As she spoke, Meng Hongzhuang lifted her chin, pointing toward the exhausted trainees in the cabin. Some of them even had bandages on. Sighing, she said, "Just look at everyone. What a state they're in!
"Thanks to my animal companion, I could at least catch my breath while being chased by the Cave Demons. Everyone else had to rely on themselves, ready to run at the slightest disturbance. I haven't had a single proper night's sleep in three days!"
She turned to Fang Zhou, pointing at the bandages on her short legs. "Look," she said, her voice still laced with fear. "This leg was bitten by a wolf, and this one was stung by a Fierce Mosquito. It hurt so much! If I wasn't determined to beat you, I don't think I would have made it. These three days have been absolute misery!"
Fang Zhou couldn't truly empathize, so he silently handed her a can of delicious military rations.
The dusty, twin-tailed girl wolfed down the rations, her mouth finally quieting down.
