Chapter 67

“Sss! Sss!”

“Hei Dan, Gou Dan, you two go catch that runaway one. If you don’t catch it, tonight you’ll drink nothing but broth—remember, I want it alive.”

At that moment, from the wilderness snowfield, continuous frightened “sss” sounds came from the snow rabbits.

Of course, Xiao Yi’s angry shouts were mixed in as well.

When this man and the two bears discovered a new snow rabbit burrow, they unexpectedly received a surprise.

They hadn’t expected this burrow to contain three snow rabbits; Hei Dan, that reckless fool, had carelessly let one escape from him.

How could Xiao Yi tolerate this? Wasn’t this destroying the rabbit’s family?

What if the escaped rabbit went out and had an affair?

What Xiao Yi hated most, above all else, was any man—any rabbit—other than himself who acted like a scumbag.

At times like these, a family must stay together—none can be left behind.

“Roar! Roar!”

Hearing Xiao Yi’s now irritated voice, Hei Dan immediately poured all its strength into chasing.

On one hand, it was genuinely afraid of Xiao Yi’s anger.

On the other, it had never before gathered so many prey in such a short time.

Of course it was excited; as for Gou Dan, though it didn’t roar back, its movements were even swifter than Hei Dan’s.

Because it truly didn’t want to drink only broth—that man said “only broth,” and it meant plain water, not even a single leaf of vegetable.

Soon, on the white snow-covered wilderness, two black dots were accelerating their movement.

Ahead of them ran a snow rabbit nearly blending into the snowy forest.

Unfortunately, the two bears’ sense of smell was far too acute; no matter how the snow rabbit fled, it could not escape their olfactory range.

Watching this, Xiao Yi felt nothing special—he trusted the two black bears could catch the snow rabbit.

At this moment, Xiao Yi picked up the two snow rabbits he had already pinned down and placed them back into the grass basket.

But the next scene left Xiao Yi speechless: his drone, without warning, flew straight toward the two running bears.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi even began to wonder—who was really the contestant in this show?

As for why this happened, it was naturally Li Yong’s decision in the main control room.

Of course, he chose this because viewers in the livestream kept demanding it.

When the drone actually began chasing the two black bears, the livestream audience instantly erupted in excitement.

“Welcome to Wild Race! The current contestants are the black bear and the snow rabbit.”

“Isn’t this scene way more entertaining than Xiao Shen’s face?”

Xiao Yi “...”

“Damn, the black bear’s speed is insane—I never knew black bears could move this fast. I always thought they were stupid and clumsy.”

“Black bears aren’t slow—they can reach twice human speed. The reason you think they’re clumsy is because you’ve only seen them next to Xiao Shen, this monster.”

“Exactly. Hei Dan isn’t a panda trying to be cute. The reason Hei Dan and Gou Dan seem cute is because Xiao Shen is just too powerful, so Gou Dan has no choice but to be cute.”

"Haha, the person upstairs put it perfectly! But the Arctic wilderness beneath this drone is absolutely breathtaking."

“True—the sky is a dreamlike blue, white clouds drift lazily, the earth is blanketed in snow, silver-clad and jade-white, pine trees draped in snow, speckled with ice crystals—this is the perfect winter landscape.”

“Hurry up and catch it, Xiong Zai! Or Xiao Shen will punish you again tonight.”

“This rabbit’s running even faster—I feel it’s pulling away. Could it actually escape?”

“No use. This rabbit isn’t some wilderness god. More importantly, this isn’t a plain—it’s forested land. Trees and deep snow limit the rabbit’s speed. Otherwise, even two more bears wouldn’t catch it.”

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The chase lasted half an hour, and the rabbit ultimately couldn’t escape the two bears’ claws.

But the reason the two black bears caught the rabbit was partly luck.

During its escape, the rabbit sank into deep snow, completely buried, and lost all ability to flee.

When the two bears arrived, the snow rabbit was desperately crying out in despair.

That pitiful sound made the already desolate Arctic wilderness feel even more lonely.

But Xiong Zai didn’t hesitate—it bit down. This was the law of the wilderness.

If it didn’t take this rabbit, tomorrow it might end up on that man’s dinner table.

Xiong Zai had thought of leaving Xiao Yi before—but it couldn’t bear to give up the food Xiao Yi prepared every day.

A life where food was never a worry was too addictive—it was the greatest barrier keeping Xiong Zai from leaving.

Even though it knew Xiao Yi was the greatest threat in this wilderness, Xiong Zai still couldn’t bring itself to leave.

Of course, as the ruler of the Arctic wilderness, it would never admit it stayed just for the food—it claimed it was only to care for its irresponsible younger brother.

“This bunny is so pitiful—its cries made me feel sad. Great god, Xiong Zai, please spare its family!”

“Bro, this is the wilderness—a place where you can starve to death any moment! Snow rabbits are on the black bear’s menu. How could you even think of letting Xiong Zai spare it? Are you brain-dead?”

“Ignore him. Motherly types are everywhere. Humans should have compassion, but compassion must be timed.”

“Though the rabbit is pitiful, this is nature’s survival law—we humans shouldn’t interfere.”

“That’s ridiculous. If Xiao Shen hadn’t intervened, would these two dumb bears have even found the rabbit? Isn’t that human interference?”

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After the snow rabbit’s cry, the livestream erupted again with new debate topics.

There was no help for it—humans were always the most conflicted creatures; cold-bloodedness and compassion could shift in an instant.

As for Xiao Yi at this moment, he could only be a cold-blooded creature—he too had to survive in this wilderness.

Following the bears’ tracks, Xiao Yi arrived and immediately grabbed the snow rabbit from Xiong Zai’s mouth, placing it back into the grass basket.

Today’s afternoon harvest was satisfactory—behind him, the basket now held thirteen rabbits, including the one just caught.

The basket was already full. If they rationed carefully, these rabbits could feed them for three days, though they’d still need to add some wild greens daily for the two bears.

There was no help for it—these two bears ate too much!

This only strengthened Xiao Yi’s resolve to send the two dumb bears into hibernation.

Though having two bears around kept him from being lonely, he truly couldn’t afford to keep them.

Besides, this winter he was here—he could use his wit to help the bears survive. But what about after he left this wilderness?

In the end, Xiao Yi never entertained the idea of eating the bears.