It wasn't long before a woman with her jet-black hair tied high, wearing a sun hat, a white shirt, and jeans, carrying a large backpack, appeared before Ye Feng and the others. She looked very capable, and it was Wu Ye Lin.
"Sister Lin, over here!"
Xiao Xiao, who was looking around, spotted the newcomer and immediately called out to her.
...
Soon, Ye Feng and his group, along with Wu Ye Lin, were gathered around a round table, having lunch.
Wu Ye Lin ate quickly, even ravenously. When she received Xiao Xiao's message, she had rushed over without much of a break, and hadn't eaten properly. She was truly starving.
During the meal, the manager of the Caterpillar Supply Station, the middle-aged man who had rushed out of the cement building earlier, came over to greet Wu Ye Lin. It was evident he was from the Adventurer's Guild and knew Wu Ye Lin.
...
After the meal,
"Sister Lin, are you leaving already?"
Xiao Xiao's voice was full of reluctance, as Wu Ye Lin had just finished chatting with her and was packing her things, preparing to depart.
"Yes! I have something urgent to attend to!"
Wu Ye Lin nodded. As she spoke, she handed Ye Feng three items of different shapes and materials – special items from the Heavenly Ranking.
"Lin, take this for self-defense!"
Ye Feng could tell Wu Ye Lin was on her way to do something important, so he gave her two golden talismans.
"Oh, okay!~"
Wu Ye Lin didn't examine them closely. After bidding farewell to Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and the others, she accepted a large bag of supplies from a staff member of the Caterpillar Supply Station. She then turned, got on her motorcycle, and left...
"We finally met, and now we're parting again... I wonder when we'll meet next~"
Watching Wu Ye Lin's receding figure, Xiao Xiao said with a touch of sadness.
"Ye Feng, we have news!"
At this moment, Yue Miao approached Ye Feng and whispered.
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The next day at noon,
Within a vast pile of rocks,
"The resting spot chosen by the Dark Holy Church is too perfect... the surroundings are all flat sand... it's impossible to get close for a surprise attack..."
Ye Feng lay prone on the ground, peering through binoculars at a large truck in the distance, feeling quite frustrated.
"Big brother, Sister Yuan Ling has been brought out of the truck... and Sister Xiao Lu... Arach and He Shang too..."
Then, Xiao Xiao's soft exclamation rang out.
"Mm!"
Ye Feng also noticed. Arach was covered in dried, dark red blood, his face pale as paper. He Shang's bald head was injured, and his arms and legs were unnaturally twisted, clearly broken... The only one in relatively better condition was Yuan Ling, but she also had multiple wounds...
"Kollergi?"
Seeing a middle-aged man with large black-rimmed glasses and a full tuxedo appear in his field of vision, Ye Feng frowned.
"This... I confirmed Kollergi had left before... I haven't seen him these past few days either... Maybe he's been inside the truck all along..."
Yue Miao's expression shifted slightly, and she quickly explained in a low voice.
"What do you think?"
Just then, Kollergi's somewhat somber voice rang out. Although it was distant, Ye Feng and his companions' hearing far surpassed ordinary people, so they could hear clearly.
"It seems that woman's eyes have truly evolved on their own!"
As his words fell, another middle-aged man with large black-rimmed glasses and a full tuxedo emerged from the truck.
"Holy crap, two Kollergis?"
Seeing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but be surprised. Xiao Xiao and the others also looked confused, while Yue Miao's brows furrowed, as if she had thought of something.
"Hmm?"
Ye Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, as he noticed the first Kollergi to emerge from the truck had a number '1' tattoo on his neck behind his left ear, and the second Kollergi had a number '5'.
"I never expected that defective product stolen back then would evolve directly, without any flaws... It won't cause blindness to use the Eye of Space..."
At this point, Kollergi Number 1 spoke again.
"That woman with the Eye of Space can be considered an additional gain from collecting divine artifacts this time... I'll interrogate her later. If that doesn't work, we'll dissect that woman and study her..."
Kollergi Number 5 chimed in. After speaking, he walked back into the truck.
"Ye Feng, what do you say? Should we move to rescue them directly?"
Seeing this, Qiao Ying asked. Xiao Xiao, Yue Yan, and Yue Fei Xue also turned their gaze to Ye Feng.
"Let's observe for now!"
Ye Feng did not act immediately.
"Crak~!"
After the sound of the truck door opening, Kollergi Number 5's grim voice came from ahead, "Little girl, my patience is limited..."
"This bald guy and this knight... don't seem particularly important to you..."
As he spoke, Kollergi Number 5 swiftly plunged a small knife into Xiao Lu's temple with his hand.
"Ah!~"
Xiao Lu let out a sharp scream, but quickly bit her lip and stopped.
"Oh? You can endure quite a bit?!"
Kollergi Number 5 sneered coldly and slightly increased the pressure on the knife. This time, Xiao Lu did not scream, but her teeth could be heard chattering from clenching them.
"You demon... I've told you countless times, I have no idea how my eyes evolved!"
Yuan Ling's eyes, once like a blue starry sky, were now bloodshot. She looked at Xiao Lu, Arach, and He Shang with guilt in her eyes.
"Tell me... how did your eyes evolve?"
Kollergi Number 5's grim voice sounded again, "The next cut will lift this woman's entire skull!"
Before he finished speaking, Kollergi Number 5 poised the knife in his hand to slash across Xiao Lu's forehead.
"Whiz! Clang!"
Just then, a whistling sound was heard. Ye Feng had flicked a stone, which instantly deflected Kollergi Number 5's knife.
"Hoo!~"
Immediately after, a figure flashed. Ye Feng appeared before Kollergi Number 5 and threw a punch at his chest.
"Puff!~"
"Crack! Crack!"
Kollergi Number 5's chest caved in, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, plummeting rapidly towards the ground...
"Bang! Crack! Clang!"
"Crack! Bang bang!"
At this moment, another series of loud noises erupted. It was Xiao Xiao and the others who had acted. The truck, reinforced with thick steel plates and inscribed with runic formations, was instantly reduced to pieces. The people inside were subdued in the blink of an eye.
"Bang! Puff!~"
Another mist of blood exploded in the air. Kollergi Number 1 had attempted to hold Yuan Ling hostage but was struck by Ye Feng, spitting blood and sent flying backward.
"Although I guessed someone might come to rescue them... I didn't expect it to be you..."
Just as Ye Feng was about to apprehend the Kollergi Number 5 and Number 1 on the ground, another gloomy, middle-aged male voice sounded.
He looked towards the source of the voice and found it was coming from Yuan Ling's location... or more accurately, from Yuan Ling's neck...
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