Chapter 84 Dire Premonition
In the real world, the hottest topic today was definitely about '30 Days of Survival'!
#30DaysOfSurvivalShowStartsBroadcast
#30DaysOfSurvivalVirtualRealityVarietyShow
#30DaysOfSurvivalHolographicWatch
#30DaysOfSurvivalProgramTeamPranksGuests
#30DaysOfSurvivalMysteriousInvestor
#DanielSophiaEzraElijahMiaWashedAwayWhileCampingOutdoors
Topics related to the show utterly dominated the trending list, with the heat soaring to a clear first place. Countless netizens flooded into the program's live stream room, and the viewing numbers instantly broke one million!
If Orange Entertainment hadn't already anticipated this situation and assigned programmers to work overtime, the small live stream room would likely have crashed from the sudden influx of traffic!
Under the pitch-black night sky, heavy rain poured down. Kendall and Henry's tents were set up high up, propped up by a waterproof sheet. As long as puddles didn't form on the ground, the rainwater couldn't affect their tents at all.
In contrast, below, Daniel and Mia's group frantically ran for their lives out of their tents in the rain. The once-dry beach was submerged by the rising tide, with the icy seawater reaching their shins.
The guests, who had been glamorous and bright during the day, were now all drenched like drowned rats.
"Hurry, hurry!" Daniel tugged at his backpack, his voice urgent. "We don't know how long this rain will last! Let's run towards the forest!"
They didn't need him to tell them. Faced with this kind of natural disaster, everyone felt a sense of crisis and fear. Before Daniel even finished speaking, Ezra and Elijah had already run toward the forest by the moonlight.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared. Barefoot, Mia missed a step and fell directly to the ground. The wild grass was sharp, and stinging, prickly pain immediately shot through her arms and calves. Mia screamed in terror, "Ahh! Help! I fell!"
"Mia, don't cry, I'm coming." Jasper, who had returned to his tent to grab his backpack, called out. He pulled out a flashlight, and with the light, he quickly spotted Mia lying face down in the water.
Jasper immediately rushed forward and helped Mia up.
Liam was nearby. Seeing this, he also wanted to run over, but Sophia, who was separated and alone, used the light to spot Liam's presence.
She instinctively reached out and grabbed Liam, clinging to him like a parasitic vine.
Her voice was utterly pitiful, "Woowoo, Mr. Hansen, could you take me with you as you run? "
Liam was entangled with her and couldn't pull her off, so he could only carry her with him as they fled toward the forest. After their figures disappeared into the forest, another giant wave, driven by the thunder and lightning, crashed onto the shore.
The tents where the guests had been sleeping were instantly swallowed by the seawater.
user @CoolUncle: "Oh my god, how miserable..."
user @InterestedPasserby: "In the face of nature, human strength is so small. It's a good thing they woke up and ran early, or they would have been eliminated immediately."
user @TopCommentor: "Now I finally know why the program team is using virtual reality to film this variety show. Who could withstand this?"
user @GoddessMia: "The program team is truly sick! Our Mia was so scared she cried! They must pay for emotional damages!"
user @SophiaIsLove: "I feel so bad for Sophia. She must have been so scared when she was alone."
user @KingDaniel: "Luckily, Daniel reacted quickly and ran fast."
user @LoveElijah: "Ezra and Elijah were great too! As soon as those two brothers woke up and realized something was wrong, they immediately fled to the forest."
user @DetectiveSoo: "What fleeing for their lives? That's called selfishness. They're a team, but when they noticed danger, they secretly ran off by themselves. Although Daniel ran, he at least shouted a warning before he left."
user @EzraProtector: "How is that selfish? They are all adults. Who's to blame if they don't react fast enough? Besides, aren't they all in the forest now anyway!"
The comments were noisy and chaotic.
Diana wasn't very proficient with smartphones. She could handle texting and scroll through social media, but asking her to go to a specific live stream to watch a broadcast was beyond her.
Later that afternoon, after Luke and Luca returned from university, the two brothers cast the live stream onto the TV. The sight they saw nearly gave Diana a heart attack!
"How dare the program team! Is this a variety show? It's clearly a murder program!" She was furious and immediately reached for her phone to contact Jake, who was still at the company.
Luke and Luca were also stunned by the miserable state of their second brother and sister in the live stream.
Luke was angry, "The program team has gone too far! Recording a show in such heavy rain, don't they know people could die!"
"That can't be..." Luca was hesitant. "Would the program team be so foolish as to joke about human lives?"
Moreover, judging by the comments, the other viewers didn't seem too anxious. Luke took out his phone to search and immediately saw the related trending topics.
"Mom, brother, don't worry. It seems the situation is like this..." Luke recounted the information he found online.
Diana's expression changed. "It's a 24-hour live broadcast? Your sister and your second brother don't even know they're being recorded right now!"
"Mm-hmm," Luke nodded. "This is complicated to explain. The program team used holographic technology. The people we're seeing in the live stream aren't actually Liam and Mia in person..."
As Luke explained in detail to Diana, her expression grew increasingly grim. Luca next to her, however, became more and more engrossed, finally unable to resist picking up his own phone to scroll. VR technology, it sounded so awesome!
He loved playing games the most. If this company released a holographic game, no matter the price, he was going to play it!
Just thinking about it made him impatient.
After hearing the explanation, Diana's face was dark. "Quick, hurry up and call your father and your eldest brother! Tell them to contact the program team immediately. Liam and Mia cannot stay on this show any longer!"
With this kind of live broadcast where the person in question was completely unaware, if it were only the two of them, it might be manageable. But Kendall was also there!
Diana had a strong premonition that if the broadcast continued like this, the identity secret that the Hansen family had worked so hard to hide for Mia might be exposed to the public!
The problem she thought of was also on the minds of the businessmen, Jake and Leo. After ending the call with Diana, the father and son immediately contacted the '30 Days of Survival' program team, stating that Mia and Liam had to withdraw from the show.
Jake and Leo thought that withdrawing Liam and Mia from the program team would be easy.
Little did they know that earlier that afternoon, the agents and management companies of the other celebrities had already contacted the program team to announce their artist's withdrawal, including Mia's agent, Finn, and Dragon Entertainment.
After all, the Hansen family wasn't the only one with unsavoury secrets!
While the audience was thrilled by this type of live broadcast where the artists were unaware, the agents and management companies were constantly on edge. If an artist said one wrong thing or did one wrong thing, their career could be ruined in an instant.
However, the program team was prepared. They immediately produced the contracts signed by all the guests, where every clause and condition was clearly written.
The program team, which had already rejected the agents and management companies, could also reject the Hansen family.
No amount of threats or persuasion worked. The program team, which had powerful backing, wouldn't budge.
The entire night, the Hansen family felt like an eternity.
Diana, in particular, was glued to the live stream, filled with anxiety.
The feeling that her secret could be exposed at any moment was like knowing a knife was hanging over her head but being unable to remove it, only able to helplessly wish that it wouldn't fall.
It's a good thing Kendall didn't know that the program team was the driving force behind all this. Otherwise, she would definitely have given the program team two big thumbs up!
The night passed without a word.
Kendall woke up early the next morning.
The downpour last night lasted until the middle of the night. Although their tent didn't flood, the constant patter of the rain made it hard to sleep. Kendall only managed to fall into a light sleep toward the latter half of the night.
After waking up, Kendall unzipped the tent, pulled back the waterproof sheet, and stepped out.
Henry, in the other tent, seemed to hear the movement and rustled out of his tent as well.
(End of Chapter)