The brigadier general scanned his surroundings and soon spotted some vines on a nearby tree. His eyes lit up.
He severed a vine with a slash, intending to use it as a rope to tie Tang Yichen up.
But that slash was like poking a hornet's nest.
The ancient tree draped in vines suddenly came alive. Hundreds of green vines descended like long snakes.
A huge flower bud hung from the tip of each vine.
The buds split down the middle, exposing sharp, gleaming white teeth as they snapped at the brigadier general.
"Mutated man-eating flowers?"
Growing even more impatient, he drew his saber and slashed at the man-eating flowers. These mutated plants were no match for him.
Swish!
The blade flashed, severing more than a dozen flower vines.
"Aah!!"
A piercing scream suddenly rang out.
The brigadier general froze. The boy who had wet his pants in terror had just been swallowed whole by a man-eating flower.
Crunch, crunch...
The flower kept chewing. The screams cut off abruptly, and bright red liquid dripped from its petals.
The flower shook its head as it ate, scattering the bright red liquid through the air.
The brigadier general frowned and swiftly darted out of the way.
He slowly sheathed his saber, a sneer curling his lips. "Bad luck, kid. You wouldn't have had to die if we'd taken you back. But no, you just had to run."
He glanced at the flower vines retracting into the tree, then turned and left.
One dead child hardly mattered. As long as they still had the villagers, they had enough leverage to threaten Black Queen.
"Where's the boy?" Ye Chuan asked with a frown.
"Sir, the boy was unlucky. A mutated plant ate him."
"You're sure he's dead? Did you check for yourself?"
The brigadier