I'll Sleep In A Bit More

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The wolf pack behind gave chase.

Under the frantic sprint.

Jiang Fu still kept a cool head.

He racked his brain over where things had gone wrong.

Suddenly.

A flash of insight struck him.

The scent!

Thinking this.

Jiang Fu instinctively lowered his head and lightly sniffed Shi Jiu's neck.

Aside from the smell of the Energy Pill sprinkled on earlier.

There was no other odor.

Earlier, Shi Jiu had said.

The smell of an Energy Pill, like the smell of blood, counted as an anomaly.

Not only that.

The Combat Suits Jiang Fu had stripped from the seven Martial Artists hunting him also had no smell.

They were all burly, strapping men.

Yet their bodies carried no odor at all.

Clearly.

Before entering the Wilderness Area, they'd used some special method to mask their scent.

Jiang Fu was just a rookie.

School hadn't taught this, and the internet had nothing on it.

Those past few days, Jiang Fu had been staying in the hospital.

His whole body reeked of disinfectant.

"So the problem was me..."

Jiang Fu felt a bit helpless.

Next time he came out, he'd have to be fully prepared.

For now, Jiang Fu didn't slow down.

The Battle Knife, imbued with Blade Intent.

Floated at his side.

Ready at any moment for a desperate fight.

But.

With Multiply by Ten on both explosive power and speed, Jiang Fu was far faster than the Silver Moon Wolves.

The wolf pack was left far behind.

Within the range of his Spirit Power, the pack's traces had vanished.

But Jiang Fu didn't let his guard down.

"Endurance Multiply by Ten, lasting one hour!"

"Stamina Multiply by Ten, lasting one hour!"

Two consecutive Multiply by Tens.

Kept Jiang Fu's body at its peak state.

He kept sprinting.

Only when that fierce, wild aura had completely faded.

Did Jiang Fu slowly come to a stop.

"Finally shook them off..."

His breathing was a bit ragged.

Even with stamina and endurance multiplied by ten, this high-intensity run still wore Jiang Fu out.

He first used his Spirit Power to clear the tears and snot from his face.

Then checked the time.

By now, over an hour had passed since Jiang Fu left Bin City.

"In this Wilderness Area, I'm a giant glowing target... I need to get back right away!"

With that thought, Jiang Fu took out an Energy Pill.

He held it in his mouth to replenish his expended energy.

But just as he took a step, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Jiang Fu looked westward, a blank expression on his face.

"So, where is this?"

The sun in the sky could at least help him tell direction.

But the key issue was—

Jiang Fu had no idea which direction Bin City lay.

When he'd left the Valley earlier, he still remembered the direction and the route.

But just now, to shake off that pack of Silver Moon Wolves, he'd circled around several times to let the disinfectant smell fully dissipate.

He hadn't paid any attention to where he'd ended up.

Jiang Fu felt a pang of despair.

Getting lost in the Wilderness Area—how was that any different from walking to his death?

Suddenly, it seemed Jiang Fu thought of something.

He couldn't help but look down at the girl in his arms.

At that moment, Shi Jiu's breathing was steady, her sleeping face peaceful.

A bit of color had even returned to her cheeks.

Jiang Fu pressed his lips together.

He silently recited, "Shi Jiu's poison resistance, Multiply by Ten!"

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the system panel before him.

Though he had no idea what Shi Jiu's actual strength was, it was definitely far beyond his imagination.

Casually giving her a tenfold boost...

But in the next instant, Jiang Fu was stunned to find

that on the system panel, the Spirit Power value hadn't changed at all.

"Did it fail?"

Jiang Fu quickly looked at Shi Jiu.

At that moment, the girl's complexion was visibly recovering, growing rosy.

Her eyes were still closed; she hadn't woken up.

But her condition was clearly much better than before.

"Looks like it worked."

"She hasn't woken up... that snake with the crown must have terrifying venom..."

"But, it didn't consume any Spirit Power?"

"Is it because she's too weak, just like an ordinary person... or is there another reason?"

Jiang Fu gazed at the girl's sleeping face.

In the end, he didn't force her awake.

His eyes fell on Shi Jiu's right hand, which hung limp at her side.

That hand was pale and slender, as if carved from icy jade.

But at the tiger's mouth, there was a small wound.

The snake venom must have entered her body through there.

Jiang Fu pondered for a moment.

He silently recited: "Wound Healing Speed, Multiply by Ten."

The next instant.

That tiny wound immediately healed at a visible rate.

His Spirit Power still hadn't been consumed.

"Was it because Shi Jiu was too weak, or... does this kind of buff-type Multiply by Ten not consume Spirit Power?"

Or perhaps... absolute trust.

Like multiplying by ten for himself.

No matter how he pushed it, it wouldn't drain Spirit Power.

But Jiang Fu quickly dismissed that thought.

She had only known him for how long.

There was no way she could have absolute trust in him.

Jiang Fu shook off the stray thoughts, lifted his head, and gazed westward.

The sun was slanting.

The sky was dim.

Wind rustled through withered grass and trees, revealing a faint hint of green.

It only made the scene feel more desolate and lonely.

Jiang Fu pressed his lips together.

He looked down at Shi Jiu's face—so pretty it was almost excessive.

He silently recited again: "Sequence Level... Multiply by Ten! Last three seconds!"

Then.

Jiang Fu watched with his own eyes.

At the center of Shi Jiu's brow, just beneath the brim of her cap.

A faint golden light flickered.

It looked like a rune, flashing and vanishing.

"Mmm..."

A soft murmur escaped Shi Jiu's lips.

Her little head instinctively nuzzled deeper into Jiang Fu's arms.

Jiang Fu: "..."

The next instant.

Shi Jiu seemed to snap back to reality.

Her body stiffened, then she opened her eyes.

She just stared blankly at Jiang Fu.

As if trying to process something she couldn't comprehend at all.

Jiang Fu's eyes lit up. He asked impatiently, "How are you recovering? Can you move?"

Shi Jiu came to her senses.

She yawned, still leaning against Jiang Fu's arms.

"No."

Her voice was a little hoarse, with a hint of grogginess.

Like she hadn't slept well.

Jiang Fu said helplessly, "I'm lost."

Shi Jiu was stunned. "Lost?"

Jiang Fu nodded. "I was just chased by a huge pack of Silver Moon Wolves. I don't even know where I've ended up now..."

Shi Jiu pressed her lips together.

Then.

The front of her uniform stirred.

A phone, still warm from her body, floated out from the collar of her school jacket.

"It's fine. My phone has GPS navigation."

"My telekinesis has recovered a bit too... If we run into any more Mutated Beasts, just leave them to me."

The phone screen lit up.

A map appeared.

It was a map of the area around Bin City.

A small red dot marked their current location.

Jiang Fu looked at the floating phone map and finally relaxed.

Shi Jiu yawned again and closed his eyes.

"I'll sleep a bit more."