Both men clearly understood the horror of what lay within; even watching others near it made their hearts freeze with dread. At that moment, Hao Qi and Zhang Heng dragged the two captives into the workshop, where rare plants were writhing like animals inside the glass windows. Both captives felt their hearts nearly stop with terror. They struggled frantically, desperately trying to break free; one of them even tried to smash his head against the wall to end his misery quickly. But Hao Qi's previous strike had been far from ordinary, and their current strength was pitifully weak. Unable to break free in the slightest, they could only watch in despair as Hao Qi and Zhang Heng dragged them to the feeding chute.
"Do you know? These plants require twenty human beings fed to them every single week just to sustain their nutrition. And I happen to know that these are extremely rare varieties. Among them, the blood-red tree is the rarest of all. Once it consumes over ten thousand humans, it bears blood-red fruit shaped like human heads. They say the more terrified the victims are and the more vital energy they possess before death, the more those blood-red fruits resemble human heads. It's a supreme natural treasure! According to the records I checked, this blood-red tree has already consumed over eight thousand humans. Every single one of them died in agonizing torment. Would you like to go in and try it out?" Hao Qi hoisted the two men, slowly pushing them closer to the feeding chu…
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