Zombie King Babysits the Reborn Empress

However, this is merely his own speculation.

After pondering for a moment, to verify his guess, Lu Chuan dispatched another Corpse Puppet into the blood-colored vine forest for testing.

Sure enough, even though this time the Corpse Puppet was very close to the blood-colored vines.

But these blood-colored vines seemed unable to perceive the presence of the Corpse Puppet and didn't react at all.

Seeing this, Lu Chuan nodded silently to himself, it indeed seemed to be as he suspected.

The blood-colored vines will only attack living creatures with flesh and blood.

For entities like zombies that are already dead, the blood-colored vines directly ignore them.

Then Lu Chuan focused his attention on the carcasses within the vine forest.

Upon entering the Yellow Dragon Mountain, he hadn't encountered many mutated fierce beasts yet.

Now it seemed that the reason for this was likely because a large number of mutated fierce beasts had already been killed by the blood-colored vines.

The beast carcasses strewn about were the best evidence.

These blood-colored vines are incredibly tough; cutting them is not an easy task.

With their overwhelming numbers, it's almost impossible for ordinary creatures to confront such mutant plants directly.

Seeing the beast carcasses tangled in the vines, Lu Chuan felt a stir in his mind.

The blood-colored vines drained all the flesh and blood from these beasts, but he noticed that their heads were intact.

This implies that the beast carcasses likely still contain Crystal Cores.

Thinking of this, Lu Chuan immediately manipulated a Corpse Puppet to enter the blood-colored vines.

Upon breaking open the skull of a large beast carcass, he found a Crystal Core in the back of its brain.

As the Corpse Puppet held the Crystal Core, not attracting any attention from the surrounding vines, Lu Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He then couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

Who would've thought that these vines are uninterested in Crystal Cores?

Could it be that they only devour the flesh and blood of living things?

Well, this certainly benefits him; initially, without encountering any mutated fierce beasts, he thought this trip would yield little, but now he could easily collect them.

Since Corpse Puppets are not attacked by the blood-colored vines, Lu Chuan continued to gather Crystal Cores from the carcasses.

This expedition proved fruitful for Lu Chuan, collecting a sizable quantity of Crystal Cores effortlessly.

Although some carcasses were not mutated fierce beasts but ordinary animals without Crystal Cores, Lu Chuan was still pleased.

After searching through the carcasses in the area, Lu Chuan acquired over a dozen first-tier Crystal Cores and even discovered two second-tier ones.

His earlier frustration at not encountering mutated fierce beasts dissipated completely.

Taking advantage of the zombie's unique traits, Lu Chuan profited greatly, and he felt elated.

Once he finished gathering the Crystal Cores, Lu Chuan began to observe the vine forest before him seriously.

These blood-colored vines are extraordinarily thick, far beyond any vines he had seen before the apocalypse, resembling blood-colored tentacles.

Close inspection reveals the vines' surface is covered with thick blood vessels, resembling those of organisms.

A careful observation even feels like fresh blood is flowing along the surface of the vines.

Despite witnessing various strange phenomena since the apocalypse, Lu Chuan couldn't help but marvel at the blood-colored vines before him.

This world is getting more bizarre, even plants that once seemed ordinary could turn into terrifying bloodsucking monsters.

If not for him manipulating the already dead zombies, today might have resulted in significant losses.

Looking at the blood-colored vines before him, Lu Chuan felt an overwhelming shock akin to survivors seeing zombies driving cars.

Simultaneously, Lu Chuan was filled with curiosity, wondering what else the blood-colored vines could transform into after consuming blood and flesh.

In the apocalypse, even plants mutate, making this world increasingly lively.

A moment later, Lu Chuan manipulated Lightning Two, carrying a large pile of Crystal Cores, quickly leaving the blood-colored vine area.

Watching the peculiar vegetation before him, Lu Chuan couldn't resist his curiosity and manipulated Lightning One towards the nearest vines.

Keeping a safe distance from the vines, Lightning One began slicing through them.

Normally, with the power of a second-tier zombie, there's little that could withstand the horizontal slash of the knife.

But the blood-colored vines before him were entirely different, not anything like normal plants that could be easily severed.

Though appearing to be made of concentrated blood vessels, they had immensely strong defenses.

It felt like cutting through tightly wound nylon ropes, incredibly resilient; even with significant force, only small slices could be achieved.

Lu Chuan carefully continued cutting while remaining vigilant of the blood-colored vines.

Though certain that the vines wouldn't attack dead entities.

No one could be sure if the vines would suddenly go berserk if attacked during cutting.

Fortunately, the situation Lu Chuan feared did not occur; after persistent cutting by Lightning Two, he finally acquired a sample.

This Bloodthirsty Vine is truly mysterious, extremely tough and capable of bloodletting attacks; Lu Chuan planned to study it closely later.

He wanted to see the modifications these plants underwent in this world.

Although no intense battles with mutated beasts occurred today, this experience left a deep impression on Lu Chuan.

It seems that after the Blood Moon Mutation, the world underwent significant changes.

Much stranger than he ever imagined.

He realized that he couldn't rely on common sense in this world anymore.

...

In the evening, Lu Chuan's convoy returned fully loaded.

However, as the Lightning One in the front held a small piece of blood-colored vine, it seemed to sense the mutated beast's carcass in the truck and began writhing.

Lu Chuan was shocked, as this Bloodthirsty Vine had been severed for quite some time.

There hadn't been any change before, but now it was suddenly writhing wildly.

Watching the vine writhing constantly in his hand, Lu Chuan couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"This mutated Bloodthirsty Vine surely has formidable vitality!"