Just as Lu Feng and Fan Linlin continued onward, a series of explosions suddenly erupted from another direction in the forest.
Boom after boom rang out without end.
In the distance, numerous trees could be seen collapsing amid clouds of flying dust.
Fan Linlin asked in alarm, "That commotion... could Wuyi Zhiyuan have gone mad after being affected?"
Lu Feng secretly frowned. Looking toward the receding disturbance, he said, "The attacks over there may be chaotic, but they are generally directed along one route. He probably isn't blasting around blindly. Perhaps he used some method to preserve the last thread of clarity under the influence of this smell, and is instinctively trying to force his way through this forest."
After a brief hesitation, Lu Feng and Fan Linlin decisively moved farther away. With the commotion over there, people would likely be drawn here soon.
The two had not continued their stealthy advance for long before Fan Linlin suddenly cried out in terror.
"Brains... so many brains..."
Trembling, Fan Linlin pointed toward a slightly dim region ahead.
Following the faint moonlight, Lu Feng looked over and vaguely saw clusters of ugly things shaped like human heads, scattered all across the path ahead. They were not only rooted in the ground; some even hung from tree trunks.
The sight was exceptionally eerie and chilling.
"No wonder Brother Zhou and the others kept shouting things about brains after they went mad."
Fan Linlin finally understood, her eyes filled with horror. "They must have seen these strange, head-shaped things while their minds were in disorder from the bizarre smell."
Feeling that the Fire Essence Qi barrier he had raised was being depleted more quickly in this environment, Lu Feng said, "Those strange smells most likely come from these unusual plants."
"These heads are plants?"