Survival Arena

Chu Ge stopped him, speaking helplessly, "Making that call would be so embarrassing. Can\'t you just give me some face? Haven\'t you always bragged to me that when you were seventeen, you took Mom and struck out on your own in the coastal city?"

"Now I\'m almost eighteen. I still live at home. What do you have to be afraid of?"

"What would they want from me? Because I\'m handsome?"

Chu Feiqiang gave him an eye roll and muttered, "Shameless."

Han Yujuan hesitated before asking, "You\'ve worked for them more than once before, so why wasn\'t there a salary?"

Chu Ge shrugged and said, "Is money that easy to make? Before, it was just an internship submitting articles. Researching animal habits isn\'t actually that hard; the hard part is the effort required. Could you guys watch documentaries every day, then summarize and organize the information, even come up with different topics? Could you do it?"

Chu Feiqiang and Han Yujuan exchanged glances, both somewhat surprised.

They began to believe Chu Ge.

They just hadn\'t expected the kid to find money so young.

If Chu Ge kept this up, wouldn\'t his income surpass theirs as parents?

They didn\'t understand the profession Chu Ge had concocted and could only half-believe him.

"Why not let him give it a try? Such a big company, if something happens to him, we can still find them," Han Yujuan hesitated.

Chu Feiqiang slowly nodded.

Chu Ge reminded them, "Remember, don\'t go to the company. They might not recognize my name. After all, it\'s a big company with branches all over the country. Though we\'re just ordinary folks, we should have some dignity, not embarrass ourselves."

Chu Feiqiang rolled his eyes at this remark. What kind of talk was that?

Han Yujuan was delighted and laughed, "Let\'s go out for lunch today. My son is promising, capable of earning money, even more than his dad."

Chu Feiqiang felt hurt.

It wasn\'t even ten o\'clock yet when Chu Ge returned to his bedroom and started training in the Survival House.

Nangong, Ye Wukong, and Xiao Poor Thing were all there, but Gu Tianjiao was nowhere to be seen.

He didn\'t pay it any mind and just focused on training his Speed.

...

Time flew.

A week passed.

Chu Ge followed Han Yujuan to the school to apply for a leave of absence. The homeroom teacher, Xu Xuebing, didn\'t try to retain him, as Chu Ge had already been listed by the school as a key problem student.

He merely expressed his regret and hoped that Chu Ge would study hard at home.

Chu Ge went back to the classroom to pack up his things. It was nap time, and there were only a few top students still studying hard in the classroom.

Chu Ge gave them a nod and a greeting before gathering his belongings and leaving.

That night,

The class group chat blew up with curiosity about why Chu Ge had dropped out, and they tagged him asking for answers.

Tang Xuejia, Song Xiaoyu, and Chen Xunjie sent him private messages.

He replied that he didn\'t want to go to school anymore, which left the three of them speechless and envious.

Students nowadays, unless they come from a background of hardship, find it hard to enjoy school, but who could really escape it?

Of course, for some children in certain regions, going to school is still a luxury.

So it goes in this world, what you disdain may be what others yearn for.

After a brief chat with the three classmates, Chu Ge returned to the Survival House.

Since their meeting at the Golden Ape Building, Gao Fei had become even more enthusiastic toward Chu Ge.

The two often discussed matters regarding the next random species competition.

Gao Fei had many Survivor friends. Everyone in a Survival Team was preparing for battle.

It was said that in addition to the Pacific Ocean Battlefield, the other three oceans were also battle zones.

There were also Survival Arenas on land, with the most extreme being Mount Everest.

Chu Ge shivered at the thought of spending ten days on Mount Everest.

And there was the Sky Battlefield.

The requirements for the Sky Battlefield were equally tough.

Can\'t touch the ground, but can land on trees.

He would tell Gu Tianjiao and the others these things, and most of which Gu Tianjiao had also heard about.

Days once again became regular.

After dropping out of school, Chu Ge stayed indoors, beginning to watch documentaries about the ocean.

Han Yujuan and Chu Feiqiang would occasionally enter the room and see him completely engrossed in the documentaries, which would put their minds at ease.

Because Chu Ge wasn\'t just pretending, he would spend time watching them every day, and his focused demeanor satisfied them.

Their son had truly grown up.

...

The weather suddenly turned cold, as a wave of cold air struck.

People in the city started wearing down jackets, but Chu Ge still wore T-shirts, wanting to train himself to adapt to low temperatures.

Han Yujuan often scolded him for not wearing a coat, but he continued to do as he pleased.

Only five days remained until the next Survival Competition.

In the Team Cultivation Hall.

Chu Ge and Gu Tianjiao began to mobilize.

Gu Tianjiao was responsible for the speech.

"You all understand the rules. As long as one of us survives, we will have won. If we face a situation where sacrifice is necessary, like being chased by a shark and we can\'t outpace it, someone must make a sacrifice."

"First is Xiao Poor Thing, then Ye Wukong, after you two, it\'s Nangong\'s and my turn, and finally, our team leader. He is the strongest. You don\'t have any objections, do you?"

All three members nodded in agreement, with no objections.

Even the timid Xiao Poor Thing had already become accustomed to life and death.

Chu Ge said with a smile, "Don\'t talk about it so tragically, as if I will definitely make you all suffer on my behalf."

Gu Tianjiao gave him a glare and said irritably, "This is something that could very well happen. The Pacific Ocean is so vast, how many predators are out there?"

Ye Wukong punched the air and said, "Sister-in-law is right!"

Chu Ge and Gu Tianjiao simultaneously glared at him.

Nangong and Xiao Poor Thing, however, burst into laughter.

"Back to the point, this is our first time forming a team and facing such a huge Survival Arena. When the time comes, we must not separate. To separate in the ocean could mean a final farewell. Understand?" Chu Ge said seriously.

As the team leader, he also had to warn his teammates to stay vigilant.

"Remember our team name, Suicide! Every Survival Competition we must take on with the resolve to die. Only if you\'re not afraid to die, will you not die!"

Chu Ge spoke forcefully, his eyes sharp, fully exhibiting the spirit of the king of the grasslands.

All four were stirred up and shouted the words "Suicide" in unison.

At first, they thought the name was unlucky, but after getting used to it, they found it meaningful.

Every time they mentioned the name, they would be reminded of Chu Ge\'s ruthlessness and fearlessness in the Survival Competition, which was subtly changing their hearts.

"Continue training."

Chu Ge waved a paw and said, then walked to the adjacent track to continue practicing Speed.

That evening, he told his parents in advance that he would be on a business trip for ten days.

When Han Yujuan heard it was for ten days, she was quite worried and Chu Ge had to reassure her for a while.

This time, informing his parents five days in advance made their worry less intense than before.

After all, they were aware of the company Chu Ge worked for.

Chu Ge promised to return after ten days without fail.

Han Yujuan couldn\'t change his mind and could only suppress her concerns in her heart.

...

On the morning of the day the Survival Challenge Task began.

The five members of Suicide gathered in the Team Cultivation Hall.

Everyone was nervous but also looking forward to it.

"Jade Emperor, Queen Mother of the West, Tathagata Buddha, Guan Yin Bodhisattva, please bless us. Let us be the Great White Shark, the Killer Whale, or at the very least, being a Sperm Whale wouldn\'t be too bad!"

Ye Wukong kneeled on the ground, bowing towards the ceiling.