The Mutated Plants in the maze had no clear direction of growth. Under the maze's control, they could even change direction at will—or simply point in different directions from one another. They were no use as a guide.
"So what good is this clue?" He Xiaoxiao asked, speechless. "Now that's a surprise."
"At least we have one relatively reliable standard." Xu Huo recorded the passage's direction with his instrument and prepared to keep going.
They had gone through only a few passages when they ran into another wave of attackers. To his surprise, He Xiaoxiao not only didn't leave, but seemed unusually excited. "Hahaha! I've never seen so many kinds of plants before. So many hidden species are growing inside the maze walls! We could make a fortune exhibiting them!"
"They probably won't survive in these conditions. Do you know where their seeds grow?" Xu Huo cleaved through a Giant Man-Eating Flower lunging at him, then kicked its falling head forward. "Do you see any inside?"
He Xiaoxiao dodged the plants attacking her. "Try burning them. Maybe what's left will be seeds. I've heard Mutated Plants' seeds usually have incredibly hard shells that can withstand fire and water. You can scatter one whenever you want, and a whole patch will sprout next year!"
"Click! Click! Click!"
The sound of a Lighter being opened and closed rang out several times, but before they could start a fire, the two had already left the passage.
Still, after a while, anyone would get fed up.
Seizing a moment of respite, He Xiaoxiao asked Xu Huo, "How long does that card of yours last?"
"Twelve hours."
He Xiaoxiao was at a loss for words. She clearly knew that a playing card couldn't be discarded or given to someone else. The only way to make