"Everyone, hang in there! Su Qiao was right. There should be a water source nearby."
Seeing that Su Qiao and the other two were about to disappear from sight, Mo Jin hurriedly urged everyone forward.
"There's really water?"
Everyone's eyes lit up. They licked their dry, cracked lips and gritted their teeth as they struggled to their feet.
"The soil here is damper than in the other areas, and the grass is much denser and greener. On top of that, I saw some animal droppings earlier. There's a very high chance there's a water source ahead."
Mo Jin explained what he had observed as he walked.
"Then let's hurry. I'm about to pass out from thirst."
As soon as Guan Xudong heard that, he hurried forward.
*
Just as they reached the edge of the pool beneath the waterfall, Su Qiao's gaze froze on a spot beneath the cliff before she had even had a chance to drink.
She took a few unhurried sips of water to quench her thirst, then stood and walked over.
Three minutes later, Mo Jin and the others caught up.
The moment they saw the pool, they all cheered and rushed over. None of them cared about their appearance anymore. They simply lay at the water's edge and drank their fill.
Only after their stomachs were full of water did they collapse contentedly onto the grass.
Mo Jin noticed that Su Qiao and the other two were gathered around a large rock beneath the cliff. Finding it strange, he rose and slowly walked over.
"Su Qiao, what's wrong?"
Host, Mo Jin is coming over. Are you sure you don't want to take something?
Su Qiao hurriedly picked up a Swiss Army Knife and slipped it into her pocket. Then she picked up two Military Shovels,