"Big Brother, there are goblins there!"
As the two continued, a small voice rang out.
Ye Feng nodded slightly. He had also noticed that under a large tree not far to their left, three goblins, about 1.4 meters tall, were gnawing on a human corpse.
"Quack~"
The three goblins also sensed the arrival of Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, turning their heads to shriek at them.
Two of them lunged forward directly, while the other continued to gnaw on the corpse.
"Whoosh whoosh!~"
The two goblins that lunged were directly pierced through the head by the arrows shot from Ye Feng's bow, killing them on the spot.
At this moment, Ye Feng was holding a large bow, over a meter wide, which he had found on the way.
"Hmm?"
Ye Feng was somewhat surprised.
This was because the remaining goblin did not roar and attack Ye Feng, but instead stood up and fled, holding a bloody mass in its hands…
"This..."
Ye Feng was very surprised.
From the goblins he had encountered before and the information provided by the townspeople of Maple Leaf Town, goblins, though ferocious and disgusting, with cruel natures, would flee quickly when facing opponents they couldn't defeat.
However, their escape always involved abandoning everything, and they would not carry anything.
But the goblin before him, after seeing its companions killed, actually carried something while escaping.
"Whoosh!"
Ye Feng shot another arrow, piercing the head of the fleeing goblin and pinning it to the tree trunk.
"Plop~"
At this moment, the item the fleeing goblin was holding dropped to the ground.
"Ugh~"
Upon seeing what it was, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but gag. Ye Feng also frowned.
The bloody mass they had just seen was the brain of the corpse on the ground.
"Big Brother, this goblin, it carried the corpse's brain, is it... is it reserve food?"
Xiao Xiao furrowed her small brows and asked Ye Feng.
"Probably not!"
Ye Feng shook his head.
The three goblins had been gnawing on the head of the corpse on the ground, not for consumption, but to get the corpse's brain.
"What the heck? How do goblins have such high purpose and organization?"
Ye Feng was quite confused.
Goblins, as monsters, attacked, killed, and captured females for forced... these actions were all driven by instinct.
But the goblins they had just encountered...
"Are there high-level goblins nearby?"
Ye Feng narrowed his eyes, scanning his surroundings.
"Who? Come out!"
Ye Feng shouted in a certain direction, his large bowstring pulled taut.
"Ad-adventurer sir... please... please don't kill me..."
A frightened voice echoed from the bushes behind a large tree.
Then, the bushes rustled, and a trembling old man walked out with his hands raised.
"It's not a goblin!~"
Ye Feng frowned.
He had seen the bushes rustle and thought there might be a goblin ambushing there.
"Ad-adventurer sir... I... I only have half a kilogram of grain left, can you... can you escort me back to the village~"
Although he knew it was unlikely, the old man still said it.
"..."
Ye Feng was speechless. "We need to keep moving forward. You should go back yourself!~"
With that, Ye Feng continued walking forward with Xiao Xiao.
Looking at the corpses of the three goblins, the vast forest behind them, and the position of the sun, the old man gritted his teeth and chose to follow Ye Feng.
...
"Hey, why are you following us?"
After walking for a while, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao noticed that the old man was still trailing behind them and became a little displeased.
He didn't like being followed for no reason, even if the other party seemed harmless!
"I... I don't dare to go back alone... I'll... I'll die!"
The old man raised his hands again, answering tremblingly.
He knew clearly that following Ye Feng might not guarantee his survival, but going back alone would surely kill him.
He had seen many goblins running back towards Twin Fish Town just now...
"..."
Ye Feng was momentarily speechless.
However, he was too lazy to bother. After all, the sky was gradually darkening, and he needed to find information quickly.
Thus, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao quickened their pace, searching the vicinity.
"This..."
After some searching, Ye Feng was quite surprised.
He found many corpses that had been gnawed on by goblins in the vicinity, and each corpse was missing its brain.
"What do these goblins want with human brains?"
Ye Feng was very puzzled, and at the same time, he felt a little frustrated.
Because he and Xiao Xiao had searched for a long time but hadn't found the carriage carrying the daughter of a prominent figure, as mentioned in the mission order.
Without finding the primary scene of the disappearance, it was difficult to investigate.
After all, there were no surveillance cameras here, and as time passed, the traces left at the scene of the disappearance would gradually be erased by nature.
Especially now that there were dark clouds gathering in the sky, and it looked like it was about to rain...
"Ad-adventurer sir, you, are you looking for something?"
Seeing the sky getting darker and Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao showing no intention of returning, the old man became anxious. He took a risk of angering the powerful adventurer and asked with bated breath.
"Yes, have you seen a carriage, or rather, a convoy?"
"Two days ago, it was attacked nearby, and the daughter of a prominent figure went missing~"
After a slight hesitation, Ye Feng decided to tell him.
"A carriage?"
The old man frowned, then nodded. "I haven't seen the daughter of a prominent figure, nor the horses, but I did see a damaged vehicle, over there..."
Saying that, the old man pointed in a direction.
"Go figure... he actually knows~"
Ye Feng was a little speechless. He had just asked casually and hadn't held out much hope.
However, Ye Feng didn't dwell on it. He and Xiao Xiao quickly ran in the direction the old man indicated, with the old man following closely behind.
Before long, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao arrived at the place the old man had mentioned.
In a mountain hollow, a carriage was smashed to pieces, looking like it had lost control and fallen down.
The horses were nowhere to be seen, various jewelry and ornaments were scattered everywhere, and there was a lot of blood.
"Adventurer sir..."
Seeing Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao about to enter the mountain hollow, the old man spoke up, then immediately stopped.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Feng frowned.
"Be... be careful!"
The old man's face turned red, and after a long while, he managed to utter a few words. He had just mistaken the other party for an ordinary villager like himself.
At this moment, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao had already entered the mountain hollow and began to investigate the scene.
...
More than half an hour later,
"It's a bit strange!~"
After a thorough investigation, Ye Feng discovered that the carriage did not seem to have lost control and fallen down.
The extent of its damage suggested it was more likely thrown down from a height by someone...
However, there were no signs of a struggle inside or outside the carriage...
From the traces around the scene, it appeared that there were goblin corpses here, and someone had engaged in combat with goblins. Then, someone or something was moved in that direction...
...