Hunting Wilderness: Starting with the Butcher

Chapter 70 Unexpected Events and Encirclement by a Pack of Wolves!

In the wilderness, no one can predict whether a surprise or an accident will come first. Faced with a cold wave that lasted for several days, one of the four contestants who were still persevering soon had no choice but to press the signal device that signified withdrawal.

When the rescue team arrived, one of them asked, puzzled, "Mr. Ruby, why did you choose to withdraw?"

When asked, Ruby looked helpless and said, "I don't want to quit, but I'm out of food."

"What? Wait a minute, didn't you hunt a moose and smoke a lot of it to make jerky?"

The rescue team members were naturally familiar with the general situation of each contestant. The contestant in front of them, jokingly referred to by the audience as the "lucky one," had successfully hunted a moose shortly after landing.

Many viewers felt that from the moment he hunted the moose, he became a strong contender for the championship. So why did he choose to withdraw so close to the finish line? After all, the shelter he built was quite effective at keeping him warm.

When Ruby, her face contorted with bitterness, poured out the moldy jerky, the rescuers fell silent. The food they had painstakingly collected had turned into potentially poisonous food overnight—a blow that could be devastating.

The problem is, if Ruby had been more careful and had smoked the dried meat again every now and then, like Yuan Linghan did, perhaps the situation of the dried meat growing mold without her even realizing it wouldn't have happened!

Although the rescuers felt sorry for Ruby, reality was cruel. With only thirty-odd days left until the finish line, his large stock of dried meat was forced to end due to improper food storage.

On the seventh day of the inspection, Tim smiled and said, "Yuan, congratulations! You've successfully entered the top three!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Linghan asked in surprise, "Another contestant has withdrawn?"

"Yes! Contestant number five, Ruby, withdrew three days ago. It's a real shame, as he had a very high chance of winning."

"What's the reason?"

After hearing Tim's explanation, Yuan Linghan was speechless. While smoked jerky can be preserved for a long time, it doesn't mean that storing it guarantees safety. If he had checked on it more carefully regularly, this wouldn't have happened.

After the episode aired, many viewers felt sorry for Ruby, believing that he missed out on the championship, which he had a very good chance of winning, due to carelessness. But living alone in the wilderness, sometimes becoming a champion does indeed require a bit of luck!

To everyone's surprise, just two days after the seventh inspection day, another contestant was forced to withdraw. His reason for withdrawing wasn't because the food had spoiled, but because he had burned down the shelter.

Although he was unharmed, the shelter he had accidentally set on fire was reduced to ashes. He even left his emergency signal device inside the shelter when he escaped. Fortunately, there were cameras installed by the production crew outside the shelter.

Having lost his shelter and just narrowly escaped death, he instantly lost the will to continue. When the rescue team arrived and learned the situation, they were also helpless. After all, it was the contestant's own mistake that led to his elimination!

"Forget it, you should be glad that at least you're still alive."

Listening to the rescuers' words of comfort, the survivor, who had narrowly escaped death, could only console himself in the same way. When the eighth check-up day arrived, Yuan Linghan, upon learning the situation, remarked speechlessly, "Just how soundly was he sleeping?!"

"Alas, his health was already very poor, but he still chose to persevere. But no one expected that the clothes he kept by the fireplace would be set on fire, ultimately burning the entire shelter to ashes."

After Tim explained the situation, Yuan Linghan didn't say anything more. With only twenty days left, of the ten contestants participating in this season's "Wilderness Solitary Life," only Yuan Linghan and the other contestant who hunted a black bear remained.

Taking the opportunity, Yuan Linghan also asked, "Dim, if both Vic and I make it to the end, will we split the million-dollar prize money equally?"

"Yes! But there are still twenty days left, so you can't be careless. Otherwise, the million-dollar prize will all go to Vic."

"That's true! Don't worry, I'll be extra careful for the next twenty days."

Even so, the next day Yuan Linghan still carried his bow and arrows and successfully hunted a reindeer weighing over 200 pounds in the jungle near the camp. When he carried the reindeer meat back to the shelter, Dim and the others were quite surprised.

"I never expected him to hunt reindeer again. With the fresh meat he's currently storing, he probably won't be able to finish it even after the show ends."

Upon hearing this, the staff member laughed and said, "Manager, have you forgotten the question Yuan asked us before? I think he probably wants to hunt more wild animals so he can transport them back to Xia Country after the show ends."

Upon hearing this, Tim looked surprised and said, "Bring meat back? The shipping cost alone would probably be enough to buy the meat!"

"Manager, you forgot? Yuan is from Xia Country. Black bears and reindeer are protected animals that are prohibited from being hunted!"

Upon hearing this, Tim also felt there was some truth to it. If Yuan Linghan ultimately won the championship, whether it was one million or five hundred thousand, the prize money would be enough to cover the shipping costs.

As for customs clearance procedures, knowing that Yuan Linghan was recommended by Aipai Company, handling such procedures would definitely not be a problem with Aipai's help. After all, as a supervisor, Dim was well aware of Aipai Gene Company's strength.

To everyone's surprise, while Yuan Linghan was marveling at the deliciousness of the venison, another contestant, Vic, found himself in a deadly crisis. This crisis even prompted Vic to press the emergency call button without hesitation.

Upon receiving the message, the rescue team immediately rushed to the location of the signal. When the rescuers saw Vic surrounded by several gray wolves, they instantly understood why Vic had pressed the rescue signal.

The rescue team leader immediately ordered, "Fire warning shots to scare the wolves away. If they dare to attack, shoot them immediately!"

"Yes, Captain!"

As the team fired a warning shot, the wolves that had been crouching under the tree and surrounding Vic were startled. But to the team's surprise, the wolves were not driven away by the gunfire; instead, they turned around and bared their teeth at the rescue team.

Seeing this, the rescue team leader didn't hesitate any longer and said directly, "Prepare to fire! Be careful! Fire!"

As gunfire erupted, Yuan Linghan, who had been enjoying the venison, rushed out of the shelter and stared in the direction of the gunfire, saying, "That should be where Vic is. Why is there such a dense barrage of gunfire? What happened?"

Although he didn't understand why, Yuan Linghan could still guess that something must have happened to Vic. Compared to the other contestants, who were all equipped with bows and arrows, the program's rescue team carried various hunting rifles.

To put it bluntly, for the production team, if a wild animal dared to attack their camp, even the fiercest beast would likely perish. But for the contestants, if they were surrounded by a pack of wolves, even a bow and arrow would be insufficient to handle the situation!

"Although I don't know what happened, these gunshots are enough to warn me that I need to be more careful from now on."

After saying these words, Yuan Linghan returned to the shelter to continue enjoying the delicious venison. Vic, who had been successfully rescued by the rescue team, looked helpless but could only accept his bad luck; after all, he had been attacked by a pack of wolves.

But what no one knew was that shortly after the rescue team took Vic away from the camp, a dozen large gray wolves, led by a white wolf, appeared on the battlefield where the smoke had not yet completely cleared.

Looking at the dead gray wolf, the white wolf's eyes hardened, and it howled mournfully in the direction the rescue team had disappeared. Led by it, the other gray wolves that had arrived also began to howl.

While Yuan Linghan was eating, he heard the wolf howling and suddenly realized that he was probably in trouble soon!