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Chapter 78: After a series of withdrawals, they set their sights on the plump fish in the river.

Jiang Hanying walked to the second water supply point as it got dark.

I had just tossed a disinfectant tablet into my water glass when my fitness tracker suddenly beeped.

She glanced over instinctively and saw a red dot in the background slowly disappearing.

"Chu Yuan is withdrawing."

Chu Yuan's live stream split screen was still open.

The split-screen chat, which wasn't particularly lively to begin with, attracted quite a few viewers because the guest who was the first to leave.

【what happens?】

I didn't see where I was going and accidentally stepped into a hole, twisting my ankle.

[I knew Yao-ge was still holding on, so why did Chu Yuan give up first? Turns out it was an accident.]

What a pity!

Chu Yuan forced a smile in front of the camera and urged Xi Ming, who was waiting with him for the rescuers, "You don't need to wait with me. Fortunately, this place is quite close to the rescue point. They should be here in a few minutes."

Xi Ming remained seated, then pursed his lips upon hearing this: "Then I'll rest for a few more minutes."

"Alright, you'd better be careful from now on, watch your step, and don't end up like me."

"Ah."

Chu Yuan didn't say anything more, and let out a soft sigh.

Although the accident happened, he was actually somewhat relieved.

As night fell, the sounds around him made him uneasy, and coupled with his physical exhaustion nearing its limit, the prospect of setting up camp seemed impossibly far away, making everything feel hopeless.

But with Xi Ming, who was much younger than him, by his side, he couldn't bring himself to say he was quitting, so he could only grit his teeth and persevere.

I sprained my ankle, but it's not too serious, so I can retire from sports without any problems.

There will be regrets, of course, but if you can't get through this hurdle, then it can only remain a regret.

Xi Ming watched Chu Yuan being taken away by the rescuers, then stood quietly in place for a while.

The thought of quitting lingered on his lips for a while. He glanced at the few red dots at the very front of his wristband, gritted his teeth, picked up his luggage, and started walking.

Let's talk about it when we're too tired to walk anymore.

I almost thought my younger brother was going to quit too.

[He's probably hesitant now. At least Chu Yuan was there to accompany him before, but now he's all alone on the road ahead.]

I'm already so relieved that my brother managed to get this far!

[You can wait for Yuan Chaoyu and Yao Ge behind you; you'll probably be scared to walk alone.]

I don't know if others are scared, but I know Jiang Hanying definitely isn't.

[This girl just wouldn't give Chi Song a chance to catch up with her, hahaha.]

At first, I could at least bump into him while drinking water, but later I couldn't even see him when I stopped to drink.

eight pm.

More than three hours have passed since we set off.

Li Chengxiao stood in the middle of the group, observing the guests' status on the device in his hand.

Jiang Hanying, who is at the very front, has already made more than halfway through.

Although Chi Song was only about a kilometer behind her, the distance between them was quietly widening.

As for Yu Feng, who initially said he wanted to pursue Jiang Hanying, he has probably given up on that goal and is now pursuing Chi Song instead. The two are now about a kilometer apart.

Cheng Zhaoyi and Ji Xingchen are still positioned next to each other. At their current speed, there's a 70% chance they'll reach the campsite by midnight.

As for the remaining guests, Li Chengxiao directly clicked on the green dot that remained stationary at the end.

Suddenly, the figure of Gao Juyao sitting on a large rock appeared on the device.

“Gao Juyao”.

Suddenly, the instructor's voice came from the little bee above their heads, startling Gao Juyao and the viewers in the live stream.

"How are you?"

"Reporting to the instructor, I... I'm not feeling well."

"Call for rescue, you can't get out like this."

Gao Juyao paused for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, I'll call for a rescue."

The viewers in the live stream breathed a sigh of relief. [So the instructor had been watching Yao Ge the whole time.]

I knew Yao-ge wasn't acting right.

Dehydrated, sweating profusely, trembling limbs, and starting to feel drowsy—I really can't continue walking in this condition.

[Damn, I thought Yao-ge was just sitting down to rest for a bit, I didn't expect the situation to be this serious.]

The wristband alerted again that a guest had quit, and the other guests who were still trying to stay paused for a moment.

After a while.

Lin Zan has withdrawn.

"Lu Bei withdraws."

Xun Zhou is withdrawing.

The fact that three people in a row, following Gao Juyao, voluntarily withdrew has surprised many viewers.

Why did all three of them quit all at once?

[The bracelet can show the location of other people. Jiang Hanying has already walked about three-quarters of the way, while they haven't even reached the halfway point. It's normal that they can't see any hope.]

[All three of them are probably struggling with whether or not to quit. First Chu Yuan, then Yao Ge, two of them have already quit, so it's not so abrupt for them to quit as well.]

Sigh, it's really not easy to have persevered this long.

The number of celebrity guests has practically halved.

[Of the first half, only the younger brother and Yuan Chaoyu are still persevering.]

[Only Ji Xingchen and Cheng Zhaoyi remain among the non-celebrity guests. It has to be said that athletes have the strongest stamina; they are the only ones who haven't been eliminated.]

[I remember someone saying before that half of them would be eliminated this time. Thumbs up to that prophet!]

[Should the rest have passed?]

[Yuan Chaoyu and his younger brother... it's hard to say!]

Yun Shuihan looked at Yuan Chaoyu, who was trembling as he walked, and hesitated for a long time before saying something.

He wanted to persuade the other party to back out, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

But seeing how hard the goddess was working, I couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

Having finally mustered the courage, he had barely opened his mouth to utter a single syllable when Yuan Chaoyu turned his head to look at him.

"Don't try to persuade me, I won't quit."

Yun Shuihan had no choice but to swallow her words again.

But his eyes lit up even more when he looked at Yuan Chaoyu. No wonder she was the goddess he had been a fan of for so many years!

He admired the spirit of persevering despite not being physically strong.

Did Yuan Chaoyu ever consider quitting? Of course he did, and more than once.

But whenever I want to quit, I look up and see the little bee in front of me, and imagine that my brother might be watching her live stream, and a surge of energy rises up within me again.

It seems Yuan Chaoyu is really going all out this time.

She might actually be able to make it through this cross-country training exercise.

Even if it takes all night, I'll stay and watch it with you!

[And your younger brother, the youngest, you actually held on and didn't give up! As a mom fan, I'm both relieved and heartbroken!]

Li Chengxiao clicked on the green dot representing Yuan Chaoyu and just then overheard what she was saying to Yun Shuihan.

After observing the two people's condition again, he put away his equipment and sped up to head towards the finish line.

Jiang Hanying ate the last salt tablet, drank the remaining half cup of water, wiped her mouth, and glanced at her bracelet.

There are five minutes left until 11 o'clock, and this body is approaching its limit. Fortunately, there is only one kilometer left to reach the finish line.

Not far in front of her, a river shimmered in the moonlight.

The river is about five meters wide. Although the current is a bit rapid, there are stones protruding from the water, so the water shouldn't be very deep.

However, Jiang Hanying was not in a hurry to cross the river.

Because there are fish in the river. She just took a picture of one, and it was quite big and looked very plump!

She got hungry just looking at her!

(End of this chapter)