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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, bowing its head.

into the shrubbery, making a sharp noise like it hit

left in awe, speechless.

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

simply murmured, “Seems

reached out

those are deadly nightshade berries. They’re

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You’re not pulling another fast one

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clearly annoyed, lectured her, “Seriously, don’t you have any common sense? Eating random fruits out in the wilderness, especially in

eat that, be my guest. But do me a favour

recklessness only added to Milly’s

swore to call out the clueless writer behind this novel. Why do they keep writing such silly female leads? And always putting the side characters

a comeback, poking its head out. Whether it was her imagination or not, Milly couldn’t help but

because of the

around

time, the snake had gobbled up the small

Milly was speechless.

poisoned fruit. If a poisonous thing cats another poison,

took a few steps, and spit out some venom before falling to the ground

from the

without words

not

motionless after eating the poisonous fruit. A gleam

lifted it high to smash

eyes widened, “What are you

it’s knocked out, we should get rid

quickly

wasn’t aggressive towards them and wasn’t a danger, so killing

odd about