120: Summer Challenge, Lu Fan's Unstoppable Power

They sat together, enjoying the delicious food while enthusiastically sharing their thoughts and feelings.

Da Hei was also eating with great relish on the side, occasionally lifting its head and looking at Lu Fan and An Lan with its watery, pleading eyes, as if saying, "Give me a little more, just a little bit."

After lunch, the scorching sunlight became even more intense, mercilessly baking the earth; the whole world seemed to have been placed in a giant steamer, liable to start smoking at any moment.

Lu Fan wiped the corners of his mouth and suggested to An Lan, "This weather is truly unbearable. Let's go to the Spring Eye to cool off."

An Lan readily agreed without any hesitation.

So, Lu Fan took Da Hei and the other animals, heading towards the Spring Eye along with An Lan.

As soon as they reached the Spring Eye, a wave of cool air brushed against their faces, like a precious gift from nature.

The air around the Spring Eye was noticeably cooler and more pleasant than elsewhere; the spring water was crystal clear, with the sand and stones at the bottom clearly visible, like a natural mirror.

Lu Fan and An Lan found a flat rock to sit on and slowly dipped their feet into the spring water.

In an instant, a refreshing sensation spread rapidly from the soles of their feet to their entire bodies, and the previous fatigue and heat vanished without a trace.

Da Hei was even more excited, jumping directly into the spring water and splashing up a spray of crystal-clear droplets.

It frolicked joyfully in the water, occasionally slapping the surface with its paws, having the time of its life.

Its body was covered in water droplets that shimmered with a crystalline light under the sun, like a giant, glowing pearl.

Big Horn and the others leisurely lay down on the spot, fully enjoying this moment of coolness and comfort.

"Wow, this spring water is so comfortable; I feel like I've come back to life."

An Lan closed her eyes, deeply immersing herself in this rare coolness, a satisfied smile spreading across her face.

Seeing An Lan's comfortable expression, Lu Fan smiled and agreed, "Yeah, this Spring Eye is truly our summer resort. In this uninhabited wilderness, we're really lucky to have such a cool place."

However, just as they were fully enjoying the coolness and tranquility brought by the Spring Eye, the cold, mechanical voice of the Wilderness Survival Announcement abruptly rang in their ears, harshly shattering that beautiful sense of ease.

[Wilderness Survival Announcement]

[Attention, all wilderness survivors! The Summer Challenge has officially arrived!]

[From now on, small fires will randomly occur within 300 meters of every survivor.]

[Ten fire sources will appear in sequence. The weather is dry; survivors must extinguish the fire sources before the flames spread.]

[Failure Penalty: If the challenge fails, the fire will manifest in reality, accompanied by three days of extreme high-temperature weather.]

[The challenge is successful if one or more people extinguish all fire sources.]

[Challenge Time: 30 minutes.]

Upon seeing this announcement, the entire world instantly became like a powder keg being ignited, exploding into a frenzy.

On social media, various messages flew about like snowflakes; the trending lists were firmly occupied by topics such as "Wilderness Survival Summer Challenge," "Fire Crisis," and "Extreme Heat Penalty."

News channels in various countries broadcasted emergency updates, with anchors solemnly conveying this shocking news to the public; many nations fell into a state of panic.

In the livestream room where Lu Fan and An Lan were, the barrage comments rolled even more frantically, like a surging tide.

"It's over, it's over! This challenge is too perverted. Random fires within 300 meters—who can handle that?!"

"I beg Great God Lu and Goddess An Lan to hold on; don't let the extreme heat reach us here!"

"If this fire burns into reality, it'll destroy entire cities!"

"What should we do? Great God Lu Fan and An Lan have to face a total of twenty fire sources; the difficulty is way too high."

The internet in Japan was in an uproar, with angry comments pouring in like a surging tide.

"What kind of crappy challenge is this! Our contestant Meichuan Neiku already met with misfortune in a previous survival session. Now there's another ridiculous fire challenge—this is simply unfair treatment!"

A Japanese netizen posted a fierce message on social media, which instantly gained tens of thousands of likes and shares.

"These challenge rules are extremely unfavorable to our contestants. The earlier accidents have already caused us heavy losses. Now this Summer Challenge is making things even worse; we demand the rules be redrawn or that we be given special compensation!"

"That's right, it's Huaguo's Lu Fan who killed our contestant. Huaguo must give us an explanation."

"Exactly, the Huaguo officials must give us half of their supplies."

"Right, same for our Bangzi Country; our contestant is already dead, so the difficulty must be lowered."

"Yes, this is also unfair to our Pretty Country; the difficulty must be reduced."

Unfortunately, no one paid any attention to their complaints; after all, Wilderness Survival was held by the mysterious and unpredictable Heavenly Dao, and no one could interfere.

Meanwhile, some malicious individuals went to the Huaguo livestream room and began their mockery.

"Twenty fire sources—let's see what you Huaguo people do this time."

"So what if our Japan is down one person? This time, you Huaguo people are truly doomed."

"Hahahaha, let the fire burn; burn the Huaguo people to death."

At this moment, the Huaguo livestream room was also tense to the extreme, with no time to care about the foreigners' mockery.

As Lu Fan and An Lan looked at the announcement, the smiles on their faces vanished instantly, replaced by expressions of solemnity.

Da Hei also seemed to keenly sense the tension in the atmosphere; it stopped playing in the water and climbed out, soaking wet.

It shook the water off its body and ran to Lu Fan's side, affectionately rubbing its head against his leg as if seeking comfort.

"This challenge is a bit tricky. A 300-meter range isn't small; we need to think of something quickly."

Lu Fan frowned, a hint of anxiety showing in his eyes as he stared intently at the announcement, as if trying to find a way to crack it.

An Lan nodded and analyzed calmly, "And we have to put out the fires before they spread; that won't be easy. We need to prepare firefighting tools first."

Thus, Lu Fan and An Lan moved quickly, filling Bamboo Tubes with water and standing ready, prepared to extinguish fires at any moment.

[Wilderness Survival Announcement]

[Challenge starts in 30 seconds]

While the two were standing ready, Lu Fan's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

[The first fire source will appear in the grass 10 meters to the left]

As if receiving some kind of mysterious guidance, Lu Fan walked ten meters to the left without hesitation, gripping the Bamboo Tube tightly in both hands, focusing all his attention.

Seeing Lu Fan's strange behavior, An Lan was filled with doubt and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Why did you suddenly come over here?"

Just as An Lan finished speaking, a fire source the size of a thumb appeared out of thin air in front of her.

Aided by the high temperature and wind, the fire source rapidly expanded, like a fierce beast escaping its cage, baring its fangs and claws to devour everything.

*Splash*

Lu Fan calmly splashed the water from the Bamboo Tube, his movements as smooth as flowing water.

The flame, which hadn't even had time to fully develop, was snuffed out just like that.

Flame: ??

An Lan: ??

livestream room: ????

Everyone was dazed by Lu Fan's behavior; the barrage comments in the livestream room were like they'd been put on fast-forward, rolling frantically.

"What's the situation? How did Lu Fan know the fire source would be there?"

"Did he turn on a cheat? This is too ridiculous!"

"Holy crap, Great God Lu is awesome."

The viewers from Japan and Pretty Country were even more outraged.

"There's an inside job!!"

"He definitely cheated; how could he be so fast?"

"Huaguo must have pulled some strings!"

"I don't believe it."

These foreigners wished they could crawl through the network cables to demand an explanation from Lu Fan.

An Lan was also shocked, her eyes wide as she looked at Lu Fan and stuttered, "How... how did you know the fire source would be here? Could it be that you have foresight?"