A Close Encounter of the Third Kind

I wasn't sure how the meat and berries happened to appear under my tree, but when Night gave me the all-clear, I didn't particularly care either. At this point in time, I was willing to eat almost anything.

I quickly started a fire and got down to eating some of the best-tasting… I don't know what… I ever had. I followed it up with the berries because I figured if the meat was good, the berries should be too.

I was a bit worried that I might have taken a kill from some predator that knew how to hold a grudge, but I shook off that thought. The law of the jungle was first come, first served. Literally, in this case.

"Are you still alive?" came a voice through my earpiece causing me to roll my eyes.

"No, Jun Li, I am not alive," I said sarcastically as I threw a few more berries in my mouth. "And I thought you were giving me three days. It's only been a night.