Chapter 344
"Ahhh—"
Beatrice Quincy's piercing scream tore through the jungle.
The danmu exploded instantly.
[WTF! What's Bianca doing? She's grabbing Beatrice's hand!]
[Oh my God! Beatrice's back is covered in rashes! That bitch Bianca!]
[Is the production crew dead? Save her now!]
Liam and Lucas Croix looked up sharply from gathering wild berries.
"That's Beatrice!"
They exchanged glances and immediately dropped their baskets, sprinting toward the sound.
Timothy Gold and Eugene York collided with the medical team head-on.
"Hurry! Beatrice is in trouble!"
Medics charged forward with a stretcher.
Xander Quincy's hands froze mid-knot as he set up the tent.
"Beatrice!"
He abandoned the ropes and bolted toward the screams.
Evelyn Laurent's group was collecting water by the stream.
"What's happening?"
Chu Mingyue's canteen slipped into the water with a splash.
All three took off running without retrieving it.
Deep in the jungle, Beatrice knelt trembling.
Angry red welts covered her back, oozing blood where fabric rubbed against them.
Bianca Fairchild gripped her wrist tightly.
"Don't touch it! You'll spread the infection!"
"Let me go!" Beatrice sobbed, writhing in pain. "It hurts so much, brother!"
Xander burst into the clearing to this horrific scene.
His pupils contracted violently.
"Bianca!"
His enraged roar sent birds scattering from the trees.
Bianca looked up calmly. "She touched poison ivy."
Evelyn arrived panting, her eyes scanning the vegetation.
Suddenly she crouched, using a stick to part a tangle of vines.
"Giant hogweed!"
The plant's toxic hairs glinted ominously in the sunlight.
"Contact causes severe dermatitis. We need to treat this immediately!"
The medical team finally arrived.
"Clear the area!"
They swiftly erected an isolation tent.
Beatrice whimpered as they helped her inside. "Brother...will I be scarred?"
The moment the tent zipper closed, Xander punched a tree.
"Why didn't anyone warn us about this hazard?"
He glared daggers at Bianca.
The danmu went wild again.
[Did Bianca do this on purpose?]
[If she hadn't stopped her, Beatrice would've scratched her skin raw!]
[The producers owe us an explanation!]
Crystal Rothschild's group arrived just as agonized screams tore from the tent.
"Please...gentler..."
Beatrice's cries cut through everyone like knives.
A medic emerged grim-faced. "She needs emergency evacuation."
Timothy immediately pulled out a satellite phone.
Xander barged inside to find his sister prone on the stretcher, her back a horrifying landscape of weeping sores.
"Beatrice..."
His voice shook.
She lifted tear-filled eyes. "I'm so scared..."
Outside, Bianca stood motionless.
A giant hogweed leaf crumpled in her fist, her expression unreadable.
Evelyn approached. "You knew about this?"
Bianca opened her hand, letting the leaf flutter to the ground.
"I do now."