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

Rek'Sai's roar suddenly came to my ears.

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw Rek'Sai not far away raising its huge head, a rare hint of irritation flashing in its eyes, while a small black and gold figure was hopping around on its back.

It was actually a corpse ivy!

This creature had somehow climbed onto Rek'Sai's back, gripping the spikes on Rek'Sai's spine tightly with both hands to stabilize its body, as if trying to control this enormous beast.

Rek'Sai was clearly extremely impatient. With a sudden jolt, the immense force sent the Corpse Monkey flying like a bullet.

The corpse kiwi flipped twice in the air before landing steadily, completely unharmed.

It showed no sign of giving up, bending down slightly, a stubborn glint in its eyes.

The next moment, it leaped up again, so fast that it almost became a black shadow, rushing towards Rek'Sai's back.

Rek'Sai let out a low growl and shook his body violently, trying to stop the Corpse Monkey from getting closer.

The scene was extremely comical.

Rex was impatiently shaking his body, trying to get rid of the annoying guy in front of him.

But the little figure climbed up again and again, looking like it was having a great time.

Chen Yang watched this scene from afar, his lips twitched, and he couldn't help but rub his forehead.

But he did not intervene.

Hmm, it seems like it wouldn't be bad to let these guys get to know each other a bit. Chen Yang thought to himself.

Over the next few days, while traveling and fighting off the zombie horde, Chen Yang also tried to upgrade the Corpse Monkey Peach.

When he placed the various zombie potions in front of Corpse Monkey, Corpse Monkey looked as if he had seen a divine treasure. Regardless of what kind of liquid was in each bottle, he grabbed them and started guzzling them down his throat.

Chen Yang initially tried to stop him, but after discovering that the drugs did not produce any side effects in the corpse monkey's stomach, he let the corpse monkey drink them freely.

In other times when dealing with the zombie army, besides his fondness for riding Rex, this zombie monkey also loves to challenge Tequila.

Even though it was repeatedly knocked away by the agave in one move, it didn't get tired of it, leaving Chen Yang speechless and facepalming.

But because of this, Chen Yang discovered the enormous potential within this corpse kiwi fruit.

The sixth-tier Corpse Monkey is already capable of fighting a seventh-tier zombie in a zombie horde without being at a disadvantage.

This made Chen Yang feel like he had found a treasure.

Fighting beyond one's level sounds simple, but putting aside the Flowerpot Little Mage, among the plants Chen Yang currently possesses, only Mordekaiser has this ability.

Now, another corpse monkey has appeared. Although its behavior is a bit eccentric, Chen Yang feels that even its eccentricity is acceptable when he thinks of Mordekaiser.

“This should be the Cannia Mountains,” Huang Aotian pointed to the continuous mountain range in front of him, looked down at the map to confirm, and then looked up and said, “Once we cross this mountain range, we will reach the Southern Military Region Headquarters.”

"We're almost there," Chen Yang sighed softly.

They had been trekking for several days, coming all the way from the front lines, and finally they arrived at the Southern Military District headquarters.

However, the journey left them with a lingering sense of unease.

There was no trace of any human.

Neither the survivors nor the human army encountered a single one from beginning to end.

Even the supply points and villages marked on the map have either become deserted ruins or been completely overrun by hordes of zombies.

All of this was too bizarre, and Huang Aotian even suspected that humanity had completely abandoned the Southern Military Region.

But all of this doesn't make sense. Why would they give up such a large southern territory for no reason?

The two discussed the matter without reaching a conclusion.

Now, the answer is right before our eyes.

"Let's go, be careful."

"Ah."

Rex was too big to maneuver properly in this mountainous terrain, so the two of them had to climb the mountain on foot.

As they climbed the steep mountain path to the summit, the two looked out over the other side of the mountain range.

Amidst the surrounding mountains, a massive steel fortress stands tall.

The fortress was exquisitely constructed, seemingly a natural creation that blended seamlessly with the surrounding mountains.

"Someone!"

Huang Aotian was overjoyed as he looked at the small black dots patrolling the fortress walls.

Chen Yang did not respond; his gaze first fell on the interior of the fortress, on a collapsed ruin.

“Look over there, there’s a pile of ruins.”

Around the ruins, traces of scorching can still be faintly seen on the ground, charred black, as if a fierce battle had taken place.

"Ok?"

Huang Aotian looked in the direction Chen Yang was pointing and asked in surprise, "How come there are ruins inside the headquarters?"

"Something's probably wrong." Recalling what he had seen in the past few days, Chen Yang's heart sank.

"Something went wrong?"

Huang Aotian was taken aback, frowned, and asked in confusion, "Look, those soldiers are still on normal patrol."

"Do not……"

Chen Yang shook his head slightly, his gaze still fixed on the distant fortress, and said in a heavy tone, "Look carefully, what is that on the fortress?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Aotian's heart tightened, and he immediately followed Chen Yang's gaze.

He squinted, straining to focus, trying to make out the black dots moving across the city wall.

A few seconds later, his expression suddenly changed.

"Zombie...?"

Huang Aotian's eyes widened, his voice trembling uncontrollably.

He could clearly see that the patrolling soldiers on the walls of that steel fortress were not human soldiers, but swaying zombies!

Some of them wore tattered military uniforms, some even wore military helmets, and some even held weapons in their hands, but their gray skin and empty eyes clearly indicated that they were no longer alive.

"How can it be……"

Huang Aotian's throat was dry, and his mind was a mess.

How was the military region headquarters, located in the heart of the southern battlefield, more than a thousand kilometers from the front lines, captured?

Chen Yang didn't speak, but his gaze was cold, and the corners of his mouth were tightly pressed into a straight line.

The zombie patrols on the city wall were orderly, like well-trained soldiers, moving in unison and keeping watch over their surroundings.

However, such "neatness" is even more unsettling.

"Now I know why we couldn't get in touch with headquarters back then..."

Huang Aotian muttered to himself, a layer of cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

As Chen Yang was gazing at the distant fortress, a golden light flashed, and Corpse Monkey appeared out of thin air in front of Chen Yang, its eyes gleaming with golden light.

Corpse Monkey's eyes were sharp as it scanned its surroundings warily.

"what happened?"

Chen Yang frowned, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart, and secretly took out the cards of Tequila and Pike.

His plants appear on their own, which is not the norm.