"Go to sleep, I'll stay with you."
Shen Nanxing put his arm around Jiang Nian'an and turned to walk towards the tent.
Jiang Nian'an hummed in agreement, placed some charcoal near the fire for later use, and then crawled into the tent.
She set an alarm, planning to get up in the middle of the night to relieve Shen Nanxing.
Time flew by and it was already past midnight. The wind and snow outside gradually subsided, and the snow on the ground had accumulated to a thicker layer.
Shen Nanxing added two pieces of charcoal to the fire and leaned against the wall, quietly sorting through all the information he had gathered about the Bi family during this period.
Jiang Nian'an's alarm went off right on time.
She put on her coat, came out of the tent, walked over to Shen Nanxing and sat down next to him, gently shaking his hand, "Brother Shen, go and rest for a while."
Shen Nanxing grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms, resting his chin on her head. "I'm not sleepy. Do you want to sleep a little longer?"
Jiang Nian'an shook her head and snuggled closer to him. "I'll sit with you for a while."
"Um."
The two nestled together, silent, yet there was a warmth, tranquility, and beauty in their presence.
......
In Province G, there is a wasteland more than 100 kilometers away from the flower market.
'Swish swish!!!'
The sound of plants sprouting underground caused the survivors, who had only sat down to rest for less than two minutes, to change their expressions.
"Run, everyone! The monster is chasing us again!"
Someone shouted and took the lead, running wildly forward.
Even if the others were so exhausted that their legs were like noodles, stopping meant certain death.
Everyone gritted their teeth and ran forward with all their might.
'Beep—'
A sharp whistle rang out from afar, and the underground noise suddenly ceased.
Then came a sound like a rope rapidly retracting, and then there was complete silence.
"Wait...wait a minute, that thing seems to have gone back!"
The person at the back was the first to notice and quickly called out to the people in front.
The people in front ignored them and didn't dare to stop.
I kept running forward for a while, and only when I couldn't run anymore did my "what's the use" attitude slowly come to an end.
They then realized that the person who had called out to them earlier hadn't lied; the monster had truly left.
"It...it won't come back this time, will it?"
A short-haired, round-faced girl was leaning on her knees, panting heavily as she looked back with lingering fear.
The monster was a giant bluish-purple vine that suddenly emerged from the ground three days ago.
It is over ten meters long and as thick as an adult man's arm, looking like a giant python from a distance.
At first, it only lingered near the temporary refuge, observing.
There are more than 700 people in the temporary shelter, but they are all ordinary people.
Upon discovering the bluish-purple vine, some people immediately packed their belongings and left while it was away.
As soon as they stepped out of the refuge area, the giant vine shot out from the ground like a ghost.
It moved so fast that no one had time to react; it coiled around him like a snake and drained him dry in the blink of an eye.
Perhaps the blood irritated the giant vine, for it stopped observing and charged into the temporary refuge, beginning a frenzied attack on them.
In a short period of time, more than twenty people died, and the giant vine grew even larger.
The survivors were gripped by extreme panic and scattered in all directions.
The giant vine was clever; without hesitation, it chose the group with the most escapees, which was their escape team.
Their original team consisted of about 300 people, but only about 50 survived; the rest had been sucked dry by the giant vines.
Its size also increased more than three times.
"have no idea."
The man next to her had sweat all over his forehead. He casually wiped it away, then straightened up and continued walking forward.
"Whether it comes back or not, this is not a place to stay for long."
The short-haired girl caught up with him, looking dejected. "Brother Zhang, are we... never going back to the flower market?"
"Um."
Zhang Guorui strode forward without turning his head. "That place is no longer the flower market we used to love. It has become a paradise for those monsters."
“Yes!” someone chimed in, “It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to describe the flower market now as the most terrifying wasteland in legend.”
"Go, go, don't look back, looking back means death!" Someone said this.
These words silenced everyone, and they walked forward with their heads down.
The entire group was shrouded in a thick gloom, and a depressing and sorrowful atmosphere permeated the air.
Everyone was filled with fear and despair, but they had no choice but to grit their teeth and keep going, because they knew that retreating would only lead to death.
Flower Market, Province G.
Various mutated plants have completely invaded the city, spreading and growing wildly like a surging green tide.
From the outside, the entire flower market looks like a mysterious garden under a spell, except that this garden is full of eeriness and danger.
Besides seeing the various monsters that Jiang Nian'an and his companions had seen before, there were also many other mutated monsters of different shapes moving about, living, and reproducing among them.
Deep inside stands a Gothic castle filled with a gloomy and eerie atmosphere, also covered with various mutated plants.
Outside the castle, giant vines clung quietly to a large tree.
"Blood Vine did a good job this time!"
Under the big tree, two boys leaned against it, tilting their heads slightly upwards as they looked at the giant vine and praised it.
Hearing their praise, the giant vine moved slightly, as if in response.
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