Following Seraphina's orders, the squad moved forward, where both sides were covered by towering plants while the path itself was suspiciously straight and clean.
The plants seemed like any other wild vegetation in a forest, completely at peace. It was as if they were baiting them to enter.
"These floral monsters possess enough intelligence to lure their prey directly to them," Vlad muttered, glancing at the plants on either side of him, his expression exasperated.
They were moving in a horizontal line, with Vlad and Hugo at the corners and Seraphina and Alisha in between.
"You sound rather impressed," Seraphina replied, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course I'm," Vlad's response came in an instant. "They didn't attack us as soon as we entered their carefully laid path. They are waiting for us to move deeper so that we have no way to return."
