A vine crept silently toward the guards. In a surprise attack, it snatched one away, dragging him into the tall grass. While the other guards stood dumbfounded, a massive maw gaped open and swallowed the captive guard whole.
"AAAAH—"
The other guards, having seen their comrade dragged away, gave chase only to witness this scene. They shrieked in terror and fled in a panic; some even scrambled back into their cavern.
They acted as if they'd been struck by a Withered Messenger's fear spell.
"Uh, what the…"
Yuan Xiaobo's jaw dropped in disbelief. He couldn't believe there could be such cowardly guards.
Just as everyone was staring at each other, unsure how to react...
...the group of ugly guards charged back out. Their faces were fierce, and they screamed and hollered in the party's direction as if they weren't the same ones who had just fled in a panic.
Lin Kong blinked, utterly speechless at the guards' behavior.
"Why don't we just go up there and finish them off?"
