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

meant the

provide e an adult with essential daily nutrition and

gifts from Athena, extremely

health after trekking through

tanc

relying solely on purified water and nutrients could only sustain basic vitality. He needed meat for

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

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

savoring it like

truth, he was creating

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wild beasts but would catch the attention

find the rebel leader in such a

the snake meat, 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 from its

the past couple of weeks, the "Guardian" had helped Matthew detect numerous threats, such

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

him. "You owe Miss Donovan a lot, and since she doesn't lack money or status, your only option is

lips as

a

to surround this location." Thank you." Matt u." Matthew commanded, "Guardian, remain silent and avoid detection. If

The "Guard

"Guardian"

a a

It

eyes into its round body, blending

and concealed it in the grass behind

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

retrieved a dagger and hid it in the sparse

Matthew

bottle containing purification tablets, nutrients, and

nonchalant, he sat by the fire, continuing to grill

sounds began to emerge