Chapter 161: Coexisting in One Room

Chapter 161: Coexisting in One Room

Roasted potatoes smell delicious, but since they can only be grilled on an iron plate, the surface is slightly charred. To ensure the potatoes' integrity, this level of cooking already represents Du Jiajia's strongest culinary skills.

Tomatoes provide a fair amount of water, so Chen Mu didn't need to use his water bottle.

Food wasn't a big issue; if necessary, they could occasionally nibble on ant legs to sustain themselves, but water was something they dared not drink recklessly.

One potato, one tomato.

Considering it as their lunch was already quite good.

After resting for half an hour, the two of them set out on their journey again.

For He Ying, the mental energy consumed in reducing her own body weight was not too much of a problem; the issue was how much she needed to reduce it by.

At the beginning, the most she could do was cut her weight in half, but after these days of research and practice, she could now reduce her weight to one-tenth for a short period, probably lasting only three to five seconds.

If she aimed only for the moment of jumping, she could even become lighter.

However, the more weight she reduced, the more mental energy it consumed, so He Ying didn't dare to push her abilities to the limit, fearing a repeat of the fainting incident from last time.

As a result, as they went further, the two's speed also slowed down.

They also took more frequent breaks, resting for longer periods.

It was only when the sky began to darken slightly that they barely reached the third level.

One more level remained, but it would be impossible to ascend it today, no matter what.

"Let's not continue today. Rest overnight, and tomorrow we'll make the ascent in one go," said Chen Mu.

"Right here?" He Ying asked.

Their current location was on the third level's corridor, but since the railing was closed, they couldn't see the outside view.

Chen Mu gave up on the idea of resting in a classroom since it would waste a lot of time. Making a makeshift shelter in place was the most economical choice.

"Yeah, let's find a corner against the wall and set up a tent."

As they spoke, the sky grew darker.

Chen Mu wasted no time and started to work.

To wait for He Ying, his mental energy consumption wasn't actually significant. On the contrary, when he was suspended, supporting his entire body with his right hand, he felt a bit sore.

The two quickly found a good spot.

This time, Wei Dalei wasn't with them, so Chen Mu didn't carry much material. He had initially wanted to make a tent for each person, but after experimenting, it turned out that the thickness wouldn't be enough to achieve a defensive effect.

In the end, they could only share a shelter together.

To save materials as much as possible, Chen Mu set up the tent at a corner against the wall, thus saving material on three sides.

The morning air was refreshing.

With their spirits invigorated, after resting for the whole night, He Ying had fully recovered and was again leading the way like yesterday.

Meanwhile, Chen Mu was still slow, but he never stopped climbing the stairs.

Not long after, the two finally reached the fourth level.

Chen Mu calculated that if they included yesterday's time, it took about five to six hours in total.

It was still within an acceptable range.

Teacher Wan's office for the labor and technology class was on the western side of the fourth level, while the stairs were on the east side. This meant they had to cross the entire teaching building to get to the office.

The width of Building 3 was 40 meters, not a short distance, and it would take them about an hour to walk.

Moreover, this stretch of the route was almost entirely exposed outdoors. The empty corridors of the teaching building appeared unusually wide at this moment, with no hiding place in sight.

The two walked along the wall heading west.

When passing by classrooms, they found only a few doors were open.

But even with the doors open and in broad daylight, He Ying felt an eerie feeling inside.

If something unfortunate had happened to the students and teachers on this level initially, there would probably be many bodies in those classrooms.

Thinking about this, He Ying quickened her pace.

One classroom after another, besides silence and lifelessness, Chen Mu couldn't find any other words to describe it.

The bird's chirping in the garden not only failed to dispel this silence but instead made the entire teaching building seem even more eerie and terrifying.

Both of them unconsciously hastened their steps.

Soon, they arrived at their destination.

Although this office was only used by one person, its area was the same as other offices.

Naturally, Chen Mu thought of entering through the gap under the door.

However, as he and He Ying approached, they saw that the gap, which was more than one meter wide, had been completely blocked by something.

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