Chapter 355 - 199: The Bloodthirsty Vine King’s Revenge

Chapter 355: Chapter 199: The Bloodthirsty Vine King’s Revenge

Although the rainy season affects animals, it’s actually beneficial for plants.

’If a typical Extraordinary Creature wanted revenge on me, it would surely make a huge, obvious scene.’

But considering the Bloodthirsty Vine King’s intelligence and sinister nature, Chen Chong couldn’t be certain.

’What if it’s the scenario I’m imagining...’

"Wake up Wang Biao, Jia Wen, and Qi Zhen. We’re going to the library first, then the gymnasium."

Xu Jun stared blankly for a few seconds. Although he didn’t quite understand, he immediately got up and headed for the rooms of Wang Biao and the others.

Xu Jun operated on a single principle: do whatever Brother Chong said.

’All he had to do was follow orders!’

"Sir..."

Wang Biao, Jia Wen, and Qi Zhen all came into the living room.

Chen Chong was putting on a rain poncho while inspecting his Snake Scale Short Knife, which he hadn’t used in a long time.

"Get your ponchos on and grab your weapons."

The three of them didn’t ask why, immediately turning back to their rooms.

They reemerged in less than a minute...

"Let’s go!"

The Tiger Striped Dog followed them out as well.

The Rock Armor Eagle stayed behind, as it disliked the rain.

On their way downstairs, Chen Chong voiced his concerns.

The four of them were all somewhat shocked to hear it.

"It can’t be that serious, can it, Brother Chong?"

"Yeah, Sir. Do we really need to patrol the whole school just on your say-so?"

Chen Chong shook his head. "It’s better to be safe than sorry. It would be great if I’m wrong, but if I’m right, we’ll be in big trouble..."

"Alright..."

The four didn’t object to Chen Chong’s decision in the slightest; they didn’t think he was overreacting.

After all, it was this very caution that had allowed Chen Chong to lead them out of danger time and time again, and to successfully hunt two Extraordinary Creatures...

When they got downstairs, they found nothing out of the ordinary.

Chen Chong fully activated the detection ability of his Perception Ring, scanning for any Bloodthirsty Vines that might be lurking in the corners.

But there was nothing.

Xu Jun’s scent-tracking abilities didn’t pick up anything either. There was still that intermittent metallic scent of blood, but it was so faint and infrequent that he began to doubt himself. He wondered if he had misidentified it, or if he was smelling something else that was merely similar to blood.

"Let’s check the library."

"Alright!"

The group headed out into the rain, making their way to the library.

「Ten minutes later...」

"Brother Chong!"

The team members guarding the library entrance looked nervous. They had been dozing off, and if Chen Chong hadn’t walked right up to them, they wouldn’t have even noticed he was there.

Chen Chong didn’t say much, just asked with a cold expression, "Anything unusual here?"

"N-no, Brother Chong. Nothing."

"Open the door."

As the doors opened, Chen Chong went inside to check for himself. Only after confirming there was nothing amiss did he come back out.

’No trace of any Bloodthirsty Vines...’

Chen Chong’s brow furrowed.

’If the Bloodthirsty Vine King really did invade the campus, it should have targeted the places with Parasites first. If there’s nothing here... was I just being paranoid?’

Chen Chong continued toward the gymnasium, lost in thought.

But when they reached the gymnasium, there was still nothing.

"Brother Chong, maybe you were wrong?"

"Maybe... maybe I really was wrong..."

Chen Chong began to doubt his own intuition.

’Logically speaking, the Bloodthirsty Vine King harbored an intense hatred for me. If it invaded the campus, its primary targets would be the apartment building, the library, and the gymnasium.’

’But all three locations were clear. Maybe I really was just being paranoid...’

"Let’s head back."

Just as Chen Chong was inwardly mocking himself for being overly paranoid about the Bloodthirsty Vine King, something caught his eye.

"This ground... why are there cracks here?"

The color drained from Xu Jun’s face.

"This scent... It’s the Bloodthirsty Vine King!?"

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