Captivated by the Ruler of the Underworld

Philip's normally cool-headed face smiled slightly when he heard the report from below.

She waved his long sleeves. "Tell Hailey about this. She knows what to do."

"Yes, I'll go tell her right away."

Meanwhile, at Apricot Grove Hall.

Martin was checking on Trenton's condition. Last night, Lloyd and his men rescued Trenton after a snake had bitten him. Fortunately, the medical team had anti-snake venom serum with them, and they quickly injected it into Trenton. Otherwise, he would be dead by now.

After Martin checked on Trenton, he instructed his men to change Trenton's bandages. Then he walked over to the other side of the room, where Mildred was lying.

Lloyd and his men found Trenton last night. They had his apprentice take him along with Scarlett to the Divine Doctor Association.

Lloyd then took the remaining search and medical teams to continue searching the mountains until dawn when they finally rescued Mildred.

Martin walked over and glanced at the unconscious Mildred lying in bed, as well as the scattered wounds on his chest. He squinted thoughtfully and patted Lloyd, who was making medicine then. "Lloyd, where did you find this man?" After writing out the prescription, Lloyd handed it to his men. He instructed his apprentice, "Follow this prescription to get the medicine. The dosages are all on the prescription. Get the medicine quickly and change it for him when it arrives." "Yes, Lloyd."

After the apprentice left, Lloyd stared at Mildred and said to Martin, "I find it strange that the strangling vine hasn't drained him after such a long time."

"The strangling vine?"

Martin was shocked to hear this.

The strangling vine was the most vicious plant in the jungle. If the ferocious animals in the animal kingdom were tigers and lions, then the strangling vine was the most vicious in the plant kingdom.

This vine throve in shady areas and preyed on meat. Its many branches were covered in tiny, paralyzing prickles.

The strangler vine was a rare species, but a single plant could spread over a vast area. If a person came into contact with it, they would become its target and prey.

Martin stroked his chin. His eyes filled with curiosity as he said, "That is indeed strange."

Dr. Watson, who was nearby, couldn't help but ask, "Martin, what's so strange about that?"

Martin glanced at Dr. Watson and patiently explained, "This strangling vine will devour its prey to the bone within three hours of trapping it. Yet, this young man has no visible injuries aside from some paralyzing wounds on his chest. Isn't that strange?"

Dr. Watson stroked his mustache. "Perhaps the strangling vine was full and wanted to save him for its next meal."

Lloyd nearby heard this and disinfected Mildred's chest's minor wounds before Martin could respond. He then said, "That's impossible. When we rushed over, we saw a very lush, strangling vine. I have never seen such a dense and eerie vine before. It must require a lot of nutrients to grow."

"I saw human bones and animal carcasses around this strangler vine, so it must have already eaten enough. Besides, plants don't have the concept of being hungry or full. Strangler vines are ferocious and wouldn't spare any of its prey." Dr. Watson's heart pounded as he listened. He raised his hand to pat his chest. "That's truly strange."

Dr. Watson would never have believed such a creature existed if he hadn't been outside.

But now, this creature was undeniably real.

Humans have yet to discover countless unexplored areas on Earth and the natural world.

Humans claimed to be the masters of the world, but they did not know that the world was endlessly exploratory.

Lloyd put down the disinfectant cotton in his hands and looked around. "By the way, what about the little girl we brought back last night?"

"Who?" Martin asked.

Lloyd pointed to Trenton. "The little girl who was rescued along with this man."