Chapter 43
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 fissure’s 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 Fei’s 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.
With that fissure as the center, Xia Fei had covered 50 square kilometers of the area with plenty of mechanical devices that he had previously prepared. Each of the devices’ location was perfectly calculated and measured by Xia Fei meticulously, like a veteran hunter putting up his own traps.
Xia Fei took a long while before he finished his grand blueprint and returned to his hiding spot in the fissure. Xiao Yu had dozed off leaning up against the side at the moment, her lips somewhat white and crack due to the dryness. When she saw Xia Fei return, she rubbed her eyes and sat up, flashing a sweet smile at Xia Fei before she licked her lips with her tongue, not at all complaining about the hardship they were experiencing.
Xia Fei pulled a bottle of mineral water from his spatial ring and handed it to her. But he did not have a drink himself as ensuring they have a water supply was most important. Xia Fei needed to be strict with his daily water ration to ensure there was enough water to keep them alive.
“Xiao Yu, may I use the venom that your granny gave you?” Xia Fei asked.
“Sure. But granny’s venom had been specially blended by her, so it’s very venomous. You need to be very careful handling it,” Xiao Yu nodded and said, “What do you intend to do with it?”
Xia Fei lifted his head and looked up above. The sky was getting darker, and there were more and more dark clouds gathering, looking like a destructive storm was about to descend.
“I want to prepare a gift for them,” Xia Fei chuckled. “This gift would be even more perfect if a heavy downpour were to happen.”
All of a sudden!
*Sha la la*
The two of them heard a scuttling sound that seemed to be coming from every direction around them, as more and more gathered. The sound was small and sharp, which gave people goosebumps!
Xia Fei fixed his eyes on his surroundings and could not help but break out in cold sweat!