Wilderness Survival with Druid System

Chapter 13: Chapter 13: Rescue?

After discovering the stream, Chen Wen continued toward the garbage beach.

Meanwhile, in the northern sea area of the island.

The rescue team, using radar traces provided by the Maritime Bureau, finally locked onto the sinking area of Hua Yue Fishing 5145.

”Chief, right below us.”

A crew member signaled, confirming the position of the sunken ship.

The rescue team captain nodded slightly and glanced at the surrounding weather: ”Go down and take a look, and be careful!”

As the team members dived in.

Before long, a complete report appeared in the captain’s hand.

”Preliminary judgment shows that the sinking seemed to be caused by hitting a reef; the hull is severely damaged. At the time of the accident, almost all crew members were inside the cabins. It should have happened at dawn yesterday.”

The deputy captain of the rescue team analyzed: ”Fishermen usually work at night; they were all very tired at that time, so they didn’t escape in time.”

”There are corpses in the ship’s cabins, and the team is currently identifying them and attempting recovery.”

The rescue team captain nodded slightly: ”Keep working. According to the list from the Maritime Bureau, there were a total of twenty-seven crew members on this fishing boat.”

”Except for Captain Zhao Qi, who has been confirmed dead, the remaining twenty-six...”

The deputy captain appeared somber: ”Chief, it doesn’t look good. The ship’s deformation is quite severe...”

The captain nodded, indicating he understood.

After a moment of silence, he asked, ”Is there no chance of survival at all?”

The deputy captain shook his head: ”No one can say for sure, but most likely not, as the timing of the incident was too critical.”

”In any case, after the salvage, we should search the nearby islands.”

The captain also held little hope, but still had to follow procedure.

...

Men’s Island.

The members of the men’s group divided into three teams and began their second day of survival.

The team heading to the garbage beach soon encountered an obstacle.

An obstacle from the director’s team.

[The area ahead is dangerous. Please stop advancing or detour!]

Lu Heng was stunned and took a look at the map provided by the director’s team.

To avoid the mountainous area, they detoured from the east side of the mountain.

All three were somewhat directionally challenged, leading to a route deviation.

According to the map, the three are currently on the northeast side of the mountain, heading toward the rainforest area.

Is the rainforest a dangerous area?

Lu Heng straightforwardly said: ”I think the rainforest area isn’t dangerous; the three of us can fully explore it.”

Behind the camera, the on-site director Xiao Yong slapped his thigh in frustration.

”How dare these three claim this when they can’t even navigate properly?”

Xiao Yong secretly cursed but politely persuaded Lu Heng.

After persuasion, the three of them continued along the route set by the director’s team.

Seeing the three bypass the rainforest, Xiao Yong breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason for not allowing them through the rainforest was that the Black Panther that attacked the Beast Tamer was still lurking within!

After multiple recommendations, the chief director finally decided to bring in a professional Hunter to deal with the beast.

But it would take some time for the Hunter to arrive.

In the meantime, Xiao Yong absolutely would not allow contestants into the rainforest.

After all, the beast had been starving for two days when it was transported here.

Now its hunting instinct was at its peak.

Anything entering the rainforest would be deemed prey by it!

...

Chen Wen felt something was off.

He sensed something was following him!

After discovering the stream, Chen Wen proceeded directly westward.

He planned to cut through the rainforest to reach the garbage beach.

But just five hundred meters out, a faint sense of danger came over him.

It felt like when you’re about to attend to nature’s call at night, and suddenly the bathroom emits a dripping sound.

It made the hair on Chen Wen’s neck stand on end!

Ghosts, Chen Wen wasn’t afraid of.

He was a man who danced around the Ghost Gate.

However, Chen Wen was a bit worried that what was following him might be some kind of wild beast!

Hence, he became extremely vigilant, noticing all the movements in the surrounding environment.

His right hand, clutching the Swiss Army knife, was clammy with sweat.

Sweat gradually seeped through his back under the intense pressure, soaking his clothes.

He neither dared to walk fast nor stop.

He could only keep a slow pace, moving while being wary of what was behind him.

This continued for about five hundred meters as the trees around Chen Wen started to thin out.

Yet that sense of crisis lingered, growing stronger!

The hidden threat was becoming restless!

Chen Wen gripped the Swiss Army knife tightly, watching the space behind him.

At this critical moment,

The sound of chopping blades rapidly intensified as a helicopter zoomed over Chen Wen’s head.

What the hell!

Chen Wen’s eyes bulged in shock, his heart nearly leaping out of his throat!

It was a rescue!

In that moment, Chen Wen couldn’t care about anything else.

He yelled for help and shook the surrounding trees vigorously.

But the helicopter was moving too fast!

Chen Wen could only watch as it zipped away into the distance.

”Damn it!”

Chen Wen cursed: ”Who the hell taught you to rescue like this! Isn’t this just for show!”

After losing hope for a rescue, Chen Wen’s eyes reddened.

If it weren’t for that thing lurking in the shadows, he might have already been at the beach!

The helicopter flew from west to east.

The people in it could definitely see me on the beach!

The more Chen Wen thought about it, the angrier he got, his rage flaring uncontrollably.

He brandished the Swiss Army knife, its blade barely five centimeters, and shouted fiercely at the rainforest behind him: ”Damn it! Whatever the hell you are, come out!”

”There’s no leaving this place for me! Come out and fight! Winner lives! Come out!”

In that moment, Chen Wen’s violent side was fully displayed.

The hidden threat seemed startled by the helicopter’s noise and Chen Wen’s brutal demeanor.

Amidst rustling sounds,

Chen Wen noticed a shadow swiftly darting about thirty meters in front, speeding into the depths of the rainforest.

What was that!

Chen Wen’s eyes widened, trying to identify the object.

But it moved too quickly, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

”Though I don’t know what you are, I can confirm you’re a living thing.”

A cruel look flashed across Chen Wen’s face: ”Don’t let me meet you again, or I’ll risk this life to make sure you don’t survive!”

In a brief period, Chen Wen experienced terror, shock, anger, and ferocity.

Feeling exhausted, Chen Wen laboriously dragged his legs out of the rainforest.

His morale severely plummeted!

”Let’s find some trash.”

Chen Wen lowered his head and sighed.

Upon reaching the garbage beach, Chen Wen randomly sifted through the trash.

Some of the items might have been there for too long, dried crisp by the sun.

Squeezing a brittle plastic bottle to pieces, Chen Wen felt a deep melancholy.

Am I destined to decay on this beach like this plastic, left to become a pile of bones?

A profound desolation rose from within him.

Chen Wen collapsed powerlessly onto the sand, as if he truly became plastic, awaiting his fate’s end.