In this situation, even Feng Yi could only hold out for at most another day or two. Feng Yi's bottom line was to wait for one day. If after one day, the shuttle still refused to leave, his only choice would be to expose himself and then quickly flee into the distance.

As for Feng Yi's endurance, he could barely hold on for 2-3 days, but by that time, even his body would be in danger. He must reserve enough strength to return, enough strength to fight, enough strength to deal with any emergency. Considering that beyond this stage his body might experience unpredictable issues, sometimes when a person suffers from frostbite, you might not even realize that you've been affected. When someone in extreme cold suddenly feels a wave of warmth around them, it means death is not far off.

There are many other similar situations. For example, you may think that your body still has sensation, that the blood is flowing, only refraining from movement to reduce heat loss. But when you actually try to move your legs, to twist your waist, and realize that your body can't move at all, that your legs have lost sensation, it's already too late.

Because your thighs' blood has congealed, and the fact that you think nothing is wrong is solely because the upper body and heart's circulation is still active. It's this easy-to-overlook common sense that can be the most terrifying. For all these reasons, Feng Yi decided that he must leave after one day, regardless of whether the shuttle leaves or not.

Perhaps, by rapidly fleeing at nightfall, they might not notice him. At the moment, he could only pin his hopes on luck. There's an old saying, 'A brave boy is never far from luck'—although others may believe it, Feng Yi never would. Not that it matters whether he believes or not, at this moment, Feng Yi very much wants to try to believe that embarrassingly naïve maxim.

It was another cloudy day. Cloudy weather in winter was relatively rare, but Feng Yi happened to encounter it. Feeling the cold wind howling past his body, he silently tensed his muscles then relaxed, continued to tense his muscles then relax, once more tensed his muscles, repeating this process endlessly until, after some time, Feng Yi began to feel warmth returning to his body and abandoned the mechanical repetition.

In a stationary position, this action helps dilate the blood vessels throughout the body, significantly warming it up—a natural reflex Feng Yi had progressively learned from his years of patiently stalking prey.

He also had many other ways to keep warm, such as the 'Crouching Tiger Stretch.' The Crouching Tiger exercise, an extension of a push-up that involves moving both arms and legs, is considerably more difficult and activates every muscle in the body, quite effectively.

Feeling the cold wind akin to a steel blade on his face, his expression remained unchanged as he waited through the morning that finally passed in silence.

In the afternoon, the sun began to break through the clouds and peek out, with the ground temperature seemingly recovering a little under the sunlight's rays.

This was unquestionably good news for Feng Yi, who had been in hiding for two days.

Accompanied by the sound of rustling footsteps, a group approached slowly from afar.

At first, Feng Yi paid them no mind, but as they got closer, he was able to make out that it was several dozen barbarically dressed desperados and six young women.

This was utterly disastrous. They were passing by close to him, and at such proximity, he was likely to be discovered. Fortunately, they were just passing by and not keen on looking around, which meant there was a very low chance his hiding spot would be found.

A journey of over ten kilometers across the wasteland isn't easy for ordinary people; if they couldn't find their way back by nightfall, most would freeze to death. It was precisely because of this that their unusual movements struck Feng Yi as odd.

However, through their conversations, Feng Yi could make out that these were traffickers from the 13th district of Colonial Planet, specializing in child abduction. He could even faintly hear the girls' pleas and the intermittent cursing of their captors.

"Little lambs, you should feel lucky, grateful. I bet your future life will definitely be better than it is now, at least when it comes to having enough to eat. Though, I can hardly guarantee your freedom, ahahaha..."

The man's hearty laughter contrasted sharply with the women's faint sobbing.

"Stop crying, you whores, everyone perk up a bit."

A whip cracked against the youngest girl, who was even younger than Feng Yi, looking to be just 8 or 9 years old. Coupled with malnourishment from her upbringing, her frail body looked as if a gust of wind could knock her over.

The girl's thin clothes were suddenly marked by a streak of blood. It was uncertain if her frail body could withstand the cold wind, and even though the current temperature was the highest throughout the day at -20°C, a girl her age could freeze to death after standing for hours. It's obvious what kind of bastards would abduct a girl of such a young age.

For a moment, Feng Yi's eyes cleared, he wanted to intervene, but still suppressed the impulse inside him. For one thing, another disguised craft was lurking in the darkness, waiting for his emergence, and for another, Feng Yi noticed that among the group there were two individuals with formidable strengths.

The notorious leader of the raiders from District 13, Babel, and the gold-gun thief Hawk, whose strength was not less than his. Even if he could defeat these rascals, he couldn't ensure his own safety.

Although these people hadn't discovered the Time-Space Transfer Device lurking in the distance, the people above could see everything in front of the projector clearly. According to the aircraft's surveillance, they could even faintly hear some of the conversation among the group.

Slap, slap...

Two more harsh whips lashed onto the girl's body, like killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, and the girl's slender body suddenly collapsed into a pool of blood.

The hefty Zhang Xiaobo was the first to pick up a gun, unable to resist the urge to rush out and deal with those bastards.

"You're no match for them," Sky Shadow said in a cold voice.

"So we're just going to stand by and watch?"

"As the Blade Warrior said, it's better for me not to interfere with this dimension."

Zhang Xiaobo still wanted to go, but Roland's words echoed Sky Shadow's completely. It's often said that life and death are predestined, and wealth is in the hands of destiny. This might be difficult for the conscience, but compared to the potential dangers posed to the dimension itself, these were helpless measures.

"Boss, this young lady doesn't seem like she'll make it to the destination. We might as well just finish her off now to avoid delaying our trip."

It was apparent that the weeping girl was not even wearing shoes, and it was already a struggle for her to have come this far. And yet, one of those bastards actually suggested killing the young girl—these people were truly despicable.

"Do as you please. With her malnourished body, she wouldn't fetch a good price alive anyway."

"Hey, fine." After saying that, the man turned to the girls beside him and said, "You'd better move fast, or you'll end up like her."

After speaking, the man in the blink of an eye pulled out a revolver and pointed it at the girl's forehead. The girl didn't even know what was happening when suddenly a gunshot rang out across the wilderness, a spray of blood scattered, and several girls instinctively closed their eyes in fright.

However, the one who fell was not the youngest girl. Stabilizing their minds and looking again, the crowd was shocked to find a man dressed in black with a mask behind the youngest girl, holding a silver revolver, which had just blown the head off the bastard about to shoot.

At the same time, Feng Yi spun around, his crossed arms suddenly unleashed a barrage of gunfire.

Bang bang bang bang…

After a series of gunshots, five more people fell into pools of blood, yet more desperados quickly rolled away in terror, dodging Feng Yi's lethal strike.

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