Chapter 1871

Although Renee couldn't see who it was, she had to do something. "Hold on, I'll save you!" She put the torch in her mouth, planning to tear away the vines to see what was going on.

"Don't move!" Stefan's voice came from behind her suddenly. He held her shoulders, stopping her from moving forward.

Shocked, Renee turned around. She sighed in relief when she saw Stefan. "Where did you come from?"

"I was tricked when I used this path just now." Even in the dark, Stefan looked pale and weak.

"What... What's wrong with you?" Renee asked hesitantly.

"I got curious and tore off those vines, then I got bitten." Stefan sounded weaker as he spoke, and his body swayed for a while until he leaned against a boulder beside him.

"You got bitten?" Renee looked at the vines in confusion. "Wasn't someone calling for help? How did you get bitten?"

"It wasn't a human but an animal." Stefan coughed as his breathing grew shallow. "That animal… is quite rare. It's a human-shaped snake that lives in