"Huh? That's strange!"
The four zombies' expressions hardened in bewilderment.
How had thorns grown all the way over here?
They hadn't been here a moment ago...
"Something's wrong! This definitely isn't normal!"
Flared Ears' thoughts raced, and he quickly realized something. "We must have run into a Mutated Plant Fused Zombie King!"
"What? Another one?!"
The other three zombies were shocked.
Just then, the thorny vines began writhing and coiling together, forming a skull with pitch-black eye sockets and a face covered in spikes.
"You're quite clever, little thing..."
A raspy female voice came from inside the skull.
"Holy crap!"
The four zombies jumped in fright, their hair practically standing on end.
They abandoned all attempts at hiding, flinging aside the hay covering them as they tried to scramble out of the haystack and flee the terrifying thorns.
But amid the flying hay, they caught sight of strand after strand of thorny vines, woven into a vast net that had already trapped them.
The four zombies realized with horror that they had walked into an ambush.
Not far ahead stood a Zombie King. She had a slender figure with feminine features, and thorny vines wound around her neck and wrists, their sharp spikes jutting outward. She actually looked rather stylish.
Her eyes were savage, and the corners of her lips curled into an amused smile.
"You zombies from Southern Province actually dared to come back! Let's see how you like getting skewered!"
As she spoke, the thorny vines around the four zombies abruptly contracted, binding them tightly.
"Aaargh!"
Sharp spikes pierced their flesh, sending agonizing pain through them and forcing cries from their mouths.
Flared Ears clenched his teeth, fighting through the pain.
"We're done for... we're dead this time. After a lifetime of glory, is this really how I