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Chapter 214 The Great Demon King of the Wilderness [Second Update!]

When the show aired, everyone was shocked.

Because their favorite, Pasini, was eliminated before Connor.

In the video, they can clearly see the grizzly bear running towards Pasini.

At this critical moment, Pasini hurriedly pulled out a bear deterrent device.

When he turned on the bear-scare siren, the piercing sound immediately broke the silence of the wilderness sky.

The sudden commotion startled the grizzly bear.

The grizzly bear immediately stopped, observed Pasini for a moment, then turned and ran away without looking back.

After experiencing this, Pasini collapsed to the ground, completely limp.

On camera, he stared at the direction the grizzly bear left for a very long time. The production team didn't cut this part at all, so that the viewers in front of the TV could also feel the emotions at that time.

After a long pause, Pasini said somewhat dejectedly, "It's gone. To be honest, I was terrified when it ran towards me. I can't imagine how you could stay calm when an animal like that is running at full speed towards you."

He didn't shy away from showing the camera his hand holding the bow and arrow, which was trembling violently.

He stood there for a long time before dragging his tired body to tidy up his shelter.

This fatigue is not only physical, but also mental.

After suffering a series of mishaps, including the destruction of his shelter, the destruction of several important items, and being frightened by a grizzly bear, his emotions reached a breaking point.

Logically, he should have quickly adjusted his mindset and rebuilt the shelter in this situation.

After all, in such weather and environment, without a shelter from the wind and rain, it would be difficult to spend a safe night in the wild.

However, he was clearly in a daze. He simply gathered the scattered supplies and equipment on the ground together, and then suddenly collapsed to the ground like a deflated balloon.

He looked up at the venison hanging in the tree, then silently took out his satellite phone and dialed the only number he could make.

After finishing this task, he lay dejectedly on the ground.

After a very long time, he finally sat up and said to the camera, "I admit I'm not a brave person, but it was a bear. Before this, I had imagined all sorts of scenarios, what kind of situation would eliminate me, but I never thought it would be because of a bear."

He gave a wry smile and another wry smile, unsure how to express some of his thoughts to the camera.

When the bear ran towards him, he was so frightened that he couldn't run away.

Only those who frequently come into unprotected face-to-face contact with wild animals can understand this feeling. It is not based on your will, and it is not something you can overcome by wishing to. This fear originates from the genetic level.

There are two main types of bears living near Lake Chilco in Canada: the grizzly bear we just encountered and the slightly smaller black bear.

Grizzly bears are a subspecies of American brown bears and can grow to over two meters tall.

Imagine a creature that is over two meters tall, with a paw that is even bigger than a basketball. People who have never experienced it up close cannot imagine it. It is far beyond what you can see on TV.

Pasini couldn't imagine that such a ferocious beast lived near the shelter he was in.

Even if he rebuilds the shelter today, he will still imagine that the bear is near the camp and will come again when he goes to sleep at night.

The emotional torment he endured forced him to choose to give up.

Before long, the rescue team arrived at the shelter where Pasini was located.

Seeing the mess, the staff immediately understood what had happened.

Now that Pasini had been eliminated, there were some things that could no longer be kept from him.

After a brief take of footage of the elimination, and once the camera was turned off, a staff member patted Pacini on the shoulder and said, "Buddy, you made the right choice."

Pasini thought the other person was trying to comfort him about the bear, and gave a wry smile, saying, "To be honest, I'm even starting to regret it. This choice will probably disappoint many of my supporters."

“Disappointed? No, no, no, buddy, believe me, everyone will think you made the wisest choice.” Pasini then looked puzzled.

The staff member chuckled: "You have no idea what kind of opponent you're facing. Let me put it this way, I don't think your opponent even cares about a grizzly bear. I'm even convinced that guy could easily hunt one down."

“How is this possible?” Pasini exclaimed, his face filled with disbelief. “Who are you talking about? Is there such a guy among the other nine people who came to this wilderness with me? Honestly, I can’t imagine. Is it John or Jack?”

"Oh, those two you mentioned, they were the third and fourth to be eliminated." The staff member patted Pasini on the shoulder again. "Don't worry about it, buddy. Just go out and check out our official website for past episodes, and you'll see. Also..."

The staff member coughed and said seriously, "Take a shower before you leave, buddy."

Pasini paused for a moment, then subconsciously sniffed his armpits: "Does it smell bad?"

"Absolutely! Dude."

Pasini shrugged nonchalantly and said, "To be honest, which competitor isn't like that in this wilderness?"

The staff member gave a complex and mysterious smile, shook his head, and then said with a mix of emotions, including admiration, envy, and even jealousy, "I'll say it again, you'll understand once you watch the show."

After the program aired, everyone felt a sense of loss.

They truly hadn't expected that such a skilled hunter would so readily abandon the show because of an unexpected incident involving a bear.

However, in a sense, his choice was quite wise.

Given the current situation, giving up sooner would actually result in lower sunk costs.

By the time the program aired, Pasini had already left the camp and returned to the United States.

After returning to the United States, just as the staff had suggested, he immediately logged onto the show's official website and subscribed to watch past episodes.

The consequences can be imagined.

According to his wife, that night was a day of despair for Pasini.

"I heard him crying and laughing in the room, saying things I couldn't understand." But Pasini recovered quickly; when he came out of the room, he had calmed down.

In a later interview on the show, Pasini was asked which scene from the show left the deepest impression on him and was the most unforgettable.

Without hesitation, he replied, “When I left Canada, returned to the United States, and subscribed to the show, I saw my rival, Li Younan from China, soaking in a bathtub, eating a piece of beef blood sausage, and drinking a cup of sweet tea.”

"Oh, by the way, that cup was beautiful and exquisite, the kind of exquisite you can't buy in stores. At the same time, there was country music playing on a border radio station... To be honest, when I was on the show, I never imagined that my opponents would have such a way of life."

After that, Pasini completely faded from public view.

He used to be a professional hunter, but later he changed careers and became an electrician, seemingly influenced by Lee You-nan's hand-knocking radio on the show.

Of course, all of the above is a story for another time.

After Pacini was eliminated, the show did not end; at this point, Kanna and Lee Yoo-nam remained.

It must be said that Kanna's tenacity far exceeded everyone's expectations.

Although Kanna looked so frail, and had lost a lot of weight since she first arrived in the wilderness, she still failed to meet the elimination criteria every time she underwent a medical check-up.

Every time the staff came for a medical check-up, they would ask her, "Although your physical condition hasn't reached the elimination standard yet, you've already lost a lot of weight. Do you still want to continue competing?"

Kanna's gaze remained resolute each time, accompanied by her signature smile: "Yes, I will continue to participate. I can still participate, can't I?"

Each time, the staff member said nothing more, only sighing slightly as they left.

Both the staff on the show and the viewers off-screen were well aware that Kanna was doing something futile.

The opponent she faced was, in a sense, a complete demon king.

However, it must be said that Kanna's strength and optimism have won the favor of many viewers, and some viewers are even looking forward to seeing if such a weak warrior like Kanna can defeat Li Younan, the wilderness survival master.
If she actually does it, that would be a really cool thing too.

Kanna's few meals consisted of the wild rice she had collected.

In fact, after collecting wild rice for the first time, Kanna spent another day searching around the area where she had found it before, and even went to more distant places.

Such efforts did indeed lead her to find something new.

The wild rice she consumed in both batches, if eaten sparingly, would be enough to last her another three weeks.

What she didn't know was that Pasini had already been eliminated by this time, and this bit of wild rice was the last bit of wild rice left.

Because, the heavy snow still came.

When the second snowstorm arrived, the temperature dropped drastically, making it much more difficult to find food.

After it started snowing in Lake Chilco, Canada, the snow could easily reach above knee level.

Several days of snow kept Kanna from going out, so she stayed in the shelter, surviving on boiled wild rice every day.

In such weather, the difficulty of finding food equally tests all animals.

Today was a day of mixed emotions for Li Younan.

His ewe has stopped producing milk completely today.

Following his previous plan, Li Younan decided to release the ewe back into the wild once it stopped producing milk.

This is certainly not the behavior of a saint—although they have persevered to this point and victory is what they are pursuing, and the ewe does provide a lot of protein and fat, Li Younan simply cannot bring herself to slaughter a life that has been with her for so long.

After Li Younan's attempt to milk the ewe failed that night, he let her sleep by the fire all night.

The next morning the weather cleared up, and he kicked the little ewe in the rump, saying irritably, "Alright, this little beast tried to sneak away several times, now you're free."

He used a camera to record this somewhat complicated scene.

The ewe was chased out of the house by Li Younan, and the wooden fence gate was opened.

The little ewe took a couple of steps, then looked back at Li Younan with some confusion before trotting back.

Li Younan tapped the little ewe on the head: "Are you stupid? The door is over there."

The little ewe ignored him and went back to the shelter on her own, squatting down by the stove again.

Li Younan was both amused and exasperated: "What, you're still clinging to this place? Winter's here now, and I have nowhere to find you anything to eat."

In fact, this is one of the reasons why Li Younan decided to release the ewe back into nature.

With the arrival of heavy snow, food has become a major problem.

Cattle and sheep are true herbivores, unlike pigs which are omnivores. Their stomachs can only digest grass, and their intestines are not capable of digesting meat.

If you eat meat, it will rot and ferment in your stomach, eventually causing you to die.

Otherwise, Li Younan wouldn't mind sharing some with the ewe while fishing.

Li Younan still has enough food to last at least two months, but none of it is suitable for the young ewe... wild rice is not an option.

It's clear that this little creature has now taken to the fireplace in the shelter; after all, such a cold winter is quite difficult for goats.

Despite his mixed feelings, Li Younan hardened his heart and took the little ewe out of the shelter.

The little ewe stood outside the fence, hesitated for a moment, glanced back at Li Younan, and then seemed to remember that she was still a wild animal belonging to nature. Finally, she ran off towards the forest without looking back.

This time, it didn't look back.

Looking in the direction the ewe had gone, Li Younan sighed softly and murmured, "Goodbye."

(End of this chapter)