"Shi Ta," resembling a brown mound of earth, wider at the base and narrower at the top, with a pointed, seemingly broken apex. At first glance, it did indeed resemble a tower.
However, Ye Feng didn't quite understand how such a foul-smelling object could be associated with food.
"Shi Ta? A tower for storing food?"
Ye Feng pondered to himself.
"Whatever it is, I won't share the food in the 'Shi Ta' with those people!"
"Me neither!"
"Me neither~!"
...
"Everyone, rely on your own abilities! Just go for it, whoever gets it, keeps it!"
Suddenly, the most burly man among the seven or eight people roared, then plunged his hand into the "Shi Ta" and began rummaging.
The others also took action, scrambling, afraid of being too slow!
In an instant, the stench in the air intensified!
Xue Yun and Xiao Xiao couldn't help but retreat a distance, frowning as they watched the others dig through the pile.
The burly man who acted first retrieved a fruit from the "Shi Ta." Disregarding the foul smell, he wiped it on his clothes and took a bite!
"This stench... this shape... could it be..."
"Ugh! Ugh!"
Ye Feng suddenly remembered something and ran a considerable distance back, then began to vomit violently.
"Ye Feng, what's wrong?"
Xue Yun and Xiao Xiao immediately ran over, concerned.
"Ugh~ It's nothing~"
Ye Feng waved his hand. "Let's go, we need to leave this place quickly~"
"It's a bit of a shame, not getting any food from the 'Shi Ta'~"
"Although it smells bad, it's sort of reminiscent of stinky tofu~ Even though I don't like that stuff~"
Xiao Xiao looked in the direction of the "Shi Ta" with regret.
"Indeed, someone just dug out a nut with a missing corner from the 'Shi Ta,' but the flavor might be stinky tofu-like~"
"Good thing we don't like that flavor either..."
Xue Yun chimed in, taking it in stride.
"Even if the taste is bad, it's still food, and it's so hard to get food right now, we..."
"Stop!"
Seeing that Xiao Xiao was about to discuss the "Shi Ta" further with Xue Yun, Ye Feng quickly shouted "Stop!"
Ye Feng had already been so disgusted that he'd vomited his breakfast. He was afraid that if Xue Yun and Xiao Xiao continued talking, he would vomit his entire stomach.
"That... that thing isn't some 'Shi Ta,' nor is it a place to store food. It's just a giant pile of feces!"
Seeing Xue Yun and Xiao Xiao look at him with confusion, Ye Feng ran a further distance away before speaking.
"Feces?"
Xiao Xiao was stunned. "But... that thing... it's 2, 3 meters tall!"
"Yes, the so-called 'Shi Ta' is actually giant feces!~"
"The so-called food is just food residue that the giants haven't fully digested, not some stinky tofu-flavored food..."
He paused, forcing down his nausea, and added.
"Ugh~!"
"Ugh!~"
...
Upon hearing this, Xue Yun and Xiao Xiao's faces turned pale, and they both started to vomit.
Immediately, the three of them instinctively ran away from the "Shi Ta."
They ran for a full kilometer before the three of them stopped.
"Big... Big Brother, is... is that 'Shi Ta' really giant feces?"
Xiao Xiao was utterly disgusted. The thought of what she'd said earlier about stinky tofu-flavored food made her gag again.
"Don't say it!"
Xue Yun quickly waved her hand, clearly not wanting to bring up the matter again.
The three rested for a while longer, drinking some water. Although they had vomited their breakfast completely, none of them had any appetite for food.
"Wait, giants? Big Brother, you just mentioned giants, are there giants around here?"
Suddenly, Xiao Xiao looked at Ye Feng with a shocked expression.
"Yes, there are~"
As soon as Ye Feng finished speaking, two "bang bang" tremors suddenly emanated from the ground, shaking the entire earth.
"Quick! Go that way~"
"Run!"
"Don't t-"
"Run! The poison gas is coming!"
...
After the tremors, a cacophony of panicked shouts erupted again, from those who had been fighting over food in the "Shi Ta."
They were seen scrambling towards Ye Feng, shouting incessantly.
"Poison gas, what's this now?"
Ye Feng was somewhat bewildered.
"Big Brother, is it going to fog up?"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao looked up at the sky, closed her eyes, and then said to Ye Feng.
Before Ye Feng could ponder further, the already hazy, smog-like sky became even more obscured. This time, there was a distinct white, resembling tiny water droplets.
"It really is fogging up~"
Ye Feng was quite surprised. Xiao Xiao's perception of the weather was truly extraordinary.
"Hey, don't just run, explain it clearly, what poison gas?"
Immediately, Ye Feng shouted at the panicked, fleeing people.
"Idiot, you're still standing there, don't you know poison gas frequently appears near the 'Shi Ta'?"
"Exactly! The tremor just now was the signal!"
"You look new, are you from out of town? No wonder!"
...
"Tremors? Signal? 'Shi Ta'?"
Ye Feng frowned, his mind rapidly processing the connections between these things.
"Damn it~"
After some thought, Ye Feng cursed out loud, then said to Xue Yun and Xiao Xiao, "Run! That poison gas is likely giant farts, containing hydrogen sulfide, indole, and other substances that can kill people!"
Xue Yun and Xiao Xiao froze for a moment, then followed Ye Feng as they ran.
At this moment, the white mist in the sky, now very close, began to move with the wind, blowing towards Ye Feng and the others.
"What the hell is this place?"
Ye Feng was furious.
Although he had a way to deal with Bloody Mary, he hadn't had a chance to implement it yet, and now this happened!
"Ah!~"
"Ah! ~..."
Suddenly, several screams erupted from ahead of Ye Feng's running path. Many people's throats were instantly slit, blood gushing out.
"Swoosh~"
"Ah!~..."
...
Semi-transparent entities, almost blending into the surrounding environment with only slight distortions, flashed by. Seven or eight survivors fell to the ground within seconds.
They were either victims of slit throats or severed arteries, their blood pooling on the ground, greedily licked by a horde of semi-transparent creatures.
"It's Bloody Mary!"
Xue Yun and Xiao Xiao's expressions changed, and they stopped running, afraid to proceed further.
Xue Yun even drew her Glock 18, rapidly chambering a bullet.
Ye Feng had given the Glock 18 to Xue Yun earlier to deal with Ironclad. After dealing with Ironclad, Ye Feng had considered it and decided not to take the Glock 18 back.
"Ma Li~ Mary!~"
At this moment, several sharp, somewhat eerie sounds were heard.
Then Ye Feng and the two girls saw the semi-transparent Bloody Marys, one by one, shedding their semi-transparency and camouflage.
Just as Ye Feng had described, they were chameleons of various colors. However, unlike ordinary chameleons, the teeth in their mouths interlocked, forming long rows, exposed beyond their lips, making them look ferocious and terrifying.
Their two forelimbs were flat, slender, and soft, with microscopic serrations along the edges, resembling two sharp steel knives, from which fresh blood dripped.
Clearly, the Bloody Marys had just used these sharp forelimb blades to kill the seven or eight humans!
"Ma Li~ Mary!~"
As this sound was heard again, a Bloody Mary, significantly larger than the others and with a crown-like fleshy growth on its head, appeared within Ye Feng's group's line of sight.
The smaller Bloody Marys retreated to the sides, as if to welcome their king!
"That one, the biggest and fiercest-looking Bloody Mary, must be their leader!"
Xue Yun whispered to Ye Feng.
"Yes, that's right!~"
Ye Feng nodded, but inwardly, he was quite pleased. He hadn't expected the king of this Bloody Mary clan to be here.
"This way, there are no more worries!~"
Ye Feng's expression was grim, and a plan began to form in his mind.
...