He looked up, gazing at the dark sky obscured by the leaves…
"God, it seems you're still quite kind to me..."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than another clap of thunder boomed across the sky, followed by a deluge of raindrops that began to fall in a torrent…
The Amazon truly lives up to its name as a rainforest; in less than five seconds, a torrential downpour began to fall across the entire jungle…
Ye Feng picked up a palm leaf and placed it on his head, then put the two waterproof backpacks on either side of him as rain protection...
Before long, his tense nerves gradually relaxed, and his eyelids began to droop...
That night, a torrential downpour and thunderstorm raged, and his situation seemed rather bleak…
But the day's exertion, both mental and physical, quickly put him into a deep sleep...
At one in the morning, in remote Merrick, a magnificent triangular building stands in the heart of downtown Garrison…
The building has the words "Lonely Brave" written on it.
Translated, it means "lone hero".
In a spacious room inside the building, an elderly man in a suit and tie, with graying temples, sat in an executive chair…
This person is none other than the mastermind behind "The Lone Warrior," the planner of the show, and the major shareholder and CEO of Jinfeng Group. Marko Tangweide.
Looking at the twenty-odd huge display screens hanging in front of me, and the busy crowd below…
He leisurely sipped his coffee... and standing next to him was a clown in a suit...
The large screen was displaying footage of the current challengers, split into several different angles… I wonder how they managed that…
A short while later, Markuko slightly shifted the coffee cup in his hand, and the clown beside him quickly stepped forward to take it…
"Ugly King, how are this year's challengers? Are there any outstanding individuals?"
The man called Ugly Emperor paused slightly... thought for a moment, and then said:
"There were a few promising talents; they quickly acquired survival backpacks and activated remote cameras."
This year's challengers are much better than last time; so far, only five have been eliminated. Among them, number 99 has performed particularly well.
"oh?"
Makuko glanced sideways, a slight smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, clearly showing interest...
“Explain in detail…”
The Ugly Emperor continued:
"Number 99 is named Ye Feng. He is Chinese and said he participated in the program to earn money for his grandmother's medical expenses."
Because he was the last to be dumped in the Amazon, his backpack was also thrown into the river…
But he actually managed to make a simple grappling hook and retrieve the backpack without even going into the water.
Number 100, who was released with him, was eaten by a crocodile, but Ye Feng also took his backpack.
He also grappled with an alligator for a while, and just three hours earlier, he had chased away a jaguar.
But what's most surprising is that he not only ate the insects raw, but also chose to use the tree as his foothold...
This young man, however, had no prior experience in wilderness survival.
"oh!?…"
Makuko raised an eyebrow, looking quite surprised…
"Funny, this is so fun! It looks like we're going to break 1 billion views for this first episode..."
Relaxing the rules really did work...
The Ugly King rubbed his red nose, and a look of worry appeared on his face covered in paint…
"Sir, if none of this year's participants survive... it might be difficult to recruit more in the future..."
Viewers from all over the world are now criticizing our program, after all, it's been airing for three years...
Countless renowned wilderness survival experts have died, but no one has yet been able to win the grand prize.
They say our show is rigged, too difficult, and impossible to complete. Coming here would be suicide…
I'm worried that if this continues... it will affect our ratings.
Makuko stroked his beard, his face full of disdain…
"Hmph! These people are just despicable. They clearly enjoy watching it, the more people die, the more excited they get, and then they turn around and say our production team is cruel..."
How ridiculous! A bunch of idiots. More than ten million US dollars. They wouldn't have taken it so easily without paying something in return.
Ignore them. If no one wins the grand prize this time, increase the prize money to twenty million, thirty million…
A generous reward will surely attract brave men. There are many poor people in this world, and among them, quite a few are willing to risk their lives for money.
You don't need to worry at all... Quickly notify Chou Chou and make sure all these people turn on their remote recording devices before sunset tomorrow, otherwise they will be considered eliminated..."
The Ugly Emperor nodded…
"yes!"
The next morning, before dawn, Ye Feng was awakened by an itch...
Mosquitoes are familiar to almost everyone, but the mosquitoes in the Amazon are much larger and bolder than those in the city…
It's about the size of an average person's fingernail, and not only does it bite harder, but it can also carry germs that could cause you to contract a deadly disease like malaria...
Once they've set their sights on their prey, no matter how you try to drive them away, they'll keep circling around you.
If you let your guard down even slightly, you'll be suddenly attacked; you won't fly away easily until you're full...
"Damn it!"
Enraged, Ye Feng brandished his hands, his arms and cheeks covered in over a dozen bite marks... itchy and painful...
He slept relatively well for the first half of the night because of the rain, but after the rain stopped, these annoying guys appeared…
He had made up his mind; he had to get the fire going today…
After swatting mosquitoes for over an hour, it finally got light...
Ye Feng quickly gathered up the vines and equipment, and eagerly climbed down the tree...
For survivors looking to find shelter in the jungle, there's a very useful mantra:
"Watch the sun during the day, watch the Big Dipper at night, and never leave when it's dark or raining."
Ye Feng muttered to himself for a while, then looked at the sky, which was completely blocked by the leaves and couldn't see a single ray of sunlight, and shook his head helplessly...
He can only determine direction by the trees now; generally, the direction with the most branches and the densest growth is south...
From this, we can deduce that north is up, south is down, west is left, and east is right…
But this is South America, the direction is the opposite…
After observing for a while, Ye Feng decided to head north... that should be the place that receives the most sunlight.
Rainforests are naturally humid, and if humans don't get enough sunlight for extended periods, their health will suffer...
Ye Feng walked cautiously the whole way, after all, there were far too many deadly things here...
After walking for about half an hour, he suddenly stopped because there was a depression about ten meters away from him...
A brown-spotted snake is writhing back and forth...it looks like it's in great pain...
Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a sub-adult anaconda, about two or three meters long.
Its body was covered with countless ants, which were gnawing at it...
Ye Feng took two steps forward, took a closer look, and his eyes widened immediately…
Because these ants are none other than the army ants, also known as the land piranhas!
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