"Hiss! Boom!"
Xiao Xiao reacted instantly, unleashing a ball of flames that engulfed the hyena-sized, translucent octopus.
"Ugh~! Ah! Ah!"
The translucent octopus that had been hiding let out a scream. It was Yu Hou's voice.
"Ka~ka!"
"Bang! Pfft!"
Meanwhile, Zhang Wei's mechanical arm on the ground stirred. However, Ye Feng's punch to his chest sent him spitting a mouthful of blood.
Immediately, Ye Feng reached out and dismantled Zhang Wei's mechanical arm as well...
"Speak, how did you find us?"
Ye Feng looked at Zhang Wei on the ground with cold eyes.
...
In a short while, only Zhang Wei's corpse remained amidst the rubble. Yu Hou had already turned to ashes in the flames.
Ye Feng was in a good mood. The matter he had been most worried about had not happened.
Just as he had guessed, the reason Zhang Wei and Yu Hou recognized him and Xiao Xiao was because Zhang Wei's mechanical left eye had a facial recognition function.
In order to get the 100,000 Arcane Yuan Coins, after Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao left the Pleasure Bar, they did not notify anyone else. Instead, they quickly followed Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao...
"Big brother, that octopus person is so strange!"
"It's one thing to be able to control an invisible octopus and have a large sac filled with strange toxins in its body. But its brain can detach itself and be transplanted onto other octopuses... Is that still human?"
As Xiao Xiao spoke, she glanced back in the direction of the rubble.
"That thing should be the function of a so-called fusion body..."
Ye Feng was also quite surprised.
Then, Ye Feng looked at Bao Yuting beside him, "Why did you just shoot at Zhang Wei and Yu Hou? You should know that you couldn't defeat them, right?"
"I... I... you saved my life... I... I didn't think much of it at the time... It's... you... you are a rare good person..."
Bao Yuting was extremely nervous, stammering incoherently. As he spoke, he closed his eyes.
"Hey, what are you doing? Why are you just standing there?"
Ye Feng took a few steps forward and found Bao Yuting suddenly stop. He turned back in confusion.
"You... you're not going to kill me?"
Bao Yuting opened his eyes, looking surprised.
He thought that Ye Feng would silence him after he learned that Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao were the ones wanted with a 100,000 Arcane Yuan Coin bounty from the Brad Base...
"Do you want me to kill you? Don't you want to live?"
Ye Feng retorted.
"No, no, no..."
Bao Yuting, having narrowly escaped death, shook his head like a rattle drum. "Zhang... Mr. Zhang San, you've misunderstood!"
Just as Bao Yuting was about to say Ye Feng's name, he swallowed it back. He didn't want to break the unspoken understanding between them and mention such a sensitive name...
Ye Feng didn't say anything about this; it actually suited him.
After all, he and Xiao Xiao were now wanted with a huge bounty. There would surely be many adventurers from the Brad Base trying to capture him. If Bao Yuting kept calling him Ye Feng, it would likely cause trouble...
"Let's go. We still need you to show us around Brad Base tomorrow!"
Saying that, Ye Feng walked ahead quickly.
"Okay!"
"Mr. Zhang San, we can take this path, it's closer!"
Bao Yuting quickly trotted a few steps to Ye Feng's side, speaking enthusiastically.
"Call me Ye Feng, oh, no, Zhang San!"
"Alright, Mr. Zhang San..."
...
As evening approached,
"These mechanical components, the runes carved on them... they seem to be some kind of formation!"
Ye Feng walked along the road, examining the pile of disordered mechanical components in his hand, frowning slightly.
These mechanical components were what Zhang Wei had bound to himself earlier. After multiple experiments, Ye Feng discovered that this thing could suppress his Arcane energy to a certain extent.
If his strength wasn't already Gold Rank Seven, and he was only Gold Rank One or Two, it would have been quite troublesome. At least, with just his Arcane energy, he probably couldn't have broken free...
"Mr. Zhang San, that... that's not a mechanical component, it's... it's the bone of an Exoskeleton Ape!"
At this moment, Bao Yuting spoke.
As he spoke, he pointed at the metal components in Ye Feng's hand.
"Exoskeleton Ape bone?"
Ye Feng looked at Bao Yuting with some surprise.
"Yes!"
Bao Yuting nodded. "As its name suggests, the Exoskeleton Ape has its bones on the outside!"
"It's a ferocious energy-devouring monster that often attacks convoys near Brad Base, especially those carrying Arcane Origin Stones or powered by Arcane energy. It especially likes to hunt Arcane practitioners!"
"Even Golden-ranked Arcane practitioners have to retreat when encountering a group of adult Exoskeleton Apes!"
"Because the Exoskeleton Ape's exoskeleton has a super strong suppression effect on Arcane energy. Powerful Arcane energy is difficult to unleash, especially after being closed in..."
"The components in your hand that look metallic and like steel are actually not metal, but the bones of an Exoskeleton Ape!"
"Zhang Wei's strength was not Golden Rank, but he had many successful captures of Golden Rank Arcane practitioners. Now that I think about it, it was probably because of the Exoskeleton Ape bones you have..."
Bao Yuting quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"Holy cow... there's actually something like this!"
Ye Feng was very surprised.
"Big brother, the sunset view here is nice, and there are few people. Shall we sit down and watch for a while?"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao ran onto a stone stool and suggested to Ye Feng.
"Mm! Okay!"
Ye Feng nodded and strode to Xiao Xiao's side.
"Then... um, Mr. Zhang San... I... we probably have to hurry back!"
As soon as Ye Feng sat beside Xiao Xiao, Bao Yuting ran over and spoke to Ye Feng, looking quite anxious.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Feng asked with some confusion, "Bao Daiting, you've seemed quite anxious since just now. You've even walked ahead of us?"
"Is there something urgent at home that needs to be dealt with? You can go back first, and come back tomorrow to show us around!"
Ye Feng waved at him kindly.
"Home..."
Hearing this word, Bao Yuting's expression darkened, and he lowered his head.
However, he quickly raised his head and looked at Ye Feng, "Mr. Zhang San, it's not that I have something at home, it's that there's something tonight. We must find a safe shelter before dark!"
"Before dark? Shelter? What's going on?"
Ye Feng looked at Bao Yuting with great confusion.
"Tonight is the annual festival of Brad Base!"
As he said this, there was obvious panic on Bao Yuting's face.
"This is also why those explorers are rushing back to the city!"
Saying this, Bao Yuting pointed at the explorers not far away who were running towards the densely packed concrete buildings.
"Annual festival? What is that?"
Ye Feng glanced at the explorers running vigorously ahead, then looked at Bao Yuting with confusion. Xiao Xiao also looked bewildered.
...