Chapter 151: • Crimson Blooming Part Two

She quickly called for Ivy, her voice trembling. "H-hey, Ivy, we've got to get our liege over here." Ivy, who had also inhaled the mist as it spread toward her, coughed as she replied, "Okay, let's first tell Leona what's happening here." The two ant guardians knew they had to act quickly to inform their liege and the save of the ant city's people.

In their frantic attempt to leave the fog-filled grand hall, Mara suddenly coughed up blood, and her legs buckled beneath her. She knelt on the ground, gasping for breath, a desperate look in her eyes. Ivy turned back, alarmed by Mara's condition, and asked in a shaky voice, "H-hey, what's wrong?"

Before Mara could respond, a crimson flower sprouted on her right eye. Her voice trembled as she mumbled, "I-I think I get it now, Ivy. It's the mist. The mist is causing this." She remembered Luna's last words, the warning she couldn't complete.