Then look at Andrei from America. This guy wears a homemade grass skirt to cool off in the scorching wilderness and swaggers around as if the wilderness were his private runway.
As the call to arms against the fire suddenly sounded, he was still humming an off-key tune.
He was happily fantasizing about how to showcase his skills in front of a global audience, give a great performance, and win everyone's praise.
As a result, the first source of fire suddenly appeared at his feet.
Before he could react, the flames, like a nimble little snake, leaped rapidly upwards along the hem of his grass skirt, igniting it in the blink of an eye.
"Ah! My God!" Andrei let out a pig-like scream, his whole body instantly thrown into chaos, his face filled with terror.
He frantically jumped up and down, trying to get rid of the flames on his body, while frantically patting them with his hands, but these frantic actions only made the fire burn even more fiercely.
He could only wander aimlessly through the wilderness like a madman, constantly shouting, "Help! Someone save me!"
His comical appearance, just like a primitive man being burned alive, made people laugh while also feeling a little sorry for him.
Pete, a contestant from the Bilu Kingdom, suffered an even more tragic fate.
He finally found a cave in the wilderness to use as his shelter, thinking that he could now rest easy and spend his days in the wilderness in peace. However, the sudden fire challenge plunged him into a desperate situation.
The first source of fire appeared on a pile of dry branches not far from the cave entrance. The dry branches acted as a fuse, and the flames spread rapidly, reaching the cave in the blink of an eye.
Pete coughed incessantly from the thick smoke and had difficulty breathing.
He frantically grabbed the clothes around him and tried to put out the flames, but the air in the cave was not circulating, and the fire grew bigger and bigger. Thick smoke filled the entire cave, making it impossible for him to see in any direction.
In a state of extreme panic, Pete fumbled around for a way to escape, but in his haste, he tripped over a stone on the ground and fell heavily next to the fire.
The flames engulfed him instantly, and he cried out in despair. His voice echoed in the empty cave, but in this desolate wilderness, no one could hear his cries for help.
And so, Pete's life came to an abrupt end in the raging flames, and the shelter he had personally built ultimately became his own grave.
His death shocked and saddened the viewers in the live broadcast room, filling the screen with reflections on the fragility of life and fear of this cruel challenge.
But Pete's death was not an isolated case. As the challenge continued, more and more contestants met with misfortune in this fire crisis, their lives extinguished in the flames.
The contestants from various countries encountered all sorts of problems. Some contestants could only watch helplessly as the fire spread because they couldn't find suitable firefighting tools in the wilderness.
Some competitors were blinded by the thick smoke and lost their way in the wilderness, wandering around like headless flies; others were injured in the chaos, lying on the ground groaning in pain, but no one came to their aid.
In contrast, Lu Fan and An Lan seemed to be in a much more relaxed situation.
Thanks to their accurate understanding of the divine guidance and their tacit cooperation, they successfully extinguished twenty fires.
At this moment, they stood by the spring, enjoying the cool water and beaming with the joy of victory, as if this thrilling challenge was just a relaxing game.
The viewers in the live stream were still immersed in their amazing firefighting performance, and the barrage of comments kept scrolling by, expressing their admiration for them.
"God Lu and Goddess Anlan are simply invincible! Their teamwork and their wisdom are absolutely amazing!"
"Look at them, and then look at the other contestants, the difference is just too big!"
"This challenge was practically Lu Dashen's personal showcase; everyone else was just there to support him."
[Wilderness Survival Announcement]
Congratulations to Chinese contestants Lu Fan and An Lan for completing the challenge!
Congratulations to China for completing the challenge!
At this moment, Ling Yue, hundreds of miles away, looked bewildered after seeing the announcement.
At the start of the challenge, Ling Yue demonstrated strong mental fortitude. Although he couldn't extinguish the fires as quickly as Lu Fan and An Lan, he managed to put out the three fires on his own.
Just as he was fully focused on fighting the fourth wave of fire, the fire suddenly vanished without a trace.
Immediately afterwards, he heard the announcement that China had successfully completed the challenge.
For a moment, he felt a sense of bewilderment, as if he had drawn his sword and looked around. His heart was filled with admiration for Lu Fan and An Lan: "Lu Fan and An Lan... are indeed amazing, worthy of being Chinese athletes."
The audience in the live stream was amused by this dramatic scene.
"Wow, Ling Yue won this round without even lifting a finger."
Ling Yue: Phuket Island, it's over before it even made a move.
"Haha, China is awesome, no one can beat us."
[Wilderness Survival Announcement]
Summer Challenge Ended
[The following is a list of countries that failed the challenge.]
[Beautiful country, cherry blossom country, elephant and Buddha country, maple leaf country, oil country...]
[National Punishment Imminent for Failed Challenge]
One hundred fires will occur randomly across the country.
The entire country will face three days of extreme heat.
The list of deceased players is as follows.
[Ruby's Pete]
In the Kingdom of Ruby, 10,000 people will be randomly engulfed in flames.
[Nemo, a competitor from Kara]
[In the Kingdom of Kara, 10,000 people will randomly experience asphyxiation.]
...
With the end of the Wilderness Survival Summer Challenge, the world seems to have been divided into two completely different parts.
On one side were China and other places celebrating their victory, while on the other side were defeated nations mired in chaos and disaster.
The punishment for failing to meet the challenge fell like a Damocles' sword, plunging the defeated nations into dire straits.
The first to fall into chaos were the cherry blossom country and the beautiful country.
When the punishment for failing the challenge arrived, both countries were instantly thrown into chaos. In the streets and alleys of the Sakura Kingdom, sirens blared incessantly, and 100 randomly occurring fires across the country acted like ticking time bombs, detonating simultaneously in various corners.
Firefighters were urgently summoned, but faced with such a scattered and fierce fire, they were like a group of ants running around frantically, trying to put out fires everywhere but failing to cover everything, and were simply unable to effectively control the situation.
In a bustling area of Tokyo, a fire broke out near an old wooden building.
The dry climate and old building materials caused the fire to spread rapidly. Within minutes, flames leaped onto neighboring houses, and thick smoke obscured the sky, shrouding the entire neighborhood in a terrifying atmosphere.
Citizens fled their homes in panic, and the streets were filled with cries, shouts, and car horns, creating a chaotic scene.
"Yamete~ Yamete~"
"Aaaaaaah~"
"Someone, please save me!"
"Damn you, Yamamoto, I'm going to kill you."
"Yamamoto, I am your immortal."
Some people tried to put out the fire with buckets of water from their homes, but in the face of the raging fire, their meager efforts were like a drop in the ocean, utterly ineffective in stopping the fire from spreading.
Even the Yasukuni Shrine, revered as a sacred site by the Japanese, caught fire from within, instantly igniting the animal tablets that were enshrined there.
"Aaaaaah~ Help me~"
"What do we do? The sanctuary is on fire!"
At first, those Japanese people only dared to bark outside, and no one dared to rush in to put out the fire, which shows that their beliefs are all bullshit.
The situation in the United States is not much better.
Amidst the skyscrapers of New York, a fire suddenly broke out at a construction site, instantly igniting a mountain of building materials.
The strong winds fueled the fire, and the flames raged, engulfing the surrounding scaffolding. Sparks flew everywhere, as if an apocalyptic disaster movie was unfolding.
Firefighting helicopters circled in the sky, attempting to drop water to extinguish the fire, but strong winds made it difficult for the aircraft to fly steadily, and most of the water sprayed missed its target, failing to effectively suppress the fire.
At the same time, extreme heatwaves followed, turning the entire city into a giant steamer.
With ground temperatures reaching 50 to 60 degrees Celsius, the soles of shoes could melt from the scorching heat while walking on the street. People were suffering terribly under the dual threat of high temperatures and fires.
In contrast, among those countries that have had incredible luck, Pakistan is definitely a standout.
Ali, an athlete from Batam, was leisurely sitting on his homemade raft, drifting on the vast sea, enjoying the sea breeze and sunshine.
When the summer challenge began, he was still humming a tune and basking in the sun on the raft, completely unaware of the impending crisis.
Suddenly, a blinding flash of light appeared on the sea not far from him; the source of the fire had arrived.
Ali stared wide-eyed at the ball of fire struggling on the sea surface, and before he could react, something miraculous happened.
The moment the fire touched the seawater, it was extinguished instantly, as if by magic, leaving only a wisp of smoke.
The seawater extinguished all ten fires that followed. Ali was stunned for several seconds, then suddenly realized what was happening and jumped up excitedly, shouting, "I did it! I actually did it! This was too easy!"
His good fortune drew envy from viewers in other countries and added a touch of drama to this brutal challenge.
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