The people present could understand why Dai Xiaomei and Zhou Niannian had to act that way. If not for their concern about Gun Gun, they wouldn't have told such a white lie. Clearly, both of them were speaking for Gun Gun's life and safety.
However, the most wronged party now wasn't Gun Gun, but the group of indigenous people. They didn't even know how Jiang Fan and Yao managed to defeat the gorilla. The gorilla was enormous in size. To defeat an enemy of such a massive stature required immense strength, and how could the scrawny bodies of Jiang Fan and Yao possibly be a match for it? They all wore expressions of solemn respect, as if their regard for Jiang Fan and Yao had significantly increased.
Simultaneously, upon learning that Jiang Fan and Yao were angered by their previous actions, they dared not let them continue fighting. Moreover, they no longer dared to question Jiang Fan's strength after witnessing them defeat such a powerful gorilla. Now, in their hearts, they only held respect for Jiang Fan and Yao and had no desire to challenge them. Jiang Fan paid them no mind and instead led them to butcher the gorilla's body. After all, Jiang Fan and the others didn't want to cook such a large carcass themselves, so they chose to let these people, with their superb skills, prepare it.
"That's great, we have meat again today, and it's a big piece! Look at this gorilla, it can feed us for years."
Zhou Niannian felt this statement was not an exaggeration, as the gorilla, lying there, seemed to occupy at least twenty square meters. That was a terrifying number.
"Don't just think about eating. You need to add some seasonings and properly reward Yao and me. We almost lost our lives here just now. If you don't let us eat well, we won't be able to face them anymore," Jiang Fan said.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Niannian immediately made a "no problem" gesture, as she clearly understood that defeating the gorilla was no simple feat.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of your meal today."
"After all, you two are their heroes today. If you don't eat the most, we might have been killed by it. Although we are 'leftover women,' we haven't actually provided them with food. They admire you two the most, otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to fight with you."
Jiang Fan heard this and felt alarmed. If respect meant being fought, Jiang Fan would rather not be respected. Yao, standing beside him, felt the same. However, what occupied their minds more wasn't the issue of respect, but how to get out of this place. Staying here any longer, if they encountered two more such monsters, they wouldn't be as lucky as they were this time, with a cliff providing them an opportunity to show off their skills.
"What do you think we should do? I think we need to set off immediately. Otherwise, if we encounter these monsters again later, we won't be their match. We can't always be as lucky as this time. What do you think, Jiang Fan?"
Jiang Fan immediately nodded upon hearing this. "I'm also considering that. This is too outrageous. The strength of that gorilla could have torn us to shreds. Our survival and its death were purely due to luck."
"But we absolutely cannot let these wildlings know about this. They currently believe we are very powerful, which is why they are temporarily not challenging us. If they discover that we only killed the gorilla using this trick, they'll probably challenge us again, and we'll have to waste a lot of energy dealing with them."
Yao, on the side, was too lazy to fight them. Jiang Fan didn't know how exhausted he was, as he had been fighting them constantly before Jiang Fan woke up. Jiang Fan had only fought for a short while.
"Don't worry, I understand this deeply. I absolutely will not continue fighting with them unless I'm truly foolish."
Jiang Fan couldn't help but chuckle beside him upon hearing this. He didn't expect Yao to be so loyal, choosing to let him rest while he faced the challenges from these people.
"It's alright, brother, I'll remember what you did today. Thank you so much."
"I don't want to stay here and fight with them anymore, otherwise I won't have enough energy to deal with them. They just need to play their NPC roles well; we are real people."
There was nothing wrong with what Jiang Fan said, as they indeed seemed like NPCs who would respawn at any moment.
Just then, Jiang Fan suddenly felt something in his mouth – a key.
"What is this? Why would it appear inside this gorilla's body?"
Upon seeing this, Yao became exceptionally excited. He recalled that the cross they obtained last time had saved their lives at a critical moment, otherwise they would have died in that laboratory. Now that Jiang Fan had so luckily obtained this key, Yao dared not let Jiang Fan discard it.
"Wait, this is a good thing! Don't you remember how the cross saved us last time? I suspect this key will have a similar effect."
Jiang Fan immediately remembered and quickly hid the key in his pocket.
"It seems the levels are progressing. As long as we continue like this, we will succeed in clearing the game."
"Then we need to survive here for a while longer."