"Haha! I finally got it!" A-Qiang laughed triumphantly and took a big gulp of water.

Just then, Ning Yu's gaze fell on a sharp rock beside him. The rock reflected a faint light in the sunlight, as if beckoning to him.

A glimmer of hope ignited in Ning Yu's heart, and he mustered all his strength to climb toward the rock.

"What do you want to do?" A-Qiang noticed Ning Yu's actions, but he didn't care. In his opinion, Ning Yu was no longer capable of resisting.

Ning Yu ignored A-Qiang, staring intently at the stone as if it were his last salvation. He reached out, his hand trembling as he grasped the stone, then abruptly stood up and stabbed it fiercely into the mutated insect swarm!

"Hiss hiss hiss!" The mutated insect swarm was startled by the sudden attack. They let out a piercing hiss and retreated.

A-Qiang was also startled by this sudden change. He looked at Ning Yu in surprise, not understanding how this guy who was on the verge of death could suddenly unleash such powerful strength.

"You..." A-Qiang was about to speak when he saw Ning Yu already pointing the stone at him, her eyes flashing with a cold light...

"What...what do you want to do?" A-Qiang stared at the stone in Ning Yu's hand, his voice trembling, his eyes filled with fear. He had never seen Ning Yu with such a resolute look in his eyes, like a wounded wild beast preparing to fight to the death.

"Give me back my water." Ning Yu's voice was hoarse, yet carried an undeniable authority.

Ah Qiang hesitated for a moment, then tightened his grip on the water bottle. He had risked his life to steal this bottle of water; how could he easily hand it over?

"Give it back to him!"

A roar came from behind the mutated insect swarm. A-Qiang was startled and turned around to see a huge mutated rat king staring at him fiercely, letting out low growls.

It turned out that the stone Ning Yu threw had alarmed the Rat King, who was enraged and immediately ordered his men to attack the intruder.

Upon seeing this, A-Qiang was terrified and, no longer caring about Ning Yu, turned around and tried to run away.

"Want to leave? Not so easy!" Ning Yu seized the opportunity, endured the excruciating pain, rushed forward, and smashed the stone in his hand hard against the back of A-Qiang's head.

"Thump!"

With a muffled thud, A-Qiang fell to the ground, and the water bottle slipped from his hand.

Ning Yu didn't bother to check on A-Qiang's injuries. She picked up the water bottle, treated it like a treasure, and drank several large gulps.

"Cough cough..." Water flowed down his chapped lips and into his throat, causing a stinging sensation, but also bringing Ning Yu an unprecedented sense of comfort.

The swarm of rats was closing in, and Ning Yu dared not linger. Dragging his injured body, he stumbled and ran away into the distance.

The rats were hot on his heels, and Ning Yu was exhausted and about to be overtaken when he suddenly spotted a dense thicket of bushes ahead.

Ning Yu had an idea and darted into the bushes. The rats chased to the bushes but dared not enter rashly, and could only hiss incessantly from the outside.

Ning Yu hid in the bushes, panting heavily. He looked around and noticed a root plant that resembled a potato growing in the bushes.

He was overjoyed and quickly dug out a few with his dagger, not bothering to clean the dirt off them, and began to wolf them down.

Although these root vegetables taste bitter, they can replenish some of your energy.

After eating and drinking his fill, Ning Yu dragged his tired body toward the temporary shelter.

However, when he got close to the shelter, he found Grandpa Sun using tools to dismantle the shelter's defensive structures...