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

The girl's smile sent chills down Chen Yang's spine.

After saying this, the girl didn't want to say anything more, and just giggled in the wind.

This was the first time she had left the Corpse Cult.

The memories that occupy the first ten years of her life are of a dark and sunless underground research institute.

If the Corpse Cult hadn't moved its headquarters to the Southern Military Region, she might have spent her entire life chained up in that underground research institute.

She gazed at the moonlit wilderness, finding everything so new and fascinating.

......

......

Meanwhile, far away, atop the city walls of the Corpse Cult.

A man gazed through the huge floor-to-ceiling window at the direction Chen Yang had gone.

"Your Excellency... is it really alright to let Number Seven leave like this?"

Beside the man, Jiu Zhijiao stood respectfully and cautiously asked a question.

"hehe..."

The man let out a sinister laugh.

"Qiqi's departure is a necessary step."

"But Number Seven is still unstable, I'm afraid..."

"It's alright." The man waved his hand. "Plans can't keep up with changes. The enemy won't wait for us to be fully prepared before launching an attack."

He continued, "The guys in the royal city are quite capable. Most of the cultists they planted there have been wiped out. Letting them hold their ground is not a good thing."

"Send Qiqi there to stir up trouble in the royal city. The more chaotic things are on the human side, the more advantageous it will be for us."

Coach Jiu was still worried: "Number Seven is still an experiment after all. Can he really do it?"

The man called the bishop turned his head, his eyes filled with profound darkness, without a trace of white.

He stared silently at Jiu Zhijiao, emanating an inexplicable pressure that nearly forced Jiu Zhijiao to kneel.

"Don't forget, Qiqi was born from the deepest despair, a monster harboring the 'corpse plague'."

......

......

[September 10]

I was selected for this secret research group.

This is the greatest day of my life!

This is a groundbreaking project, a grand plan destined to be recorded in history.

I am certain that my name will be among the glorious names of humanity in the future.

[September 11]

My supervisor introduced me to the core of the project: the technology of fusion between plant and human genes.

This is a brilliant idea!

The task he assigned me was simply to master the most basic fusion technology, but I knew that this was just the beginning.

As long as I successfully produce some experimental results to prove my abilities, joining the core group will not be a problem.

[September 15th]

Today is my first experiment.

My supervisor assigned me a basic experiment: to transfer the characteristics of sunflowers to mice.

Sunflowers grew on the backs of the mice, allowing them to absorb sunlight and generate energy.

My mentor called it a "solar guinea pig," and I called it the prototype of a miracle.

[September 20]

I began to explore more complex experiments—the fusion of plants.

I chose Cherry Bomb and Pea Shooter, two plants with completely different properties.

The Cherry Bomb is too active, while the Peashooter is extremely stable, requiring near-perfect precision in their combination.

No one in the lab could successfully fuse the two plants.

When I decided to merge the two plants, they said I was being fanciful and that the two plants were destined to be impossible to merge.

All I want to do is laugh.

I cannot fail.

I am someone who will be recorded in history.

The result was naturally achieved.

The hybrid was named "Burst Pea Shooter".

My mentor praised me highly, saying that I was born for this project.

I feel like I could die for this project.

[September 1]

I stayed up all night for seven consecutive days to prepare for the big project that was about to start.

Although my body was exhausted, my spirits were incredibly high.

I was assigned to Group 3, and it's said that the outcome of this project will determine the future of human-implantation fusion technology.

[September 2]

One hundred thousand test subjects!

This is an unprecedented attempt, a stage for the future.

My mentor allowed me to fully utilize my talents, and these experimental subjects became the cornerstones of my success.

[September 17]

After tens of thousands of failures, seven test subjects finally survived.

Data shows that they have achieved a stable state of human-plant integration.

This is a historic breakthrough!

From then on, humans no longer needed to rely on the protection of plants; we ourselves could become weapons!

[September 30]

The project was suspended.

Those cowardly and short-sighted officials terminated our research, citing "ethical issues" as the reason.

The sacrifice of 100,000 test subjects has brought about the possibility of new life.

But they didn't understand.

I will not stop because of this.

[September 1]

I conducted the first human-plant fusion experiment using my left hand.

The Peashooter's genes are perfectly integrated with my cells, and my fingers can transform into pea shapes at will.

There was no rejection reaction, and the effect was better than expected.

Perhaps I am more suitable than any experimental subject to be a carrier for human-plant fusion.

[September 2]

When I tried to share my joy with Reese, she looked at me with disbelief.

I don't understand why she was trying to persuade me to give up.

She said I was taking a risk, that this wasn't science, but madness.

I cannot tolerate her ignorance.

In my eyes, she is no longer worthy to stand on the stage of science.

[September 3]

Reese is much quieter now.

I transplanted the nut gene into her head, and the integration went surprisingly smoothly.

[September 4]

Reese is dead.

It's a real shame that her constitution was too weak to withstand the subsequent experiments.

I told her she should exercise more often.

[September 5]

To improve combat performance, I chose to fuse the genes of the earth spikes into my back.

After the fusion, I could feel the power in my spine, which brought me an indescribable pleasure.

[September 6]

They discovered my secret.

The lab guards tried to stop me, but it was all in vain.

I no longer need to rely on their equipment and resources.

My research will never stop, even in exile, I will continue to advance the future of human-plant fusion.

Oh, I've suddenly had a new idea.

Zombies might also be a good fusion material.

This research notebook has come to an end.

......

It is now midnight.

Chen Yang and his group set up camp in an abandoned village they found along the way.

Rex stood guard outside.

The light from the street lamp flickered slightly, illuminating the small mud-brick house.

Parker and Huang Aotian were playing cards on the side, while Qiqi looked excitedly at the ant hole in the corner.

Chen Yang closed his research notebook and took a deep breath.

That's absolutely perverted.

He never expected that, besides the Corpse Cult, humans would also conduct experiments involving the fusion of human bodies with plants.

Chen Yang glanced at Qi Qi beside him and sighed.

Perhaps this little girl is an experimental subject of the Corpse Cult.

Poor baby.

Qi Qi seemed to sense Chen Yang's gaze and turned to move closer to him.

"Hey, Chen Yang."

"Who told you to call me by my name? You're so disrespectful. Call me brother."

"I do not."

"..."

"Chen Yang, why are your hands different from everyone else's?"