Chapter 384 - 202: Finale of the Decisive Battle, Initiating the Tier Three Advancement

Chapter 384: Chapter 202: Finale of the Decisive Battle, Initiating the Tier Three Advancement

"She’s alone?"

Lin Feng’s brow furrowed slightly.

Although Liu Yueqi was powerful and possessed a formidable Superpower like Molecular Cut, she ultimately relied on a melee combat style, which left very little room for error.

If she were to get unexpectedly injured, she could easily be killed in a counterattack.

Li Ran seemed helpless. He had been dealing with the overwhelming Swarm, so frantic he was like an ant on a hot pan. He’d had no spare energy to arrange manpower to restrain the fanatical, combat-loving girl.

Lin Feng thought for a moment and decided to go check on her. ’Even if she’s dead, I need to confirm the body and retrieve the Superpower Gene from her.’

Just then, Shen Jie, who had flown to the dormitory building, rushed back to the battlefield after confirming that Zhang Liying was safe and sound.

"I’m leaving this to you. Take the chance to get some rest."

There were only a dozen or so Tier Two Early Stage Tiger Spine Zergs at the front line. For Shen Jie, they were easy to deal with, even without using his Superpower.

After giving his instructions, Lin Feng left the front line and threw himself into the urban warfare of the city district.

The battle in the city had reached a fever pitch. Many buildings had become new pillboxes and cover for the Warriors, who used the protection to strike at the nearby Black Spine Zergs and Tiger Spine Zerg Swarms.

Many Warriors were buried by buildings destroyed by the Zerg Race, yet they clung tenaciously to life within the collapsed ruins.

As long as their injuries weren’t extensive, these Warriors could be rescued in time after the battle, significantly reducing the actual number of fatalities.

This also meant that for the Zerg Race to advance, they would have to raze every single building in the entire Western City District to the ground.

Consequently, nearly two-thirds of the Swarm were now trapped in the urban area, unable to form a massive Swarm to launch a final assault on the University City Camp at the Taihu Lakefront.

Lin Feng activated his Flight Mode and used his Mind Sensing to search the city.

He left the nearby Tiger Spine Zergs for the Tier Two Battle Groups to handle, which would also help them advance.

Unless it was a life-or-death situation, Lin Feng wouldn’t rashly intervene. The intensity of the current urban warfare was several degrees lower than large-scale battles on the plains, making his help even less necessary.

’For me, killing more of them yields little benefit. It’s better to leave the opportunity to the subordinates who need to advance.’

’Besides, people need to grow.’

Tier Two Awakeners who advanced using Tier Two Zerg Eggs lacked practical combat experience. They were naturally much weaker than Awakeners who achieved a Tier Jump Kill against a member of the Tier Two Zerg Race.

’Mastering Power is indeed important, but knowing how to wield that Power is even more so!’

Therefore, it was all the more reason to temper them by having them kill more of the Tier Two Zerg Race.

After being reborn through the crucible of this decisive battle, Lin Feng would have a group of experienced veterans. This would be of great significance for establishing a permanent base in the future.

Soon, while flying and searching, Lin Feng spotted Liu Yueqi at the edge of the battlefield.

From a distance, he could see her locked in a struggle with a battered Tier Two Early Stage Tiger Spine Zerg.

The Swarm the Hai City Mother Empress sent to the second line of defense was subpar. Even among the hundred or so Tier Two Tiger Spine Zergs, the vast majority were only Tier Two Early Stage. The few Tier Two Middle Stage Zergs were quickly taken down by the focused fire of the Tier Two Battle Groups.

Eighty percent of the Hai City Zerg Race’s power was focused on annihilating the fleet; the rest had been sent here.

Now that the Zerg Race had withdrawn from the main battlefield, this portion of the Swarm, being too far away, was simply treated as sacrificial pawns by the Mother Empress and abandoned here.

Having lost the Mother Empress’s command, the Swarm bogged down in the urban warfare gradually dispersed, scurrying about chaotically like headless flies.

And this gave the defending forces a perfect opportunity to counterattack.

For example, Liu Yueqi was seizing this chance to attempt a Tier Jump Kill.

She had even specifically chosen a heavily injured Tiger Spine Zerg that had fallen behind and was far from the main battlefield.

Although the defenders in the Western City District camp weren’t equipped with Replicas of Lin Feng’s equipment, they had the weapons and supplies left behind by the Thirteenth Division, so they weren’t lacking in firepower.

They had dozens of truckloads of rocket launchers—with power comparable to Shotguns—and heavy Mortars alone.

These squad-level and platoon-level weapons could be extremely effective in urban warfare.

Even if they couldn’t kill a Tiger Spine Zerg outright, they could inflict serious injuries by targeting its abdomen and tail, creating opportunities for a follow-up kill.

The Tiger Spine Zerg Liu Yueqi had chosen was just such a heavily injured Tier Two Tiger Spine Zerg.

Two of its four pairs of sharp legs were broken, so it could no longer maintain its balance. It limped and stumbled as it walked, swaying from side to side.

Its movement speed was no match for Liu Yueqi’s, so it could only rely on its Giant Mandibles to fend off her attacks.

But due to her disadvantage in Physique and Power, even though Liu Yueqi could use her Thousand Slash Saber to cut into the hard Giant Mandibles and inflict Damage, she would also be sent flying by the Tiger Spine Zerg’s impact.

The two had already clashed several times. Each time, Liu Yueqi would be sent flying over ten meters, and the Tiger Spine Zerg would gain new wounds.

Its pair of hard Giant Mandibles already had multiple gashes; a few more strikes and they would shatter completely.

If this war of attrition continued, the struggling Tiger Spine Zerg was doomed to die.

Liu Yueqi climbed out from the rubble, her hair and face covered in a layer of dust and grime.

She spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, tightened her grip on her saber’s hilt, and her gaze grew even more determined.

Seeing this, Lin Feng didn’t approach any closer. Instead, he stopped a kilometer away to avoid his aura intimidating the Tiger Spine Zerg.

And soon enough, Liu Yueqi saw her chance. She leaped onto the pair of Giant Mandibles and sprinted along them. With a final push-off, she jumped, gripping her saber’s hilt with both hands. She landed on the Tiger Spine Zerg’s Back Armor, and her Thousand Slash Saber, glowing with the light of her Superpower, used the momentum from her leap and descent to pierce straight through the armor and into the Tiger Spine Zerg’s brain.