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Today, we're going to be playing Roblox Build Your Base.
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Hey guys, if you've never played this game before, well, we're about to be attacked by zombies.
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But don't worry, don't get scared, okay?
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Because we're going to be spending a lot of Robux to build the safest base possible.
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Also guys, before the video starts, like always, if you're watching this right now and you're not subscribed, smash that subscribe button.
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Smash it, alright?
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I want you to smash your iPad right now by hitting that subscribe button.
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Just kidding, don't do that.
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Don't break your iPad or your computer.
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Just tap that subscribe button, also that like button, alright?
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But anyways, enough talking.
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It's time to go to war.
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Alright, here we go.
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Step number one.
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Um, it's telling me to buy blocks.
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How is blocks gonna protect me from zombies?
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What?
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Oh!
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Oh, this isn't a block, this is a crossbow.
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Alright, perfect, yes.
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This is exactly what we need.
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Okay, um, so now we just place it down.
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Oh, right, right on top of here, okay.
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Boom!
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Perfect, and fight!
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Go!
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Crossbow, shoot him!
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Shoot!
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What are you doing?
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Shoot!
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what he's not oh finally he's shooting uh this crossbow's
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so weak oh my gosh okay now it's time to buy
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weapons wait is it blocks weapons wait oh wait we get
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a wooden crate what the heck does this even do whoa
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what are we gonna get in here oh wait oh it gave us a bat okay that's kind of cool I guess.
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Ooh, present.
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All right.
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Um, what are we getting?
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Oh, we just got three cross bros.
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Did I just say three cross bros?
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I meant three cross bows.
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Oh my gosh.
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All right, let's fight.
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I'm ready.
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Yes, sir.
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Get out of here, zombie.
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Oh my gosh.
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I can fight him too.
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What's up?
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What's up?
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I'm giving these zombies a concussion.
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Take this.
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I'm giving you the world's biggest headache.
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You know what?
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I don't even have to do anything.
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I'm just going to sit back, relax, and let my crossbows do the work.
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Wait, what the- Wait, what happened to one of my crossbows?
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Did the zombie take it down?
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Wait, oh my gosh, the zombies are just going straight for this.
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No, get out- get out of here!
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No!
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Wait, is this my heart?
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Okay, so that's what we're protecting.
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We're protecting my heart.
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No!
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Stay away!
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Stay away, please!
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This is my heart, alright?
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Relax, boys, relax.
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I know everybody wants Fulton's heart.
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Sorry, that was cringe.
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Alright, die!
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No!
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No!
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I think I'm about to die.
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No!
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Get out of here.
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Back it up!
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Back it up, zombies!
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Alright?
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Oh, what the heck?
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It's night time now.
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Whoa!
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Why is the moon purple?
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Bro, I wish the moon looked like this in real life.
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Oh, wait!
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Wait!
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Kill the zombies!
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Why am I focused on the moon?
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Maybe focus on my heart, and...
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I just died.
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What the?
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I'm stuck!
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What the?
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Okay, I'm free now.
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Alright.
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Okay, um...
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Wait, what round did we survive to?
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I don't know.
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I think we survived like round nine or something.
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But don't worry, guys.
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Like I said, we're going to spend a lot of Robux.
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Because we need the most overpowered base.
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Because this base right now is kind of dooky.
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Kind of garbage.
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All right.
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Oh, wait.
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We have a golden crate.
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Let's open that.
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You got to be kidding me.
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We got to spend 149 Robux to open this.
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We're buying it.
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Give it to me.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Wait, I can get a machine gun?
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Oh my gosh, it's over these zombies aren't gonna know what hit them Wait, how do I equip my machine gun?
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Oh my gosh.
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Look at this.
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Oh my gosh.
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Look at this Oh, yeah, i'm shooting it.
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Oh, bro.
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The zombies are done.
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The zombies are done.
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Okay, uh, let's fight again Come on.
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We got this get out of here.
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Oh my gosh.
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I just one shot that zombie.
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Oh, they're getting destroyed You guys are getting caught Look at this.
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It's like I have aimbot.
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You see that?
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Bro, wait a second.
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I can use, uh, auto clicker.
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Hold on.
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Let's, uh, open this bad boy up.
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Yes, sir.
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Oh, we're about to become overpowered.
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It's overpowered.
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I don't even have to do anything now.
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I can literally just sit back and relax.
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This is awesome.
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I don't even need to build a crazy base.
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This is my crazy base.
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Like, come on.
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These zombies are not getting through.
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We're about to reach it to wave 100, boys.
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All right, watch and learn.
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Oh wait I can fast forward this.
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Oh, yes, please.
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Oh wait zombies are getting through wait a second.
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Oh, hey, uh zombies zombies Oh my gosh, we haven't even made it to wave 25.
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Wait, we're gonna die right here.
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My heart is right there.
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No, no I died I died.
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All right.
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Um, I think it's actually time to start spending some real robux.
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All right, let's head to the shop.
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What can we buy?
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All right, I guess we're gonna buy the titan bundle 1500 robux.
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We're actually gonna buy two of them.
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Okay, so that's gonna cost 3000 robux.
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Here we go Perfect bought one and then let's go ahead and buy another one.
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All right, perfect.
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We have two titan bundles Um, I think that can buy us a lot.
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All right, we're gonna buy oh wait, you can buy spikes Oh my gosh, we need all this and of course it says zero stock of course,
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bro But you can use robux 549 robux.
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We're gonna buy 10 of these.
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All right, we're buying 10 minigun turrets Oh my gosh, bro.
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Our base is actually gonna look insane By the way guys
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if you still watch this you still haven't liked to subscribe bro.
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Like and subscribe right now Hit that bad boy.
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Okay.
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I don't know how many minigun turrets I just bought, but I think I bought a lot Uh, okay.
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What else can we buy?
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Oh a flamethrower?
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Uh, okay.
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At least there's one in stock We'll buy one of those and then spend Robux buying another one.
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All right, perfect.
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What else can we buy?
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Double turret.
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Okay, we'll buy two of those.
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We'll buy these and some stone spikes and six crossbows.
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Yes.
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And then over here, we can only buy wooden crates.
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I don't even know what these crates do.
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You know, whatever.
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Let's buy this electro clip embarrassing the stutter is insane all right
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but anyways oh infinite stock i just wasted all my money buying
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that wait would you like to buy oh wait my crate slots are full okay
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so we just bought that
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and then we're gonna buy more perfect okay we have to
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wait two hours to open these oh heck no all right i'm spending robux we're skipping
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that and it better give me something crazy.
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Okay.
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I want a crazy weapon out of here.
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Come on, please, please.
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Oh wait, you can get knives.
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Oh, I got a sword.
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What is that better than the machine gun?
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Uh, Oh wait, this one actually looks sick.
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It's like lightning.
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All right, here we go.
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It's time to boost our base.
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So I'm going to put crossbows all in the front just like this.
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Oh yes, sir.
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Just like that.
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Wait, let's move these ones right over here.
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Oh my gosh guys.
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We're about to be so protected.
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Okay We're gonna create a another wave right here.
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Boom.
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Perfect.
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And then we'll put the flamethrowers Uh, we'll put them right here one right there and then one right there.
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Oh my gosh Look at the range on this minigun.
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It covers the whole map Okay, we're gonna place one right here and another one right here.
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Oh My gosh, these zombies are not getting through.
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Look how many miniguns I have Okay, we have these regular turrets.
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I guess we'll put them just like right on top of here.
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And then we'll put spikes right here.
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All right, this is perfect.
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I'm not gonna lie, guys.
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Wait, no. Are you sure you want to clear your plot?
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No, heck no. My plot looks amazing.
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Look at this.
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Still doesn't look like anything crazy.
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How do we get blocks?
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Oh, wait, look at this.
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We can get blocks and lasers.
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Oh, yes.
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Yes, let's buy 10 of these, bro.
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We need as many blocks as we can get so we can protect Fulton's heart.
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All right.
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All right.
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We just bought a lot of deluxe packs.
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We're going to fight before I place anything down, though.
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I want to see how far we can make it with just this stuff.
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So here we go, guys.
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It's about to get crazy.
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Three, two, one.
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Fight!
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Wait.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Wait, the zombies are dying instantly.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Wait, the zombies are dying so fast.
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Let's go!
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Our base is unbeatable.
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Wait.
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Wait, did I just beat the game with this stuff?
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Because the zombies are barely doing anything.
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Wait, what does Auto Wave do?
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What if I click that?
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Oh, that did nothing.
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All right, great.
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Okay, I don't know how I just noticed this, but look at this.
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This is question mark at wave 25.
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Uh, what the heck does that even mean?
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I don't know, but we're gonna find out.
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I'm a little scared, because I feel like there's gonna be, like, a boss or something.
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But, uh, let's see.
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All right, wave 24?
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24?
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Okay, we're about to be wave 25.
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And what's about to happen?
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We're wave 25.
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Oh, wait, king zombie!
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We just destroyed them, okay?
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Uh, that did nothing.
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What?
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I thought the king zombie, the king zombie was gonna go crazy, but I guess not.
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Wait, are those aliens?
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Wait, slow down, slow down.
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I wanna see the aliens.
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Oh my gosh.
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Oh, look at the alien.
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Look at their bodies.
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Yay.
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Oh my gosh, look at my sword.
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Wait, I electrocuted that alien.
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You saw that?
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Oh my gosh, we're way too overpowered.
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We're actually way too overpowered.
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Okay, let's see what happens at wave 50.
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Wait, what is this a radioactive pack?
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Oh my gosh, i'm buying that 1500 robux is crazy, but it doesn't matter.
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All right, we just bought it.
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Let's go Um, I can't even equip it yet.
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I gotta wait until uh, we die Which is probably never gonna happen because my base is too strong.
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Look at this.
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We're actually just destroying Don't worry heart i'll protect you.
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All right, you're protected forever.
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All right, guys wave 49 We're about to be at wave 50.
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Um, I have a feeling it's just gonna be like an alien boss.
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Cause we got a king zombie when we were fighting zombies.
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We're fighting aliens.
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So let's see.
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Oh, wait.
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UFO.
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Hey.
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Attack.
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Oh, wait.
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It's getting destroyed.
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Look at his health.
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Oh my gosh.
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The aliens suck.
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Let's go.
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Get destroyed.
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Uh, what the heck?
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We're fighting skeletons now.
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What the heck is this game?
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What is this?
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Okay, i'm not gonna lie.
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We're stopping this.
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All right, we're stopping this for now Uh, i'm about to build the ultimate base because I have so many spikes so many blocks Um,
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i'm just gonna put all the blocks around my heart just like this.
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Oh, yes, sir I'm gonna make it to like round a thousand
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or something like they're not getting to my heart It's gonna be impossible.
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Look how many blocks I have.
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Okay, let's remove these actually.
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All right, perfect And then we're gonna remove this block.
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This block's kind of weak because that's the block supposed to be protecting my heart Look at my heart right there.
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I can't have a weak block protecting it.
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So we'll put that right there.
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Perfect And just build a giant box around my block and just build a giant block around my heart There we go.
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We're nice and protected.
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We're also gonna place these lasers right here.
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Oh my gosh, bro It's so over for them.
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They're not gonna be able to touch my heart.
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Okay.
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We also have steps I don't know why we have steps, but i'll just place these right here.
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Perfect guys.
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Look at my base Bro, I don't know how many rounds I'm about to uh survive, but it's about to be so much.
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Look at all the spikes I have We're gonna place all the spikes right here.
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Perfect Actually, no, we should save the spikes for
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when the zombies actually get close So let's remove this and then put the spikes like around here.
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Nice.
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We'll put another flamethrower right here We'll put this right here.
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Uh minigun on top of here, but we just have so much stuff I don't even know where to put it.
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We have 20 of these turrets.
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What the heck?
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Just place them everywhere.
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I don't even know what, like what?
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All right, place the spikes there.
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And then last crossbow right here.
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Woo, finally we are done.
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Look at the base.
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Look at the base, boys.
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Look how crazy this looks.
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All right, I guess we're just gonna turn this to 2x.
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We're gonna put autowave on.
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And we're about to find out how many rounds we can survive.
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What the?
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We're already at round 21?
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What the?
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Okay, that was fast.
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And the zombies are just dropping dead.
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Oh my gosh.
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All right, I know this is gonna take a while, so we're just gonna do a time-lapse really fast, okay?
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Three hours later.
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All right, guys, I'm starting to think our base is unbeatable.
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Look at this, they haven't even made it anywhere.
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My crossbows are still here, and they're getting one-shotted.
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Also, guys, we're about to be at wave 75.
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Is it just gonna be a giant skeleton boss?
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That's what I feel like it's gonna be.
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All right, and...
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Where's the boss?
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Oh, there he is!
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And he just got destroyed.
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Oh my gosh.
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And now we have purple zombies?
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What the heck?
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Uh, okay.
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Oh, what the heck is on their bodies?
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Oh, they got, like, warts on them.
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Ew.
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These are infected zombies.
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All right, so I guess we're gonna have a giant purple zombie at wave 100.
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And of course, we're gonna destroy them, all right?
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I've spent too much Robux on my base.
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All right, guys, we're on wave 99.
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I'm ready for the wave 100 boss, all right?
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My base is unbeatable.
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No zombie can get past this.
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Oh my gosh, look at him.
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Hey, yo, he's getting kind of close.
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Okay, I'm not gonna...
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Oh my gosh, what's happening?
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Whoa, what's happening?
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What the...
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A meteor's hitting my base?
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What?
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Oh my gosh.
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Okay, this looks scary.
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Uh, we're fighting dragons now.
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Okay.
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Uh, all right.
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A little scary, but I can handle it.
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All right, we can handle this.
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They do look a little scary though.
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Okay, I need to be on the front lines.
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I need to be helping them out.
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I need to be electrocuting them.
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Come on.
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Die, dragons!
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Get the heck out of here.
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All right, I have the most powerful base.
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Wait a second.
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Guys, I just realized at wave 125, we're going to get a giant dragon.
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That does not sound good.
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Wait, the map actually looks so sick though.
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Look, we're in a lava map.
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Whoa.
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Oh, look at the giant ones.
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Look at the giant ones.
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Okay.
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Oh, all right.
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I'm not going to lie.
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They are actually getting kind of close.
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They are getting way too close for comfort.
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Oh my.
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Bro, they're actually so strong.
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They're actually so strong.
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No, no, please.
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No, please.
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No, please.
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Stay away from my heart.
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Come on, please.
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I want to get to wave 125.
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Come on, Fulton.
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You can't die now.
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Not now.
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Keep pushing.
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Come on.
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Come on, army.
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Keep fighting.
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All right.
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Wave 120.
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Okay, nice.
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Oh my gosh, bro.
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They're getting way too close.
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I don't like it.
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I do not like it.
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Guys, I'm not gonna lie.
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I don't know if we'll be able to beat this boss.
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Oh no. Okay, wave 124.
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All right.
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We're about to hit wave 125.
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Oh my gosh.
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Here we are.
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Here we are.
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Here we are.
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Oh my gosh.
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What the heck is that?
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Bro.
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Bro.
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Oh no. Oh, no guys, we might be cooked here.
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We might be cooked here.
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Die Die wait, is he stuck?
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He's not even moving bro.
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He's just stuck right now.
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Haha, you're not touching my base, buddy Oh, wait, can I fast forward?
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Oh, I can all right.
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Nice.
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Yes.
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He's about to die Uh, you're too fat to to keep walking bro.
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I actually got stuck.
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Come on, bro.
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That's embarrassing You can't just get stuck.
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All right, and he is
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dead wait no he's still alive dead yes sir all right
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so wave 150 we're getting the next boss oh my gosh what the heck is attacking my base look at
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that what are you guys oh they're like giant lava rock
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golems attack them stay away from my heart wait a second does
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that mean the wave 150 boss is also gonna get stuck too i hope
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so oh my gosh i got giant ones look at those Oh my gosh.
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Okay, uh, we're wave 148.
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I don't know how big the boss is about to look.
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I'm scared.
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I'm scared, not gonna lie.
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Cause look at those!
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Those are already big!
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Wave 150.
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Oh, it's a giant dragon.
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It's a giant dragon.
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Hey, he's not getting stuck!
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No!
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Stay away!
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Stay away!
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His name is Lord Wigglewing.
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What the heck?
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Oh my gosh, he's destroying my base!
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He's getting through!
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No, please please no not my heart broke my heart is right there
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but i died no i died oh my gosh all right
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i guess my base wasn't as overpowered as i thought it was
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all right but anyways guys that's gonna be it for today uh
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if you enjoyed the video like always hit that subscribe button all right
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and if i made you laugh you gotta subscribe all right
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but uh anyways that's gonna be it for today i love you guys and uh i'm bolton and i'm out

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Spending $8,492,492 For The SAFEST BASE In Roblox.”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: gosh, zombie, wave, base, bro. This video has 498 sentences and 3071 words to shadow. The speech runs for 16:31. The speaker talks fast, about 186 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
gosh/ɡɑːʃ/A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
zombie noun/ˈzɑmbi/A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless…
heck/hɛk/Hell.
spike noun/spaɪk/A sort of very large nail.
crossbow noun/ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
subscribe verb/səbˈskɹaɪb/To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
overpower verb/oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/To subdue someone by superior force.
minigun noun/ˈmɪniˌɡʌn/A machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute.
turret noun/ˈtʌɹɪt/A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
anyways adverb/ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
scare verb/skɛɚ/To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
relax verb/ɹɪˈlæks/To make something loose.
flamethrower noun/ˈfleɪmˌθɹoʊ.ɚ/A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
unbeatable adjectiveThat cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
get out of verbTo leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
get through verb/ɡɛt ˈθɹu/To overcome; to endure.
stay away verbTo avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something.
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.
sit back verbTo recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.
slow down verbTo decelerate.
get out verbTo leave or escape.
get past verbTo continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • How is blocks gonna protect me from zombies?
  • Did I just say three cross bros?
  • Wait, is this my heart?
  • I don't even know what, like what?
  • A meteor's hitting my base?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowyou've never played · haven't even made · haven't liked
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itbe attacked · are infected · might be cooked
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formstart spending · Keep pushing · Keep fighting
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe safest · the most overpowered · the most powerful

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 183 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, gonna, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, smash /smæʃ/, concussion /kəŋkˈəʃɪn/
  • Long words — get the stress right: overpower /oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/, electrocute /ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/, automobile /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/, radioactive /ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like gosh, zombie, heck.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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