Almost everyone gathered around us, but in the current situation, even if we laid out all the iron weapons we had, it would probably be of no use.

These vines attack so fast that people simply don't have time to react.

Bai Wei stood aside shouting, while the foreigners were all on high alert.

The women huddled in the inner circle, their faces deathly pale.

Xiao He and Yang Rui also stood by to help, but such attacks were negligible, because as soon as we cut off one vine, another would come rushing in quickly.

At first, I didn't feel anything, but gradually, I started to feel weak and my shoulders started to ache.

After all, this big iron sword was originally made with a weight of ten by ten, so it is indeed quite difficult to swing it now.

Wang Ping stood next to me and shouted, "What are these vines afraid of besides iron? Aren't they afraid of fire? Why don't we run to the campfire right now!"

I shook my head. I really didn't know about this, but when these vines first appeared in the camp, there was a campfire around us, which means that these vines are not afraid of fire at all.

The vines around us piled up more and more, and it looked like they were about to become a wall of vines. I began to feel hopeless. What was even more painful was that Tianci was so young. Was he going to die here before he even saw the beautiful world outside?

I strained with all my might, continuing to swing the machete, cutting the vines section by section to the ground.

But there was absolutely no way to stop their frequent attacks.

Just then, I heard Xiao He shout, and then a white light shot out like an arrow into the woods.

Soon, the light spread out, and the intense light caused our eyes to be momentarily blinded.

Chen Jian and the others immediately cursed and then covered their eyes.

I was just about to ask Xiao He what he was trying to do when I realized that the vines that had been attacking us so fiercely had suddenly retracted.

Immediately afterward, Xiao He turned to us and shouted urgently, "We can't stay here any longer! Let's hurry up and put out the campfire!"

Upon hearing Xiao He's words, Wang Ping immediately shook his head and refused: "That won't do. There are still two children here, one of whom was just born not long ago. How can they withstand such a ordeal? Besides, the mother's physical condition can't withstand such a long journey!"

Chen Jian quickly chimed in, "Yes, and it's so dark right now. If you put out the campfire, how will we see the road and go anywhere?"

Xiao He got anxious and looked at us, about to speak, when Yang Rui chimed in.

“These vines are clearly attracted to the light, didn’t you notice? If there’s always light here, even if we dodge this attack, they’ll attack again. What will you do then?”

After listening to Yang Rui and Xiao He's words, I realized that the purpose of Xiao He's *** was actually this.

If these vines were indeed drawn in by the firelight, then our current campfire is indeed deadly.

I immediately turned to Chen Jian and the others: "Quickly, move this tent 100 meters to the side. Don't move this campfire. Make more campfires to the side. Yes, then we'll retreat."

Xiao He frowned at me: "Brother Zhao, I've already said that these tree stumps were attracted by the firelight, so why did you still need to build another campfire?"

I watched as Xiao He tried his best to calm down and explain to him that since these vines like light, then if we provide them with more light in this place, wouldn't they be attracted by the light and stop attacking us?

“Let’s hide further away. There’s still light here. If there are any wild animals, it’s convenient for them to come here to save themselves. Anyway, it’s almost dawn. If we can get through this night, we’ll move to another place tomorrow.”

Xiao He nodded after hearing what I said, but we didn't dare to go into the woods to collect firewood. In the end, we had to let everyone collect clams on the beach. Then we divided the several bonfires we had gathered earlier into small sections and threw all the clams on them. We also threw all the tree trunks and vines that we had cut down into the bonfires.

The flames surged up again in an instant, and we took the opportunity to move Wang Xiaoxiao's tent about a hundred meters away.

I thought I would be able to get a good rest tonight, but it looks like I won't be able to sleep at all.

I sat outside Wang Xiaoxiao's tent all night, waiting until dawn the next day. The campfire had gone out, and the vines had disappeared.

There were still many of our belongings at the campsite where we had camped before, so we packed them up before dawn.

Xiao He said this place was definitely not safe. According to the map they had, it would take about half a day to walk forward, and there should be another mountain ahead.

The mountain was close to the sea and surrounded by a large forest. He advised us not to go back to our previous campsite, as it was likely burned down.

Although I don't want to admit what Xiao He said, I know that he is very likely right.

Even if we go back, we might only find the camp burned to the ground.

Fortunately, the weather isn't as cold as before, so finding a new place to settle down isn't too difficult.

We packed our belongings, wrapped Wang Xiaoxiao tightly in a wolfskin, and made a makeshift stretcher for her and Tianci to lie on. Our male colleagues then carefully carried Wang Xiaoxiao forward.

Not long after we left, Wang Ping came up from behind and pulled me to the side. I could tell from his expression that he had something to say to me.

We tried to break away from the group and walked at the very back.

Wang Ping suddenly reached out and rushed towards me. Then he opened his palm, and I saw that there was some white powdery stuff in his hand.

I was very confused, so I looked at Wang Ping and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? What is this?"

Wang Ping looked at me and shook his head: "I found this at the campsite just now, the place where Xiao He and the others built a bonfire yesterday. I smelled it, and although it didn't have any strange smell, it's not ash from burning firewood. Also, when I was packing up, I carefully looked at the place where we lit the campfire yesterday, and there was this white powder there too. So I suspect that the sudden appearance of those vines is related to this white powder."