Wilderness Survival with Druid System

”These two should be the teammates of the first survival group meeting-up, right?”

In the monitoring room, Oleg looked at Hua Yun and Chen Wen, who had already come together, and couldn’t help but speak.

Beside him, the monitor personnel glanced at an electronic screen, where blinking dots represented the players’ locations.

He nodded and said, ”It is the first group, and it might be the fastest group in the history of Forest Extreme Challenge! After all, there hasn’t been a case before where they met up while others hadn’t even landed yet.”

Upon hearing this, Oleg slightly nodded.

For Chen Wen’s group of contestants, the existence of animals greatly facilitated their activities.

It also saved a lot of time.

In short, saving so much time at the start, they’ll have more activity time in the early stages.

Just as Oleg was thinking this.

Suddenly, the staff responsible for monitoring Gaston couldn’t help but say, ”There’s a situation over here! Gaston seems to have stopped; there appears to be something in front of him!”

Upon hearing this, Oleg immediately became interested, looking over at Gaston’s side.

...

In the forest.

The Wolf Mink stopped in its tracks.

It watched the front alertly, body stiffened.

Gaston sensed something wrong immediately; days of special training had greatly enhanced Gaston’s crisis perception ability.

He realized there was danger ahead!

However, Gaston was unsure about how severe the danger was.

He gripped the axe in his hand, a weapon for self-defense.

Gaston whispered, ”What’s happening now?”

But the Wolf Mink couldn’t respond, nor could it understand the meaning of Gaston’s words.

It stood still for a while.

The Wolf Mink could smell a very strong presence ahead, likely a top predator!

This was a judgment from its instincts!

The opponent had the capability to easily kill it!

The Wolf Mink wasn’t sure if the opponent had spotted it, but it was very sure the road ahead couldn’t be taken.

The Wolf Mink thought for a moment.

It recalled what Chen Wen once taught it, what to do when encountering predators in the wild.

If you can fight, then fight; if not, then run!

But don’t just turn and flee, retreat cautiously, facing the opponent, slowly!

Once the Wolf Mink realized this, it let out a very small cry, alerting Gaston as it slowly retreated backward.

Seeing the Wolf Mink’s actions, Gaston felt a bit tense.

Will directly leaving provoke that guy to chase after them?

If the hunting instincts of that guy are triggered, it’s going to be dangerous!

Gaston thought it would be best to stay still, not moving or making any actions.

If that guy leaves, that would be ideal, but if it doesn’t, Gaston could rely on the weapon in hand to deal with the situation.

Besides, if he could wait for teammates to arrive, perhaps they might even hunt that guy.

So Gaston didn’t move.

After seeing this, the Wolf Mink couldn’t help but tug Gaston’s pant leg with its teeth.

It couldn’t understand, does this human want to wait here to die?

So dumb?

Doesn’t he know there’s danger over there?

Seeing the Wolf Mink’s action, Gaston was inspired.

Is it trying to lead me away?

Could it be that there’s a very dangerous animal over there?

After a moment of hesitation, Gaston ultimately chose to trust the Wolf Mink, or rather, to trust Chen Wen.

He followed the Wolf Mink and retreated slowly.

And just after Gaston had left, a massive brown bear squeezed through the bushes at the spot where Gaston and the Wolf Mink had been.

At this moment, under the guidance of the Wolf Mink, Gaston made his way to a hillside to the side.

Seeing the brown bear emerge, Gaston’s eyelids twitched intensely.

What the hell is this!

An adult individual, no, even larger than a typical adult brown bear!

A giant specimen!

This guy must exceed four hundred kilograms!

Gaston took a deep breath, thank goodness he left!

Otherwise, facing this giant brown bear, apart from climbing a tree to wait for rescue, there’d be no other way!

It’s simply too massive!

Remembering this incident, Gaston decided to inform the others immediately upon reunion that a giant brown bear lives in their area!

The sense of oppression this guy brings is too terrifying!

It’s essential to tell the others!

Gaston repeated this in his mind again.

...

Seeing Gaston successfully avoiding the brown bear, Oleg’s expression remained unchanged.

However, the worker next to him regrettably slapped his thigh.

Oleg chuckled and said, ”Being eliminated at the very beginning of Forest Extreme Challenge is quite rare; keep observing.”

Moreover...

Oleg glanced at the exploring Wolf Mink, feeling a sense of excitement.

This Wolf Mink is smart and lively.

This survival challenge is getting interesting!

...

Over at Chen Wen’s side.

After meeting up with Hua Yun, the two began to proceed with their actions.

Based on the observations by the Snowy Owl and Golden Eagle, Gaston and the Wolf Mink were closest to Chen Wen and his team.

Under the combined reconnaissance by the Golden Eagle and Snowy Owl, it wasn’t long before they spotted the Wolf Mink and Gaston ahead.

However, the Golden Eagle was somewhat puzzled, it felt like the Wolf Mink and Gaston had veered off from their previous route.

Did they encounter some danger?

The Golden Eagle pondered, starting to scout from high above, while directing the Snowy Owl to report the situation.

A moment later.

Upon seeing the Snowy Owl return, Chen Wen quickly extended a hand, allowing the Snowy Owl to perch on his shoulder.

The Snowy Owl quickly chirped, relaying the message the Golden Eagle wanted to convey to Chen Wen: ”The Golden Eagle says there’s significant deviation in the direction of the Wolf Mink and Gaston; they might have faced some danger. The Golden Eagle is currently scouting.”

Speaking, the Snowy Owl admired.

This good brother of hers had increased its sensitivity to crises dramatically after the last survival challenge.

She hadn’t noticed this herself.

Upon hearing this, Chen Wen frowned slightly.

Whatever made the Wolf Mink feel the need to retreat wouldn’t be an ordinary danger!

He thought for a moment and decided to personally assess the situation.

Chen Wen spoke up, ”Let’s pause for a bit, I’m not feeling very well, need to sit down.”

Upon Chen Wen’s words, Hua Yun immediately became concerned, ”What’s wrong? Didn’t rest well last night? Or is there some other issue?”

”No big deal, just a small thing, I just need to adjust a bit.”

Chen Wen waved his hand, indicating Hua Yun needn’t worry too much.

Sitting on the ground, Chen Wen closed his eyes, actively invoking the new ability acquired last time — [Shared Vision]!

Many animal names flashed through his mind, but Chen Wen excluded the others, focusing on the Golden Eagle.

As Chen Wen made his decision.

His pupils changed imperceptibly, gradually transforming to match those of the Golden Eagle.

Meanwhile, images started flashing in Chen Wen’s mind.

A vast expanse of woodland appeared in Chen Wen’s vision, moving constantly.

Simultaneously, Chen Wen felt he was seeing more details than before, such as some plants on the ground and animals on the ground.

So many!

Chen Wen didn’t react immediately, the overwhelming information overloaded his brain, making him freeze for a moment.

But soon, Chen Wen slowly recovered.

He muttered inwardly: Is this what the Golden Eagle is seeing now?

How does it handle so much information?

Without thinking further, Chen Wen began rapidly absorbing the information and processing it.

Soon enough, Chen Wen noticed something awry.