After Zhao Liang confirmed that there were no wild animals inside and it was safe, the three teams went inside to take shelter from the rain.
Fortunately, their clothes were not wet, and they chose an open space to rest, placing a fireball in the center to keep warm.
It's only a little past 3 pm. If this rain keeps going, they'll have to stay here tonight.
They only covered a total distance of 50 kilometers, meaning that they barely met the standard distance on the first day.
To cover 200 kilometers, you need to walk at least 50 kilometers a day, and to be the first to arrive, you need to be even faster, so 60 or 70 kilometers is ideal.
"Everyone, take a rest first. If you can fall asleep, just go to sleep. We'll set off once the rain stops."
When it's not raining, everyone can walk more freely. When it rains, in order to make the wind barrier smaller, everyone walks closer together, so it's not very convenient to walk and feels a bit restrictive.
Fang Xiyue rubbed her calves. She hadn't noticed them when she was walking, but now that she was resting, they did feel a bit swollen.
Ye Ziming and Jun Nanxuan reached out to massage her, and Fang Xiyue leaned against Ye Ziming's chest, feeling a little drowsy.
Before long, everyone in the cave fell asleep. The cave entrance was sealed with earth so that there was no worry about animal attacks, but of course, ventilation holes were also made.
Fang Xiyue was afraid of missing the rain stopping, so she asked the system to keep an eye out for it.
[Host, host, the rain has stopped! The rain has stopped!]
At 7 p.m., the system woke up Fang Xiyue, who was still fast asleep.
Fang Xiyue opened her eyes. There were some other people awake at this time, after all, this place was not a good place to sleep.
"Nanxuan, the rain has stopped. Should we still continue our journey?" The rain had stopped, but it was getting dark.
"Yes, just get a torch."
He had considered that he might be traveling at night, so he collected wood suitable for making torches.
Although fire-based abilities can provide illumination when released directly, fire is too powerful and could easily burn down the forest, making torches a better option.
"Let's set off now."
With Jun Nanxuan's help, Fang Xiyue stood up, and the Haicheng and Yangcheng teams also quickly got up, preparing to leave.
Jun Nanxuan had Chen Shuai light the torches he had prepared, and after everyone had taken their belongings, the three teams walked out of the cave.
The rain outside had indeed stopped, but it was still incredibly dark. Luckily, we had torches, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to see the road at all.
"We'll walk for another two hours and then find a place to rest. We'll continue the rest of the journey tomorrow."
Jun Nanxuan set the time at two hours because that was their limit; walking too much would make them too tired, and they wouldn't be able to reach their target mileage tomorrow.
The road was difficult to walk on, so the 30 people walked forward in groups of three.
"Once you get over this slope, you'll reach a flat area."
The mountain roads are not actually difficult to walk on, but there are many ups and downs, and the presence of trees and weeds makes them a bit more difficult to walk on.
Fortunately, everyone was in good shape, so they successfully crossed the slope and reached the flat area.
"Everyone be careful of the swamp, and never go out alone."
Jun Nanxuan walked at the front and kept reminding everyone.
But some people just won't listen; the more you tell them not to do something, the more they do it.
"Ah! Help!" A scream rang out, and everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound, only to see a boy trapped in the swamp.
Another boy in front of him was reaching out to try to pull him up, but the distance was a bit far, and he was afraid of falling in, so the two of them couldn't touch hands at all.
"Why are you two acting alone?! Didn't you hear what Brother Xuan said?!"
Chu Xingyan recognized the two people as belonging to their Yangcheng team at a glance.
Although they didn't know each other before forming the team, they had spent several hours together, and besides, they were wearing team uniforms representing the Yangcheng team.
"Captain, we were wrong! Help me! Help me!"
The boy trapped in the swamp struggled desperately, but the more he struggled, the faster he sank.
"Don't move! Don't move!!!"
Jun Nanxuan ran past at the front of the group, and Fang Xiyue and the others quickly followed.
The more you struggle in a swamp, the faster you die! Isn't that common sense?
"Everyone step back a little, Xi Yue will freeze the swamp!"
There are ways to save ourselves before the apocalypse, and there will naturally be ways to save ourselves after the apocalypse.
They are now superhumans, so of course we should make good use of them.
Fang Xiyue and the three teams of ice-type ability users quickly took action, and the swamp was frozen in no time. Only then did everyone realize that the swamp was actually quite large.
"Use your wood-based abilities to create vines and entangle him. Let's pull him up!"
The swamp has frozen over, so there's no danger for them to pull people out.
Jiang Bin and the other two quickly released vines to bind the person, and then they all pulled the vines together.
Because they were far away and couldn't get much help, they tried for a while but still couldn't get up.
"The metal-type ability user helped to condense a metal plate and place it on the swamp."
Ye Zimo and the other two metal-type ability users quickly condensed metal plates and laid them on the swamp.
The reason people dare not step directly on the ice is that it's slippery and they're worried it might suddenly break, causing more people to fall in.
They stepped directly onto the metal plates to pull people out. Luckily, the ice was frozen solid, otherwise they would have been very worried.
Finally, after everyone's efforts, the man was brought up, but he was also frostbitten.
The healing ability user in Yangcheng's team quickly treated him.
"You guys go ahead, we'll set up camp here."
Since healing would take some time, Chu Xingyan decided to split up, as he couldn't let their team delay the other two teams.
"Don't worry, if we encounter any danger, we will withdraw from the competition immediately."
Seeing Fang Xiyue's worry, Chu Xingyan quickly said that he also wanted to win, but he also hoped that the victory would be well-deserved.
"Alright, we'll go first. Be careful, there should be more mutated plants and animals now, and some may even have upgraded. Don't be reckless if you encounter danger."
After careful consideration, Jun Nanxuan decided to set off, since they were aiming for the championship.
They are in first place here, but they don't know where the other group is.
Fang Xiyue walked over to Chu Xingyan, and the two hugged each other without any regard for others.
"Go ahead, I'll catch up with you soon."
Chu Xingyan helped Fang Xiyue smooth her slightly messy hair.
"good."
Fang Xiyue nodded in Chu Xingyan's arms, and then reluctantly left with Ye Ziming and Song Yifan.
The two teams continued walking for about 10 kilometers before finding a cave to rest in.
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October 16th, the 125th day of the apocalypse, the second day of the group stage.
At 4 a.m., everyone got up; it was already getting light.
The two water-based ability users created water so everyone could wash up quickly, have a simple breakfast, and then set off.
"Let's go to supply point number 2 first."
Although they all had looted supplies, they could have gone directly to supply point 2 instead of going there.
But nobody knows what will happen next, so it's better to take as many supplies as possible now, because you might not need to take them later.
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