The greenhouse in the villa was well-maintained. It was a private place not many could step foot in. And if Horas had a choice, he would instead not step foot in here too.
“Let us go in. I will show you some of the exotic species we keep here. Jack brings back a few plants every time he goes into a dungeon. Most of them die due to a suddenly changing environment. Some do manage to thrive and adapt…a little too well if you ask me.”
Howard seemed to be enjoying his time in the greenhouse. He seemed used to coming to her and dodging the leaves and other parts.
Seeing the branches leaning down to touch Horas would have been a little disturbing if he was not used to it due to the dungeon environment. But since that was not the case, Horas was able to avoid the veins reaching out for him.
Ge recognized a lot of plants from the low-leveled dungeon. It would even be fair to call them ‘creatures’ instead of plants at this point.
“What is wrong? You look a little tense. You should relax since there is nothing dangerous in this greenhouse. Well, mostly nothing dangerous.”
Howard quickly corrected his words as he watched a plant trying its best to reach out toward him. He quickly ducked it but the plant did not give up.
In the end, Horas could not keep on watching this pathetic attempt of getting away from Howard’s side and ended up shooting the plant. It backed away soon after that.
“Ah, sorry for making you rescue me. These plants are not usually this excited to see me. Maybe it is because you are here today.”
Somehow, Horas very much doubted these words. It was likely because an event was about to take place and that was what made these plants so excited.
“Yeah well, my track record with greenhouse has not been so pleasant in recent days so I am tense these days. I hope you understand what I am trying to say.”
Howard likely did not know what Horas meant but he pretended like he did and remained quiet. Horas could feel the awkwardness seeping out into the air after their encounter.
And as it always happened with Horas, things decided to go wrong when it did not look like they could go wrong. The plants decided they were done being ignored and decided to rebel.
One reached out toward Horas and then another and then another until he was surrounded by all the plants. But the plants were far from being done.
They decided they wanted to catch Horas and Howard. The younger was agile and experienced with the plants so he was able to get out of the way. But Horas did not have the same experience as the plant.
He had not expected the plant to rush at him as it did and it hit Horas directly in the chest. It hurt like hell but Horas could only cough in return and try to stand up.
‘Fuck, I knew things were going to turn out like this sooner or later. I should have never expected anything else from this greenhouse.’
Horas had known this or something similar would happen to him. But this was on the tamer side compared to what he had experienced until now. A few rouge plants were easy to deal with.
“Oh shit. The plants are going wild. Now instructor Horas, I want you to not panic but there is an A-grade plant monster in here somewhere. Usually, we keep it under lock and key but I have a feeling that it somehow escaped its confinement.”
Horas wanted to swear once he heard what Howard had said to him. Of course, things would not be as easy as he had expected them to be. Why would he think otherwise?
‘Ugh, I should have expected things to go south as soon as I entered the greenhouse. I should have learned by now that plants do not agree with me.’
And since Horas was mentally prepared, he was not surprised once he saw the huge blooming shrub appear in front of him.
It was the so-called ‘A-grade’ plant monster Horas recognized. But he had never fought it before so he did not know how to take care of it.
“Ugh, things just got a lot more complicated than before. So, any idea how we can deal with that thing?”
Howard asked as he pointed toward the plant in front of him. It looked a lot angrier than before and Horas had a sinking feeling in his stomach that it was only going to get angrier from here on.
They needed to decimate the plant until nothing remained of it if they wanted to live.
“Well, do you think Jack Hollow will mind if we kill his plant? It does not look like we have much of a choice in this matter.”
Horas pointed out as he readied his gun and fired a few shots. The plant cried out in pain before the leaf that had been shot regenerated in a matter of seconds. The plant let out a cry at the injury it had sustained.
“Ugh, I do not think we have much of a choice in this matter. If we do not kill it now, then it would surely kill us all.”
Howard assured as he dodged the attack of the plant monster. It is veins were leaving behind marks on the floor and it was not causing too much damage.
Horas was not a designer but even he could tell how costly the floor and other accessories in the greenhouse were. This incident would cause a huge money loss for Jack.
“I know of a way to get the plant under control. There is a sleeping gas tank made especially for the plant-based monsters we keep here. If we can lure this thing toward the tank, then I am sure we will be safe.”
Howard suggested as he dodged another attack. The kid was too well-adjusted to his current circumstances.
“Alright, I got it. I will act as bait while you go and take care of the other matter. Good luck in surviving.”
Horas’s joking words did not sound as joking as he hoped them to be. And he prayed that nothing happened to Howard to survive this fight as well.
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