Zhen Jin's left foot stepped on the black volcanic rock, while his right foot had already stepped onto the desert.
For a little less than half a day, they had once again reached the dividing line between the desert and the lava terrain.
Looking out, the yellowish-brown gravel spread to the horizon. The scorching sunlight distorted in the distance, turning into a hazy blur.
Zhen Jin, Zi Di, and Cang Xu were all both hungry and thirsty.
Without food, everyone's stomachs were rumbling.
The high temperature brought by the volcanic eruption made them sweat profusely all over.
This was extremely dangerous—sweating would consume the precious moisture inside their bodies.
They had no choice but to replenish their water in advance.
This consumed a lot of the water resources that were already not very abundant.
Everyone rarely spoke, maintaining silence.
His footsteps paused briefly on the dividing line, and Zhen Jin carried Bai Ya on his back and continued to walk forward.
Carrying a youth on his back, Zhen Jin's burden was the heaviest.
Along the way, Cang Xu had once advised Zhen Jin: if he was not going to treat him as food, then he should simply abandon him.
Zhen Jin refused without the slightest hesitation, and warned Cang Xu that such words need not be brought up ever again!
The young knight's firm attitude left Cang Xu speechless.
Zi Di repeatedly expressed: she was willing to share the burden for Zhen Jin, taking turns carrying Bai Ya on her back.
Cang Xu also had no choice but to helplessly make the same statement.
However, the proposals of both were rejected by Zhen Jin.
Zi Di was only a fifteen-year-old young girl, and Cang Xu was an old man with even white beards.
The physical condition of both of them