She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 174

The temperature was at 46.7 degrees at noon.

Even with blazing sun and oppressive heat, Matthew had himself packed into his backpack, sitting on a rock with only half his face showing. "10, 9, 8, 7.""

When he reached "0," the sunlight vanished rapidly, and dark clouds quickly gathered.

The wind suddenly picked up, howling menacingly as it shook the trees and underbrush, seemingly trying to uproot them.

In less than three minutes, the sky turned from white to black, and visibility dropped to zero.

A torrential downpour began.

Such a heavy rain would be a once-in-a-decade event in Kitmore City or Valemont City, but here in the tropical rainforest, it occurred almost daily. Thankfully, it didn't last long. After about ten minutes, the rain stopped, and the wind calmed.

The darkness lifted to a a gloomy shade and then brightened to white.

Like the dawn, the sun reemerged, the dark clouds vanished, and the rainforest became stifling again.

Matthew opened his eyes, , stood up, and and took off his backpack.

He pulled out a small bottle from the pack and poured a peanut-sized white cotton ball into a waterproof box filled with rainwater.

The white cotton slowly expanded, gradually darkening in color.

It

was

absorbing impurities and harmful substances from the rainwater.

When the purification tablet stopped expent from the bottle and swallowed it down with the purified rainwater. He then took a sma I concentrated nutrient

This single

e nutrient

black, it meant

essential daily nutrition and most of their

gifts

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purified water and nutrients could only sustain basic vitality. He needed meat

open area, uncovered a waterproof tarp, and retrieved dry firewood, stacking it on the

some prepped snake meat from a ziplock bag, skewered it on a stick, and placed it over

cooked it slowly, savoring it like an

he was

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wild beasts but would catch

couldn't find the rebel leader in

command, "Scan a 300-foot radius for humans or dangerous creatures and alert me immediately if you spot any." The round "Guardian' emitted a kitten-like sound "Understood, sin Then, two "eyeballs popped out from

Matthew detect numerous threats, such as rebels, the approach

though Matthew's bulletproof vest was damaged and his ammunition was low,

a lot, and

Matthew's lips as he

a low

Multiple live individuals spotted 300 feet to the north, possibly armed, spreading out as if to surround this location." Thank you." Matt u." Matthew commanded, "Guardian, remain silent and avoid detection. If you notice any attacks

The "Guard

"Guardian"

a a low

It

eyes into its round body, blending into the

and concealed it in the grass behind a

Desert Eagle Semi-a mi-automatic

he retrieved a dagger and hid it in the

Matthew

bottle containing purification tablets, nutrients, and multi-functional

sat by the fire, continuing

began to