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About a minute passed when the tree monster seemed to realize something was amiss. It thrashed its vines wildly, lashing the ground in a frenzy.

These weren't ordinary vines that a knife could sever. They were nimble and vividly red, exuding an aura of terror.

Jiang Loong noticed that each of two vines had ensnared just one person.

On the ground