The bloody scene had made Ye Feng himself a little nauseous, but the townspeople merely frowned, showing little reaction.
Some were simply shocked, and several, in their astonishment, had their mouths agape, feeling as though their jaws might dislocate...
And a majority of these townspeople remained seated in their spots. Though fear was etched on their faces, they hadn't made much of an effort to move...
"What's going on here?"
"I was just battling that group of goblins, with blood and severed limbs everywhere. Wouldn't normal people have fled by now?"
"These townspeople of Greenshade Town are just sitting there, barely moving?"
"So calm?"
Ye Feng looked at the Greenshade Town residents with great bewilderment.
The Greenshade Town residents remained silent, staring blankly at Ye Feng.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the scene became somewhat eerie.
"You... you killed the goblins?"
"Who? You... who are you?"
"I... I've never seen you before?"
...
After a while, a few of the Greenshade Town residents finally spoke to Ye Feng.
Their voices trembled slightly, unsure if it was from shock, fear, or something else...
"Ahem, folks, this is an adventurer, sir. He... he was invited by me..."
Before Ye Feng could speak, Old Li Tou's voice was the first to ring out.
"He... he's called... he's here to help us kill the goblins..."
Old Li Tou wanted to introduce Ye Feng to the townspeople, but he didn't know Ye Feng's name, so he changed the subject.
"Is... is that true?"
"After that last purge, is there really someone who dares to act against Lord Green?"
"Yeah, the adventurers we invited last time were all skinned and hung on the town square's market sign..."
"Is he strong enough?"
"Are you stupid? Didn't you see what just happened? He fought against a hundred of them!"
"Ah..."
"Eek..."
"That person killed so many goblins..."
...
"These people... their reaction time is too slow, isn't it?"
Looking at the townspeople who were slow to comprehend, and even worried about his strength, Ye Feng was speechless.
"Old Li Tou, these townspeople are quite brave and have strong psychological resilience!"
"After that battle, such a bloody scene, and they weren't afraid and didn't run, just sat there?"
After a pause, Ye Feng asked Old Li Tou.
"Sigh!"
"Adventurer sir, you don't know, but this is already a 'small matter'..."
"When the goblins were wreaking havoc in this town before, even more terrifying and gruesome scenes happened almost every day..."
"In the early days, when the Xie family first concocted this story of a goblin deity, they even forced everyone to watch as the goblins ripped open a pregnant woman's belly, and then..."
Old Li Tou was about to explain but was interrupted by Ye Feng.
"Stop!"
"I understand, don't say anymore!"
Ye Feng felt terrified just listening, his hair standing on end.
"Adventurer sir..."
"Call me Ye Feng~"
"This... Mr. Ye, as for running, it's late at night, and running into the darkness is tantamount to suicide..."
"Even if the townspeople wanted to run, they could only run home..."
"But if they did that, they would still be caught... and the consequences would be even worse..."
"So, they simply sat where they were, waiting for the outcome of this battle..."
Old Li Tou seemed to understand the psychology of these townspeople well, or rather, he was describing his own thoughts.
In fact, Old Li Tou didn't mention one thing, which was that he himself, along with everyone else, believed Ye Feng couldn't defeat dozens of goblins.
If they had run away and been caught by the goblins, the consequences...
Ye Feng also guessed this and frowned slightly, saying nothing.
After all, judging by his appearance alone, he wasn't a burly man with muscles, nor did he carry any weapons that looked particularly lethal...
"Big brother, what do we do next?"
At this moment, a small voice sounded.
"Let's go, let's go see where that Xie Zijun guy ran off to~"
Ye Feng pointed in a direction.
"Big brother, you deliberately let him escape just now?"
Xiao Xiao immediately realized.
"Yes!"
...
Ye Feng picked up a burning piece of wood from the campfire and walked in the direction Xie Zijun had fled, soon discovering bloodstains on the ground.
This was precisely why Ye Feng had deliberately used his throwing knife to pierce Xie Zijun's calf, rather than his vital areas like the heart or throat.
Ye Feng only wanted to slow Xie Zijun down and make him bleed continuously, not kill him outright.
At this moment, the Greenshade Town residents also picked up burning pieces of wood and followed behind Ye Feng.
Ye Feng followed the bloodstains, with a large group of torch-wielding townspeople trailing behind him, creating an impressive spectacle.
Soon, everyone arrived in front of a four-story wooden building.
"This is the Xie family's house. Xie Zijun ran home!"
Old Li Tou, who had been following Ye Feng, said, looking in the direction where the bloodstains disappeared.
"He ran home?"
Ye Feng frowned.
He thought Xie Zijun would have run to the goblin lair or something similar, but it seemed not.
Then, Ye Feng kicked the door open and walked in.
Perhaps Ye Feng had given the townspeople courage, as they hesitated slightly before following him in, searching everywhere.
Clearly, they were helping Ye Feng look for Xie Zijun!
After a while,
Led by Old Li Tou, Ye Feng arrived in a room that exuded a foul odor from a distance.
Upon entering the room, Ye Feng frowned, and Xiao Xiao immediately covered her nose and mouth.
The entire room was filled with a nauseating stench. The floor was littered with rotten meat chunks, human bones with bite marks, and flowing sewage...
On the walls, blood had splattered and dried into large patches of dark red stains...
"This room must have been where the goblins killed and ate people..."
Ye Feng understood after observing the scene.
"There's a secret tunnel here!"
Suddenly, a young man's voice rang out.
Ye Feng immediately went to investigate.
"No wonder the goblins were always able to appear and disappear in the town to harm the residents. It was through this secret tunnel of the Xie family!"
"This Xie family are beasts!"
Old Li Tou gritted his teeth and cursed fiercely.
"Did Xie Zijun escape through this secret tunnel?"
"Does this secret tunnel lead to the goblin lair?"
Ye Feng guessed, after examining the bloodstains on the ground by the tunnel entrance.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng frowned.
Because he saw that the soil at the entrance of the tunnel had been slightly pushed out.
Clearly, someone or something was hiding inside the tunnel, towards the inner side of the entrance.
Ye Feng immediately took out his Glock 18, aimed it at the tunnel entrance, and shouted, "Come out!"
Not just the tunnel, the entire room was eerily silent.
"Come out, or I'll shoot!"
Ye Feng shouted towards the tunnel entrance again.
"Don't... don't kill me, I surrender, I surrender!"
Just as Ye Feng was wondering if the person hiding in the tunnel was a goblin and not a human, a male voice he recognized quite well sounded.
Then, a plump figure crawled out of the tunnel.
...