Moss Giant

Ling Chu looked at the black fruit bat circling overhead and asked, "Are all the bone walls ahead covered in this kind of vine?"

You Jiali flapped forward a short distance. Ling Chu had advanced the fastest among the four routes, and these lush green vines had appeared on every bone wall ahead of her.

"Yes. The closer you get to the maze's core and endpoint, the denser the vines grow. None of the other routes have encountered this type of vegetation yet."

Sure enough, flourishing vines were a sign that the endpoint was near.

Ling Chu strode toward the depths of the vine-covered area.

As she passed a densely tangled wall of vines, her steps slowed. She keenly noticed that the leaves on the vines beside her were moving without wind, swaying softly with faint rustling sounds.

There wasn't even the slightest airflow in the maze. Why were the leaves rustling?

Alarm bells rang in Ling Chu's mind, and she instinctively stepped half a pace back.

The next second, several thick, tough vines suddenly snapped taut and lashed straight at her waist and abdomen like venomous snakes. Their tips were covered in tiny, dense barbs that glimmered with a dim, eerie green sheen.

Ling Chu flipped her wrist and swung the Blade of White Bones horizontally. A flash of cold light cut through the air, and the incoming vines broke apart at once, spilling a pool of dark green, sticky fluid.

Before the remaining vines could surround her, Ling Chu pushed off the ground and charged forward. Her body darted nimbly from side to side, and every sweeping, entwining vine narrowly missed the hem of her clothes.

"Watch out for these vines!" Ling Chu immediately sent an urgent warning through the Crew Channel.

Just as the message was sent,