Chapter 445 - 222: The Return, Tier Four Realm King, Breakout Plan (Part 2)

Chapter 445: Chapter 222: The Return, Tier Four Realm King, Breakout Plan (Part 2)

Among the weapons used was a Nuclear Bomb with a yield of over 100 kilotons. It ultimately detonated three kilometers from the Mother Empress. Aside from destroying half the Low-tier Zerg Swarm and half a city district, it failed to inflict any significant Damage on the High-tier Mother Empress.

The Mother Empress instantly shot back into the Hive hundreds of meters underground, rendering humanity’s only remaining superweapon completely useless.

It was only after discovering that bombing runs and guided missiles were ineffective that the Federation Military abandoned reinforcing its air force, instead shifting industrial production toward anti-aircraft defenses.

Anti-aircraft Machine Cannons were especially useful. When facing the aggressive onslaught of the Black Spine Swarm, a Machine Cannon firing horizontally was far more effective than any rifle or machine gun.

After Lin Feng entered the base, saw the handful of fighter jets on the runway, and voiced his confusion, General Chen, walking half a step behind him, patiently provided a detailed explanation.

Lin Feng nodded after hearing the explanation. Under the general’s guidance, he then met up with the two hundred-plus subordinates who had recently deplaned.

After a smooth landing, they had taken the weapons and equipment from their plane and, under arrangements made by General Chen, were temporarily quartered in the barracks adjacent to the base.

As the former air force dormitories, the scale and facilities were far more luxurious and comfortable than typical barracks, consisting entirely of small, fully furnished, single-occupancy apartments.

However, these apartments were reserved for the members of the Tier Two Battle Group. Due to the limited number of rooms, the two hundred elite Warriors were assigned to standard eight-person rooms next door.

Upon seeing Lin Feng and Shen Jie return safely, the others didn’t show much excitement.

In their view, these two represented the two strongest powers in the Salvation Army. If even they couldn’t handle the situation, the mission would have been a failure from the start.

So, everyone’s attention was quickly drawn to the two pairs of folded Tier Two Membrane Wings that Shen Jie had brought back.

Lin Feng instructed Shen Jie to distribute the wings to the thirty-five members of the Genetic Combat Team. This would allow them, like Shen Jie, to acquire Orange Quality Tier Two Membrane Wings and enhance their Flying Ability.

In the future, when equipped with the Lv29 Electromagnetic Cannon Replicas, this unit would be virtually invincible in the stratosphere at altitudes up to twenty kilometers.

No matter how many Tier Two Wind-winged Zergs there were, they wouldn’t be able to breach the electromagnetic blockade created by the Magnetic Storm Bombs.

’But as for the mesosphere above the stratosphere, and the thermosphere and outer space beyond that,’ Lin Feng estimated, ’I probably can’t set foot there until I reach Tier Three Peak, or even Half-Step Tier Four.’

As he pondered this, his gaze fell upon two women at the far end of the dormitory building.

Ling Yi, who was walking behind Liu Yueqi, keenly sensed Lin Feng’s line of sight.

She read the intention in his eyes.

She then turned to the young woman beside her and said:

"You go on back and get some rest. We have a busy day tomorrow. I need to talk to Lin Feng about the Tier Two Wind-winged Zergs’ Membrane Wings and our future mission plan."

Through their casual chats on the journey, Liu Yueqi had become familiar with Ling Yi and learned that she was the research specialist Lin Feng had brought along. She was an expert on the Zerg Race’s physiological structure and social behaviors, with profound knowledge in the field of Zerg studies.

Liu Yueqi nodded and headed back to her room.

Ling Yi then followed Lin Feng into the luxurious apartment General Chen had specially arranged for him.

As soon as the door closed, Ling Yi waved a hand, releasing a shroud of Spiritual Energy that enveloped them both.

"You can speak freely now. We’re safe for the moment. Any electronic surveillance has been blocked."

Lin Feng deactivated the combat mode of his Flying Tiger Armor and plopped down on the bed. He tossed the Ion Laser Cannon he was carrying onto the floor next to his Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword and let out a long sigh.

He pointed a trembling finger toward the ceiling.

"After I got the Tier Two Wind-winged Zerg’s Membrane Wings, I felt... some kind of call. I flew straight up, past the stratosphere and into the mesosphere..."

"And then... I saw a massive shadow, just floating there in outer space."

"That thing..."

Ling Yi’s brow furrowed. She instantly understood what Lin Feng had encountered and sighed.

"That was one of the Zerg Race’s Tier Four royalty..."

"A Realm King, responsible for transporting the Zerg Race between worlds."

"Based on the figures from your human mythology, it’s most similar to a great beast of the sky—a Leviathan."

"The World Zerg Race, like the Spine Zerg Race, isn’t one of the progenitor Zerg races from the Zerg home world. They are a Cosmic Civilization that evolved naturally on Gaseous Planets, like Jupiter and Saturn in your Solar System."

"Because those planets have immense mass but low density, the Life Forms there are typically enormous and slow-moving, much like the whales in the oceans of Blue Star."

"The interior of a Gaseous Planet is essentially an ocean of organic liquid."

"Later, the World Zerg Race was defeated by the Zerg God and subjugated by one of our Mother Empress’s lines. After being assimilated, they gradually became a vital component of the Zerg Race."

"The battle for World God Star was the final war to unify our home system. Once we conquered the World Zerg Race, we also gained the ability to wage war in other star systems."

"They are born with the Superpower to fold space, allowing them to contain a vast physical dimension within their bodies!"

"The hydrogen-storage stomach sacs found in the Zerg Race today are derived from the Genetic Ability of the World Zerg Race. It’s a highly developed organ that allows them to regulate their internal pressure at will and adapt to the environments of different planets."

"You were lucky. The World Zerg Race isn’t particularly aggressive, and they aren’t a combat-oriented strain. They are considered a support class within the Zerg Race."

"This Tier Four Realm King is likely the one that carried our Mother Empress here. It’s been waiting in orbit around Blue Star ever since, absorbing sunlight to build up Energy. It’s waiting for a Tier Four Zerg King to emerge so it can lead the remaining Zerg on Blue Star to the next planet to be colonized."

"You can think of it as a living Cosmic Battleship. It only pays attention to beings of its own tier, or to food that’s thousands of meters large."