The boss, intending to shut down the computer, suddenly remembered the locked popularity of his streamers when he saw those lines of text.
Did they not know this was Shark's punishment for them previously riding on trends?
Perhaps they took this competition too seriously, and the officials were very attentive to all sorts of unfair behavior, and they were targeted.
But why?
There were so many people riding on trends, so why should they be the only ones held accountable?
Who didn't want to easily gain traffic and make money?
Various thoughts arose in his mind, causing the boss to place his hand on the keyboard and slowly type a line of text into the input box below—
"What should I do?"
.........
Others were unaware of the changes happening online; they were still focused on the live broadcasts.
A storm that had lasted for nearly two days finally disappeared by the evening of the second day.
On the coast, the surviving camera footage showed the distant coastline and the darkening sky intersecting.
It was as if a beautiful scroll was unfolding before them. The heavy rain had washed away the filth, reflecting shimmering light on the sea surface, like a layer of gold dust sprinkled on it.
Under the warm sunset, everything was relaxing.
Peace was restored to the island.
But whether it was true peace remained to be seen.
The heavy rain had eliminated half of the remaining people.
What was originally about forty people had now dwindled to just 23.
The heavy rain and storm had caused some to be severely hit by flying debris, while others were submerged in rainwater in low-lying areas.
Some even lost weight from hunger and were nearly blown away by the wind.
Too many incidents had occurred, resulting in only five intact teams remaining.
Besides some less-watched contestants, only Jiang Fan and Zhou Niannian, and the duo of Teacher Piao and Little Zhongma were still complete.
Upon seeing the jungle return to calm, Bear Grylls pondered for a moment and analyzed.
"Everyone has seen how dangerous yesterday's storm was."
"Rocks, trees, and all sorts of debris were flying around. It caused many dangers, but it could also become an opportunity for the contestants."
After he finished speaking, Lele chimed in.
"I know the answer to this. I've seen similar news before, saying that after heavy rain, there are abundant 'supplies,' such as the carcasses of various animals, and the rapid growth of plants after the rain."
As a professional commentator, Lele consumed related wilderness survival knowledge every day, and at this moment, she appeared experienced.
Her answer naturally received Bear Grylls' affirmation.
This was indeed a good opportunity for those contestants who were not very skilled in wilderness survival to obtain food.
As long as they were diligent, they would always reap rewards.
It all depended on whether those contestants dared to take that step.
Lele and the audience held great expectations for this.
Seeing the storm pass, many contestants, with lingering fear, emerged from their shelters and let out cheers of survival.
"Damn, I actually survived!!! Ahhhhh! That's great."
"Wuwuwu... A Qiang, if you had held on a little longer, we could have continued, what a pity..."
"What the hell, what is this?"
Many people ventured into the wilderness to celebrate their survival.
They did not expect this jungle to bring them even greater surprises.
Various carcasses lay scattered on the ground: rabbit carcasses, bamboo rat carcasses, and even limp snakes lying on the ground.
At first, they were inevitably shocked, letting out short cries of alarm.
But only after confirming the animals were dead did they realize they had food!
Effortlessly!
Not everyone who survived had sufficient food reserves.
Many had endured by gritting their teeth and starving.
Now, obtaining such a large amount of food was like walking down the street and being hit by a lottery ticket, and that ticket happened to be worth five million!
Since Da Ma Hou was sent away due to a damaged anus, leaving only Tuanzi, who barely managed to survive for a few days in the wilderness by relying on the bamboo rats she had caught earlier, she eventually found a new cave and successfully sheltered from the rain.
Now, she came out to look for food, trying her luck. Unexpectedly, she ran into bamboo rats lying on the ground as soon as she stepped out.
Looking at the not-so-plump bamboo rats, Sister Tuanzi's stomach rumbled, and she couldn't help but swallow.
Fans who had been watching intently also began to celebrate.
"Great, Sister Tuanzi found several bamboo rats, she can finally have a good meal."
"It's impressive that she can hold on for several more days alone. If it were me, I would have given up long ago."
"As expected, the teammates were no good. Da Ma Hou was such a burden. If only Jiang Shen were here instead."
"Sigh, fortunately, Sister Tuanzi can find bamboo rats in the end. History is a circle."
Fans of Sister Tuanzi and Da Ma Hou, seeing her still in the wilderness, couldn't help but feel admiration.
Watching these past few days, she had no teammates, no one to talk to, and spent her days wandering in this boundless wilderness.
With survival as her sole purpose, she still fell into a state of confusion.
This feeling was agonizing, enough to drive a person mad.
Sister Tuanzi felt like she was teetering on the edge of a breakdown, and this food was her last spiritual support.
As long as she had food, she wouldn't starve to death.
As long as she didn't starve to death, she could survive and wait for rescue.
Yes, rescue...
Facing the setting sun, she finally had a meal, raw bamboo rat...
As she bit into the bamboo rat meat with tears in her eyes, her mouth full of blood, the audience and staff observing in the live broadcast room fell silent.
If a person lived a savage life, they would eventually destroy themselves.
Sister Tuanzi had changed; her mental state was in serious crisis.
After eating the bamboo rat, she still seemed hungry and began searching for various foods on the ground.
Leaves, grass roots, bark, even pebbles.
Even though eating them caused her to vomit, she relentlessly stuffed things into her mouth.
This scene shocked the audience.
They never expected that the person they had just praised had now been driven to madness.
According to the experts specializing in mental state evaluation at Shark's backend, rescue teams forcibly took Tuanzi away.
When she saw living people, she was almost frantic, constantly muttering words that no one could understand, which was heartbreaking.
Another contestant dropped out, and the way she was eliminated was heart-wrenching and regrettable.
Da Ma Hou watched this segment of Sister Tuanzi's experience and remained silent for a long, long time. Finally, he quietly said "I'm sorry" on his solitary hospital bed.
Loneliness always drives people crazy; he failed to realize this, only treating it as a game, and in the end, could only watch others perform after being eliminated.
Looking at the island competition, which now had only 22 contestants remaining.
He opened his mouth and muttered to himself.
"Looking at this, the competition might end in less than 100 days."
"I really don't know what the Shark officials are thinking, why so many streamers who don't understand wilderness survival are participating..."
"Sigh..."
A sigh echoed in the hospital room.