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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,

into the shrubbery, making a sharp noise like it

left in awe,

cautiously peered around. Noticing the absence of the

simply murmured, “Seems like

some berries, Stephanie reached out

“Hold up, those are deadly nightshade berries.

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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

only added to

go back to her own world, she swore to call out the clueless writer behind this novel. Why do

disappeared made a comeback, poking its head out. Whether it was her imagination or not,

of the bump earlier?

Stephanie had thrown away, coiled around it, and before Milly could do anything,

no time, the snake had gobbled up the small fruit.

Milly was speechless.

a poisonous thing cats another poison, it’s supposed

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

dead from

without words

snake, not

after eating the poisonous fruit. A

her teeth, and lifted it

are you doing? Put

should get rid

Milly quickly

wasn’t a danger,

something odd about the snake.