The night gradually fell, and Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Liu Jiu's group strode away from the black swamp.
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"Phew!~"
"Finally safe!"
"Thank heavens, we survived this expedition!"
"Haha, we're safe!"
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After crossing a wide ditch, Liu Jiu and the others finally relaxed. Several people even hugged and cheered, overjoyed.
"Uh, what's going on with you guys?"
Seeing this, Ye Feng asked Liu Jiu with some confusion.
"It's like this, Explorer Sir. That big ditch in front was dug by us and the people in this area. We even diverted water from there specifically to block the gargoyles!"
"Crossing this big ditch means we're safe!"
Liu Jiu pointed in one direction and quickly explained.
"Uh, alright~"
Ye Feng nodded, understanding.
Then, the group continued forward...
In a flat area, Ye Feng found the view quite open and decided to stop, planning to rest there for the night.
"Explorer Sir..."
"Call me Ye Feng!~"
As Liu Jiu was about to speak, Ye Feng cut him off.
"Mr. Ye... Mr. Ye, are you planning to spend the night here?"
Liu Jiu looked at Ye Feng with great surprise.
"Yes?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, "What's wrong? Is there a problem with this place?"
"Mr. Ye, if it were any other time, there would be no problem spending the night here."
"But tonight is the full moon, and the energy-devouring water monkeys gathered over there will go berserk, attacking indiscriminately, killing anyone they see..."
"This happens to be their territory. Many people used to live here, but they were all killed by the energy-devouring water monkeys..."
Liu Jiu glanced at the full moon already rising in the sky, pointed in a direction, and said with some sorrow.
"Energy-devouring water monkeys, huh... Hmm... Just right for exercising my body..."
Ye Feng clenched his fists, feeling the strength within him, and quickly made a decision.
"Mr. Ye, on the night of the full moon, the energy-devouring water monkeys' attack power is no less than usual, and there are a great number of them, you..."
"Ga! Wu~~"
As Liu Jiu was gently persuading Ye Feng, a strange roar suddenly came from a distance.
"The sound has changed... It's the unstable roar of the energy-devouring water monkeys. Their berserk state on the full moon has begun..."
"Mr. Ye, take care!"
Hearing the strange roar, Liu Jiu's expression changed drastically. He said to Ye Feng, then quickly ran away with his subordinates.
"The sound seems a bit far away~ I'll have dinner first~"
Ye Feng glanced in the direction of the roar and decided to fill his stomach first.
After all, he had swum for almost a day and had just fought with gargoyles for a while, so he was already hungry.
Soon, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao set up a tent and started a fire to cook.
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The night had completely fallen. In the quiet night sky, a full moon hung high.
"Big brother, what a round and bright moon~"
After dinner, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao lay on the grass to rest. Xiao Xiao looked at the bright moon in the sky and exclaimed.
"Indeed~ I rarely saw such a clear and bright moon before~"
Ye Feng nodded, then looked in the direction where the energy-devouring water monkeys had roared earlier. "Isn't it supposed to be berserk? Why is there no movement!"
"Ga! Wu~~"
"Hee hee~ Hee hee!~"
Before Ye Feng finished speaking, the roar he had heard earlier sounded again, this time mixed with eerie, childlike laughter.
"Thump thump thump!~"
Immediately after, the ground trembled as if something massive was stomping on it.
"They're finally here!~"
Ye Feng saw the dust rising in the distance under the night sky and the startled birds flying away. He sprang up like a carp and slowly walked towards the group of energy-devouring water monkeys.
Xiao Xiao followed for a bit but didn't stay close to Ye Feng. She found a stone platform, sat on it, and took out drawing paper and a pen, starting to draw...
The berserk energy-devouring water monkeys moved extremely fast. In a short while, they were less than a hundred meters away from Ye Feng.
"Damn, so many..."
From a distance and in the dark, Ye Feng couldn't see clearly. Now that they were close, Ye Feng suddenly realized there were probably nearly a hundred energy-devouring water monkeys...
"Ga~ Wu~"
"Awooo!~ Woof woof~"
"Hee hee hee!~ Hee hee~"
"Damn brat, get lost!"
"Help!~"
"Brothers, charge!"
"I'm the boss!~"
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Nearly a hundred energy-devouring water monkeys ran, making various strange noises, even speaking human words.
"These guys... learned the roars of other animals... and human voices too..."
Seeing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but recall what Shen Yunyao had said earlier about energy-devouring water monkeys having some learning ability and imitating other animals...
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng frowned.
Because for some reason, many of the energy-devouring water monkeys were biting each other, fighting amongst themselves, while others were running off to the side, or even turning back...
Instantly, Ye Feng's hand flashed with light, and a Barrett appeared.
"Bang bang bang!~"
After the loud gunshots, the attention of the energy-devouring water monkey group was indeed drawn to Ye Feng. They roared, making various strange noises, and charged at Ye Feng.
Ye Feng smiled slightly, stretched his body, loosened his joints, and then took out the barrel of a grenade launcher from his spatial storage, charging directly towards the group of energy-devouring water monkeys...
"Boom!~ Boom!~"
"Awooo~ Crack!"
"Hee hee~ Hee hee~!"
"Boom boom boom!~ Crack~"
"Woof woof………."
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In the night sky, under a bright, clear moon, Ye Feng, wielding the grenade launcher barrel, weaved through dozens of energy-devouring water monkeys.
The sounds of fierce and powerful impacts, shattering stones, stomping, breaking bones, and strange cries echoed continuously...
As time passed, many energy-devouring water monkeys fell to the ground, unable to get up again... and Xiao Xiao's drawing paper flipped several pages...
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Deep into the night,
The sounds of Ye Feng and the energy-devouring water monkeys clashing head-on, fist to flesh, still continued.
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Inside a stone bunker quite a distance from Ye Feng,
"Damn... Where did this guy come from? He's too fierce..."
"Indeed, his physique looks ordinary, but he possesses such astonishing strength!"
"That's right. He's been hit by energy-devouring water monkeys, smashing into rocks and into the ground time and again, yet he crawls out as if nothing happened and continues fighting the group. Is this truly a human body...?"
"With his strength, he shouldn't be hit by the energy-devouring water monkeys so frequently... It's as if he's doing it on purpose..."
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The ones discussing in shock inside the stone bunker were Liu Jiu's subordinates.
Originally, Liu Jiu and his group had taken refuge in a pre-prepared shelter. Later, hearing the huge sounds of fighting, Liu Jiu, along with a few brave ones, came to check what was happening.
What they saw then was a scene that made them gape in astonishment...
"He didn't use arcane energy... Perhaps, he really is... exercising his body..."
Liu Jiu lowered his binoculars, swallowed, and his face was filled with disbelief.
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