Chapter 90
“Dang!”
There was a crisp metallic sound as metal fell to the ground. Everyone looked closely and saw a broken watch lying on the ground. In the picture, a terrifying man stretched out his hand towards the people of Peacock Country...
“…hiss hiss hiss…”
The light in the live broadcast room suddenly flickered a few times and then went dark.
"What's going on? Why is there no picture? Is there no signal?"
"Ahh, why is there no signal at this time? Is the man named Chu Huaiqin planning to attack our team members?"
"The director did it on purpose! What does Chu Huaiqin want to do?"
"Oh my god, Chu's aura is so terrifying. His laughter just now made my heart almost jump out of my chest. What will happen to that Peacock Nation player?"
"It's a demon, absolutely a demon. That person is definitely in great danger."
"Don't talk nonsense. Our brother has always been kind. He was trying to reason with people. That's right, he was trying to reason with them."
"Yeah, we've never provoked anyone, and this time is no different. My brother was trying to reason with someone. Didn't you see he was smiling?"
"Indeed, although Chu Huaiqin's martial arts skills are quite good, he rarely takes action. The last time the young monk held someone from Vientiane Kingdom in the water, it was he who told the young monk to let go."
"Yes, he was still smiling just now. Although his smile was a little weird, it must be quite friendly!"
"You traitors, demons."
"Who are the devils? Tell me clearly. Which team of nine people surrounded a little girl? Shame on you! We haven't settled the score with you yet!"
"This is horrible. If that little girl had fallen, she would have been crippled if not dead. You people from the Peacock Nation are going too far."
"It's too cruel for a strong man to attack a weak child. The girl is only sixteen years old and not yet an adult."
"Teams like this need to be eliminated immediately. They're horrible and can kill people."
Seeing the change in the livestream's atmosphere, the Chinese audience quickly reacted and began to support Chu Huaiqin, defending his sister and successfully redirecting the conversation. The sudden loss of signal at this point was certainly not simple, but remember, the only drone filming outside was a drone, and who provided the drone?
"ah!"
Screams were heard, and everyone watched in horror as Chu Huaiqin punched the Peacock Nation man in the face at lightning speed, and then kicked him out. With a loud bang, the man hit the wall hard, slid down, and spit out blood with a wow.
The people at the scene were so shocked that they couldn't react. They stared blankly at the "Revenge" man who walked up to the Peacock Man without any mercy, bent down, and dragged him up from the ground with his bony fingers without mercy. He walked step by step towards the edge of the deck where Lin Zhinan fell, passing by the flooded area, causing a splash of water.
"Chu Huaiqin, what are you doing?"
"Ahh, someone is going to die, someone is going to die."
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, the man from the Peacock Country was pressed upside down by Chu Huaiqin on the edge of the ship. In front of him was the dark sky and the heavy rain falling on his face and eyes. His body was soaked in the rain, and the accumulated water was undulating around his earlobes. The fear that he would be drowned at any time made the man from the Peacock Country mentally collapse.
"... Let me go, I was wrong, let me go, I didn't mean it, it wasn't..."
The man from the Peacock Nation looked at Chu Huaiqin, who was looking down at him, in horror. The hand gripping his chest was as strong as an ox, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pry it open.
"Oh, really?"
"ah!"
The tall man pinned to the deck was dragged outward by Chu Huaiqin like a chicken, half of his body pulled out in an instant. The people on the scene screamed in fear, and the staff hurried to dissuade him, fearing that Chu Huaiqin would become enraged and throw him overboard. The beach below was gravel, with smooth pebbles and sharp, jagged stones. It was hard to say whether a person falling backwards would break their head, but their body would definitely be smashed to a bloody pulp.
"... Let me go, let me go, I didn't mean it. It was the Monkey Team who suggested going after you. It was Cha Eun-hye who said to attack the girl first..."
"ah!"
"Chu Huaiqin, don't."
The man and everyone at the scene widened their eyes in horror, watching Chu Huaiqin pull the man up from the deck and make a gesture to throw him out. For a moment, everyone was frightened by him. The man who was caught was so frightened that his eyes were dull and he became incontinent in an instant, with tears and snot flowing together.
"Tsk, just a joke."
Chu Huaiqin chuckled, pulled the man back from the deck, and threw him onto his teammate, sending the two of them tumbling into a heap. Then, he glanced at the three stunned teams and returned to the hold.
After Chu Huaiqin left, the faces of the group of people involved in the incident turned pale instantly, their legs went weak and they fell to the ground, their whole bodies shaking uncontrollably, and some even couldn't help crying.
The two directors and several staff members looked at each other.
Director Huang said helplessly to the staff: "Call them back to shoot!"
The staff member responded and repeated Director Huang's words to the eight people. However, they didn't move or react, just sitting there in the rain like idiots. The staff member suppressed his impatience and turned his gaze to the Peacock Nation man still lying on the deck. Frowning, he asked, "Do you need help?"
"I don't want you to be so hypocritical."
The man from Peacock Country glared at the staff angrily.
"You forgot, his watch is gone, so he's no longer considered a competitor," Director Huang reminded them. The staff suddenly realized that those who were eliminated would naturally be arranged to leave by other support staff.
"It's up to you. What about you guys?" The staff looked at the rest of the people with cold eyes.
"He, he, this, this is murder," Cha Eun-hui suddenly collapsed and shouted, "This is against the rules of the game, he is a demon, he will kill me, you, you go catch him quickly."
"Calm down, who did he kill?" the staff member asked impatiently.
"He, he," Che Enhui was speechless for a moment. It seemed that she had not killed anyone. "No, no, but, but..."
"Ms. Che, you need evidence to speak up, otherwise it's defamation. I believe you understand the law," the staff member turned to look at the others, "Please go back!"
Che Enhui's emotions were slightly excited, but these men looked calm. Of course, the premise was to ignore their shaking hands and pale faces.
The incident concluded, and the sub-director and several staff members returned to the hold with the remaining eight people. The other directors immediately surrounded them, repeatedly asking what was going on. They had just received a call from the director's office saying that the drone broadcasting the outside footage had lost signal and was unable to transmit the footage.
"It's probably a signal problem," Director Huang replied calmly, but his heart skipped a beat. Just now, he'd been worried about Chu Huaiqin's image, but now he thought it was Xia Entang's doing. After all, the technical staff were seconded from his company. With just a glance or a gesture from him, it would be much easier to cause trouble. He just hoped he wouldn't be discovered.
Director Huang also understood at this time. When the outdoor survival variety show started bidding, Xia Entropy was parachuted in like a sucker. Not only did he invest huge amounts of money, but he also provided domestic and international competition drones for free. I think it was all for such a possible accident. He really went to great lengths.
"Did something happen to you guys out there?" One of the sub-directors saw the directors from Peacock Country and Goryeo Country surrounding their national team members, angrily talking about something. He couldn't hear anything, perhaps because their microphones were muted. But seeing Chu Huaiqin injured and the eight people soaked to the skin, it was clear something was amiss.
"The director team will handle it," Director Huang replied, not wanting to discuss the matter further. The matter was too big, so the director team had to discuss and decide on the matter. He trusted Director Li.
Seeing that Director Huang didn't want to say anything, the other directors looked at another deputy director, but saw him shaking his head. The rest of the staff also kept silent. Although it was Peacock Country that was wrong first, Chu Huaiqin's final approach would probably be criticized. After all, he was a star, not an amateur.
As for whether it would get out, there was no need to worry. The testimony of the perpetrator was not accepted. The two directors who witnessed the incident were Director Huang and Director Abbas from Sheep Country. Several staff members were the same people who had previously worked with Chu Huaiqin on lightning rods. In addition to the Chinese, there were two professionals invited from Europe and the United States. The former were all local people, and the latter two European and American professionals also witnessed how Lin Zhinan fell, so they said nothing. My eyes turned to Chu Huaiqin, who had taken off his straw hat and raincoat. He was clean and neatly sitting on the bed, comforting the crying Lin Zhinan with a smile on his face. He looked gentle and harmless, but thinking about what had just happened, it made my scalp tingle.
"Chu Huaiqin, check first!" Director Huang came over with the doctor. After he finished speaking, he turned and looked at Lin Zhinan, "What about you? Are you injured anywhere?"
Lin Zhinan shook his head, his eyes were red and swollen, and tears fell to the ground.
"Really?" Chu Huaiqin asked. Seeing that she was still shaking her head, he reluctantly pulled her left hand. Lin Zhinan immediately gasped. Chu Huaiqin immediately frowned, "You clearly pulled your hand, how can you say it's not hurt?"
After saying that, he turned to look at Director Huang and said, "Please help her arrange a doctor, preferably one from China."
There are several medical teams in the Asian wilderness survival competition, one of which is composed of domestic doctors. When it comes to injuries and pains, Chu Huaiqin trusts his own people more.
Director Huang nodded quickly and turned to call for help.
The young monk looked at Chu Huaiqin, then at Lin Zhinan, tears welling up in his red eyes, his heart filled with guilt. Xia En, with a gloomy face, sat beside Chu Huaiqin, carefully lifting his little arm for the doctor to examine.
The livestream was in chaos. The video cut off when Chu Huaiqin released Lin Zhinan and walked toward the Peacock Nation contestants. When it resumed, it showed Chu Huaiqin walking back to the hold, followed by the director and the other eight people. On the surface, it seemed like nothing major had happened, but what had happened during that time? And where had the Peacock Nation contestant gone? Everyone was confused, speculating:
"What on earth happened? Why did the live broadcast suddenly stop just now? Is it really just a bad signal?"
"When those eight people came in, they glanced at Chu Huaiqin. I felt like they were afraid."
"Of course I'm afraid. How can I not be afraid after doing something bad?" "There's another person. Where did that person go?"
"You've been eliminated. Doing something like this has violated the rules of the competition."
"Fortunately the little girl is fine, otherwise that person would definitely be held accountable."
"That guy deserved to be eliminated. I just want to know what happened during that time?"
"It shouldn't be a big deal. At most, we'll give him a beating. Look, the man who forced the little girl hasn't come back yet, and the other eight are all fine. But Chu Huaiqin only has a ten-centimeter scrape on his arm. It's horrible."
"I think I saw the flesh on his arm showing. Ahhh, so scary."
"Just now I didn't dare to look at his arm, I just stared at his face, but he was so calm, he didn't look hurt at all, so I couldn't help but glance at his arm, it was a bloody mess, he was really patient."
"Oh my god, when I watched the domestic competition, this guy was clearly gasping for breath after every step, but how come he came to Asia and was like eating spinach, beating everyone else!"
"Even so, it couldn't stop the insidious villain, and I was still injured."
There was a lot of discussion in the live broadcast room, but after a while, a drone issued a notice, forcing Lin Zhinan's Peacock Country contestant to be eliminated, and the other eight contestants were given a serious warning.
The Chinese audience was boiling with excitement. The punishment was too light!
The director team also gave an answer to this result. The other eight people only participated in the siege, which is within the rules. As for the person who forced her to retreat, he was disqualified because of the serious consequences. He will never be able to participate in the registration of outdoor survival variety shows again. From domestic competitions to Asian competitions, all the glory he has won will be deprived.
"Honor and awards are all given out by their own domestic entertainment industry. Who cares about them?"
"That watch was taken by my brother, you are out of the game."
The live broadcast room was filled with cursing, and Director Li was also in a headache. Although the live broadcast was interrupted, they already knew what happened during that time. Chu Huaiqin's last punch and kick were not light. If a quarrel really broke out, Chu Huaiqin, as a public figure, would have a hard time explaining himself.
Upon hearing the result, Chu Huaiqin, who had been sitting by the bed, stood up. His right hand was already bandaged, layer upon layer of white gauze wrapped around it, a heartbreaking sight. He looked toward the drone, his gaze seemingly peering into the eyes of the three directors in the director's office. Just as they were about to be overwhelmed by his gaze, he looked away.
He said: "I accept this outcome."
The audience and the director were stunned for a moment. The former was angry for Chu Huaiqin, while the latter thought he would not accept this result. But he actually accepted it without any resistance. Director Li was about to say something to comfort Chu Huaiqin when he suddenly saw him untie the knot of the gauze with his left hand, pick up one end of the gauze and bite it in his mouth, while holding the other end with his left hand, he walked and tied the gauze into a knot.
He came up to the eight people and looked at them with a hint of a smile. Cold sweat broke out on their backs, and the oppressive feeling as if they were being stared at by a wild beast made them unconsciously take a few steps back.
"Since we're playing, let's play big!" Chu Huaiqin smiled kindly.
"What do you mean?" The eight people said almost in unison. After dealing with Chu Huaiqin for so long, they didn't believe that Chu Huaiqin was such an easy person to talk to.
"Let's play a game. If you win, we'll let this go."
"Wh, what game?"
"Catch the ghost! Let's play a ghost-catching game. Whoever gets caught is out. To save trouble, all participants should play together!"
As soon as Chu Huaiqin finished speaking, everyone was shocked. What did he mean? Was he going to send all the teams out?
"There is only one ghost in the ghost catching game." The Japanese people stepped forward. Although they didn't know what had happened, they knew that these eight people had pissed people off, otherwise Chu Huaiqin would not have suddenly brought up such a thing.
"I am that ghost."
"Your team members..."
"Of course they have to protect our princess."
Chu Huaiqin's words were like a bomb dropping, knocking everyone unconscious. Did he even know how many people were here? Even if the Sheep and Camel Nations didn't make a move, there were still sixteen people including the Japanese and Mulberry Nations. Was he really that confident? Or was he just too arrogant? Did he really think he was invincible?
The people of Sang said in disbelief, "We haven't done anything wrong. You are taking your anger out on us."
Chu Huaiqin nodded seriously, "If you say so, then so be it."
Not only were the director team and the live broadcast room shocked, but his own teammates were also dumbfounded. Lin Zhinan stepped forward anxiously, "Brother, you..."
Chu Huaiqin smiled at Lin Zhinan soothingly, "Don't worry!"
Su Huaichen disagreed, staring at Chu Huaiqin and said sternly: "You are injured."
"I can handle them alone, it's more than enough," Chu Huaiqin turned around and looked at his teammates, "Trust me."
The three of them were moved, and nodded as Chu Huaiqin's clear eyes gazed at them. From beginning to end, there was only one person whose eyes showed unconditional trust in him.
Live broadcast room:
"Should I say anything?"
"Ahhh, Chu Huaiqin, go ahead and kill them."
"Oh, am I reading a Japanese boy's manga? So cool, so cool."
"I believe in Chu, he will definitely win. He is a god, he is so powerful. I have watched the GIF of him rushing to save the little girl many times. I was wondering when I would see him again, but I didn't expect it to be here soon. Oh, Chu, come on, I love you."
"I pretended not to see that the profile picture in front of me was of a fat, bearded man."
"Go ahead, Chu Huaiqin, teach them a lesson. We support you."
"What's going on? What's going on? Where did these people come from? Our brother is injured, and there are sixteen of them. The difference is too big. Can you please stop making trouble?"
"Fans out there, you have to believe in Chu's ability. He can definitely do it."
"Ahhh, Chu isn't married yet, I can do that."
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, where did this person come from to start this disturbance? It makes me so angry."
"I believe in Brother. From domestic competitions to international competitions, as his long-time fans, we have been reborn. As long as Brother says it's possible, we all believe. Brother will definitely do it. Go! Beat them!"
"Oh, so exciting! I declare the Wild Survival Asia Final Battle Tournament officially begins."
The livestream room was like a blast of chicken blood, everyone seemed eager to roll up their sleeves and jump in to help. The screen was flooded with comments, all cheering for Chu Huaiqin. The viewers from other countries who were being targeted couldn't even find a way to express their opinions. The livestream room was going crazy, and Chu Huaiqin's popularity skyrocketed to a terrifying level in that instant.
As expected, are humans all animals that admire the strong?
"Then let's get started!"
As Chu Huaiqin finished speaking, the faces of those forced to play the game paled. The members of the Sheep Team looked at each other, unsure how to react. Suddenly, the five members of the Camel Team rushed towards Lin Zhinan. They thought they were going to hurt him, but before they could even shout, they saw them scurry back behind him, huddled together, with only their heads visible.
The five members of the Sheep Team looked at each other, nodded, and then ran to hide behind Lin Zhinan, competing for space with the Camel Team.
Xia Entropy: ...
"I'll give you ten seconds." Chu Huaiqin bent down and picked up a branch the size of his little finger, his arm's length long. He turned his back and said in a clear voice, "Ten, nine,..."
Chu Huaiqin did not give anyone the right to choose. When he started counting seconds with his back to everyone, some people could no longer control their fear and began to run away, while others, driven by fear and unwillingness, picked up the abandoned chair in the corner and threw it behind him.
"Be careful, someone is stealing..."
"Bang!"
Before the warning was spoken, Chu Huaiqin, as if he had eyes behind him, turned his body to the side, avoiding the person rushing towards him. However, the other person rushed past him without steadying his pace, and fell down in front of Chu Huaiqin along with the chair. He turned around suddenly, but saw that Chu Huaiqin had not moved, but continued to count the seconds.
"Seven, six..."
"Brother, he..." Lin Zhinan became worried again when he saw someone attacking him.
"Don't worry, no one has a sharper nose for danger than him." Xia En's voice was deep. He closed his eyes, and the image of the man on the ring flashed through his mind again. He remembered a time when Chu Huaiqin had an eye injury and went into the ring with a bandage. Everyone thought he would be beaten to death, but he still won.
Even though he had lived with him for half a year and seen him fight countless times, he still couldn't figure out his strength.
"Four, three..."
"Fight him."
The Sang Nation member roared and lunged at Chu Huaiqin, only to see him lurch forward, swinging the branch in his hand with a sharp, piercing sound. "Pah!" It struck two Sang Nation members' knees, their legs instantly numb, and they fell to their knees. Then, with a spinning kick, he sent another Sang Nation member back a few steps. The branch's tip swung towards the watch of the fallen Sang Nation member. With a click, the watch fell off, and he snatched it up, sending it flying towards Xia Entang, where it landed securely in his hands. Another Sang Nation member used the same technique, instantly dispatching both men.
The Sang Guo team member who was kicked away gritted his teeth, glared at Chu Huaiqin, and turned and ran away.
"No, no, are those two trying to scam me? Or are they acting? Chu Huaiqin is exaggerating!"
"No, that's not true. I must not have gotten any sleep."
"Oh my God, Master, Master, I have packed my luggage and am coming. Please wait for me. Please don't show off your brother to me."
"Oh my God, how did he do that? Those two people fell to the ground at once. Oh my God, can he do magic?"
"No, no, it must be the mysterious Kung Fu of China. It must be. When I graduate, I will go to China to learn Kung Fu."
"Ahhh, Chu, Chu is indeed the most handsome."
"Brother, brother, go ahead!"
“It seems like I’ve seen the ending.”
The live broadcast room was stunned by Chu Huaiqin's unintentional display of his skills. Is this really a human?
"Two, one."
Chu Huaiqin turned around and saw that apart from the director team and staff, the contestants were already empty. No, there were still two groups of people. Turning his gaze to behind Lin Zhinan, the ten people's hair stood on end and they shrank even smaller.
Turning his gaze away, Chu Huaiqin thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Okay, then where do we start?"
The people hiding in the dark were shocked when they heard the voice.
The heavy rain was falling, and the sea breeze brought in raindrops. Some people felt cool, while others felt cold.
The man standing in the hold looked down upon his hidden prey like a king.
This is his game, his game of kings.
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