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

[Congratulations to player Zhao Changming for clearing 20 waves in Endless Mode on his first attempt!]

[The first-clear reward has been distributed; other players, please keep up the good work!]

[Two hours remaining until the start of the competition]

The system notification woke Chen Yang up.

"What?! It made it through twenty waves?"

With his hair a mess, Chen Yang groggily got out of bed.

"Zhao Changming?"

"This name sounds familiar..."

"It seems like this was the name of the captain of the team that came in second place in the last competition."

Chen Yang has been busy with the competition lately and hasn't played Endless Mode for a long time.

On the current Endless Frenzy leaderboard, Zhao Changming is ranked first, having completed the twentieth wave, while the remaining players are all stuck on the nineteenth wave.

"What's so terrifying about these twenty waves? Even the player ranked number one on the combat power list can't get past them?"

"Once this round of challenges is over, I should also try out the endless mode; there are quite a few rewards."

Chen Yang casually flipped through the plant combat power rankings and was somewhat surprised to find that Yuumi was not on the list.

"Impossible! With 2000 points of spell power, that should put you in the top 100..."

However, that's the reality; Yuumi's name wasn't on the leaderboard at all.

"That's strange. Could it be that the system can't detect Yuumi?"

Chen Yang was puzzled, but he didn't think much of it, assuming that the rankings hadn't been updated yet.

With two hours to go before the competition begins, Chen Yang plans to boost his plant combat power.

After all, the announcement stated that plant-based combat power would be crucial in this round of competition.

After talking with George, Chen Yang realized that the ascension slots were of paramount importance.

He can't miss this opportunity.

Chen Yang has one Tier 1 upgrade card... one Tier 2 upgrade card...

He then spent a large sum of money to buy a Tier 3 upgrade card and an energy bean from Dave's store.

Two and a half million units of sunlight vanished in the blink of an eye, and Chen Yang felt a pang of heartache as he looked at the meager remaining amount of sunlight.

It's like going back to square one overnight...

They are all necessities... They are all necessities...

Chen Yang comforted himself and walked into the garden.

Yumi was curled up in a corner of the garden taking a nap. She was obviously too excited last night and had been making a ruckus all night. Now she was replenishing her energy.

The other plants are all standing peacefully in their own squares.

"Little flowerpot, are you ready?"

The little flowerpot wizard, who had been resting with its eyes closed, sensed Lin An approaching. Its dark eyes swept over him, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

"I'm giving you a big promotion today, then we'll see how you perform in the competition!" Chen Yang said excitedly.

The little magician in the flowerpot has been with Chen Yang since day one and is a veteran plant in this garden.

They also made outstanding contributions in the initial regional competitions.

Chen Yang has always let it grow on its own. Its stacking ability is strong, and now, although it is still a level one plant, its combat power is comparable to that of an ordinary level three plant.

It has nearly a thousand points of spell power!

When Chen Yang leveled up the Flowerpot Wizard three times, he couldn't imagine how monstrous it would become.

Chen Yang pulled out three cards from his pocket and used them without hesitation.

[Use a Tier 1 upgrade card on Flowerpot Wizard Lv.1?]

[Use a Tier 2 upgrade card on Flowerpot Wizard lv.1?]

[Use a Tier 3 upgrade card on Flowerpot Wizard lv.1?]

confirm!

confirm!

confirm!

Charge!

Chen Yang waved his hand, confirming everything!

[Failed to use]

[Failed to use]

[Failed to use]

"Ok?"

what's the situation?

Chen Yang was dumbfounded when he saw three consecutive "failed to use" messages.

"Is there a bug?"

Chen Yang took out a Tier 1 upgrade card and tried to upgrade again.

[Use a Tier 1 upgrade card on Flowerpot Wizard Lv.1?]

confirm...

[Upgrade failed; the plant rejected your request.]

"what?"

Refuse to upgrade?

Chen Yang looked at the system notification in front of him and was at a loss for how to react.

This was the first time he had ever heard of a plant refusing to upgrade!

Try again?

[Failed to upgrade; the plant is indicating it doesn't want to upgrade and should be left alone.]

Surprised!

"You don't want to upgrade?"

Chen Yang stared in disbelief at the flowerpot in front of him.

The little wizard in the flowerpot simply shifted its body, looked away, closed its eyes, and acted as if it were none of its business.

No? Dude?

Chen Yang tried using the upgrade card again, but this time the system didn't even bother to give a prompt and there was no response.

have to.

I used to just think this little wizard in a flowerpot was quite unique.

Looking back now, it seems he had a rather eccentric temper.

There are even plants that refuse to upgrade?!

Chen Yang still found it hard to believe.

"Never mind. Let's upgrade other plants then."

Chen Yang turned to look at the other plants.

Now in his garden, there is also a Sunshine Garlic, a Lava Nut, a Void Burrowing Spike, and an original Watermelon Pitcher.

Hellfire Chili is a card.

After much deliberation, Chen Yang decided to upgrade the Void Burrowing Spike.

Aside from the unexpectedly obtained Yuumi, this is the only offensive plant he can move freely.

[Use a Tier 1 upgrade card on Void Burrowing Spikes lv.1?]

[Use a Tier 2 upgrade card for Void Burrowing Spikes lv.2?]

[Use a Tier 3 upgrade card on Void Burrowing Spikes lv.3?]

This upgrade did not fail again.

It's just that the noise is a bit loud.

In the blink of an eye, the sky was inexplicably filled with dark clouds.

The torrential rain fell in an instant, and rolling purple lightning exploded in the sky.

One second a player was strolling on the street, the next second they were soaked to the bone.

"Holy crap! Why did it suddenly start pouring rain?!"

"I thought this place looked the same all year round!"

"I give up, my clothes are still hanging on the tall nuts to dry!"

"What a huge thunderbolt! Is this another zombie attack?!"

Everyone returned to the garden and hid in their own little houses.

Chen Yang never expected that upgrading the Void Escape Thorn would summon such a celestial phenomenon.

Purple mist surged forth, like the void churning, enveloping the earth spikes within it.

Purple lightning bolts coiled down, piercing straight into Chen Yang's garden, illuminating the mist and revealing the faint outline of the earth spikes.

Amidst the chaos, the outline of the spikes twisted and stretched, as if countless unseen hands were fusing the spikes with some kind of creature.

"Gagaga---"

An indescribable roar resounded, followed by a final thunderclap. Amidst the flashes of lightning, Chen Yang saw the silhouette of a gigantic beast.

The rainstorm came quickly and went quickly.

The thick purple fog dissipated into the air, and a brand new 'earth spike' appeared in front of Chen Yang.

Its shell turned completely purplish-black, and the aura of emptiness flowed through the gaps in its carapace.

A massive tail extends from its back, covered in layers of purplish-black scales, with a sharp and pointed tip, and surrounded by rolling purple lightning, resembling a giant warhammer.

Just looking at it from afar is enough to make one's heart race.

"It's only level three and it already looks like this. When it reaches level nine, will it really conjure up a Rex for me?"

The original Rek'Sai was the queen of the burrowing beast tribe, an incredibly powerful creature in the Void, and an apex predator in the food chain!

Chen Yang got excited at this thought and checked the panel of the Void Escape Spike.

[Rex]

Race: Void Burrower Assassin

Level 4

Attack: 570

Armor: 140

Blood volume: 3000

Movement speed: 100

skill:

Burrowing: Rek'Sai can burrow underground to move around, and while underground, she can slowly regenerate health.

Prey Search: When Rek'Sai is underground, she can detect the location of all units within a one-kilometer radius.

Wild Bite: Conjures a Void Spike, striking enemies and dealing 2000 true damage. Cooldown: 3 minutes.

While its attack power isn't high for a level 3 plant, its high health and mobility make it quite powerful.

It also awakened a new skill: [Prey Search]

Chen Yang was very satisfied.

All is ready except for the opportunity!

......

Time flies.

[The match has begun. Please get ready.]

[Notice: Please read the rules carefully after entering the game.]

Those who violate the rules will be directly eliminated in the real world.