Hidden Dead Ends

As Li Chengyi continued digging, the earth around the Mountain Red flower began to form a small pit.

The hole grew deeper and wider, eventually becoming a cylindrical shape.

Li Chengyi focused intently on his digging, almost forgetting about the slot machine in the distance.

Strangely, no matter how much he dug, the roots of the Mountain Red seemed endless, burrowing deeper and deeper underground.@@novelbin@@

The brown flower roots stretched downward, resembling writhing ginseng roots, extending into the depths.

After digging over half a meter down, Li Chengyi still hadn’t reached the end of the roots, making him feel something was off.

‘I can't waste time here. If I suddenly exit the memory flash, all of this will be for nothing.’

He glanced at the small white flower of the Mountain Red isolated at the center.

With a determined heart, he abruptly severed the roots below the flower, deciding to take only the upper part with him.

The instant his blade cut through the roots, the Mountain Red's stem, leaves, and petals began to wither and blacken rapidly.

In less than five seconds, the flower dried up, shrank into a pile of black residue.

Three seconds later, under Li Chengyi's stunned gaze, the black residue began to fade, losing color, until it completely disappeared.

In just ten seconds, the entire mysterious flower vanished from his sight.

“...What…!!?” Li Chengyi knelt on one knee, his hand still poised protectively around where the flower had been.

But now, that gesture was pointless.

He’d made a mistake…