This flower looks like a lily in shape, but the barbs on the inside of the petals are real, like shark's teeth, arranged neatly.
There are three stamens, which secrete a kind of shiny mucus. At a certain time, the mucus will fall directly on the petals, and the effect should be similar to that of pitcher plants.
The whole thing is purple-red, and only the center is yellow, which looks particularly eye-catching.
"Su Yuanyuan's footprints disappeared until they reached this place."
Hou Yue turned to look at Zhang Long uneasily.
"Can this flower eat people?"
Zhang Long wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"I have seen this kind of thing before when I was a war correspondent. I used paramycetes to lure prey. Did you see the yellow part in the middle of the flower?
Because this color is particularly conspicuous to certain insects, and because they suck the spores, they will crawl up unconsciously. As for whether Su Yuanyuan was infected, it's hard to say."
As he spoke, he tightened his grip on the steel pipe in his hand and walked a few steps forward.
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed that in addition to Su Yuanyuan's footprints, there was also a string of small footprints like the one he had just discovered, which extended all the way to the flower.
Feeling confused, I used the steel pipe in my hand to test the petals.
I found that the barbs on the edge of the petals are very soft, and become harder as they go deeper. When they reach the center of the flower, they are as hard as steel.
If this happens to someone, the consequences will be disastrous...
At this time, I wonder if Zhang Long saw it wrong or what happened?
I always feel that more and more mucus is secreted from the stamens, as if I feel that prey is coming.
Zhang Long bravely walked forward, and then he was able to see clearly what was going on inside the flower.
The stamen grew out of a hole with a radius of about half a meter. It would not be a problem to swallow a person!
Wait, what is that?
Zhang Long gritted his teeth, found a spot between two petals and squeezed in.
Bai Wenwen standing aside was a little anxious.
"How about it?
Did you find anything?
Be careful."
Zhang Long just responded.
Because he had already discovered that the clothes on his body were torn by the barbs on the petals, and some of them had even penetrated into his flesh. If he went further, it would probably not be that easy.
The steel pipe in his hand was poked along the hole.
Soft.
Sure enough there is something!
Just when he was about to take action, he suddenly found that the petals around him trembled, and then suddenly closed in towards the middle, as fast as a person blinking!
Zhang Long was shocked. He opened his hands, took a deep breath, and squatted down.
Accompanied by the sound of tearing fabric, my body felt burning pain.
Amidst Bai Wenwen's exclamations, she reflexively looked back.
I saw Zhang Xiaotong standing not far away with a fish bone knife in his hand, somewhat helpless.
"I...I didn't expect this thing to react so quickly."
"What are you doing? If Lao Zhang hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been killed by you right now. Do you know that?"
Hou Yue was so angry that he rushed forward and pushed Zhang Xiaotong to the ground.
Bai Wenwen walked over and helped Zhang Long up.
"How are you okay?
Does it hurt?
Do you have any other feelings? I have some detoxifying herbs here, do you want..."
Zhang Long waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.
"Okay, okay, she didn't mean it."
Hou Yue glared at him angrily: "I asked you, are you Biao? It's so obvious to her, why is it not intentional?
Then I think we should just leave her here and leave her some food, so that we can be completely benevolent, otherwise God knows how many more times this guy will hurt you."
"Okay, okay, everyone said it wasn't intentional. Besides, there are more of us and more strength, so stop fighting."
Zhang Long's tone was solemn. Although Hou Yue still felt a little angry, he didn't dare to say anything more.
Zhang Xiaotong climbed up from the ground and dusted himself off.
"The reaction of this thing is so fast, and the barbs are so sharp. If Su Yuanyuan is really inside, I'm afraid..."
"Hey, you woman, did you do this on purpose?"
"Unfortunately, there is something in there, but I don't know what it is in there."
Zhang Long looked back at the flower just now.
Because the petals are gathered together, the whole flower takes on a huge diamond shape, and the roots are extremely thick.
"Zhang...Zhang Long, what is that?"
Bai Wenwen's face turned pale and she unconsciously held Zhang Long's hand.
Zhang Long followed her line of sight.
Those are two red luminous bodies.
No, more than two, a large piece.
High in the sky and on the ground, there were all red luminous objects, which were not as dark as the two luminous objects I saw at first.
The atmosphere then solidified.
Zhang Long's mind went blank.
Why didn't I find these things when I came here just now? What's more, there are no red fireflies...
Just as I was thinking about it, those red luminous objects suddenly disappeared, as if they had never existed in the darkness.
Zhang Long scratched the back of his head.
"Although I don't know what that thing is, but if that thing was hostile to us, it would have rushed up just now. Don't worry about it now."
After finishing speaking, he turned to look at the giant flower.
Zhang Xiaotong was not afraid at all and squatted directly at the root of the flower to look at it.
"This flower looks so weird. It has no stem, and it seems to have come directly out of the soil. What's even weirder is, why are there protrusions inside?
It’s like a woman’s belly after giving birth.”
One sentence awakened Zhang Long.
His face then darkened.
"It seems that Su Yuanyuan is probably here."
"Hou Yue, give me your knife."
After receiving the fish bone knife handed over by Hou Yue, Zhang Long took out the mountaineering rope and tied it around his waist. He handed one end to Zhang Xiaotong and the other to Hou Yue, and then walked towards the flower.
"Zhang Xiaotong, please step back one meter behind me. Hou Yue, if there is any abnormal movement in a while, you two will drag me back. Wife, please observe it for four weeks and tell us immediately if there is anything strange."
Following these words, the three people quickly took their positions.
Zhang Long held the handle of the fish bone knife tightly with both hands, and chopped the petals of the flower with all his strength.
"Click!"
There was a crisp sound, and a hole immediately appeared on the petal, but there was no intention to break it.
The flower seemed to come alive at this moment, twisting crazily. The petals opened with a snap, spraying out a lot of mucus. At the same time, the petals moved up and down to attack everyone.
Zhang Long was shocked. Before he could lift the knife again, he felt a burning pain all over his body. Then the rope around his waist tightened and he was dragged out backwards.