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

boom!

The world lost its color in an instant.

Chen Yang was still unable to finish the final stroke before the Destruction Mushroom self-destructed.

An immense amount of destructive energy was released in an instant, like an atomic bomb detonating deep underground.

The entire space was instantly engulfed by intense light, and the shockwave, accompanied by a destructive gale, swallowed everything in its path.

Annihilation.

Chen Yang was thrown to the ground and immediately lost consciousness.

The explosion of the Doom-shroom was like an apocalyptic catastrophe, the powerful impact tearing the entire mountain range apart from the earth.

Rocks were blasted away, and billowing flames twisted and tumbled in the air. The once majestic mountain was instantly reduced to scorched earth, and dust and smoke shot straight into the sky, obscuring the entire heavens.

The aftershocks swept in all directions.

The creatures hiding in the distance struggled in the gale.

The giant squash that was originally guarding the cave entrance was also intimidated by this force and retreated repeatedly. Each jump caused the earth to tremble and crushed a large number of zombies.

Screams came and went.

Every zombie in the forest felt this terrifying aura.

Everyone looked towards the direction of the mountain range with surprise and uncertainty.

"A volcano erupted?"

"Has a special event been triggered? Let's go check it out; maybe we can get some exploration points."

"Don't wander off! There are lots of high-level zombies hunting players everywhere right now. If you go over there, you might get eliminated!"

"Thanks for the reminder. I am the high-level zombie you mentioned. Remember to be more careful next time you play the game."

Number of eliminated +1

Most zombies treated this anomaly as a mere interlude, remaining dormant and refraining from making any rash moves.

After all, if the team is eliminated, no matter how high the exploration score is, it won't matter.

We are now at the most critical stage of this game.

There are 90,000 teams left. The game will end once another 40,000 teams are eliminated.

But those who have survived to this day are all seasoned veterans who are well-versed in the ways of the world.

Everyone understands that this is a protracted battle, and it's a contest of who can be more stable and endure longer.

......

[The entry "Turning the Tide" has been activated.]

[Player is immune to one death]

Chen Yang slowly woke up.

"hiss--"

"My head hurts so much—"

A loud buzzing echoed in Chen Yang's head, as if someone was constantly ringing a bell in his ear.

It took Chen Yang a while to recover.

I remember when the Doom-shroom exploded, I passed out...

But...

Where is this?

Chen Yang stared in disbelief at the fairy-tale-like scene before him.

Soft sunlight filtered through the ancient tree canopy, casting dappled golden light on the ground.

The surrounding area is filled with towering ancient trees, whose leaves rustle in the wind.

Before me lay a pond, its waters crystal clear.

The water rippled gently, reflecting a shimmering light.

Various wildflowers dot the grass.

Chen Yang slowly sat up, staring blankly at the dreamlike scene.

Am I in heaven?

What happened to the promise of one chance to revive?

Chen Yang patted his face and began to analyze the situation rationally.

Although this place looks like a paradise on earth, many places still resemble the original forest.

Take, for example, that menacing-looking giant violet in the distance.

Chen Yang concluded that he was most likely blown away by the shockwave of the explosion and fell to this location.

The best proof of this is the terrifying exploration score in the upper right corner of Chen Yang's field of vision.

The original number of 60,000 has now skyrocketed to 168,000!

Based on a distance of one meter and one minute, Chen Yang flew at least 108,000 meters in the air!

Damn...

How high did I fly?

If it weren't for the protection of the term "entry point".

Chen Yang estimated that he had already pieced together pieces from different parts.

The golden shovel lay quietly beside Chen Yang's hand.

During the explosion, the protective sphere of light formed by the reversed universe enveloped Chen Yang and the golden shovel, and flew them to this location.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Chen Yang stood up and began exploring the vicinity.

They come, the security.

......

......

World Tavern.

The large central scrolling screen displays the current exploration score rankings in real time.

Most of the players who are not participating in the competition or have been eliminated gather here.

They might be there to watch the excitement, or to see how their own team is doing.

But at this moment, the atmosphere was eerily quiet.

"It's stopped! It's finally stopped!"

"The price surged by 190,000 in one go before stopping. What exactly did this group do?!"

"The second place only has seven thousand! How are the others supposed to compete?"

"190,000 exploration points, is this a human? Oh no, is it a zombie?"

From the very beginning of the exploration score leaderboard, Huangfu Qinghe's team was far ahead, rising at a rate of almost one point per second.

Later, the price increased by more than a thousand.

It didn't stop until it reached over 60,000.

Keep in mind that at this point, the second-place player only had a little over a thousand points!

One of the eliminated players came forward to explain that the competition area was fraught with danger, and every step could be fatal. He said he was killed because he accidentally stepped on a potato mine.

Even second-tier zombies that have taken the Z-type serum must be careful, as they risk disaster if they are not careful.

The eliminated players unanimously agreed that there was a bug in the system.

Could someone possibly be taking a walk in this forest?

How can it be!

Just when the team's exploration score stopped increasing, everyone thought that the system had finally realized the bug and started to fix it.

Who knew that after a brief period of silence, an explosive surge would follow.

The team's exploration points skyrocketed, unstoppable.

Every millisecond, this number is being updated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

People would normally have expressed their amazement.

The number was still fluctuating five minutes later.

Everyone finally became numb.

Are you still going to let people play?!

What on earth are they doing in there?!

......

......

However, Chen Yang, the one who started all this, was currently half-submerged in the pond, teasing a cat's tail grass in the center of the pond.

"Meow meow meow~"

Two leaves bend forward, like a cat's paws protecting its chest.

A gentle breeze blows, and the cat's tail grass sways in the wind, its petals swaying gently overhead, emitting a soft "meow" sound.

Chen Yang grinned foolishly, his heart melting.

This cat's tail grass is so cute!

I never noticed this in the game before.

Chen Yang was initially quite wary and dared not approach easily.

There's no way around it; the three thorns on the cat's tail are just too eye-catching.

A normal cat's tail grass has only one tail thorn.

This is clearly a mutated cat's tail grass.

Chen Yang instinctively felt that it was dangerous.

Having lost the chance to be resurrected, Chen Yang was still quite cautious.

But who knew that the cattail grass just looked at Chen Yang with curiosity, and when Chen Yang approached, it did not attack, but just meowed, looking like it was innocent of the world.

Seeing this, Chen Yang became bolder and tried to touch it with his hand. Unexpectedly, the cat's tail grass seemed to enjoy Chen Yang's touch.

Chen Yang really didn't expect that he could pet a cat here.

Thank goodness I brought the golden shovel!

Kitty, come with me back to the garden!