It was late May. Summer had only just begun, but the sun was already merciless. Its glare made it almost impossible to keep his eyes open, and even the air he breathed out felt hot. Chen Feng wiped his forehead, and his hand came away drenched in sweat.
"If only Xiaomi were still here."
Chen Feng licked his cracked lips. Ever since the girl with the Vending Machine on her back had been recruited by a passing Hero Party, he hadn't had any happy juice for days.
Beside him, Sika took the knife he had prepared and cut along the center of the Bear King's belly, all the way to its neck. Then he worked his way along the insides of its limbs. After a long stretch of grunting and struggling, he finally peeled off the bear hide, the most valuable part.
"Bro, done!"
The moment Sika finished speaking, Gle pounced and started gnawing on the bear meat. Before long, the entire thirty-foot-long bear had disappeared into her little belly.
"Yummy!"
"Shall we go, then?"
Chen Feng stood up, ready to walk back.
Unless he had something urgent to do, he rarely used teleportation to travel.
After all, Savior had said that a Cihang Native should keep their mana at one hundred percent to deal with enemies that could appear at any moment.
Especially now, right after killing the Bear King, he needed to stay alert.
Always remember the Cihang First Law: when things seemed to be going smoothly, you were about to die.
Halfway back, the group stopped.
Sika suddenly halted and said conspiratorially, "I know there's a little stream up ahead. How about a cold bath? We can head back once the sun goes down."
Chen Feng considered it. That worked.
The three of them arrived at the