Apocalypse: My Items Can Upgrade Infinitely

Chapter 245: Chapter 153: Lin Feng’s "Mental Realm

"And just as you said, the cost of using it is immense compared to using a Mental Realm you’ve fully mastered."

"After using it multiple times, will you still have enough strength to kill a Mother Empress at full strength?"

"Even if it just stood there, completely still, you wouldn’t be able to finish it off in just a few seconds."

"A Mother Empress’s formidable Life Force is so great that, unless you use a Nuclear Bomb, it’s nearly impossible for an individual of the same tier to kill one in a single strike."

Lin Feng nodded with feigned regret, but inwardly he was secretly overjoyed.

He could store it more than just a few times. With his three bound pieces of equipment, Lin Feng could store over ten charges of Genetic Radiation Upgrade Energy.

As the twenty troop carriers drove into Chang City and entered the urban area, Ling Yi looked at the ubiquitous dinosaur-themed elements around the city and asked with great curiosity:

"Is this a Dragon Race ruin that you humans excavated?"

Lin Feng shook his head.

"No, this is just a theme park. But I think there are some fossils on display here. Do you need to collect them?"

Ling Yi thought for a moment, then nodded.

"If there’s any preserved ancient DNA, like from creatures sealed in amber, it would be a great boon for cultivating the Dragon Race. It could shorten their maturation time."

"Over time, any race will evolve different genes. The Genetic Library is a dynamic concept. To adapt to their environment, a population will absorb new genes or discard old fragments, eventually forming new species in the future with completely different external characteristics."

"For example, you humans bear no resemblance to the small rodents of the Dinosaur era..."

"But for now, let’s go check out the north bank of the Great River first. We can talk about this on the way back when we pass through here again."

Lin Feng nodded. He was anxious to find the Tier Two Zerg Race to complete his Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword’s Upgrade. Reviving the Dragon Race was just a backup plan.

After passing through Chang City, the group arrived at the cross-river bridge.

Looking out from the bridge, the ruins from yesterday’s Biological Melting Furnace explosion were still a shocking and intimidating sight.

A quarter of the pier had sunk directly into the river, and half of it was shattered to pieces, completely changing the topography of the Great River and forming a massive backwater bay on the northern side.

Among the two hundred Awakeners, more than a hundred had participated in yesterday’s battle. So now, under Shen Jie’s command, they expertly arranged themselves into formation and moved to their combat positions.

Every two Awakeners, armed with Shotguns, led five Enhanced Warriors, forming the most basic units.

One hundred squads formed a triangular formation and began advancing from the main highway into the city district.

Lin Feng retrieved his Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword from the back seat of the vehicle and led the Tier Two Corps squad, walking in the middle of the formation.

As he was using his Mind Sensing, Ling Yi, who was following beside him, spoke up directly:

"There are no Tier Two Tiger Spine Zergs in the city. This Mother Empress has hidden them. I guess Number 76 from Hai City warned it."

"However, it has hidden quite a few Low-tier Black Spine Zergs and Cyan-winged Zergs, scattered around the left and right edges of the city. It’s probably trying to set up an ambush for you."

Lin Feng’s brow furrowed slightly. What Ling Yi said was exactly what he had sensed. But, considering Ling Yi was a clone of a Mother Empress, it was expected that they would know the Zerg Race like the back of their hand.

So he changed the subject and asked:

"Can you find the underground entrance for the Zerg Race?"

"Maybe those Tiger Spine Zergs are hidden deeper."

Although Riverfront was just a county town, its area was as large as an entire city district. Searching it by manpower would probably take the better part of a day.

And his Mind Sensing couldn’t survey the terrain.

He could only place his hope in Ling Yi to find some clues.

And indeed, Ling Yi did not disappoint.

After Lin Feng finished asking, Ling Yi raised their head, took a few deep sniffs of the air, and quickly gave an answer:

"On the side of the main road up ahead, there’s an opening with a strong concentration of pheromones. It should be one of the Zerg Race’s ventilation shafts, and it connects directly to the Underground Zerg Nest."

Lin Feng nodded and ordered everyone to be on alert, maintain the formation, and be ready for battle at any moment.

Just as the order was relayed to every squad...

From the rear of the long column, the dense sound of cannon fire erupted!

A massive, black-and-yellow Swarm surged from between the buildings, rushing toward the group.

It was thousands of Black Spine Zergs, launching a fearless, suicidal charge!

At the same time, large Swarms also emerged from the front and from both the left and right, with hundreds and thousands of them packed into the streets.

Shen Jie shouted, trying to prevent anyone from firing indiscriminately:

"Hold the formation! Steady! Don’t panic!"

Lin Feng spotted a hotel building next to the highway and immediately ordered everyone to fall back into it while fighting, using the building’s walls as cover.

They had to withstand this wave of attacks first before he could lead the Tier Two Corps deep into the Hive.