It wasn't until they passed the attack range of the Umbrythorn Shadow Vinea that nothing at all had occurred.
Shin Woncheon deliberately turned his head to check if he had mistaken the plant.
Just as he turned his head, whoosh!
An "arrow" shot past, piercing the tip of his nose and embedding itself in the ground.
It was a real Shadow Arrow!
And the attack range of this Umbrythorn Shadow Vinea had greatly exceeded a hundred meters!
Shin Woncheon hurriedly turned his head, taking a couple of quick steps to keep up with the pace of the person ahead.
He feared that if he fell behind, he would become a target for the Umbrythorn Shadow Vinea.
As they continued forward, the shock in Shin Woncheon and his companions grew more intense.
By the end, they were almost numb to it.
What had they seen along the way?
The initial encounter with the Umbrythorn Shadow Vinea seemed trivial compared to what followed: the Seraphic Bliss Grass, ranked ninth on the list of mutated plants; the Phantom Flame Phoenix Tree, ranked tenth; the Thundercloud Orchid, ranked fifth; and the Ice Bamboo, ranked seventh.
And then there were others—this one, that one, all of them vicious mutated plants that ranked high on the list.
Any single one of them could take down a large group of people.
There were also some plants they didn't recognize or couldn't name, but if they could thrive alongside these high-risk mutated plants, looking vibrant and full of life, their danger levels surely couldn't be much lower.
This was truly a den of mutated plants; even the top-ranked team from their safe zone wouldn't know how many members would make it back if they ventured in.
And now, there was this person, able to move through this perilous forest of plants unscathed, leading them—bloodied and clearly battered—through the danger.
The mutated plants remained still, like obedient pets.
Who exactly were they encountering?!
How had they never heard of this person's name before?
The further they walked, the more frightened and cautious Shin Woncheon and his companions became, constantly reminding themselves that they absolutely must not anger this person.
Finally, the person ahead stopped.
"We've arrived," he said emotionlessly before entering a wooden house.
Shin Woncheon and the others stared blankly.
Oh my gosh! What is this?!
A wooden cabin!
Shin Woncheon had expected to see a steel fortress, or a defensive stronghold, or a high-tech building beyond their imagination.
But he never would have guessed it would be a wooden cabin.
Wooden cabin? In this post-apocalyptic world where plants had mutated, what did that mean? It meant those mutated plants would see you as their greatest enemy.
Now, before Shin Woncheon and the others stood a house made of wood, and judging by its appearance, a considerable amount of wood had been used.
This wooden cabin was brazenly built right in the heart of the mutated plants' den.
Were they out of their minds?!
Oh, wait, the owner of the wooden house had just led them here.