Live Strong in the Wilderness

Chapter 539: Xu Yi Can’t Hold Back Anymore

An hour later, Lu Ke excitedly said, "It’s been an hour, and Xu Yi hasn’t moved, which means he’s agreed to our plan."

"Mm-hmm, I’ll keep an eye on the Star Chart next," Su Yan said, as they had agreed before setting off to take turns monitoring the Star Chart, each person for three hours, so it wouldn’t affect their cultivation.

After all, they could still cultivate while on the mounts.

But they weren’t like Xu Yi, who cultivated even while sleeping. Lu Ke and the others needed rest, so these three hours were just right for a break.

"Commander Lei Jie, what should we do? Should we follow?" one of Lei Jie’s subordinates asked, looking at the footprints on the ground.

They naturally also received the notice, and even those who were eliminated got the message. After all, they still had 5 Star Charts, which could receive messages.

"We must follow, but our team is too weak, with only 6 people reaching level 5, we can’t protect so many people," Lei Jie said with a frown, even though he wanted to follow, his team’s strength was too weak.

"How about this, Commander, you take two people and follow, while the rest stay here to cultivate. When more than 10 people break through, we’ll catch up?"

After hearing this, Lei Jie couldn’t help but nod, thinking the suggestion made sense.

"I’ll take Vera with me then; the two of us can look after each other. The rest should stay here. There are rarely any level 5 Fierce Beasts acting alone; with so many of you, it’s easier to be spotted by them." Lei Jie made his decision, and after giving instructions, he took Vera and began to pursue Qin Fan and his group.

After all, Xu Yi only had two Star Charts in his hands now; apart from his own team members, others couldn’t locate Xu Yi’s position.

However, Qin Fan and his group still had the Star Charts of other team members, not just Lei Jie, but Li Kang and Jerry also knew Qin Fan’s location.

So, it wasn’t just Lei Jie taking action, but also Li Kang and Jerry.

Although they had no mounts, they had their own legs, and now that they were level 5 Mages, they could run faster than a horse. The only downside was endurance, as their telekinesis was limited and couldn’t be sustained for too long.

Of course, their speed still lagged behind that of the Fierce Beasts.

In terms of cultivation, there wasn’t much difference since using telekinesis to travel was also a form of cultivation.

Xu Yi glanced at the Star Chart and roughly guessed the situation.

So, after breakfast, Xu Yi stayed in the same spot.

Of course, he couldn’t just wait at the Meteorite Crater for Lu Ke and the others to arrive. After all, it took him 117 hours to get here riding Lightning, even with some delays, Lu Ke and the others would need at least fifteen to sixteen days.

If they didn’t rest at all, this timeframe would be significantly shorter.

After all, Xu Yi stopped to cultivate as soon as it got dark, allowing Lu Ke and her team to fully utilize the time.

They could choose to stop after midnight, gaining six or seven more hours each day, potentially reducing the fifteen to sixteen days down to around ten days.

However, even with ten days, Xu Yi couldn’t just stay idle in the Meteorite Crater.

Today Xu Yi didn’t plan to move, but after one day, Xu Yi could start exploring again.

For Lu Ke and the others, the day passed quickly.

After all, they were particularly eager for the day to be a bit longer, allowing them to reach Xu Yi sooner.

They were curious whether the place Xu Yi found was still within the snowy plains or if it had already ventured beyond.

The quickest way to find out, of course, would be to surrender actively.

If they surrendered, they could know the answer in a minute and even meet Xu Yi.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t be so willful.

There were still over two hundred days left until the 500-day mark, and the Fierce Beasts were already tough to handle; they would only become harder in the future. No one knew when they might need to use the option to surrender to save their lives.

Hence, they could only urge the mounts to run faster.

They stopped around midnight.

Fortunately, these were level 5 Fierce Beasts, exceptionally strong in stamina, otherwise, carrying two people while running continuously for 20 hours would have exhausted them.

Since they needed to travel for another ten days or so, they had to let the Fierce Beasts rest.

Otherwise, they might have covered more distance with two extra hours of travel.

Over time, they’ve formed the habit of sleeping only three to four hours a day.

They weren’t ordinary people anymore, and even with just three to four hours of rest a day, they could recover adequately.

The sky soon brightened again.

"System, check-in."

Having completed the 240-day check-in, Xu Yi began cooking.

Today, he planned to continue exploring the grasslands.

He wanted to know the whereabouts of the level 6 Fierce Beasts and take a look at the power of the level 5 peak Fierce Beasts.

After breakfast, Xu Yi removed Lu Ke’s Star Chart and tossed it into the water pool.

This way, Lu Ke should understand his intention.

Then Xu Yi jumped onto Lightning’s back and soared toward the sky.

"He’s moving! Xu Yi is on the move, but a coordinate remains at the original spot," Liu Li, who was responsible for monitoring the Star Chart, suddenly called out.

Everyone else stopped to check their own Star Charts.

"Xu Yi must be continuing his exploration, but he left a Star Chart at the teleportation point as a marker for us, indicating we should keep moving in that direction," Lu Ke analyzed Xu Yi’s actions.

"That’s right, Lu Ke is correct, that must be what Xu Yi meant. Otherwise, he wouldn’t leave a Star Chart there," Qin Fan also interpreted it the same way.

"Alright, everyone come and have breakfast. After eating, we’ll continue on our way," Cheng Jie had already started cooking breakfast.

So, after eating breakfast, they set off again.

On the way, Qin Fan and his team encountered level 5 Fierce Beasts. As long as the number didn’t exceed three, they would decisively strike, solving the encounter as quickly as possible.

After all, they needed the meat of level 5 Fierce Beasts as food, and their mounts required it to replenish energy.

Level 4 Fierce Beast meat didn’t provide them with as much energy as level 5 Fierce Beast meat did.

Also, they needed to maintain their combat strength.

They roughly assumed Xu Yi was searching for the lairs of level 6 Fierce Beasts.

Xu Yi had been gone for 20 days; they had no idea how much he had improved during that time.

Maybe without them holding him back, Xu Yi was close to reaching the level 5 peak?

Moreover, even if Xu Yi wasn’t at the peak yet, with his strength, he might already be capable of challenging level 5 Fierce Beasts.

Previously, Xu Yi had to take care of them, so he had concerns.

Now, being alone, he must be considering testing what kind of strength level 5 peak Fierce Beasts possessed and might be looking to venture into the territories of level 6 Fierce Beasts to train.