82: Chapter 82 Our most important task right now is to conserve our energy.

"Zhang Tao! Have you lost your mind wanting meat so badly!" Lily pointed at Zhang Tao's nose, "You guys ate more than a dozen large green crabs yesterday noon! You ate until your mouths were dripping with oil! We didn't even get to smell a single crab leg scrap! Today, it's finally Brother Fan's turn to take us out to have some real meat, and you guys still want to steal our spots?"

Xiao Qin also jumped up and cursed, "Exactly! You can't be too greedy in life! Since you ate your fill yesterday, just stay obediently in the Karst Cave today and stop trying to take advantage of everything!"

Although they were afraid of entering the mountains, under extreme hunger and their psychological attachment to power, they were even more afraid that Zhang Tao would steal their opportunities to perform in front of Lin Fan and their eligibility to share the meat.

Scolded, Zhang Tao shrank his neck and turned to look at Lin Fan.

Looking at Lily's possessive expression, a flash of mockery crossed the depths of Lin Fan's eyes.

"Zhang Tao, Zhou Kai," Lin Fan spoke, "You two stay behind to guard the camp. Watch the fire, watch the supplies, and I'm making this clear beforehand: whoever dares to steal food again, I'll take his life directly this time."

Zhang Tao peeked down towards the bottom of the cliff and lowered his voice, "Brother Fan, what if the moment you leave, those bastards below rush up again to grab the supplies?"

To Zhang Tao, the Karst Cave was currently paradise. There was fresh water and food here; if it got snatched by someone, he would be more anxious than anyone else.

Lin Fan glanced at him with a flat tone, "They don't have the guts. Those few Komodo Dragons from yesterday are enough to give them nightmares for half a year."

"Even if you give them ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare step half a step onto the slope today."

Zhang Tao swallowed a mouthful of saliva, still a bit uneasy, "But what if? What if Wang Qiang and the others get so desperate from hunger that they really bring people up to fight to the death?"

"If there really are any fearless ones coming up, what are those stones on the side for?"

Lin Fan motioned with his chin toward the piles of scattered rocks at the edge of the platform, "As long as they dare show their heads, smash them straight down. If they get smashed to death, it's on me."

Hearing this, Zhang Tao felt reassured and immediately patted his chest firmly, "Rest assured, Brother Fan! With Zhou Kai and me here, whoever dares to come up, I'll definitely crack his skull open!"

Lin Fan paid him no more mind, turning his head to glance at the few people following behind him.

The three women each carried a large woven bag on their backs and held empty water bottles in their hands; although they were afraid, their eyes were full of undisguised excitement.

Yesterday Zhang Tao and Zhou Kai got to eat meat, and today's harvest from entering the mountains could only be more than yesterday's.

"Let's go."

Dropping a single word, Lin Fan strode in the direction of the primeval jungle.

Lily and the others quickly followed.

Passing by the corner of the Karst Cave, Lin Fan didn't even spare half a glance for Song Ya, who was cowering in the shadows.

Song Ya raised her head, her chapped lips moving slightly as she watched Lin Fan's receding figure, her eyes completely dimming.

...

Below the cliff, inside the rock crevices.

Everyone was already awake, but it was extremely quiet; hunger and thirst made them not want to spit out a single word.

Just then, someone broke the silence, "Engineer Chen! Look quickly!"

Everyone was startled so much by this voice that their whole bodies shivered, almost thinking rocks were being thrown down from above again.

"What the hell are you screaming for!" Wang Qiang cursed irritably.

"No... look over there!"

"That brat Lin Fan, he took Lily and the others and sneaked into the woods!"

Hearing this, Chen Jian straightened his body and immediately raised his head to look.

Although the distance was far, a few figures could faintly be seen disappearing at the edge of the dense bushes.

Wang Qiang was stunned for a moment, then let out a cold sneer, "Is this brat fucking tired of living? That several-meter-long Giant Lizard from yesterday is right in that forest, along with giant pythons, and he actually dares to take people inside?"

Chen Jian pushed his half-broken glasses, his gaze chillingly cold.

Thinking back to yesterday's one-sided massacre still made his back feel cold.

The tragic sight of Ma Liang having his thigh torn off was still vivid in his mind.

Lin Fan actually dared to enter the mountains at a time like this.

"Lin Fan really thinks that knowing a bit of wilderness survival makes him invincible under heaven. He'll be crying later."

An employee swallowed a mouthful of dry saliva, "Engineer Chen, there are only three people guarding up there right now, plus Song Ya... How about we take advantage of Lin Fan's absence and go up again?"

"Rob your mom!" Wang Qiang cursed wildly, "Do you have any idea how many people died yesterday? What if those monsters haven't gone far? What if Lin Fan is intentionally setting a trap to lure us up?"

Chen Jian adjusted his glasses, "Wang Qiang is right. Lin Fan has an extremely deep mind, and every move he makes has a purpose. The most important thing for us right now is to conserve our strength and wait for rescue."

"Whether he can come out alive after going into the forest is another question. If he dies inside, the supplies on the cliff top will be ours sooner or later."

Hearing this, the crowd nodded one after another. No one wanted to set foot on that slope paved with blood and flesh again.

...

On the other side.

Lin Fan, leading Lily and the others, had already penetrated deep into the primeval jungle.

The surrounding trees blocked out the sky and sun, and sunlight could only filter through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled light spots.

The air was filled with the smell of rotting leaves and damp mud, stiflingly hot to the point of breathlessness.

The three women clung tightly to him, walking almost directly in his footprints, not daring to fall behind by even half a step.

At the slightest sign of trouble, they would be scared into shivering.

Just then, a string of small golden characters emerged on Lin Fan's retina.

[Detected that fifty meters ahead, the terrain has changed, and there is a patch of wild banana groves.]

[Banana fruits are ripe, rich in a large amount of carbohydrates and moisture, and can quickly replenish physical strength.]

[No traces of large carnivorous animals found in the surrounding area.]

Lin Fan paused his steps.

"Brother Fan, what's wrong?" Lily was so scared she directly grabbed Lin Fan's arm, her voice trembling continuously, "Is that snake coming?"

Lin Fan brushed her hand away with a force that made Lily step back.

"Walk over there." Lin Fan pointed forward-left with a wooden stick.

Pushing aside a patch of waist-deep bushes, their field of vision suddenly opened up.

More than a dozen thick wild banana trees stood in a clearing in the forest.

Beneath the thick, large green leaves hung long, consecutive strings of yellow-green wild bananas.

Every single string was gigantic, weighing down the branches heavily.

"Oh god! It's bananas!" Xiao Liu exclaimed aloud, her eyes glowing, and saliva instantly flowed down.