"What is that?"
Ye Feng was puzzled, for a dark shadow was flying towards him in the night sky, growing larger and larger.
"A big bird?"
Ye Feng vaguely saw the shape of wings and then, with some doubt, switched on his flashlight and shone it at the shadow.
"Damn it!"
Upon clearly seeing what was flying towards him, Ye Feng let out a yelp and immediately dived into a concrete pipe, even moving a stone slab to block the exit.
Ye Feng's expression was quite tense at this moment, for the winged shadow was not a big bird, but a large swarm of bloodthirsty bats that had formed the shape of a bird.
These bats were rather special. Unlike ordinary bats that only eat fruits, insects, and nectar, with a few occasionally sucking animal blood, these were not herbivores. They not only drank blood but also directly devoured animal flesh, leaving nothing but bare bones.
"Screech!~"
"Thump! Thump! Thump!~"
"Scree! Scree!~"
"Crack! Hiss!~"
...
After the swarm of bats landed, a cacophony of thuds, screeches, and gnawing sounds filled the air, a dense and chilling symphony.
Ye Feng peeked out through the opening in the stone slab and saw that the large swarm of bats had divided into several groups, furiously devouring the corpses of Meng Ge and his subordinates.
Of course, more bats were gnawing on the scorpion wolf that Ye Feng had just killed.
As the swarm of large bats tore and gnawed incessantly, the flesh and blood from the corpses of Meng Ge and others, as well as the scorpion wolf, vanished at a visible rate.
In a short while, only clean white skeletons remained at the scene!
"Hoo!"
After devouring the flesh and blood, the swarm of large bats flew away without a moment's pause. Ye Feng let out a sigh of relief.
Frankly speaking, even if another scorpion wolf appeared, Ye Feng was confident he could handle it. After all, the scorpion wolf hunted by relying on its excellent eyesight in the dark.
Ye Feng had targeted this weakness, causing the scorpion wolf's eyes to come into close contact with the strong light, rendering it temporarily blind before he took it down.
However, these blood-sucking bats were different. They located their prey through ultrasound. Moreover, their sheer numbers, small individual size, and ability to fly made them far more troublesome than a scorpion wolf!
Ye Feng shifted the stone slab further aside, observed for a while longer, and only after confirming that the bats had all flown away did he emerge from the concrete pipe. He then quickly ran towards the scorpion wolf that was now just a skeleton.
"Huh, the thing is still here!"
Ye Feng was overjoyed.
The reason he had battled the scorpion wolf earlier was not just to practice his fighting skills, but more importantly, to obtain its iron-hard scorpion tail and its venom that could instantly paralyze nerves.
Given his recent encounter with the blood-sucking bats, Ye Feng dared not linger. He immediately set about dismantling the creature.
However, it was also fortunate that the swarm of bats had stripped away all the blood, flesh, and sinews from the scorpion wolf, making Ye Feng's task much faster.
In less than five minutes, Ye Feng had obtained the scorpion wolf's scaled tail, over a meter long.
"What a treasure~"
Ye Feng was ecstatic. The sharp scales of the scorpion wolf could be removed to fashion a formidable weapon, something he had wanted for a long time to deal with zombies. And the scorpion's venom could...
"Wait, what's happening to my body..."
Suddenly, Ye Feng's expression changed.
He felt his limbs becoming completely unresponsive and rapidly losing sensation. He strained his eyeballs to look at the scorpion tail in his hand.
"Oh no!"
It turned out that Ye Feng, in his excitement, had overlooked the dried venom clinging to the scorpion tail. And he had a scratch on his arm from some sharp gravel...
"I must have accidentally touched it..."
At this moment, a gentle breeze blew, and Ye Feng fell straight to the ground, still clutching the long, scaled scorpion tail in his hand...
...
The next day,
The first ray of dawn shone on Ye Feng's face. His eyebrows twitched, and he opened his eyes.
"The anesthetic effect has worn off?"
Ye Feng quickly came to his senses and hurriedly tried to control his limbs. One finger, two fingers...
It took Ye Feng over half an hour before he could successfully sit up. He quickly flicked away a frog that was crawling on his face.
"This scorpion wolf venom's anesthetic effect is truly outrageous~"
At this moment, Ye Feng felt as if his body parts had minds of their own, with one wanting to go east and another west, making it difficult to control.
"Ding!"
Just then, the system's crisp beeping sound echoed.
Ye Feng's spirits immediately lifted, as this sound meant the system's [Shop] had refreshed its supplies.
He quickly tapped on the [Shop] to check.
[Su Jiu Sanitary Napkin x3, Electri-coins 60]
"What the heck, this stuff again?"
Ye Feng was frustrated. Ever since he obtained this system, the [Shop] had refreshed this item every day.
[Chocolate x1, Electri-coins 30]
[Bandage x1, Electri-coins 20]
[Alcohol x1, Electri-coins 50]
[Penicillin x1, Electri-coins 100]
"Whoa! Finally, some medicine!"
Seeing the last item on the list, Ye Feng was overjoyed.
After all, before penicillin was discovered and utilized by humans, survival from injury and infection was largely a matter of fate. Without a strong immune system, death was almost certain.
In the early days of penicillin's existence, its remarkable ability to treat infections made it a life-saving miracle drug, at one point being more valuable than gold.
In the half-month Ye Feng had spent in the Long Night world, he had desperately wanted to obtain such medication, but the [Shop] had never offered it. It had, however, refreshed disposable syringes several times.
Without hesitation, Ye Feng was the first to purchase a small bottle of penicillin injection and placed it in his personal storage space.
Then, Ye Feng continued to swipe and buy.
[Chocolate x1]
[Bandage x1]
[Alcohol x1]
This way, Ye Feng had spent exactly 200 Electri-coins.
Next, Ye Feng began to process the scorpion wolf's tail again, filling a small glass bottle with half of the venom, and then securing the sharp, hard scorpion tail with wire.
Immediately, Ye Feng turned and headed towards the direction of the forest, preparing to eat breakfast.
As the sun had already risen, Ye Feng saw a few figures emerging from the houses in the distance. He did not want anyone to know that he possessed many supplies.
After all, it was the apocalypse now, and some people would do anything for a mouthful of food...
...
A little over ten minutes later,
Ye Feng arrived at a large tree and took out mineral water, coarse grain bread, sausage, and a braised egg from his personal storage space, and began to eat.
"Food really tastes better when it's hot~"
After a satisfying meal, Ye Feng suddenly felt a pang of emotion. He had been eating cold food for half a month.
Although he had a lighter, he was reluctant to start a fire, fearing it might attract some powerful creatures. Moreover, he was alone now, unable to split his attention to stand guard.
"I can't stay in this place for too long!"
Looking in the direction of Yellow Rock Town, Ye Feng thought to himself.
Then, Ye Feng took out a bottle of Coca-Cola from his personal storage space. His expression was somewhat conflicted.
Even for him, this was an absolute luxury, something he had been reluctant to drink.
"There's no other way, you can't catch a tiger without going into the mountains~"
"I hope this bottle of Coke can be exchanged for information about 'Hope City'~"
Muttering to himself, Ye Feng jumped down from the tree, which was over 3 meters high.
"Crack~ Hiss~"
Just as Ye Feng was about to turn back, a low growl sounded from behind him...