I told you to plant peas, and you summon Mordekaiser?

Chen Yang pulled out another bottle of Z-type zombie potion.

After uncorking the bottle, he knelt down and gently held the Peashooter's mouth.

The round mouth opened, and Chen Yang raised the medicine, aimed it at the lips, and carefully began to pour the liquid in.

Gudong, Gudong.

The potion slid down the Peashooter's throat, and its body immediately began to tremble violently.

"This reaction is much stronger than before!" Chen Yang's heart tightened.

Within seconds, the Peashooter's bright green body began to turn gray rapidly.

Gray spread outwards from its mouth, covering the stem and leaves.

In the end, the entire round pea head was completely dyed a deathly gray.

Wisps of black smoke rose from the top of the pea, as if something was fermenting inside.

Chen Yang's eyes widened, and he gasped in surprise.

"Oh my god, the Peashooter..."

The Peashooter has completely changed.

It stood quietly on the lawn, its body ashen and listless, like a college student who had stayed up all night playing games until 4 a.m. and still had to rush to class at 8 a.m.

"What...what kind of experiment did I just produce?"

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[Zombie Pea Shooter]

Level 2

Attack: 50

Blood volume: 200

Attack method: The Zombie Pea Shooter shoots zombie peas, which damage a single enemy.

skill:

Zombie Summoner: When Zombie Peas attack, there is a small chance that the fired Zombie Peas will grow into Pea Zombies.

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Is there a chance of summoning zombies?

Or is it Pea Zombie?

Chen Yang raised his eyebrows slightly.

Doesn't this mean that as long as there are enough zombie pea shooters, he can create an army of pea zombies?

"What a pity, there are only three vials of this serum in total."

Chen Yang felt somewhat regretful.

After putting away the other two vials of serum, Chen Yang continued to use Endless Mode.

Now, the zombies inside the forest have vanished without a trace.

The entire area was then enveloped by an invisible wall.

With nothing else to do, Chen Yang could only tackle the endless mode to improve his combat power in preparation for the zombie horde that would arrive in four days.

Unlike Chen Yang, most other players encountered a bottleneck in Endless Mode and could only kill time in the World Tavern.

They can only wait for the sunlight plants to produce sunlight, then buy upgrade cards to upgrade the plants and continue challenging the levels they are stuck on.

When these players open the Endless Mode leaderboard during their leisure time, they are always speechless with amazement.

"Wait, Chen Yang just went silent after the 30th wave, right? I thought he had also hit a bottleneck, but it turns out he's been holding back a big one?"

"Holy crap, thirty-four waves already? How did he manage to clear four more waves in one go?"

"Um... how can the difference between people be so huge..."

"Damn, if only I were in the same district as Chen Yang, I could at least get on his good side during the zombie outbreak."

"The zombie attack claims that if you survive for twelve hours, you can ascend... Hopefully, the zombies won't be too strong..."

"If you can't beat him, then die in front of him. Why are you stuck in this garden all day putting up with his jerk behavior? You can't go anywhere except the World Tavern. What's the difference between this and being kept in captivity?"

"Usually, the zombies that come are level one or two, which are much weaker than those in Endless Mode. I estimate that this attack will be of similar strength."

"That makes sense... They can't just let us players die, can they..."

"Holy crap, Chen Yang has already cleared another wave in such a short time! He's cleared thirty-five waves already!"

Meanwhile, Chen Yang was counting the rewards from the thirty-five waves.

Three million suns.

Plant Directed Mutation Card - Guardian.

And a Tier 3 upgrade card.

The second targeted mutation card was exactly what he needed.

By wave 35, he was already struggling.

He barely survived the onslaught of solar flares from both the Infernal Pepper and the Dawn Sunflower, and even lost his Flowerpot Wizard.

There's only one zombie in this wave.

Tier 4 Ice Car Zombie.

Moreover, this zombie also has throwing abilities. At the start of the game, it retrieved a block of ice from the ice cart and threw it accurately, killing the little wizard in the flowerpot even through the pumpkin head.

With the loss of the Flowerpot Wizard and the Agave not being suitable for dealing with single-target zombies, the main damage dealer is only Yuumi.

Chen Yang used all his methods and barely managed to eliminate him.

"The pumpkin head can only cover a small portion; it's not enough to stop projectiles coming from above..."

Chen Yang sighed.

Even after upgrading the pumpkin head to level four, there are still gaps in the defenses above.

He didn't dare to use random mutation cards casually. If those heaven-defying mutation effects occurred, such as the pumpkin head being filled with water or transforming into a torch pumpkin head, it would be a waste of a fourth-tier pumpkin head.

But now, the reward for clearing the thirty-fifth wave has given him a defensive, targeted mutation card.

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Item Name: Targeted Mutation Card - Guardian.

Item effect: Causes the target plant to mutate in a specific direction, namely defense, protection, or evasion.

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[Use the Targeted Mutation Card - Fortified Fortress on Pumpkin Head Lv.4?]

confirm.

The mutated pumpkin head looks particularly ferocious, and the smile carved on it looks exceptionally evil.

However, apart from the change in appearance, Chen Yang did not notice anything else unusual at the time.

He scratched his head and muttered, "What exactly is the effect of this mutation?"

Just then, he noticed that the little wizard in the flowerpot inside the pumpkin head seemed to frown, revealing a slight hint of nervousness.

Chen Yang narrowed his eyes, lost in thought.

He casually picked up a stone from the ground and threw it towards the little wizard in the flowerpot.

To Chen Yang's surprise, the pumpkin head did not use any means to block the stone.

Instead, it suddenly darted sideways a short distance, dodging the stone with incredible speed.

Chen Yang was stunned, staring at the pumpkin head, his mind filled with doubt.

"You dodged it? How did you do that?"

He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

To confirm, Chen Yang picked up an even larger stone and threw it at the little wizard in the flowerpot again.

This time, he saw it clearly.

The pumpkin head is not completely touching the ground, but is slightly suspended above the ground, about three or four centimeters above the ground.

The pumpkin head hovered at this height and moved horizontally at high speed, dodging the stones it had thrown.

"I see."

A smile played on Chen Yang's lips; he understood.

He recalled the three directions of mutation in the targeted mutation card, and the answer came to him—

This pumpkin head has been mutated to "dodge" in a different direction.

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[Pumpkin head]

Level 4

Armor: 1080 (300 * 3 * 1.2 [Unbreakable Fortress] [Force of Nature])

Health: 9600 (8000 * 1.2 [Nature's Power])

Movement speed: 780

skill:

Adaptive levitation: The pumpkin head generates a repulsive force between itself and the ground, allowing it to move at extremely low altitudes and break free from internal resistance.

Pumpkin Pie: Pumpkin heads will slowly regenerate health during battle.

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For the next four days, Chen Yang spent his time conquering the endless mode.

But the thirty-nine waves became an insurmountable barrier.

A level 4 zombie led two level 3 zombies, along with a large army of zombies.

No matter how Chen Yang changed his tactics, he couldn't find a way to break the deadlock.

During this period, Chen Yang also met with Huangfu Qinghe and the other three.

He distributed his extra upgrade cards to Huang Aotian, Liu Yan, and Ling Qi.

Huangfu Qinghe had already upgraded all the plants to the fourth level and distributed the excess resources to the three of them.

time flies.

It's already the thirty-first day of survival, at 11 PM.

At this moment, all players are in the garden, ready for battle.

[One hour before the zombie attack begins]

[All players, please prepare yourselves.]

[After twelve hours, surviving players will be eligible for ascension.]

[During the offensive, there are no garden restrictions; players can move freely within the courtyard.]

[Finally, best of luck to all players!]

The system prompt tone ends.

These five short sentences sparked a heated discussion among a large number of players.

"No garden restrictions? Does that mean we no longer have to stay in our own gardens?"

"Doesn't that mean several players can guard the same garden?"

"Holy crap, I'm from district 3021. Anyone want to come to Garden 45? Let's defend it together."

"Here I am, here I am, I'm taking C!"

"If you're looking for teammates, post it in the area chat!"

"So, does that mean all the players in the entire region can all stay in one garden?"

"That's right, pooling the resources of the entire district is the safest approach."

"You know what, after the restrictions were lifted, I discovered that you can even grow plants on the streets now!"

"How did you plant it without a lawn?"

"Use flower pots! If you have enough flower pots, you can fill an entire street with plants!"

"Buying flowerpots at high prices, starting from 10 yuan!"

After players discovered that they were basically unrestricted except for being unable to leave the area, they began to band together.

In the small group chat of Chen Yang and Huangfu Qinghe, a discussion also began.

Huangfu Qinghe: Players from my area have all gathered here, and there are still spots available. Lingqi, you have area teleportation abilities; you can bring some players to my area for refuge.

Lingxi: OK. The overall strength of the players in our region isn't very strong, so I'll bring them over.

Huangfu Qinghe: Liu Yan, the players in your area are not strong enough. Let Ling Qi take you to Chen Yang's area.

Liu Yan: Okay, I'll talk to them.

Huang Aotian: Wait... don't come any closer...

Huang Aotian: Chen Yang has disappeared! There's nothing in the garden.

Chen Yang: It's alright, let Ling Qi bring over the players from Liu Yan's area.

Chen Yang: I'm blocking the zombie's door.