The shrubbery actually fed in this way? Lin Li had never imagined it.
The vines embedded in the mutated beasts' bodies were like specially made straws, swallowing every last bit of a mutated beast's flesh and blood with startling convenience and efficiency.
The entire process was terrifyingly quiet, disturbed only by the faint, sizzling sound of the vines' slight writhing.
Next, the remaining vines sprang into action as well, spreading toward the corpses of the other four mutated beasts.
Some wrapped around the beasts' necks and pierced into their throats; some coiled around their limbs and burrowed in through their wounds; still others directly pierced their abdomens and extended into their bodies.
In just five minutes, the five originally sturdy mutated beasts had all been reduced to ghastly, skin-covered skeletons scattered across the wreck-strewn ground. Together with the surrounding ruined walls, rubble, and broken tiles, they looked exceptionally gloomy and horrifying.
A faint smell of blood even began to permeate the air, but it was quickly masked by the plants' fishy odor.
Lin Li slowly withdrew his gaze. The doubts in his heart had finally been resolved, and he let out a breath of relief. He had just turned around and was preparing to continue down the alley when an intense sense of danger suddenly poured over him like icy water from above. His entire body stiffened, and the hairs on his skin instantly stood on end.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Li reflexively sprang into the air.
His legs slammed into the ground, cracking the bluestone slabs slightly. His body shot upward like an arrow released from a bow, flying toward the roof of a two-story building beside him. His movements were so fluid that they did not pause for even an instant.
The instant both his feet left