The vegetation Kyle saw was mixed. There were a couple of gigantic trees, but most of all, there were thorny vines. The thorny vines grew along the floor, and some of them also wrapped around the trees.
As he looked around, Kyle also noticed several Demons passing through the vegetation. Naturally, most of them were flying, but some of them were also running. Yet, no matter at what altitude they traveled, there was one thing that always happened.
Whenever a Demon passed the vine border, one or more of the vines stretched towards the Demon, drawing a bit of blood. A moment later, the vines retreated, returning to their usual location.
'The vines do not feel that powerful, but that doesn't reflect reality. They can even draw blood from Sage and Spirit Lord Beasts.'
"Well, here we go," Kyle uttered as he ordered the Demon Car to travel to the vines.
The vines didn't react as the Demon Car approached.
The three people inside the Demon Car took deep breaths as the moment of truth arrived. It was more than clear that the vines were inspecting everyone who passed. If the Demon Car failed its inspection, it would die.
It all hinged on how Manny had created the Demon Car. They didn't even know what criteria the vines based their judgment on.
When the Demon Car flew over the vines, one of the vines stretched towards it with incredible speed. The vine wrapped around one of the legs of the Demon Car.
At the same time, something surprising happened.
The Demon Car's will reactivated, blocking Kyle from sensing the surroundings.
For just a moment, Kyle became worried, but after just a single second, he regained control over the Demon Car, and he could finally sense his surroundings again.
Next, the Demon Car sent the things it had experienced within the last second to Kyle.
Kyle felt how something thin and frail had grabbed the Demon Car's legs. If it had chosen to, it could have destroyed it with ease.
But then, a burst of Energy and force arrived in the vine, increasing its power severalfold.
CRKSH!
One of the legs of the Demon Car was penetrated by the vines, drawing blood. The blood was absorbed by the vines within an instant, and then...
The vines retreated and returned to their original position.
The Demon Car continued traveling towards the east. None of the other vines reacted. That was when Kyle had regained control over the Demon Car.
Several seconds of silence passed as Kyle watched the surroundings. None of the other plants seemingly reacted to their presence.
"I think we got through," Kyle said to the others as he inspected the Demon Car.
"You think or you know?" Sebastian asked.
"How am I supposed to know?" Kyle asked back. "I can only see that the plants are basically ignoring us now. That probably means we passed the inspection, but it could also be that they sent an alarm and are waiting for backup."
"Do you know what they tested?" Star Genesis asked.
Kyle's brows furrowed. "I'm not entirely sure, but I have a suspicion. The vines drew some blood from the Demon Car, but I didn't feel any special Energy waves when they absorbed it. If they had analyzed the blood, there would have been some signs. That probably means that they're not analyzing the blood but something else."
"I think they're analyzing Karma," Kyle said.
"How?" Sebastian asked with a raised brow.
"I think the blood is payment for something else," Kyle explained. "The blood the plants consumed was for their personal use. What they actually inspected wasn't the blood but the Karma generated by causing an injury. I think the vines are separate entities that work as one unit."


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