Chapter 65: "Wilderness Death Wish" Ed's Terrifying Footage

Everyone watched as Ed collapsed to the ground, and Ying Xiangying rushed to help, but Ed lay motionless, his lips a dark blue.

He was poisoned.

Seeing this, Zhao Yi, standing not far away, stroked his chin.

Ed's poison resistance isn't high. Does that mean Bell's isn't either?

Hmm, it's possible.

"Hey!"

"Ed!"

"Ed, what's wrong?"

Ying Xiangying called out loudly, even slapped Ed a few times, but he didn't wake up.

In Zhao Yi's eyes, Ed's data had changed.

[Ed: Mildly Dangerous]

[Weakness: Low Poison Resistance]

[Note 1: Although he's poisoned, it's not severe. Even if his consciousness is blurred, his beast instincts haven't slept. If you try to kill him now, you'll meet a terrible end!]

[Note 2: He's a bit hungry.]

Beast instincts.

Sounds pretty lame!

Zhao Yi toyed with his scalpel.

The system granted Ed beast instincts, obviously to prevent him from being attacked and killed by players after eating something poisonous and passing out, which would greatly reduce the difficulty of the purgatory level.

But clearly, Zhao Yi wouldn't do something so foolish.

Kill Ed?

No.

Only someone stupid and cruel would do such a thing.

Zhao Yi is a kind and clever little genius; he wouldn't kill Ed.

Helping to drag Ed back to the fire, Ying Xiangying shivered all over, unsure if it was from the cold.

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He stared at the fire, muttering:

"Ed is so strong... how could he fall ill..."

"Could it be the water we drank earlier?"

"But we all drank that bowl of water!"

He was very scared, the dire situation almost suffocating him, and now with Ed down, the strongest in the team, the darkness outside seemed even more terrifying and sinister!

If some dreadful creature entered the cave, how would they deal with it?

If the firewood ran out, what would they do?

If...

Too many "ifs" continuously tormented Ying Xiangying.

At this moment, Ding Longfei, who had been silent, suddenly looked at Zhao Yi.

"Did you poison him?"

He was a newcomer ranked fourteenth on the leaderboard, with an exceptionally sharp mind, and after simply eliminating other options, he immediately focused on Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi looked up, his face innocent.

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"It wasn't me, I didn't do it."

Zhao Yi's expression was just short of writing "I'm the culprit" on his face.

Ding Longfei frowned, seeing Zhao Yi not admitting, he said nothing more.

Sitting by the fire, for several hours, only the crackling of the firewood could be heard.

Cold and hunger tormented them.

Except for Zhao Yi, the other three looked very pale.

The diminishing firewood in the cave mirrored their dwindling patience.

Zhao Yi boiled another pot of water but wasn't in a hurry to drink it.

"Water... water..."

On the second night, Ed's lips were purple, and he barely regained some consciousness, feeling as if his whole body was on fire.

Seeing him awake, Zhao Yi brought water over with great concern.

"Ed, don't rush, drink slowly."

"Don't worry, we'll take care of you... until you recover."

He gently patted Ed's back, comforting him.

Ed drank a bowl of cold water, weakly smiled at Zhao Yi and the others, and the purple on his lips seemed even more vivid.

Before he could thank them, he rolled his eyes and fainted again.

Zhao Yi poured out the remaining water and carefully washed the stone bowl with cold rainwater.

After finishing, Zhao Yi glanced at Ed's only backpack.

Unremarkable, it contained Ed's camera.

After Ed fainted, Wei Yun had picked it up and put it in the backpack.

Zhao Yi rummaged through it.

There was only a camera and a spare battery.

But the camera was multifunctional, with a small operation screen to view recorded footage.

Zhao Yi curiously searched through it.

There were many stored videos, all scattered, mostly records of Ed's adventures with past guests in different extreme environments.

One special memory video caught Zhao Yi's attention.

It started with Ed's laughter and the guests' exclamations, seemingly playing some hide-and-seek game.

The footage was dark and shaky.

These sounds attracted the other three teammates, who sensed something was wrong and gathered around Zhao Yi to watch the video intently.

"Sigh... how are they so lucky, still in the mood to play games."

Ying Xiangying grumbled discontentedly, frowning.

"Why is it when it's our turn..."

His complaint was cut short as his eyes suddenly widened, as if he had seen something unbelievable!

On the screen, Ed, who seemed to be playing games with the guests, after catching up with a female guest... actually grabbed her head and crushed it on the spot!

The moment the head exploded, red and white splattered everywhere.

The horrific scene directly scared Ying Xiangying and Wei Yun into shivering all over.

Especially Ying Xiangying, whose legs went weak, and he sat down on the ground with a thud!

"This, this, this..."

He trembled, pointing at the screen, unable to speak!

On the screen, Ed faced the camera.

His neck twisted at a bizarre angle, his smile grotesque!

Ignoring the dirt, he picked up the brain matter from the ground and stuffed it into his mouth...

This terrifying scene not only scared the three around Zhao Yi but also shocked the tens of thousands of viewers in their live streaming room!

...

:WTF! My room's cabinet just moved, I'm not watching anymore!

:Oh my god! He's really eating people! He's gone mad, hasn't he?

:Thank goodness he passed out from the poison! Otherwise, these people would be in grave danger!

:Last night Zhao Yi was catching poisonous creatures for a long time... could it really be Zhao Yi who poisoned him?

:Did he already predict Ed would eat people?

...

As the viewers in the live streaming room wildly speculated about Zhao Yi, Ying Xiangying suddenly screamed and fled into the pouring rain outside!

Just now...

He actually saw Ed, lying on the ground, flip over!

Facing them!

Once the box of fear in his heart was opened, it was impossible to close.

He couldn't accept the scene of having his head crushed and brain eaten, so he fled the cave!

Even if it was freezing outside, and he might freeze to death, it was better than being eaten!

Zhao Yi watched him run out of the cave and immediately chased after him!

Wei Yun instinctively wanted to follow but was held back by Ding Longfei.

Seeing Ding Longfei's serious expression, she calmed down a bit.

"Don't go out... going out now... will most likely lead to death!"

"The outside temperature combined with the non-freezing rain will kill you quickly... especially since we have no food to replenish energy, the body can't hold up!"

Wei Yun stared at the unconscious Ed on the ground, swallowing hard.

Only now did she understand the meaning of Zhao Yi's words.

The most terrifying danger... was right beside them!