After it was over, no one dared to look back and quickly retreated to the edge of the hillside to lie down.
They had experienced many natural disasters, but this was the first time they had been injured by such a sudden and unexpected calamity.
Ye Feng immediately went to Zhan Pengfei and found that his eyes were half-closed and he looked like he was drunk.
Her pupils showed slight dilation, and she slumped weakly into Zhan Pengwu's arms.
Clearly, this should be considered a semi-comatose state.
Ye Feng gently patted his cheek.
"Hey, Pengfei, how are you? Are you still conscious?"
"Uh... Brother Feng..."
Zhan Pengfei shook his head slightly, his voice becoming weak and feeble.
"How come you have...three heads? I...I feel so dizzy."
"Huh... why is this kid talking nonsense? Brother Ye Feng, is my brother out of his mind?"
Ye Feng carefully observed Zhan Pengfei's pupils and then touched his forehead, which was gradually becoming red and swollen.
I breathed a slight sigh of relief…
"Fortunately, the impact should have knocked him unconscious."
This kid's head is really hard; at that speed, his skull wasn't damaged at all.
Fortunately, the object wasn't blunt; otherwise, even a miracle wouldn't have saved him...
Let him rest for a while.
Just as Ye Feng was about to look for the unidentified object, Tang Weiwei handed it to him.
"Look at this, what exactly is it?"
Ye Feng reached out and took it, looking it over from head to toe.
He immediately recognized it as the outer skin of some kind of fruit. It was somewhat hard and semi-circular in shape.
Although it is only a small piece, it is not difficult to deduce that the fruit is round or oval in shape.
It is quite similar to the shell of a mature coconut.
Ye Feng kept searching his mind for fruits that would explode in the Amazon.
A moment later, he remembered that he had seen this fruit in a survival guide.
"If I remember correctly, this should be the Explosion Fruit, also known as the Cannonball Fruit."
"Cannonball fruit?"
Everyone was shocked; the name sounded very destructive.
Liu Sisi didn't know much about this plant either, so she quickly asked:
"Brother Feng, please tell us quickly..."
"Cannonball fruit, a plant of the Apocynaceae family. Because its unripe form looks very similar to a watermelon and has a hard outer skin, it is also known as the iron watermelon."
This fruit is extremely unpalatable; it is said to taste like gasoline.
However, their sap contains a large amount of hydrocarbon compounds and chloride ions, which are released once they mature, causing such a violent explosion.
At short distances, its power is comparable to that of a military hand grenade, and its principle is similar to that of the Detonator Tree Fruit.
They all rely on the seeds and outer skin inside the fruit as shrapnel, which splash and cause damage in all directions.
However, its power and impact are at least three times greater than those of the Soundbox Tree Fruit.
We were lucky just now; we must have been quite far from the fruit tree, which slowed down the speed of the shrapnel hitting the fruit.
Otherwise, even if Zhan Pengfei had a stubborn head, he definitely wouldn't have been able to withstand it.
After listening to his explanation, everyone was still shaken. They felt even more respect for nature.
Who would have thought that plants comparable to modern hand grenades could actually grow in the primeval rainforest?
Liu Sisi glanced at Zhan Pengfei, who was still in a semi-conscious state, and swallowed hard.
If it were someone else, they would probably have suffered some kind of fracture.
"Brother Feng, what do we do now? Since this thing is so powerful, we can only go around it."
"What?! Go around it? Are you kidding me?"
Seeing the fear on everyone's faces, Ye Feng remained unfazed and instead revealed an excited smile.
"We've finally found something this good, and you're telling me to give it up?"
Don't you understand the principle that danger and opportunity coexist?
Upon hearing this, Tang Weiwei and Zhan Pengwu were completely bewildered, not knowing what Ye Feng meant.
But Liu Sisi and the others had spent too much time with Ye Feng and knew him too well; even Fu Changxiong could guess what was going on.
It's obvious that this fruit or fruit tree must be of some help to everyone's survival, otherwise Ye Feng wouldn't be so excited.
"Brother, just tell me, is this fruit some kind of medicine? How do we get it?"
"Yo!"
Ye Feng looked somewhat surprised, then gave Fu Changxiong an approving look.
"Wow, Nobita, you've got a brain now? You actually guessed it right."
However, you're not entirely right, because my idea is...
We need not only the fruit, but also the roots of the tree.
The roots of the cannonball tree have the properties of dispelling wind and dampness, and promoting blood circulation. They can also treat symptoms such as sprains, rheumatic back and leg pain, lumbar muscle strain, and rheumatoid arthritis.
The sap inside these tree fruits is highly flammable, essentially equivalent to fuel oil.
Once I get my hands on it, I can turn it into a powerful life-saving device.
It's extremely powerful, even more powerful than swords and arrows.
Hearing this, everyone was tempted.
They didn't doubt Ye Feng's abilities, but this fruit could explode at any moment. Even if they got it, wouldn't it be like carrying a time bomb?
Ye Feng naturally noticed their worries and quickly explained in a serious tone:
"Don't worry, the cannonball fruit will only explode when it's ripe. The brown ones are ripe, but we don't want them."
We'll only pick the green ones, come with me…
After saying that, Ye Feng crawled back to the top of the mountain...
Sure enough, without even needing binoculars, about 30 meters away, two cannonball fruit trees, about seven or eight meters apart and about five or six meters tall, stood on the left and right sides respectively.
There wasn't a single intact tree around them.
Moreover, both trees had some fruit fragments stuck in their trunks.
It's obvious that they're hurting each other.
This tree is very selfish, a bit like a cuckoo.
In order to reproduce their offspring, they evolved this explosive method of reproduction.
At the same time, the destructive force and shockwave generated during the explosion will also damage the surrounding trees.
As a result, they can monopolize this land and absorb more nutrients and sunlight.
Ye Feng counted them; both trees were laden with cannonball fruits, a mix of green and yellow, totaling 48 fruits of various sizes.
Among them, 33 fruits were ripe; if they were all to explode, their power would be no less than that of a rocket.
The only drawback is that it lacks flame.
"So much shampoo... Ye Feng, are you sure you want to risk picking it? Are you confident you can do it?"
Tang Weiwei looked at Ye Feng with a mixture of belief and doubt…
Although he knew Ye Feng had many clever ideas, this was a gamble that risked his life. Who would want to die?
Ye Feng didn't reply, but instead stroked his chin, pondering a solution.
He wasn't the type to risk his life; when it came to fearing death, no one valued life more than him.
However, if the risks can be minimized, it's still worth taking a gamble.
He doesn't have the same formidable fighting skills as Tang Weiwei and Zhan Pengwu, so if he wants to survive to the end, he can only rely on his own continuous accumulation of strength.
He didn't want to let go of any tool that could improve his chances of survival.
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