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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?”

tad shy,

it slithered off into the shrubbery, making a sharp noise like

in awe,

peered around. Noticing the absence of the snake, she exhaled in relief,

the wildflower, simply murmured, “Seems

Stephanie reached out for them

up, those are deadly nightshade berries.

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fruits out in the wilderness, especially in dense forests, is bad. Has the rain made you lose your mind? Or do you just like being reckless!”

be my guest. But do me a favour and keep your distance afterwards so

only added to Milly’s

to go back to her own world, she swore to call out the clueless writer behind this novel. Why do they keep writing such silly female leads? And always putting

snake she thought had disappeared made a comeback, poking its head out. Whether it

it because of

to the fruit Stephanie had thrown away, coiled around it, and before Milly could do

had gobbled up

Milly was speechless.

the poisoned fruit. If a poisonous thing cats another

thought about this, the snake moved its tail, took a few steps, and spit out some venom before falling

it dead from the

was left without words

this snake, not the brightest?

after eating the

it

eyes widened, “What are you doing? Put that down!”

“Now that it’s knocked out, we should get rid of it before it wakes up

quickly said.

them and wasn’t a danger, so killing it

odd about the snake.