Chapter 116
The director team was also surprised by the appearance of the lizard. After several professionals exchanged opinions urgently, they finally felt that a large part of the reason might be due to the sudden drop in temperature in the desert.
Lizards are cold-blooded animals and should not be afraid of the cold. However, we must not forget that these animals live in the tropics and have a certain limit to their tolerance for low temperatures. The low temperature in the desert remained above 5 degrees Celsius a few nights ago, but it suddenly passed midnight tonight and they were unable to adapt for a while. The lizards living near the water source instinctively wanted to crawl into the sandy area, and this crawl took them past the contestants' tents.
"Let's take a look first." Anthony was calm.
"I hope their tents can withstand the pressure." The three assistant directors, who were originally nervous, also relaxed and sighed leisurely.
The director team was calm, but the people in the live broadcast room were not. Seeing so many lizards appear, they got goosebumps.
"I remember lizards wouldn't attack people!"
"I'm only worried about whether these people will attack them. There are so many, and the reserve food is there!"
Since entering the desert, the contestants have not had enough to eat at every meal, and the reserve food is farther away than the moon. Now the lizards are literally delivered to their doorstep!
"But I heard lizards are omnivorous, insect poisons and all, and there are countless bacteria in their mouths. Forget it!"
"Yeah, it's not the end of the road yet!"
There were still some people in the livestream who remained rational. However, many people at the scene were not. As lizards crawled towards the contestants' tents, the participants, already awakened by the cold, quickly spotted them. They wrapped themselves in coats and ran out with wrist flashes on. In an instant, the streamside was illuminated, revealing the lizards crawling on the ground.
The bright light stimulated the lizards on the ground, and they scattered in an instant.
"Wow, brother, meat, meat, meat." The little monk shouted so loudly that everyone was startled. Everyone looked at him, then turned back to the crawling lizard. For a moment, their eyes changed.
Team after team of people were chattering in their own languages. To sum it up, they could serve as reserve food.
When the audience in the live broadcast room heard the team they supported say this, they immediately became excited and waved flags and cheered for their team.
"Ahhh, brother, they have started, hurry up." The little monk was born in the mountains. Although he had never eaten these creatures, to him, as long as it moved, it was edible.
"You can't eat it." Chu Huaiqin shook his head and continued, "Let's not talk about the bacteria on the lizard. We have to protect wild animals, understand?"
Live broadcast room: ... "Haha! Pretending."
"Haha, you're so pretentious. Your own teammates want to eat you, yet you're still pretending."
"As expected of a star, she's so good at managing her image."
"What are you talking about? I'm just like that. This isn't the first time I've said something like that. Wild animals are meant to be protected."
"That's right, if your team wants to catch them, go ahead and do it. We're not forbidding you to do so, haha!"
"No, didn't you forget one thing? The production team said before that we can't capture or harm wild animals."
The Chinese audience thought about how they had only eaten half-starved cacti the previous day, and they still hoped that Chu Huaiqin and the others had some reserve food. However, what Chu Huaiqin said made sense, and the reminder from the audience later was a big blow to them. Why did they always forget this!
"Also, although these are small lizards, there are too many of them. If we anger them and they attack, it will be difficult to deal with them. Also," Chu Huaiqin moved his wrist slightly and looked around, "as far as I know, the Sahara Desert is the base camp of the desert monitor lizards! Such a big commotion..."
"ah!"
Before Chu Huaiqin could finish his words, a scream suddenly came from the front. Judging from the direction, it was the camping place in the Sam Country area. Because they had no space, they set up camp closer to the hills.
Chu Huaiqin suddenly had a bad feeling.
“&*%#&*￥%…”
“&*%#&*￥%…”
Curses mingled with panic and fear rang out. Suddenly, a drone over the Sam Nation First Group camp flashed its headlights, and the audience in A1's livestream gasped. Several meter-long desert monitor lizards bared their teeth and hissed angrily at the Sam Nation First Group team, who were currently capturing them.
At this time, I don’t know if it was affected by these giant lizards, but the bodies of the small lizards suddenly expanded. Their swollen bodies looked terrifying. They turned their bodies and let out low roars at the people who were trying to catch them.
Anthony, who was about to announce the elimination of several people who had already caught the lizard, paused, frowned, and stared at the screen in silence.
The staff standing behind him were momentarily confused about Anthony's thoughts. Participants were caught violating the rules every year, but unlike previous years, there had been no prohibition against harming wild animals. Besides protected species, all other animals were on the participant's food list. This year was unusual, and many participants might have assumed it would be the same as in previous years, with only a warning at best.
But I never thought that Anthony was serious about it.
"What's going on?" Will Smith's face changed as he looked at the lizard growling at them.
"Kill them all!" Liman didn't care at all.
"You're crazy," Fili disagreed. He understood Anthony. "Casaba, let go of the lizard in your hand."
"Are you kidding?" Casaba shook the lizard in his hand. This was a good thing.
"Don't forget what Anthony said before the game." Will Smith had a headache.
"Oh, it's just a warning." Casaba didn't care at all.
"Dant." Will Smith looked at the foreign aid from Kangaroo Country. This guy also had a lizard in his hand. These guys were simply crazy.
"Wilstone, don't be a pushover. Forget about your previous plea for the Rolling Team, but don't forget which team you are from." Dante shook the two dead lizards in his hand and smiled. He was a foreign aid and didn't care about the result of the game. After all, whether this team won or not, he had so much money, but he cared about whether he could have enough to eat.
"Ah, hide!"
“Hiss!”
Screams and the hissing of lizards rang out at the same time. In the light, a monitor lizard over one meter long suddenly attacked Dante. The speed was so fast that people had no time to react. When everyone thought Dante would be bitten, a drone suddenly crashed into the monitor lizard and knocked it to the ground.
Before anyone could breathe a sigh of relief, one lizard after another began to attack. In an instant, screams and angry cries rang out one after another, and the whole place was in chaos.
Chu Huaiqin and four others stood upstream, watching the group of people catching lizards jumping and dancing. For a moment, they didn't know how to react.
"puff."
Laughter was heard, and several people looked over and saw that it was Chu Huaiqin who was laughing.
Feeling the gazes of several people, Chu Huaiqin explained: "Nothing, I haven't had much entertainment recently."
Four people: ...
Live broadcast room: ...
Although Chu Huaiqin and his team were upstream, they were still inevitably harassed by the "retail" lizards. However, they were quite gentle and just avoided them from time to time.
This night was destined to be a restless one. By the time the production team had taken action, the list of eliminated players had also been announced. Anyone who hadn't caught a lizard but had chased it would receive a yellow card warning, while anyone who had caught a lizard would be eliminated.
Suddenly, four people were missing. Chu Huaiqin and his team, all safe, were met with jealous and hateful stares. There was also admiration from the Sheep Team, who thought Chu Huaiqin was incredible, having actually predicted that catching a lizard would cause problems.
Chu Huaiqin: ...
Live broadcast room:
"Hahaha, the reserve food can be shortened to 'stepmother'."
"We still have to listen to what Director Anthony says."
"Rolling Team, what a lucky guy."
"Following the rules of the game is basic morality."
Many people in the live broadcast room were sarcastic towards Chu Huaiqin and the others, but some people looked at Chu Huaiqin a little differently, as if they inexplicably cared about this person.
The chaotic night meant that no one slept well, and those who were not in a hurry to travel the next day slept until dawn.
The weather today was surprisingly cloudy with very little sunlight. Chu Huaiqin, who wanted to dry his quilt, was not very satisfied, but he still took it out to dry while the wind and sand were not too strong.
After getting up early and having nothing to eat except water, Chu Huaiqin and his group began to divide the tasks. The physical labor of catching food was left to Xia Entang and Su Huaichen, while Chu Huaiqin took Lin Zhinan to look for salt.
Xia Entang didn't quite agree. He even suggested that Su Huaichen look for something and let the little monk and Chu Huaiqin go find salt.
"No, look." Chu Huaiqin raised his chin.
Xia Entang turned his head and saw the unfriendly gaze from the United States.
"What are they trying to do again?" Xia En growled, staring fiercely at the group of people. If he wasn't doing a show, he wouldn't be able to tolerate it.
"If you are not envied by others, you are mediocre. There is nothing we can do about it. Our team is too outstanding." Chu Huaiqin said seriously, and the people listening in the live broadcast room did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Isn't this a bit narcissistic, brother?"
"No, no, Chu is too amazing. I think he is still too modest. He should be more outspoken."
"Yes, yes, you Chinese are too reserved. Chu is arrogant, full of confidence, and sure of victory..."
"The four-character idiom above sounds nice, but should I remind him? Or should I ask him to praise it more?"
Chu Huaiqin didn't know that he was being praised in the live broadcast room, but considering the ill intentions of the Sam Country, Chu Huaiqin still went to say hello to the sheep team and the camel team. Just when he was about to go back, he turned around and thought and walked to another place.
Xia En waited for Chu Huaiqin in the camp for quite a while. He looked like a 'flower bee', going from one camp to another to collect honey, smiling so much that wrinkles appeared on every flower. In an instant, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Hey, don't worry. If they dare to come, I will use my dog-beating stick skills to make them pay." The little monk waved his hiking stick and smiled foolishly.
"Guard the things well, and run away if you can't win," Chu Huaiqin finally came back, and after hearing the little monk's words, he continued, "The things are always there."
Chu Huaiqin said this with a smile, but the people in the live broadcast room felt a chill down their spines.
Foreign audiences: Chu’s smile is still so beautiful, but this time: Mom, I’m scared.
Asian audience: Finally someone understands how we felt during the Asian Games.
After deciding on the groups, Chu Huaiqin packed a backpack and set off with Lin Zhinan. Xia En brought Su Huaichen to the food point from yesterday, where quite a few people had already arrived.
It’s still the Populus euphratica forest, and there are still a few hungry creatures. It seems that the director is not going to give them any backup food.
More than 20 people caught a few poultry, causing chaos. In addition to chasing them, another way was to use anesthetic needles, but it is hard to say whether the poultry can still be eaten after using them. But when the pursuit got too intense, some people actually used it =, camel team.
Others also tried their best to chase, block, intercept and pounce...
But after all the efforts, there was little effect. Xia En did reveal a unique skill: the flying chicken with a stone.
“Click!”
With a scream, the flying chicken was successfully knocked unconscious to the ground.
Su Huaichen ran over to pick it up and asked in confusion, "Why does this technique look so familiar?"
Live broadcast room: "Brother, the dagger flew over the snake."
Su Huaichen: "No, no, no, that's not it. Ah, now I remember, the little monk was once hit by a stone and fell from mid-air."
When the domestic competition just started, the little monk was hit by a stone flying at him. Su Huaichen saw it but didn't say anything.
The Chinese audience in the live broadcast room were shocked. They also remembered that the little monk jumped three feet high and finally fell to the ground. They didn't expect that Xia Entropy had this trick up his sleeve.
Live broadcast room: Xia Entropy is a jealous person.
Su Huaichen was very happy to have successfully caught a chicken. He ran back and was about to ask Xia En to fly one or two more, but he saw that he was frowning.
Su Huaichen: "What's wrong?"
Xia Entropy: "Are there fewer people from the Sam Nation faction?"
The two looked at each other and their expressions changed immediately.
The author has something to say: After writing this novel, I discovered that my desire to survive is quite strong, haha. But seriously, wild animals need to be protected.
"If you are not envied by others, you are a mediocre person" is from Zuo Zongtang
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