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Chapter 290 Snake Encounter

Snake?

Milly caught what Stephanie was staring at and immediately looked like she saw a ghost.

The Umbra Viper is infamous for being the deadliest snake around.

But what’s it doing here? These snakes are usually found in hot, dry places, not here.

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“Freeze, don’t freak it out or anything, just pretend you never saw it. Critters like this tend to leave people alone unless they feel threatened, Milly whispered.

Stephanie managed to calm down and looked away, doing her best to ignore the snake.

Milly looked away, realising now wasn’t the time to bolt. She tried to act like she wasn’t bothered by the snake, all while keeping an eye on what it was up to.

The snake seemed intrigued by her, making its way out of the bushes, looping around the area close to her, and then sliding back into the grass.

Milly breathed out in relief.

< you alone.

Usually, once a snake gets bored, it leaves you

When she started to relax, though, she picked up on a rustling noise again. The snake returned, this time weirdly balancing a wildflower on its tail.

Milly couldn’t stop a smirk from forming because of the snake’s surprising act.

It came closer, gently set the wildflower down at her feet, and then looked up at her, almost like it was waiting for something or asking a silent question.

Milly caught what she thought was a silent plea in the snake’s gaze.

She cradled the beaten–up wildflower, probably a present from the serpent, finding it hard to find the right words. “Is this for me?”

seemed a tad shy,

then, it slithered off into the shrubbery, making a sharp noise like it hit a rock on

left in awe,

peered around. Noticing the absence of the snake,

simply murmured,

Stephanie reached out

Milly quickly intervened, advising, “Hold up, those are deadly nightshade berries. They’re poisonous!”

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random fruits out in the wilderness, especially in dense forests, is

you really want to eat that, be my guest. But do me a favour and keep your distance afterwards

recklessness only added to Milly’s

the clueless writer behind this novel. Why do they keep writing such silly female leads?

out. Whether it was her imagination or not, Milly couldn’t help but notice the snake’s head looked more prominent

because of the bump

coiled around it, and before Milly could do anything,

snake had gobbled up the small fruit.

Milly was speechless.

a poisonous thing cats another

tail, took a few steps, and spit out some venom before

it dead from the poison?

was left without

snake, not

after eating the

rock, clenched her teeth, and lifted it high to smash it down on the snake

eyes widened, “What are you doing? Put

that it’s knocked out, we should get

quickly said.

towards them and wasn’t a danger,

there was something odd about the snake.