They are not human! (From chapter 61)

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In the blink of an eye, vines wrapped around Wen Qing's ankle and climbed up his calf, loop after loop, binding his leg tightly and dragging him backward.

Wen Qing's pupils contracted as he grasped the pavilion door with all his strength, trying to step forward.

He managed to take one step.

As he stepped into the pavilion, the vines on his foot suddenly loosened, causing Wen Qing to stumble forward.

A rustling sound filled the air as countless vines surged into the pavilion, weaving a net on the glass door.

Wen Qing didn't hit the glass but collided with the vines instead.

The vines were very soft, not painful at all, like hitting a blanket.

Wen Qing was momentarily stunned.

In his daze, the vines wrapped around his hands and feet.

Countless vines crawled up his legs from the ground, binding him tightly. Wen Qing couldn't take a step. When he tried to close the door, the vines wound around his hand, tangling it tightly.

Wen Qing was tied up in a spread-eagle position, unable to move.

He opened his mouth to speak, but the vines seemed to know what he was trying to do. One vine crawled from his wrist to his shoulder, then quickly moved up his neck to his face, pressing against his lips.

The vine, initially as thick as a finger, suddenly enlarged when it touched his lips, pressing against them like a gag. Wen Qing tried to speak but was muffled.

"Mm..."

Wen Qing's eyes widened as he watched the vines cover the entire pavilion in seconds.

The dark green vines covered the crimson pavilion, blocking out the light.

Wen Qing tried to struggle, but this only made the vines tighten their grip on him, slithering up his sleeves and pants, cold and itchy against his skin.

"Mm..."

Wen Qing's body trembled, and he stopped moving.

He calmed down a bit and started thinking. These vines had no face, and his hands were tied, so he couldn't use the Trainer's Halo.

As for the No Intimacy and Victim's Halo items.

One couldn't be used because he couldn't speak, and the other...

Wen Qing quickly closed his eyes and silently repeated "I am a victim" three times.

There was no prompt indicating the item was successfully used.

Wen Qing urgently asked 001 in his mind: 【Why can't I use the item?】

001: 【The main body has not appeared, unable to take effect.】

Wen Qing's eyes widened, and his eyes reddened: 【What main body?】

【Does this vine have a main body?】

With his mouth open and unable to close, Wen Qing soon felt the vine at his mouth getting wet from his saliva.

Perhaps it stimulated the vine, and it seemed to want to move further into his mouth, the cold, slimy thing touching his tongue.

Wen Qing's body trembled uncontrollably.

The vines tightened around him, pressing against his skin, slowly moving like a snake, wrapping around his legs, arms, and waist in loops.

The pressure wasn't heavy; the vines held him just right. Wen Qing didn't feel pain, only cold and itchy, like prey being toyed with by a snake.

Tears welled up in Wen Qing's eyes and streamed down his cheeks.