For the next few days, Ye Feng diligently practiced the mysterious one-strike technique, gradually being able to condense an extremely special sharp edge on the tip of his Tang knife.
His strength had also broken through the mid-steel level, reaching high-steel...
While Ye Feng was diligently training, Leng Yue and Xiao Xiao wandered around, enjoying the scenery and chatting cheerfully, cooking meals. They looked just like two sisters out for a spring outing...
One noon,
"Whoosh!"
"Clang~!"
The Tang knife flashed, and a boulder much larger than the armored vehicle was instantly split in two.
Ye Feng was quite pleased with this!
Because he hadn't used the Tang knife to cut through it with sheer force, but rather the special sharpness on the knife had flashed past...
"Huff~ huff~ huff~"
Although he had commanded a strike just now, Ye Feng couldn't help but pant heavily, appearing quite fatigued. However, unlike the beginning, he wasn't completely drained and collapsing on the ground.
"Big brother, it's time for lunch!~"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao's voice carried from afar.
"Oh, okay~!" kanshu5.xia
Ye Feng, who was ravenously hungry, immediately ran over.
Before long, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Leng Yue began to enjoy a lavish lunch. This meal consisted of 8 dishes, 3 soups, and several kinds of fruits.
...
"What? Sister Leng Yue, you're leaving?"
After lunch, the three were resting in the shade of a tree.
Suddenly, Xiao Xiao's astonished voice carried far. Ye Feng, who was lying on the tree roots, also turned over, his brows furrowed.
"Mhm!~"
Leng Yue nodded slightly.
"Sister Leng Yue, why are you leaving? Isn't it good for us to explore with big brother~"
Xiao Xiao had gotten along very well with Leng Yue during this time. She found it hard to accept the news of Leng Yue's sudden departure.
"I want to play with you all too~ but I have to leave!"
Leng Yue's face also showed obvious reluctance. She sighed and said, "Perhaps I know why Ling Xi left~"
"Staying by your side will bring you danger!"
"Ye Feng, the reason Ling Xi was injured back then was not because of Cerberus, but likely the person behind Cerberus."
"Cerberus simply couldn't have injured Ling Xi like that. Moreover, according to Ling Xi, the Cerberus you encountered was just a replica!"
As she spoke, Leng Yue gave Ye Feng a deep look.
Ye Feng frowned slightly. He had wanted to say something to persuade her to stay, but in the end, he didn't.
With his current strength, he might be able to kill one Cerberus of the type that fought Ling Xi. But if there were many... or if he encountered the person behind Cerberus...
"Xiao Xiao, don't be so sad~"
"If nothing unexpected happens, we will meet again!"
Leng Yue took Xiao Xiao's hand and comforted her. As she spoke, her peripheral vision was fixed on Ye Feng.
"Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, take care!"
With that said, Leng Yue spread her white wings and flew into the air. She waved goodbye to the two, fanned her wings, and her figure instantly disappeared.
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao stood in place, gazing at the spot where Leng Yue had disappeared, speechless for a long time...
...
As evening approached,
Both Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao seemed a bit dispirited. Because of Leng Yue's departure, both were quite sad. They hadn't advanced far in the afternoon...
The two sat on the roof of the armored vehicle, watching the setting sun in the west, feeling even more melancholic...
"Big brother, will we ever see Sister Ling Xi and Sister Leng Yue again?"
"We haven't seen Sister Ling Xi in such a long time. I wonder how she's doing!"
Suddenly, Xiao Xiao spoke softly.
As she spoke, she took off the silver hairpin from her head and gazed at it absently. That silver wing hairpin was a gift from Ling Xi when she left.
"We definitely will!"
Ye Feng let out a long sigh and nodded. "I remember Ling Xi saying that angels live in the City of Angels. If we have a chance, we'll go there to take a look!"
"Oh, okay!~"
...
The next day,
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao continued to advance in the direction indicated by the Arcane Compass. However, due to Leng Yue's departure, both felt that it was inexplicably too quiet.
After all, it had been filled with the laughter of Leng Yue and Xiao Xiao, and the sounds of Ye Feng training...
"It seems a bit too quiet~"
As they walked, Ye Feng, who hadn't encountered any other humans besides their trio, felt a sense of unease.
"Xiao Xiao, do you want to see a big firework~"
Ye Feng's eyes darted around, a fun idea popping into his head.
He had made considerable progress in researching the Fire Seed Records recently, especially his understanding of the Fire Seed, a core component of mechs...
"Big firework? Great!~"
Xiao Xiao was immediately distracted by Ye Feng. "But, big brother, will fireworks during the day not have a good effect!"
"Probably not. The big firework I'm making should be very, very bright when it explodes~"
Ye Feng pondered for a moment and shook his head.
"Alright then~!"
"Big brother, where is that big firework? I'll light it!~"
Before, at the Tyrannosaurus Rex base, to celebrate, Han Qiuli had set off many fireworks with Xiao Xiao at night. Xiao Xiao was very interested in them.
"Mhm, Xiao Xiao, this firework is a bit special, and the ignition method is different. You need to be careful!" kanδん
As he spoke, Ye Feng took out something that looked like a large black iron ball. It was the Fire Seed he had dismantled from a mech at the Tyrannosaurus Rex base.
"Huh~ Big brother, isn't this a mech's Fire Seed?"
Xiao Xiao looked at Ye Feng with some confusion. "Big brother, didn't you grab the wrong thing?"
"No, this is the firework we're going to set off!"
"I've modified this thing, and stuffed some Arcane Origin Stones inside... You'll use arcane energy later..."
Ye Feng waved his hand and quickly explained to Xiao Xiao.
After a while, Ye Feng took Xiao Xiao to a spot about six to seven hundred meters away from the armored vehicle, dug a pit, and placed the modified Fire Seed inside.
"Big brother, do we really need to be this far from the big firework? I can't see it very clearly~"
Xiao Xiao, who had followed Ye Feng back to the armored vehicle, looked at Ye Feng with great confusion.
"Uh, yes. According to the Fire Seed Records, the explosion of what I've modified might be quite dangerous!"
Ye Feng scratched his head. He estimated this distance to be relatively safe.
"Oh, okay~"
Although puzzled, Xiao Xiao didn't ask further.
Immediately, her eyes narrowed. A ball of arcane energy fire appeared on her right hand. She then slowly crouched down and brought the fireball close to the grayish-white powder on the ground.
This grayish-white powder was what Ye Feng had shaved off the Arcane Origin Stones, specifically used as the fuse for the "big firework."
"Boom~!"
The moment the fireball in Xiao Xiao's hand touched the fuse made of Arcane Origin Stone powder, it instantly ignited the powder, which then shot towards the "big firework" hundreds of meters away at an extremely rapid pace.
"Whoosh!~"
A long streak of flame flashed past. Within a few breaths, it reached the modified Fire Seed Ye Feng had prepared, precisely touching a rune on its surface.
The outer shell of the Fire Seed instantly flashed with a peculiar light. The next second, a dazzling and intense white light suddenly appeared, seeming brighter than the sun, causing Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao to squint.
"Bang!~ Boom!~"
Almost simultaneously, a massive explosion resounded. To Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao's ears, it sounded as if thunder was crashing right beside them.
"Uh~! Aah~!"
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao instinctively covered their ears.
To their astonishment, where the Fire Seed was located, a gigantic fireball erupted, sweeping outwards from its center and incinerating everything in its path...
Ye Feng, with his better eyesight, even saw a lizard instantly turn to ash...
"Boom!~"
The massive flame, carrying large amounts of debris, surged forward. The ground trembled, and cracks spread outwards from the Fire Seed.
"Whoosh~! Boom~ Whoosh~"
The raging flames reached a spot less than 50 meters in front of Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao within moments. Xiao Xiao immediately stepped forward, extending her hands to block the flames.
However, the flames didn't advance further. Just as Xiao Xiao breathed a slight sigh of relief, a shockwave suddenly struck, as if the air itself had fractured...