Chapter 272: Chapter 269: The Final Wave

Everyone was caught off guard when, before the show could even officially start, someone was forced to withdraw due to circumstances beyond their control, reducing the number of contestants by one.

Bi Fang looked up at the third floor. Each floor was three meters high, and jumping from the third floor meant a vertical height of six meters. Even he would have to make sure before daring to jump, let alone in the urgency of being pursued—a careless leap could easily lead to accidents.

Taking this opportunity, Bi Fang warned, “Did everyone see that? Even professionals can slip up when it comes to fall protection, so don’t try this recklessly and make sure to seek guidance from a professional.”

[That’s one hell of a bad example.]

[Just the thought of jumping down from the third floor makes my legs go weak.]

[That’s frightening as fuck, the first time I’ve seen a fracture in real life, holy shit, the swelling is terrifying.]

[It’s nothing, you haven’t seen the kind of fractures where the bone fragments are sticking out. I once came across someone who jumped off a building, and man, the blood was flying everywhere, a real fright fest, could make you vomit your dinner from the night before.]

[Stop, I’m getting visuals.]

After addressing the unexpected accident, Bi Fang gave some brief advice and then ended the broadcast.

With the accident occurring before the start of the show, many adjustments had to be made, and they also needed to visit the hospital to understand the details of the situation.

“How’s it looking?”

“No major issues, just an ordinary fracture. The doctor reckons it’ll take about a month to recover, with no lasting side effects.”

“That’s a relief.”

Jerret wiped his forehead, relieved. In outdoor shows like this, injuries are inevitable, but fractures are considered quite serious.

Once they confirmed that there were no major problems, the crew paid the medical bills and began to prepare for the live broadcast the next day, while also informing all the contestants about the accident.

The message was clear: if they were worried, they could quit now.

But those who had come to participate were each outstanding in their own fields, having considerable confidence in their own abilities. Even after hearing the news, nobody chose to withdraw.

The show must go on.

The missions continued as well.

The third day, which was also the first day of the capture mission, nearly all of the formidable players were present.

Lisa Price from the elite members of Beret Hat.

Doligong Hawk, from the elite firefighting team of Canadian National Forest Park, responsible for forest conservation and wildlife protection, once faced off against a brown bear over two and a half meters tall.

Ji Zuodong, ex-military police brigade, with capabilities comparable to special forces.

Mugalen, an old acquaintance, with a background as a Deer Hunter, a combination of a hunter and special forces, probably the most overtly powerful among the fifteen contestants.

Bi Fang had initially wanted to switch Lisa for Rover Cavalry’s Bonuo, making the final day a true clash of titans, but it was Jerret who, with his decades of experience, made the suggestion.

Three men and a woman would be more attractive than a group of four men.

This piece of advice was like a wake-up call, making Bi Fang realize the considerable gap between himself and a true producer; he hadn’t thought of that at all.

Sure enough, as soon as today’s capture list was published, the audience was almost universally ecstatic.

Bi Fang casually opened a new betting pool. With the example set by Bonuo’s success, the online friends didn’t completely lose faith in the contestants, with most bets placed on three people succeeding.

[Holy shit, this lineup feels a whole level higher than the previous two rounds!]

[Epic, there’s my father-in-law again]

[Father-in-law? Who’s your father-in-law?]

Mugalen ah

Grass, people can’t, at least they shouldn’t

People should, at least give it a try.

After the warm-up in the past two days, the show’s popularity had completely skyrocketed. Bi Fang’s fans almost all knew that for such a new wilderness program, skepticism was inevitable. However, when Bi Fang joined, even just as a judge, the quality was guaranteed.

Moreover, a fracture accident occurred yesterday. Although unfortunate, it undeniably generated a wave of viewership.

All things considered, today, as soon as Bi Fang’s broadcast started, the number of viewers was heading towards the millions, with a whopping opening rating of 2%!

“Today is the last capture operation. After the capture is over, we will take the sixteen, oh, now fifteen contestants, and airdrop them into the Rocky Mountains.

As you can guess, after the capture is finished, it will be the afternoon, and by the time we reach our destination, it might already be dark. So, the first serious challenge they face is how to spend their first night in the wilderness.”

The wilderness at night is undoubtedly the most dangerous—with wild beasts roaming, plunging into such a forest is a huge test.

It made the audience exclaim with excitement, unable to tear themselves away, feeling the thrill as if a test were approaching and the teacher suddenly comes over to explain the problems.

After a brief introduction of the rules and content, Bi Fang switched the screen, handing over the live stream to the contestants.

Today’s first capture target was one of the female contestants, Lisa.

“Unlike in Huaxia, in Ugly Country, although women have already joined multiple extremely dangerous frontline combat units, such as serving as fighter pilots and armed helicopter operators for Draws Country’s Navy and Air Force, special forces have long been off-limits to female soldiers.

Since Ugly Country uses mixed units, women must meet the same assessment standards as men to join the special forces, which is quite difficult since women naturally have less physical strength and fitness than men. Very few are selected, and even fewer complete the entire course—only one to be exact.”

Fuck, that’s awesome. Is she the only one who has succeeded?

That’s so badass. A role model for my generation!

“No, she isn’t,” Bi Fang threw cold water on the excited audience, “According to the information provided by Lisa, she only holds a special forces combatant training certificate and has the qualifications, but did not pass the course to join. However, it’s not an overstatement to say she’s a member of the Green Berets.”

“Every member of the Green Berets is a master of guerrilla warfare, speaks at least one foreign language, and possesses their own technical expertise—weaponry, engineering, communications, medical—pretty much like the cool teams you see in the movies.”

Although the audience felt let down by the news she wasn’t an official member, they were still hugely interested after hearing the introductions. When the camera switched over to Lisa, they almost crashed collectively.

Fuck, is that a woman?

If she didn’t have long hair, I really wouldn’t believe it…

Ah, not as pretty as that off-road sister…

But she’s tougher than your off-road sister, knocking them out one punch at a time.

Bi Fang wasn’t surprised by the viewers’ reactions, because from her ID photo, Lisa already showed features that were more masculine.

Just by appearance, she was far from Ava.

In fact, this is perfectly normal. Countless scientific evidences show that the lower limit of strength for male athletes is almost the upper limit for female athletes.

For a woman to exceed the strength of an average man, it is certainly not going to be with a slender figure; more likely, she will not correspond with gentleness, having big thighs like Chun Li’s is the norm.

If Ava could still be considered fit with her strength mainly in her legs, then Lisa, who had the qualifications of a special forces member, could be regarded as “big and burly,” with a completely masculine look.

The typical scenario in urban novels where the female team member is extremely strong yet maintains a slim figure is almost impossible.

This is what a special forces member looks like.

During Bi Fang’s brief introduction, the four-man team also launched their attack.