If it was nothing, that would be the best outcome.

But if there was something wrong, finding out early would help him prepare.

Just as he was about to head toward the source of the sound, Kim Haru glanced down and noticed the chopsticks still in his hand.

Oh, and his mala soup!

He hurriedly returned inside, packed his mala soup into his system backpack, and then set off again.

After walking in the direction of the noise for about ten minutes, Kim Haru finally saw what had caused it.

…There were people.

...

Shin Woncheon and his group only realized they were lost after they had already fallen victim to the toxic effects of the Venomspine Twisting Flowers.

They had thought they were moving farther away from danger toward safety, but in reality, they hadn't noticed that they were wandering in the wrong direction.

By the time the group finally realized something was wrong and snapped back to clarity, they were already surrounded by a sea of lush green plants.

They had stumbled right into the lair of mutated plants!

Shin Woncheon's face was full of despair.

Any team that regularly ventured outside the safe zones knew this well: unless absolutely necessary, you must avoid walking through the areas with abundant greenery.

In this world, any plant that grew lush and vibrant was a mutated plant!

The non-mutated plants had long since been deprived of nutrients by the vicious mutated ones.

Those that survived were withered and barren, barely clinging to life—forget about growing green leaves.

The ferocity of mutated plants was something most people feared more than encountering a horde of zombies.

And now, they had been led by the Venomspine Twisting Flowers right into a field of dense greenery!

Even if they were lucky enough to escape with their lives, it was unclear how many of them would survive...

"It's all my fault. These cursed plants must've smelled the blood on me and awakened," the man who is being carried said, closing his eyes. "Shin Woncheon, you shouldn't worry about me anymore. You need to get the others out safely from this place!"

Before Shin Woncheon could refuse, the other two in the group quickly cut off the injured man with a barrage of words, silencing him.

No one wanted to abandon a comrade who had fought alongside them through life and death.

Shin Woncheon grinned widely and said, "In that case, let's fight! To hell with it!"

With their backs against the wall and a determination to make it out alive, Shin Woncheon and his group fought with extraordinary strength.

At last, despite being severely wounded, they managed to take down the massive Venomspine Twisting Flowers that had been trying to absorb them!

The loud crash of the Venomspine Twisting Flowers hitting the ground served as a warning to the other mutated plants that were still lurking around.

The sound would keep them quiet for at least half an hour—just enough time for the group to escape from the area.