Chapter 88

“Hah! Hah! Finally, a big one’s come to me!”

At this moment, in Live Room No. 5, Wu En watched the half-stolen moose leg and felt no anger—instead, he burst into laughter.

Every time Wu En saw on the chat that Xiao Yi was being attacked by a large predator, he felt envious.

Xiao Yi “...”

If any other challenger behaved like this, people would think he was insane.

But if it’s Wu En, then it’s perfectly normal.

This guy is a brute who actively seeks out large predators even when none are around.

Now that a big beast had entered his territory—even though it stole his food—Wu En couldn’t suppress his inner joy.

“Judging by these bite marks, this must be a massive bear. Today, we’ll give our guest a proper welcome.”

After laughing, Wu En spoke to the viewers of his livestream.

For this wilderness challenge, he was already growing weary—he missed his wife and son.

His promise to be a role model for his son was the belief that kept him here, even though he had a strong chance of winning.

If he could actually hunt down that bear today, he might just choose to leave this hellhole.

Though the prize for staying was tempting, right now he longed to kiss his wife, teach his son horseback riding, and drink and eat meat with a few close friends.

After hearing Wu En’s words, the viewers in Live Room No. 5 grew excited.

“Is Wu Shen about to complete the Bear Slaying feat today?”

“What a waste of that moose leg! If rationed, it could feed Wu Shen for over half a month!”

“What dumb bear dared to wander into Wu Shen’s territory? Doesn’t it know Wu Shen is more dangerous than Xiao Shen? Go to Xiao Shen’s place, you might become a pet—come to Wu Shen’s, you’ll be torn apart bone by bone.”

“Can you all stop hyping yourselves? The bear hasn’t even been found yet! And you’ve watched so much of Xiao Shen that you think bears are harmless now?”

“The guy upstairs is right. Bears have strong defense. I admit Wu Shen’s arrows are accurate, but taking down a bear with one shot is pure fantasy—if the bear closes in, Wu Shen’s in real danger. Not everyone has Xiao Shen’s monstrous strength.”

While Wu En was welcoming the bear’s arrival, Xiao Yi continued fishing by the lake.

As the ice melted further, today was slightly warmer than the past two days, giving Xiao Yi more options for fishing spots.

But after switching locations several times without a bite, Xiao Yi grew impatient.

As for Dog Egg, he’d found a relatively dry spot and curled up for a nap, driving Xiao Yi to grit his teeth.

This lazy bear!

“Huh! Something’s on!”

At that moment, Xiao Yi suddenly felt tension on his fishing line—his heart leapt, and he shouted, “Dog Egg, charge!”

“Roar! (I don’t understand what you’re saying!)”

But Dog Egg only roared back—and didn’t move an inch.

Too cold. He refuses. He’s not his stupid little brother.

Xiao Yi was speechless. This smart dog-thing shouldn’t have been brought out—he’s perfect for guarding the house. Black Egg is better!

Seeing Dog Egg’s indifference, Xiao Yi didn’t insist. He even muttered to himself: wouldn’t it be better to leave both bears at home?

At least then he wouldn’t keep worrying about the rabbit pen and the dumb Black Egg.

He stopped overthinking and focused on wrestling the big fish in the water. Reeling in a fish is a skill—and right now, Xiao Yi was a master at it.

What about Black Egg, the one Xiao Yi had been worrying about?

Since Xiao Yi left with Dog Egg, Black Egg had grown listless and now lay around the rabbit pen.

He’d stand up, peer at the snow rabbits from the east side of the pen, then lie down and stand up again to watch them from the west side.

Seeing the massive bear face, the snow rabbits panicked and scattered in all directions.

Seeing their terrified reactions, Black Egg found it amusing.

If Xiao Yi knew Black Egg was guarding the rabbit pen like this, he’d slap him with two shoe soles.

But soon, Black Egg froze in place, sniffed the air toward the distance, then his eyes sharpened.

Deep in the dense forest, two lynxes were watching the rabbit pen from afar.

Having failed to hunt the black bear yesterday, the lynxes now craved the rabbit pen even more.

Today, they planned to attack it.

“Ugh!”

The male lynx roared at the female, then sprinted swiftly toward Xiao Yi’s camp.

One black bear might be too strong to fight head-on—but if they lured it away, as they did yesterday, they might still succeed.

“Roar! Roar!”

At that moment, Black Egg spotted the lynx approaching and let out a furious roar.

Enemies meeting, eyes blazing with rage—Black Egg charged forward immediately.

But then he remembered Xiao Yi’s stern warning before leaving—and his rage cooled instantly.

The lynx, seeing it was Black Egg, felt its confidence surge.

They’d spent considerable time here and knew the bears’ personalities well.

The previous black bear guarding this place was extremely cautious. They weren’t even sure they could provoke it into leaving.

But this one? Different story. This was a stupid, easily provoked bear.

Though the lynx appeared to be charging forward, it was already ready to flee.

If this black bear dared to chase, it would run.

But to the lynx’s utter disbelief, even as it closed to within ten meters of Black Egg, the bear didn’t budge.

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They stared at each other. The lynx felt awkward—daring to advance was out of the question.

Though confident in its speed, it never underestimated a black bear’s explosive power—even one it could see was injured.

Inside, it seethed: When did this black bear get so calm?

Black Egg’s eyes burned with fury—he wanted to crush this arrogant creature.

But Xiao Yi’s parting words held greater power over him.

“Sss! Sss! Sss!”

Though the bear and lynx faced off, the snow rabbits in the pen were terrified.

The bear alone had already shaken them—now they smelled the lynx’s scent.

Inside the pen, the sound of snow rabbits slamming into wooden boards echoed in panic.

The rabbits’ noises made the lynx even greedier.

Greedy as it was, the lynx didn’t know what to do now.

Attacking the pen directly? It dared not—it would lose its speed and become prey in bear’s jaws.