What do you mean the games you make are all real?!

Chapter 66 Terrifying Plants (4600)

Fang Qingzhou sat in the resurrection space, somewhat dazed. He had thought that with his defense maxed out, he could easily sweep through any monsters he encountered, just like he had easily dealt with those zombies wearing A-grade armor before.

I never imagined that I would be eaten by a flower.

Although the system had fully restored his condition, the burning sensation of his skin being soaked in acid seemed to linger on his body.

The high-level Bristleback's pain reduction effect prevented him from writhing in pain, but the experience was still terrible, much worse than being swallowed by the giant crocodile.

"Well done, even the flowers are starting to eat people." Fang Qingzhou stood up and stretched his body and neck.

He refused to believe that after all the hard work and struggle he had put in, he couldn't even beat a flower.

However, he no longer had the arrogance of "I'm invincible and can do whatever I want" that he had before, and began to review the details of the previous battle.

The reason he was swallowed was not because his defense was insufficient. The double protection of his A-grade armor and advanced steelback beast lasted for a long time in the digestive fluid of the flower goat before being corroded and penetrated, which shows that the defense itself was sufficient.

Assault rifle bullets can indeed cause effective damage to the flower buds, but the real reason he was defeated was that his limbs were entangled by those tiny vines.

If he doesn't want to be controlled, he needs someone to cover for him, but fortunately, this time he's not fighting alone.

Claire was outside. While her marksmanship wasn't quite up to par with a female agent like Ada, who was a crack shot, it wasn't bad either.

[Resurrect?] A prompt appeared on the system panel.

"Resurrect." Fang Qingzhou clicked to confirm, and the next moment his figure appeared in the observation room, where the surrounding vines had just begun to stir.

The thick main vine remained in its initial state when he first entered, with a huge flower bud stuck in the researcher's corpse.

"Claire! Shoot down the vines around me! Shoot down all the vines that are getting close to me!" Fang Qingzhou shouted loudly towards the door without turning his head.

"Understood!" Claire's voice came from outside the observation room, followed immediately by the sound of submachine gun fire behind Fang Qingzhou.

The bullets whizzed past Fang Qingzhou's side, and the vines that tried to entwine him were splattered with juice and broken into pieces by the bullets from the submachine gun.

Claire controlled her shooting rhythm very well. Instead of firing wildly until she ran out of a magazine, she used three short bursts in alternation, leaving a very short interval after each burst to re-aim at the next target.

Meanwhile, Claire also shredded all the vines on the ceiling above Fang Qingzhou's head, turning them into sieves, with green sap and broken vine fragments falling like rain.

Taking advantage of the moment when the surrounding vines were suppressed, Fang Qingzhou drew his assault rifle and fired again at the flower bud that had opened its blood-red maw.

Soon the flower bud was splattered with juice again, but one magazine was still not enough to destroy it.

While Fang Qingzhou was changing magazines, Hua Bao seized the opportunity and pounced on him, but this time Fang Qingzhou was not restrained.

He sidestepped and slid just before the flower bud pounced in front of him, causing the big mouth to miss its target.

A flower bud brushed past him, carrying a strong, sour smell. A few drops of pale yellow digestive fluid, which had splashed from his black esophagus, landed on his shoulder armor, burning a few light white spots on the surface of the A-grade armor.

Taking advantage of the brief moment when the flower buds had bitten through the buds, Fang Qingzhou flipped over and mounted the main trunk of the thick vine.

His legs gripped the knotted outer wall of the vine tightly, one hand held the vine to steady himself, and the other hand gripped a tactical dagger, frantically stabbing at the junction of the flower bud root and the main stem of the vine.

"You dare eat me! Do you think I'm that easy to eat?!" In his rage, the tactical dagger was repeatedly thrust in and out, each time hitting the same spot with pinpoint accuracy.

Each time the dagger pierced his skin, a dull thud could be heard as plant fibers snapped, and green sap gushed from the blade, splashing onto his face and neck.

Claire's submachine gun continued to fire from the outside, breaking all the thin vines that were trying to sneak up on Fang Qingzhou from the side.

Finally, the huge flower bud fell from the main stem of the vine, and the main stem of the vine also lost its vitality.

Fang Qingzhou let out a long breath. He climbed down from the main vine and went to the researcher's corpse to pick up the bracelet, but the corpse on the ground suddenly moved and grabbed Fang Qingzhou's shoulder.

Fang Qingzhou was startled by the sudden resurrection of the corpse.

At the same time, he finally saw the corpse's face clearly; what was revealed under the protective suit's visor was not a human face at all.

The researcher's facial features had been completely hollowed out from the inside; there were no eyeballs in his eye sockets, but instead a dense mass of tiny, tentacle-like tendrils writhing wildly.

The vines instantly broke through the researchers' protective suits and rushed towards Fang Qingzhou.

Fortunately, Fang Qingzhou had also put on a bulletproof helmet when he put on the A-armor.

The tiny vines that burst out of the researcher's mask lashed against it with such force that each strike left a crack in the reinforced glass.

Within seconds, the mask in front of him was covered with a dense web of white cracks from the edges to the center.

Fang Qingzhou quickly drew his pistol and shot the researcher in the head, but at that moment the Mother Nest system began to issue a warning.

[Suppressant supplies exhausted. All researchers, please leave the lab immediately. Repeat: Suppressant supplies exhausted. All researchers, please leave the lab immediately.]

Fang Qingzhou was stunned. What did "suppressing drug consumption" mean?

But before he could fully understand the meaning of those words, he felt something wrap around his ankle, and then a huge pulling force came from the soles of his feet, lifting him up directly.

His vision flipped 180 degrees in a fraction of a second, and a wave of dizziness, as if all the blood was rushing to his head, surged up instantly.

Only then did he realize that the vines around him had come to life after the Mother Nest system issued a warning. The vines that had been hanging motionless on the wall were now writhing like snakes, while the vines that were already moving became even more violent and agile.

Fang Qingzhou was hanging upside down by a vine, his ankles suspended in mid-air.

He never imagined that the giant flower bud that had just swallowed him was actually displaying its fighting power while it was being suppressed and weakened by the inhibitor.

"Claire!" Fang Qingzhou shouted loudly while hanging upside down in mid-air, wanting Claire to help him break the vines wrapped around his ankles.

The sound of submachine guns rang out in the next instant, but along with the gunshots came the crisp sound of the reinforced glass outside the observation room being shattered by some enormous force, and Sherry's sharp scream.

The bullets didn't come toward Fang Qingzhou, which meant Claire had obviously encountered other troubles outside.

Through the glass of the observation room, which was cracked and riddled with spiderweb-like patterns, Fang Qingzhou, hanging upside down, saw the scene outside.

The reinforced glass in the other observation rooms shattered at the same time, and the bizarre, mutated plants that were originally confined in their respective observation rooms began to spread out from the broken glass windows.

Some climb rapidly along walls and ceilings like vine tentacles, their secreted sap leaving corrosive marks on the walls; others resemble Venus flytraps with barbs, their leaves opening and closing with a crisp, metallic sound.

What made Fang Qingzhou's eyes widen the most was that he saw a huge pitcher plant actually walk out of the observation room. Its roots were twisted into a foot-like structure at the bottom, supporting its pitcher, which was more than two meters tall, as it moved step by step on the ground.

But before he could see any more of the chaos outside, the vine wrapped around his ankle began to swing him around.

Like a hammer, it grabbed his ankle and swung him around in mid-air, his vision spinning wildly between the ceiling and the ground, before the vines began to slam him violently to the ground.

Armor A's back slammed into the floor with a dull thud, creating a dent in the floor beneath him. He was then pulled up and slammed into the reinforced glass next to him, which was covered with spiderweb-like cracks. The glass could no longer withstand the impact and shattered.

Fang Qingzhou felt dizzy and disoriented. All he could see were flashing lights filtering through the cracks in his mask and the constantly flipping floor and ceiling. His ears were also ringing.

At this moment, he finally experienced what it felt like for Loki in the first Avengers movie to be grabbed by the ankle and repeatedly slammed to the floor by Hulk.

Finally, the vines paused for a moment. During this brief interval, Fang Qingzhou endured the dizziness and drew his pistol, but instead of aiming at the vines, he pointed the gun at his own head.

Gunshots rang out, and Fang Qingzhou reappeared on the gray-white void ground of the resurrection space.

He lay sprawled in mid-air, the dizziness from being shoved around like a meteor hammer still lingering deep in his mind.

Fang Qingzhou never expected these plants to be so terrifying; the large flower buds he had attacked earlier turned out to be a weakened version.

And what the heck is that walking pitcher plant? He's seen plenty of monsters, but a walking plant is still a bit unbelievable.

The previous swings hadn't actually caused him much damage; his steel back could withstand a dozen more, but he couldn't break free of the restraints. Claire outside was too busy taking care of herself to help him.

If he continues to be suspended, even if he dies and revives, he will still be suspended, and then it will be a real dead end, even if he has hundreds of resurrection coins.

So he decisively committed suicide, so that he could return to the state before he was bound by the vines after being resurrected.

The plant's power without the suppressant was terrifying; he couldn't possibly defeat it without heavy firepower.

He even began to doubt that even if the Tyrant in his non-exploding state were put into that observation room, he might not be able to withstand the strangulation of those vines head-on.

He now has three options: either resurrect, grab the bracelet and run, or go to the transfer station and cut off the passage.

Secondly, they should look for the compression molding agent, as the nearby laboratory should have it.

Third, look for flamethrowers. No plant is immune to fire, so such a botanical garden would definitely have flamethrowers for safety.

All three options carry significant risks.

After he is resurrected, it will definitely take him some time to get the bracelet. He may not be able to run out of the observation room immediately and there is a possibility that he will be caught by the vines.

If he didn't have the bracelet, he could definitely run out of the observation room. Then he could trap the vines inside, and whether he found the inhibitor or the flamethrower, it would be easier to deal with these vines. The only problem is that he might have to deal with walking pitcher plants while looking for things.

Who knows what strange abilities those pitcher plants might possess?

After hesitating for about ten minutes, Fang Qingzhou finally decided to be the first to grab the bracelet and run.

This botanical garden is really weird; if I stay here any longer, I don't know what other strange plants I might find.

Fang Qingzhou clicked to revive again, this time reviving at the point when he had just cut off the flower bud.

The moment the flower bud fell to the ground, Fang Qingzhou rushed towards the researcher's corpse. He held a pistol in one hand and shot the researcher in the head, while holding a dagger in the other.

The instant he blew the researcher's head off, he also severed the researcher's wristband with his tactical dagger.

Fang Qingzhou picked up the severed hand and started running outside, shouting to Claire outside, "Run! Don't stop! Go straight back to the transfer station!"

Claire didn't ask why. Out of trust, she picked Shirley up from the ground and tucked her under her arm the moment Fang Qingzhou shouted "Run!" and turned to run back the way she came.

At the same time, the nesting system alert also sounded.

[The inhibitor has run out. All researchers are requested to leave the laboratory immediately.]

Almost the instant the Mother Nest System alerted him, the surroundings began to change, and the vines lunged at Fang Qingzhou like snakes.

However, Fang Qingzhou, who had raced against the crocodile dozens of times in the sewers, finally managed to dodge the vines and then ran out of Observation Room 43 in a thrilling manner, closing the airtight door as the vines slammed heavily against it.

But this doesn't mean the three of them are safe; the entire East District laboratory has been completely transformed.

The mutated plants that had been quietly staying in the glass observation room all broke through the glass wall, leaving glass shards scattered all over the floor.

The vines in Observation Room 43 expanded rapidly, smashing through the reinforced glass and emerging along with seven or eight giant flower buds.

The pitcher plant, which was almost two meters tall, also came out of the observation room in front and blocked the way. Its fleshy roots were as flexible and powerful as the tentacles of an octopus.

Its insect trap was fully open, the lid flipped to its limit, and large streams of slime seeping from the edge of the trap were pulling long threads that fell to the ground. Each drop of slime that landed would create a small cloud of corrosive smoke.

Inside the open cage lay half a corpse—the body of a researcher wearing a Umbrella Corporation lab coat. The lower half of the body had been corroded by digestive fluids, exposing the bare bones, while the upper half remained relatively intact.

But the next moment, the giant pitcher plant blocking their path suddenly burst open.

"Keep running!" Claire shouted, clutching a pear in one hand and a grenade launcher in the other.

Fang Qingzhou was almost stunned. Claire really looked like a Valkyrie. However, he quickly recovered, reached out and took Sherry from her, and continued running forward.

The flower buds behind her spread out, and Claire ran forward while firing a grenade or two backward.

Finally, the group walked through the corridor back to the transfer station.

"Close it quickly! Close it quickly!" Under Fang Qingzhou's frantic pounding on the control panel, the passage finally began to slowly contract, and the hydraulic device pushed the heavy passage inch by inch toward closing in the middle.

The door to the East District laboratory slowly closed, and through the crack in the door, one could see more than a dozen thick, dark green vines rushing toward them at an astonishing speed.

When the very tip of the vine was less than half a meter from the entrance of the passage, the two alloy door panels finally collided.

The dull, metallic clang of the door closing finally eased Fang Qingzhou's tense nerves.

Immediately following, a series of loud thuds came from outside the door, the muffled sounds of the flower buds chasing behind hitting the door.

Several impacts were so powerful that the alloy-cast airtight door could be seen to deform slightly.

However, the isolation doors of the East Zone laboratory were designed from the outset to prevent the most dangerous virus samples from leaking into other areas, and their sealing strength is sufficient to withstand the impact of these plants, at least for the time being.

"Looks like we're safe." Fang Qingzhou slid down onto the floor, leaning against the control panel, and casually tossed the severed hand he had been clutching the whole way into a corner, while putting the purple bracelet on his wrist.

Claire put down the grenade launcher, squatted down, and checked Sherry for any injuries. She touched Sherry from her forehead to her arms, and from her arms to her calves. Only after confirming that she was unharmed except for some plant sap on her breastplate did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"Let's go. Now that we have the bracelet, it's time to get the virus and serum." Fang Qingzhou stood up again and leaned the purple bracelet against the west control panel. This time, there was no permission error message.