Seeing Li Yu suddenly faint, Fu Xiyao rushed over and anxiously helped Li Yu up:

"Li Yu, what's wrong?"

Fu Xiyao noticed that Li Yu's face was pale and her breathing was weak, as if her life could end at any moment.

This greatly worried Fu Xiyao. She knew she couldn't stay here any longer; if the others who had left returned, their fate would be dire.

"We must get Li Yu away as soon as possible."

With that in mind, Fu Xiyao quickly packed away several important items in the camp.

Then she carried Li Yu on her back and walked with difficulty in the opposite direction from the three who had left.

The rain grew heavier, and Fu Xiyao's steps became increasingly heavy, while Li Yu behind her seemed to grow heavier as well.

But she persevered, gritting her teeth and dragging Li Yu forward step by step.

At that moment, she had only one belief in her mind: she must protect Li Yu.

Finally, Fu Xiyao found a temporary place to take shelter from the rain. She put Li Yu on the ground and quickly checked Li Yu's body.

Li Yu had no wounds on her body, so she seemed to be genuinely ill.

Fu Xiyao had no medicine to treat the illness, so she could only pray in her heart that Li Yu could pull through.

Looking at Li Yu in front of her, her heart was filled with worry and fear.

If Li Yu really leaves her because of illness, in this cannibalistic apocalypse, it would be a pipe dream for her, a girl, to survive alone.

She thought about her possible fate—to be kept as a breeding machine, and after giving birth, to be eaten as food reserves at any time.

This is something that often happens to scavengers at the bottom of society.

Thinking about the tragic fate that might befall him after losing Li Yu.

Even the usually strong Fu Xiyao couldn't hold back her tears any longer.

Seeing that Li Yu was still unconscious, she decided to take good care of Li Yu first and see if a miracle would happen.

If Li Yu does not recover, she will think of other ways.

Fu Xiyao used a distillation apparatus to collect some water.

Rainwater is no longer drinkable. There was a time when a scavenger was so thirsty that he drank rainwater, suffered severe abdominal pain, and died because he was weak and had no one to take care of him.

Fu Xiyao took out the last bit of tree root from her body.

Looking at Li Yu's weak appearance.

Fu Xiyao rummaged around on her body for a while, and finally took out a piece of dried fish from the lining of her clothes.

This was her last reserve, and she would absolutely not take it out to eat unless absolutely necessary.

Next, soak the tree roots and fish meat in water until they softened, then feed them to Li Yu together.

She kept praying in her heart, hoping that Li Yu would recover.

Fu Xiyao silently stayed by Li Yu's side, feeding him water every now and then.

The heavy rain continued, and the sky gradually darkened.

Realizing that it was getting dark, Fu Xiyao felt a chill in her heart.

Because at night, various nocturnal beasts will appear.

In the past, with a large team, as long as they took turns on guard duty, they generally wouldn't encounter other scavenging teams or strange beasts approaching them.

But now only she and the unconscious Li Yu remain.

This night is likely to be more dangerous than ever before.

As Li Yu digested the food that Fu Xiyao fed him, his body recovered somewhat.

He regained consciousness from his weakness and unconsciousness.

Upon waking up, Li Yu immediately took the wooden bow from behind her and cautiously observed her surroundings.

Just then, a line of data appeared in front of Li Yu.

[Equipment Successfully]

[Wooden Bow LV1 (Proficiency 10): Handmade, average materials, damp condition, reduced elasticity, effective attack range 30 meters.]

[Durability: 30]

Aiming time: five seconds.

Accuracy: 100%

Upon seeing the data before her, Li Yu felt a surge of joy.

His superpowers can finally be used.

Noticing Fu Xiyao's reaction, it seemed that only she could see the data in front of her.

Upon seeing that Li Yu had woken up, Fu Xiyao couldn't hide her joy.

Li Yu then felt the churning in her stomach and a faint fishy taste in her mouth.

He looked at Fu Xiyao and knew that this girl had probably given him all her family's wealth.

Prolonged hunger caused Li Yu's previously weakened body to be unable to withstand the consumption of his superpowers, which is why he had not been able to activate them successfully.

Only after his mental and physical strength were restored did he finally succeed in activating his superpower.

Feeling the vortex of energy appearing in his abdomen, Li Yu knew that the activation of his superpower came from there.

Seeing that Fu Xiyao did not leave after he fainted, but instead took good care of him while he was unconscious.

Seeing Fu Xiyao's concerned gaze, Li Yu felt a warmth in his heart. This was the first time he had felt a touch of warmth in the cold apocalypse.

"Are you alright..." Fu Xiyao asked cautiously.

Li Yu patted Fu Xiyao's head, stood up, gripped the wooden bow in his hand, and said to Fu Xiyao:

"Don't worry, our good days are coming."

Fu Xiyao looked at Li Yu with a blank expression.

Li Yu looked at the darkening sky. Although nighttime was dangerous, it was also the time when most animals came out.

At this moment, Li Yu must quickly replenish her food and eat her fill to restore her strength and energy.

Otherwise, if they encountered other large scavenging teams, he and Fu Xiyao might become someone else's food.

He will also become the first awakened being in history to be eaten by ordinary savages.

As the temperature dropped at night, coupled with the continued torrential rain, the temperature continued to fall.

Despite her best efforts to curl up into a ball, Fu Xiyao was still unable to maintain her body temperature due to hunger and thin clothing.

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