Nearly two thousand teams globally, almost all teleported to Africa.
Qin Feng was the sole exception.
And so...
Netizens from other countries flooded into Da Xia's livestream, offering words of comfort from friendly nations, but mostly mockery.
"Dear Da Xia brothers, please don't despair – you still have other warriors – love from Babayang!"
"Haha... Da Xia has a madman who ran off to the South Pole!"
"And he's carrying a chainsaw, hilarious!"
White Eagle netizens roared with laughter.
"Dad is right!"
Netizens from Sakura Country and Kimchi Country chimed in.
...
It was early winter in Da Xia.
It was early summer in the South Pole.
"Damn it... I'm freezing!" Qian Tong screamed.
Even though it was early summer, and they weren't near the South Pole, the temperature was still below minus ten degrees Celsius.
Qian Tong was from the south and couldn't handle this temperature.
He shivered, wearing a thermal suit.
"Why... did you bring us here?"
Xiao Ruo Ruo was on the verge of tears: "Do you want us to die together?!"
"It's summer here, and the days are long."
Qin Feng didn't answer, looking at his personal terminal: "Sixteen hours left, we have to build an ice house quickly – otherwise, we'll all die."
An ice house.
A type of warm dwelling invented by the peoples living in the polar regions.
But!
The Eskimos who invented ice houses lived in the Arctic.
The Antarctic climate was harsher, with no permanent indigenous population.
"An... an ice house? I don't know how!" Sun Hai Kun said with a bitter expression.
"I do."
Qin Feng picked up the chainsaw.
Sun Hai Kun was responsible for carrying fuel, Qian Tong for oxygen tanks, and Xiao Ruo Ruo carried water – no food!
These supplies were already heavy, and they couldn't carry more food.
"Fuel."
"Start."
The chainsaw buzzed in Qin Feng's hands.
The permafrost was cut.
Then, using an ice carving knife, he shaved curved surfaces on both sides of the long ice blocks.
"Just like this!"
He handed the chainsaw to the burly Qian Tong: "One of you cuts the ice blocks, the other uses the ice carving knife to polish them."
"If you don't want to die, you better be quick, there are only a dozen hours left."
"You, come hunting with me."
He pointed at Xiao Ruo Ruo.
Hunting?
Xiao Ruo Ruo's eyes widened.
She didn't know how to hunt!
"We only brought drinking water, we'll starve without food," Qin Feng turned and walked away.
Xiao Ruo Ruo had no choice but to follow.
Seeing Qin Feng walking away, Qian Tong whispered, "Brother Sun, how about... we run?"
He was afraid of being with Qin Feng.
"What are you thinking?"
Sun Hai Kun frowned, polishing with the ice carving knife, and said, "Only he knows how to build an ice house!"
If they took the tools and escaped, Qin Feng would surely die, but they wouldn't survive either.
...
The Blue Star Livestream.
- 'Qin Feng knows how to build an ice house? Like the Eskimos?'
- 'It's all bragging until it's done!'
- 'What a pointless move, like farting after taking off your pants. If he went to the equator instead of the South Pole, would he need to build an ice house?'
- 'Everyone else is having a party, and they're waiting to die in the South Pole!'
The livestream comments were as usual.
Either they thought Qin Feng was crazy, or they believed they were doomed.
Apocalypse Star.
Central Africa region.
Adventurers from different countries had slightly different teleportation points, so they hadn't encountered each other yet.
But!
The teams from the same country had agreed to go to the same coordinates.
More people meant more mutual support.
Drinking beer.
Singing songs.
Eating food from zero-cost shopping.
They waited for the event to begin.
The temperature here, even with the cold wave, was within a tolerable range.
Moreover, they had cold-weather gear and had nothing to worry about.
...
Qin Feng walked in a certain direction while looking at the map.
Xiao Ruo Ruo followed cautiously.
"Seals!"
Her eyes lit up, and she excitedly pointed into the distance: "They're so cute..."
Zoos usually only had two or three, but there were dozens in the distance.
"Wait, don't move."
Qin Feng crawled forward.
His white camouflage suit made him blend in with the ice and snow.
Closer!
Even closer!
He suddenly leaped up and charged towards the group of seals.
The seals were startled and ran away.
Unfortunately.
They were too slow on land.
*Poof!*
At some unknown time, Qin Feng drew a dagger and plunged it fiercely into the seal's neck, then twisted hard.
"Ah!"
Xiao Ruo Ruo covered her mouth and screamed: "You... you..."
Blood gushed out uncontrollably, and within seconds, the seal stopped moving.
"What about me?"
Qin Feng turned his head and stared at her coldly: "Either it dies and we live, or we starve to death!"
Xiao Ruo Ruo pursed her lips and after a while mumbled, "We got prey, shall... shall we go back?"
"Follow me!"
Qin Feng continued walking.
But in his heart, he was anxious.
The South Pole was vast.
The reason he was positioned here, besides aiming for a high score in the event, was another purpose.
In his previous life, many powerful beings had appeared on the Apocalypse Star.
Not just adventurers.
And not all of them were enemies.
What he had to do was, as much as possible, to win over all the powerful beings who were not enemies.
Among them.
There was one particularly powerful being who was born in the South Pole of the Apocalypse Star.
He knew the general location.
But, he had to go find them.
Before they became powerful, establishing a good relationship was crucial.
Suddenly!
After walking about two kilometers, Qin Feng's eyes lit up.
A group of penguins appeared not far away.
"It's penguins!"
Xiao Ruo Ruo's eyes sparkled, then she became wary again: "Captain, we... we already have a seal, do we need to kill more penguins?"
"Find a penguin with a broken left wing."
"Left wing..."
"Obey orders!"
Xiao Ruo Ruo dared not ask any more questions.
From a distance, the two of them searched carefully around the perimeter of the penguin colony.
...
The penguin colony was large.
And they didn't dare get too close.
Adelie penguins were small; if a behemoth approached, they would be startled and scatter.
To find a specific one...
It was very difficult!
Time ticked by.
Qin Feng glanced at his watch from time to time.
He was exhausted.
It had been over ten hours since they entered the Apocalypse Star.
Searching for supplies, carrying the chainsaw back to a safe zone, and enduring the cold in the South Pole had severely depleted his stamina, leaving him tired and sleepy.
But!
Before the event began, there was only one day for preparation, no time to rest.
He had to hold on!
Suddenly, he noticed several penguins in the colony ganging up on a small, emaciated penguin.
The penguin being ganged up on...
Had a wing hanging limply.
Found it!
He rushed over at the fastest speed.
Sensing movement, countless penguins scattered like birds and beasts, but Qin Feng only focused on that one.
"Quack quack quack..."
The penguin, being slow, was quickly caught and struggled desperately.
Unfortunately, with its weight of three or four kilograms, it was impossible to break free from his grasp.
"Got it, stop running!"
Qin Feng handed the penguin to Xiao Ruo Ruo.
"You... you're going to kill it?" Xiao Ruo Ruo was reluctant.
Qin Feng frowned and said coldly, "I'll go find food for it!"
Xiao Ruo Ruo didn't believe him.
Could this killer have such a kind heart?
As a result...
Qin Feng walked to the shore, took a fishing net from his backpack.
Cast the net.
Pulled the net.
All in one go.
A large number of krill and small fish were caught.
...
The Blue Star Livestream.
The livestream locked onto Qin Feng had the highest viewership.
What was there to watch about other adventurers reveling in Africa?
Instead, he...
- 'I'm now very sure this guy's brain is broken!'
- 'First he killed a seal, then he caught a penguin, what exactly is he trying to do?'
- 'Didn't you see he's also catching krill? He's clearly planning to raise pets.'
- 'Holy crap! He went to the South Pole to raise pets? His life is almost over, and he still has the leisure to do that!'