Ferbend reached the summit hours later. The old dock was erected by the last champion. Evangeline examined the Atarian national flag, tore it, and trampled it underfoot. [The passage is unclear about the flag's location; the original text is fragmented.] The flag rose to the top and fluttered in the breeze. Tears welled in their eyes at this sight.
"I can't believe this is happening! I never thought she'd win Xtreme Survival—it's full of shady deals! Our flag is being raised!" [The bracketed text appears to be a comment from an online viewer.]
[Another viewer comment: "Evangeline, the queen! I'll always be your biggest fan!"]
Evangeline reached the summit in less than half a month. She not only won the competition but also… [The sentence is incomplete in the original text.] I was so thrilled I jumped up and down in the house! I thought the downstairs neighbors might complain, but everyone in the building was jumping and cheering. It seems everyone was ecstatic!
[Viewer comment: "Still questioning Evangeline's strength. I wonder where the losers who taunted her on the livestream are now."]
[Viewer comment: "Please come back soon and hold a fan meeting, Evangeline! I'm amazed by you and would love to see for myself if you're really…"]
[Viewer comment: "I want a fan meeting too! Definitely be there!"]
Seeing the flag fluttering on screen, those who had participated in Xtreme Survival and been targeted experienced a novel drama.
"Thank you for your victory, Evangeline! Clusia was mocked for years because of us, but now we can finally hold our heads high."
Arthur, in his luxury villa, smiled as he saw Evangeline raise the flag on the screen. He finally breathed a sigh of relief. He'd been watching the livestream daily. When the stream was cut off, he couldn't eat or sleep, constantly worried about Evangeline. He was relieved to see her safe and sound.
"Evangeline nailed it! We're going to make a lot of money this time!"
"Evangeline is absolutely a queen. I'll always be on her side!"
Arthur followed the excited shouts and saw Hugo, Steven, and Finnegan excitedly shouting and even crawling on the ground. Arthur was speechless. It seemed they'd been completely assimilated by Evangeline. They'd been coming to his house daily to watch the livestream. Lacking other outlets for their emotions, they crawled on the ground when excited or angry, which looked quite creepy. Arthur wasn't surprised by Steven and Hugo, but he never expected Finnegan, a psychologist, to join them. Initially, Finnegan suspected Evangeline's behavior stemmed from mental illness. Now he was mimicking her. Evangeline clearly had a strong influence on others.
"Aren't you happy, Arthur? Join us in celebrating Evangeline's victory!" Steven ran over and grabbed Arthur, trying to make him crawl. Arthur kicked him away, saying, "Stay away from me."
Evangeline rested, then found the safety rope provided by the production team. Securing the rope, she began her descent. With its help, she reached the mountain base in just over ten minutes.
Marian and Riley immediately stood up, went to her, and asked with concern, "How was it? Are you okay?" Evangeline said, "I'm fine. I raised the flag."
Marian said with a sincere smile, "Congratulations." Riley also offered his congratulations, and the white tiger circled her. Evangeline slapped its forehead, saying, "Stop that. It makes me dizzy." The white tiger stopped, standing beside her looking disgruntled.
Evangeline said seriously, "I'm leaving and can't take you. Go back to the forest." The tiger turned its rear to her, looking angry. Evangeline said, "I've made it clear. Do whatever you want. I don't care if you die in the desert." The tiger, even more aggrieved, began digging a hole. Ignoring it, Evangeline waited for the helicopter with Marian and Riley.
They waited a long time. By dusk, the production team's helicopter hadn't arrived. Marian was confused. "It's been a long time. Why hasn't the production team sent a helicopter? In previous competitions, contestants saw the helicopter shortly after reaching the base. They'd take it back to receive their prizes. Why is it taking so long this time?"
Riley said, "Could it be that the production team, seeing the winner isn't Atharian, deliberately hasn't sent the helicopter?"
Evangeline remained silent. They waited, then saw a helicopter's shadow in the distance. "Look, the helicopter is coming!" Marian exclaimed. A few minutes later, the helicopter drew closer, but she frowned. "This helicopter doesn't belong to the production team. Their helicopters all have a poster on them."
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