I thought they would check the green leaves on the vines here, but to my surprise, they were very careful to avoid the leaves, not letting their skin touch them at all, as if they were afraid of getting infected with some kind of virus.

Instead, they used a knife to make a small cut in the vine, and only tested it after a milky white liquid flowed out.

Looking at the palm-sized, serrated, thin, even translucent green leaves, Losi had doubts, but dared not make any moves. Following the example of the others, she avoided them and began to examine the black and yellow vines.

This place might be a lucky spot, as half of the thirty-odd people found something edible. Since everyone was traveling in groups, it's fair to say that everyone got a little bit.

Another person found a low-radiation item, which could be exchanged for at least three times more points if sold, compared to the medium-radiation item.

Everyone carefully used knives to cut off the top branches and leaves, not daring to make any big movements, for fear that liquid might leak out.

The roots were dug out directly.

Losi was lucky; she detected a slightly smaller one.

She could barely manage to do it by herself.

Just as she moved the vines out of the way, a green leaf fell from a short distance away because of the large movement of the person below.

Below are three teenagers. They were lucky enough to find a thick vine. Because the vines were intertwined and complicated, they had to be very careful and work together to move the vines out.

The three were so engrossed in their work that they didn't notice they had slightly brushed against a vampire vine nearby.

The leaves, which were originally harmless and even looked delicious, turned from green to red in less than a second after coming into contact with the skin of one of the boys.

Because it was on the back of their necks, none of the three noticed it.

After the leaf landed, it miraculously began to move and expanded at an extremely fast speed. The surrounding serrations hardened, allowing the leaf, which had expanded to the size of a fist, to stand up.

Then, blood continued to flow from the back of the boy's neck, down his back trouser legs, and onto the ground, but he was completely unaware, still weaving through the vines.

The reddened leaves moved slowly along the bloodstains left by the boy, their serrations absorbing the blood completely as if it had never been there.

In the blink of an eye, the leaf had grown to the size of three fists, and several black spots appeared in the rich blood color.

Just as Losi was about to remind him, his companion suddenly shouted, "Hey, what's wrong with you, Second Brother!"

They knew how powerful the bloodsucking vine was, and when they saw their companion's face turn pale and bloodless, they immediately became alert.

"Brother, am I alright?" The second brother didn't know what had happened, he just felt a little cold.

Remembering where he was, he hurriedly looked behind him and saw a bright red blood pack slowly approaching him.

A long trail of blood appeared where he had walked.

Only then did he realize that he was injured. Yes, the vampire vine had a paralyzing effect, no wonder he hadn't felt anything at all.

No, it's going to be even more dangerous later!

The second brother looked anxiously at his two companions: "Quick, let's go! The vampire vine is about to go berserk!"

Looking at the vines in their hands, the two were reluctant to part with them and could only let the second brother go first, as staying here would only accelerate the vampire vine's rampage.

The second brother looked conflicted, but still chose to leave quickly, otherwise no one would be able to get out.

The men were speaking very loudly, and everyone knew something was wrong.

The person still moving the vines in the middle was furious. He had finally found one with moderate radiation, and he could earn a lot of points by selling it.

But unfortunately, one clumsy person disturbed the vampire vine.

Seeing the winding path leading out, he had no choice but to abandon the vines in his hands and flee the area as quickly as possible in order to survive.

The thirty or so people left almost simultaneously. Although Losi didn't know what would happen next, she knew it couldn't be anything good, so she immediately ran out with everyone else.

Only two people remained in the forest, still moving vines. The mobile blood pack sensed the target's escape but calmly and slowly absorbed the blood on the ground.

Time passed slowly, and the moment the two stepped out of the vines, the blood sac, which was almost the size of an infant's head, seemed to have reached its limit, and the transparent outer skin began to crack.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, it exploded with a deafening roar, forming a large cloud of blood mist.

The stench of blood immediately filled the entire vine forest; the smell was nothing like it had just flowed out.

It was like a purplish-black corpse, its belly swollen and distended, that had been fermenting for months in a stuffy, sweltering room during the height of summer, before it exploded with a bang, releasing the smell of maggots.

Less than one percent of rural areas have dry toilets.

Even from a distance, the smell made everyone gag.

Lossie stood at the back, calmly covering her nose with her hand. This smell was one of the stronger smells she had ever encountered, but not strong enough to make her vomit.

The two people who had just come out were closest to each other and almost fainted from the stench.

Fortunately, they managed to pull themselves out with their strong willpower, and the vines were still intact.

The second child, however, was in bad shape, bleeding profusely. His wound wasn't large, but the bleeding wouldn't stop.

At his feet, a large pool of blood had already formed, and his face grew increasingly pale.

Without professional hemostatic agents, he would bleed to death within 10 minutes.

It might not take 10 minutes, three minutes would be enough.

The second son looked at his hand; it seemed he had lost all feeling there…

By the time the remaining two arrived at the boy's side, the second brother had already passed away.

One of them carried a vine, and the other carried the boy's body, and they quickly headed outside.

At this moment, the pervasive blood mist disappeared instantly, as if it had been absorbed by something, and the stench also lessened considerably.

In the blink of an eye, all the vampire vines moved strangely. The intertwined vines quickly separated like nimble snakes and then stabbed towards the dead boy.

No, to be precise, it went towards his blood.

With the help of the vines, countless leaves quickly reached the large pool of blood left by the boy, frantically absorbing the blood from the ground.

But the blood was still too little; it couldn't possibly feed the thousands of vines.

The bright red stains on the ground were completely absorbed, and following the scent of blood, they quickly locked onto their next target.

Their vines grew wildly, and the person carrying the boy's corpse was quickly caught up.

To save his own life, he had no choice but to painfully throw his companion's body down.

The body hit the ground with a dull thud, and countless blood-sucking vines, as if hearing a horn signaling the start of a meal, swarmed forward and enveloped the boy's corpse completely.

From the outside, it looks like a large ball made of vines, which is constantly wriggling.

In just half a minute, the vampire vines returned to their original positions, looking exactly the same as before.

Only the withered corpses remained on the ground, unrecognizable from their original state.

In an instant, everyone retreated, fearing that the vampire vine would go berserk again.

Although they had long heard of the power of the vampire vine, seeing it with their own eyes was a different story.

Many people were left with psychological trauma and decided never to come here again.

Losi left with the others. The dead boy's companions seemed frightened and ignored the boy's body, carrying the vampire vines and following behind.

It was getting late, and the journey back would take more than an hour, so the group decided not to look for any more supplies.

Compared to others who were still struggling to find supplies, this tacitly formed temporary team was far too conspicuous.

It's hard for anyone not to notice it.