap of I Ning?”

“Once again, I pray for the three contestants: Wang Xing, Liu Hong, and Xiao Yi!”

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Xiao Yi “...”

During breaks in his journey, Xiao Yi also watched the live chat; he still had over ten minutes left to interact with viewers today.

Wiping rain from his eyelids and glancing at the comments, Xiao Yi now only wanted to know: who exactly was Yang Qingning?

Could she even block his old Xiao’s staff?

He silently sighed—sure enough, women are terrifyingly powerful.

As a man with a system, he’d still lost to a woman with Poisonous Buff abilities.

Fortunately, heaven hadn’t pushed Xiao Yi to the brink—just as he was about to complain about the downpour, a cave suddenly appeared about five hundred meters ahead in the valley.

“Friends, I might be saved! There’s a cave ahead—let’s spend the night there!”

Saying this, Xiao Yi rushed toward the cave. At the entrance, he didn’t enter immediately but first observed the interior briefly.

Dark, damp places like this are the favorite haunts of snakes, scorpions, and other venomous creatures.

Xiao Yi didn’t want a venomous snake slithering across his face while he slept.

The cave wasn’t deep, and since it sat at a high elevation, he could see everything inside at a glance.

Inside, it wasn’t as damp as he’d imagined—only the edges near the entrance were slightly wet from rain; most of the interior remained dry.

And there were no venomous creatures inside, as he’d feared—if there had been, he’d rather have stayed out in the rain.

Since childhood, Xiao Yi had feared snakes most—even now, with his system, it hadn’t changed his innate terror of them.

Overall, he was satisfied with the cave, though it did have a faint unpleasant odor.

But his nose had been soaked by rain, his sense of smell at its lowest—so he could tolerate the odor.

Besides, compared to being soaked outside, this state was far better.

He found a clean spot, took off his clothes, and hung them on branches he’d gathered for his journey to dry.

Then he leaned back against the wall and sat down, no longer caring how many viewers were in his stream.

"Sisters, it's welfare time! Good men are plentiful, but I'm already thirty-two—this one's mine!"

“No way! I’m only twenty-three and just as desperate! Let me have him! You’ve waited this long already, sister!”

“...”

“Wow! Wow! Wow! That body is seriously well-built—why’s there still a piece of clothing in the way?”

“Girl, six! I love your bold personality.”

“Seeing Xiao Yi’s six-pack abs again, I feel like I’m falling in love again—sisters, don’t stop me!”

“I’m done pretending—I’m owning it: today I admit it, this guy’s body is only slightly worse than mine.”

“Sure enough, high-quality men like us are wildly popular with girls. Friends, want a body like Xiao Yi’s? Keep following me—I’m offering 50% off gym memberships today, and we’re a nationwide chain!”

“People who bought memberships have come—where’s the tea girl?”

“The tea girl’s probably been hypnotized by the streamer’s body—who could handle this?”

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At the moment Xiao Yi took off his clothes, his stream hit another peak—after all, among millions of Chinese women, over half were fujoshi.

Of course, Xiao Yi didn’t know any of this—he’d already turned off the live chat to focus on checking if the cave was safe.

He was serious about survival.

He hadn’t noticed until now, lying there resting, that he was truly exhausted.

He was also worried about his shelter—would it withstand this storm?

If it collapsed, everything inside might be washed away by floodwaters—and then his days in the Arctic wilderness would be numbered.

But mostly, he felt relieved—he’d maintained, reinforced, and strengthened his shelter before leaving today, so he still had some trust in it.

As he thought about these things, Xiao Yi fell asleep, utterly drained.

Over an hour passed—the rain stopped, and night fell.

Insects and frogs croaked outside, yet Xiao Yi had slept deeply for over an hour in this remote cave—clearly, his rush through the rain had drained him.

But Xiao Yi didn’t know: danger had arrived.

Around the cave, birds scattered and fish fled—a massive, foul-smelling beast slowly ambled forward, shaking rain from its fur.

“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

The black bear, watching the panicked scene, wore a smug, almost human expression.

Having just feasted, it was thoroughly pleased with its aura as King of the Arctic Wilderness.

But this damn rain had ruined its sleek fur.

For bears, after eating and drinking, finding a place to rest was natural.

This spot was a distance from its own den—but then again, wasn’t every inch of this territory its domain?

“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

Thinking this, the bear grew even more triumphant, roaring excitedly.

“Wait, did you hear that sound?”

“I think I heard a bear roaring?”

“No way—could Xiao Yi really be this unlucky? A bear here, and he’s got no weapons!”

“Damn—even with weapons, you can’t fight a bear! It’s a bear!”

“Superficial! Superficial! It’s a black bear, sure—but this is Xiao Yi! Give him a proper weapon and he’d go 50-50 with it!”

“I think it’s 60-40—Xiao Yi has a slight edge!”

“No, no—I think the bear’s got 60!”

“Is now the time to debate this? Don’t you see Xiao Yi’s still asleep?”

Right! How did I forget? Damn, this is going to be bad—fighting a bear requires a clear-headed Xiao Yi, not this one! This Xiao Yi is just bear food!

“Yinfu officials! Come out now—someone’s going to die!”

“Xiao Yi, wake up! The bear’s coming! The bear’s coming!”

“Xiao Yi, wake up!”

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Zhang Yong, the producer of the wilderness challenge show, now wore a long face, frantic yet powerless.

What the hell is this?

How can this guy be so troublesome? Only day two, and rescue teams have been dispatched twice already—and this time, even if they rushed out, they’d be too late!

“God save Xiao Yi!”