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

Twenty days have passed since I last entered the forest opposite the garden.

That time, Chen Yang used the skills of the zombie imitator to disguise himself as a zombie and accidentally stumbled into the deepest part of the forest.

There, he first discovered the zombie colony.

They also encountered two intelligent zombies.

One is the administrator of Zone One, Zombie Rand.

Chen Yang estimated that the opponent was probably a level four zombie.

The other one was the nasty zombie dealer.

There are now four days left before the large-scale offensive.

Chen Yang stepped into the forest once again.

This time, he did not disguise himself as a zombie.

One reason is that zombie imitators cannot level up.

He had also tried to upgrade the zombie imitator, but it ended in failure.

Unlike the Little Mage who voluntarily refused to upgrade, the Zombie Imitator showed no reaction to the upgrade card.

Chen Yang had no choice but to give up, and the zombie imitator was rendered useless.

It cannot be upgraded, which means that the plants it imitates are all only at level one.

The first-tier plants are too weak.

Chen Yang tried to have it imitate the Flowerpot Little Mage, but the imitator could not inherit the spell power stacked by the Little Mage.

The zombies that are created only have the appearance of zombies, but no zombie interface, and are extremely fragile.

This is why Chen Yang did not choose to become a zombie.

Of course, the main reason is that he no longer needs to hide himself.

A group of fourth-tier plants, along with a fifth-tier Yumi, could easily roam freely in the forest.

Moreover, with Yuumi's link and shield, Chen Yang's main body is not afraid of being ambushed.

"Walk."

After turning all the plant cards into cards, Chen Yang walked straight into the forest.

It's noon.

The woods remained utterly dark.

The towering ancient trees are layered upon each other, their branches and leaves intertwined, blocking out the sun.

Yumi followed behind Chen Yang, a colorful ribbon connecting the two.

Unlike before, Chen Yang walked a long way without finding any trace of zombies.

Relying on his memory, he made his way forward and eventually found the location of the zombie dealer from his memory.

The stall was as deserted as ever, with various weapons and equipment piled on the ground and a row of shelves standing alone in the center.

The zombie traffickers have vanished without a trace.

There was no sign of any zombies around.

"Huh? Where did the zombies go?"

Chen Yang continued along the route he remembered, heading towards the open space where the zombies had gathered.

The land was in a mess.

But there was still no sign of any zombies.

Chen Yang frowned: "Youmi, go and see if there's anything unusual around here."

Yumi nodded, reinforced the shield around Chen Yang, and then flew into the air.

Chen Yang paced back and forth in the open space.

"Where can so many zombies go?"

As he pondered the reason for the zombies' disappearance, he passed by a grove of trees and suddenly heard a rustling sound.

The sound was soft, but it startled Chen Yang.

"What the hell?"

The rustling sound lasted only a moment.

Chen Yang quickly summoned the agave, cautiously stepped forward, and peered over.

Behind the bushes, the first thing that catches the eye is a large newspaper.

It was a zombie, wearing glasses, sitting on the ground, holding a newspaper and reading it with great interest!

Even more outrageous, he didn't even notice Chen Yang's approach.

Chen Yang was greatly alarmed.

Before I could even utter a "Holy shit!"

The next instant, the zombie's head was separated from its body.

A figure of agave appeared beside the zombie.

The zombie's body was still in the posture of reading a newspaper, but its head had already fallen to the ground.

Its hands were still gripping the newspaper, its body still not quite understanding what was happening. It raised one hand as if to scratch its head, but only touched thin air.

"call..."

Seeing the zombie die, Chen Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

There were no zombies anywhere, so Chen Yang subconsciously considered this place a safe haven.

The sudden appearance of the newspaper-reading zombie really startled him.

"How come there's a zombie here?"

Chen Yang frowned, stepped forward, picked up the newspaper, and examined it carefully.

Latest R&D Achievement! The Plant-Zombie Fusion Device is Now in the Testing Phase.

The number of the 1000th batch of new-generation zombies has surpassed the six billion mark!

Shocking! The Dance King's favorite pet is actually a giant mushroom!

Miss Zombie Audrey's new work is here! "Human-Zombie Love" is currently airing and a huge hit!

Most of the content in newspapers is devoid of any educational value.

The term "new generation zombies" likely refers to Chen Yang's group of players.

The number of players has decreased from more than seven billion initially to less than one billion now.

The difference is just over six billion.

"The 1000th batch? What does that mean? There have already been 999 batches before?"

Chen Yang was puzzled.

He remembered that George Edgar, whom he had met when he first discovered Yuumi, had said something similar.

They said they were the thousandth batch of players.

But there will be no answer to this question for the time being.

Chen Yang put the newspaper away.

"Meow~"

Yumi flew back and shook her head at Chen Yang.

Apart from this newspaper-reading zombie, there were no other zombies around.

"Could it be that all these zombies retreated from the garden, leaving this guy reading the newspaper behind?"

Chen Yang speculated, pinching his chin.

"But with so many zombies, where can they go?"

Chen Yang continued walking deeper into the forest.

Yumi followed closely behind, the colorful ribbons connecting the two like flowing light.

A stillness filled the air, and sunlight, filtering through the gaps in the towering tree canopy, failed to dispel the oppressive gloom.

As he walked, Chen Yang suddenly stopped.

He frowned, looked down, and glanced at the ground.

It was a flat, unobstructed forest path, but his feet felt as if they had bumped into an invisible wall.

He tried to take a step forward, but his foot was blocked by a flexible and invisible force.

"Hmm? Yuumi, try attacking here."

Yuumi flew up and shot its tail spike forward, but it was blocked by a strange energy.

A ripple appeared in the air ahead, like an invisible film swaying.

"What the hell?"

Chen Yang tried to touch it with his hand, but felt his palm being gently bounced away.

He walked to the left along this invisible barrier, trying to find a way out.

He then encountered another barrier.

"WDF?"

Chen Yang couldn't help but curse, "There's an invisible wall here?!"

After exploring back and forth, he finally confirmed that the entire area was surrounded by a square wall of air.

There wasn't a single zombie in the area, not even a trace of zombie presence could be detected.

"What the hell? How did these zombies get out?" Chen Yang muttered to himself.

With no clues, he could only return to the location where the zombies had gathered before.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that the footprints on the ground are incredibly messy.

Moreover, these footprints were not buried by the wind and sand.

It can only be confirmed that there was an influx of countless zombies in this area not long ago.

Having found nothing, Chen Yang had no choice but to walk back the way he came.

On the way, as he passed the zombie vendor's stall again, his gaze inadvertently swept over the goods scattered haphazardly on the ground.