"Watch out!"
Seeing him about to tumble into the black mud pit behind, Yue'er lashed out with her whip, snatching his foot and pulling him back.
With her assistance, Shen Shiqi, who had lost his balance, quickly regained his footing, spinning around to land on solid ground.
At that moment, Xiao Junyan frowned at the surrounding green plants, their mouths agape, dripping liquid. "These plants mimic human voices," he said. "And the scent they emit induces hallucinations."
"Help... help..."
The sound echoed again, emanating from the greenery. It mimicked the desperate cries of someone seeking help—or perhaps, someone had indeed fallen victim earlier, swallowed whole. In that moment of utter despair, they had cried out for rescue, yet no one could come to their aid.
After destroying the surrounding man-eating plants, the trio exchanged glances. Shen Shiqi remarked, "I suspect the deeper we go, the stranger things will get."
