All-People Plant vs. Zombies: I Can Add Passives to Plants

Just then, a submarine cautiously slipped through the gaps in the golden barrage.

That submarine moved very slowly, clearly avoiding Starfruit's barrage—Star Projectiles had no eyes, and friendly forces that wandered into the barrage zone would get hit too.

(Someone had asked before, why could they attack allies?)

(The author's answer was: If you hold a gun without firing it, getting hit by the gun still hurts! The novel world has a physics engine too.)

The submarine's hull was covered in pitted impact marks, and there was a deep scratch along its tail. It had clearly suffered quite a bit over the past few days.

And... why were there so many Tall-nuts planted on it?

For Tall-nuts to have survived until now and still be able to move meant they were no pushovers.

It stopped just under twenty meters from Lin Yue's submarine, right at the edge of the Star Projectile barrage.

Then a voice came through the submarine's communication device. It was clearly tense and urgent, yet trying hard to remain calm.

"Brother! Can you hear me?"

Lin Yue heard a familiar voice... and turned to look at that submarine.

Through the seawater, he could vaguely see a figure standing on the other side. Not particularly tall or broad, the person was waving vigorously in this direction, as if confirming... whether he had been noticed.

"This guy... why does he look so punchable?"

Lin Yue did not reply immediately. His finger hovered over the communication button as his eyes narrowed slightly. Could it be that... he had met this person in real life?

Besides... the last person who had proactively approached him was Wang Meng.

What did this one want?

Seeing that Lin Yue had not refused, the man hurriedly shouted again. The seawater made his voice slightly distorted through the communicator, but the all-in determination behind it came through loud and clear.

Lin Yue did not answer right away. Instead, he carefully observed the other submarine first.

There was one person inside. He had an average build and rather broad shoulders, with one elbow braced on the console as he leaned forward to peer this way.

Lin Yue could not make out his face clearly, but his body language was anxious. It did not look like an act.

Both the Tall-nuts and the figure looked somewhat familiar to Lin Yue, but he could not remember where he had seen them.

"Brother, I can drive that big guy away—help me out!!!"

This time, Lin Yue heard every word clearly.

Not because the communicator's sound quality had suddenly improved, but because that voice... was far too familiar to him.

Not the words themselves, but the timbre of the voice.

It had the roughness unique to middle-aged men, with a habitual upward lilt at the end, as though every sentence ended with, "You get me?"

Lin Yue had heard that voice by his ear his entire life.

Lin Yue abruptly turned his head and pressed his face close to the observation window. This time, he was not merely glancing over—he stared.

First, he looked at the planting slots on the submarine. Other players had planted attack-type plants: Peashooters, Starfruit, Snow Peas. They wished they could cram every slot full of firepower.

But this submarine had barely any attack-type plants. Two neat rows of Tall-nuts filled the front.

Tall-nuts.

Two rows.

In the Deep-Sea Event.

With that style of stacking defense to the limit while completely ignoring damage output, Lin Yue truly could not think of anyone besides his old man who could pull it off.

More importantly, one of those Tall-nuts was not yellowish-brown, but blue.

It stood in the second row, second column from the left. It was nearly half a head shorter than the surrounding Tall-nuts, its entire body covered in a faint icy-blue glow, with a thin layer of frost condensed across its surface.

"Damn! It really is my old man. So he and Mom even got themselves an Ice Emperor, huh? And they didn't get me two."

Lin Yue cursed inwardly, unsure for a moment whether to be angry or amused.

Father and son had fought separately in the same Deep-Sea Event for four whole days, neither knowing the other was there. Only when the Blue Whale had smashed through the defenses and his old man's submarine had crossed layer after layer of barrage to ask for help had that voice struck his ears and revealed his identity—more accurately, Lin Yue recognized him, while he had yet to recognize Lin Yue.

(Lin Yue... had his head wrapped in clothes, wrapped up tightly.)

Lin Yue decided not to reveal his identity yet.

Not because he wanted to mess with his father, but because he understood Lin Xiaotian's personality too well.

If... Lin Xiaotian learned that the submarine going all-out with firepower, the one surrounding players called "big shot," was being piloted by his own son—

Lin Xiaotian's first reaction absolutely would not be pride or relief. It would be—scolding him first.

Why had he come to such a dangerous event?

Who told him to come?

Did his mother know?

Did he know?

Was his skin itching for a beating?

After that entire combo, there would be no need to fight the Blue Whale.

Lin Yue had no time to listen to him lecture. The most urgent matter now was driving the Blue Whale away.

As for the scolding, once they left the event and returned home, his father could scold him however he wanted. Lying on the sofa and getting yelled at would not cost him a piece of flesh anyway.

"What method?" Lin Yue lowered his voice, speaking in a breathy tone that made it much deeper than his natural voice.

Lin Yue admitted that his normal speaking voice was rather punchable, but now he deliberately pressed it into the back of his throat. He sounded like a young man in his early twenties, with a trace of late-night hoarseness.

When Lin Xiaotian heard the reply, his eyes first lit up—the big shot had answered!

There was hope!

Then Lin Xiaotian froze for a moment. He tilted his head slightly, frowned, and leaned his ear closer to the communicator.

Why did this voice sound so... punchable?

He could not say what exactly was punchable about it. It simply inexplicably gave him the urge to kick the person on the other end through the communicator.

Lin Xiaotian thought about it. That feeling was like the alarm clock that woke him up every day, and also like the guilty feeling whenever he tried to slack off but was called out with perfect accuracy.

In short, that voice bore some inexplicable resemblance to his own "brat's" voice.

But he quickly dismissed the thought.

How could that brat of his—Lin Yue—possibly have lasted this long in an event like this?

That was his own son. He and his wife had taught him from childhood not to be reckless, to keep the principles of cautious survival firmly in his heart.

How could he possibly take risks?

It was the fourth day of the Deep-Sea Event. Blue Whales and Zombies were everywhere around them. Even an old hand like Lin Xiaotian was barely holding on. How could Lin Yue possibly be here?

And be called a "big shot" by a bunch of players? And have Seaweed Guards chasing after him to acknowledge him as their big brother?

What a joke.

"Yes, Big Shot, I have a way over here—can you protect me while I get close to that whale?" Lin Xiaotian shook those unreliable associations from his head and adopted the proper... courtesy and attentiveness.

He even unconsciously added a "yes" before "big shot," as if afraid the other party would change his mind.

When Lin Yue heard Lin Xiaotian call him "Big Shot," the corner of his mouth twitched.

(Lin Yue: This feels pretty damn good!)

(Chomper: It really... does!)

He tightly pursed his lips and forcibly held back the laugh that had nearly slipped out.

His old man was calling him Big Shot.

Lin Xiaotian.

His biological father.

Was calling him Big Shot.

He would bring this up for at least three years after getting home.

(Lin Yue: No, this is something I can hold over the old man for life.)

After swallowing back his laughter, Lin Yue let out a long breath. He confirmed that he had not revealed any unusual sound over the voice channel, then began thinking seriously—his old man said he had a method, but what method could it be?

He knew his old man too well.

This man could swindle people without blinking. God knew how many debts he had left behind when he was younger, and he could fool opponents into counting money for him.

But... his old man had one bottom line, one he guarded more fiercely than anyone else—he would not harm people or endanger lives...

Otherwise, so many military bigwigs would not have invited him back then.

Especially when it came to family, he would rather suffer losses himself than let them endure even the slightest grievance.

That was the most important reason his mother had fallen for him back then, aside from how shameless he was.

Well... being shameless was pretty important too.

If his old man said he had a method, then he truly had one. Lin Yue decided to trust him.

"Alright. I'll move toward the Blue Whale from here. Stay close—"

Chapter 76: Puff-Puff Pea Vine

"Alright. I'll move toward the Blue Whale from here. Stay close—"

Lin Yue... turned to look at the four Starfruit. Before he could say anything, the Starfruit had already begun spinning faster.

Starfruit: ??＞?＜??... Start spinning.

The four Starfruit adjusted their leaf angles at the same time. Golden light sprayed from their five-pointed tips as they spun even faster than before.

The Starfruit... had heard the conversation between Lin Yue and Lin Xiaotian—although... they did not really understand human speech.

But they understood one thing: anyone who made the commander speak in that disgusted yet worried tone had to be important.

Someone important to their commander was important to them too.

Starfruit: ??＞?＜??... Start spinning.

(Turn the helm! Start spinning! A friend is coming to hitch a ride—not, he's coming to fight the Blue Whale with us! Then we need to spin even faster and show him how impressive our submarine is! Target: Blue Whale! Charge, charge, charge!)

As the four Starfruit increased their rotation speed, the golden vortex around the submarine began to move.

The golden sea seen from afar was no longer simply pouring out firepower from a fixed position. Centered around Lin Yue's submarine, the entire golden barrage slowly advanced toward the Blue Whale.

Blue Whale: Whose old Dragon King is charging up his Q skill again (°ー°〃)?

The golden Star Projectiles at the vortex's edge trailed curved streaks of light through the seawater. From afar, it looked like a moving nebula continually closing in on the Blue Whale.

Nearby... players in other submarines noticed this change.

The big shot... was moving, and he was not retreating. He was heading toward the Blue Whale.

Some people put down their event Rice Dumplings, some planted Wall-nuts behind their Peashooters, and some directly turned their submarines around just to get a better look.

Most people's strategy was to circle around the Blue Whale. If they could avoid provoking it, they would. If they truly could not dodge it, they would simply quit.

They were actually seeing someone actively move toward the Blue Whale... They had not expected such a warrior to exist.

"The big shot is going to deal with that Blue Whale!" A young man with a buzz cut pressed his face nearly against the observation window, his voice brimming with undisguised excitement.

His companion beside him was a little calmer, though not by much. His eyes remained locked on Lin Yue as he approached the Blue Whale.

"Damn, that's awesome! I bet this big shot is military. Look at that barrage density—four Starfruit. That talent is visibly insane. Could an ordinary person really use Starfruit to this extent? Even military captains I've seen aren't at this level."

"+1."

"Betting... +10086."

Naturally, Lin Yue also heard the waves of discussion on the public channel.

The more he listened, the more pleased he became, and his grin nearly reached his ears. A secret military weapon.

No... his old man was still here. He had to keep it together.

Even captains were not this good.

Damn... it was so hard to keep it together.