The sharp scalpel severed its central nervous system, and the brown bear found itself completely unable to move.

In the gradually expanding curtain of rain, its consciousness slowly faded away.

For some reason, it recalled some things from its childhood.

Back then, it was still very thin.

On a stormy day like this, it vaguely remembered two terrifying upright apes searching for food all over the mountains...

They were the most terrifying creatures it had ever seen in its life.

No saber-toothed tiger or crowned snake could compare; in front of those two terrifying and crazed upright apes... everything was just food!

Its parents paid with their lives, using their flesh and blood to distract those two upright apes, allowing it and its sibling to escape the storm zone.

"I really shouldn't have come back..."

Before its consciousness faded, the brown bear thought.

Black tendrils attached to its wound, continuously devouring the life force from its body.

And standing before the brown bear was Zhao Yi, shirtless, with many deep, bone-revealing scars on his body that were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Zhao Yi deliberately took off his clothes to avoid leaving traces in the life-and-death struggle.

He slowly closed his eyes, raised his hands, and felt the surge of life force flowing through his limbs, unable to suppress a moan of comfort.

His pale and handsome face showed a sickly smile.

Baptized by the rain mixed with moonlight.

There was an unexpected sacred beauty.

[After a life-and-death struggle, your Body Strengthening Domain is triggered, enhancing your physical attributes, Strength +1]

As Zhao Yi enjoyed the life force, the system sent a notification.

This was the effect of the Body Strengthening Domain.

Zhao Yi could increase his strength through combat!

Currently, his Body Strengthening Domain level was F-, and at this level, Zhao Yi could increase his strength by a total of 6 points through combat!

Now, even in a weakened state, he had a strength value as high as 18!

...

The rain gradually intensified.

Zhao Yi cleaned the blood off his body, put on his clothes, grabbed a torch, and dragged the brown bear's corpse in a certain direction.

During the day, he had followed Ed and intentionally memorized the terrain and soil distribution of the area. Now, he just needed to drag the brown bear's corpse to a pre-planned location to ensure it wouldn't get soaked by the rain.

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This process took a lot of effort from Zhao Yi.

Although his strength far exceeded that of a normal person, dragging a full-grown brown bear through a dense forest on a mountain was quite inconvenient.

Especially since the rain had made the muddy ground slippery.

He stumbled along the way.

Finally, he arrived at a small cave.

Compared to Ed's cave, this one seemed much more dangerous and messy.

Poisonous insects hid in the shadows of rock crevices, and jagged stones protruded sharply upward.

Fortunately, Zhao Yi had fire.

He had painstakingly brought a piece of firewood from Ed's cave because fire was crucial to his plan!

Humanity became strong because of fire.

His plan could only shine because of fire!

The flames drove away the poisonous insects and the cold, leaving a brilliant glow in the cave.

Zhao Yi didn't immediately sit down to enjoy it; instead, he left the small cave to gather firewood that hadn't been completely soaked by the rain!

This task would be difficult for an ordinary player, but for Zhao Yi, it was a piece of cake.

Because... he had the most comprehensive and detailed map of the area in his mind!

And it updated in real-time!

Zhao Yi's busy figure left the viewers in the live streaming room sighing.

...

: Although I admit Zhao Yi's navigation skills are impressive, what he's doing seems unnecessary.

: With a super wilderness survival expert around, there's no way food could be lacking, right?

: I also think Zhao Yi is being overly cautious this time.

: You fools, do you really think a hell-level dungeon is that easy? This is just the first day, and you can't seriously believe that sticking with Bell and Ed will get you through fifteen days...

...

After preparing all the firewood, Zhao Yi sat for another hour and a half. When the rain outside intensified, he began cutting meat from the brown bear and roasting it over the fire.

Golden oil dripped slowly from the meat, sizzling as it fell.

Delicious.

Unfortunately, the scent of the roasting meat would soon be completely masked by the smell of mud and the fresh scent of plants stirred up by the rain.

Ed's physique was clearly enhanced by the dungeon.

Zhao Yi didn't want his food to be sniffed out by this guy's dog-like nose.

After eating, he was thirsty.

Zhao Yi glanced at the rain outside.

...

[Toxic Rainwater: Not Drinkable]

[Note: If you can boil it using a container and filter it once with charcoal fragments, you can drink it in moderation (no more than 1 liter within 24 hours, or some unknown metallic substances might gradually accumulate, leading to kidney failure!)]

...

Taking out his indestructible scalpel, Zhao Yi carved a large stone into two stone bowls.

He filled them with rainwater.

Boiled it.

Then used his socks filled with charcoal fragments to filter it.

Perfect!

After replenishing a few hundred milliliters of slightly toxic rainwater, Zhao Yi suddenly realized he should wash his feet.

Next, he dried the dampness in the cave, tore a corner off his clothes, and started catching the poisonous creatures hidden in the rock crevices!

Whether it was a dark red centipede, a purple-shelled scorpion, or a colorful wolf spider, he stabbed them all to death with his scalpel, wrapped them in the cloth, and carefully collected them.

The players in the live streaming room didn't understand his bizarre behavior and discussed it fervently.

After finishing all this, Zhao Yi left the brown bear's corpse there, extinguished the firewood, and returned to the large cave in the rain.

On the way, he picked some non-toxic wild herbs and chewed them.

Very bitter.

But it could remove the taste of meat from his mouth.

In the large cave, everyone was sleeping soundly.

The fire was still burning, and Zhao Yi went to the fire, dried the water on his clothes, and then closed his eyes to rest for a couple of hours.

Suddenly, he felt two soft things rubbing against him.

Opening his eyes, he found Wei Yun had snuggled up to him.

"Where did you go?"

Wei Yun asked softly, her eyes flickering.

Zhao Yi replied:

"To take a dump."

Wei Yun:

"Took a dump for six hours?"

Zhao Yi corrected:

"It was five hours, seven minutes, and six seconds."

Wei Yun was speechless, but since Zhao Yi didn't say more, she didn't ask further.

The difficulty of this dungeon was extremely high, and because of this, the group that should have been united... found it even harder to come together!

Because no one... was willing to trust others!

"You know something, don't you?"

Wei Yun was a smart woman, aware of the value of the newcomer king.

In their group, it was actually the three low-level newcomers who were the real assets!

Players who could fight their way to the top of the leaderboard among millions were undoubtedly tough characters!

Seeing Zhao Yi completely ignoring her, Wei Yun's eyes shifted, and she whispered:

"I'll buy your information with points."

Zhao Yi opened his eyes and made a gesture.

"500 points per piece of information."

Wei Yun's big, watery eyes glared.

"Can't it be cheaper?"

"Or..."

She squeezed her chest slightly, a bit shyly.

"Other forms of payment?"

Zhao Yi glanced.

"Do you want it?"

"If not, I'm going to sleep."

Wei Yun's expression froze.

With such a beautiful face, you don't even care?

Damn!

After hesitating for a moment, she gritted her teeth and said:

"Give me three!"

"I want the real deal!"

"Don't trick me out of my points!"

[Congratulations, you've received 1500 points.]

[Current account balance: 7500 points.]

Zhao Yi glanced at the others in the cave, lowered his head, and whispered in her ear:

"First, all the edible animals in the mountains are steadily moving away from our area tonight."

"Second, the rain is likely to continue until the dungeon ends, during which the temperature will keep dropping, and the firewood outside, soaked by rain for hours... will be unburnable."

"Third, the most terrifying danger... might be right beside us."

Hearing Zhao Yi's words, Wei Yun's face turned deathly pale...

PS: I'll write three chapters today; I drank tonight and can't hold on. I'll try to make up for it tomorrow.

I'll see if there are any good books to copy from, goodnight brothers!