HUN Chapter 74: The First Bear Hunter in Alone

"Hmm?"

Lin Yu'an paused his movements, looked up at the sky, and slightly furrowed his brow.

"Is that the production team's helicopter? They sure picked their timing."

Meanwhile, thousands of kilometers away at the Los Angeles production center, executive producer Mark was staring reluctantly at the footage on screen, which was playing Lin Yu'an's survival segments.

On the table beside him lay a newly drafted plan.

The core of the plan was to "persuade" Lin Yu'an to quit.

Behind this decision was the production team's well-considered commercial calculation.

From the current situation, Lin Yu'an and Clay were almost evenly matched, and this dual-hero competition format should guarantee ratings.

Even Mark had to admit Lin Yu'an's luck was too good! He had contributed many exciting materials and obtained sufficient food!

Even Mark himself suspected whether staff members had actually violated rules to provide information to Lin Yu'an.

But the key issue now was that Lin Yu'an had hunted large prey on day forty-something, when Clay's venison was already more than half consumed.

This meant that if the competition dragged into a final war of attrition, the scales would severely tip toward Lin Yu'an, and the competition's suspense would end prematurely.

A script where a Chinese contestant crushed the local hero with absolute advantage might attract the Chinese market.

But it could cause resentment among North American core audiences! So an "unexpected" ending had far more commercial value than a one-sided victory.

Therefore, they planned this action, having the medical team approach Lin Yu'an under the reasonable guise of a "health check."

Michelle King would present an agreement with an additional five hundred thousand dollar "honorary withdrawal bonus."

Mark felt this amount was nothing compared to the show's reputation! This was the best plan to quell the "script theory" and preserve the show's suspense.

"Michelle, remember, be sincere. Make him feel our sincerity."

Mark gave final instructions over the satellite phone.

At Chilko Lake, the helicopter had slowly landed.

The cabin door opened, and Michelle, safety supervisor David, and accompanying doctor Anderson stepped off the aircraft.

Michelle wore a formulaic concerned smile on her face while internally calculating how to phrase the five hundred thousand dollar offer to sound more like a reward rather than a bribe.

However, when the three walked toward Lin Yu'an's shelter and saw the blood traces on the ground, their hearts jumped!

David immediately drew his large-caliber sidearm and quickly followed the blood trail!

When the three reached where the blood trail ended and finally saw the scene before them, all three froze like ice sculptures!

Their preset expressions completely solidified, replaced by undisguisable shock!

What did they see?

This young contestant from China was half-kneeling beside a massive black bear carcass!

His hands and forearms were covered in blood as he methodically processed the bear's organs.

The snow at his feet was stained red with large patches of blood, like a brutal battlefield!

The entire scene was filled with the most primitive, wildest, and most impactful shock!

"Oh My God."

Michelle King instinctively covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes filled with extreme shock and confusion.

The entire set of prepared talking points about "psychological pressure," "nutritional imbalance," and that five hundred thousand dollars seemed so pale before this scene.

Safety supervisor David's professional instincts made him immediately step forward, "Lin! Are you okay? Are you injured? What... what happened here?"

Lin Yu'an stood up from beside the bear carcass, wiped his hands with clean snow, then calmly greeted them and said, "I'm fine, David. Not even a scratch. As for this big guy, it wanted to steal my food, so I had an intense battle with it."

"Intense battle?"

Dr. Anderson, the medical expert who was supposed to "diagnose" Lin Yu'an's "weakness," now crouched down like an ordinary person to examine the black bear's carcass.

He quickly discovered two deep wounds caused by three-blade broadhead arrows on the bear's shoulder, side, and the fatal inner thigh area, along with multiple wounds from ordinary arrows.

Dr. Anderson said gravely, "These are wounds caused by arrowheads! The last one severed the femoral artery, causing fatal hemorrhage. He... he did this with bow and arrows!"

Hearing this, Michelle King and David looked at Lin Yu'an again with disbelief.

With bow and arrows, alone, he hunted down an adult black bear?

Michelle King quickly walked to Lin Yu'an, all previous preset plans completely gone, replaced by genuine euphoria.

"Lin! You... you really did it?"

Only then did Lin Yu'an nod frankly, "Yes, it was very aggressive. I had to defend myself."

Michelle said excitedly, "You've made history! Lin! You've absolutely made history for 'Alone'!"

"Never before has a contestant been able to face off against and defeat such a massive black bear in single combat!"

She looked at Lin Yu'an, her eyes burning with intense light.

"Lin, your performance was amazing. I absolutely must call Mark!"

She immediately grabbed the satellite phone, walked to a distance, and reported the situation to the executive producer.

"Mark! Mark! Can you hear me? The plan... the plan must be completely canceled! You absolutely won't believe what I saw!"

Back at the production center, Mark frowned, "Michelle, calm down. What happened? Did Lin have an incident?"

"No! No! Mark!" Michelle was suppressing excited shouting.

"He didn't have an incident! He... he hunted a bear! An adult black bear!"

"With bow and arrows! He's completely uninjured! Mark, I'll say it again, he killed a bear with bow and arrows!"

The satellite phone fell into deathly silence.

Mark was stunned. Holding the phone, he sat frozen in his chair, mouth slightly open, brain completely blank.

A few seconds later, he suddenly stood up, "Script? F*ck the script! This is crazier than any script!"

His previous frustration and torment from public opinion were now replaced by unprecedented euphoria.

"Michelle! Make sure Lin captured all the details! All of them! This is material more precious than diamonds!"

Michelle took a deep breath, calmed herself, then turned back to Lin Yu'an.

At this moment, her face no longer showed professional smiles, only pure admiration.

She walked to Lin Yu'an's side, her gaze sweeping over the action camera still working on his chest.

"Lin, I need to confirm, just now... did your camera record everything? From when you discovered it, to the standoff, to the entire battle process?"

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