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Chapter 36, a high-energy chapter, is now available! Read it now:

Su Hao immediately opened the [Basic Source Energy Storage Wristband] space he had obtained last night and took out the only bottle of pure water inside.

This is the 500ml bottle of purified water that came out of the blind box before. Lin Chacha took a small sip last night when she was eating compressed biscuits, and now there is still more than half a bottle left.

"These are all that's left."

Su Hao held up the plastic bottle and shook it; the sound of water in the quiet dormitory made everyone crave a drink.

"Five people, each take a sip to moisten your throat, no more than that."

Su Hao unscrewed the bottle cap, took a very small sip himself with extreme restraint, just enough to run water over his dry, chapped lips and mouth, and then handed it to Zhao Lei.

Zhao Lei took the water bottle, resisting the urge to drink it all at once, and carefully took a sip.

Next up are Chen Fei and Fatty Wang.

When the water bottle was passed to Lin Chacha, less than a third of it remained.

Lin Chacha held the water bottle in both hands, her eyes filled with longing. Back in her dorm, she used bottled water to wash her face; she had never experienced such a life where she had to haggle over half a bottle of water.

She tilted her head back and took a sip.

The cool water slid down my throat, and I felt completely revitalized.

She instinctively wanted to take another sip, but when she saw the four boys opposite her staring at her, she was immediately frightened and put the bottle down. She carefully twisted the cap back on and handed it back to Su Hao.

"I...I've finished drinking."

Lin Chacha whispered.

Su Hao took the bottle, glanced at the remaining amount inside, said nothing, and put it back into his storage space.

"The water won't last much longer. It can only hold out for two more hours at most."

Su Hao looked around at everyone.

"Fourth Brother, doesn't the supply station on the first floor sell water? Let's go buy some!"

The fat man wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.

"Buy my ass!"

Chen Fei cursed

"We used all the gold coins we earned last night to buy instant noodles and a master key. We're broke now, what are we going to buy? Rat teeth? Where are we going to find so many rats to pull their teeth right now?"

Zhao Lei pondered for a moment, then pointed to the No. 8 girls' dormitory building across the street.

"We don't know the situation in the girls' dormitory, but if we can meet up with Xia Youwei smoothly, they might have some water and food stored there. After all, girls usually like to buy snacks and keep them in their dorm rooms."

"And wasn't there a fountain pool in the center of the small garden before?"

Zhao Lei tried hard to recall the layout of the campus.

"If the pool isn't dry, even if the water is a little dirty, it's still drinkable after boiling."

"Okay, let's stick to the original plan, go downstairs, and cross the small garden in the green belt."

Su Hao walked to the window and pushed open the glass window.

The morning air rushed in, but instead of a fresh scent, it carried a strong, fishy smell of plants and the stench of something rotting.

"How do I get down to the second floor?"

Chen Fei peeked down and glanced down.

"Although it's not high, only about four or five meters, the ground below is covered in grass as tall as your thighs. If you jump down and step on a rock or tree root, twisting your ankle will mean the end of the game."

Zhao Lei patted his calf.

"My leg has just healed, I really can't jump around like that."

The fat man shook his head repeatedly.

"Don't look at me. I'm tied to this iron gate. If I jump down, I'll smash a hole in the ground and might even bury myself."

"Find the bed sheets."

Su Hao issued the order without hesitation.

"Tear all the sheets off these empty beds, shred them into long strips, tie them together to make ropes, and run them down. This is the safest way."

Without further ado, the four boys immediately set to work, tearing apart all the remaining old sheets and duvet covers from the bed.

"Tie a knot that secures the knot, not a slip knot!"

Chen Fei directed the operation while forcefully tearing the fabric.

"I used to watch survival shows, and there's a specific method to tying a knot in a rope."

A few minutes later, a cloth rope made of several old bed sheets pieced together, which looked reasonably sturdy, was finished.

Su Hao tied one end of the cloth rope tightly to the leg of the iron-framed bed near the window, and to be on the safe side, he wrapped it around several times and tied a knot.

He tugged hard on the rope, and the bed frame creaked, but it didn't budge.

"I'll go down and scout ahead."

Su Hao tucked the fire axe into his belt at the back of his waist, turned around, and prepared to step out the window.

"Wait, Fourth Brother!"

The fat man grabbed Su Hao and swallowed hard.

"Didn't we agree that I'd be the tank? I'll go down first to avoid this kind of trouble. If there's some bastard hiding in the bushes down there, at least this iron gate can hold it off for a bit."

Su Hao glanced at the fat man. This fat man, who was usually cowardly and afraid of death, actually seemed to have some awareness of being a tank after putting on this tattered metal suit.

"Okay. You can go first."

Su Hao moved aside

"Be careful. Once you land, immediately raise your shield and be on guard. Don't move around."

The fat man took a deep breath and stretched his left hand, which was tied to the metal cabinet door, out of the window first.

The heavy iron door slammed against the windowsill, making a harsh scraping sound.

He clumsily climbed over the windowsill, gripping the cloth rope tightly with both hands, his legs dangling in the air, his face pale with tension.

"Brothers, if I fall and die, remember to burn a max-level account for me every Qingming Festival."

The fat man said in a trembling voice.

"Stop talking nonsense. You haven't deleted that hidden folder yet. We don't want to find that kind of thing when we collect your corpse."

Chen Fei relentlessly criticized it.

"Damn it! That was my study material!"

Spurred on by this, the fat man became a little bolder. He gritted his teeth and, alternating hands, slowly slid down the rope.

This cloth rope wasn't a professional rope to begin with, and with the weight of the fat man and the cabinet door, the rope was stretched taut, making a teeth-grinding sound of fibers snapping.

"Slow down! Slow down!"

Zhao Lei felt his heart pounding as he watched from above.

Just when the fat man slid down to a height of more than a meter from the ground.

"Rip—"

The seams of the bed sheet finally gave way under the immense weight, and a tear appeared.

"Holy crap!"

The fat man let out a bloodcurdling scream, his hands went limp, and he was slammed down like a weight.

"Bang!"

A dull, loud bang.

The fat man, shield and all, slammed into the waist-deep mutated weeds and vanished instantly.

Only the surrounding grass shook violently a few times.

"Fatty!"

Su Hao, leaning on the windowsill, felt his heart leap into his throat and shouted loudly.

"Are you alright?"

The people above were all staring nervously at the patch of grass below.

If the only front-line unit is killed at the start, then today's pioneering plan will be declared a complete failure.

Several seconds passed.

A rustling sound came from the bushes.

A head covered in mud and grass clippings emerged from the green sea.

The fat man rubbed his buttocks, grimacing as he lifted the metal cabinet door.

"It's okay, it's okay! The grass was so thick, it acted as a cushion, but my butt hurts a little from the fall."

The fat man, panting heavily, glanced around with lingering fear.

"Fourth Brother, something feels off down here. The grass is even taller than it looks from up here, and it's stuffy and hot in there, like a sauna."

Su Hao breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the fat man was not injured.

He opened the squad channel and called the sniper on the other side.

"Xia Youwei, can you hear me?"