The intense battle between Ye Feng and the energy-devouring water monkey swarm lasted until the next morning.
"Bang bang!~"
With a dull thud, the last standing energy-devouring water monkey fell to the ground.
"Hoo!~"
Seeing this, Ye Feng let out a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his brow.
At this moment, Ye Feng's entire body was drenched in sweat, his clothes were tattered, with many bleeding wounds. He was also covered in dirt, and the barrel of the grenade launcher in his hand was full of deep scratches and even bent...
Beside Ye Feng lay a pile of dead energy-devouring water monkey corpses...
Of course, Ye Feng didn't kill all the energy-devouring water monkeys. Some had gone mad and escaped, while others hadn't headed in Ye Feng's direction...
"Ugh~ hoo!~ Kaka~"
Ye Feng stretched his body, then sat directly on the ground, looking quite exhausted.
After all, these energy-devouring water monkeys were not ordinary monsters. They were tough, strong, and possessed many combat skills. He had almost used his body to confront them head-on, rarely using arcane energy...
After fighting all night, Ye Feng had a thrilling battle, but he was also truly tired and even wanted to lie down and sleep soundly...
However, Ye Feng quickly abandoned this idea because his stomach began to protest with hunger...
"Big brother, wash up and eat breakfast!~"
At this moment, a small voice called out from the direction of the tent.
"Oh, okay!~"
Ye Feng responded, quickly got up, and walked towards the tent.
...
Breakfast was supposed to be simple and light, but Ye Feng was so hungry that he couldn't help but take out braised eggs, braised chicken legs, and beef jerky, and wolfed them down.
Xiao Xiao, on the other hand, slowly drank a carton of milk and ate small steamed buns and bread with elegant movements.
...
"Huh? What's going on?"
Just after finishing breakfast, Ye Feng turned his head in a certain direction with a puzzled look.
Because a large crowd of people in various outfits was rapidly approaching. Leading the way was the person named Liu Jiu...
The crowd first went to see the pile of energy-devouring water monkey corpses, exclaiming in surprise, and then walked towards the tent where Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao were.
"Ye... Mr. Ye... Thank you!"
The crowd stood in front of Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, fell silent for a moment, and then Liu Jiu spoke first, his expression quite excited.
"Thank you, Mr. Ye!"
"Thank you, adventurer sir!"
"Thank you!"
...
After Liu Jiu spoke, the crowd around him followed suit, thanking Ye Feng with smiles on their faces.
"Uh? What are you thanking me for?"
Ye Feng scratched his head, somewhat bewildered.
He didn't seem to have done anything for these villagers. This was the first time he had met them today... and they were thanking him...
"Those energy-devouring water monkeys... I, Ah Rong, and Gou Dan, San Ya... many of us saw them last night..."
"It was you who helped us defeat that pile of energy-devouring water monkeys, so we no longer have to hide and tremble every full moon night!"
Liu Jiu pointed at the pile of energy-devouring water monkey corpses lying on the ground not far away, his expression agitated.
"Yes, that's right, thanks to the adventurer sir, we can go back to the places we used to go to pick medicinal herbs!"
"I want to go back and farm!"
"Thank you, adventurer sir!"
"I want to go back too, maybe my old house is still there..."
...
After Liu Jiu finished speaking, many people chimed in.
"Uh..."
Ye Feng was speechless. It seemed he had unintentionally done a good deed.
Afterward, the villagers thanked Ye Feng and offered to host him, but Ye Feng refused, as he was very sleepy and just wanted to sleep soundly...
Seeing this, the villagers didn't press further and instead went to deal with the pile of dead energy-devouring water monkeys.
To them, energy-devouring water monkeys were treasures. Their meat, when made into jerky, was an important food source that could sustain them for a long time...
Their sharp claws and teeth could be made into weapons, and their tough, flexible skin could be used to make armor or leather clothing...
...
Ye Feng slept through the morning, not waking until noon.
"Ugh! Ah~"
He opened his eyes, stretched, and couldn't help but yawn.
"Big brother, those villagers invited us to lunch. Shall we go?"
Seeing that Ye Feng had finally woken up, Xiao Xiao walked in and asked.
"Sure~"
Ye Feng pondered for a moment and agreed. It was a good opportunity to ask them for information, to see if there were any clues about gargoyles. The one he killed yesterday wasn't even enough to pick his teeth.
After all, expanding the spatial warehouse by one cubic meter required a lot of available points and twenty complete spatial rift fragments...
...
Perhaps knowing that Ye Feng might have concerns, Liu Jiu and a few chefs and waiters would taste the food intended for Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao under the guise of checking the seasoning.
The lunch location was under the shade of several large trees, and the food was very abundant.
Liu Jiu and the villagers were basically gnawing on the meat of energy-devouring water monkeys and drinking delicious stew, with happy smiles on their faces.
After all, in this post-apocalyptic world, being able to eat meat was a luxury...
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, on the other hand, were more inclined towards the unfamiliar pastries, unknown fruits and vegetables, and homemade wine, as they seemed to have no shortage of meat and could eat it whenever they wanted...
After eating and drinking their fill, Ye Feng chatted with the villagers, asking if they had any news of gargoyles, but unfortunately, besides the one he killed earlier, they didn't know of any others...
...
"Uh, what are you guys doing?"
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao went for a walk and had just returned to the vicinity of the tent, preparing for an afternoon nap, when they found a crowd of people gathered outside Ye Feng's tent.
These people were all women, most of them appearing to be around seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed lightly, exuding an aura of youth.
As these girls saw Ye Feng return, their faces almost simultaneously turned red. Several even lowered their heads, not daring to look at Ye Feng...
"Uh, what's going on?"
Seeing this, Ye Feng was completely confused.
"Mr. Ye, we... we're here... to accompany you!"
After a moment of silence, a girl with a ponytail, who looked slightly older, took the initiative to speak to Ye Feng.
"Accompany me?"
Ye Feng looked bewildered.
"Mhm!"
The young girl with the ponytail nodded gently, her face turning even redder.
As soon as she finished speaking, she walked into Ye Feng's tent and took off the little clothing she was wearing. Then, the other girls followed suit, entering the tent...
A seemingly spacious yurt tent instantly became crowded...
"???"
After a head full of question marks, Ye Feng suddenly understood what the young girl with the ponytail meant by "accompany."
"Cough, cough!~"
At this moment, a faint cough was heard.