The flames weren't much compared to the enormous maze walls, but all the Mutated Plants were afraid of fire. A few bottles of highly concentrated alcohol, specially refined in other sub-districts, burned exceptionally well. The Mutated Plants could even dodge and flee with something like human awareness, which helped carry the flames elsewhere and set even more plants alight.
For a while, the Mutated Plants could no longer focus on attacking the living people passing by. Instead, they all withdrew, and some even cut their losses, severing the parts that had already caught fire.
After reaching the end of the passage without incident, the three didn't hurry onward. Big Tiger said, "If we go in now, won't we get surrounded again?"
Lin Qian was more observant. Pointing at the maze wall, she said, "Look at the leaves and branches. They're rippling like waves."
Indeed, starting from the burning area, the leaves on the maze walls had all turned in a different direction. For a moment, they all faced away from the flames, overlapping one another in layers. That was why they looked like ripples.
Following the direction of the leaves, they saw that the passage they were about to enter was making a rustling sound. In an instant, even its color grew paler.
"Is that a bad sign?" Big Tiger glanced at Xu Huo, hesitant.
Xu Huo looked ahead and cautiously started forward. "Don't you know the maze well? Do you really not know what Mutated Plants are inside it, or what their abilities are?"
Big Tiger wiped his face. "I'd have to see them before I could recognize them. Besides, the Dungeon got upgraded. Who knows what kind of freaky things it brought in!"
The passage ahead wasn't very long, but when they stepped inside, the maze walls on