Excessive ferocity due to caution

The most terrifying danger is right beside you.

She didn't know exactly what Zhao Yi was talking about, but her woman's intuition made her glance at the people inside the cave.

Two players are fast asleep, and there is also an NPC with no hair.

Is Zhao Yi referring to them?

She wanted to ask more, but when she saw her remaining points, she fell silent.

Finally, she muttered a curse at Zhao Yi for being greedy, rolled twice on the ground, and returned to the fire.

Although it was still cold, the fleece shirt Zhao Yi sold her, along with the campfire, helped her keep warm for a while.

She was just worried about what would happen next.

If what Zhao Yi said is true, the temperature will continue to drop, and the firewood they have stored can only last for three days at most. Once they lose the fire, they may not even have the chance to die of thirst or starvation.

In just a few hours, the low temperature can take their lives.

It seems... they're in dire straits?

Wei Yun had experienced so many dungeons, but she never imagined that this seemingly ghost-free dungeon could bring her such despair!

With a jumble of thoughts swirling in her mind, Wei Yun didn't sleep very soundly. She woke up at the slightest sound the next day.

The other two players, however, slept quite soundly last night, perhaps because of the cold and mild hunger.

Under this level of hunger, the body often involuntarily enters a state of hibernation to reduce energy consumption. However, if the hunger is excessive, sleep will actually become worse.

Outside the cave, the rain intensified.

Just like Zhao Yi's news, everyone looked at the trees outside the cave that had been soaked by rain all night, and their hearts sank to the bottom.

At this moment, Ying Xiangying and Ding Longfei began to regret why they hadn't brought more firewood the night before.

Using fire to dry the wood is one way to do it.

But the bigger problem now is... it's cold outside.

It was still raining heavily.

They simply cannot survive outside for very long.

Even if they managed to come back alive from outside carrying firewood, they would probably get sick.

Moreover, after losing a lot of calories, the body urgently needs to replenish nutrients such as fat and carbohydrates... but they have no food at all.

"As you can see... we encountered an insurmountable problem on our second day in the Lubako Mountains—the weather!"

"Damn Bell, he always seems so unreliable."

"My God! It's freezing outside!"

"Thankfully there's a fire in the cave... Hopefully, this heavy rain will pass soon!"

When everyone looked on in despair, Ed turned on his camera and stood at the cave entrance to start filming.

After a night's rest, Ed's high fever subsided somewhat, and his body temperature returned to normal. However, judging from some minor muscle twitches, the spider venom in his body had not been completely neutralized.

The poisonous creatures in this mountain range were even more potent than Zhao Yi had anticipated.

Or perhaps, Ed's toxic resistance is not high enough.

"Sigh... this can't go on... We're fine without food, but how are we going to survive without water?"

Ying Xiangying was quite anxious.

He was just a casual player who survived dungeons by hiding, but he never expected to be matched with a dungeon of Purgatory difficulty this time!

A desperate situation right from the start!

He desperately wanted to escape... but he couldn't!

Zhao Yi took out a stone bowl from somewhere and collected some rainwater from outside.

"Zhao Yi...you can't drink the rainwater outside!"

Ed, who was fiddling with the camera, rushed forward to stop Zhao Yi, his eyes full of concern.

"Adventurers have previously analyzed the composition of the rainwater here, and it contains many unknown metallic substances. Even a small amount will cause hallucinations!"

"Amounts exceeding 100 milliliters can seriously threaten life!"

Zhao Yi smiled and said:

"Don't worry, Ed, I already had some to drink last night."

"As long as we boil the rainwater and use charcoal to absorb most of the sediment, the water can be drunk in moderation... Although I didn't feel very well after drinking it last night, I've recovered this morning."

After saying that, Zhao Yi deliberately spun around three times to the left and three times to the right.

Take a few steps, even if you're not sick.

Seeing him like this, everyone was relieved. Although Ed's expression was slightly strange, he no longer tried to stop him.

Although he is physically strong, he still needs to eat and drink water.

Especially after being attacked by spider venom, his body needed more water to detoxify.

Since Zhao Yi helped him solve the problem of drinking water, it was a good thing for him.

"After boiling the water, we can add some herbs. Drinking this is very beneficial to the body and can neutralize the toxicity of certain substances in the water."

"When I was studying medicine, I saw this herb, and my teacher told me about its medicinal properties."

Zhao began his deception.

And then he randomly pulled some grass from the cave entrance.

These grasses are not poisonous, but they are not medicinal herbs either.

Zhao Yi's real reason for soaking them in water was to mask the peculiar smell of something.

The juice from crushed wild herbs has a strong taste, and generally speaking, people would not want to drink it.

But now... they're actually more willing to accept it.

More frightening than the unpleasant smell is the poisoning itself.

Once the water boils, add charcoal, drain the water, add the herbs, and let it cool slightly.

Zhao Yi handed the water to Wei Yun.

The latter looked at the water in the bowl and was reluctant to be the first to drink it, but Zhao Yi's subtle gaze made her harden her heart and drink a big mouthful in one go.

He clicked his tongue.

Her expression was extremely painful, which made Ying Xiangying and Ding Feilong, who were standing next to her, look nervous.

They thought Wei Yun had been poisoned and were about to question Zhao Yi when they heard Wei Yun say:

"It's so bitter!"

"However, I didn't feel any discomfort after drinking it."

The two of them exhaled.

So they took it and each drank some.

During this time, while everyone's attention was focused on the water, Zhao Yi naturally reached into his pocket and squeezed hard the cloth bags containing the poison.

The juice seeped out from one side of the cloth bag and stained Zhao Yi's fingers.

When it was Zhao Yi's turn, he stretched out his hand, took a sip of the bowl, and casually dipped his fingers, which were stained with the poisonous liquid, into the hot water.

Dissolve.

Then he handed it to Ed.

Ed didn't hesitate and downed it in one gulp!

Everyone else drank, and he was the last to drink, so what was there to hesitate about?

After drinking the hot water, everyone felt a little warmer.

Ed continued grumbling into his camera:

"I learned an old saying in the East that goes something like this: 'The weather is unpredictable, and fortune can change in an instant.'"

"This means that the weather in the sky is unpredictable and cannot be calculated by humans, just like the fortunes and misfortunes that happen to people."

"You probably just accidentally took a sip of water, and then this happened... Hey? Why do I feel a little... dizzy..."

Ed's eyes showed a hint of confusion, then he staggered a few steps, and finally his eyes rolled back as he collapsed to the ground...

P.S.: Guys! I wasn't slacking off! I was holding it in! Holding it in! Holding it in!