Chapter 424 The Gluttonous Male Lead 12 "Chu Zixi, just keep struggling in your quagmire."
She raised her cup of floral tea and made a virtual toasting gesture towards the distant view outside the window.
Then he drank the cold tea in the cup in one gulp.
All that remained in his eyes was the twisted pleasure of achieving his goal.
The exploration of the desolate planet has been going on for nearly a month.
The unusual duo of Zi Xi and Mo Chen not only survived thanks to a stable food source and a relatively safe route, but their popularity also steadily increased.
Zi Xi's mediocre cooking skills and Mo Chen's gradual recovery have earned them a loyal following among viewers of slice-of-life content.
Zixi and the others kept moving, following a dry riverbed in an attempt to find a possible water source or a path to a safer area.
"Based on the information we had previously obtained, we should be able to reach a relatively flat highland after crossing this red rift valley, where there may be a backup signal tower set up by the production team."
Mo Chen pointed to the winding canyon ahead and said, but his sharp gaze swept around the surroundings.
A barely perceptible hint of wariness appeared in his eyes.
The terrain in this area is perfect for an ambush.
Zi Xi followed behind him, carefully wrapping several freshly picked fruits in a large leaf, intending to keep them as snacks on the road.
"If we find a water source, we can try making fish soup tonight. I saw a kind of herb yesterday that might help remove the fishy smell..."
Zi Xi responded with an "oh," not paying much attention, and instead began making plans with great interest.
But before she could finish speaking, a very brief, shrill scream suddenly came from the depths of the canyon.
"ah--!"
The scream was filled with extreme pain and terror, and then it stopped abruptly, as if it had been forcibly cut off by something.
Zi Xi was so startled that she almost dropped the wild fruit in her hand.
"What, what is that sound?"
She grabbed Mo Chen's arm suddenly, her voice trembling slightly.
Mo Chen's face darkened, and he instantly pulled her behind him, his body slightly hunched over as he went into a state of alert.
He listened intently, but there was no sound from the depths of the canyon except for the wind.
But sometimes, such deathly silence is more chilling than the previous screams.
"Stay where you are and try not to make a sound."
Mo Chen lowered his voice and gave the order, his tone more solemn than ever before.
He crept forward silently for a distance, using the pile of rocks as cover to look in the direction from which the sound came.
The live stream chat exploded instantly:
[What the hell? Who's yelling?]
[It sounds like the voice of Lone Wolf, the solitary explorer!]
[Screaming like that, something must have happened! Something must have happened!]
Where's the production team? Go check on them!
About ten minutes later, before the rescue drone dispatched by the production team and other nearby contestants arrived, Mo Chen had already turned back.
He didn't look well.
"What's wrong? What did you see?"
Zi Xi asked nervously.
"There's no need to go over there; the person is already dead."
Mo Chen shook his head, his voice low.
"Dead...dead?"
Zi Xi's face turned pale.
Although she knew that adventure was risky, hearing that a participant had died still shocked her.
"What happened? Did we encounter a star beast?"
Zi Xi pressed for an answer.
Mo Chen's eyes flickered, but he did not answer immediately.
He pulled Zixi away from the riverbed area quickly and found a relatively hidden crevice in the rocks to take temporary shelter.
"It looked like he had just fallen and hit his head on a rock... That was the initial assessment from the production team."
Only after confirming that the surroundings were safe did he speak in a low voice, so low that only the two of them could hear him.
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