202: Chapter 201 The Battle Is About to Begin

In the livestream room, the audience's emotions were completely ignited, and the barrage comments rolled frantically like a surging tide.

“This isn't a snowball fight; it's practically a death match!”

“Too brutal. Who can withstand these spiked ice blocks being thrown at them?”

“If one of these ice chunks hits you, you’ll definitely be covered in black and blue bruises.”

“Good grief, this snowball fight has truly become a life-and-death battle in the snow.”

As Lu Fan was silently lamenting the cruelty of this challenge, the system notification suddenly rang out.

【Matching you with an opponent】

【Your opponent is Japan Contestant Yamamoto】

“A Japanese devil? It really is a small world; this is exactly what I wanted!”

Hearing that his opponent was Japanese, Lu Fan's fighting spirit instantly blazed. He couldn't suppress the smile on his face—a smile that held both a thirst for battle and disdain for his enemy.

Just as Lu Fan was considering how to handle this fight, an incredibly dazzling blue light flashed across from him without warning. It stung his eyes, causing him to squint subconsciously and instinctively raise his arm to shield them.

As the light gradually dissipated, a weak-looking figure lay flat on the snow.

This person was none other than Yamamoto from Japan. His face was as pale as paper, devoid of blood, and his frame was as thin as a fallen leaf that could be blown away by the wind at any moment. He was clearly on the verge of death, tortured by the extreme cold.

At this moment, Yamamoto lay on the ground, one hand still tightly clutching a stone he had grabbed just before being teleported.

That was the only 'weapon' he could hold right now, even though the stone seemed utterly insignificant in this cruel challenge.

【Your opponent is Huaguo Player Lu Fan】

The weakened Yamamoto struggled to lift his heavy head, and at a glance, he saw the murderous Lu Fan standing not far away, holding a Broadsword.

In that instant, fear submerged him like a tide, and his legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

Seeing the glinting Broadsword in Lu Fan's hand, Yamamoto was terrified, his whole body shivering and his teeth chattering.

Without the slightest hesitation, he flipped over and knelt on the ground with a 'thud.' His voice trembled with a sob as he tried to beg for mercy in accented Chinese: “Please... you... don't kill me... I... can... surrender to you.”

Yamamoto knew very well that charging forward with his current weak body would be like a moth to a flame, seeking his own death.

He was even feeling very fortunate at this moment that he had learned Chinese.

Therefore, he chose to surrender immediately, hoping only to save his life.

The livestream room instantly exploded into a frenzy.

“It's actually this old guy Yamamoto! Great God Lu Fan's luck is simply incredible!”

“Haha, look at Yamamoto’s pathetic state, kneeling and begging for mercy as soon as he arrives. Truly embarrassing.”

“Great God Lu Fan, don't be soft-hearted. Just cut him down and let Japan remember the taste of being sanctioned by a Broadsword!”

Lu Fan watched the shivering Yamamoto kneeling in the snow with interest. A mocking expression appeared on his face as he clicked his tongue and said coldly, “Tsk tsk tsk, your cowardly appearance is truly nauseating. Do you think I'll let you off so easily?”

As he spoke, he slowly walked forward a few steps, his Broadsword lightly grazing the snow and kicking up a spray of fine flakes.

A chilling glint in his eyes made one shudder, as if he were contemplating how to slowly torture this opponent.

Just then, the cold, mechanical voice of the Wilderness Announcement rang out again without emotion.

【To ensure the fairness of the game, all contestants' bodies are restored to their peak state】

As soon as the words fell, a miraculous scene occurred.

Yamamoto’s originally listless body, which looked like it could collapse at any moment, suddenly jolted.

His dull, despairing eyes instantly regained their luster, and the color returned to his face at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His shriveled, thin body seemed to be injected with a powerful force, quickly becoming full and strong.

Yamamoto clenched his fists in disbelief, feeling the power surging through him. This physical state felt like he had returned to the time before participating in Wilderness Survival, full of vitality and strength.

“Hahaha, great...”

A look of wild joy instantly bloomed on Yamamoto's previously despairing face, a smile filled with smugness and arrogance.

He slowly stood up and stretched his limbs, his joints making 'cracking' sounds.

Now, a hint of craftiness and ferocity appeared in his eyes. Like a hungry wolf, he stared fixedly at Lu Fan, as if sizing up a prey he was about to tear apart.

“Lu-kun, now, we shall have a truly fair duel, hahahaha.”

After speaking, he even stuck out his tongue and slowly licked his lips, revealing a perverted smile that made one's skin crawl.

Meanwhile, similar situations were happening simultaneously in various other challenge arenas.

Some contestants who had been exhausted to the point of giving up resistance were instantly restored to their peak states under the influence of this mysterious power.

“Hahaha, great! This is what I call fair!”

“Now, watch me beat the crap out of you and win this challenge!”

The restored contestants were all high-spirited, the flames of war burning in their eyes as they vowed to fight their opponents to the end and secure a place in this cruel challenge.

In the livestream room, the audience's emotions were pushed to a climax once again.

“Damn it, isn't this cheating? This rule change is too ridiculous!”

“Exactly! Their previous weakness was due to their own lack of ability. Why should they suddenly recover? What kind of logic is this!”

“It's over, it's over. Now the situation has become unpredictable. It’s hard to say who will win or lose.”

“What are you afraid of! So what if they've recovered? A weakling is always a weakling. In front of Great God Lu Fan, they’re all a piece of cake. Great God Lu Fan is invincible!!”

“This damn Yamamoto, he was just groveling and looking like a pathetic wretch, and now he’s acting arrogant. As expected, people from Japan are all like this!”

At the same time, An Lan felt the world spinning and her brain reeling, as if her soul were being pulled by this powerful force.

When she finally regained her senses, she found herself standing in a completely unfamiliar snowy landscape.

The wild wind howled like roaring beasts, blowing the thick snow on the ground into the air, stinging her face as it hit.

She looked closely and saw a tall, burly black man standing not far away.

【Your opponent is Blue Country Contestant Muwetuer】

Muwetuer was much taller than An Lan. His broad, thick shoulders and developed, bulging muscles looked even more oppressive against the backdrop of the icy world, like a towering mountain standing there.

An Lan's palms instantly broke into a slight cold sweat. An instinctive sense of tension surged in her heart, and she subconsciously clenched her fists, her nails almost digging into her palms.

Muwetuer looked at the petite An Lan with an undisguised, contemptuous smile on his face, filled with disdain for his opponent.

He casually picked up a spiked ice block from the ground and tossed it up and down in his hand with ease.

The spikes of the ice block glinted with a cold, sinister light under the pale snow and grey sky, as if demonstrating his power to An Lan and declaring his determination to win this battle.