In those days of Plants vs. Zombies

Chapter 582 Activating the Rooftop Battlefield

Previously, due to the delayed arrival of elevator parts in the store, even with Claura, who was able to repair the elevator, Courtyard 5905 could not activate the rooftop battlefield.

But while Mo Chen led the team to explore the abandoned city, the plant spirit warriors who were assigned to keep watch near the shops finally brought good news.

Crazy Dave's fancy gadgets have received a new shipment, and the parts that Courtyard 5905 desperately needed have also appeared on the store shelves.

As soon as she got the parts, Claudia dropped everything and worked overtime for six hours to repair the elevator that had been covered in dust for so long, before Mo Chen returned to the courtyard.

Mo Chen returned to the entrance of his residence and then walked around to the side of the house.

The elevator, which was originally rusty and dirty, has now been completely renovated. Its shiny metal frame gleams in the setting sun, and you can no longer tell that it was on the verge of being scrapped.

Mo Chen stepped forward and gently stroked the handrail of the elevator; it felt cold yet solid.

The air was still filled with the pungent smell of fresh paint, which was a protective coating that Clarella had applied to prevent the elevator frame from rusting.

He looked up and gazed at the roof of his own house for the first time, a sense of doubt creeping into his heart.

Although the house in courtyard number 5905 is indeed an American-style detached villa, its roof seems quite different from the rooftop battlefield in my memory.

[By the way, is the rooftop battle really taking place on the roof of my house?]

A chilling image instantly flashed through Mo Chen's mind: as he sat on the sofa watching television in his house, the ceiling above him suddenly cracked open without warning, and a hideous zombie fell straight down from the crack, smashing into a disgusting pile of flesh...

Just imagining this scene sent a chill down Mo Chen's spine.

[Forget it, why think so much? Maybe the answer will be revealed once I reach the rooftop battlefield by elevator.]

Shaking his head vigorously to banish those terrifying images from his mind, Mo Chen took a deep breath and stepped onto the elevator in front of him without hesitation.

He gently stepped on the metal plate beneath his feet, and the sturdy texture gave him a slight sense of reassurance.

Pulling down the control lever, a unique mechanical sound rang out, and the elevator, carrying Mo Chen, silently rose from the ground, slowly heading towards the rooftop battlefield.

The pulleys and tracks fit together perfectly, without any sluggishness or stiffness. The evening breeze brushed past my ears, carrying the unique coolness of an autumn night.

Then, to Mo Chen's astonishment, the elevator ignored the roof of his house and continued to rise higher.

Visibility around us decreased significantly in an instant; it was pitch black, as if we had been stuffed into a sealed box.

The elevator continued to rise, and it wasn't until several tens of seconds later that its speed noticeably slowed down.

When visibility returned, what came into Mo Chen's view was a wide open space made of red bricks and tiles.

He stepped out of the elevator, which had come to a complete stop, and arrived at a concrete platform that could accommodate more than a dozen people standing at the same time.

This platform serves the same purpose as the raised platform at the back of the front and back yards, where the homeowner will command the entire yard operation.

The plant warriors also gather at this "preparation platform" to prepare for battle, ready to enter the arena at any time.

As for the brick and tile area in front of the platform, that is naturally the rooftop battlefield of courtyard No. 5905.

If you look down at the entire rooftop battlefield from a god's-eye view, you'll find that its layout is more complex than the other two battlefield modules.

The roof has a ridge in the middle and slopes on both sides, which are uneven and jagged.

The presence of the roof ridge divided the rooftop battlefield into three areas, while the slope also obstructed the view of both the attacking and defending sides.

It was neither like the neat, uniform grass grid of the front yard battlefield, nor like the backyard battlefield with usable waterways.

The defining characteristic of rooftop battlefields is their rugged, undulating terrain.

The central roof ridge offers the best view and is a strategically vital location.

The sloping sections on both sides, likely similar to those in the game, will affect the trajectory of straight-line bullets.

[Occupying the roof ridge in advance is crucial to gaining an advantage in courtyard battles...]

"You've moved pretty fast, activating the rooftop battlefield already?"

Just as Mo Chen was carefully analyzing the characteristics of the rooftop battlefield, Xiao Da's voice suddenly rang in his ear.

Xiao Da, without anyone noticing, teleported to the rooftop battlefield, sat on the platform's railing, and swung her cute little feet.

"Yes, the elevator is repaired. I'll come up and take a look."

Mo Chen nodded; the scene before him had overturned his previous assumptions.

The so-called rooftop battlefield is not an extension of the roof of one's own residence, but a completely independent area located above the residence.

Only through the unique medium of the "elevator" can one reach the rooftop battlefield.

He walked quickly to the edge of the platform, leaned over the railing, and looked down. All he could see was a churning white substance, neither cloud nor fog.

The roof of their own house was completely invisible, so their previous worries were clearly unnecessary.

"I see, Da Bao. The rooftop battlefield is located in the mezzanine space created in the courtyard, right?"

"You can think of it this way: this place is like a roof model suspended in mid-air, but the sky you see when you look up is always the same."

Xiao Da nodded gently, feeling extremely gratified that her homeowner had quickly understood the situation.

Mo Chen stared straight ahead, examining the crimson bricks and tiles that gleamed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Curious, he left the platform and stepped onto the brick closest to him.

Before Mo Chen could even regain his footing, a violent shaking suddenly struck him, so fast that he almost lost his balance.

The frequency of the shaking of the bricks and tiles increased rapidly, becoming much more violent than an earthquake. Mo Chen quickly used his Ending Movement ability to return to the platform.

"How can we fight the enemy if we can't even stand up straight?"

"That's why we need flowerpot androids. The engineering equipment they carry can build temporary safety frames with bricks and tiles to reinforce the bricks and tiles under their feet, allowing the plant warriors to move around. And the flowerpots they summon... no, I mean the flowerpots they create can perfectly hold the summoned creatures of other plant warriors."

Xiao Da explained in detail the importance of the flowerpot androids and flowerpots to the rooftop battlefield, which gave Mo Chen a new idea.

"So, those potted plants that already have summoned creatures can be placed directly on the rooftop battlefield for use?"

“It is indeed feasible, as long as you, Mo Chen, can bear the loss of the potted plants. A potted plant costs 10,000 world points, which is not as good as the cheap, limited-time flower pots that artificial humans can mass-produce by hand.”

Mo Chen immediately dismissed the idea of ​​bringing the potted plant to the rooftop battlefield. He was joking; he didn't want to waste his precious world points.

"Wait, if we can't stand firmly on the bricks without the safety frame, what about the zombies? Will they be affected too?"

Looking around, Mo Chen raised a new question.

Unfortunately, Xiaoda's answer was cruel: "No, the Empire's zombies possess a unique technology called 'Gravity Walk,' which allows high-ranking undead and low-ranking zombies to walk on rooftop battlefields as if on flat ground."

"How did they get onto the rooftop battlefield? They couldn't possibly have provided the attackers with elevators, could they?"

"It's still the Death faction's high technology. By using 'space-time wormhole' technology to anchor the rooftop battlefield to the spatial coordinates within the courtyard, the Empire can airdrop their troops into the field."