"Big brother, it's true!"
"There is really great danger there!"
Seeing Ye Feng's disbelief, Xiao Xiao became anxious.
"It's okay, I'm not afraid of danger~"
Ye Feng was going to kill zombies, and it would be strange if he didn't encounter danger.
"No, big brother!"
Xiao Xiao called out anxiously, and then began to climb down from the tree.
"What are you doing?"
Ye Feng frowned, looking puzzled.
"Big brother, don't... don't go to that place... I... I don't want anything to happen to you~"
"Big brother, I can feel that you are a good person, and you also gave me delicious food... I don't want anything to happen to you..."
"The last time someone gave me good food was my sister, that was many years ago... I... I..."
By the end, Xiao Xiao was even on the verge of tears.
"This..."
Ye Feng was very depressed and conflicted. He wanted to kill zombies, so it was impossible not to encounter danger.
"Big brother, why don't I go with you? If we encounter danger, we'll run away immediately!"
Seeing that Ye Feng still wanted to go, Xiao Xiao, despite being very scared, mustered up her courage and spoke to Ye Feng.
Xiao Xiao's expression was unusually firm, as if she had made a significant decision!
"This... alright~"
After a slight hesitation, Ye Feng agreed.
After all, with his current strength and equipment, he could easily deal with even the first-order agile zombies from yesterday. Protecting Xiao Xiao would be a piece of cake~
Thus, the two set off together.
...
Soon, they arrived at a place with fewer trees and overgrown weeds.
"Roar~"
A swaying zombie spotted Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao and immediately accelerated towards them.
"Whoosh!~"
Ye Feng's hand moved, and his sharp Tang knife instantly severed the zombie's head.
"Big brother, you're so amazing! You killed this monster in one go~"
Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up, "I've seen this kind of monster before and always avoided it from afar~"
"Oh~"
Ye Feng nodded slightly, "That monster is called a zombie. I came out specifically to kill zombies, so it's normal to encounter danger!~"
"Danger..."
Mentioning this, Xiao Xiao's expression became nervous again, and she kept looking around.
"Huh?"
Seeing this, Ye Feng frowned. Could it be that the danger Xiao Xiao spoke of was not this zombie?
Then, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao continued to move forward and soon arrived at a place with many stones.
"Eh, there's a sika deer~"
Suddenly, Ye Feng's eyes lit up.
Compared to the pre-made processed meat he had eaten before, Ye Feng preferred fresh meat.
So, Ye Feng took out his Glock 18 and slowly approached, making no sound.
Xiao Xiao followed closely behind Ye Feng, also making no noise.
This surprised Ye Feng greatly~
"Hiss~~ What... what is this situation?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng stopped, his expression full of shock.
He was a bit far from the sika deer just now and only saw its head. Now that he got closer, he couldn't help but gasp.
The sika deer he saw was actually just a head.
Below the head, the sika deer was nothing but skin and bones. Its flesh and blood had been drained by something.
Even so, the sika deer seemed to be alive, with blood flowing from its neck, and its eyes occasionally moving...
Beside the sika deer were many scattered animal skeletons. To call them skeletons might not be entirely accurate.
Because outside the skeletons were quite intact furs with only a few holes, as if they had been pierced by a very thick needle...
"What... what is this?"
The terrifying scene made Ye Feng swallow hard.
Not far behind Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao was also pale with fright, constantly looking around.
"Wait... is that a human skeleton?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng noticed a human skull amidst the pile of animal skeletons, next to the sika deer that only had its head left.
Ye Feng gripped his Tang knife tightly in his right hand and held the Glock 18 in his left, cautiously approaching to investigate.
"Big brother, be careful behind you!~"
Suddenly, Xiao Xiao's anxious voice rang out.
"What's behind...?"
Ye Feng was about to ask when he suddenly stopped, because he suddenly felt an immense sense of crisis.
This crisis came from his back, appearing instantly. In less than a second, Ye Feng's entire back was covered in fine cold sweat!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."
Without a moment's hesitation, Ye Feng aimed the muzzle of the Glock 18 behind him and pulled the trigger.
"Clang!~ Clang! Clang!..."
The sound of bullets hitting hard stones echoed.
"Wh... what's going on?"
Ye Feng, who had retreated a few steps and was quickly reloading his magazine, looked bewildered.
The entire magazine of his Glock 18 had hit stones, not some monster!
"Big brother, be careful of your back left!~"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao shouted to Ye Feng again.
"Huh?!"
Ye Feng's expression changed, and almost instinctively, he pulled the trigger again.
"Bang bang!~ Bang!~... Clang! Clang~..."
To Ye Feng's surprise, these shots again hit hard stones, and the ricochets almost hit him, startling Xiao Xiao nearby.
"Big brother, in front of you!"
Before Xiao Xiao could finish speaking, Ye Feng acted.
However, this time, Ye Feng didn't use his gun but swung the Tang knife in his hand forward.
"Clang!~ Clang!~"
The sharp Tang knife instantly split a large stone in front of Ye Feng in half.
At this moment, Ye Feng realized what had caused him that sense of crisis: a large stone with a distorted, terrifying human face?
After being struck by Ye Feng, the terrifying human face on the large stone quickly disappeared~
"Beep~ Hint, Gargoyle detected, 0.3 meters directly below!"
At this moment, the system prompt sounded.
"Big brother, under your feet!"
Almost at the same time, Xiao Xiao's voice rang out again.
Without time to think, Ye Feng's Tang knife slashed down fiercely.
"Clang~ Clang~"
A stone in the mud beneath Ye Feng's feet was cut open by him, even sparks flying.
"Gargoyle? What kind of thing is that?"
Ye Feng's heart pounded. Was the monster that gave him a fatal sense of crisis called a gargoyle?
"Gargoyle: A rare monster in the 'Remnant Fire' world, nicknamed 'Ghost Face in the Stone'. It has no fixed form, can attach itself to and merge with stones, can transfer rapidly between stones, and lives by draining the blood and flesh of living creatures. It only drains the blood and flesh of living beings... After absorbing enough blood and flesh, it will vitalize the stones..."
The system's mechanical voice sounded repeatedly.
"Vitalize stones? What is that?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, looking puzzled.
"Whoosh~ Whoosh! Whoosh!~"
Suddenly, several sharp, piercing sounds of breaking through the air rang out.
Ye Feng's expression changed drastically. He rapidly bent down, narrowly dodging several sharp, slender stone needles.
"Is that thing the vitalized stones?"
Ye Feng was slightly taken aback.
Although the stone needles that attacked him were made of stone, they were not hard at all.
They were as soft as rubber tubes and, after missing Ye Feng, they bent in the air and turned towards Xiao Xiao nearby.
...