Ahhhhh, high-altitude survival!

Zhou Zeyang only hesitated for a moment, then in the instant the black snake stiffened, he swiftly leaped up and jumped onto its back. He plunged the dagger downwards, instantly drawing a clear line of blood.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Lei and Liang Dong immediately rushed to provide support.

The next second, the black snake shook its body, throwing Zhou Zeyang off its back. Then, with a flick of its tail, a powerful force sent the group staggering back several steps.

Fortunately, all three were quite agile; they rolled close to the ground and then quickly stood up.

Lin Yue had been observing the battlefield. She adjusted the positions of the Peashooter and Frost Archer, then shouted, "You guys retreat!"

Zhou Zeyang lightly touched the ground with his toes and leaped towards the rock, while Zhao Lei and Liang Dong also retreated.

In that short time, the two archers beside Lin Yue fired again and again, each shot hitting its mark, every pea accurately striking the black snake's body.

Zhao Lei swung the axe forward with force, successfully striking the tip of the black snake's tail. The axe bounced off the ground, but Zhao Lei reacted quickly, pressing down on the handle again before dragging the axe and running backward.

The black snake had already been hit by quite a few pea bullets, but its defense seemed to be very high, and its health bar was still a long bar. Ordinary pea bullets could hurt it, but the damage was not significant. Even the freezing time of the ice peas had been shortened to once per second.

However, that's enough.

Each time the freezing time reached its limit, everyone rushed forward, wielding their weapons and leaving numerous wounds on the black snake.

After several exchanges, the black snake seemed to have realized that its most threatening enemy was Lin Yue, so it simply ignored everyone else, raised its head high, and charged towards Lin Yue.

Just as the black snake slithered in front of Lin Yue, it suddenly lost its footing and fell into the trap with a "plop".

The black snake's tail trembled violently in the trap. Although it made no sound, its reaction clearly indicated that it was in extreme pain.

It's obvious that the spiked trap must have seriously injured it.

To ensure they could successfully trap the black snake, Lin Yue and the others dug the trap very deep, preventing the snake from escaping for a while. It struggled and rolled around in the pit, causing dust to billow and rise everywhere.

Seeing this, Zhou Zeyang wanted to go in and finish him off, but Lin Yue stopped him.

The black snake was struggling fiercely, and the trap was full of sharp spikes, so it was indeed too dangerous for anyone to rush in.

The black snake was indeed formidable. After struggling and thrashing inside the trap for several minutes, it actually found a gap and successfully crawled out. By this time, the black snake was covered in wounds and blood. As it crawled on the ground, it smeared blood everywhere, leaving a series of shocking red spots.

After emerging, the black snake seemed to realize something was wrong. Instead of continuing its attack, it turned and tried to run away. It sensed something was wrong and wanted to escape.

"Kill them now!" Lin Yue shouted.

Liang Dong leaped forward, charging towards the black snake. In the instant he reached his target, the dagger in his hand pierced the snake's vital spot with unparalleled precision—the snake's most vulnerable and fatal point.

Blood spurted out.

The black snake paused for a moment, its muscles instantly stiffening, before it crashed to the ground with a dull thud as its massive body struck the earth.

After a short while, it stopped moving completely.

Liang Dong stepped back a few paces, staring intently at the black snake. His chest heaved violently as he gasped for breath.

Zhou Zeyang jumped to his side, his face beaming with undisguised joy: "We did it? We killed that black snake? No, to be precise, we killed a level five mutated black snake!"

Liang Dong nodded, his expression also showing some excitement. That last strike had given him a firsthand experience of just how thick and powerful this black snake was! He looked down at the dagger in his hand, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes. This dagger had played a crucial role in his ability to wound the level-five black snake; it was truly a rare treasure!

He wiped the dagger on his clothes a few times to remove the bloodstains before returning it to Lin Yue. Zhou Zeyang and Zhao Lei, seeing this, also quickly returned their own daggers and axes.

Lin Yue put away her weapon, walked to the black snake, pondered for a moment, and said, "Does anyone know how to dismantle it? Dismantling the black snake is more cost-effective than directly collecting it."

The others looked at each other, and finally Liang Dong stepped forward and said, "I'll do it!"

While Liang Dong was engrossed in dissecting the snake, Zhou Zeyang stepped forward, somewhat uncertain and hesitant, and asked timidly, "Um, Sister Lin Yue, what kind of magical weapon did you just use? It could even freeze a black snake?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei quickly rushed over, stood on the other side of Xu Tiantian, tightly grasped her hand, and waited for Lin Yue's answer with anticipation in his eyes.

Lin Yue was surprised: "You don't recognize him?"

She glanced around at the other people present, her voice filled with even more surprise: "You don't know any of you?"

Lin Yue never intended to keep her plant army hidden for long, as it was her primary weapon. When she rescued Han Weiyi from the wolf pack, she had used "Peashooter" and "Ice Shooter," as well as "Cherry Bomb" and "Potato Mine."

Putting aside the two that were blown to pieces, Han Weiyi had seen the "Peashooter" with her own eyes when she was cleaning up the wolf corpses, but her expression at the time was completely unfamiliar, as if she had never seen it before.

Lin Yue originally thought that Han Weiyi was too young. As a junior high school student, he was probably busy studying and didn't have time to play games, so it was understandable that he didn't recognize these illustrations.

However, Zhou Zeyang and his friends are all college students. Have they never played or even seen the Plants vs. Zombies game? Even if they weren't interested in the game itself, the plant illustrations and funny memes that circulate widely on social media are quite popular among young people, so they shouldn't have had any trouble seeing them. How could they not recognize them at all?

Hearing Lin Yue's question, the others seemed somewhat surprised, and Zhou Zeyang's tone became hesitant, revealing a hint of uncertainty: "Could it be that we should have seen these plants before?"

Lin Yue didn't answer immediately, but turned her gaze to Liang Dong and tentatively asked, "Uncle Dong, don't you remember either?"

No wonder no one showed any unusual reaction when we were killing mosquitoes in that mosquito forest. Did they not recognize us?