She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 174

The temperature was at 46.7 degrees at noon.

Even with blazing sun and oppressive heat, Matthew had himself packed into his backpack, sitting on a rock with

only half his face showing. "10, 9, 8, 7.""

When he reached "0," the sunlight vanished rapidly, and dark clouds quickly gathered.

The wind suddenly picked up, howling menacingly as it shook the trees and underbrush, seemingly trying to

uproot them.

In less than three minutes, the sky turned from white to black, and visibility dropped to zero.

A torrential downpour began.

Such a heavy rain would be a once-in-a-decade event in Kitmore City or Valemont City, but here in the tropical

rainforest, it occurred almost daily. Thankfully, it didn't last long. After about ten minutes, the rain stopped, and

the wind calmed.

The darkness lifted to a a gloomy shade and then brightened to white.

Like the dawn, the sun reemerged, the dark clouds vanished, and the rainforest becstifling again.

Matthew opened his eyes, , stood up, and and took off his backpack.

He pulled out a small bottle from the pack and poured a peanut-sized white cotton ball into a waterproof box

filled with rainwater.

The white cotton slowly expanded, gradually darkening in color.

It

was

absorbing impurities and harmful substances from the rainwater.

When the purification tablet stopped expent from the bottle and swallowed it down with the purified rainwater.

He then took a sma I concentrated nutrient

This single

e nutrient

and turned black, it meant the water was clean.

could provide e an adult with essential daily nutrition and most of their dietary needs.

All of these were gifts from Athena, extremely useful.

It allowed him to maintain good health after trekking through the dangerous rainforest for over ten days.

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However, relying solely on purified water and nutrients could only sustain basic vitality. He needed meat for

sufficient strength.

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Matthew moved to a more open area, uncovered a waterproof tarp, and retrieved dry firewood, stacking it on the

rocks before dousing it with lighter fluid and lighting it with a lighter.

Once the wood blazed brightly, he took out sprepped snake meat from a ziplock bag, skewered it on a stick,

and placed it over the fire.

Matthew cooked it slowly, savoring it like an outdoor barbecue.

In truth, he was creating smoke signals.

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The smoke rising would not attract wild beasts but would catch the attention of rebels.

Otherwise, he couldn't find the rebel leader in such a vast rainforest.

While grilling the snake meat, he placed the "Guardian," a gift from Athena, on a branch slightly above him,

issuing the command, "Scan a 300-foot radius for humans or dangerous creatures and alertimmediately if

you spot any." The round "Guardian' emitted a kitten-like sound "Understood, sin Then, two "eyeballs popped out

from its body, swiveling around as it surveyed the area.

Over the past couple of weeks, the "Guardian" had helped Matthew detect numerous threats, such as rebels, the

approach of pythons, and lurking crocodiles and leopards

Just like now, even though Matthew's bulletproof vest was damaged and his ammunition was low, he remained

calm, not at all worried about an impending crisis he might miss.

This made him recall what Louis had told him. "You owe Miss Donovan a lot, and since she doesn't lack money or

status, your only option is to offer yourself in return."

A slight smirk appeared on Matthew's lips as he pondered. It actually seemed rather appealing.

Suddenly, a a low grow

growl like a tiger's cfrom the "Guardian". "Attention! Multiple live individuals spotted 300 feet to the north,

possibly armed, spreading out as if to surround this location." Thank you." Matt u." Matthew commanded,

"Guardian, remain silent and avoid detection. If you notice any attacks from angles | can't see, respond

accordingly."

The "Guard

"Guardian"

responded with a a low tone, "Understood."

It

t retracted half of its eyes into its round body, blending into the greenery, effectively camouflaging itself.

Matthew retrieved an an AK47 from his backpack and concealed it in the grass behind a rock.

He took out a Desert Eagle Semi-a mi-automatic pistol and buried it shallowly beneath the ashes.

Next, he retrieved a dagger and hid it in the sparse grass nearby

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also stashed the small bottle containing purification tablets, nutrients, and multi-functional antibiotics into the

underbrush.

Then, acting nonchalant, he sat by the fire, continuing to grill the meat.

Soft sounds began to emerge from the surroundings.

rebels are are impressive, so many moving in, yet making hardly any noise.

He thought to himself. "The trained, he might have mistaken the sounds for small animals.

If Matthew hadn't been t been

But he quickly realized he was mistaken.

What appeared were not rebels but natives

They wore feathered headdresses,

painted their faces, dressed in animal

skins, carried onsgreprews.

Welfeagent their sharp teeth

glinted as they eyed him like prey.

They held a person captive, bound

and battered. It was none other than

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The rebel leader spoke to the natives in their local dialect, prompting satisfied expressions among them as their

hunger for

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Matthew grew evident. Matthew's

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spirits plummeted.

natives were none other than the infamous cannibals, dreaded even by the locals.

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Rumors had claimed that these cannibals lived deep in the rainforest, isolated from the world, and that they had

gone. extinct, but it seemed they were very much alive.

The rebel leader assumed Matthew, as an outsider, wouldn't understand the local language. However, he had

studied sand could manage basic communication.

The rebel leader informed the natives

that Matthew was a noble from the

outside world and that his flesh was

not only delicious but gu Ease

Allies Most {port tly, he said

that Matthew possessed advanced

weaponry from outside. Killing him

would grant them those weapons

After speaking with the natives, the

rebel leader turned to Matthew,

speaking in Maiselish. They're

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"All my weapons were taken, and I'm

covered in wounds with no ability to

resist. If you save me. refufna fre

seferto yos Otherwise, you'll never

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