Chapter 4688 — Swift Annihilation
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By now, however, the thing had been pierced clean through the center of its body; it was plainly dead beyond any doubt, and this was clearly the handiwork of the Five Elements killing aura Wei Zhao had unleashed a moment ago.
"Thank you..." Huo Yudie's face flushed scarlet once again. This time it was not from the earlier awkwardness but from shame at her own carelessness. A true expert had to remain vigilant at all times, and she, her mind still churning with thoughts she could not chase away, had plainly tossed that law of survival clean out of her head.
"You're welcome." Wei Zhao smiled faintly. Ever since the business with the Eight-Legged Kache Insect, he had kept his divine sense trained on everything around them, lest they repeat the same mistake.
And somewhere along the way, Wei Zhao had accepted Huo Yudie as a comrade in his heart, no longer guarding against her at every moment as he had before. The jade pendant's warning naturally took her in as well.
The two pressed on. After that scare, Huo Yudie's state had finally returned to something normal, and she grew far more cautious as they walked. Before long, she suddenly stopped short.
"What is it?" Wei Zhao asked in surprise from behind her, thinking they had run into danger—though his divine sense revealed nothing out of the ordinary, and the jade pendant gave no sign of warning either.
"Something's off. I smell a scent I've encountered before, not far ahead." Huo Yudie's brows knitted tightly.
"A scent you've encountered before?" Wei Zhao gave her a strange look, then stepped past her to the front. Without turning his head, he said, "It's this way, isn't it? Just follow behind me."
"I'm not lying to you—I'm very sensitive to smells. There's definitely danger up ahead!" Huo Yudie called hastily.
"I never said I didn't believe you. But even if there is danger, we still have to push forward, don't we? We can't just give up halfway because of a little risk." Wei Zhao waved a hand, and as he spoke he had already drawn some distance ahead.
Huo Yudie gritted her teeth and had to hurry two steps to catch up. Wei Zhao was right—even knowing a tiger lurks on the mountain, one must still head up the mountain path. If they wanted to obtain a heavenly treasure like the Thunder Profound Vine, it was impossible to do so without taking some risk.
They walked on less than thirty zhang when a sliver of alarm suddenly rose in Wei Zhao's heart, and at the same moment the jade pendant sounded its warning. At once he shouted, "Back!"
And just as Wei Zhao and Huo Yudie drew back, dozens of thick, hideous vines burst violently from the ground—Pseudo-Human Vines again!
"Your nose is sharp." Wei Zhao glanced at Huo Yudie without haste. Because the Pseudo-Human Vine hid deep underground, even his divine sense could not detect it before it launched its attack; yet this girl had smelled it from so far away, after only a single encounter, no less. It was simply incredible.
"I've always had a gift for that, and I've had special training too—all so it could come in useful on certain special occasions," Huo Yudie replied.
"Mm. In places where divine sense can't reach, that nose of yours really can be a great help," Wei Zhao said with a faint smile.
"What do we do now?" Huo Yudie stared at the Pseudo-Human Vine ahead, its tendrils clawing and flailing, and felt as if she faced a great enemy. A moment ago Wei Zhao's warning had let them retreat in time, but the problem was that this was the only road. Unless they killed this Pseudo-Human Vine, the Thunder Profound Vine was nothing but a pipe dream.