Yun Ye woke from a good sleep feeling refreshed, his condition fully restored to its peak.
After getting up and washing up, Yun Ye pushed open the front door and stepped outside.
The moment he walked out, Yun Ye frowned. His keen senses told him that something was amiss on the island...
Noisy voices carried over from afar.
Following the sounds, Yun Ye walked forward for a while and arrived at a small village behind the mountain.
Calling it a village was generous. Only a few dozen households lived here, all in the simplest wooden huts, shabby and crude.
Though the village was small, it had everything it needed and was considered part of the Safe Zone...
However, it was separated from the town. In the words of the townsfolk, it was some rundown backwater.
Ever since Yun Ye had been rescued, he had lived in this village.
At the beginning, before Yun Ye had figured out how to use the system, he had been utterly powerless.
Back then, even getting enough to eat had been a huge problem. He had only survived that difficult period with the villagers' help...
Yun Ye saw a group of people gathered ahead, anxiously discussing something.
Having become quite familiar with the residents here, Yun Ye walked up to a middle-aged man and asked, "Uncle Ahan, what happened? Why is everyone gathered here?"
"Oh, it's Yun Ye. It's like this..."
The middle-aged man named Uncle Ahan explained what had happened. In the end, he let out a heavy sigh. "We want the village chief to leave with us, but he refuses no matter what."
After hearing Uncle Ahan's words, Yun Ye understood.
People on the island had somehow learned that Germa 66 was going to attack the island, and panic had spread among them.
Germa 66's destruction of four kingdoms had been reported in the newspapers and spread throughout the North Blue. Anyone would fear such a terrifying organization.
Much less ordinary civilians.
Some people had already planned to leave by ship and seek refuge elsewhere.
However, some stubborn elders in the village refused to leave. They believed that since they had been born here, they should be buried beneath their homeland when they died. Otherwise, they would not even know where their souls belonged.
Moreover, they were already too old to endure any upheaval. They only wanted to stay quietly on the island and go nowhere.
It was precisely because of these stubborn elders that the adults in the village were gathered here trying to persuade them.
Seeing this, Yun Ye smiled and said, "Uncle Ahan, isn't the Navy stationed on the island? Why do we need to worry about something like this? Besides, isn't there still me? You all know how strong I am. I'll protect you!"
Hearing Yun Ye's words, Uncle Ahan shook his head with a bitter smile. "I know you're strong, Yun Ye, but this is different. This isn't some wild beast. It's an evil organization that once slaughtered four kingdoms. How could you possibly be their match?"
They had all witnessed Yun Ye's strength firsthand. Even the wild beasts in the mountains were no match for him.
But they would be facing the evil organization Germa 66 now. How could Yun Ye possibly deal with them?
In Uncle Ahan's mind, perhaps even the Navy would be unable to stand against such a force!
Uncle Ahan had once traveled with a merchant caravan for a time and had seen many powerful factions and formidable experts.
That was why he knew just how terrifying Germa 66 was!
Staying on the island was simply too dangerous!
Yun Ye did not argue, merely spreading his hands with a smile.
The strength he had shown them was only the tip of the iceberg, so it was perfectly normal for Uncle Ahan to think that way.
Just then, a little girl with bandages wrapped around her face and one empty sleeve stepped forward to defend Yun Ye. "Uncle Ahan, how can you talk about Big Brother Yun Ye like that? You... you're..."
The little girl wanted to refute Uncle Ahan, but she could not find the right words. She could only puff out her cheeks and say unhappily, "If you keep acting like this, I... I won't talk to you anymore!"
"You little girl..." Uncle Ahan could only smile bitterly at her words, though his eyes were filled with pity as he looked at her.
"Xiaoya, Uncle Ahan didn't mean anything by it. He's just worried about our safety." Yun Ye walked over to the little girl, smiling as he patted her head. "How are you feeling now? Does your arm still hurt?"
This little girl, Xiaoya, was the one who had been harmed by members of the Evil Wolf Gang when she went into town to sell things.
At those words, Xiaoya's eyes dimmed. However, perhaps because she did not want anyone to worry about her, she quickly brightened up again and flashed a wide smile. "I'm fine now! With the village chief's treatment, Xiaoya doesn't hurt anymore!"
Hearing the little girl's words, everyone present fell silent.
The atmosphere grew somewhat heavy.
Someone even muttered under his breath, "Those bastards from the Chaos Zone really deserve to die!"
"I heard this morning that those people got what was coming to them. They were all killed. What a relief!"
"It's just a pity about Xiaoya..."
"If that person had acted sooner, Xiaoya wouldn't have suffered like this."
Hearing the uncles' words, Xiaoya hurriedly waved her hands. "You don't need to worry about Xiaoya! Xiaoya doesn't hurt anymore!"
After saying that, Xiaoya turned her gaze toward Yun Ye.
Yesterday, after Big Brother Yun Ye had asked who did it, he had said, "I'll get revenge for Xiaoya," then left with a dark expression.
Then today, news came that those people had been wiped out.
Could Big Brother Yun Ye have done it?
Xiaoya cautiously glanced at Yun Ye, only to see that he was looking back at her. He raised an index finger to his lips in a shushing gesture.
It really was Big Brother Yun Ye...
Xiaoya's eyes reddened, and she was deeply moved, but she forcibly held back the urge to cry.
No one could notice anything. Big Brother Yun Ye did not want anyone to know about this!
Seeing Xiaoya's reddened eyes, Yun Ye thought she was saddened because of her arm. He walked over, patted her head, crouched down, and looked straight into her eyes with a smile. "Don't worry. Big Brother will find a way to treat your arm. I'll definitely restore you to how you were before!"
The others all smiled faintly at that. Though they did not believe such a method existed, none of them spoke to refute him.
They treated it as a beautiful wish!
"Mm! I believe in Big Brother Yun Ye!" Xiaoya pressed her lips together and nodded heavily.
Others might not believe Yun Ye's words, but Xiaoya truly believed he had such an ability, because Yun Ye had never lied to her!