Chapter 308

“Phew! The kid’s finally back!”

When Xiao Yi stepped out of the wolf territory, the rescue team members spotted him from afar, and Shen Mengsan couldn’t help smiling as he muttered to himself.

To be honest, Shen Mengsan and Xiao Yi had a decent relationship, so Shen Mengsan didn’t want Xiao Yi to suffer any mishap.

When that call came from base just now, it truly startled Shen Mengsan.

Even after Li Yong said rescue wasn’t needed, Shen Mengsan still felt some worry.

Only when he saw Xiao Yi emerge safely from the wolf territory did Shen Mengsan finally let out a breath of relief.

Seeing Shen Mengsan’s relieved expression, someone beside him couldn’t help teasing.

“Haha, Captain, you’re too cautious—no need at all! Even if the wolf pack is huge, what does it matter? The one who went in to hunt them is Xiao Shen—what trouble could he possibly get into?”

“Yeah, come look at what’s on Doggie’s back! Holy crap, it’s all wolves!”

“Pass me the binoculars—I want to see too!”

“There really are so many wolves! But why is Xiao Shen covered in blood? Could he actually be injured?”

“It’s definitely not Xiao Shen’s blood! Look—he doesn’t even look hurt!”

“Right, the blood on Xiao Shen must be all wolf blood—but so many wolves? Did Xiao Shen really wipe out the whole pack?”

“It’s not impossible!”

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At the very moment Xiao Yi appeared, every member of the rescue team immediately raised their binoculars to look his way.

Then, when they saw the wolf corpses on Doggie and Blackie’s backs, they all burst into excited exclamations.

Yet from their conversation, it was clear the rescue team had always had full confidence in Xiao Yi’s combat power—even after that brief scare.

At the same time, Xiao Yi spotted the rescue team far off, and he smiled faintly.

To be honest, seeing the rescue team now lifted Xiao Yi’s spirits.

But Xiao Yi didn’t dwell on it—he continued onward with the three bears, since the production crew didn’t want the rescue team exposed on the livestream.

As for Shen Mengsan, after witnessing this scene, he turned to his team members behind him.

“Alright, stop fooling around—we need to leave. We’ll take a longer route.”

After Xiao Yi emerged from the wolf territory, Shen Mengsan no longer worried he’d encounter danger in the remaining distance, so he decided to return early to the rescue team’s camp.

Hearing Shen Mengsan’s words, everyone quieted their laughter and promptly mounted their snowmobiles, following Shen Mengsan away from the area.

In truth, the one who also sighed in relief upon seeing Xiao Yi emerge safely wasn’t just Shen Mengsan—Li Yong back at base control was too.

Even Li Yong couldn’t help muttering, “What’s this kid trying to prove? Why not just enjoy the trip and make money?”

But after saying it, Li Yong chuckled.

Although Li Yong now didn’t want Xiao Yi taking risks, Xiao Yi’s daring actions truly brought massive attention to the show.

During the time Xiao Yi fought the wolf pack, his livestream’s concurrent viewers surged past forty million, and even the main livestream broke thirty million.

This was the new peak in viewership for the show since the Daniel the Killer Doctor incident.

Li Yong could even picture Ji Zong from Soshou cursing his head off right now.

In fact, just as Li Yong guessed, Ji Zong from Soshou was indeed cursing at that very moment.

While Xiao Yi was battling the wolf pack, viewership across all livestreams of the show “100 Days Across the Hengduan Mountains” dropped—from ten thousand to a million—each stream losing audience.

No need to guess—these viewers had all flocked to the livestream of “Wilderness Challenge: 100 Days in the Arctic.”

Of course, this was only the beginning—over the next three days, both shows’ comment sections would be flooded with topics about Xiao Yi’s wolf hunt, and that was what truly frustrated Ji Zong.

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“Mmm! Mmm!”

Inside Xiao Yi’s camp, the lynx kitten was jumping frantically around inside the tent.

When it woke up and found Xiao Yi gone, the little creature immediately panicked.

Then the lynx kitten began clawing at the tent, trying to escape and find Xiao Yi.

Fortunately, the military tent was tough enough—despite the little thing clawing for a long while, it only left scratch marks and didn’t tear through.

Even so, if Xiao Yi saw this scene, he’d probably consider boiling the little thing alive.

Seeing it couldn’t break free, the lynx kitten slumped down, miserable, letting out soft “mmm” sounds.

“Yoo-yoo! Yoo-yoo!”

Meanwhile, outside, the reindeer occasionally lowed a few times.

It was precisely because of these deer calls that the anxious lynx kitten felt a sliver of comfort.

At this moment, Xiao Yi spotted his temporary shelter from afar.

Seeing everything around him undisturbed, Xiao Yi couldn’t help letting out a breath of relief.

Although Xiao Yi had thought through many possibilities and believed nothing should have happened here, there was still a chance.

If this place had been destroyed, the six wolves he’d hunted today wouldn’t possibly make up for the loss.

“Yoo-yoo! Yoo-yoo!”

But as Xiao Yi and the three bears neared the temporary shelter, the reindeer herd began lowing incessantly, then started tugging at their neck ropes again.

They had smelled the heavy stench of blood—how could the herd not be terrified? Blood always signaled the presence of a large predator.

To be honest, the blood scent on Xiao Yi and the three bears had long overwhelmed their own natural odor.

No wonder the reindeer were frightened—even a brown bear smelling such thick blood might choose to avoid it.

As for the lynx kitten, hearing the agitated deer calls now, it too felt uneasy.

But before the reindeer or the lynx kitten could panic much longer, Xiao Yi and the three bears appeared directly before the herd.

Seeing Xiao Yi return, the previously agitated reindeer instantly calmed down.

Yet as the three bears drew closer, the herd still felt uneasy.

Of course, the herd realized the heavy blood scent had come from Xiao Yi and his bears.

Then, Xiao Yi ignored the panicked reindeer and simply opened the tent.

At that instant, the lynx kitten, seeing Xiao Yi had returned, leapt straight toward his leg.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi couldn’t help smiling, then picked up the little creature and tossed it outside.

“Mmm! Mmm!”

After being thrown out, the lynx kitten immediately cried out in protest.

But seeing the three bears nearby, it panicked and scrambled back toward Xiao Yi.

Yet Xiao Yi paid no attention to the little thing—he cleaned the blood off his body and started a fire.

There was no choice: though they’d fought the wolf pack today, none of them had eaten anything yet.

Seeing Xiao Yi move, the three bears and the lynx kitten all gathered around.

It wasn’t just Xiao Yi who was hungry—the three bears, after that battle, were also starving.