The sun was setting. More than ten hours had passed since Shi Feng fell into slumber.
Beep… beep… beep…
The virtual reality pod in the bedroom kept sounding its alarm.
The nutrient solution inside the pod had nearly run dry.
After sounding for a while, the lid of the virtual reality pod suddenly opened.
"So exhausted." Shi Feng cracked open his eyes and reluctantly climbed out of the pod, glancing at the time. "No way — I actually slept for eighteen hours!"
This time his spirit had broken through its limits again. It wasn't as dramatic as the first time, but even after all this rest he still hadn't fully recovered…
"What's going on?"
Shi Feng got to his feet and felt an indescribable weakness throughout his body. Even the nutrient solution that had been refilled just two days ago was completely gone.
A full load of nutrient solution was supposed to last a player fifteen days. Last time there had even been some left over. Now it was all used up…
But compared to the nutrient solution running out, his current physical state was what truly baffled Shi Feng. Not only was his body extremely weak, but he also felt a hunger he had never experienced before — so intense that he could have devoured an entire cow on the spot.
Though he couldn't figure out the reason, Shi Feng knew that if he didn't replenish his nutrition soon, he might actually pass out from hunger.
He immediately took out two bottles of S-rank nutrient tonic from the fridge — the ones he'd been saving for his parents.
Right now he could tell that this hunger didn't originate from his stomach. It was his body's desperate craving for energy. Simply eating food wouldn't help; every cell in his body needed to be replenished, and the S-rank nutrient tonic was the best option.
He uncapped a bottle and downed the entire S-rank nutrient tonic in one gulp.
The originally icy liquid surged into his intestines and instantly transformed into a warm current, spreading through his bloodstream and nourishing his whole body.
Within five minutes of drinking it, Shi Feng felt much more comfortable. His mind recovered considerably, and his body stopped trembling.
A million credit points — the price really wasn't just hype.
But before long, the hunger returned, flooding his brain once more. It was like a wolf that hadn't eaten in three days swallowing a single piece of meat — utterly insufficient. The hunger was even more intense than before.
"One bottle isn't enough?" Shi Feng was speechless.
A single grueling battle had already cost him one bottle of S-rank nutrient tonic, and now it looked like he'd have to sacrifice another.
He had no choice.
Shi Feng opened the last bottle of S-rank nutrient tonic and drank it down.
Under normal circumstances, you weren't supposed to drink a second bottle within three to five days. The energy contained in it was far too abundant for the body to absorb all at once, and excess nutrition could actually be harmful.
After finishing the second bottle, Shi Feng felt a pang of pain in his heart.
One bottle was worth a million credit points, and even with money you couldn't buy one.
In his previous life, even as the leader of Shadow, he couldn't manage more than one bottle a month. Now he'd downed two in a single day and barely felt a thing. If anyone found out, they'd call him a wastrel for sure.
But the S-rank nutrient tonic really was something else. After the two bottles, a few minutes of rest, and then more than a dozen bottles of A-rank nutrient tonic, Shi Feng finally shook off all the fatigue and his body returned to normal…
"Was I imagining it?"