Chapter 110
The surface temperature in the entire desert region had passed its midday high. As the sun set, the heat from the ground surged upward, bringing with it an intense, scorching breath. After walking for a while, the five of them felt like they were being smoked to death. Lin Zhinan and Su Huaichen were almost unable to bear it. The little monk was panting with exhaustion, and Chu Huaiqin collapsed completely.
He kept drinking water to relieve the heat in his body, but the dizziness in his head did not subside at all. Chu Huaiqin suspected that he would fall down if he walked a little further.
"I'll carry you." Xia En handed the luggage to the little monk and half-crouched in front of Chu Huaiqin in a horse stance.
They couldn't stop now.
Chu Huaiqin shook his head. With the weight of his large backpack, Xia En would not be able to hold out for long in such extremely hot weather. Now their team was almost exhausted, so they had to keep a strong general to defend.
"How much water do we have?" His throat was dry, and the sound was like grinding sand, which was unpleasant to listen to.
Upon hearing this, the others shook their water bags. Lin Zhinan still had a third of his water left, while Chu Huaiqin only had about a sixth. He drank twice as much water as everyone else. The remaining three only had a quarter left. Only then did everyone realize how little water there was.
Looking up, the scorching sun shone directly on my face, and the endless yellow sand stretched ahead.
When can we get out? They're running out of water.
Lin Zhinan's hand, gripping the trekking pole, trembled slightly, tears welling up in his eyes. He took a deep breath, suppressing his fear. Su Huaichen was also deeply frightened, but he couldn't say anything discouraging at this moment.
"Hold on a little longer. When the sun goes down, we'll find some water." Traveling in the desert, not to mention the hardship, the lack of water and the visually endless yellow sand can make people collapse. "Xia En, get up."
Chu Huaiqin pushed Xia En who was still squatting. Isn’t this guy tired of squatting?
"But?"
"Pull it."
Chu Huaiqin held out a trekking pole and asked Xia Entang to help hold it. The little monk watched and quickly grabbed Lin Zhinan's trekking pole. Seeing her looking at him in surprise, his face turned red and he scratched his head embarrassedly.
"I, I'm not tired, I still have strength, it will save me effort if I pull you." The more he spoke, the straighter his chest became, and the little monk nodded vigorously.
"Thank you!" Lin Zhinan said softly and smiled.
"Hey, this dog food is so filling that I have to walk two kilometers to digest it," Su Huaichen sighed. He pulled his backpack and saw several people looking at him. He smiled and said, "I can still hold on. Let's go!"
Although his tone was relaxed, there was no smile in Su Huaichen's eyes. He inexplicably thought of that bastard Xia Huang.
Once when he was at his lowest point, he walked in forcefully and accompanied him through the breakdown of his family. Then, when he was happiest, he kicked him away and left without mercy.
From then on, Su Huaichen no longer believed in love. It was all bullshit.
The five of them continued to move forward under the scorching sun. Compared to the harmony of Chu Huaiqin and the others, the people in front were not so good. At this time, many people were in urgent need of water. A total of fourteen people from the Sam Country were targeting the Black Hawk team, which was operating alone.
The Sheep Team, the Camel Team, and the Double Eagle Team were walking behind the Sam Country. They watched the Black Hawk Team being surrounded from afar, looked at each other, turned around, and left.
Not long after, the Cuttlefish Team and the Russian Team came up, took a look, whistled, and left.
The Asian audiences in the live broadcast room were so nervous that they kept begging Chu Huaiqin and the others not to walk too fast, to walk slowly, to walk slowly, and not to bump into each other.
The Black Hawks' fans were furious and started cursing at the American team, saying that hooligans were hooligans and their nature could not be changed no matter where they were.
There were four teams of spectators in the United States, and their rebuttal instantly covered the Black Hawk team's barrage.
"The strong are respected. Since the first season, robbing has not been prohibited in wilderness survival. Now it's your turn to say anything."
"That's right, the production team said looting is not prohibited. Don't you guys know the truth?"
"What a pity, the Rolling Team moves so slowly, otherwise it would be so nice to lick them."
"Haha, we can let them exchange black and white dumplings for places."
Chinese audience: ...
The Sam Nation team consisted of fourteen members, the Black Hawk team five, and both teams had one woman. Sam Nation had some decency, at least allowing their own female team member, Lina, to lead a male team member when they captured the Black Hawk team's female member. As for the rest of the Black Hawk team, it wasn't difficult for them to hold them down, three at a time, given their exhausted state.
"ah!"
The Black Hawk team was angry and clenched their fists and swung them at the people from the American Empire. This was exactly what the American Empire wanted, so they took action immediately.
For a moment, dust was flying everywhere. Even though the Black Hawks tried hard to struggle and escape, they were all pressed to the sand in a short while. Their watches were taken off, and from that moment on, all their belongings belonged to the United States, and they were forced to withdraw from the competition.
"Ahhh, awesome, awesome! You're worthy of being a member of our Sam Country team! Go ahead and win the championship!"
"Kill them and win the championship."
"Haha, the next one is China, let's go."
The audience from one faction of the United States was screaming like crazy, and many Chinese audiences quickly switched from the A1 live broadcast room to Chu Huaiqin's personal live broadcast room.
Five people remained at the end. When the sun was about to set, they were the only team left in the endless yellow sand, and they were unable to catch up with the next food chain point.
"Brother." Lin Zhinan was a little scared and moved closer to Chu Huaiqin. His lips were so dry that they were peeling, but in order to save water, he didn't dare to drink.
"It's okay, let's find a campsite first and see if we can find water." Chu Huaiqin comforted her. It would take about an hour for the sun to set, and they had to take advantage of this time to find the best campsite.
It is definitely not an option to sleep under a sand dune. If there is a strong wind, it can bury people while they are sleeping in the middle of the night.
The five people supported each other and walked for a while before finally seeing a flat sandy land with sparse vegetation growing on it, which was the Welwitschia.
"Brother, there are plants." The little monk swallowed his saliva. He was hungry.
"This can't be eaten," Chu Huaiqin continued, "Let's camp here!"
After saying this, Su Huaichen and Lin Zhinan almost cried. Chu Huaiqin was also very tired. He threw his backpack on the ground, climbed limply on top of it, and lay there motionless, like a spider.
Xia Entropy: ...
In desert areas, the temperature will drop lower and lower until it reaches below five degrees Celsius, and sometimes even below freezing, an hour before the afterhalo disappears.
Xia Entang watched Chu Huaiqin's eyes close, unsure if he was asleep. Turning back, he saw the young monk and the others, also imitating Chu Huaiqin's example, hunched over their backpacks, motionless. His gentle expression suddenly turned fierce. Xia Entang approached the young monk and lifted him up.
"I'll go see if there's any water or food nearby. You stay here and protect me, okay?" Xia En's face was stern, which immediately scared the little monk sober enough that he nodded repeatedly.
Xia Entang grabbed a knife and was about to leave when a soft whisper suddenly rang out from behind him: "Don't go too far."
Turning around, Xia En saw Chu Huaiqin with his eyes closed. If he hadn't heard clearly, he would have thought he was hallucinating.
In the live broadcast room, a smile appeared on Xia En's usually cold face, and he kept howling.
Xia Entang walked around with a knife, digging up even the roots of the vegetation, but didn't see any water at all. As the sky gradually darkened, Xia Entang had to go back.
Chu Huaiqin and the others had already set up the tent, with the lights on their watches on, waiting for him to come back.
"I looked around but didn't see any water." Xia En sat down next to Chu Huaiqin, looking depressed.
"Eat something first, go to bed early, and get up early tomorrow so we can rush to the next destination." Chu Huaiqin opened the box of chicken and offered Xia Entang a piece. The pots they had brought were made of special materials. They could not only cook food but also preserve it, preventing it from spoiling in the desert's scorching heat.
"Yes, we will get up early tomorrow and will definitely be able to make it to the next point." Lin Zhinan took the meat that Chu Huaiqin picked for her, took a bite, and smiled. It was delicious. Even though the roasted chicken skin had become soft, it was still delicious.
"Yes, cheers, keep going." The little monk held out a piece of chicken. The others saw it and were delighted. They also clinked their meat with him and said, "Cheers."
Compared to Chu Huaiqin and his group's meat-eating, the group ahead of them was in a much worse situation. They hurried along, but when they reached the "food chain" point marked on the map, they saw no so-called food at all, but instead a few two- or three-meter-tall cacti.
But having food was better than nothing. Hunger made them ignore the thorns on the cactus, and they also forgot about the previous person who withdrew from the competition due to cactus poisoning. They rushed in like a swarm...
"Ahh, it hurts, bastard, let go, stab."
"Ouch, God, that hurts."
“Ah…”
The result of rushing forward together is that someone cannot stop the car and crashes the person in front into the cactus bush, yes, a cactus bush.
I feel so sorry for them watching the live broadcast. How are they going to get rid of so many small burrs later?
A few people shared the last of the food, and the temperature began to drop to around nine degrees, and it would get even hotter in the early morning.
In order to get up early the next day, everyone went into the tent early.
Xia En was the last one to enter the tent. He checked the surroundings first and made sure everything was alright before coming back. But when he opened the tent, his face immediately turned red.
Chu Huaiqin is changing clothes.
Without water, they couldn't wash their clothes. If they took turns wearing them, the sweat would eventually stain both sets of clothing. Chu Huaiqin thought about it and decided that since they'd sweat all day anyway, it didn't matter what they wore. So, he decided to wear one set during the day and leave it by the tent door at night to air out the air and try to get rid of the odor. He'd use the other set as pajamas. After all, sweat would condense on their bodies at night, and sleeping without it would be uncomfortable. So, he used one set as pajamas.
When Chu Huaiqin saw Xia En coming back, he raised his hand to say hello, but saw that Xia En's head seemed to be smoking, and then he took a step back stiffly and ran away.
Chu Huaiqin: ...
I looked down at my body, touched it with my fingers, it was sticky, and smelled it...
"Were you frightened or lured?"
Chu Huaiqin muttered to himself, changed his clothes, hung them on the tent door, and lay down. Even though it was only nine o'clock in the evening, his spirit had reached its limit. Chu Huaiqin closed his eyes and fell asleep immediately.
"Little monk, Brother Xia Entang has great physical strength." Lin Zhinan stuck his head out of the tent and watched Xia Entang running in circles, full of admiration.
"He has better physical strength than me, the little monk." The little monk responded vaguely and soon fell asleep.
"So young, so young!" Su Huaichen also lay down and closed his eyes.
Late at night, all is quiet, a paradise for jet-lagged Chinese viewers. Workers and students have already woken up, and the first thing they do is turn on their computers to watch the livestream. The former have to work during the day and can't stay up late, while the latter, during finals, only have half an hour to watch the show.
"Hey, why is Actor Su up?"
Someone suddenly asked this question in the live broadcast room, and everyone's attention was drawn to it.
The desert was very cold at night. Su Huaichen crawled out wrapped in a coat, walked carefully to the outside of Chu Huaiqin's tent, knelt outside and looked around. After a while, he slowly reached his hand in. The people in the live broadcast room were wondering what he was doing, and then they saw that he seemed to have picked up something and was slowly moving it out.
Everyone in the live broadcast room was stunned. Are they going to see Actor Su stealing things in their lifetime?
Finally, what Actor Su "stole" appeared in front of everyone. It was a water bag, and it was Chu Huaiqin's water bag.
When they first bought it, they each got a pattern, which they recognized very clearly.
After Su Huaichen took out Chu Huaiqin's water bag, he carefully opened the stopper, then reached into his coat and took out a water bag of his own. After opening it, everyone in the live broadcast room saw an astonishing scene: Su Huaichen poured his own water into Chu Huaiqin's water bag.
After doing all this, he quickly put Chu Huaiqin's water bag back and returned quietly.
But after a while, Lin Zhinan also ran out. Like Su Huaichen, he took his water bag and came to Chu Huaiqin's tent, performing the same action.
Lin Zhinan had more water than Su Huaichen and poured more. The Chinese audience in the live broadcast room were almost moved to tears, while the foreign night owls were stunned. Thinking of the water battle during the day, they didn't know why they felt uncomfortable.
After Lin Zhinan left, Xia En opened his eyes in the tent, looked outside the tent, and saw a familiar face in the moonlight. Xia En moved closer, rested his head on Chu Huaiqin's shoulder, and closed his eyes.
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