[Major Announcement! Zhayu Kingdom contestant Diyat Du has been confirmed dead in the Outer Forbidden Zone!]
Explosive news appeared in the Live Stream Rooms of contestants everywhere.
This was the first death since all the world's contestants had entered the Outer Forbidden Zone!
Before this, many had even believed that Yan Kingdom's Xu Fan would be the first contestant to die in the Forbidden Land.
For a time, many viewers directly left the Live Stream Rooms they had been watching and switched to the Zhayu Kingdom contestant's stream.
Like Xu Fan, this contestant had been born in the Snowfield Region.
Moreover, the supplies he had prepared were exceptionally plentiful.
Yet unfortunately...
Even with warm clothing prepared, this contestant had still found it difficult to withstand such a harsh environment.
After entering the Forbidden Land, he had instinctively wanted to escape this region.
As a result, he had carelessly entered the wolves' territory.
After encountering a Sentinel Wolf, he had not adopted Xu Fan's cautious approach.
Instead, he had directly attacked with a Pistol.
But this contestant's marksmanship had not been very good.
Not only had he failed to seriously wound the Snow Wolf, but the recoil had numbed his arm.
On top of that, his ammunition was limited.
Before long, the Zhayu Kingdom contestant had fallen into an encirclement.
After struggling for a while, there had been no saving him.
In the end...
The Snow Wolf that pounced on him bit through his neck. Blood erupted like a fountain, and he quickly collapsed to the ground.
One vicious Snow Wolf after another continued to leap at him, desperately tearing into his flesh.
His calves, arms, and ears were torn off one after another beneath the Snow Wolves' bites.
The scene was so bloody that the director had no choice but to censor it.
Many viewers who had been eating nearly vomited up everything they had eaten the day before.
The Yan Kingdom viewers who had flooded in—
felt a wave of lingering fear.
Because their contestant, Xu Fan, had just encountered those things!
"So these things are actually that terrifying in combat?"
"Wait, look at the surrounding environment. It's exactly the same as our dear Xu Fan's! The Zhayu Kingdom contestant and our country's contestant are in the same region!"
"Now that you mention it, it really does seem so. Wait, doesn't that mean dear Xu Fan's crisis hasn't been resolved yet?"
A flood of comments scrolled past.
Although they deeply sympathized with the Zhayu Kingdom contestant's fate, they were even more worried about Xu Fan's safety now.
After all...
Everyone had selfish motives.
Especially when it rose to the level of nations.
Everyone hoped that the contestant representing their own country could return safely.
However...
The Zhayu Kingdom contestant's death was only the beginning.
Once his death had been confirmed—
the punishment followed.
Deaths began appearing frequently in cities across Zhayu Kingdom.
Not only did this create a certain degree of panic among the public—
even figuring out how to deal with all those corpses made the authorities' scalps tingle.
Furthermore, for a small country like Zhayu Kingdom, a sudden loss of ten million people was no joke!
The Zhayu Kingdom citizens who had been following the Forbidden Land livestreams became furious.
They vented their dissatisfaction wildly in the public chat.
"This guy is simply the biggest piece of trash in our country! How could they have chosen him to enter the Forbidden Land?!"
"Ten million people lost their lives because of him! I suggest nailing him to humanity's pillar of shame! And his family must not be spared either—they should pay with their lives!"
At the same time...
This incident completely made everyone realize...
The warnings about the Forbidden Land were not a joke.
All humanity could indeed receive gifts from the Forbidden Land.
But in turn, the Forbidden Land was also coveting their lives!
The contestants representing their countries truly had their fates bound to their nations' fortunes!
After entering the Zhayu Kingdom contestant's Live Stream Room, the Yan Kingdom viewers quickly returned to Xu Fan's stream.
And...
they began praying for Xu Fan in their hearts.
Hoping that he would be safe and sound.
Within the Outer Forbidden Zone.
Xu Fan knew nothing about what was happening outside.
The notification of a contestant's death was only shown to viewers in the Live Stream Rooms; it did not inform the contestants within the Forbidden Land.
At that moment, Xu Fan was still following the Snow Wolf's paw prints.
Even he could not tell how long he had walked or how far he had gone.
But fortunately...
Everything was exactly as Xu Fan had expected.
The snow beneath his feet was no longer as deep as before.
That meant he was leaving the Snowfield.
Very smoothly.
"Though it's a ferocious beast from the Forbidden Land, it ultimately has no intelligence, much less any awareness of counter-tracking."
Xu Fan could not help thinking to himself.
He felt that, aside from using tools, this was also the greatest difference between humans and wild beasts.
If this Snow Wolf had been smarter, then after encountering a powerful enemy, rather than trying to find its companions, it might have been willing to sacrifice itself to lead its enemy into a dangerous place...
Of course, even though the current situation indicated that it was not as clever as he had imagined, Xu Fan still prepared for the worst.
"So no matter when, I can't stay on the first level."
"Even though the Snow Wolf's tracks currently appear to be leading me out of here."
"I still have to prepare for the worst."
As Xu Fan advanced, he deliberately stepped where the wolf's paw prints had landed.
And...
each time, he probed with the tip of his foot first.
The moment anything felt wrong, his other foot would be enough to support his weight and keep him from falling into a trap hidden beneath the snow.
Details.
This was also why Xu Fan had been unable to move quickly.
The Guests in the Live Stream Room were now dumbfounded.
Especially Warrior King and Brother Qiang.
They themselves were experts in wilderness survival.
Yet compared with Xu Fan, they suddenly felt as though they did not understand wilderness survival at all.
"Our country's contestant is... far too cautious, isn't he?" Brother Qiang could not help drawing in a sharp breath.
At first, he had thought Xu Fan was moving slowly because of the environment.
But after observing for a while, he suddenly realized—
Xu Fan had been constantly on guard against dangers that might be lurking beneath the snow!
After realizing this, Brother Qiang could not help complaining inwardly.
I thought I was on the second level, while contestant Xu Fan was on the first. But now I realize he's on the fifth level!
He can even notice details like this, and in that kind of environment. Is his mental fortitude really something a human can possess?
Brother Qiang's feelings were incredibly complicated. Right now, Xu Fan seemed more like a cold, emotionless robot to him!
In fact, it was not just him. Even Warrior King beside him had begun to question Xu Fan's true identity.
Based on what he knew, Xu Fan's performance was nothing like that of an ordinary person.
Even if their roles were reversed, he did not think he could have done better than Xu Fan.
But just as Brother Qiang was about to discuss his thoughts on Xu Fan with Warrior King—
a new change appeared in the Live Stream Room footage.
Ahead of Xu Fan...
a flash of bright red appeared!
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