Chapter 385 - 202: Conclusion of the Decisive Battle, Beginning the Tier Three Advancement (Part 2)

Chapter 385: Chapter 202: Conclusion of the Decisive Battle, Beginning the Tier Three Advancement (Part 2)

Feeling intense pain and the threat of death, the Tiger Spine Zerg immediately went berserk, shaking its body wildly in an attempt to fling Liu Yueqi off.

This movement, however, only caused the sharp blade already piercing its brain to carve an even larger wound.

Finally, with the thought of taking her down with it, the Tiger Spine Zerg used its last breath to ram into a tall building ahead, attempting to crush the enemy on its back into a pulp.

Liu Yueqi, who was already struggling to keep her balance with her feet off the ground as she gripped the saber hilt, now faced a life-or-death crisis with no way to plant her feet and push off.

In the nick of time, a scorching beam of light struck one of the dying Tiger Spine Zerg’s sharp legs, causing it to lose its balance. It tipped over and crashed to the ground with a loud RUMBLE.

When the dust settled, Liu Yueqi’s legs were pinned beneath the Tiger Spine Zerg. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, twisted the hilt of her saber, and delivered the final blow to the twitching Tier Two Tiger Spine Zerg, which was still clinging to its last thread of life.

A surge of Life Energy then flowed from the Tiger Spine Zerg’s body into Liu Yueqi, who was already at Tier One Late Stage Perfection.

As the excitement faded and her adrenaline subsided, Liu Yueqi finally realized her legs were crushed under immense weight. She grimaced, hissing in pain. She pulled out her Thousand Slash Saber and tried to cut through the Tiger Spine Zerg’s Outer Armor with what little strength she had left.

Unfortunately, after a few attempts, it was no use.

Just then, the swirling dust began to settle.

A powerful downdraft descended from directly above her.

She squinted and looked up.

Under the glare of the blazing sun, she saw a man clad in Battle Armor, beating his Membrane Wings as he hovered above.

Lin Feng descended slowly, retracted his Ion Laser Cannon, and with a single hand, easily pushed aside the Tier Two Tiger Spine Zerg, which weighed dozens of tons.

He then picked up the immobilized Liu Yueqi and flew back to the University City Camp.

Similar hunts to encircle and kill Tiger Spine Zergs were still taking place throughout the city. Many Tier One Late-Stage Warriors like Liu Yueqi were giving their all to finish off heavily wounded Tiger Spine Zergs.

They were in a race against the members of the Tier Two Battle Group.

After all, the latter could slaughter an injured Tier Two Early Stage Tiger Spine Zerg in just a few dozen seconds.

The sound of cannons in the city’s west persisted until evening. After the fleet at the border between the two cities returned fully loaded, the final cleanup—coordinated with the Tanks—was completed before nightfall at seven o’clock.

Using her Life Radar, Chen Yanyan quickly rescued all the Warriors buried under the rubble.

「Late that night」

The moon was bright and the stars were few. Exhausted, everyone gathered around bonfires to eat and rest.

The fatigue accumulated from a full day of fighting was several times greater than that of their previous combat training. The casualties were also heavy; many soldiers had lost their comrades.

They could only identify them by the mangled corpses that had been recovered.

Lin Feng distributed the entire stock of Organic Nutrient Liquid to all the wounded, ensuring that as long as they were still breathing, they could be saved.

Even those with missing arms and legs had to be kept alive.

Although these people could no longer fight, they could still take on logistical roles, such as managing departments in the future residential areas of the base.

They had earned this with their lives, and Lin Feng wasn’t stingy about providing them with excellent treatment and status. Moreover, this move would consolidate his own power and serve as excellent propaganda, turning the entire base into a self-sustaining war machine that could constantly supply fresh blood.

By now, most of the soldiers were fast asleep, but some departments were still busy.

Li Ran, for example, had to conduct a personnel count. Before dawn, he needed to tally the numbers, calculate casualties, and assess the overall increase in the team’s strength.

Meanwhile, Chen Yanyan had to send people to organize the spoils of war, including the Giant Mandibles of the Spine Zergs and the Pulse Cannons of the Pulse War Scorpions.

As for Lin Feng, after arranging for the Tier Two Battle Group members to take turns on watch, he entered his bedroom in the rest area inside the Dreadnought Battleship. He was preparing to undergo his Tier Jumping Upgrade in a familiar, safe place.

The Hai City Zerg Race had suffered a devastating blow, with the number of Tier Two Swarms reduced by more than 60%. As long as their Mother Empress had any sense left, she would not dare to provoke another war.

’Every second since killing the Jiangbei Mother Empress is precious. I have to reach Tier Three as quickly as possible. Then, I’ll have to find a Tier Three Early Stage Zerg Race Mother Empress—preferably a weaker one like a Lv31 or Lv32—to kill and rapidly accumulate power.’

’This is to prepare for the appearance of the King Spine Zerg in half a month.’

’Unlike the Swarm, the Tier Three King Spine Zerg is an individually evolved elite. Humanity has little means to seriously wound it, short of a low-yield Nuclear Bomb.’

’This also means they possess the terrifying power to annihilate an entire city on their own.’

’Back then, inside Shen Jie’s Slaughter Realm, everyone faced a King Spine Zerg that had mastered slaughter. We couldn’t even withstand a single blow from it. In the end, we only managed a narrow victory by causing the Mental Realm to collapse by detonating a volcano, which heavily injured the creature.’

’But in reality, a King Spine Zerg’s power would be several times greater—enough to terrify even a Mother Empress.’

’So before that happens, I have to grow stronger as fast as I can, starting with the relatively weaker Zerg Race Mother Empresses.’

With this in mind, Lin Feng, now out of his Battle Armor, set down the Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword he carried on his back. After showering and eating his fill, he lay down on his bed, holding the Lv30 Ion Laser Cannon.

He began the Upgrade!

He would absorb it all, including the massive amount of Spiritual Energy he had gained from killing the Mother Empress!

Instantly, an energy tinged with golden light emerged from the Ion Laser Cannon. It flowed up his right arm and into his body, beginning the transformation of the Tier Jumping Upgrade.

The force of this energy was as intense as the Spiritual Shock he had faced from the Jiangbei Mother Empress. It continuously cleansed and reconstructed every tissue and cell in Lin Feng’s body.