Adam was also driven by desperation, which led him to this last resort.

In fact, he wasn't worried about Chen Wen and Roland on the other side.

Because Adam was confident that, before this sudden heavy rain, no one would survive unscathed.

What he was concerned about was Gaston.

Gaston didn't catch a cold and was healthy and full of energy.

If they didn't make him realize that Chen Wen and Roland could be fine.

Once he and Gina weakened, Gaston would surely expose his claws and eliminate them.

Therefore, Adam proposed a plan to eliminate Roland and Chen Wen while they still had strength.

And since he and Gina still had the strength to fight, Gaston wouldn't take any risks now.

"Pack your things, we're setting out tomorrow!"

After saying this, Adam left the place where the three held their meeting.

Gina also shook her head helplessly and went to her shelter.

Gaston sat in place, pondering for a long time.

Eventually, he turned his head and walked towards his own shelter.

...

Unlike the scheming trio.

As the twenty-third day of survival began.

Chen Wen happily checked the traps as usual.

"Another roadrunner, is this place just overrun with them?"

Looking at the creatures in the trap, Chen Wen was quite helpless.

After collecting the roadrunners, Chen Wen released the crested eagle to hunt.

But as the crested eagle soared high.

It let out a sharp cry.

Then the crested eagle quickly flew to a canyon and began to circle.

"There's something?"

Chen Wen was delighted and quickly followed the crested eagle's flight route on the ground towards the canyon.

...

In the canyon.

Beneath the area where the crested eagle circled.

A strange creature was lying in the shade, resting.

At this moment, it wasn't bothered by the crested eagle circling above, because an arrow from human society was deeply embedded in its abdomen.

This was a desert mule deer, a subspecies of mule deer.

Its belly was heaving violently, with each rise making the arrow tremble, causing even more intense pain.

After fleeing for so long, the desert mule deer had exhausted all its strength.

It lay weakly in the canyon, trying to endure this difficult time.

But the desert mule deer wasn't aware that while it had just escaped the wolves, it was now deep in the tiger's mouth.

With the hint from the crested eagle, Chen Wen soon arrived at the canyon.

Holding a machete, he cautiously pushed aside the shrubs.

At the same time, Chen Wen actively activated [Sense Enhancement], partly to experiment with this ability and partly to search more efficiently.

As a flood of odor information rushed into his nose, Chen Wen frowned slightly.

He smelled the scent of blood.

Is some predator feeding nearby?

Chen Wen hesitated for a moment, then activated [Feather (Screech Owl)].

Under the cover of [Disguise], Chen Wen looked no different than usual.

But this layer of feathers could provide defense in a critical moment.

As Chen Wen went deeper, the blood scent became thicker.

As he bypassed the cactus grove, the scene before him made him gasp.

"Oh my god!"

Chen Wen hurried forward a few steps and approached the desert mule deer.

He swiftly locked its throat, controlling the female desert mule deer.

The desert mule deer was startled awake, letting out a shrill cry.

Its four long legs desperately fluttered.

Seeing this, Chen Wen didn't hold back anymore.

With a backhand slash, he ended the female desert mule deer's suffering.

"What a windfall!"

Chen Wen couldn't help but laugh heartily.

He glanced at the arrow on the desert mule deer; unsurprisingly, it was either shot by Roland or the nearby Hunter.

But no matter who it was, Chen Wen didn't care.

He whistled, issuing the command, "Scout."

The crested eagle immediately took to the sky.

After circling for a moment, it landed beside Chen Wen.

It let out a low chirp.

This signaled it hadn't found any other humans.

Chen Wen casually cut a piece of deer meat and tossed it to the crested eagle.

"It seems this desert mule deer ran from far away; the arrow didn't kill it immediately, not great shooting skills by whoever shot it."

Chen Wen joked, lifting the desert mule deer over his shoulder.

Originally planning to hunt some rabbits, who knew he'd stumble upon a dying deer.

This luck was unparalleled.

...

Watching Chen Wen carry away the desert mule deer.

The assistants of the contestants were envious.

"He's really lucky!"

"He's always this lucky."

"It seems the championship is really falling into Chen Wen's hands."

The other contestants' assistants sighed.

Chen Wen's assistant Lin Jiawei was beaming.

He was already calculating how much Chen Wen would earn in the end.

At this moment, Roland's assistant and wife walked over.

She said helplessly, "Roland is really unlucky. He finally regained his energy and wanted to hunt a desert mule deer for nourishment, but missed an arrow and let the mule deer run so far, only for Chen Wen to get it in the end."

"Was that Roland's shot?"

Adam's assistant widened his eyes, "What a coincidence? And Chen Wen just happened to find it?"

Gina's assistant was filled with resentment, "With that deer in Chen Wen's hands, he's really locked in the championship..."

"Roland really is..."

Gaston's assistant also looked resentfully at Roland's assistant.

Honestly, according to Roland's path.

If Gaston hadn't relocated, he might have gotten that deer.

But now...

Forget it, getting into the top three is already good.

Considering the current situation, the assistants have accepted that Chen Wen is the champion, with Gaston and Adam taking second and third place.

As for Gina.

The only female survivor had been tormented to her limits by the desert and illness.

Most people estimated that in search of Chen Wen, Gina would be eliminated.

...

On Roland's side.

He felt like dying.

Despair, helplessness...

These emotions gathered within him, causing Roland to shout angrily.

He even wanted to break his bow and arrow.

But he held back.

"Damn it! Damn it! Where the hell did that damn deer run off to?"

Roland cursed loudly.

But as he cursed with a low fever, something on the ground caught his attention.

As a hunting guide, Roland was very skilled at tracking prey.

If he were in normal condition, he would never have let the deer get away.

Despite his current physical and mental state being far from normal, he keenly noticed the traces on the ground.

"Bloodstains! And fur!"

Roland excitedly showcased his discovery in front of the camera.

"I found it! Haha!"

Following the tracks, Roland began tracking.

...

Chen Wen didn't know that the remaining four contestants were all converging towards him.

At this moment, Chen Wen was humming a song, dealing with the desert mule deer in front of him.

"As for the innards, maybe I'll just eat the heart, it's easier to handle. Tonight, deer heart soup it is."

Chen Wen kept the heart, tossing the rest of the innards to the bobcat.

Surprisingly, the bobcat was not unfamiliar with the desert mule deer.

According to the bobcat itself, it once tried to hunt a female desert mule deer but was chased away by a male deer.

From what it said, if it weren't for the male deer, the bobcat could've even directly hunted a female long-eared deer.

This opened Chen Wen's eyes.

Considering their sizes, the bobcat was like a child compared to the long-eared deer.

Listening to the bobcat recount its past hunting experiences, Chen Wen saved some meat for it and its kittens.

After tidying up, Chen Wen returned to the shelter to have dinner.

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