11.1 per cent for option I, 83.3 per cent for option two and 5.6 per cent for option III.

……

[Option 2]

【Attack near the damage trap outside the town】

Weapons that can be used: Weeding hacksaws, shattering bombs, short-barreled shotguns, damage traps, wind chimes

Possible consequences: Destruction of partial walls, damage traps, and wind chimes

……

The gourd swung its rhizome, which didn't look like a gourd at all, and approached quickly along the sliding track.

Zheng Zhuo definitely didn't want to be it - he didn't have to touch it to know that the harder thing could only be the other party's brain door.

He could only hope that the damage trap would stop it.

Click, click, click.

Zheng Zhuo grabbed the blade and slid quickly across the track. He tried his best to keep his body down and adjust his weight to the front. The blades grind over the tracks and even give off a burnt smell.

Click, click, click.

The gourds are also approaching.

The sliding track not only provided an escape route for Zheng Zhuo, but also became a guide pole for the gourd.

The python-like roots slapped the ground, setting off a deafening roar behind Zheng Zhuo.

Zheng Zhuo's ears are about to be deaf. But he couldn't be faster—his hands were on fire.

He shouted "help" in his heart.

And the only thing that can save him is [Damage Trap].

Swish!

Sharp thorns left scars on Zheng Zhuo's face and hands. Zheng Zhuo swung them away vigorously and saw hope.

The front of the eye becomes open. The town has arrived.

Zheng Zhuo managed to return to the town before the gourd caught up with him. He could see the wind chimes that had been laid out at a glance.

Do you want to jump here?

Zheng Zhuo turned his head again.

“……”

He saw the big saliva face of the gourd pressed against the back of his head.

The gourd's neck stretched to the limit. It was still desperately trying to stretch long enough to swallow Zheng Zhuo's head.

Zheng Zhuo silently turned his head back.

Then, he jumped.

……

Zheng Zhuo let go of his hands. He was thrown off the slide and flew to the spot where the wind chimes were hung.

"Hmm——!"

He jumped forward with all his might, swooping down on the trunk.

Jingle Bell Bell!

The leg touched the wind chime in the air, and in an instant, the bell rang loudly.

The gourd rushed forward. It crashed into the position where Zheng Zhuo had just left. Trees fall with a loud noise, and shrubs are pushed up by the roots.

Jingle Bell Bell Ring!

All the bells around rang in unison for this reason.

"-hiss-"

There was no more movement on the sliding track, and there was a loud noise around it. The gourd lost its purpose.

It paused for a moment and began to lunge towards the bell.

Boom!

There was a loud bang that shook the earth. The tree Zheng Zhuo held trembled like a willow leaf in the wind.

A gourd as tall as a three-story building crashed into a stone wall!

How can a wall that is a mixed stone wall withstand this impact? The stone wall began to crumble from the side of the mud-poured fence wall, and finally, it completely collapsed into a hole that was even larger than the original.

The gourd rushed to the field......

It was meant to be like this.

It was being grabbed by something.

Zheng Zhuo swept away the smoke and dust in front of him and saw the thing that was holding the gourd.

It's a Damage Trap.

The size of the gourd is large, and the root system is stretched out to a very wide range. This allows it to disrupt facilities on a larger scale.

But at the same time, it also means stepping into more areas.

When the gourd rushed into the stone wall, he stepped on more than ten [damage traps] at the same time. The mesh bag containing super glue wraps tightly around its roots, and a powerful steel spring is triggered, nailing sharp traps into the roots of the gourd.

The highly acidic corrosive liquid is injected into the body of the gourd.

"-hiss-"

With a terrifying sound, white smoke began to emit from the gourd's body.

The gourd struggled violently! His big mouth gnawed at the stone wall, which was chewed up like a paper wall. It frantically shoots out more vines - vines that smash many of the damage traps and get caught in more of them.

There was chaos in the field for a while, and broken wood flew everywhere.

"It's too scary" and "I've worked so hard to build the defense facilities......" The two moods were intertwined in Zheng Zhuo's chest, making him unable to say what he felt for a while.

He just silently jumped from branch to branch and changed to a tree farther away.

……

The riot lasted more than two hours. In the last hour, the gourd's physical strength gradually bottomed out.

It slowed down. Zheng Zhuo came down from the tree, collected all the [Damage Traps] he could find around the stone wall, and threw them at the gourd, and replenished it with a few [Shattering Bombs].

Later, it moved less.

When the gourd stopped knocking on its long roots, which could smash the stone bricks, Zheng Zhuo entered.

He used the [weeding hacksaw] to cut open the root system of the gourd, and cut open its head, which had been burned by the [corrosive liquid].

The experience was not very good: tired and disgusting—Zheng Zhuo believed that no one wanted to look inside the gourd's head. Especially those with dense phobias.

During this time, he saw the three loofah flowers he had cultivated slowly emerge from behind the buildings in the distance.

They're converging here.

I don't think I'm approaching until I'm safe.

It's like an animal community, and it's kind of cute. Zheng Zhuo thought.

His heart was healed somewhat.

…… Wait, they're all controlled by snake vines now.

So is it just a life-saving act of the snake vine? What are the loofah flowers? Do they still have a consciousness of their own? They have turned into zombies...... Zombie plants?

Zheng Zhuo thought for a moment.

Then I gave up thinking.

……

The vitality of the gourd is even more tenacious than Zheng Zhuo expected. When the head was cut off in half, it also moved violently several times, and each time it scared Zheng Zhuo a lot.

Fortunately, he finally dismantled the gourd completely before it got dark.

The gourd is huge. But surprisingly, it doesn't offer much material.

This made Zheng Zhuo almost suspect that it was the product of ripening.

In addition to the regular [Rhizome Mucus], the only alchemy material that can be provided by the gourd is called [Plant Tooth].

The name sounds normal, but something seems wrong.

Forget the details. Zheng Zhuo flipped through the "Alchemy Dictionary".

……

[Water] + [Wood Glue] + [Plant Teeth] = [Sharp Hooks]

……

It's a simple compositing path.

Unsure if it was a prop or a weapon, Zheng Zhuo quickly returned to the mayor's office and made it.

In terms of conclusion, weapons. You can attack by putting it on your wrist or holding it with your hand.

"However, I already have a [weeding hacksaw] now, so there is no need or way to use other weapons......

Zheng Zhuo said, intending to flip through the dictionary to see if there were any other synthesis formulas.

At that moment, he caught a glimpse of the three loofah flowers gathered next to the sliding track.

They hold the track with their own slender vines......

…… They can glide on it.

Is it imitating gourds? Snake vine is really good at learning.

Zheng Zhuo stared at them and sighed for a moment.

And then.

“…… Well? ”

He discovered one thing.

Zheng Zhuo walked over to a loofah flower, and then inserted the [sharp hook claw] into the top of the vine at the very front of its body.

“……”

Tight, firm and steady.

The vines in front of the loofah flower became as sharp as the front claws of a praying mantis.

"Huh."

Zheng Zhuo suddenly realized that he had an assault team of three "people".

"This ......"

It would be a good idea to take them with you to explore.

But......

He looked again at the stone wall where the hole had appeared.

Now, the stone wall can't be completely repaired no matter what. If you're willing to spend a lot of time on it, you might be able to make it simple.

The [Luffa Flowers] have combat effectiveness. But now, they may have to stay behind to defend the town.

If it were possible, he would really like to divide them into two groups. But alas, there is only one snake vine.

……

【Question】

[The defense system consisting of stone walls, traps, and wind chimes is almost finished!] Repairs will take a lot of time. What's next? 】

[Option 1]

[Give up maintenance and lead the loofah flowers to attack the farm]

[Option 2]

[Continue to explore the path and install the sliding track yourself, so that the loofah flowers can defend the town]

[Option 3]

[Suspend exploration, first repair the defense system to the extent that it can be seen]

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