The food lowered everyone's guard, and they didn't realize they had stumbled into a foggy area.
The person in front exclaimed, "My God, breadfruit trees! Oh, so many, so many!"
The group hurried forward and saw dozens of tall breadfruit trees laden with greenish-brown fruits.
Breadfruit is rich in starch. When baked, breadfruit tastes like bread, is soft and delicious, and has a sweet and sour flavor.
With such delicious food before them, the villagers, whose bellies were full of thin soup, could hardly resist and rushed up to pick the fruit from the tree.
Unbeknownst to anyone, as the fog thickened, long, thin tendrils, like snakes, were approaching them.
"I've never tried breadfruit before. Has anyone tried it? Can you tell me what it tastes like?"
"I've never tried it either, but I've heard it's delicious."
"I've eaten it, I've eaten it. It tastes similar to sweet potato. It's very fragrant when roasted."
"..."
Everyone swallowed hard, thinking that they had stumbled upon a treasure island rich in resources, much better than in Australia. It would be great to settle down here.
A thin vine wrapped around a person's waist. The person was so busy reaching for the breadfruit that they didn't notice the danger that was about to strike.
The vines tightened their grip, and the man looked down, wondering when they had gotten entangled him. He reached out to pull them away, but the vines pricked his fingertips, and blood quickly gushed out.
"Ouch, hiss..."
The vines seemed to come alive, excitedly shaking their sharp, slender branches, and pounced on their prey like tigers.
"Ouch, that hurts..."
"Ah...what is that..."
"My God, it...it sucks blood, it's alive."
"..."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... The vines leaped up, some coiling, some dragging, some hanging...
The vines tightened, their sharp thorns like countless mouths, thirstily sucking up the delicious blood.
The villagers' already emaciated bodies quickly withered, and the vines swelled several times their original size, with bright red blood gushing out.
The vines swayed merrily, piercing the villagers' flesh with even greater effort.
Within seconds, more than a dozen villagers were infected.
"Help, help me."
"Ah, someone help me, someone help me! Help me!"
"..."
A piercing scream echoed through the mountains and forests.
Bang, bang, bang... Several gunshots rang out, their sound carrying for miles.
Zuo Ling, Pei Nansheng, and Xiao Hao jumped to their feet. "Where did the gunshot come from?"
The snowy night roared, and the waterfall leaped onto its back, standing on its hind legs to look into the forest.
The gunshot was far away from Zuo Ling and the others; if the three siblings hadn't had such keen senses, they wouldn't have heard it at all.
Guo Qi, Yang Chengang, and He Xiao were discussing something when they heard the gunshot, and their expressions changed.
Fearing an accident, Guo Qi specially approved some ammunition for the villagers to take with them, repeatedly emphasizing that they should not use guns unless absolutely necessary.
"Chen Hao, Di Fei, go check what happened."
Chen Hao and Di Fei agreed and had already dashed far away.
Guo Qi shouted, "Be careful, saving your life is the most important thing."
"Okay."
Feeling uneasy, Guo Qi and Yang Chengang chased after them.
He Xiao didn't go; someone had to stay behind to guard the house.
Before Chen Hao and Di Fei could reach the scene of the accident, two villagers fled with pale faces.
"Where are they? Where are they?" Chen Hao grabbed a villager.
The villagers looked terrified, trembling for a long time, unable to utter a single word.
Chen Hao shouted "Hi!" and was about to rush inside when another villager grabbed her arm.
"No, don't go, suck... suck blood, people... people are dried up."
Chen Hao's eyes widened: "What bloodsucking? Who's bloodsucking?"
Di Fei frowned, and the dagger he never parted with appeared in his palm as it spun.
The villagers pointed into the woods, still shaken: "Vines, vines suck blood, they didn't escape."
Chen Hao refused to believe the superstition and insisted on going in, but Di Fei stopped her.
"Don't go in yet."
Chen Hao glared at him: "Aren't you going to save people?"
Di Fei said irritably, "Use your pig brain, go back and get your machete and torch, then come back."
Vine-sucking? That sounds like something out of a horror movie.
But as long as it's an evil thing, it's not immune to fire, so Di Fei thought it was better to be careful.
Chen Hao said anxiously, "How can we possibly make it in time?"
During the struggle, Guo Qi and Yang Chengang caught up.
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