Plants vs. Zombies: I Can Add Passives to Plants

Spikes and a barrage of Starfruit stars intertwined in the seawater, forming a dense web of firepower. Golden projectiles and white trails of spikes flashed across one another.

"Tok, clang—"

"Whoosh—" (Magic-shroom was still drawing cards...)

The propulsion unit on the Swordfish Zombie's back was struck dead-on by a Starfruit star, and its red light began flashing wildly.

A second later, it exploded.

"Boom!!!"

Light flared, and the shock wave shoved the Conehead Zombie backward.

The Swordfish Zombie was blown to pieces, becoming fish food on the seafloor.

Half of the Conehead's arm had been blown off, but it did not sink. It struggled toward the zombies in the distance that were still approaching.

(Conehead Zombie: Help me!!!)

A satisfied look appeared on Toadstool's face, as if it had eaten its fill. Its cheeks slowly deflated, returning to their usual size.

[Rice Dumpling +12]

[Life +40]

Kitty's tail swayed slightly from side to side.

Starfruit's five-pointed body turned slightly, as if deciding whether it should attack the Conehead Zombie.

Magic-shroom: shakes its head

The top hat on its cap tilted to one side, and its face was full of the expression, "What's there to make such a fuss about?"

Lin Yue noticed that its stalk was trembling slightly—not from fear, but from holding back laughter.

This hammy mushroom was clearly delighted, yet it still had to put on an air of calm indifference.

"Magic-shroom... you're awesome!"

Lin Yue said those five words in a tone of solemn admiration.

There was no teasing in his voice. He genuinely admired it.

Of course, he was admiring himself... Without me, Lin Yue, how could you have your moment, Magic-shroom?

Still, Magic-shroom's ability really was beyond reproach.

It could summon one Zombie to bite another Zombie, making them fight among themselves, while also serving as a Wall-nut.

Magic-shroom: (o???)

Magic-shroom was not acting tsundere.

It merely raised its cap a little, letting the black top hat spin another turn beneath the light. Its red bow tie fluttered with a little more rhythm.

Lin Yue... clearly saw its stalk secretly keeping time, wearing the tsundere expression of, "Do you even need to say that?"

"Graa, groan..."

The sound of continued chewing came from the deep sea in the distance.

(Conehead Zombie: My life... has been like walking on thin ice.)

The Conehead... had evidently found a new target—two Zombies were passionately biting each other in the seawater.

Lin Yue looked over there... and saw the other Zombies beginning to approach the submarine from every direction.

Those three Swordfish Zombies had merely been the appetizer. Now, the real main force was beginning to move.

Deep-Diving Zombies, Coneheads, Bucketheads, and Zombies were being pushed by the currents and jostled by one another's bodies as they slowly pressed toward the submarine.

There were a lot of them...

"They're coming." Lin Yue spoke in a low voice while signaling his plants to attack.

Starfruit was the first to respond.

Two... five-pointed stars simultaneously sped up their rotation, and a golden barrage stirred up ring after ring of ripples in front of the submarine.

Their rotation grew faster and faster, becoming two blurry golden spheres of light that gave off a low, buzzing sound underwater.

Starfruit: ☆ω☆

(Spin up! Spin up! Let these Zombies taste what a golden Acania rainstorm is!)

Cattail Kitty flicked its tail and returned to its station. It narrowed one eye, taking aim at the approaching Buckethead Zombie at the very front.

Cattail Kitty: (???????)+?

(Enough rest. Time to work.)

"Tok, clang—"

"Whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~"

The seafloor instantly became a sea of golden light.

Starfruit's five points simultaneously fired golden Star Projectiles. Each star was the size of a fist and packed quite a punch.

Just how dense was the barrage?

Looking out through the observation window, all Lin Yue could see were golden stars. He could not even see the nearby submarine or the cluster of Seaweed Guards behind it.

Kitty's tail spikes threaded through the Star Projectiles. The red spikes drew straight, fine lines through the water, moving faster than the Star Projectiles and following more curved trajectories.

(Lin Yue: They can even turn...)

The Star Projectiles and tail spikes intertwined, pouring down over the Zombie horde like a landslide.

The heads of the Zombies in the front row dropped in unison. Some were riddled with holes by the Star Projectiles, while others had their heads knocked off by the tail spikes.

The Zombie horde's advance was forcibly halted. The fallen Zombies in front became obstacles for those behind them, and the corpses that had not yet sunk to the seafloor... even provided Lin Yue with some assistance.

However, excessive firepower had its drawbacks.

Quite a few golden projectiles attacked the spawn zones of other submarines... and began stealing Zombie kills.

A Buckethead Zombie was being leisurely peppered by a Peashooter in the submarine next door. Its helmet already had three dents, and it was about to be destroyed.

A golden star projectile flew in from the side. Four consecutive "tok tok tok tok" sounds rang out, and the Buckethead Zombie's head was blasted off.

The Peashooter's fourth charged pea struck empty air and flew into the deep water in the distance.

The people in the nearby submarine abruptly raised their heads and glared in Lin Yue's direction through the observation window... only to see a dazzling expanse of golden light.

(Nearby person: What's going on?)

(Nearby person: They're even stealing kills—)

The person opened their mouth, wanting to say something.

In the end, they swallowed the words back... This level of firepower clearly meant that some big shot had come to blow up the fish pond. It was safer to follow the big shot and pick up the scraps.

They could not compete, could not afford to offend him, so they would just tag along.

"Puff—"

On the left side of the third row, a huge green pea blasted out of the Peashooter's barrel.

It struck the exact center of a Buckethead Zombie's helmet.

The Buckethead Zombie wore a gray-brown wooden bucket on its head, as if it had dug it up from somewhere.

Yet the instant the pea hit, the wooden bucket gave off a crisp and thunderous "clang—".

A deep, fist-sized dent appeared in the very center of the bucket, which was even covered in cracks.

Another shot!

The Buckethead Zombie revealed its shiny bald head.

It froze for a second, seemingly still unable to process the fact that its helmet was gone. Then the Peashooter's third pea had already arrived.

Without the helmet's protection, the Zombie's head was as fragile before the pea as a ripe watermelon.

"Thud~"

The Zombie fell.

Just as the Buckethead Zombie's body began to sink, it seemed to collide with something.

That thing moved extremely fast, and its target was the Peashooter.

Lin Yue... did not have time to see what it was. He only saw a blurry pink streak shooting straight toward the third row.

"Dodge!"

Lin Yue's voice exploded inside the submarine.

But the Peashooter had no legs. Its roots were anchored in the planting grid, so it could only sway its stem, trying to keep the sea creature from striking its head.

A wall of emerald green blocked the way.

The Seaweed Guard... spread open its verdant seaweed arms and stopped the dart-like sea creature.

Chapter 64 This Mushroom. Won't Come Out.. =(??? ?)

Seaweed Guard: ???--???

(You want to launch a sneak attack? Hm? Go on, try moving.)

Only then did Lin Yue clearly see what was wrapped in the seaweed leaves.

A Starfish.

The Starfish looked pink and fluffy, but its body was covered in a layer of coarse, calcareous granules as rough as sandpaper.

A circular mouth sat in the very center, and the ring of tube feet around its edge continued writhing as it tried to bite through the seaweed leaves.

Its body twisted, contracted, and swelled nonstop inside the leaves. Its arms squeezed through the gaps, struggling like five red snakes.

"Starfish!!!" Lin Yue's voice was full of surprise. It had appeared far too suddenly.

Although he had long guessed that he would encounter something like this, seeing one in person still made his scalp crawl.

In the marine life compendium, Starfish were considered among the easiest creatures to deal with. Compared with those disgusting things that could silence plants at the drop of a hat, Starfish's abilities were relatively straightforward.

After being touched by a Zombie or another object, it would shoot away and damage the foremost plant in the same row.

"Fortunately, we have the Seaweed Guards... They're incredible." Lin Yue let out a long breath, his palms slick with sweat.

Seaweed Guard: (o~'o)--(o~'o)

Hearing the praise, the two Seaweed Guards straightened up. The one that had been struck by the Starfish immediately stiffened its stem and indifferently shook the leaves wrapped around the Starfish, as if saying, "This is nothing."

A solemn, steady expression appeared on that... green seaweed face. The leaves spread out in front of the Peashooter again, forming an utterly watertight defensive stance.

It seemed to be saying—no big deal, standard procedure, nothing worth mentioning.

Watching them put on such serious, profound expressions, Lin Yue felt even more reassured.

Top-tier support like this, obtained for free, was impossible to find even with a lantern.

"Hahaha... good babies—"

Lin Yue laughed happily, his voice filled with heartfelt affection.

He had to have these two big green idiots.

When the event ended, no matter what method he had to use—whether tricking them or luring them away—

He would definitely bring these two Seaweed Guards home.

Bodyguards of this caliber would be useful even underwater if the school organized a trip to resist the front lines after he planted them in the Plant Garden.

The Seaweed Guards seemed completely unaware of Lin Yue's "sinister intentions" and continued dutifully guarding both sides of the submarine.

Under their protection, the plants throughout the submarine seemed to have collectively swallowed a calming pill. One after another, they gave it their all and poured firepower outward.

The most eye-catching was Cattail Kitty.

Kitty had now entered a complete battle state. Its pupils had narrowed into two thin slits, its ears were pressed so low they nearly touched its head, and its tail had begun twitching spasmodically from attacking too quickly.

Kitty's attack speed was fully unleashed. The frequency of its tail-spike launches was so fast that they almost formed a continuous afterimage.

One spike had barely left its tail before the next was already nocked, with another being loaded afterward. The spikes flew through the seawater in a straight line, like a string of red fishing line.