Chapter 710: Chapter 52: Crisis Everywhere

"Kid, when you get back, find someone who studies mysticism to take a look at you."

Hope looked at Gaston and said with emotion, "The one that bit you was just a mouse spider. This type of spider is highly venomous, with venom comparable to the funnel web spider. The symptoms of poisoning from its bite are exactly the same as those of the funnel web spider!"

Upon hearing about the funnel web spider, everyone’s expression changed.

If bitten by this venomous spider and not treated within ten minutes, there’s no escape from death!

But after Hope glanced at Gaston’s wound, his expression completely relaxed.

Seeing the others’ gazes, he explained, "Although the mouse spider is highly venomous, their desire to attack humans is very low, and they often do not use venom when attacking."

"Gaston was very lucky. The mouse spider he encountered didn’t inject venom into him; otherwise, Gaston would have had to withdraw from the race."

Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions became strange.

Is this guy’s luck really that good?

Gaston glanced at his wound and let out a long breath.

"Wow, I just walked through the gates of hell myself!"

As they spoke, although the tension dissipated a lot, they became even more vigilant.

This place is infested with poisonous creatures; one must be careful!

...

Compared to the incredibly lucky Gaston,

the team behind them, the Russian-French Joint Team, met with a more difficult situation.

"He was bitten by a Death Adder."

Lloyd squatted down, examining the condition of another contestant under his command.

This contestant’s complexion was fairly normal, but his eyes were filled with severe panic.

The Death Adder ranks ninth among the world’s most venomous snakes!

But unlike other venomous snakes, the venom of the Death Adder is purely neurotoxic and does not contain any hemotoxins or muscle toxins.

The venom of the Death Adder can paralyze organisms, though initially, it’s mild.

However, after a bite, it can disrupt an organism’s respiratory system, leading to death.

The only consolation is that the peak danger period is one to two days after the bite, and antivenom for the Death Adder already exists.

"Contact the Australian Association and have them come and pick this person up."

Lloyd shook his head; this contestant was no longer fit for survival.

Phil, hearing this, looked at the contestant: "How did you get bitten?"

The contestant said somewhat bitterly, "I’m not quite sure either. I didn’t even notice that venomous snake. I was just passing over that dried riverbed when I felt like something bit me."

"By the time I came to my senses, I had already walked several meters. If it weren’t for the president seeing that venomous snake, I wouldn’t even know it was what bit me."

Lloyd sighed, "It’s normal. The Death Adder is one of the fastest striking venomous snakes in the world. It can attack, inject venom, and return to its original state in a quarter of a second."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

That speed!

The fastest shooter in the West!

"Rest well after you return home."

Lloyd advised the contestant from his association, "We missed the chance this time, but there’s still a chance for the challenge in the latter half of the year. Rest well and cooperate with the treatment."

The contestant nodded and said no more.

Feeling his somewhat weakened body, he sighed.

...

Over at the Australian Association.

They systematically contacted organizations that could provide antivenom and sent a helicopter to bring the bitten contestant back.

The president of the Australian Association was about the same age as Liu Yu; both were too old for survival challenges.

He watched the contestants’ performance this time and couldn’t help but shake his head: "Each generation is worse than the last!"

Upon hearing this, the vice president who had previously greeted Chen Wen smiled and nodded.

If nothing else, just looking at their Australian Association,

during the previous Desert Extreme Challenge, especially the one led by the president, they completed the challenge quite easily.

"Nowadays, contestants are too focused on their commercial value and don’t care about survival skills. Compared to us back then, I think they’re more like entertainment bloggers rather than adventurers."

The vice president lamented.

The president nodded, but when he saw Chen Wen, he became interested: "This one is good, Chen Wen; he has a bit of the explorer spirit we had back then. However, the deathly ten kilometers is not as simple as he thinks."

...

After adjusting for a night,

early the next morning,

Chen Wen and the others packed up and rode on camels towards the deathly ten kilometers.

On the way, Dennis talked about other aspects of the deathly ten kilometers.

"The deathly ten kilometers, according to our previous estimation, the total route is actually around fifteen kilometers. The vast majority of it is stony desert, and the most dangerous part is within this stony desert."

"After passing through the stony desert, there’s a short desert road, and after crossing this road, a seasonal oasis appears. Reaching the oasis means you’ve made it through the deathly ten kilometers."

Listening to Dennis, everyone gained a clearer understanding of the deathly ten kilometers.

Riding on camels, they walked about two kilometers over sand dunes.

In front of them, the continuous sand dunes gradually disappeared.

Instead, there appeared a barren rocky area.

The vegetation in the rocky area was sparse, but compared to the desert with only a few shrubs and thorny plants, this area was considered lively.

"This is the stony desert route of the deathly ten kilometers."

Dennis looked at the scene in front of him with some apprehension.

The group entered the stony desert in silence.

Chen Wen looked around and reminded everyone, "There’s a seasonal river over there. Don’t get close; it could be very dangerous!"

Following Chen Wen’s point, everyone saw a stream-like river.

It flowed from a small hill in the distance, along the riverbed in the stone desert, and eventually gathered into a small pool northeast of the group. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Around the pool, there was quite a bit of vegetation, even two palm trees.

Seeing the palm trees, Chen Wen was somewhat tempted.

To survivors, palm trees are survival treasure trees.

Their fruits, sap, and tender buds can be used as food, and their bark and fibers can be woven into ropes.

Unfortunately, even though they are treasures, Chen Wen and the others didn’t dare to approach them.

In an area where Taipan Snakes are present.

Approaching rashly would be very unwise.

Chen Wen shook his head and began to lead the group through this stony desert area.

...

Meanwhile.

As the U.S.-U.K. Joint Team and British-French Joint Team reached the oasis and met each other,

only the Japanese Team and Chen Wen’s team remained in the deathly ten kilometers area.

After these two exiting teams met, they didn’t exchange much.

Traversing this area had exhausted their energy.

Both teams remained silent while keeping their distance.

At this moment,

the Japanese team came running over in disarray.

Seeing the Japanese team, the two other teams became a bit wary.

But while observing the Japanese team, they suddenly noticed something unusual about Matsui Reika.

"What’s wrong with her?"

Hope came over and asked Yoshikawa Feng.

He was somewhat familiar with Yoshikawa Feng.

Yoshikawa Feng responded, his expression looking a bit grim: "She was bitten, by a tick!"

Hearing that, Hope frowned: "Ticks? Are there ticks in this area?"

"We entered a dense vegetation area trying to catch some rabbits, but who knew..."

Yoshikawa Feng shook his head.

Oleg also came over, checking the wound on Matsui Reika’s leg: "Did the mouthparts stay inside?"

"Yes."

Yoshikawa Feng was quite troubled.