Chapter 59: With Wei Wei here, I'm not afraid of the guests dying, I'm only afraid of them not dying...
The people behind gradually approached the mangroves, and only after finding a foothold did they have a chance to catch their breath.
Seeing that Zhou Youguan had already reached the shore with something to rely on, Wei Wei turned around and went downstream along the current.
Zhang Longtong was so anxious when he saw this that he shouted, "Brother Wei, don't go. It's very dangerous!"
There was no time to protect himself at this moment. Wei Wei actually turned around and swam down the river again, "Brother Wei, don't go..."
It’s not that he has no sympathy and doesn’t want to save Zhang Longtong, but the oncoming flood is very close, and they can hardly protect themselves. How can they save Niu Xixi who is like a dead leaf floating on the river and can only be swept and controlled by the river? Isn’t it that he can neither save his own life nor Niu Xixi?
In fact, if Wei Wei swam over by himself, he would have no chance of catching Niu Xixi, but relying on the water flow would make his speed much faster.
Originally, Niu Xixi was already in deep despair and did not even think about saving himself because there was no possibility for him to save himself. He was wondering why his death was so miserable in this life when he was knocked over by the water and saw Wei Wei swimming towards him from behind.
He was stunned for a moment and almost cried, even though his face was already soaked by river water and rain.
Wei Wei came at this time for no other reason than to save him.
But he didn't expect that Wei Wei would be willing to come and save him.
He suddenly didn't want to die anymore. As long as Wei Wei was there, he would definitely not die.
Niu Xixi began to struggle. He tried to grab the scattered wood from the raft, but couldn't catch any at first. When he finally managed to grab one, he held on tightly, crying out to Wei Wei, "Wei Wei, save me..."
Wei Wei grabbed a piece of driftwood that floated past him, and with the next wave, he jumped out of the water with his arm pressing the driftwood. Perhaps because they had seen Wei Wei's ability to jump into the air in the snake's nest, they were not too surprised at this moment. Everyone just hoped that Wei Wei could rescue Niu Xixi and that he was okay.
"The water is coming, everyone hold on to the tree and climb to a higher place, quickly! Quickly, quickly!" Zhou Youguan urged, throwing the ropes that everyone had untied into the river. Although most of them were swept into the river, he still hoped that there would be some support that Wei Wei could hold on to.
Everyone hurriedly climbed up the tree trunks and stood on them. These trunks were actually not very thick. If someone stepped on them with a heavier weight, they would break. There were also tiny sharp thorns on the surface of the bark. If you held them directly with your palms, you would be pricked and feel extremely painful.
But these are nothing compared to being swept into the river and drowning.
They all lay on the branches and held on tightly. Some even pulled out the straps of their backpacks and tied them to the tree trunks, so that even the strongest water flow could not wash them away. Of course, the premise is that the tree trunks are not broken.
Wei Wei had originally estimated that the distance he had calculated was enough to take Niu Xixi directly out of the water, but the water rushing in from the front swirled at the bottom of the water, causing Niu Xixi to change direction.
Everyone thought that Wei Wei might fall into the water again, because Niu Xixi was suddenly rushed farther away, and Wei Wei could not grab Niu Xixi's outstretched hand at all.
Oh my god, this is so thrilling.
[Don’t save me, go back quickly, woooooo]
[Don't worry about others, Wei Wei, just protect yourself]
Let's go! Oh my god, this river is just like when it floods in my hometown. If you get swept in, there's no chance of getting out. Besides the animals and plants, there are also broken branches that get stabbed by the water. It would be deadly if they got hurt.
[I discovered something. Before, Wei Wei only cared about Zhou Youlan, but gradually he started to care about others as well. As long as someone asked, he would definitely save them. Sigh.]
[Wei Wei is too soft-hearted. If it were me, I wouldn't take the risk even if I wanted to save him. It's really too dangerous.]
[This show is amazing. They dare to film this. They are really not afraid of the guests dying.]
[The famous Hell Survival Player is not afraid of the guests dying, but only afraid that the guests will not die, hahahaha]
But Wei Wei tapped the water lightly, then jumped forward and stepped directly onto the driftwood that Niu Xixi was holding.
No one knows how he did it, because in everyone's eyes it is totally unscientific, but Wei Wei did it. He didn't even need to accumulate strength again, he just needed a fulcrum to leverage on.
Seeing a piece of dead tree trunk as thick as an elephant's body being pushed towards him by the river water from behind, Niu Xixi widened his eyes. When the wood was about to hit him, he was suddenly lifted up, and the piece of wood brushed against his knees and rolled down.
"!" Niu Xixi stared with her eyes wide open as if she had just survived a disaster. The moment she got close to Wei Wei, she hugged Wei Wei's waist tightly, gasping for breath. The rain hit her face and flowed into her mouth, choking her and making her unable to breathe for a while.
Wei Wei stepped on the thick tree trunk and retreated to the left rear. The mangrove forest here did not cover a large area, and they were washed away so far. They could only turn back to the mangrove forest to have a chance of survival.
Seeing them turning back, Zhou Youguan hurriedly said, "Wei Wei, hold on to the rope. There's a rope in the water. Hold on to it."
Zhou Youxuan split the rope into two and tied the other end to himself.
But Wei Wei and the others couldn't actually hear Zhou Youguan's shouting, they could only see him waving his arms and pointing into the water.
When Wei Wei saw the rope, he immediately fell into the water. He held the rope with one hand and pulled Niu Xixi with the other. After they grabbed the rope, Zhou Youxing also began to pull them over.
But it was difficult for him to pull two people with his own strength, let alone trying to pull against the current when the water was so strong.
Zhang Longtong quickly moved over to Zhou Youguan and helped pull the rope.
But the waves also hit at the same time, and this wave hit Zhang Longtong so hard that it almost knocked him out. Fortunately, Zhou Youguan pulled him up a little, so he was not completely submerged in the ground by the waves.
The water level rose from its original height to half a person's depth almost in the blink of an eye. Everyone doubted whether the mangroves underneath could hold on and whether they would be uprooted by the waves. But in fact, such water flow could not reach the roots of the mangroves for a while, so it was temporarily stable.
Zhou Youguan was tall, and the water level only reached his shoulders. As for the others, some were directly drowned by the river and their lives were unknown, while others climbed to the top and were not crushed by the river.
Looking at Wei Wei and Niu Xixi who were still far away from reaching the mangroves, Zhou Youxuan was worried, but he could only watch them being drowned by the river.
"Wei Wei!!"
Zhou Youguan had never been so scared when the water pressed down on him, making it hard for him to breathe. But when he saw Wei Wei completely submerged in the water, he had never been so panicked before.
He wiped the water droplets from his face and stared at the water surface at the other end. Seeing that no one showed up, he began to call Wei Wei's name.
Zhang Longtong choked on the water and called out to Wei Wei, but unfortunately he was nowhere to be found.
It has not appeared yet, I am afraid that...
Zhou Youxuan suddenly felt something tugging at his waist. He yanked the rope tightly and burst into tears of joy: "He's still there, he's still there!"
Zhou Youlan used all his strength to struggle backwards even though the river kept flowing.
I pulled it suddenly and saw two people suddenly appear in front of me.
Niu Xixi had fainted, with her head drooping like a dead cutlassfish beside Wei Wei. Wei Wei had just tied Niu Xixi, who was knocked unconscious by the waves, around his waist, which was why he had been held in the water for such a while.
The big monkey and Ke Feiyang had come over to help, holding onto tree branches. After pulling for a long time, they finally managed to pull the two people out of the water.
Ke Feiyang helped to untie the ropes that tied Wei Wei and Niu Xixi's waists. Zhou Youxuan looked at Wei Wei and suddenly pulled him into his arms and hugged him.
God knows when Wei Wei was submerged and disappeared, he even had the urge to jump in with him.
He must be crazy. They have only known each other for a short time, but he already has such an inseparable feeling for Wei Wei.
Zhang Longtong also came forward, hugged them and burst into tears. The others were infected by his crying and felt sad. Ruan Mengmeng and Lin Yue held Li Rongsheng and hugged them and cried.
I wasn't crying because of my own fragility, but because I had escaped death.
Every time your life experience is sublimated, you will most likely cry a lot.
Wei Wei was a little uncomfortable. He broke free from Zhou Youguan's arms and found a safe and stable branch to sit on.
Too tired.
Even someone like Wei Wei, who is used to a high-intensity lifestyle, has never felt so tired.
Zhou Youxuan looked back and counted the number of people. They were all still there, even the seriously injured Li Rongsheng was fine and was not washed away by the river.
But when he looked carefully, he found that it was Lin Yue and Ruan Mengmeng who used the straps of their backpacks to tie the arms of the three people together, thus saving Li Rongsheng.
If it were people like Chen Nan and Wang Chunqin today, perhaps when the flood just now hit, even if they were holding their companions' hands, they would let go of their companions' hands and choose to save themselves first when the situation was most critical and they were helpless.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with this.
People have times when they are brave and times when they are afraid. Those who choose to protect others first when they encounter danger are naturally worthy of praise for their righteousness, but choosing to protect themselves does not mean that they should be defined as evil people, and others have no right to blame unrelated people for having to pay such a heavy price as their lives.
He couldn't help but laugh. Girls are indeed more resilient than men. They are even more empathetic and gentle than men.
"We've escaped a disaster," the giant monkey sighed. "But where should we go next..."
As they watched the original land around them being occupied by the water and becoming much wider, the distance they had to cross the river was visibly lengthened.
The water flow gradually returned to normal, the rain became lighter, and the raindrops, as big as beans, fell on the water surface not as quickly as before, as if everything was gradually returning to calm.
But the raft that brought them here had long since fallen apart, and the driftwood had been washed away by the current and disappeared. Looking up, all they saw was a vast ocean, and most of the trees within sight were submerged. They didn't even know how far into the woods the land was, and they couldn't find a place to land.
In the face of nature, they have never been so aware of their own insignificance and fragility.
They clung to the branches tightly, afraid of falling and drowning in the water again, like dragonflies temporarily perched on the water. But dragonflies at least have wings to escape, but they could only wait to die here.
They should be thankful for surviving the disaster, but at the same time, despair and fear deeply invade their hearts, like the dark clouds and haze above their heads, which shroud their hearts for a long time and are difficult to dissipate.
Watching this show is like watching a disaster movie. My emotions are like a roller coaster. Every time I am glad that they are still alive.
[To be honest, if Wei Wei hadn't been there, Zhang Longtong and Niu Xixi would have been doomed to fail in this game.]
[Besides admiring Wei Wei, I also admire all the guests participating in this program.]
[Oh my god, once again deeply aware of the horror of nature]
I suspect the purpose of this show isn't to challenge oneself and overcome adversity, but to challenge nature and then get slapped in the face by it.
[Then these guests are simply being beaten over and over by nature, hilarious]
How come no one died? How boring!
What kind of mentality is it to wish others dead? This show is about challenging yourself and your survival spirit. Why do you always wish others dead?
[In fact, if it weren't for Wei Wei, several people would have died long ago, emmm]
"Brother, do you regret joining this show?" The big monkey shook his head. "Why suffer here? If you chose to take a peaceful vacation at home, you might be sleeping right now. Why come here in the wind and sun and almost drown?"
"No regrets." Zhou Youguan looked at Wei Wei beside him, "No regrets at all, I'm very grateful."
He was very grateful that he came here and met Wei Wei.
"Are you cold?" Zhou Youguan asked softly.
Wei Wei looked at him and shook his head slightly, "Staying here all the time is not a solution. The temperature on the river will drop after dark, and everyone will freeze to death here."
When the temperature drops at night, the temperature on the river surface will be colder than on land. They are all wet now and will die of hypothermia at night.
"But how do we get out?" Ruan Mengmeng raised her tear-red eyes and looked around. "There's water everywhere. We used to be able to see the bottoms of those trees from afar, but now we can only see the treetops. The water level around us has risen so much. Where can we... go?"
If the terrain on both sides was not flat, the flood would have drowned them long ago. It would not have happened that after flowing in both directions, the water depth only rose by more than one meter.
Zhou Youguan said, "Turning back is unrealistic. We can only keep going forward. Turning back and taking a detour is currently the most unrealistic option."
Because the river is vast and boundless, they will eventually conquer this river area.
"No, I don't want to leave." Lin Yue's voice was hoarse, and she was sobbing a little, "I can't walk anymore."
She was so frightened in the snake's nest that it took her several days to recover. Her lungs were not in good condition and she had been feeling unwell since coming out of the miasma forest. After what she had gone through today, she really didn't have the strength to continue walking.
"Sister Lin Yue..."
Lin Yue pulled Ruan Mengmeng and shook her head gently: "I'm too tired, you guys keep going."
As she spoke, she pressed the survival button, obviously having made up her mind.
No one tried to dissuade them too much. After all, the environment ahead would become increasingly difficult, and whether to persist or quit was a personal choice. They could not and did not want to interfere with others.
Wei Wei asked Zhou Youguan, "What about you?"
"What?"
Wei Wei said, "The road ahead will be even more dangerous. After we cross this body of water, we will be heading deeper into the rainforest, and then we will be walking closer to the outskirts. After crossing the plains, we will reach the mountain range."
In other words, the route they walked along did not really reach the depths of the rainforest, or in other words, our walking route along the way was only in the middle between the periphery and the center of the jungle. The real deep rainforest is much more dangerous.
"Miasma and a torrent like this aren't even considered real dangers," Wei Wei asked. "Do you still want to go forward?"
"Let's go, why not? I haven't reached the point where I can't hold on any longer and want to give up."
Wei Wei nodded and said nothing more.
"But how are we going to get there now? Are we supposed to swim?" Kang Xiang felt desperate and exhausted. "If we do, it will take at least ten hours to swim."
Do they have enough physical strength to sustain a ten-hour sea swim?
"Then swim over there." Zhou Youxuan picked up the driftwood that was stuck in a tree branch at their feet. "This is the only piece of driftwood left. Everyone, take turns using it to keep your bodies from sinking too deep. The driftwood can also keep you afloat, saving us some energy."
"Everyone, hold on a little longer. We can't stay here for long. Once the water calms down, the things in the river will slowly surface, and then it will be dangerous."
Ke Feiyang said: "Come to think of it, I just saw a crocodile under this mangrove forest."
"What?" Everyone exclaimed, as if the branches under their buttocks had become prickly and they moved restlessly.
"Then why don't you say it!"
"Ke Feiyang, if you don't say anything about this kind of thing, what if we get bitten by a crocodile?"
Ke Feiyang: "I guess the crocodile didn't find a chance to attack us. Then the flood came, and it had even less chance."
Otherwise, their location is also the best habitat for crocodiles. Under normal circumstances, the crocodiles would have attacked and bit them long ago.
Now I was too lazy to delay any longer and just wanted to get away from here as quickly as possible, the farther the better.
Everyone went into the water, but Lin Yue chose to withdraw. She really couldn't walk anymore, so she could only wait here for the program crew's helicopter to come and rescue her.
Before Wei Wei went into the water, Lin Yue hurriedly called him, handed all his equipment to Wei Wei, and asked him to contact him after the show.
She didn't mean anything else, she just wanted to thank Wei Wei for his help on the show. Besides, her company had just been established and was in need of new talent. If Wei Wei's conditions were announced and he wanted to enter the entertainment industry, he would surely be snatched up by everyone.
However, she had heard Wei Wei say before that he was not interested in the entertainment industry, so she didn't want to ask too much at this time so as not to delay their transfer. She thought that if there was a chance after they got out, they could talk about this matter in detail in private.
"When the filming of the show is finished, I will come to the production team to pick you up."
Wei Wei didn't know when that day would be. Although it was not necessary, he still nodded without directly refusing, "Sit higher up. There might be something dangerous emerging from underwater."
Lin Yue curled her lips: "I see. Thank you, Wei Wei."
Everyone went into the water and swam away. Fortunately, no one couldn't swim.
They all gave the last piece of driftwood that could support them to Li Rongsheng, after all, she was injured.
Originally, Li Rongsheng thought that everyone would blame her for staying put, but in the end, no one said anything and instead gave her the labor-saving equipment.
In such a critical situation just now, Ruan Mengmeng and Lin Yue didn't even ask for her opinion, but directly tied her hands together with theirs, which shocked her very much.
As he was floating in the water holding the driftwood, several melodies suddenly began to emerge in Li Rongsheng's mind.
She had never been so inspired before. The melody went through her mind, and the lyrics emerged at the same time as the surrounding scenery. Her dim eyes gradually showed light, and her mood and the scene in front of her seemed to be like the sky at the moment, with dark clouds dispersing, sunset glow pouring down, and the bright and comfortable feeling after the clouds and mist were parted.
And Wei Wei's words that day were still echoing in her ears. She shouldn't have chosen to commit suicide because of other people's words. It was not her fault. Death was not the real salvation, but the most cowardly punishment, and the only one she was punishing was herself.
So she didn't die after going through all that, why should she give up on herself just because of a few words from others?
She called out to Ruan Mengmeng in front of her, "Mengmeng, you take the lead. We can swim together. It will save energy and be faster if we swim at the same pace."
Ruan Mengmeng quickly realized that Li Rongsheng seemed a little different. For some time, Li Rongsheng had been silent and ignored other people's questions. But now in this predicament, she had a smile in her eyes.
"good."
Wei Wei swam quickly to Zhou Youguan's side and told him: "If you run out of energy, tell me and I'll pull you along."
"I'll tell you the same thing." Zhou Youguan looked at him, "It's a good thing you're still alive."
Wei Wei: “…”
It's like watching a drama about a straight man turning gay. I watched the young master go from liking Wei Wei to being unable to live without him.
[The young master's eyes were drawn when he looked at Wei Wei]
[I'm so tired, but I'm still sticky. I give up.]
[Don't talk, keep your strength, you still have to swim for more than ten hours]
I'm tired even after sitting for ten hours, let alone swimming...
Wei Wei said expressionlessly, "Keep your strength and don't talk."
In this way, they swam in the river until midnight, and it was not until the second half of the night that they reached land.
This was much farther than they had originally estimated. Zhang Longtong and Wang Chunqin were so tired that they felt dizzy. It was only after Zhou Youguan and Wei Wei took turns towing them that they were brought out of the water.
Wei Wei even used a rope to connect the driftwood to himself and dragged the two girls away.
When they reached the shore, everyone was so tired that their hands and feet were weak. Kang Xiang could not stand steadily, his legs were numb and weak, so he knelt on the ground. He did not notice that there was a snake in the wet grass in front of him. When he pressed his palm down, he was bitten.
All we heard was a cry of pain from him, and then he collapsed to the ground, covering his hands with his hands in agony.
Zhou Youxuan rushed over, and the snake had already rushed upwards. Wei Wei pulled out a dart from his waist and hit the snake's head, nailing it to the ground. The snake's body coiled upwards, wrapping up all the darts, and it struggled for a while before becoming motionless.
It was a poisonous snake.
"Where is the medicine? Where is the snake medicine?" Zhou Youxuan asked Wang Daodao.
Wang Daodao's tired face was filled with anxiety: "All, all used up..."
After coming out of the miasma forest, he gave it all to everyone, leaving nothing behind.
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