Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 65

Elaine frowned, asking in confusion, “How did you?”

“Prize money”” The girl opposite her suddenly rushed over, grabbing Elaine’s shoulder with a force that was somewhat terrifying. “There’s prize money? How much? How much? Tell me, how much is it?”

Elaine was shaken until she felt dizzy, stammering out. First place,one hundred thousand dollars.”

The shaking suddenly stopped

Elaine, dizzy managed to stand up straight. When she lifted her eyes, she saw Eileen look at her with fierce anticipation.

“We have to come first! If you mess me up and cost me the prize money. I’ll throw you to the wolves Eileen warned her

Elaine was left totally clueless by the outburst.

She angrily pushed Eileen’s hand away, heading straight forward. “I won’t mess you up. just don’t mess with me! I’m also aiming for first place. If I can’t get first, then I might as well be last. What are you doing?”

Elaine was suddenly pulled back

Turning to look, it was Eileen who had grabbed her backpack.

Eileen quickly snatched Elaine’s backpack, slinging it over her own shoulders Tll carry the bag. Ill scout ahead, you just follow behind and don’t lag For a hundred grand, I’m all in!”

Elaine was stunned and wanted to reach for her bag, but a thin branch smacked her hand back. Her hand turned red instantly.

Eileen turned to her with a fierce look, “Touch my stuff again, and I’ll smack you!”

Elaine was speechless.

The stuff in the bag belonged to both of them. And as a soldier, she would definitely prioritize a civilian’s needs. Was she worried Elaine would take the stuff for herself?

Elaine’s face darkened, wondering what Mr. Reed saw in this girl.

But as Eileen had already assumed the role of leader, Elaine decided not to argue and quietly followed behind.

It was almost noon

The sun above them felt like it was baking them alive.

They had walked for a while, and the heat was getting worse.

Elaine had already taken off her coat, revealing the camouflage tank top underneath.

Seeing Eileen still didn’t intend to stop, she couldn’t help but suggest, “Let’s take a break.” Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

The girl in front turned around to give her a disdainful look.

Elaine hesitated, then explained, “I’m not trying to slack off. It’s February now, and we’re in the southem hemisphere, in Brazil. It’s summer here, and the temperature in the rainforest can vary greatly between day and night. Right now, it’s the hottest point of the day. almost 40 degrees Celsius. If we keep going, we’ll get dehydrated.”

Eileen saw that Elaine was indeed sweating a lot and said irritably, “Why are you so weak?”

Elaine retorted, “I’m not weak” She hadn’t finished speaking when she saw Eileen’s sweat-free forehead and shut up.

She was surprised. This girl had incredible stamina and physical strength

Eileen finally stopped to accommodate Elaine She opened the backpack to check their supplies.

Aside from some necessary ropes, a lighter, a flashlight, and other common tools, there were only two bottles of water, two packs of compressed biscuits, and two sleeping bags in the backpack

Eileen was surprised. “Is that all?”

Elaine wanted to grab a biscuit, but her hand was slapped away just as it touched the food.

Elaine withdrew her hand, complaining. “Why did you hit me?”

Eileen frowned, zipping up the backpack. “We can’t eat these. We have to save them!”

Elaine frowned, “The biscuits and water are our food for the day We can set traps to hunt at night. There are wild chickens and other animals in the forest. We can get food by tomorrow morning”

“What if there’s no food? Eileen looked around, finally pointing to a large tree not far away. “We can eat that”

Elaine looked over, “Do you know what that is? The flora and fauna in the rainforest can be very dangerous. If you eat something

“That’s an Ink Berry. It tastes sour, and the skin and seeds can be used as medicine. It’s a common herb, and edible, not poisonous,” Eileen cut her off

Elaine was taken aback, looking at Eileen in confusion, “You can recognize herbs?”

“I know a few” Eileen finished, slung the backpack over her shoulder, and started climbing the tree

She climbed so nimbly that Elaine felt like she had blinked, and Eileen was already up the tree, shaking the branches.

Soon a bunch of bernes fell from the tree

A few minutes later, Eileen decided she had enough and jumped down from the tree, which was three meters high

Elaine’s eyes widened

She could jump from such a height without needing to buffer the fall.

Eileen picked up a whole fruit, wiped it with her sleeve, took a bite, and nodded, “Pretty good. It doesn’t taste sour”

Elaine picked up a fruit, bit into it, and found it a little bitter and astringent

It tasted awful

Elaine didn’t really want to eat it, but when she looked up, she saw Eileen had already finished one and was picking up others.

Elaine hesitated, then took another bite.

Eileen collected all the Ink Bernes in her hat, found a big tree to sit under and started eating

Eileen had eaten over a dozen and was almost full. Seeing Elaine hadn’t finished even one, she asked, “Do you feel a little numb in your mouth?

Elaine immediately nodded, “I noticed it earlier!”

Eileen said, That’s right, Ink Berries have a numbing effect.”

Elaine stiffened, looking at the remaining fruit in her hand, almost ready to cry. “Why didn’t you say so earlier?”

Eileen casually picked some small leaves from a plant by the road, bit off the tenderest part, and put it in her mouth.

Elaine asked, “What are you eating now?”

“Lemon Bar,” Eileen said, “It tastes sour, and the stem can be used as medicine. These leaves can relieve numbness and refresh your mind. Eat some, and your mouth will stop feeling numb.” She generously handed Elaine the leaves in her hand

Elaine tentatively ate a piece, put it in her mouth, and after a while, she found that her mouth wasn’t as numb anymore.

She exclaimed happily. “It really works!”

Eileen shot her a glance, “What a dumbass.”

Elaine was speechless. She didn’t know about medicine or these plants. What’s so weird about it?

She turned her head, ignoring Eileen.

But she got the point – Eileen wouldn’t let her eat those compressed biscuits anymore. She reluctantly munched on the fruits and grass

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it felt kind of numb, then the numbness disappeared. She felt like she was eating poison and antidote back to back without knowing why

When she no longer felt hungry, Elaine straightened her clothes, ready to tell Eileen to hit the road.

But she saw Eileen climbing the tree again

“What are you doing?”

“I’m picking more fruits, so that we can eat them later, Eileen replied from the tree branch. She started shaking the branch, “Catch.”

Elaine stood under the tree in disbelief

What? Did she have to eat this for dinner too?

I saw this show on Twitter is there really an Eileen?]

[Poor Elaine! It reminded me of Egberts Nightmare biscuits and the four free sushi meals in Traveller 5+1]

[Eileen. As long as it’s free, I can keep eating Spend money on food? Use up supplies? Over my dead body.)

[So annoying, I’m trying to sleep here. Seeing this reality show, are they trying to keep me up all night? Keep it up, Eileen, for the prize money’]

[The last live streaming room on the side just opened. Guess who I saw inside?)

[I just came back from that live streaming room. You guys go check it out and tell me, was I hallucinating? Why did I see Egbert???]