Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 194: Will We Be Eliminated?

Chapter 194: Will We Be Eliminated?

When nature turns vicious, humans become incredibly vulnerable.

Volcanic eruptions, blizzards, thunderstorms, floods, earthquakes, all lead to the loss of life.

This storm has been raging for over an hour, yet no group has been eliminated, nor has any group voluntarily withdrawn.

This shows that everyone has found a good position, sufficient to withstand this storm.

Just as Xu Yi thought about this, he heard a notification sound—one group had chosen to abandon the challenge.

"It’s starting; nobody wants to be the first. But eventually, some won’t be able to hold on," Lu Yao remarked, hoping inwardly that fewer groups would give up, wishing everyone found a good spot to resist the storm’s damage.

Sure enough, as soon as Lu Yao finished speaking, five groups were eliminated.

"309, only 309 groups left." After the notification sound stopped, Lu Yao reported a number. She was worried this number would fall into the 200s.

It’s only 46 days in, not even 50 days, yet a third of the groups have been eliminated.

With this pace, can humans even gain the right to settle on this planet?

Thinking of this, Lu Yao furrowed her brow.

"Xu Yi, are we really going to be buried?" Lu Ke shouted, having no choice but to shout since the wind outside was so strong, speaking softly would be futile.

Moreover, in such a noisy environment, instinctively one raises their volume.

"Probably not; it’s been an hour, and not much gravel or sand has entered here," Lu Yao shouted.

Hearing Lu Yao’s words, Lu Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

The wind howled continuously, not pausing for a moment.

Consistently, things were being hurled against the stone walls.

In such a situation, sticking close to each other was the only option.

Xu Yi felt the temperature dropping steadily.

So he let Lu Ke move to the center position, considering she was still on her period.

In the darkness, Xu Yi reached into the side basket and pulled out some jerky, handing it to Lu Ke and Wang Jin.

They needed energy to fend off the cold.

Conversing was impossible; with the wind so loud, it was difficult to be heard unless shouting. Even then, conversations didn’t last long before exhaustion set in.

Time seemed to pass incredibly slowly for them.

They all hoped the storm would end soon.

But what came was continuous messages of withdrawal.

As Lu Yao feared, after enduring for two hours, only 299 groups remained.

"This storm is terrifying; five hours have passed, and there seems no sign of it stopping."

"It’s a huge disaster. A storm like this destroyed all their camps, they’ll have to start over again."

"Can’t the organizers provide a weather forecast? Such a massive storm without prior warning?"

"If they could do that, they wouldn’t be the organizers."

"Shivering, when will this storm stop? If it doesn’t, Xu Yi and the others will be buried under the wood!"

"If it’s just wood, then it’s still alright; at least air can circulate. If it’s gravel, now that’s frightening."

"Humans are really too fragile, unable to contend with such a storm."

"As if other animals aren’t fragile; even a 500-pound bear lying outside can be blown away."

"At this rate, more groups will withdraw. If no one’s left, how will this show continue?"

"Won’t they just select more groups? Anyway, no group has lasted 100 days yet; not much money has been spent."

"Fool, those prizes are from various countries, nothing to do with the organizers."

"What prize? It’s merely relocation expenses. So many countries, just offering such meager relocation expenses is too stingy."

"Didn’t you see the new announcement? It’s one hundred thousand per day; lasting a few days earns several hundred thousand."

"Damn, that’s not bad. Missed registering, such a loss."

"Do you have any decency? Discussing money at this time?"

The wind continued fiercely, leaving the viewers in the livestream with their hearts on edge.

Even more worried were those who exited the challenge. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Sister Yan, with a storm like this, we would be eliminated even at camp, right?" Yun Qing asked as she watched Xu Yi and the others on screen.

The filming drones couldn’t withstand this kind of storm, landing on the ground to ensure stability. Furthermore, most livestream feeds began to shake.

Only shelters like Xu Yi’s, which completely blocked the wind, had relatively stable footage.

"Definitely, our cave entrance lacks barriers, the wind would bring gravel and sand into the caves, directly injuring us. In such a case, we couldn’t hold on for ten minutes and would have to give up," Su Yan said reluctantly, knowing they had no chance to persist so long.

Ferocious Beasts as big as water buffalo could eliminate them at any time.

Let alone such a massive storm.

Those eliminated weren’t just unlucky, but lacking strength.

Previously, she thought it was a matter of luck. But after seeing Xu Yi and Lu Ke, she deeply realized her previous thoughts were too simplistic and underestimated others.

"I hope this storm calms down soon, or more groups will be eliminated," Yun Qing said worriedly, sensing the storm’s terror even off-site.

Su Yan nodded, also hoping for the storm’s peace.

Sadly, none of these wishes seemed to come true.

The wind appeared to intensify, pulling up many large trees and blowing them haphazardly.

Above Xu Yi and the others, several large trees had already fallen.

One might say, they were buried, buried by these trees.

Being buried under these trees made things quieter below.

However, they couldn’t see anything, so they had no way of knowing just how much wood was above them.

"Sis, what do we do now, should we give up?" Wang Jin pushed with force but found nothing moved. Feeling around, she discovered everything above was cylindrical wood.

"Why give up? Though the cylindrical wood presses down above us, air can still circulate. Once the storm retreats, we can leave."

Perhaps due to being covered by the cylindrical wood above, blocking some wind noises, they didn’t need to shout when speaking.

"Can we still get out?" asked Lu Ke, worried about not being able to leave afterward.

Being trapped for a day or two was okay; they had enough jerky to last a few days. However, without water, they couldn’t last long.

Would they really have to resort to drinking urine?