Chapter 124: The Weakness of the Giant Carnivorous Plant

"Pfft!"
"Splatter!"

Innumerable jets of floral fluid erupted madly from the flower pouches. The scene was akin to a fountain gone haywire, with countless streams of liquid, heavy with a pungent floral scent, spraying simultaneously toward their target.

And... their precision was surprisingly high.

Every single stream of liquid struck the remains of the withered flower, treating it like a target.

These flowers...

Ye Da took this opportunity to carefully observe the attack patterns of the Macrophage Pitcher Plants. The liquid was sprayed from the core of the flowers, suggesting their cores possessed a siphon-like effect, especially when they sensed a threat. Furthermore, these Macrophage Pitcher Plants lacked vision; they were completely unaware that they were attacking their own kind, even a dead one.

That meant... these flowers relied on air currents.

They relied on air currents and the presence of injured fellow plants to determine if something nearby posed a danger. Once they judged that something could potentially threaten them, they would attack without a second thought.

A group of blind flowers that relied entirely on air currents to judge their attacks—once you grasped that point, they were easy to deal with!

"Clatter!"

A snow mound half the height of a person erupted on the snowy ground. Xiao Bai bared its teeth and hissed, but Xiao Hui remained calm, seemingly aware that there was nothing dangerous beneath the snow.

Ye Da stared at the mound, not reacting immediately. Although he guessed it was Chu Ping returning, letting one's guard down in the wilderness was never a good idea. It was better to be cautious than to lose one's life through carelessness.

"Swish!"

The snow was overturned, and the soil beneath burst upward like a volcanic eruption—except instead of lava, it spewed dirt. As the earth continued to churn, a pitch-black hole appeared, and a head poked out. "Lord, I've returned!"

"Come up quickly," Ye Da reached out to pull Chu Ping up. "You weren't corroded by that flower fluid while underground, were you? I saw quite a bit of it seeping into the soil."

"I'm fine."

Chu Ping used Ye Da's strength to quickly crawl onto the surface. "The soil underneath is frozen solid, and there's definitely a thin layer of ice on the ground, so that liquid didn't seep down."

"That's good."

Though Ye Da said this, the corner of his mouth twitched. Because... Chu Ping was not fine at all.

His face was as pale as gold leaf, and large patches of skin on his body were reddened and ulcerated from the dissolving fluid, yet he was completely oblivious to it. This could only mean one thing: Chu Ping had entered a countdown state. When a person is near death, the brain sometimes releases a massive amount of adrenaline to mask the pain, allowing them to live out their final moments without suffering. This was why some people, after a car accident, could still walk around despite having their internal organs ruptured—only to collapse and die a few hours later.

"Lord, what do we do now?"

Once on firm ground, Chu Ping stared at the flower field below, looking eager to fight again.

Ye Da pulled out his grappling hook. "You stay up here and direct Xiao Bai and Xiao Hui for me. I've discovered the secret of these Macrophage Pitcher Plants: they only attack targets that generate strong air currents."

"So, you need to have Xiao Hui and Xiao Bai fire air pellets at the flower field near me continuously! You must time it perfectly. About thirty seconds after Xiao Bai fires, you must have Xiao Hui fire a pellet immediately. By constantly generating strong air currents, we can disrupt their judgment, and they won't attack me."

"But be careful—both Xiao Bai and Xiao Hui need time to charge their energy before firing. You must get the timing right!"

"Watch me for the first attack, and for the rest... I'm entrusting my life to you!"

Ye Da's words caused Chu Ping to straighten up abruptly. "Lord, you trust me this much? I... I..."

"I'm so touched!!!"

[Loyalty +1]

The chuunibyou youth was indulging in his own delusions again. Ye Da trusted him because Chu Ping's loyalty had already reached 97%, but he hadn't expected the guy to start overthinking and "self-indoctrinating" again. How impressive.

"No need to be touched. Just focus on protecting me."

Ye Da patted Chu Ping's shoulder and then instructed Xiao Bai, "Xiao Bai, charge your air pellet. I'll point, and you shoot!"

"Chu Ping, I'm heading down. Count to twenty and have Xiao Hui start charging; it doesn't know how to count."

"Understood?"

Chu Ping struck his chest firmly. "Rest assured, Lord. Leave it to me."

"Swish!"

Once Ye Da secured himself to a rock, he let the iron cable slide down. As he descended, the Macrophage Pitcher Plants in the field reacted to the shift in air currents. They twisted toward Ye Da, their pouches opening to reveal rows of stamens.

This meant they were charging. In a few seconds, they would spray their fluid at him. Although Ye Da was still at a distance, no one could be sure how far those jets could reach!

"Swish!"

Ye Da quickly raised his hand and pointed at the nearest Macrophage Pitcher Plant. Even the closest one was over twenty meters away; he wasn't worried about Xiao Bai's air pellet hitting him by accident.

"The Lord has given the signal! Xiao Bai, fire the... the Spirit Bomb!!!"

"..."

Xiao Bai rolled its eyes at Chu Ping. If it could speak, it would have cursed him out—"Spirit Bomb"? Your whole family looks like a Spirit Bomb! It's an air pellet! Do you understand?!

But Xiao Bai had no time to spare. It opened its mouth toward the spot Ye Da pointed to.

"Whoosh!"

A pellet of air, shimmering with brilliant light like a meteor in the night, streaked toward the Macrophage Pitcher Plant. Upon impact, the flower burst like a water balloon.

"Boom!!!"

Countless floral fluid splattered outward! Because the power of the air pellet was so great, the flower exploded violently, spraying the fluid dozens of meters away. Some of it even splashed onto Ye Da!

"Hiss!"

Where the liquid touched Ye Da, white smoke immediately began to rise from the corrosion.