Zombie Apocalypse: Don't be afraid, I'm not a good person.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh-!"

Faced with the vines that shot towards him at the same time, Shenhe's pupils contracted, his mouth widened, and he quickly put the rifle into his spatial storage. He then pulled out the shotgun that Li Yuetong had given him before he left.

Li Yuetong said that shotguns have high explosive power!

It makes you feel safe!

Just like him.

He aimed the gun at the oncoming branches and pulled the trigger repeatedly, unleashing a barrage of powerful and dense shot, sending vine fragments and broken branches flying everywhere.

This bloodthirsty rose is still in its infancy and cannot withstand the bombardment of a close-range shot.

However, there were simply too many vines and they were moving too fast to cut them all at once.

He had just pointed the gun at the cord wrapped around his body, preparing to shoot it off and break free of control.

Suddenly, a tremendous force came from the vines, pulling him out of control and causing his shot to miss. The vines binding him exerted force and flung him away.

Shenhe tumbled awkwardly in the air, his gaze sharpening as he saw that all the vines suspending the zombies were turning towards him, hurling zombies at him one by one.

This thing actually thought of using zombies to fight him; damn, its combat intelligence is ridiculously high.

"Bang!"

"Holy crap—"

Shenhe crashed heavily into the pile of dead leaves, rolling several times before the force dissipated and it regained its balance.

I originally wanted to twist my waist in the air and show off, landing gracefully like a movie protagonist, but I didn't have the skills at all and could only fall and get covered in dirt.

Fortunately, he was physically strong and didn't even break the skin after falling from a height of several meters.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Ho—hoo—!"

Zombies rained down on him like dumplings being dropped into a pot, roaring and lunging at him as soon as they landed.

They don't care that they were just having their flesh and blood sucked by the vine capital, and now they've become the vine's henchmen.

They just want to eat dried meat rice!

Several of them, who had broken their legs, simply used their arms to support their bodies as they struggled to climb, amidst falling leaves and billowing dust.

Shenhe quickly rolled over and stood up, then picked up the shotgun and fired wildly at the zombies that were closing in from all sides.

Gunfire erupted in the woods, one shot from the east, another from the west, and zombies were constantly being blown in the head or shot in the chest, flying backward. The heavy stench of blood quickly filled the forest.

Shenhe suddenly shifted two meters to the side, and a zombie landed where he had just been standing with a thud. A smell of dust mixed with the stench of blood wafted over.

"Kou (He)..."

The zombie pushed itself up with its hands, and had barely begun to roar.

"Bang! Bang!"

Shenhe had already aimed his gun at its head, and with a quick pull of the trigger, two shotgun shells blasted out, blasting the head into a pile of minced meat that scattered all over the ground.

A few minutes later, Shenhe stood still with his gun in hand. The surrounding area was a mess, with zombie limbs and severed bodies scattered all over the ground, and headless corpses lying haphazardly among the withered leaves.

On the map, the red dots around him have been completely cleared.

He ripped off the mask, which was splattered with a few drops of black blood, and threw it on the ground. He then pulled out a can of chilled Sprite from his spatial storage and gulped it down.

"belch-!"

Shenhe turned his gaze toward the direction of the Bloodthirsty Rose, where dozens of vines were dancing wildly within a range of several dozen meters. It looked like a show of force, but it was actually more like a show of bravado with no real substance.

The fruit of this vine is still in its growth stage. Picking and eating it now will only slightly improve overall physical fitness, and the effect may not even be as good as a gene optimization solution.

But once it matures, there is a chance that it can stimulate human potential and grant superpowers. It would be a real waste not to use such a valuable ability.

He simply had no idea how long it would take for it to mature, and he couldn't possibly stay here and waste time forever.

He glanced at the system panel, looking left and right, and his gaze suddenly settled on the Soul Nourishing Hall section.

Although it is a place that nourishes the soul, the interior is beautifully landscaped with lush flowers and plants...

"System, can you transplant this Bloodthirsty Rose to the Soul Nourishing Hall?"

Plants can be used, but they must be controlled first.

"How do we subdue it? Does it have its own will?"

It's even smarter than you!

Beat it up.

"Beat it up?"

Shenhe ignored the previous sentence in the system, and looked at the ferocious, bloodthirsty rose with a cruel smile.

It's time to teach this thing a lesson; how dare it leave him so far behind.

They've flown fifty meters beyond the map's boundaries.

He put the shotgun back into his spatial storage, took out his Mk18 assault rifle, and slowly approached, locking onto the swaying vines through the holographic sight before steadily pulling the trigger.

The forest was suddenly filled only with the soft rustling of leaves falling in the wind and the sharp, piercing sound of rifle fire.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—! Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!"

Each time it was aimed, it was a crisp and clean three-shot burst, the bullets piercing deep into the vines, splattering wood chips and sap everywhere.

"Snap! Crack!"

He stopped at the edge of the vines' attack range, refusing to move forward, and stood still, steadily firing his shots.

"Whoosh—! Whoosh whoosh—!"

The vines of the Bloodthirsty Rose stretched and lashed wildly three meters in front of him, but they couldn't touch him at all. Instead, the vines were broken one after another, and broken branches and pieces fell all over the ground.

Useless vine!

"Splash splash splash splash—!"

When the dozens of vines that had been waving wildly were reduced to less than ten, the mutated plant finally seemed to be in unbearable pain. The vines trembled on the spot, and then all the branches suddenly retracted and retreated, wrapping themselves around the big tree.

"Finally, you know what pain is..."

Shenhe muttered to himself, stood there for a while and observed, and only after finding that it was indeed not moving did he lift his foot and walk over there.

Arriving under the big tree, he felt a bit uneasy looking at the Bloodthirsty Rose, whose patterns and thickness were similar to those of the Red-banded Snake. Most people are afraid of snakes, and he was no exception.

What he fears most are those without legs and those with many legs...

He stretched out his index finger and gently touched a small pink flower that had formed on it. When his finger touched the petals, the flower seemed to blush and trembled slightly before turning into a bud.

Shenhe became interested and kept pointing at the other small flowers, watching them shrink one by one.

"Heh, now you're scared? Isn't it time to throw me out? I'm asking you, do you submit?"

"I'm going to transplant you to a place with a particularly good environment, where there is plenty of nutrition and spiritual energy, so that you can live a much better life than here. When you get there, grow up quickly and then give me your fruit to eat."

"Are you willing? If you are, then bloom a flower."

After a few seconds, Rose did not react.

Shenhe silently raised his gun, aimed it at the main stem of the rose, and said in a calm tone, "Since you are unwilling, I will not force you. After all, I am not the kind of person who likes to force others."

"Splash splash splash splash—!"

The Bloodthirsty Rose suddenly trembled, and the buds that had been tightly closed just moments before burst open one after another, their colors dazzlingly vibrant, even redder than before.

"Oh? You've figured it out?"

Shenhe smiled and said, "I didn't force you."

Bloodthirsty Rose: "..."

It really can't talk! That's why it got bullied!

He grinned, reached out and gripped its main body tightly, but didn't remove the muzzle.

The Bloodthirsty Rose trembled slightly, and the vines that were wrapped around the tree rapidly contracted, thinned, and shortened. The roots that had been embedded in the soil were also completely pulled out, and finally it shrank into a small branch that was no different from an ordinary rose.

At the very top of the branch, there was a round yellow fruit, its color more vibrant than usual.

"good!"

The fruit emitted a halo of light, and Shenhe couldn't resist touching it, causing the rose branch to tremble violently.