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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?”

a tad shy,

slithered off into the shrubbery, making a sharp noise like

left in

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

simply

berries, Stephanie reached

“Hold up, those

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pulling another fast one

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lectured her, “Seriously, don’t you have any common sense? Eating random fruits out in the wilderness, especially in dense forests, is bad. Has

be my guest. But do me a favour and keep your distance afterwards so your don’t

Stephanie’s recklessness only added to Milly’s

she swore to call out the clueless writer behind this

Whether it was her imagination or

of the

coiled around it, and before Milly could do anything, its teeth sank into the

the snake had

Milly was speechless.

thing cats another poison, it’s

this, the snake moved its tail, took a few steps, and spit out some venom before falling to the ground with a heavy

from the

without words again.

not the brightest?

Stephanie saw the snake motionless after eating the poisonous fruit.

up a large rock, clenched her teeth, and lifted it high to smash it down

eyes widened, “What are you doing?

knocked out, we should get rid of it before it wakes up

Milly quickly

wasn’t a

something odd about the snake.