The oppressive weight of the tropical night finally broke as a pale, misty dawn crept over the elevated clearing. Long before the sun could fully pierce the dense canopy, the campsite was already buzzing with activity.
True to his warning from the previous afternoon, Director Zhao had explicitly informed both teams that an early departure was mandatory. Consequently, by 5:30 AM, the equipment crates were packed, the live-stream drones were calibrated, and both teams stood assembled near the dying embers of the fire pit.
The global live-stream chat was already surging with hundreds of millions of early-morning viewers, but the cameras immediately locked onto Team B's side of the line.
