"Um."

Ye Feng nodded slightly, agreeing with this statement.

The group continued forward, and the sun slowly sank in the west without them noticing.

Seeing that it was almost time, Ye Feng prepared to find a place to build a camp.

According to his original plan, he intended to walk for another hour until dark.

Because they had prepared about ten torches, the pursuers certainly wouldn't dare to continue chasing them at night.

This is a good opportunity to widen the gap.

However, given the current situation, continuing on our way would be tantamount to suicide.

Just as they arrived at a relatively flat spot in the forest, Zhan Pengwu, who was walking to Ye Feng's left, suddenly felt his legs give way.

Martial artists have very keen senses, but just as he was about to look, he heard a snake hiss…

"Sizzle!"

Everyone turned around and realized that he had stepped on a fat snake.

Upon seeing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but smile.

This snake was an old friend of his, a Gaboon viper…

However, judging from its size, this snake does not appear to be an adult and probably only weighs about ten kilograms.

At this moment, it is curled up in a ball, trying to make itself look fierce.

This type of snake moves so slowly, wriggling like a maggot, that it mostly uses the patterns on its back to hide itself when it encounters people.

In Africa, thousands of people die from this venomous snake every year.

Most of them were bitten because they stepped on it.

For humans, the venom of vipers is the most likely to be fatal and the most harmful.

Their venom is three times more potent than that of the king cobra, which is why Ye Feng is so keen on extracting the venom from this snake.

"Hey, baby, I've run into you again..."

Ye Feng was overjoyed. He didn't want to waste his time, but since they had come to him, it seemed unreasonable not to accept. Besides, he hadn't decided on dinner yet.

Moreover, he remembered the Gabonese viper he had caught before, which was still in Fu Changxiong's bag.

I've been starving for over ten days, mainly because I'm afraid the snake venom will evaporate within a few days after it's extracted.

It's time to take it out now; it weighs over twenty pounds, and it will also reduce some of the burden.

Ye Feng used a stick to hold down the snake's head and lifted it up in a few moments.

After extracting the snake venom, he chopped off its head with a single stroke, then removed the large viper that had been imprisoned for over ten days and did the same...

He had deliberately made a small hole in the backpack containing the snake, which is why the snake is still alive.

However, due to prolonged imprisonment and lack of food, he was even weaker than a middle-aged man who had attempted suicide twice.

Less than 700 milligrams of venom were expelled.

Ye Feng was somewhat disappointed, but it was better than nothing, since this thing wasn't of much use to him now anyway.

Chop off the snake's head, discard its internal organs, and put it into a backpack.

This forest is denser than any I've encountered before.

Because most of the light is blocked by the dense foliage, visibility inside is at least half an hour earlier than outside.

It's 5:30 at the latest... but the forest is already shrouded in a layer of black fog.

The inside and outside seemed like two different worlds, with a noticeable time difference.

Fortunately, campsites are easier to build in areas with many trees.

The group lit torches, chose a location, and began cutting down trees.

They worked until it was completely dark, and their treehouse platform was finally set up at 8 p.m.

It wasn't until 9:30 p.m. that everyone finished dinner, marking the end of a busy day.

They were sitting around the fire, each holding a burning piece of firewood to ward off mosquitoes.

Since they arrived here in the afternoon, all sorts of mosquitoes have been harassing them non-stop.

If mosquitoes were ubiquitous in the past, they are now found in swarms here.

Moreover, they are ubiquitous, and seeing them can trigger trypophobia in some people.

The group covered every inch of their skin with herbs, afraid of revealing even a little bit.

Especially when they were chopping wood, these creatures couldn't get any blood, so they kept hovering around them and wouldn't leave.

It would pause at the neck for a moment, then at the ears, and after being overwhelmed by the herbal smell, it would keep exploring other parts of the body.

The group wasn't bitten, but they were all itchy and couldn't help but shoo the bites away with their hands.

Only after the fire was lit did the large swarm of mosquitoes disperse somewhat.

Everyone was so upset that they didn't even finish eating the snake meat.

Ye Feng looked around at the pitch blackness, and the chirping of insects was more intense than any night he had ever experienced before.

The sharp, cacophony of chirping, squeaking, and buzzing sounds sent shivers down my spine.

The volume sometimes even drowned out the voices of the other people speaking.

Based on his long experience living in the rainforest, he concluded that there are at least 30 species of insects active in these forests.

Not only are there many varieties, but there are also many quantities…

"Is this the real Amazon?"

Ye Feng's nerves tightened again; he felt both fear and relief.

Fortunately, I had prepared enough insect-repelling herbs in advance; otherwise, let alone traveling, it would have been difficult to even survive.

The forbidden zone for humans truly lives up to its name…

"Damn it! I'll fight you to the death!"

Zhan Pengwu, holding a bundle of firewood, cursed loudly and stood up, then began waving it wildly.

Perhaps because of his unusual blood type, he is very attractive to mosquitoes.

There were so many mosquitoes buzzing around him, which annoyed him greatly.

Ye Feng shook his head and whispered his advice:

"Monk, don't waste your time. Mosquitoes have no intelligence; they only follow their instincts."

Unless you kill them all, even if you temporarily drive them away, they will come back very soon.

Zhan Pengwu stopped what he was doing, panting heavily with an angry expression, whether from exhaustion or anger, it was hard to tell.

"Hey buddy, take a look! How much further do we have to go before we get out? I don't want to be bothered by mosquitoes all the time."

"About 34 kilometers."

Ye Feng shook his head and sighed in reply…

"What?"

Zhan Pengwu's eyebrows stood up high, and his expression was one of utter disbelief.

These past two days, he's been the main force in rowing, and he doesn't dare to slack off at all in order to get out as soon as possible.

He put in every ounce of his strength; he'd never been this serious when he was a referee before.

It turned out that they had only traveled 15 kilometers.

"That's not right, buddy. Didn't you say yesterday that we walked seven or eight kilometers?"

Adding to what I walked the other day, it must have been over twenty kilometers. Are you sure you didn't miscalculate?

Ye Feng opened his mouth, but then hesitated, as he also found it hard to accept this fact.

He hadn't told his companions before...

Because humans are very complex creatures, when you concentrate on doing something and receive positive feedback, that is, the results of your work, you will become more and more motivated and your efficiency will greatly increase.

If they find that their efforts yield little result, they will become increasingly discouraged and may even lose confidence.