Chapter 9: The Unfortunate Streamer

Bi Fang felt incredibly unlucky today; it was supposed to be his first day streaming, yet it seemed as if he had run into every possible mishap, even encountering a venomous snake while picking up a bird’s egg.

Looking at the constantly hissing snake, Bi Fang didn’t know whether to voice his frustration, but he remembered that he was now a public figure and decided against it. His only option left was to retreat using the last method available to him.

His peripheral vision caught sight of a branch below.

The next moment, without any hesitation, Bi Fang hooked his arm around the branch and slid his sitting body down, suspending himself from the branch. With advanced yoga techniques, the entire set of physical movements was performed with minimal effort and maximum stability.

As soon as he moved, the short-tailed viper followed. It wrapped itself tightly around the branch, its tough scales scraping against the moss-covered bark, producing a faint sound.

One crisis had barely ended before another began, and the continuous high-energy scenes were keeping the viewers on edge, causing them to break out in a cold sweat.

Suddenly, the entire live streaming room was filled with barrage comments saying, “Run, Fang God!”

But it was already too late. Bi Fang’s heart was pounding wildly in his chest, and he sensed danger just as the short-tailed viper approached.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting a faint glow on the snake’s densely packed brown scales. Its yellow-green eyes glimmered in the dark drone camera lens, making them particularly eye-catching.

Bi Fang’s face changed, his heart pounding violently within his chest as if it was about to break through. In the instant the short-tailed viper charged, he knew that something was amiss.

The rapidly closing-in short-tailed viper compressed its body like a spring, its muscles constantly contracting and pulsating under its short, thick frame. Every scale on its body was slightly opened.

Before Bi Fang could react, the short-tailed viper suddenly sprang out!

Inside the live stream room, the viewers couldn’t help but shudder and tremble.

“Whoosh!” The short-tailed-viper was as quick as a projectile, slicing through the air!

With his excellent dynamic vision, Bi Fang’s breathing slowed down by half a beat, as if he had already smelled the foul odor emitted by the venomous snake’s open mouth. At this moment, there was no time to do anything! So, he entrusted everything to gravity and gently loosened his grip.

His fingers brushed past the moss, and the breeze blew past his ears. Bi Fang’s entire body fell freely, feeling the short-tailed viper’s wide-open scales, exaggerated snake mouth, and sharp venomous fangs. The snake’s disgusting mouth opened 180 degrees before fiercely clamping down! Yet, it bit nothing!

It missed the attack! In the live stream, sunlight filled the screen, shadows cast by leaves occasionally brightened and dimmed, overlapping each other, highlighting the scene of one man and one snake. The venomous snake, having failed in its attack, coiled back around the tree branch and flicked its tongue, seemingly angry.

As Bi Fang experienced the sensation of weightlessness while falling, he blinked slightly, leaving everything to his instincts. The five-meter distance disappeared in a flash. Deep in his mind, his wilderness survival skills instantly awakened. The moment his foot touched the tree branch, Bi Fang bent his knee to dissipate part of the impact.

However, the tree branch was covered with moss, narrow and slippery, making it impossible to stand firmly after falling from a height of five meters. But Bi Fang had anticipated this. Under the surprised gaze of his live stream audience, he leaned backward and used an angled position to let his entire back rub against the tree trunk, dissipating some of the impact force again. But this still wasn’t enough!

Bi Fang, with his back against the tree branch, couldn’t hold on, and he continued falling downwards! However, he had walked one step and thought ten steps ahead. Bi Fang knew he wouldn’t be able to grab the branch, so his initial goal wasn’t to land on it! He planned to go straight down!

Below this tree branch was another one, but it was only two meters away. As long as he could dissipate the force once more, the height from the ground would be less than three meters, enough for him to land safely using the techniques he had learned from wilderness survival! Having already dissipated most of the impact force, Bi Fang collided with the tree branch once again!

In the live stream room, many people covered their eyes, not daring to watch anymore.

An enormous impact came from his back and the intense pain engulfed his mind.

Bi Fang plummeted straight to the ground but he could feel that his falling speed had already slowed to a bearable level!

Staring at the ground approaching rapidly, Bi Fang tensed all his muscles. The moment he landed, he bent his knees and shifted his weight to one side, using his shoulder to roll away.

He rolled several times before forcing himself to stop.

Bi Fang lay on the ground, coughing several times, feeling like the world was spinning around him. He quickly got up to check if he had landed safely. Once confirmed, he collapsed onto the ground, drained of energy.

However…

An intense pain emanated from his rear and back, making Bi Fang feel quite uncomfortable.

His thick-skinned rear played the largest role in alleviating the force of the two tree branches he used earlier. Even his face was stinging from the scrapes caused by the various stones and weeds.

After several minutes, he took a few deep breaths as if he had survived a disaster, struggled to get up from the ground, spat out the grass and dirt in his mouth, and grinned at the camera, “It seems I’ve escaped!”

That’s incredible!

He’s fine even from that height?

Is this a tactical roll?

It’s a basic technique in the army, but the streamer is too skilled, right? Unless you’ve fallen hundreds of times, you cannot reach this level. Which ordinary unit has this kind of training volume? The streamer is definitely not a common person.

He must be a special forces soldier, right? Definitely a special forces soldier! Wilderness survival, climbing, and now this technique, he’s absolutely amazing!

I’m shocked, a special forces soldier is right beside me?

Little Fish and Little Shrimp gifted the streamer an airplane*1—Respect! He dared to jump from a height of ten meters, even Dragon Uncle wouldn’t do this.

Kindergarten Gangster gifted the streamer fish balls*9999

Lord Shepherd gifted the streamer a super rocket*1—Just followed, Brother Fang Rocks!

Countless gifts flooded the live stream, ranging from dozens to hundreds, being sent non-stop. In this moment of extreme excitement, a loud “boom” resounded, and a golden banner floated across every live stream on Shark TV.

“Prince Mu gifted Streamer Bi Fang a Super Rocket, come and claim your treasure chests, everyone!”

My god, a wealthy viewer appeared!

The streamer isn’t losing out in this fall!

It’s not necessarily true, right? The streamer has some decent equipment; he doesn’t seem short on money.

Even Bi Fang was shocked when he saw the Super Rocket, as this rocket was worth two thousand yuan in cash.

Before, he had only seen other people receive such gifts in their live streams; he didn’t expect that one day he would receive such a valuable gift as well. However, this was also an affirmation of his streaming content. Bi Fang quickly expressed his gratitude: “Thank you, Brother Mu, for the Super Rocket. I’m really grateful.”

A Super Rocket was the most expensive gift on Shark TV, costing two thousand yuan each. When sent, it would be visible across the entire platform, and treasure chests would be available for everyone to grab. This was undoubtedly a good way to attract unfamiliar viewers. That’s why Bi Fang was truly grateful.

As expected, soon after the gift was sent out, the number of viewers in the live stream surged quickly, and it didn’t take long for the number to exceed a thousand. Although many of them just grabbed and left, as long as a portion could be retained, it was considered a gain.

Taking advantage of the viewers still grabbing gift packages, Bi Fang quickly introduced his live streaming content again and said, “Actually, I managed to escape safely just now partly due to luck. It helped that there were two branches to act as a buffer, and my falling technique was stable.”

“Moreover, intrinsically speaking, the short-tailed viper is a relatively docile reptile. As long as you don’t provoke it, it will maintain a ‘you don’t mess with me, I don’t mess with you’ attitude. In fact, there are indeed very few cases of people in our country being bitten by short-tailed vipers.”

“Earlier, I probably just intruded while it was hunting and got mistaken as an enemy. Unfortunately, our bird eggs are gone.” Bi Fang looked up at the Short-tailed Viper still on the tree and shook his head.

I don’t care, as long as it’s impressive!

Luck is also part of one’s strength. Can a normal person do what he did, whether it’s the understanding of the snake or the sufficient strength-releasing technique, or even the calm mentality?

That’s right. Brother Fang is too strong. If it were me, I would’ve run away, regardless of what kind of snake it was!

Run? I’d be too scared to move!

What snake? I just joined, what happened?

The audience who just joined were confused but soon, a fan explained everything.

Upon hearing how Bi Fang barely escaped from the snake’s mouth, and how he fell from a ten-meter-high tree and landed safely, everyone was stunned.

Fortunately, the system-provided skills were helpful. All sorts of knowledge and techniques were like instincts, which didn’t need any training and could be employed proficiently. Otherwise, with that fall just now, it would have led to a dislocated arm or leg or even death.

Fat Cat Pete sent a rocket*1 to the anchor: Brother Fang, Brother Fang, look at me!

Brother Fang, I am a professional photographer. The scene of you dancing with the snake just now really shocked me. Can I take a screenshot and post it online? No commercial use, I just want everyone to see, it’s really shocking!

Oh?

Is that so?

Seeing the barrage, Bi Fang thought about it for a moment and realized that he had no reason to refuse.

This is a great opportunity to expand his influence.