Even Rabbits Wouldn't Believe It

In the dark passageway where phosphorescent flames intertwined, Man-Eating Flowers with yellow-green skin burst from the water one after another, letting out hoarse, grating roars that echoed endlessly through the waterway, painfully harsh to the ears.

The Man-Eating Flowers emerged from beneath the water one by one, like giant serpents lurking in the water that had been startled awake, glaring viciously at the four adventurers before them.

Their fang-filled mouths opened one after another.

Countless tentacles writhed madly around them.

Unconcealed hostility and malice poured from the monsters, directly enveloping Leo and his group.

The next second, all the Man-Eating Flower monsters moved.

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In an instant, Leo and Ais moved as well.

Leo turned around without hesitation and pulled Lefiya into his arms, drawing a startled cry from her. Ais likewise scooped up Lefiya Viridis, and the elf young girl's cry followed immediately after, though it carried a bashful delight that no one else understood.

Each of them held one person as though they had planned it beforehand, then leaped apart in opposite directions, instantly leaving their original positions. At that very moment, countless tentacles crashed down where Leo's group had been standing. Several Man-Eating Flowers even lunged forward bodily and slammed into that spot, shaking the entire underground waterway.

"Rumble!"

The waterway trembled, and water burst forth like geysers before exploding in all directions, forming raging waves that surged outward. Though Leo and Ais had avoided the Man-Eating Flowers' direct assault, they were still drenched by the exploding spray, their bodies soaked through.

Yet neither of them paid attention to their current state. Instead, they moved on with cold expressions.

"Hold on tight, Lefiya."

Leo instructed the young girl in his arms, snapping her out of it. She hurriedly wrapped her arms tightly around his neck. A faint