The speeding car whipped up a breeze, setting the dense leaves atop it into motion, many fluttering down, some even standing erect as they pierced the muddy ground, looking incredibly hard.
"Lu Chen, something seems off, slow down a bit."
The man did as he was told, gradually reducing the speed. "Leaves?"
He too had noticed the issue. Su Mo nodded, leaned against the window, and squinted to examine, "Have you noticed that the direction of the mutation of these things looks familiar, the leaves are sharp and move with the wind."
"Willow trees," he quickly supplied the answer.
Indeed, the mutated willow trees they initially encountered in Lakefront Town were very similar to these, where a mere strand of leaves had killed a full-grown man.
Lu Chen picked up the walkie-talkie and instructed those following, "Stay in the middle, don't get close to the leaves on either side."
