Simon Holt awoke.
He rubbed his head, which still felt a bit fuzzy.
When he looked up, he met Seraphina Sullivan’s calm gaze.
Recalling the bizarre experience of being jabbed with a needle by a chicken the night before, he couldn’t help but shoot her a resentful glance.
Seraphina Sullivan completely ignored his silent accusation.
She got straight to the point. "Since you’re awake and have recovered, it’s time to get to work. Use your Talent to find the next location that might have supplies or is worth exploring."
’I want to see if I can still get a system reward, or some other benefit, by eliminating another radiation source.’
Simon Holt opened his mouth, but ultimately swallowed the question he had about the Anesthetic.
He stretched and was surprised to find that the terrible, festering wounds on his body had mostly healed, leaving only faint scars and new pink flesh. He also felt better than ever before.
This was, of course, the result of Seraphina Sullivan treating him with a powerful salve from her [Medical Treasure Box].
Simon Holt didn’t dare to delay. He immediately focused, preparing to activate his Map Talent.
However, just as he closed his eyes to concentrate, he suddenly felt a scorching, greedy gaze lock onto him!
He snapped his eyes open and saw, to his horror, a terrifying, massive Cannibal Flower covered in Sharp Teeth. A clear, unknown liquid dripped constantly from the large mouth at its center.
It was tilting its "head," staring intently at him with eyes that weren’t there.
It was so close he could almost smell the unique, pungent scent of a plant!
"AHH—! Wh-what is this monster?!"
Simon Holt, scared out of his wits, scrambled backward, his voice cracking in terror.
Watching Flora’s deliberate, frightening prank, Seraphina Sullivan sighed in exasperation. "...Don’t be afraid. This is my pet. Her name is Flora. Don’t worry, she won’t actually eat you."
Simon Holt’s eyes widened in utter shock. "!!!"
He stared at the Cannibal Flower’s Sharp Teeth, which opened and closed as if chewing the air, and at the "saliva" that was dripping into a steady stream. Inside, he was screaming:
’Is this for real? I don’t believe it!’
’The way it’s looking at me, you’d think I was a walking steak!’
’It’s literally drooling over me!’
’Help me!’
Seraphina Sullivan: ...
Flora: ...
Simon Holt forced himself to calm down.
He took a few deep breaths, bringing his racing heart under control.
He quickly rationalized the situation.
’This must be one of Seraphina Sullivan’s Player Abilities.’
’After all, Player Talents were incredibly diverse. He’d heard of Players who could control mutated creatures or summon pets.’
’Considering those two abnormally ferocious, fat chickens she had, adding a Cannibal Flower to the mix... maybe it wasn’t so hard to accept?’

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