They sat together, enjoying delicious food and enthusiastically sharing their thoughts and feelings.
Big Black was also eating with relish, occasionally raising its head to look at Lu Fan and An Lan with its big, watery eyes, full of expectation, as if saying, "Give me a little more, just a little bit."
After lunch, the scorching sun became even more intense, relentlessly baking the earth. The whole world seemed to be placed in a giant steamer, ready to burst into smoke at any moment.
Lu Fan wiped his mouth and suggested to An Lan, "It's unbearably hot today, let's go cool off by the spring."
An Lan readily agreed without hesitation.
So, Lu Fan, along with Dahei and the other animals, walked towards the spring with An Lan.
Upon arriving at the spring, a refreshing breeze immediately greets you, as if it were a precious gift from nature.
The air around the spring is noticeably cooler and more pleasant than in other places. The spring water is crystal clear, and the sand and stones at the bottom are clearly visible, like a natural mirror.
Lu Fan and An Lan found a flat rock to sit on and slowly dipped their feet into the spring water.
In an instant, a cool sensation spread rapidly from the soles of my feet to my entire body, and the previous fatigue and heat vanished without a trace.
Big Black was even more excited and jumped directly into the spring, splashing up a shower of sparkling water.
It splashed around happily in the water, occasionally slapping the surface with its paws, having a great time.
Its body was covered with water droplets, which shimmered in the sunlight, like a huge, radiant pearl.
The big horns lay down leisurely on the spot, enjoying the coolness and comfort of the moment.
"Wow, this spring water is so refreshing, it feels like I've been reborn."
An Lan closed her eyes, deeply immersed in the rare coolness, a satisfied smile on her face.
Seeing An Lan's contented expression, Lu Fan smiled and chimed in, "Yes, this spring is truly our summer retreat. In this desolate wilderness, to have such a cool place is incredibly fortunate."
However, just as they were enjoying the coolness and tranquility of the spring, the cold, mechanical voice of the wilderness survival announcement suddenly rang in their ears, abruptly shattering their pleasant experience.
[Wilderness Survival Announcement]
[Attention all wilderness survivalists! The Summer Challenge has officially begun!]
From now on, small fires will randomly occur within 300 meters of each survivor.
Ten fire sources will appear in succession. The weather is dry, and all survivors must extinguish the fires before they spread.
[Failure Penalty: If the challenge fails, the fire will be returned to reality, accompanied by three days of extreme heat.]
The challenge is successful if one or more people extinguish all the fire sources.
[Challenge Time: 30 minutes]
Upon seeing this announcement, the world instantly erupted like a powder keg.
On social media, messages flew in like snowflakes, and the trending topics were dominated by topics such as "summer challenge for wilderness survival", "fire crisis" and "extreme heat punishment".
News channels around the world were interrupted to broadcast the news urgently, with anchors conveying the shocking news to the public with grave expressions, plunging many countries into panic.
In the live stream room where Lu Fan and An Lan were, the barrage of comments scrolled wildly like a surging tide.
"Oh no, this challenge is insane! Random fires within 300 meters, who can withstand that?!"
"Please, God Lu and Goddess Anlan, you must hold on! Don't let the extreme heat reach us!"
"If this fire were to spread in real life, it would destroy the entire city!"
"What should we do? Lu Fan and An Lan are facing a total of twenty fire sources. It's too difficult."
The internet in Japan was in an uproar, with angry comments flooding in like a tidal wave.
"What kind of ridiculous challenge is this! Our contestant Mei Chuan Neiku has already met with misfortune in the previous survival challenge. Now they're giving us this outrageous fire challenge. This is simply unfair!"
A Japanese netizen posted a strongly worded message on social media, which instantly garnered tens of thousands of likes and shares.
"These challenge rules are extremely disadvantageous to our contestants. The unexpected events in the early stages have already caused us significant losses. Now, the Summer Challenge is making matters worse. We demand that the rules be revised or that we be given special compensation!"
"Yes, it was Lu Fan from China who killed our athlete. China must give us an explanation."
"Yes, the Chinese government must share half of their supplies with us."
"Yes, it's the same in South Korea. Our contestant has already died, so we have to lower the difficulty level."
"Yes, this is unfair to our beautiful country, so we must lower the difficulty."
Unfortunately, no one paid any attention to their accusations. After all, wilderness survival is governed by the mysterious and unpredictable laws of nature, and no one can interfere.
Meanwhile, some malicious individuals went to the live stream in China and began to mock the streamer.
"Twenty sources of fire, let's see what your China does this time."
"So what if our Japan is missing one person? Your China is truly doomed this time."
"Hahahaha, if the fire starts, it will burn the Chinese people to death."
At this moment, the Chinese live broadcast room was also extremely tense, and had no time to pay attention to the mockery from the foreigners.
Lu Fan and An Lan looked at the announcement, and the smiles on their faces vanished instantly, replaced by solemn expressions.
Big Black seemed to sense the tense atmosphere as well, and stopped playing in the water, crawling out of the water, dripping wet.
It shook off the water, ran to Lu Fan's side, and nuzzled his leg affectionately with its head, as if seeking comfort.
"This is a bit of a challenge. A 300-meter area is quite large. We need to come up with a solution quickly."
Lu Fan frowned, a hint of anxiety in his eyes, staring intently at the announcement as if trying to find a solution.
An Lan nodded and calmly analyzed, "Moreover, putting out the fire before it spreads is not easy. We need to prepare firefighting tools first."
Therefore, Lu Fan and An Lan acted quickly, filling bamboo tubes with water and standing ready to extinguish the fire at any time.
[Wilderness Survival Announcement]
[Challenge begins in 30 seconds]
Just as the two were on high alert, Lu Fan's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.
The first source of fire will appear on the grass 10 meters to the left.
As if guided by some mysterious force, Lu Fan walked ten meters to the left without hesitation, holding the bamboo tube tightly in both hands, and preparing with complete concentration.
An Lan looked at Lu Fan's strange behavior, filled with doubt, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Why did you suddenly come here?"
As soon as An Lan finished speaking, a ball of fire the size of a thumb appeared out of thin air in front of her.
The fire, fueled by the high temperature and wind, rapidly swelled, like a ferocious beast unleashed from its cage, baring its fangs and claws to devour everything.
"puff"
Lu Fan calmly poured the water out of the bamboo tube, his movements fluid and graceful.
The flame, which hadn't even had a chance to fully develop, was thus extinguished.
Flame: ?
An Lan: ? ?
Live stream room: ? ? ? ?
Everyone was stunned by Lu Fan's actions, and the comments in the live stream chat were scrolling wildly as if they had been fast-forwarded.
"What's going on? How did Lu Fan know the source of the fire would be there?"
"Is he cheating? This is outrageous!"
"Damn, Lu Fan is awesome."
Audiences in Japan and the United States were in an uproar.
"There's more to this than meets the eye!!"
"They must have cheated. How could it be so fast?"
"China must have done something!"
"I don't believe it."
These foreigners were itching to climb through the internet cable and confront Lu Fan to demand an explanation.
An Lan was also shocked, her eyes wide as she looked at Lu Fan, stammering, "You... how did you know the source of the fire would be here? Could it be that you have precognition?"
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