Chapter 43: Robbery

Xia Fei kept his speed at 100 m/s, maintaining a steady pace as he leaned his body forward about 10 degrees, keeping his center of gravity a bit forward. This posture was the most suitable for long-distance running, as it significantly reduced the amount of energy needed to keep running.

The rain shadow area was vast, and due to the aridity over time, the yellow earth beneath his feet had cracked into pieces, and there was even a layer of yellow sand accumulated on it.

A series of yellow sand clouds and footprints were left behind as Xia Fei ran through at high speed. Fortunately, the rain shadows were windy all year round, and the dust and dirt that got swept would quickly cover up his trail, leaving no traces behind.

After about one and a half an hour had passed, Xia Fei began feeling a sense of heaviness creeping up his legs as if they were being filled with lead. His breathing had also become short and rapid. His face was now sweating profusely, as he already reached the limit of his endurance.

In front of him was a fissure about a meter deep and approximately 50 to 60 meters wide. There were plenty of withering shrubberies and wild grasses growing in the fissures opening, and it would have been impossible to notice had he not been close enough.

Xia Fei contemplated this for a while and carried Xiao Yu and jumped right into that fissure. Putting her down, Xia Fei sat by the side and wiped his sweat. He retrieved two bottles of mineral water from his spatial ring and twisted the cap off one and drank it all down as he handed another to Xiao Yu.

After an hour and a half of high speed running, Xia Feis heart rate and blood pressure were already reaching their highest point, so it was reasonable to say that he should not immediately eat or drink, but the thirst and hunger he was feeling made it impossible for him to care about such matters.

Xia Fei then retrieved five cans of canned beef from his spatial ring along with two cartons of vacuum-sealed milk and two apples. He sat on the ground, took big bites of everything, directly shoving down the meat inside the can as if he were a famished lion.

Xiao Yu had been cradled in Xia Feis arms the entire journey and had barely expended much of her strength during the journey. Besides, girls had much smaller appetites, so all she ate was an apple and a few gulps of milk, and she was done.

Are you still drinking the milk? Xia Fei asked as he took a large bite of the beef.

Xiao Yu shook her head, her eyes not even blinking once as she stared at Xia Fei ravenously eating everything. The way he was eating looked very unsightly, but Xiao Yu felt rather happy watching him, secretly snickering to herself as she sat opposite him.

Xia Fei took that half carton of milk Xiao Yu had left and poured it into his mouth until the last drop of milk dripped down his stomach, only then did Xia Fei have enough as he wiped his mouth with the corner of his sleeve.

The weather is too hot, so its best to finish an opened carton of milk as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will spoil, Xia Fei explained to Xiao Yu.

Xia Fei calculated the food he had remaining in his spatial ring and figured that he should have just enough to last 7 days. Considering that it was very difficult to replenish food and water supply in this vast wasteland, running out of food was still barely fine, but their survival rate would be greatly reduced if they were to run out of water.

Xia Fei decided to reserve 2 days worth of food as emergency rations, so he was only feeling half full after that meal. If he truly gorged himself properly, he was afraid that the food he had brought might not even last three days.

Xia Feis spatial ring even had some precious medicinal ingredients that could replenish his physical strength, but this was only the first round of the assessment. Xia Fei had planned to save these precious medicinal ingredients for the most critical moments.

Xia Fei ignored the dust and dirt on the ground and simply laid down and looked up at the sky, hoping to get a short rest. He was swiftly digesting the food he had just consumed and quickly turning it into energy inside him.

Xia Feis ability to digest and absorb nutrients was rather frightening. Even if he were eating a piece of rock, he would also be able to ingest all the calcium in it.

Xiao Yu used one hand to shade her eyes as she asked Xia Fei, Why are we here and not in the east, searching for the token we need to get to the next round? How are we going to take part in the second round without the token?

Xia Fei pulled out a stick of Hongtashan from his pocket and lit it up, taking several puffs of it. Smoking in such an arid environment would leave the smoker parched; the strong taste of tobacco had caused Xia Feis throat to turn dry and somewhat itchy.

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