Excessive ferocity due to caution

Bear Grylls soon followed him up the mountain from the dense forest on the mountainside. He was carrying a lot of equipment, mostly recording and video equipment, which at a glance weighed about 100 kilograms, but it did not affect Bear Grylls' speed at all!

"That speed of going uphill... is interesting."

Zhao Yi squinted.

Clearly, Bell's physical condition far surpasses that of a normal human.

Even the most elite royal special forces soldiers could never carry dozens or hundreds of kilograms of weight and move so quickly on a mountain road!

After saying that, he glanced at Ed by the campfire.

He was almost naked.

He was only wearing a pair of underwear.

The guest he played himself was dressed in three layers, and one could feel a slight chill in the air.

Judging from the faint white patches of grass clinging to the ground, the temperature at the mountaintop must be below zero.

Undoubtedly, Bell and Ed's physical abilities have been elevated to an unknown level.

This seems like a good thing.

The stronger the two players are, the less likely players are to encounter unexpected events in the jungle, as long as they stay close to them.

Zhao Yi stroked his chin, his gaze fixed on the campfire in front of Ed, lost in thought.

At this time, the other players gradually woke up.

A woman screamed beside me:

"Damn it! Who got bird poop on my chest... and even managed to smear it evenly!"

"How shameless!"

Zhao Yi echoed with an air of righteous indignation:

"that is!"

"I have no idea which bastard did such a despicable thing!"

"This is absolutely shameful!"

"Don't let me catch you, or you'll be in for a world of hurt!"

The players, who had just woken up, looked at each other, their expressions bewildered.

They haven't fully realized their current situation yet; after all, not everyone is like Zhao Yi, whose mind is always perfectly clear.

...

Zhao Yi's live stream:

Damn, has Zhao Yi become this shameless after just a few days?

Tsk tsk, when people are shameless, they are invincible!

Just checking in! And continuing my studies while I'm at it!

Holy crap, this time my brother's mission difficulty has turned into hell!

I'm a newbie. Could someone please explain what level of difficulty Purgatory is?

The game's dungeon difficulty is divided into: Normal, Nightmare, Hell, Purgatory, Torment, Desperate, and Unsolvable.

The answer above is correct.

...

With the new dungeon open, players are fully engaged.

There are almost no newbies in this batch of players.

The three with relatively low rankings are Zhao Yi, Ji Teng, and Ding Longfei, all of whom are among the top twenty on the newcomer list!

Zhao Yi ranked first, Ji Teng ranked eighth, and Ding Longfei ranked fourteenth.

Perhaps for this reason, they were matched with a Hell difficulty dungeon.

Bell set up the camera and distributed the batteries.

Ed, seeing that one of his batteries was missing, complained:

Why is one battery missing?

"What if the battery runs out?"

Bell replied:

"Cash flow is tight... Besides, when have you ever actually used up all your batteries?"

"Just make do with it, and if you're careful with the filming, there shouldn't be any problems."

Ed gritted his teeth and slung the camera and spare battery over his shoulder.

Then, he turned around, showing off his thick chest hair, and said to the players:

"Welcome, everyone, to the 'Wilderness Survival' program. We won't go into further introductions. Over the next fifteen days, you will be divided into two groups of four, each following Bear Grylls and myself to complete challenges in different areas and eventually return to human society!"

"But before that, we will give you ten minutes to discuss and choose who to join the challenge with."

"If one side has too many people, the extra people will be randomly selected to join another group."

"Now, please begin your discussion!"

"Please hurry, it's getting dark. This mountain range is teeming with ferocious, unknown beasts and terrifying poisonous insects!"

After Ed finished speaking, he and Bell stood in the distance under the setting sun.

After a brief introduction, the players began discussing the upcoming dungeon quest.

The first to speak was Wei Yun, the busty woman.

That's the guy whose chest was covered in bird droppings by Zhao Yi.

"To make a long story short, although this dungeon may seem like a simple wilderness survival scenario on the surface, and we've even been equipped with two wilderness experts, since it's an eight-player dungeon of Hell difficulty, there are bound to be unexpected dangers!"

"Now everyone's power has been reduced by 50%, and our inventory has been sealed, making it difficult to exert individual strength. Therefore, I propose that we unite as much as possible to fight against external threats!"

Her words immediately garnered the approval of many people.

"I agree!"

"I choose Bale!"

"I choose Ed!"

"I choose Ed too!"

...

In just a few minutes, everyone had made their choices.

Of the eight players, six wanted to join Bell, while only two were willing to go with Ed.

The reason is simple: Bear Grylls is equipped with excellent gear and has a magical weapon—a military knife.

And Ed... had nothing.

He didn't even have hair.

Clearly, in the event of unpredictable danger, Bell's direct combat ability would be greater than Ed's!

Among the people present, very few were slackers; otherwise, they wouldn't have been matched with a dungeon of Inferno difficulty.

They were very perceptive, so they all wanted to follow the well-equipped Bell and were unwilling to work with Ed, who was an expert with no skills or knowledge.

The two people who chose Ed were Zhao Yi and Wei Yun.

After a simple game of rock-paper-scissors, two more people were randomly assigned to Ed.

— Ding Longfei, Ying Xiangying.

Both were strong young men, but Ding Longfei looked energetic, while Ying Xiangying appeared reserved and low-key.

They looked rather grim after being randomly assigned to Ed.

Is this expert, who doesn't even have any hair, really reliable?

"Very good. Now that you've made your choices, the four of you who came with me... now, let's go find a campsite for tonight!"

Ed's eyes shone with excitement, and his smile was like that of a child.

Zhao Yi and his three companions exchanged glances, said nothing, and followed Ed's sturdy back as they walked down into the dark forest.

On the way, Ed turned on the camera and said while filming:

"The temperature difference between day and night in the Rubak Mountains is extreme. The temperature at night can usually drop to around minus twenty degrees Celsius. Without a suitable shelter, it will be difficult for us to survive until tomorrow morning..."

"Also... watch your step. As far as I know, there are at least 43 different kinds of venomous insects, such as spiders, in the mountains alone, which could easily kill us!"

"Also, to ensure the authenticity of this reality show, we haven't brought any external support, medicine, food, or water. So please try your best to avoid getting injured... because if your wounds become infected here, it could very well mean death..."

P.S.: That's all for tonight.

I'll continue copying the book tomorrow morning.

Goodnight, guys!