Congratulations to Neon Nation's contestant for discovering a water source!

Seeing Xu Fan face off against the Snow Wolf again, the viewers in the Live Stream Room all held their breath.

Especially after realizing that the Snow Wolf Xu Fan had encountered belonged to the pack that had taken out Zhayu Kingdom's contestant.

Everyone's hearts rose to their throats.

They were terrified that Xu Fan would meet his end here.

"Thank heavens. Our country's contestant made it through without any real danger, and he even obtained Zhayu Kingdom's contestant's supplies."

"Yeah, with Zhayu Kingdom's contestant's supplies, Brother Xu Fan won't have to worry about fresh water or food for a while. He also won't need to follow the wolf tracks to search for a water source!"

"Surviving a great calamity surely brings great fortune."

"Looking at it this way, our country's contestant really does have extraordinary luck."

"But why did those wolves suddenly collapse...?"

The viewers in the Live Stream Room had reacted quite genuinely.

When they saw Xu Fan trapped in danger, everyone had been both nervous and uneasy.

Once the danger was resolved, they all let out long sighs of relief.

"It seems our contestant has better luck than most," host Xiao Ying said slowly after seeing Xu Fan escape danger.

"Is this really just a matter of good luck? Why would those Snow Wolves suddenly fall over?" Yuan Yuan said sarcastically from the side.

It was as though she wanted nothing more than to see Xu Fan die in the Forbidden Land.

However, she quickly noticed her lapse in composure and hurriedly changed her tune. "What I mean is, this isn't logical..."

Seeing this, the Warrior King beside her began to explain.

"There's nothing illogical about it."

"Before encountering contestant Xu Fan, these Snow Wolves had already fought fiercely with Zhayu Kingdom's contestant."

"Although Zhayu Kingdom's contestant wasn't a professional soldier, he was highly agile. With his firearm and military knife, he inflicted severe injuries on the wolf pack."

"Look closely. Don't those Snow Wolves have wounds of all sizes on their bodies?"

As soon as the Warrior King finished speaking, the other Guests nodded one after another.

The Snow Wolves' fur was grayish-white, making the blood flowing from them especially glaring.

"After finally dealing with an enemy only to encounter new trouble, their emotional agitation accelerated their blood flow, causing them to go into shock."

Seeing no one refute him, the Warrior King gave his conclusion.

"All one could say was that contestant Xu Fan was extremely lucky to appear there at the most suitable time."

That included the viewers in the Live Stream Room.

After listening to the Warrior King's explanation, they all suddenly understood.

Looking at it this way, Xu Fan's luck truly was far from ordinary.

But immediately afterward...

After checking the supplies he had gained, Xu Fan picked up the Machete from the ground in full view of everyone and walked straight toward the fallen Snow Wolves. With swift strokes, he finished them off one by one, skinned them, and cleaned them up in one smooth sequence.

He looked like a well-trained survival expert.

This sudden scene made everyone watching the live broadcast gasp sharply.

Just what kind of background did contestant Xu Fan have?

Why was he so calm?

And why were his movements so practiced?

No one knew.

Instead, some foreign comments began accusing Xu Fan of being cold-blooded and ruthless.

Those Snow Wolves clearly no longer posed any threat to Xu Fan, yet he had wiped them out completely!

Didn't creatures in the Forbidden Land have the right to live too?

It was as if...

No matter what Yan Kingdom's contestant did, it was wrong in their eyes.

Noticing that the comments had begun another round of condemnation,

Brother Qiang, the wilderness survival expert, quickly stepped forward to explain on Xu Fan's behalf.

"Although those Snow Wolves looked like they no longer posed a threat, no one could say for sure whether they might suddenly rally and pounce on our contestant."

"In a Forbidden Land without medical treatment, even an ordinary scratch could cause all sorts of illnesses."

"I have to say, contestant Xu Fan made the absolutely correct choice."

"At the same time, I advise those contestants who may enter the Forbidden Land a week from now not to use modern society's way of thinking to judge the laws of the Forbidden Land."

"Otherwise, your misplaced mercy won't just harm you—it may even harm your country!"

Brother Qiang deliberately raised his voice!

The comments in the Live Stream Room also expressed their agreement with Brother Qiang.

"Brother Qiang is right. At a time like this, who cares about equality for all living beings? Staying alive is what matters!"

"Exactly! I think Brother Xu Fan is insanely cool—ruthless and quiet, decisive when it comes to killing. He's exactly the kind of contestant our country needs!"

"Those commenters saying animals have human rights too—aren't contestants allowed to contact their countries once a week? Make sure to tell your country's contestant not to hurt any creatures in the Forbidden Land!"

Xu Fan's performance in the Forbidden Land won him countless fans.

"Wait, why is contestant Xu Fan still following those tracks?"

Host Xiao Ying suddenly froze.

Logically, after obtaining Zhayu Kingdom's contestant's supplies, Xu Fan no longer needed to take such risks.

Changing directions would have been the safer choice.

But he...

was still following the tracks.

It was incomprehensible!

Within the Forbidden Land...

Xu Fan tied together the leg bones he had removed from the Snow Wolves, made a simple gravestone, and planted it in the snow.

Though he did not know this contestant's identity, Xu Fan felt that any contestant who could enter the Forbidden Land

carried an enormous responsibility.

Under the shared destiny of humanity, everyone belonged to the same camp.

There was no need to sneer at others because of a contestant's performance.

"I believe that none of the contestants who enter the Forbidden Land wants to harm their own country."

"So, regardless of whether a contestant in the Forbidden Land performs well or poorly,"

"they all deserve respect."

After giving Zhayu Kingdom's contestant a simple burial, Xu Fan set off again, continuing forward along the Snow Wolves' tracks.

Although the issue of fresh water had temporarily been resolved, the environment here was covered in thick snow everywhere.

There was nothing to block the wind.

It was simply unsuitable for making a fire.

And once night fell, who knew what else the Forbidden Land might produce.

After considering it carefully, Xu Fan decided it would be safer to first find a suitable place to establish a camp.

A cave would be best.

However, at that moment, a voice sounded in Xu Fan's ears once again.

[Notification: Congratulations to contestant Koichiro Mori for discovering a water source in the Outer Forbidden Zone and successfully claiming it!]

[Neon Nation, bound to contestant Koichiro Mori, will receive a manifestation of this water source!]

[Evaluating the contestant's harvest...]

[Obtained one E+ Treasure Chest!]

"Someone has already found a water source?"

Although Neon Nation and Yan Kingdom had conflicts with each other, from humanity's perspective, discovering a water source in the Forbidden Land was indeed a great achievement.

However...

While feeling happy for the other side, Xu Fan also began analyzing the contents of the notification.

"So simply discovering a water source isn't enough to manifest it in the real world. It also has to be successfully claimed?"

"Then what are the conditions for claiming it?"

"Being the first among all contestants to discover the water source? Or... defeating the Lord of the water source?"

"And there's the Treasure Chest. I wonder what rewards it can contain."

"This Outer Forbidden Zone is really interesting."

Xu Fan thought to himself as he quickened his pace.