They needed to drag the corpses away, but a giant Corpse Worm's body wasn't small and soft like a human's; it was incredibly difficult to move. Therefore, Liu Yaowu inferred they could probably hold out for more than a month and a half.
In reality, however, if his superiors intended to rescue him, they would take action within a week, or half a month at most. Any longer than that meant he had been abandoned. That was why he'd deliberately shortened the estimate by half a month when speaking to the others.
Chen Pingchuan nodded slightly, a plan already forming in his mind. He looked at everyone with a resolute gaze and said, "Since that's the case, everyone listen up. From now on, we're strictly rationing food. Conserve your strength. As for the future… do you remember what I told all of you at the beginning?"
Everyone nodded in agreement. Though their faces were grave, their eyes showed a renewed sense of reliance on him.
