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

it meant the water

provide e an adult with essential daily

were gifts from

trekking through the dangerous rainforest

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and nutrients could only sustain basic vitality. He needed meat for

to a more open area, uncovered a waterproof tarp, and retrieved dry firewood, stacking it on the rocks before dousing it with lighter fluid and lighting it with

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

savoring it

truth, he was creating

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not attract wild beasts but would catch

the rebel leader in such a vast

he placed the "Guardian," a gift from Athena, on a branch slightly above him, issuing the 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

had helped Matthew detect numerous threats, such

even though Matthew's bulletproof vest was damaged and his ammunition was low, he remained calm, not at all worried about an impending

lot, and since she

slight smirk appeared on Matthew's lips as he pondered. It actually seemed

a a

a tiger's came from the "Guardian". "Attention! 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 from angles I can't

The "Guard

"Guardian"

with a a low tone,

It

eyes into its round body, blending into the greenery, effectively camouflaging

an an AK47 from his backpack and concealed it

took out a Desert Eagle Semi-a mi-automatic pistol and buried it shallowly beneath the

a dagger and hid

Matthew

stashed the small bottle containing purification tablets, nutrients, and multi-functional antibiotics into

nonchalant, he sat by the fire, continuing

sounds began to emerge from the