There's a saying in wuxia novels: "Never enter a forest you stumble upon." It's sound advice.
A forest has more than just tall trees; it also has dense shrubs and overgrown weeds, making it ripe for ambushes. But while the enemies in novels are human, in the apocalypse, they are far more terrifying.
Forests, after all, are the domain of mutant plants.
Of course, not all mutant plants are aggressive. Some might just be poisonous or have a strange smell, and as long as you don't touch them, you'll be fine. Telling them apart requires experience. Dealing with the aggressive ones requires strength.
In everyone's eyes, Paige Summers had neither, so she was placed in the middle of the formation.
She could only sigh inwardly at this and focused all her senses on following in the footsteps of those ahead. She observed which plants they avoided, which they ignored, and which ones required a preemptive attack.
