Hunger spread like wildfire, quickly becoming the most severe trial the students now faced.
Subjectively, none of them wanted to eat. But the hunger was so intense it felt as if their very organs were melting. Who could possibly restrain that with willpower alone?
And even if someone could manage to hold out for a short while, what was the limit of human endurance when that time stretched on?
The students exchanged glances. Someone hesitantly suggested, "Why don't we… try eating some of the porridge?"
Xie Yunchong stopped him sternly. "No! Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
Dong Siliang, however, was suddenly filled with regret. "Senior Brother Xie, should we not have refused that woman's flatbreads? She told us not to regret it. Did she foresee this?"
