Chapter 49
After drinking the evolution water yesterday, the mimosa felt its abilities enhanced, and it was both excited and curious.
It occasionally peers outwards, trying to pinpoint the furthest distance.
This morning, upon waking, the mimosa tried again. It mustered all its strength, and its perception suddenly reached an unprecedented intensity, immediately detecting a large number of mixed scents in the distance.
Within this aura, there were hordes of zombies, groups of humans, and even top-tier exotic plants...
The zombie horde and the human group are attacking each other, and the super-grade alien plants seem to be involved as well.
It was startled at first, almost thinking it had made a mistake, but although the plant's scent was faint, it was probably acting alone, and its level was definitely right.
Qian Hui was both surprised and uneasy: "Which top-grade exotic plant is it?"
The mimosa plant swayed its leaves, indicating it didn't know.
The aura of the exotic plant was completely unfamiliar; it could only determine its level, but not its species or abilities.
However, the mimosa plant vaguely sensed a familiar scent among the human group.
The familiar scent of the human ranks... Upon hearing it, Carrot's first thought was of the people at Sky Base.
Adding to its anxiety, it realized that some exceptional exotic plant was also there, and it wanted to rush over to check on it immediately.
Qian Hui was also very worried. He tried to calm himself down and made a decision: "Let's go together."
Carrots use their spiky quills to fly faster, but only the mimosa knows the exact direction. If the group splits up, some must remain in the woods.
Given the current situation, Qianhui herself wanted to go, but she didn't trust either side, so she simply decided to take them along.
Over the past two days, the new plants have become much more familiar with their respective "group leaders" and are now able to try joining the battle.
Without delay, Potato let out two loud "woofs" to wake up all the sleeping plants.
Little Cabbage ran to collect the cabbage bowl and cabbage shells, while Soft Vine quickly tidied up all the items and zipped up the backpack.
The carnivorous plant grows larger and opens its mouth to let the plants in one by one.
The little mushroom, completely unaware of the situation, clung tightly to Qianhui's fingertips and gazed at the busy plants.
Qian Hui held it protectively and gently comforted it, "Don't be afraid, Little Pink, we will protect you."
The little mushroom nodded and made a soft "hmm" sound, then obediently slipped into Qian Hui's coat pocket and hid itself.
Once everything was ready, Qian Hui and Nan Tingjin were also put into the mouth of the man-eating flower.
The carnivorous plant closed its mouth, swept its stem, and the resulting breeze carried the scent through the grass, trying to disperse the remaining aroma.
Forests are a good place for plants to hide and rest. They may come back after things are resolved, but it is still necessary to be cautious when necessary.
Immediately afterward, the carnivorous plant turned and quickly left, while the mimosa plant stuck to its eyelids, guiding it in the right direction.
All thirty plants were brought along, and together with Qian Hui and Nan Tingjin, they squeezed into the mouth of the man-eating flower.
Before leaving, Qian Hui took a moment to wash her face by the lake, but didn't have time for breakfast.
The plants were hungry too, so he opened his backpack and had the little cabbage and apples distribute food to everyone.
Carrot grabbed two packets of biscuits, squeezed them through the gaps in its teeth, and sat atop the carnivorous plant's head, gazing into the distance.
Chili and Bamboo Shoots called over all the offensive plants from the new plants and gave a general explanation of the battle plan.
In fact, the plant team doesn't have any detailed arrangements or plans for each battle. The ranged attackers hide behind the nuts, while the melee attackers follow the bamboo shoots, cabbages, and durians.
Make sure nothing is missed, and take some pills to replenish your energy in time. If you have sunflowers around, you don't need to worry about energy depletion.
Potato is feeding landmines to the big cherry next to him, so that it can stay by Qianhui's side for a while. The big cherry's charged attack has not yet recovered and it cannot participate in the battle.
Big Cherry nodded obediently and nuzzled the potato with her head tilted.
Upon learning that they might have to fight zombies or humans soon, the new plants were a little uneasy. Perhaps influenced by the atmosphere of the plant team, none of them were timid.
The cactus unfastened the buckle below its helmet to make it easier to swing its thorns; the four-leaf clover's leaves closed up, their edges pressed together, sliding like a sharpening knife.
Watermelons and pumpkins have similar abilities to durians, sitting right next to them.
All offensive plants joined the team, while the remaining support plants stayed by Qianhui's side as usual.
The man-eating flower acted according to the situation, and Nan Tingjin also stayed behind to protect Qian Hui.
After barely managing to finish breakfast, the plant team's arrangements were basically complete.
Qianhui moved to the edge of the teeth, and the carnivorous plant slightly opened its mouth, revealing a wider gap.
He took out his binoculars and tried looking ahead.
However, the location sensed by the mimosa seemed to be some distance away, and all that could be seen through the telescope were ruins everywhere.
Qianhui put down her binoculars, looking worried.
Five rare plants of the highest grade have yet to be found... Which one will the mimosa plant be?
Before leaving, Carrot also told Qianhui that the direction the mimosa pointed in was where the plant team had gone once that day to help him recover, and they had indeed found many zombies.
Qian Hui had just casually browsed the game interface and saw the hidden quest about zombies, and she didn't know when the progress had increased.
After leaving the Sky Base branch, they had no contact with zombies, probably because of the time Carrot led the team out.
So no matter what, they should go and see this.
Finding top-tier exotic plants is the primary objective, followed by killing zombies to accumulate balance and prestige points, and completing missions.
However, if it's related to hidden missions, the appearance of zombie hordes might not be so simple.
Qianhui called back the carrot on the head of the carnivorous plant, as well as the newly formed plant output team, and carefully gave them a few instructions.
Meanwhile, the carnivorous plant continued its rapid advance towards its destination.
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On the other side, half an hour ago.
Big Pea hid in the ruins all night, only to be awakened by hunger.
It poked its head out and looked around, only to find that all the weeds that could be pulled had been pulled out.
The giant pea is not picky about its food; it even ate charred tree bark a few months ago. As long as it can fill its stomach, it's fine.
However, the surrounding area was full of ruins, with sparse vegetation, and nothing but rocks and dirt.
Big Pea looked around and decided to do what he did last night: secretly catch two zombies and dig out their crystal cores. As long as he disposed of the zombie corpses in time, he wouldn't be discovered hiding here.
It left its original spot, remaining vigilant as it circled the vicinity, and set its sights on two wandering mid-level zombies.
Pea seized the opportunity, grabbed a tile from the ground, rushed forward, and slit the throats of two zombies in a few strokes to stop them from making a sound, then dug out the crystal core directly.
The whole process was smooth and effortless. Big Pea wiped the crystal core with his hand, still looking a bit disgusted, and didn't eat it immediately.
It was about to drag the body to a farther place to dump it when it heard a noise not far away.
Pea quickly hid, then glimpsed a high-level zombie emerging from the low building.
It was carrying something on its back, which it threw to the ground, and roared, summoning several zombies from the vicinity.
The zombies gathered and excitedly pounced on the attack, filling the air with the stench of blood.
Pea sniffed carefully; it must be a human...
If you're being eaten by zombies and don't make a sound, you've probably passed out, or you were already close to death.
But strangely, the advanced zombies came out of the low-rise building, not from hunting.
And the creature it was carrying on its back didn't look very tall...
Pea frowned and began searching through her memories.
About three months ago, a small base in the south fell due to an attack by a horde of zombies.
Pea wasn't far away at the time, and when she noticed the commotion, she ran over to take a look. She overheard the conversation of the humans who came to clean up the mess, saying that most of the base had been destroyed and that everything was buried in ruins, and not many people were willing to go through the trouble of digging out all the corpses.
Because of that incident, the number of new zombies in the vicinity increased, and they quickly evolved into intermediate and advanced levels. The sign for the "safe zone" on the outskirts of the area was changed to "high-risk zone".
Big Pea isn't very good with directions and doesn't know how far that high-risk area is from here.
At this moment, it had some bold guesses in its mind and was eager to have them confirmed.
Ignoring the corpses on the ground, and waiting for all the zombies to finish eating the "food" thrown on the ground and gradually disperse, Big Pea secretly approached with two crystal cores in his hand.
It climbed up a low wall, and had just poked its head out, not even having a chance to examine the bones on the ground, when a roar suddenly came from the side.
The advanced zombies that had previously left returned and discovered the suspicious giant pea.
It leaped onto the high ground of the ruins and angrily pounced forward to launch an attack.
With its roar, another high-level zombie emerged from the low building.
Big Pea sensed something was wrong and reacted quickly, spitting out two green peas that knocked both zombies off balance.
Meanwhile, the lower-level zombies in the surrounding area also gathered around after hearing the commotion.
The giant pea stepped back slightly, its round body swaying as it flung out twenty or thirty clones.
These clones are different from the ones that were just for fun last time. Once they are destroyed, a green pea will pop out, which can directly pierce through the zombie's body with a 100% hit rate.
The numerous clones successfully confused the horde of zombies. Two of the more advanced zombies were smarter and tried to flank Pea by flanking him from both sides.
One of them is burly and physically strong, while the other possesses fire-based abilities; they work together seamlessly.
However, as a top-tier alien plant, the giant pea is also exceptionally strong, capable of both ranged attacks and close combat.
Its clones temporarily held off the rest of the zombies, while the green peas it spat out hit the arms and legs of the advanced zombies.
For a moment, the two advanced zombies were unable to get even half a step closer to the pea.
They realized they had misjudged the peas' fighting power and roared with their heads raised.
The zombies' cries echoed throughout the surrounding area, spreading the message of their presence.
—A rare, exotic plant wandered in, alone and with an unfamiliar scent.
The giant pea couldn't understand the zombies' conversations, but it fought with increasing ferocity, and in the blink of an eye, it unleashed a large number of clones.
This one is different; it doesn't need zombies to attack it, it will explode as soon as it lands.
With a "hissing" sound, a green pea was launched like a bullet. Some zombies were unable to dodge in time, their heads were pierced, and they fell to the ground and died completely.
Under such an offensive, the advanced zombies immediately called for the horde to retreat.
Seeing this, the big pea was feeling smug and wanted to dig out a few more crystal cores before making a run for it.
It was hiding nearby, just wanting to watch the excitement and see what the zombies were doing. Now that it had been discovered, it decided to stop watching.
Big Pea buried himself in searching for a suitable tool to dig out crystal cores when he suddenly sensed a murderous intent, and... the aura of the Zombie King.
The body reacts faster than the brain; the pea dodged several steps away, leaving several deep craters in the ground it passed through, slammed by the wind blades.
Pea steadied herself, looked up, and saw a completely black shadow standing on the top of the low building.
Is this an unfamiliar zombie king, or a zombie king with wind-based superpowers?
The pea had never encountered it before, but the moment it appeared, the overwhelming sense of oppression made the pea realize the danger and become highly alert.
Oh no... I think I accidentally provoked it.
The Zombie King looked down and gently raised his hand, unleashing another series of wind blades.
The giant pea continued to dodge, turning its head to escape.
Before it could run a few steps, with a "bang" from the ruins, the Zombie King jumped down from the low building and landed in front of the pea.
Immediately afterwards, two more high-level zombies appeared, following the Zombie King.
The giant pea remained calm and collected, unleashing a large number of clones in an attempt to break through the encirclement.
Damn it! It hasn't had breakfast yet!
The crystal core that had been dug up not long ago had also fallen. Pea dodged the zombie king's attacks and charged directly into the horde of zombies to the side.
Its choice of direction was wise; using the other zombies as shields, it actually withstood the wind blades and fireballs, and with the impact of the clones splitting, it leaped dozens of meters away, leaving the zombie horde behind.
Watching the giant pea's retreating figure, the zombie king let out a series of low growls.
All the zombies received orders and gave chase.
This exceptional exotic plant acted alone, and it's uncertain whether it's related to the carnivorous plant batch.
But since it has intruded here, we must seize the opportunity to catch it and prevent it from alerting the other plants.
Moreover, consuming a top-tier exotic plant can provide zombies with extremely high levels of "nutrition".
Then, the zombie king bent its legs slightly and suddenly jumped up from the spot, leaping dozens of meters away.
Big Pea turned his head and saw the Zombie King and the horde of zombies chasing after him. He was so startled that he almost slipped. He quickly threw out more clones and continued to jump away.
If it weren't for the zombie king, it felt it could still win... but with the zombie king leading the horde, plus four high-level zombies, its chances of winning were probably not high.
Big Pea was starting to regret it; he should have known better than to join in the fun.
It wasn't very good at finding its way around to begin with, and in this situation it paid even less attention to direction, wandering aimlessly among the ruins.
About ten minutes later, just as the zombie king was about to catch up, Big Pea caught a familiar scent nearby.
There are humans! It seems to be the same group from yesterday; they haven't left yet!
Its eyes lit up, and it kept looking around, following the scent to find its way there.
The wind blades followed closely behind, barely grazing the top of Big Pea's head.
The pea rolled around on the ground and finally found a small piece of human clothing in a corner of some ruins.
Overjoyed, it rushed straight over.
At the same time, Qi Yue's teammates looked panicked and whispered, "Captain..."
They didn't leave yesterday; instead, they split into two teams and stayed nearby to continue observing the zombies' behavior.
However, just as the day began and the zombies began to awaken, a sudden change occurred.
A strange, alien plant suddenly appeared, followed by a sizable horde of corpses that were getting closer and closer...
What's going on here? What is it trying to do?!
Qi Yue also frowned, feeling that the strange plant must have discovered them.
He held the energy detector in his hand, and the trembling pointer suddenly rose.
This is a... top-grade exotic plant.
Qi Yue's heart sank as he saw a tall, dark figure emerge from the horde of corpses behind Big Pea.
His pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately notified everyone via real-time communication: "Black Reef spotted, be on guard!"
"Black Reef" is the code name of that zombie king. Not only does it possess wind-based superpowers, but it also has a strong physique and extremely high overall strength.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Big Pea was already standing on the ruins where the squad was hiding.
It whimpered twice and looked down at Qi Yue, who could see a hint of apology in its eyes.
Before anyone could react, two fireballs were thrown from a distance by a high-level zombie.
The fireball was aimed at the giant pea, but it hit the ruins where the team was hiding, forcing Qi Yue and his teammates to reveal themselves.
He glanced at Big Pea and continued in the message, "Retreat!"
In a short time, the zombie king and his horde of zombies closed in.
Fortunately, both teams were on high alert throughout and were able to respond to the crisis in a timely manner, raising the defensive shields immediately and beginning to retreat.
Big Pea, shameless as ever, hid inside. It could tell that Qi Yue was probably the leader of the group. Tears welled up in its eyes as it looked at him pitifully.
Qi Yue's ability is also wind-based; he waved his hand, trying to drive away the giant pea.
But Big Pea clearly wasn't going to leave. He took two steps back to dodge, then crept back over again.
Just then, a high-level zombie approached from the side, its claws breaking through the defensive shield. Big Pea opened its mouth in time to retaliate, indirectly protecting the team members on the other side until the defensive shield rose again.
Upon seeing this, Qi Yue weighed his options and decided not to interfere further.
There are many zombies, including a zombie king. At this point, we must first ensure our survival and work together to resist the horde.
Upon discovering that there were still human superhumans hiding here, the Zombie King's crimson eyes revealed a look of rage.
Its roar continuously summoned more zombies nearby, commanding them to attack the humans as well.
These human superhumans were clearly well-trained and not just a passing group; with their "assistance," the horde of zombies was temporarily halted.
As soon as the Zombie King raised his hand, the defensive shields of both teams shattered instantly once again.
While keeping its eyes fixed on the peas, its target remained the exceptional exotic plant.
Big Pea was now truly regretting it; it wanted to take this opportunity to slip away and let the zombies and humans fight it out.
It originally thought that zombies were not good, and neither were humans.
But it was this zombie that it attracted, and the opposing captain actually let it stay inside the defensive shield to hide.
It felt that leaving now and putting these humans in danger might not be a good idea.
Big pea had never experienced anything like this before, and he scratched his head vigorously, not knowing what to do.
At that moment, a dark figure descended from the sky and landed on the ruins not far away.
Upon seeing the zombie king suddenly approaching, the team was on high alert and launched an attack.
The Zombie King didn't dodge at all, raising his hand and unleashing a wind blade, aimed not only at the direction of the pea, but also at the rest of the human team.
In desperation, Big Pea unleashed a bunch of clones to block the wind blades in advance.
However, it was unable to dodge in time and was cut on its side.
Pea covered her wound and backed away, pouting.
Waaah... Can this be considered even?
Even without me, these people hiding here would be in great danger if they were discovered!
It gritted its teeth, truly intending to leave, when another dark shadow flashed before its eyes.
The zombie king drew closer and raised his hands.
Just as a barrage of wind blades was about to be unleashed, a clone of a giant pea was suddenly thrown, striking the zombie king squarely in the side of his face.
The big pea burst open like a ball, letting out a loud "hee-hee," which sounded really irritating.
The zombie king paused, then slowly turned its head.
The giant pea stood on the ruins, glaring angrily, and threw another copy at it.
This successfully aroused the zombie king's hatred; its clenched hands made a crisp sound as its bones cracked, its pent-up rage about to erupt.
The giant pea let out a "hee hee" sound, turned around and slipped away, voluntarily stepping outside the defensive barrier.
However, it underestimated the speed of the zombie king. The shadowy figure leaped forward in the blink of an eye, and more zombies gradually gathered around, surrounding all the humans and the giant pea.
Qi Yue's expression was solemn as he assessed the chances of a successful escape.
At this moment, the zombie king raised his hands again.
A barrage of wind blades swept in indiscriminately, leaving the human team barely able to defend themselves, and Pea had no room to hide.
It was cut a second time, then a third, then a fourth...
Pea held its breath, roared, and unleashed its charged attack.
Layer upon layer of clones were flung out of its body, numbering over a hundred, accurately landing outside the human team's defensive shield, attacking only the zombie horde.
Most of the zombies fell instantly. After all the clones exploded, Pea, panting heavily, leaned on the ground and saw the Zombie King reappear nearby.
It appeared unharmed, its red eyes filled with resentment, before leaping into the air and shattering the defensive shield the moment it landed, only a few steps away from the pea.
Qi Yue was also leading his team in a fierce counterattack, but the defensive shield was as fragile as a piece of paper to the zombie king. Once it made its move, it was impossible to maintain it.
Seeing that the pea was exhausted, he hesitated for two seconds before stepping forward to help.
The zombie king's bloodlust intensified, and he raised his hand again.
Just then, a "rain of radishes" began to fall from the sky.
The tips of each radish thorn gleamed faintly, exploding with a bang as it hit the ground, immediately repelling the remaining horde of corpses.
The pea raised its head, smelled the familiar scent, and its eyes widened.
Huh?!
A moment later, the ground trembled slightly, and a brown nut rolled over, growing larger and larger, flattening the ruins along its path.
A giant carnivorous plant followed closely behind, roaring with its mouth wide open, its sharp teeth gleaming coldly.
The sudden appearance of the alien plant shocked the human team, who instinctively tried to dodge and defend themselves.
The pea was still in a daze when it saw a string of plants falling from the sky.
One of the cabbages looked familiar. I ran over in a few steps, grabbed it, and pulled it behind me to protect it.
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