Chapter 170 - 170 153 A New Crisis

Chapter 170: Chapter 153: A New Crisis Chapter 170: Chapter 153: A New Crisis However, Shen Jingchuan and Shen Jinghe’s status as the last-place team did not last for too long.

Because Jing Hao and Xu He’s group encountered a very serious problem.

From the moment they lost their fire starter, the duo seemed to be out of luck and everything went awry.

After initially deciding on the location for their camp, they spent most of their time and energy on building a shelter.

They were concerned that the snowy season was approaching and believed that combating the cold was their top priority.

As a result, in the past few days, the two had not even had a single decent meal.

When they finally finished the shelter and lit a fire inside, they suddenly realized that the place they had chosen was extremely scarce in food.

Jing Hao had spent an entire day wandering in the nearby forest but could hardly find any animal droppings.

And that meant, even with a bow and arrow, he could not hunt any game.

He didn’t dare venture deeper into the forest either.

The pair was the only team among the four without a fishing net, but fortunately, Xu He had brought fishing hooks and lines.

Thus, the task of fishing fell on Xu He.

Yet, for several consecutive days, Xu He didn’t know how many spots he had tried, and still, he failed to catch even a single fish.

What was more terrifying was that he accidentally hooked his wrist while pulling in the fishing line one time.

Unfortunately, the fishhook he had carefully selected had a very long barb.

He never imagined that the fishhook he meticulously prepared would end up hooking his own hand.

The entire fishhook was deeply embedded in his flesh.

At that moment, he was alone and neither dared nor was he able to handle it by himself, so he quickly sought out Jing Hao.

But this was a tricky situation for Jing Hao too, and after discussing it, they planned to use a dagger to cut open Xu He’s wrist to remove the fishhook.

But when it came time to actually hold the dagger, Jing Hao hesitated, unable to follow through.

He had no confidence and couldn’t bear the potential consequences.

The hook was embedded near the arteries of Xu He’s wrist.

Jing Hao couldn’t imagine what would happen if he cut in the wrong place.

The audience in the live streaming room was also frantically sending messages when they saw this scene.

Even the viewers who usually preferred to lurk couldn’t help but pick up their phones to type.

‘Don’t perform surgery on yourself in the wild, especially not on the wrist! Let’s not even talk about the risk of infection, if you cut the wrong place, it’s not just a matter of a fishhook or even just a hand.’

‘Yes!!! It’s just a variety show, there’s no need to risk your life for a program!’

‘Right, it’s just a challenge. If you lose, you lose. Just come back for the third season; give it up and see a doctor.’

‘Jing Hao, please don’t do anything, it’s for Xu He’s sake as well as your own.’

‘Yes, don’t do it, or else I’ll call 110 [emergency services].’

‘Oh my god, I can’t believe this, what’s the use of typing all this here! The two concerned can’t see our messages.’

‘And the one who wants to call 110, aren’t you being too funny? They are abroad, what use is calling 110 going to do?’

‘What we should be doing right now is to put pressure on the show’s producers to actively go and rescue Xu He.’

‘Yes, this netizen is right. The production team can always see what’s happening in the live stream. Maybe they would do anything for the show, but we cannot just watch a life vanish before our eyes.’

“If the production team does nothing and Xu He gets into some trouble, then I’ll blacklist this director and the production team for life,”

Eager netizens began to @ the moderators in the live broadcast chat room.

The production crew also became aware of the situation immediately.

On site, Jing Hao painfully put away his dagger.

“I can’t do it. I can’t bring myself to do it. If my hand shakes or I hit the wrong spot, the consequences would be unimaginable,” he said.

Looking at Xu He, Jing Hao made a decision, “Let’s pull out. You’re not in a state to continue staying here.”

Xu He knew this was actually the best choice, but he felt it wasn’t fair to Jing Hao.

“But if we both quit, that means you’re paying for my carelessness,” he said.

Although not aware of the daily live broadcast data, Xu He knew the show was definitely hotter than the first season.

For nothing else, even just for his future career and fame, he believed that any guest, including himself, would strive to stay until the very last day of filming.

But now he was helpless.

“Here’s the idea!” After much thought, Xu He said to Jing Hao, “I’ll contact the production team and discuss my withdrawal alone while you stay. Although we are a team, my situation is an accident, not because I lack firm will and want to leave halfway. I don’t want to drag you down, and I believe the production team will be humane.”

Before the survival challenge officially began, the production team provided each group with a satellite phone for emergency calls.

If anyone encountered an emergency situation or wanted to withdraw, all they needed to do was press the red button on the satellite phone.

Soon, Xu He took the initiative to contact the production crew.

Actually, the production team had been waiting for Xu He’s call.

As Xu He shared his thoughts with Jing Hao, the viewers also started to express themselves through the live chat.

They had always hoped the production team wouldn’t eliminate both players together. As Xu He said, he didn’t want to burden Jing Hao. His departure was purely accidental; if he had to drag Jing Hao down with him, it wouldn’t be fair to Jing Hao.

The production team was open to advice and ultimately took Xu He and the netizens’ suggestions, sending a helicopter to evacuate Xu He.

Together with Xu He, all his tools were also taken away.

This left Jing Hao’s group with just him, all on his own.

Even though, in terms of tools, Jing Hao was on par with the Shen Jingchuan and Shen Jinghe’s group, as they all had supplies for just one person, he was still one person short compared to the Shen duo.

As a result, Jing Hao quickly fell from being the third choice in the voting to the fourth.

The results of the first round of voting were thus settled.

By the time the second round began, on day eleven, Jing Hao was really struggling to hold on.

He was too, too hungry.

He could fend off the severe cold with the inexhaustible supply of firewood, but he couldn’t manage without enough food.

Over the past few days, he had luckily caught a few mice, like a blind cat finding dead rats, but that protein was far from enough!

Looking at his belt, which had become much looser than when he first arrived, he opened the white ball he had drawn at the beginning.

Meanwhile.

Shen Jingchuan and Shen Jinghe also faced a new emergency.

They actually encountered a bear in the forest!

Shen Jingchuan was shocked at that moment, “What’s going on? Aren’t bears supposed to hibernate? With such cold weather, shouldn’t it be sleeping in a cave instead of coming out to scare people!”