"No!"
Ye Feng rejected the suggestion without a second thought.
"Big Brother, why?"
To Xiao Xiao, facing such uncertain danger, they should have left immediately.
"Because it's almost impossible for us to escape!"
Ye Feng's expression was more serious than ever, not even this grave when he encountered the Iron Clads.
"What's going on?"
Upon hearing this, Xue Yun felt that something was unusual.
"Perhaps because the Bloody Mary species are long-term bloodthirsty creatures, they are not only extremely sensitive to the smell of blood but have also evolved a terrifying ability~"
"That is, once they are killed, their corpses emit a special scent around themselves that can invade animals' bodies~"
"Within a certain range, as long as the target invaded by this special scent is still alive, the Bloody Mary can smell this special scent that only they can detect!"
Ye Feng explained as he surveyed his surroundings.
"So, that group of Bloody Mary have already targeted us. They left just now because they weren't worried about us being able to escape at all!?"
Xue Yun quickly realized.
"Yes~"
Ye Feng nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, there must be Bloody Mary hidden nearby, observing us secretly. It's just so dark, it's hard for us to find them~"
"Were the Bloody Mary that died just now torn to pieces by their companions to expand the range of their special scent?"
Xue Yun looked at their previous location and asked.
"Exactly!"
Ye Feng greatly approved of Xue Yun's analytical and thinking skills.
"Big Brother, Sister Xue, I'm sorry!"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao's guilty voice rang out.
"Hmm?"
Ye Feng frowned. "What's wrong?"
"It's my fault. I was bleeding and attracted the Bloody Mary!"
Hearing Ye Feng say that Bloody Mary were extremely bloodthirsty and sensitive to the smell of blood, Xiao Xiao naturally assumed they had followed the scent of her blood, and felt very self-reproachful.
"Don't overthink it~"
Ye Feng gently touched Xiao Xiao's little face and smiled. "Look, I have a lot of wounds on me too~"
"Ah?!"
Ye Feng's words made Xiao Xiao pause slightly, and she felt a little better.
"By the way, do you know where the name Bloody Mary comes from?"
Ye Feng changed the subject and asked.
"No!"
Xue Yun and Xiao Xiao looked at Ye Feng with confusion.
"It's because when the leader of the Bloody Mary tribe chases prey, it makes a sound like 'Ma Li~ Ma Li~' in its mouth~"
Ye Feng said, imitating the Bloody Mary leader's scream.
"Puchi~"
Hearing Ye Feng's somewhat comical imitation, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Even Xue Yun, who had a grim expression and looked very serious, felt a bit more relaxed.
"Ye Feng, since we can't escape, what should we do next?"
Xue Yun then asked a very crucial question.
"Eliminate them!"
…
The next day,
As the sun just rose,
Xue Yun and Xiao Xiao opened their eyes, while Ye Feng was sleeping soundly on a large tree branch.
"He's really not afraid of the Bloody Mary sneaking up on them last night~"
Seeing this, Xue Yun was speechless.
Although Ye Feng had told her last night that the Bloody Mary would not attack them again, Xue Yun was still half-asleep and vigilant, but Ye Feng...
It wasn't until after eight o'clock that Ye Feng woke up. After washing up, the three of them gathered for breakfast.
"Xiao Xiao, the time when that group of Bloody Mary retreated last night was the same time as that distant crashing sound, right?"
Ye Feng, while chewing on bread, said to Xiao Xiao, who was eating a hard-boiled egg.
"Mm-hmm~"
Xiao Xiao nodded. "Last night, after that sudden crashing sound, those Bloody Mary retreated, as if they were afraid of something~"
"Then we'll go take a look at the place where that sound came from later~"
"Okay~"
…
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Walking on the road, Ye Feng asked as Xue Yun kept staring at him.
"You... are very strange!"
Xue Yun was slightly taken aback. After a long pause, she finally uttered three words.
Xue Yun was very puzzled by Ye Feng. In some ways, Ye Feng seemed like an experienced explorer who knew the world of the long night extremely well. For example, the Bloody Mary last night; she had never even heard of them, but Ye Feng knew them so well.
Yet, in other ways, Ye Feng was a complete novice, or like someone from the old world who had just entered the long night. This feeling was most obvious when they were in Yellowstone Town before. Moreover, Xue Yun had also noticed that Ye Feng's strength was increasing in a rather frightening way... and then there was that inexplicable appearance of firearms...
"Strange?"
Ye Feng frowned. "Aren't you also quite strange? That Glock 18 and Glock 17 are almost identical, and you recognized it at a glance?!"
"Sorry!~"
Xue Yun was a bit embarrassed. She realized that what she had just said implied she was prying into Ye Feng's secrets.
"Big Brother, there's someone ahead!"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao's surprised voice rang out.
Because the air quality in this area seemed to be very poor, and there was a layer of something like smog in the air above the ground, coupled with the tall weeds and bushes blocking the line of sight, Xiao Xiao, with her strongest senses, was the first to discover the situation.
"Is it a survivor?"
Xue Yun chimed in, resolving the slightly awkward atmosphere.
"Get out of the way, everyone! I found this 'food tower' first, so the food inside naturally belongs to me!"
Before Xiao Xiao could answer, a rough male voice came from not far away.
"Hey, who the hell are you? You say you found it first, who can prove it?"
"Exactly, exactly!"
"Everyone who sees the food inside gets a share!"
"Even if you found it first, so what? I saw this thing, and I must have a piece of the pie!"
…
After the rough male voice, there was a cacophony of voices discussing, clearly indicating that there were quite a few people ahead.
These voices were all somewhat muffled, as if they were covering their mouths and noses with something.
" 'Food tower'? What the heck?"
Ye Feng was puzzled. He walked forward and pushed aside the tall bushes blocking his path.
"So smelly!~"
Xiao Xiao immediately wrinkled her little nose and took out a towel to cover her mouth and neck. Xue Yun did the same.
"Ugh~ ugh~"
Ye Feng gagged directly, as a strong stench rushed towards them the moment they passed the bushes.
Then, Ye Feng took the towel handed by Xue Yun and tightly covered his mouth and nose.
"Yoho~! Are there a few more guys who want to share the food from this 'food tower'?"
"Holy crap, their clothes are really great, not a single patch!"
"Damn it, you stupid Chen Guo Zhen, it's all your fault for being so slow and not acting sooner. Now more and more people are coming, what are you going to do!"
"Damn it! Why didn't you say so earlier?"
…
Seeing Ye Feng and the others arrive, the seven or eight ragged people immediately started chattering amongst themselves.
Although their discussions covered various topics, they all had one thing in common: they harbored hostility towards the three of them and did not want to share the food in the "food tower" with them.
Ye Feng ignored those people and instead surveyed the "food tower" they were talking about. It was a pile of brown earth that was emitting a strong stench.
…