Outside the city of Fremantle, a giant plant was capturing zombies. The plant's leaves were six meters wide and eight meters long, with countless vines extending from their tips. Once a vine grabbed a zombie, it would immediately transport the zombie into the air. Its speed was so swift, it was a natural killing tool.
Shen Feng sat in a nearby car, observing, and began to ponder, "Although this plant can kill zombies, after consuming too many, it will still pose a hidden danger. It's best to kill it. Otherwise, after eating all the zombies, it will start eating people. Once it loses its usefulness, it's best to discard it!"
As the Baishuilán consumed more and more zombies, suddenly, beneath two of the original Baishuilán leaves, two new leaves grew. These new leaves formed a cross-symmetric pattern with the old leaves, and dozens more vines emerged. Now, with over a hundred vines waving, the speed of capturing zombies increased even further.
Witnessing this, Shen Feng couldn't help but frown, "This thing can actually grow? Weren't they saying it only grows two leaves in its lifetime? How did two more grow now?"
At this moment, Shen Feng still felt that using Baishuilán against zombies might be a bit challenging. However, now, Shen Feng retracted that thought. He had personally seen Baishuilán break through its original limits and grow new leaves, which meant that as long as it could obtain sufficient energy, this Baishuilán could grow even larger.
The camera also captured the moment Baishuilán grew new vines. The cameraman was too astonished to speak. He had never imagined that such a terrifying monster could continue to grow. If all the zombies in the city were eliminated, would the monster then eat him?
"Xiao Yue, come back. This thing can handle the zombie horde now, no need for you to slow them down!" Shen Feng shouted to Yue Hengyi in the distance.
Yue Hengyi looked back and understood Shen Feng's meaning, so he quickly returned to the car.
The zombie horde of thousands was quickly annihilated. Afterward, Baishuilán arduously pulled its roots from the ground, using its vines to grip surrounding buildings, and laboriously moved towards the city. It was evident that Baishuilán's weakness was also obvious: it could not move its body freely.
As the giant monster appeared in the city, the zombies' first reaction was not to flee, but to eagerly charge towards Baishuilán. Unfortunately, Baishuilán was now even more powerful than before. After growing eyes, Baishuilán could constantly see the surrounding environment, knowing where the greatest danger lay. Its vines continuously swung, grabbing zombies one by one, dragging them back, and then immediately beginning to drain their blood.
Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi followed closely behind Baishuilán, acting like supervisors. The zombies were ultimately intimidated by the giant monster and retreated. Two years had passed, and the zombies had also learned the skill of seeking advantage and avoiding harm. When they encountered enemies they could not defeat, these zombies would flee without hesitation.
However, at this moment, a sharp cry echoed from the city center, "Li..."
Upon hearing this cry, all the zombies stopped their retreat and quickly turned back, continuing their attack on Baishuilán. Even if it was a meaningless charge, these zombies acted without hesitation.
Shen Feng looked at Yue Hengyi and asked, "Xiao Yue, did you hear that cry?"
Yue Hengyi nodded solemnly and replied, "How could I not have heard it? I was stunned by his sonic attack when I fought the Corpse King before. The achievement of finally killing the Corpse King became yours, and you became famous nationwide because of it. This means there's a Corpse King in the city!"
From the cry, both Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi deduced that there was a Corpse King in this port city. Upon closer thought, it was reasonable. Among a million zombies, the birth of a Corpse King was plausible, given the vast base number, the probability of a Corpse King's birth was high.
"How about it? If we capture the Corpse King, we'll get two ability potions, one for each of us. This is a good deal, isn't it?" Shen Feng whispered to Yue Hengyi.
Yue Hengyi nodded and smiled, "I'm just afraid you'll hog it all. If it's a collaboration, then of course, no problem!"
A massive zombie horde appeared in the city, launching a counterattack on Baishuilán. With the Corpse King's command, the zombies in the city immediately changed. Previously, they were scattered and could only retreat when facing the giant Baishuilán. But after the Corpse King began to command, the situation within the city instantly changed. The million zombies coalesced and began attacking from all directions.
Zombies densely packed the streets. Many zombies were in a dormant state, conserving energy, but at the Corpse King's command, they charged towards Baishuilán, which had entered the city.
"Prepare to retreat. The zombies have formed a horde, we can't win!" Shen Feng turned and said to the few people behind him.
The cameramen were also stunned. Wasn't it going quite smoothly before? The zombies were already retreating step by step, so why was it time to retreat now?
"Are we mistaken? I think our monster is very powerful!" one cameraman whispered.
"Are you the commander or am I? Are you doubting me now? Don't you trust me?" Shen Feng asked unceremoniously.
The cameraman quickly lowered his head, not daring to answer Shen Feng's question, and then retreated along the path they had come.
While the humans retreated, Baishuilán seemed to refuse to believe it. Its waving vines continued to attack the zombies. The over one hundred vines grabbed zombies and dragged them back. It could kill over a thousand zombies per minute. However, even so, facing zombies appearing from all streets, Baishuilán was heavily wounded.
Baishuilán could only kill a thousand zombies per minute, but at least three thousand zombies could appear on the streets every minute, swarming towards Baishuilán. These zombies did not care about their injuries; they began to bite the vines. The vines had strong resilience, as they were plant tissues. Yue Hengyi couldn't tear them apart, let alone the zombies. The zombies biting the vines had their teeth chipped off one by one.
But if one zombie couldn't bite through a vine, what about a hundred? Or a thousand?
Countless zombies gnawed at the vines. After all, the vines were not made of steel. Soon, several vines were bitten off. Baishuilán could still grow new ones, and the zombies had broken through the vines' attack, reaching the vicinity of Baishuilán's leaves.
Sensing the danger, the two large central leaves closed tightly. The perfectly sealed leaves could withstand attacks from all directions.
The zombies didn't care. They had only one order: eliminate the invaders and defend their home.
That's right, zombies also had territorial awareness. For the zombies, this city they had lived in for two years was their home. Therefore, as long as nothing changed, these zombies would not easily leave the city.
The zombies continued to gnaw at Baishuilán. The thick leaves were constantly bitten, eventually causing sap to flow. In a short while, the two newly grown leaves on Baishuilán's outer periphery were bitten off. Transparent sap dripped from the wounds, wetting the dry ground.
As more and more zombies gathered, they eventually surrounded Baishuilán. If this continued, within the first day, Baishuilán would be eaten as food by the endless zombies.
Fortunately, Shen Feng had a backup plan. Upon seeing Baishuilán besieged by the zombie horde, he immediately reacted, "Furious Wind!"
Five thousand wind blades condensed in the air and were launched towards the zombie horde surrounding Baishuilán. Zombies were pierced by the wind blades, and blood flowed everywhere on the ground. For a moment, a gap appeared in the zombie horde, and an escape route emerged.
Shen Feng quickly shouted, "Go this way!"
At the critical moment, Baishuilán understood Shen Feng's words. Without hesitation, it used its remaining twenty-odd vines to grip the buildings on both sides and rapidly fled towards the outside of the city.
The zombie horde pursued relentlessly from behind, seemingly determined to annihilate Baishuilán.
After Shen Feng made his move, it was Yue Hengyi's turn. He directly charged to the intersection and unleashed a move, "Five Times Gravity Field." No matter how vast the zombie horde was, it was instantly pressed to the ground. Zombies piled up, at least three layers thick. Zombies from the rear continued to surge forward, preparing to tread over their fallen comrades to continue the pursuit.
Unfortunately, Yue Hengyi's ability was most suitable for dealing with such large-scale enemies. If it were a single-target attack, Yue Hengyi's attack power might not be sufficient. But when dealing with a zombie horde, as long as Yue Hengyi unleashed his gravity field, no matter how many zombies there were, they couldn't get close to him.
Tens of thousands of zombies at the forefront fell to the ground after entering the gravity field, then were crushed to death. Nearby buildings with poor quality also collapsed with a bang, and even houses couldn't withstand the immense gravitational force.
"This path is blocked!" Yue Hengyi shouted loudly to the zombie horde within the city.
The Corpse King hidden within the city also seemed to have noticed this situation. Continuing to dispatch zombies to attack the invaders would only be sending them to their deaths, so it let out another scream and stopped the zombie horde's attack.
Yue Hengyi maintained the gravity field for five minutes. Most of the zombies present were crushed to death. The remaining zombies were barely alive, their bones broken. Even if they survived, they would be unable to move.
Seeing that he had killed tens of thousands of people with one move, Yue Hengyi couldn't help but feel a little proud. He returned to Shen Feng's side and said directly, "Brother Feng, I think I can kill all the zombies in the city in a week too! My ability is most suitable for large-scale attacks!"
Shen Feng shook his head upon hearing this and replied, "I don't think you can! These zombies aren't stupid. When they realize they can't beat you, they'll choose to scatter. You can only affect objects within a kilometer range. What can you do if they scatter?"
"Yes, yes, I forgot about the Corpse King. This shouldn't happen, it really shouldn't!" Yue Hengyi quickly nodded in agreement. Zombies had low intelligence, but the Corpse King was different. The Corpse King's intelligence was even higher than that of ordinary humans, as demonstrated by the battle in Yanjing before. Therefore, one must never underestimate the intelligence of zombies.
Shen Feng looked at the time; it was almost dark. Counting today, they had killed one hundred thousand zombies, half of which were killed by Yue Hengyi. Baishuilán was also injured and needed to recuperate, so it could only rest outside the city.
"Set up camp here, start a fire, and cook. We'll spend the night outside the city today!" Shen Feng commanded.
Everyone quickly set about their tasks. Yue Hengyi was responsible for setting up the tents, while Shen Feng prepared to cook. Baishuilán opened its leaves and saw this scene. It quietly moved to the zombies that had been killed earlier and began to absorb their nutrients, silently healing itself.
The thousands of zombies killed earlier were all piled outside the city, forming a small mountain. Baishuilán slowly crawled to the top of the mountain, extending its roots to absorb the zombies' energy. The zombies' blood had already been drained, and now, as Baishuilán continued to absorb, their flesh became shriveled.
Baishuilán had just grown new leaves during the day, becoming the first individual in its family to have four leaves. As a result, it was eaten after entering the city. The endless zombies rushed over, and Baishuilán still shuddered at the scene it had witnessed during the day.
Late at night, Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi prepared to take turns on watch, guarding against zombies emerging from the city.
However, at this moment, a nimble dark shadow was quietly approaching the camp. Yue Hengyi in the camp stared blankly at the campfire. Due to fatigue, he leaned against the car to doze off, planning to rest for two minutes. As soon as he closed his eyes, rhythmic breathing sounds reached him. He had fallen asleep.