Live Strong in the Wilderness

Xu Yi was the first to rush out, after all, he had been practicing the Supreme Profound Meditation Method.

The second was Lu Ke, who was also engaged in Spiritual Meditation, and was relatively alert to sharp occurrences.

The other challengers also hurriedly dashed out of their tents and climbed up the watchtower.

Campfires burned at the four corners outside the campsite to prevent Fierce Beasts from staging a night attack.

Despite attracting Fierce Beasts, the danger was greater if they couldn’t be seen; an unseen animal attack was more threatening.

"Six over here, are there others in other directions?" someone shouted.

"None in the south."

"None in the north."

"None in the west."

"Those on the watchtower hold position, everyone else gather on the east side ready for combat," Qin Fan stood on the eastern watchtower and shouted.

Then, everyone sprang into action.

"Xu Yi, can our walls hold?" Cheng Jie asked worriedly, as the jungle’s Fierce Beasts were extremely formidable, and the three-meter walls might not hold them.

As they spoke, Xu Yi saw six shadows leap over their walls.

"Shit!"

Xu Yi couldn’t help but curse before jumping off the watchtower.

Damn it, they just jumped right in.

From the looks of it, they’d need to raise the walls to at least 5 meters to have any hope.

Others also hadn’t anticipated the Beast’s ability to jump right in.

After all, it was three meters high with no help and they easily jumped over.

Thankfully, there were only six; any more, and they would’ve truly struggled.

Today, with experience, the group drew their weapons and surrounded the Beasts, attacking continuously.

"Seems like my Telekinesis has gotten stronger," a challenger excitedly remarked.

Not just him, all challengers noticed a significant increase in their Telekinesis strength.

Initially, they could use it for seven to eight minutes; now, it lasted over ten minutes.

So, in less than 20 minutes, the Beasts’ Telekinesis was depleted by them.

Once depleted, their weapons pierced the Beasts’ scales effortlessly, killing them instantly.

In this battle, over twenty were injured, all suffering from scratches; none were bitten.

"Delivered for our midnight snack, everyone’s tired and it’s perfect time for some roast meat and then back to sleep," a challenger exclaimed excitedly, as not every team had brought plentiful food.

Moreover, their appetites were large and stockpiles dwindled quickly.

Of course, this was fresh meat, roasted it tasted dozens of times better than jerky.

Some quickly busied themselves with skinning and cutting the meat.

With many hands, speed naturally increased, and within ten minutes, everyone had their Engineer Shovel ready, and the aroma of meat wafted through the camp.

"Xu Yi, what powder are you sprinkling?" Su Yan asked upon seeing Xu Yi holding a small clay pot.

"Pepper powder, Lu Ke and I made it ourselves, do you want some?" Xu Yi smiled and offered the small clay pot to Su Yan.

"You actually brought this?" Lu Ke was equally surprised, as pepper powder wasn’t a necessity, and Xu Yi didn’t need to bring it.

"Living in the wild requires some seasoning, I also brought a lot of salt," Xu Yi continued as he took out a bottle of salt and sprinkled some over his roasted meat.

"You’re going to make people jealous with this," Qin Chao remarked enviously, as they only brought rations, food, water, and weapons.

Xu Yi went overboard, bringing things they had and didn’t have, like potatoes, sweet potatoes, mango dried, strawberry jam, tomato ketchup, pepper powder, pepper, dried shiitake mushrooms, black fungus, and salt.

Granted, he had two cubic meters of System Space, which wasn’t just for show.

"Time to eat." Qin Fan glanced at Qin Chao, then snatched the pepper powder and handed it to Qin Yue beside him.

"I wonder how high the walls need to be to fend off these Fierce Beasts; if the walls are useless, they serve no purpose," Qin Fan said helplessly, glancing at the walls and the people still up on the watchtower.

"Five or six meters might suffice, but they’d need to be buried two meters deep to be sturdy," Xu Yi said helplessly, considering a five-meter wall might still not hold against these Fierce Beasts.

The best way is to increase strength.

Judging by the pace, they’re progressing quite rapidly.

Perhaps in a few dozen days, a team could handle a Fierce Beast.

It’s different from when they were in Newbie Village; Beasts there lacked Telekinesis, possessing only strength and speed.

Credit goes to the 100-day trial at Newbie Village; without it, they’d be wiped out in the desert.

If they were to begin the desert challenge immediately, 500 teams might all be wiped out in 50 days.

In this perspective, the organizers are considerate towards humans.

"There’s only timber available, we can set the fence height to ten meters, but can the wood hold? Their claws might easily break it." Qin Fan voiced worry, having initially opposed establishing camp here.

Given that they just entered the jungle, exploring more spots was feasible.

Maybe other places had stones?

Building a stone wall would certainly be more sturdy than wood?

Survival isn’t just a few days; 79 days without a strong camp risks constant attacks by Fierce Beasts. During the day, hunting for food is necessary.

If they can’t rest well at night and fail to train Telekinesis, they’ll soon collapse.

Hence, the camp is vital for them.

This problem, even Xu Yi couldn’t answer.

After having roasted meat, everyone gradually returned to their tents to rest or meditate.

There’s not much meat; six Fierce Beasts, one yielding over a hundred pounds, less than a pound per person.

For them, a pound of roasted meat is just a midnight snack. Three pounds are needed for a full stomach.

Night watch rotation happened, with Lu Ke on Xu Yi’s side and Qin Fan himself on the other.

Originally, Xu Yi planned to stand watch, but Lu Ke insisted, saying her Thunder Strike Gun could be useful.

Although Xu Yi felt the Thunder Strike Gun’s biggest role now was for ignition.

It’s like a giant lighter; set on a low setting, shooting wood instantly starts a fire.