16 Rosethorn Constrictor (2/2)

I did not bother burying the goblins, they did not deserve it. I drew my pistol as I walked into the woods, entering stealth before I had made the first step. Thankfully the skill did not cause mana, it could go on indefinitely as long as I was not noticed or did not attack.

The forest was like what you would imagine a forest would be. It was dark and full of trees. But that's where the likeness between the forests we are used to on earth and this forest ended. The forested was filled with large plants, the most notable were the vines that made a web like structure around the trees. They gave off a sweet scent that attracted me to it.

I walked towards one of the large webs only to be pushed to the ground by a large rabbit who dashed towards the vines. The vines constructed around the rabbit, the sweet scent growing stronger. The rabbit did not struggle as a a large flower bud burst from the ground, the bud opening and it swallowed the rabbit whole. Blood leaked from its tip as the thr rabbit was obsorbed into the plant.

I could not help but shudder as I realized the fate that could have befallen me if the rabbit had not been caught in the snare first. I pointed my pistol-wand at the bud, firing four times in less than a second. Each blast tearing into it.

The bud opened up, revealing a large purple flower. Two large snakelike eyes stared at me from the petals. Where the pistel and stamen should have been was a large mouth with endless rows of sharp teeth.

In my head the [Monster Encyclopedia] opened up on its own, listing the characteristics of the beast in front of me.

Rosethorn Constrictor:

An odd combination of a flower beast and a snake. Once born it lays roots in a specific place and lives there for its entire life.

It lures prey into its grasp by releasing a hallucinogenic pollen that lulls them into a false sense of security. It then constricts its prey before swallowing it hole.

These creatures are weak against fire, and strong against water type magic. Wood type magic is only 50 percent effective.