Chapter 91 Kendall Is So Cool
The grass was lush and dripping green, and old trees stood in a disorderly line, trunks straight and thick, their dense leaves covering the sky. Specks of sunlight filtered through the layers of leaves, casting dappled shadows all over the ground.
Kendall and Henry stepped onto the light and shadows, quietly entering this wild, uninhabited forest.
Before disembarking from the yacht, the program team had given each guest a map, and Henry had one, too. After seeing Kendall take out her map to examine it carefully, Henry also found the map the program team had issued him from his backpack.
Before entering the forest, Henry felt the program team was very thoughtful.
The map meticulously marked the direction of every supply bag, the location of every river, and the route to the safe house.
He was full of confidence before setting off, but as soon as he stepped into the forest, with its mountains of wild grass, green plants, and towering ancient trees, he couldn't even tell direction, let alone find the route.
But Kendall, walking in front of him, showed no change in expression. Her steps were steady, and she purposefully avoided some obstructive plants. Even when her path was winding, she remained calm and orderly, with no hint of confusion.
Henry's hometown was a barren desert area, and in his twenty-plus years of life, he had never set foot in such a wild forest. Before long, he was panting heavily.
In contrast, Kendall still looked as leisurely as before, as if even the most difficult mountain path was a flat road under her feet.
However, noticing the profusely sweating Henry, Kendall kindly slowed her pace.
The distances indicated on the map seemed very close, perhaps just the length of a finger, but only when you had to rely on your own two legs for exploration did you realize how far the distance truly was, especially in a rugged wild forest.
Henry thought he and Kendall had been walking for a long time, but a glance at his wrist showed they'd been in the forest for less than an hour.
Kendall, walking in front of him, suddenly stopped. "Looks like we're almost there."
"Hmm?" Henry, following behind, also stopped immediately, looking around.
In the quiet mountains, an occasional call of an unknown bird or the chirping of insects could be heard. Kendall listened carefully and tentatively walked toward the left.
Before long, a gurgling mountain stream with clear water appeared before them.
user @PrincessRuRu: "Water resource problem solved this quickly."
user @GymBuddy: "Kendall is truly amazing! She can find it just by looking at the map. Not only did she find it, but she didn't take any unnecessary detours."
user @UnbiasedOpinion: "Kendall's sense of direction is too strong. If it were me, I'd definitely get lost even with a map."
user @InterestedPasserby: "Let me put it this way, I've been watching in front of the computer for nearly an hour, watching her and Henry walk this entire way. But if I were by the water source and had to find my way back along the path they took, I'd definitely get lost."
Seeing the mountain spring water, Henry's eyes lit up, and he immediately wanted to go wash his hands. He only had three bottles of water in total, he drank one, gave Kendall one, used half a bottle for cooking seafood this morning, and drank the remaining half on the way here.
He was worried about not having water to drink. Although this mountain stream water was outdoor water, it was pure, fresh water. They could boil it the mineral water for sterilization and then drink it as plain water.
"Wait!" Kendall's urgent voice sounded. Before Henry could react, he saw a flash of light quickly pass in front of him!
user @CoolUncle: "Holy cow! What happened!"
user @SensibleTeen: "Just now...? What did Kendall throw? Did my eyes deceive me?"
user @DetectiveSoo: "I saw Kendall throw the survival knife she was holding!"
The camera zoomed in. Under the wild grass, half a step away from Henry, a sharp dagger was firmly pinning a small snake to the ground.
The small snake's body was only as thick as a finger, its body covered in red stripes.
After being pierced by the dagger and pinned to the ground, the snake's slender body was constantly writhing.
This shocking image made netizen's hair stand on end, even through the screen.
user @LazyPanda: "Oh my god!!! A snake!!!"
user @QueenBee: "Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, I'm terrified of snakes!"
user @SiSiOnTop: "Holy cow, holy cow, I was so scared I nearly threw my phone away!"
user @CutieMiMi: "Why isn't the program team blurring this out!"
user @SleepingAuntie: "The stripes on that snake are so red! Ahhh, the snake is still constantly coiling and writhing, it's so terrifying!!"
user @JustHereForFun: "Baka baka..."
user @GymBuddy: "Kendall's move just now was utterly cool."
user @RainDrop: "Kendall's eyes are so sharp. Henry was about to step on it and didn't even notice."
user @AlwaysPessimistic: "Heh? Are you messing with me? She just threw it casually and managed to stab the snake? Did the program team pull strings for Kendall and secretly adjust her physical data? Is this something a normal person can do?"
user @BrattyBabe: "Adjusting the background data isn't impossible, after all, everyone is in virtual reality now. Changing the guest's physical data is just like adjusting a character's stats in a video game, just increase the agility a few points."
user @CruelWitch: "Ah? Damn it, no wonder Kendall could rub Jasper into the ground just now..."
user @HopelessRomantic: "Hey, hey, hey? Don't make accusations without proof! How could Kendall, an ordinary person, bribe the program team? If the program team could be bribed, Jasper, as the Reed family's young master, wouldn't have been beaten so badly."
user @LongevitySerum: "An insider popping up! Looking at Kendall's movement just now, it was clean and swift, very much like someone who has trained."
user @ExerciseFreak: "Yes! That movement and reaction when she threw the survival knife, I definitely couldn't do that!"
Henry also saw the scene when he looked down. His legs went soft with fright, and he immediately stumbled back a few steps, his face pale. "Th-thank you!"
Although he didn't know what kind of snake it was, he knew from its vibrant colour that it must be highly venomous!
If Kendall hadn't stopped him, the spot where the little snake lay would have been his next step. If he were bitten by such a venomous snake in this desolate wilderness... the consequences would be unimaginable!
Without a doubt, Kendall's action had directly saved his life!
Henry moved closer to Kendall, still shaken.
When selecting guests, the program team took various factors into consideration, and appearance was one of them. Although this wasn't an idol show, they were still appearing on camera, and good-looking, visually-stunning people were more likely to attract viewer's attention.
The audience watched as Henry, who looked fair-skinned and handsome, and was even taller than Kendall, sought shelter behind her. Although it shouldn't be, the scene was undeniably a bit funny.
user @PuppyLove: "The cool assassin's delicate husband?"
user @SerialNovelist: "Don't say it, but you're not wrong... hehe"
The venomous snake, pierced by the sharp blade, was still twisting frantically. Kendall stepped forward, her expression unchanged. She lifted her foot directly, stepping on the majority of the small snake's body, then bent down and reached out to pull her survival knife out of the ground.
The comments, which had just barely calmed down, immediately turned terrified again.
user @SensibleTeen: "Holy cow! Holy cow!"
user @PrincessRuRu: "Ahhh, program team, what is wrong with you! Showing that image in such detail!"
user @ChasingWinds: "Kendall is truly a ruthless person! She just stepped right on it!"
user @QueenBee: "Not only did she step on it... she even put pressure on it with her foot, grinding it a few times on the venomous snake..."
user @SleepingAuntie: "That venomous snake has been ground into a paste by her..."
user @CuriousCat: "Her mental fortitude is genuinely amazing. If it were me, I wouldn't even want that survival knife anymore."
Henry, who was watching Kendall's actions up close, was the one who felt the greatest psychological shock.
As a guy, he was also afraid of snakes. He only dared to glance at the snake pinned to the ground by the survival knife once and didn't dare look again.
If he were told to retrieve that survival knife, he would absolutely not dare to go forward and take it.
user @SiSiOnTop: "Hahahaha, look at Henry's expression."
user @TopCommentor: "Henry: [aggrieved.jpg]"
user @JustHereForFun: "Henry: [wants to cry.jpg]"
user @InterestedPasserby: "Henry: [hugging desperate self.jpg]"
Henry stood rooted to the spot, watching eagerly as Kendall pulled out the survival knife, then casually wiped the blade against a nearby clump of wild grass a few times. Only when Kendall went to the stream to wash her hands did Henry dare to slowly move his body and squat next to Kendall.
user @CutieMiMi: "Hahaha, he really looks like an obedient, well-behaved little wife. I'm dying of laughter."
The main reason Kendall and Henry entered the forest this time was to find a water source.
After a day and a night, their drinkable water supply was almost gone.
Because they had a specific goal, they didn't come empty-handed and both carried backpacks.
Henry's backpack contained two empty mineral water bottles.
Kendall's backpack had one mineral water bottle, one insulated bottle, and one metal water bottle.
The two washed their hands and filled all the bottles in their bags with water.
Looking at the mountain stream, Henry felt a little regretful, he wished they had more bottles. They walked so far to get here with Kendall, only to collect about two pounds of water.
Kendall didn't know Henry's thoughts. At this moment, her gaze was fixed on the downstream of the small creek. The audience in front of the screen became confused.
user @CuriousCat: "???"
user @LonelySoul: "What's wrong with Kendall?"
user @DetectiveSoo: "What is she looking at?"
The camera zoomed out. About ten meters away, a muscular rooster was proudly preening its shiny feathers by the creek.
user @CoolUncle: "Hmm? A chicken? Is that a pheasant or a wild chicken?"
user @TopCommentor: "...It's probably a domestic chicken the program team put in here in advance."
user @LoveBread: "Judging by her expression, is Kendall thinking of eating chicken?"
user @SleepingAuntie: "I'm laughing so hard. This is the wild. Catching a chicken is difficult! She's not as fast as a chicken, and chickens can fly!"
user @PrincessRuRu: "Seeing that chicken reminds me of the trauma of catching chickens when I went back to my hometown for vacation. My mom told me to catch a chicken that was confined in a fence, and I chased it all over the place, but couldn't catch it!"
user @AlwaysPessimistic: "She doesn't think that just because she casually threw a knife and hit the snake, she can catch a chicken the same way, does she?"
(End of Chapter)