Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 121: Leopard Shadow Swiftly Passing

"Yan Jie, what should we do?" Yun Qing glanced at Su Yan, her eyes full of unwillingness.

It’s one thing to lose tools, but now they don’t even have a camp.

Currently, they found themselves in the midst of a jungle, feeling as if the surroundings were filled with a terrifying atmosphere.

"Last as long as we can, unless you want to quit right now?" Su Yan looked around and gritted her teeth as she spoke. She hadn’t expected the mission failure to be this miserable.

Luckily, they had lunch, or else they’d be starving now.

Yun Qing shook her head, fail and give up?

If that’s the case, she would be a bit disappointed in herself.

Yes, they’re facing three major issues: water source, camp, and fire.

Now there’s no pot, even boiling water has become a major problem.

But so what, they can still give it a try.

"Alright, let’s look for water and try to make a fire." Su Yan said, even though they have no tools or clothes, she still wanted to give it a shot.

She felt that this was truly a survival challenge. Regardless of how many days she persisted, it would have extraordinary significance for her.

She signed up for this show not for the money, but to challenge herself.

Yun Qing nodded, predicting that she and Su Yan probably couldn’t last very long, maybe not even 100 days.

But so what?

At the very least, they’ve experienced a life they’ve never had before, on a whole new planet. Such an experience is worth remembering for a lifetime.

Perhaps it will also be very helpful for their future lives.

Meanwhile, they had already heard notifications that two groups had quit the challenge.

These notifications further motivated Su Yan and Yun Qing not to give up easily.

"Jie, you were right, some people really did quit." Wang Jin said while fixing the frame.

"It’s already been 27 days, starting over and losing all tools will surely lead to a breakdown." Lu Yao had foreseen it, considering mental resilience is also very important in wilderness challenges.

Having no tools and starting in an unfamiliar place is surely unbearable. If one in a group breaks down, it’s enough, as one member quitting means the whole group quits.

Though it’s a bit unfair, the rules are set, and you have to follow them.

"Luckily, we found the Steel-Clawed Earth Wolf and completed the mission, otherwise, we’d be like those groups." Wang Jin said with relief, not wanting to start over. She couldn’t hold on for many days if that were the case.

"So we have to work even harder going forward, explore this area more, and can’t just stay in the camp wasting days." Lu Yao felt the task was to make them step out and become stronger.

Staying in the camp, guarding a small safe zone is not feasible.

"Jie, how long do you think those groups can last?" Wang Jin looked at the working Lu Yao, predicting it shouldn’t be many days.

Water, fire, and camp are the three basics of wilderness survival.

Without any tools, maintaining these basics is not easy.

"Who knows, human potential is limitless, maybe someone can last until the end." Lu Yao said, internally hoping for such a person.

After all, as long as one group lasts 500 days, this planet will belong to humans.

"The difficulty is too big, we’ve got rewards and even we’re not feeling cocky." Wang Jin murmured, naturally unwilling to believe someone could be that impressive.

If they were that impressive, they wouldn’t have failed the mission, right?

Lu Yao silently glanced at the filming ball and continued working.

No matter how tough the future gets, she’ll do her best to hold out for as long as possible. As long as there’s no threat to her and Wang Jin’s life, she won’t give up easily.

Actually, many groups won’t give up easily, as the temptation of a ten-billion reward is still great.

Group 297, another group that failed the mission.

They were a pair of brothers from Nihon, and they’ve found a new water source.

They’ve also selected a new camp location, and the current task is to make a fire.

Although there’s no pot, the water source is flowing, still drinkable.

However, eating raw food is not an option.

Therefore, whether they can make a fire is a very important factor.

Without fire, they can only last about 3 days at most. If they have fire, they could hold on longer, maybe even make it to 100 days and collaborate with other groups.

Fire drilling is a labor-intensive task and requires a lot of patience.

It’s been an hour, yet the brothers still couldn’t start a fire, and both of their palms were blistered.

As the sky grew darker, the younger brother couldn’t hold back.

"Big brother, let’s give up, it’s getting dark soon, and we have no flame, no solid camp, how can we survive the night?"

"Idiot, how could our family have someone as useless as you. Quitting now would bring shame on our family. We mustn’t give up until the moment of death."

"Sigh!" He touched his stomach and said helplessly. They didn’t eat enough at noon, so they were very hungry now.

Even if they persist for a few more days, wouldn’t they just be eliminated in the end?

Really, can they win without tools?

If given a new territory task, with what would they complete it?

Mission failure means elimination.

Is it that hard to admit this?

But with his brother not giving up, he couldn’t either. Otherwise, when they returned home, his life wouldn’t be that easy. Family members might even ostracize him.

If only he didn’t have this annoying brother, he would be the sole heir to the family business. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Thinking this, he couldn’t help but glance at his elder brother.

The sky had completely darkened.

Xu Yi returned to the camp with a bundle of palm leaves, but those leaves were not enough for making a mattress, he might have to run a few more trips.

When Xu Yi got back, Lu Ke was still peeling hemp fibers.

Lu Ke was quite fast, only a small bundle was left, which could be finished by night.

"Xu Yi, you finally returned." Lu Ke handed a cup of cold water to Xu Yi, and also passed a bowl of lychees.

"What’s up, did something happen?" Xu Yi couldn’t help but ask.

"Leopard, this afternoon I heard some noise outside, so I stood on the bench and looked for a moment, then saw a large leopard running across the clearing. Luckily, it didn’t attack me." Lu Ke said with lingering fear, not daring to imagine how she would cope if the leopard attacked her.

Xu Yi had said that leopards were very difficult to deal with, being extremely agile.