"Can we really go now?"

Brother Sun asked again.

"Okay, let's go!"

"I'm really leaving!"

Brother Sun took a step back, trembling slightly.

"Let's go, hurry back and report to your boss."

"You didn't shoot me in the back, did you?"

"I told you to leave, so get lost!"

Ye Lei angrily fired a shot at the ground in front of Brother Sun.

"Okay, I'm leaving!"

Brother Sun turned around and ran away. Ye Lei calmly controlled the undead skeleton to follow. He came to Zhao Meili's side and hugged her tightly. Zhao Meili's trembling body finally calmed down.

"Beautiful, are you alright?"

"Brother Lei, thank you!"

Zhao Meili looked at Ye Lei and burst into tears.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"This morning, my dad was about to take me back to Tomato University. Just as we got to the farm gate, this group of people rushed out, and then... and then this happened!"

Zhao Meili spoke with tears streaming down her face; it was truly pitiful for our goddess.

"And what about your father?"

"My dad... my dad was killed by those people, and they even planned to steal all the farm's stockpiled supplies!"

Zhao Meili was already sobbing uncontrollably.

"These despicable witchers are just like the scavengers; they're wolves in sheep's clothing."

"Brother Lei, what should I do?"

Zhao Meili has no one to rely on anymore.

"Oh, right? Didn't I just send a witcher back? I'll go check on him and avenge you while I'm at it. Just wait for me at home. And bury your father properly!"

"Brother Lei, are you leaving? I'm scared to be alone!"

Zhao Meili was worried about another unforeseen event.

"Beautiful, don't worry, I'll leave people to protect you. Xiuxiu, come here!"

Ye Lei waved to Xiuxiu and called out.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

"You stay here and protect your sister, okay?"

"Yes, yes, sister is so pretty!"

Xiuxiu's compliment cheered Zhao Meili up a little.

"Meili, don't worry, even though she looks thin, she can protect you without any problem!"

Ye Lei said firmly.

"Okay, Xiuxiu, come inside with me, okay?"

Zhao Meili suddenly fell in love with Xiuxiu.

"Xiuxiu, go ahead, bring some 'snacks'. You must protect your sister well, okay? When I come back, there will be even more delicious food!"

"Yay, yay, brother, you can go without worry, I promise to complete the mission."

The mischievous Xiuxiu took the crystal core, laughed happily, and then turned around and walked into the house with Zhao Meili.

The system's voice echoed in Ye Lei's mind:

[Congratulations, host! You have completed the mission. Reward: points.]

Ye Lei gently picked up Hong Hai'er and quickly chased after Sun Ge in the direction he had fled. Because the mountain road was rugged and uneven, carrying him would make him walk much faster.

Ye Lei chased after the farm along the road and found that the temperature on the farm was unusually high. A wave of heat hit him as if to bake him dry. The air was filled with dust and scorching heat, making it feel suffocating.

The Three Trees Farm is very large, stretching as far as the eye can see. It should have been a lush green field, but now it has turned into a barren, yellow expanse.

The once lush green lawns have become dry and yellow, clearly due to a lack of water and nutrients. Ye Lei guessed that this place might have been a place where horses or cattle grazed on the grass, but now there is nothing left.

The pond, which should have been sparkling, now resembles the bottom of a giant bowl, with only a stagnant pool of water exposed lifelessly to the scorching sun.

It used to be a great place for the surrounding residents to relax on weekends and holidays, where they would spend happy family time. But now, all of that is in the past.

In the orchard by the pond, the trees had long since withered, with only a few yellowed leaves swaying in the breeze, seemingly telling people about their former glory.

The fruit on these trees has shriveled and lost its moisture, but it still stubbornly hangs on the branches, becoming the last testament to this once lush orchard.

The land that should have been fertile was now incredibly dry, as if a single spark could ignite a raging fire.

The once vibrant seedlings of crops, before they could even grow strong, were scorched by the merciless sun, presenting a heartbreakingly scorched yellow scene.

Ye Lei followed the markings left by the Undying Skeleton and ran quickly, chasing them all the way to the farm's fence, but he couldn't find them. It seems that Brother Sun is really fast.

Ye Lei had to speed up again, and it wasn't until half an hour later that he spotted the Undead Skeleton. Meanwhile, Brother Sun was climbing along a winding mountain path towards a cave halfway up the mountain.

It seems this is their hideout. Ye Lei was quite tired from running all the way, so he simply took out a bottle of mineral water from his spatial storage and found a shady spot to wait for them to come out.

"Dad, aren't we going up?"

Red Boy looked at the figure halfway up the mountain and asked.

"No need, we can just wait for them here!"

Ye Lei said leisurely.

"Dad, why don't I just burn them all down? That would save us a lot of trouble!"

Red Boy hadn't used his Samadhi True Fire in a long time, and he was itching to do so.

"No, please! Can't you see that this whole mountainside is overgrown with weeds? If you set it on fire, we probably won't be able to escape either!"

"Oh, I see. Then I think I'd better not burn it."

Red Boy nodded thoughtfully.

"Red Boy, remember, in the Ten Thousand Mountains, you must never breathe fire indiscriminately, otherwise it will cause a raging fire that will engulf the entire mountain, and no one will be able to escape, understand?"

"Okay, Dad."

"Here, have a few 'snacks'!"

"Okay, thank you, Dad!"

Red Boy looked at the crystal core in Ye Lei's hand, took it, and put it directly into his mouth to chew.

The Undying Skeleton, having chased all this way, appeared somewhat exhausted. It brandished its Crimson Moon Scythe before sitting down on a large rock to rest.

Ye Lei gazed quietly in the direction where Brother Sun had disappeared, his heart filled with anticipation. He knew that as time went on, he would be able to obtain more important information about the Witcher.

This information will not only help us understand this mysterious organization, but may also reveal a huge conspiracy hidden behind it. The most urgent task is to figure out what kind of existence the Witcher is and find a way to deal with it.

Thinking of this, Ye Lei's eyes hardened. No matter what challenges and difficulties awaited him, he was determined to face them with all his might, because only in this way could he protect himself and those around him from threats and survive better in the apocalypse.