Chapter 459 - 227: Upgrading the Battle Armor, the True Meaning of Bound Equipment

Chapter 459: Chapter 227: Upgrading the Battle Armor, the True Meaning of Bound Equipment

Without the protection of the Golden Neck Guard, the Mother Empress’s entire massive brain was exposed.

From the cross-section of the severed neck, Lin Feng could see into its very core—a ruby-like, amber-colored substance that resembled an exquisite piece of glass art.

Its Identification data showed that it contained five thousand points of Spiritual Energy but had only one point of Durability left...

Amid his excitement, Lin Feng couldn’t help but feel a wave of retrospective fear. Thank goodness he hadn’t been too reckless earlier and accidentally destroyed this precious Golden Quality Biological Material—and an extremely rare Spiritual Material at that.

The major problem now was how to extract it from the skull intact and preserve it.

The Underground environment was extremely harsh, and soon, several other Mother Empresses would arrive, leading a massive Swarm...

Therefore, Lin Feng planned to have Ling Yi first control a Red-Armored Beetle to carry the head to a safe area to the rear, far from the battlefield.

When he turned around, Ling Yi had already finished removing the mutated limbs from the bodies of Liu Yi and the others. She had also neutralized the aberrant Zerg Race genes within their cell nuclei, fundamentally purifying the contamination caused by the Divine Realm’s radiation.

She then walked over to Lin Feng, her expression grave.

"Good thing you destroyed the sacrificial summoning ritual in time. If the Divine Statue had been allowed to fully descend, the Hive Will’s influence wouldn’t have been this minor. At that point, not even I could have saved them."

"But even though I’ve saved them, the mutation took a huge toll, and with the removal of the infected tissues, they’re severely weakened..."

"Even if they drink Tier Two Zerg Egg Nutrient Liquid, it will be difficult for them to recover to peak combat condition for at least the next twelve hours."

Lin Feng frowned slightly, understanding the concern in Ling Yi’s voice.

The temporary loss of the Salvation Army’s top combatants, especially with Shen Jie falling into a coma, meant they now had to prioritize how to deal with the impending attack from multiple Mother Empresses.

"Twelve hours..."

"The nearby Mother Empresses probably won’t risk taking the field themselves. At most, they’ll rely on their Swarms to surround us."

"The Mother Empresses share a Spiritual Space. Is there any news?"

Lin Feng asked after a brief analysis.

A golden light flashed in Ling Yi’s eyes.

"This is the second Mother Empress to die at the hands of humans, and what’s more, it happened within the Northern Alliance’s territory. It has already caused quite a stir."

"On top of that, the Yunxia Ridge Mother Empress was quite powerful. Although she hadn’t yet reached Tier Three Middle Stage, her rank was in the top two hundred, which is considered very high. Aside from the first echelon of Tier Three Mid-stage Mother Empresses, she was essentially a top-tier powerhouse."

"The fact that humans managed to kill her indirectly proves that your true strength has already reached the level of the Tier Three Middle Stage..."

"Therefore, the Northern Alliance is secretly discussing how to deal with you, this upstart threat. I estimate that in a few hours, three to four nearby Early-stage Mother Empresses will lead their Zerg Race here to probe our strength and surround us."

"But you were right about one thing!"

Ling Yi’s tone changed, and the corners of her mouth curled up into a contemptuous smile.

"Those allied Mother Empresses really don’t dare take the field themselves anymore, because this one..."

As she spoke, Ling Yi gestured with her chin toward the massive Zerg head lying behind Lin Feng.

"Right before it died, it publicly broadcasted the fact that we know how to quickly assassinate a Mother Empress throughout their shared Spirit World."

"Fortunately, the threat the three of you posed was so great that it forgot to scan the immediate area, so my presence hasn’t been exposed."

"It’s just that now, every Mother Empress knows that there’s an elite team of a few dozen Human Awakeners in the North with the fearsome ability to charge straight into a Hive and kill a Mother Empress."

"They also know this unit of Human Awakeners is well aware of how to target a Zerg Race Mother Empress. They use clean, decisive methods to strike at the root of the problem—severing the symbiotic Biological Nest from the Mother Empress to destroy her ability to counter-attack ahead of time."

Finished, Ling Yi spread her hands with a helpless look.

"How should I put this? It’s a mixed blessing..."

"Coincidentally, we currently lack the ability to kill another Mother Empress on short notice, and they’re completely spooked, only daring to send their Tier Two Swarms to test the waters."

"But..."

"This also means our Mother Empress hunting plan will be much harder to carry out from now on. A Mother Empress on high alert will likely summon a Divine Domain Descent without hesitation the moment she detects us approaching for a surprise attack!"

"And in doing so, buy herself time to escape."

After hearing Ling Yi’s analysis of the pros and cons...

Lin Feng took a deep breath, gently stroking the Lv30 Ion Laser Cannon in his hands. His eyes were utterly resolute.

"It doesn’t matter. Since they only dare to send Tier Two Swarms, this is a perfect opportunity to train my troops. I’ll have my two hundred elite Warriors all advance to become Tier Two Late-stage Awakened."

"As long as we increase our number of top-tier fighters and annihilate all the Tier Two Zerg Race, the Mother Empresses will be left as generals without an army. At that point, even if they want to activate their Realms, they’ll have to see if they can do it faster than my Ion Laser Cannon!"

Fighting on the surface is where ranged weapons are most effective.

The Lv30 Ion Laser Cannon can be used for long-range attrition. As for its Replicas—the numerous Armor-Piercing Cannons and Electromagnetic Cannons—they are utterly overwhelming against the Tier Two Zerg Race, whether they’re flying in the air or crawling on the ground!

They are capable of sweeping away everything in their path!

The Ion Laser Cannon is especially potent. With its ten-kilometer strike range with no damage falloff, it can wear down enemies from long range without taking any damage, staying safely outside the effective radius of a Mother Empress’s activated Divine Realm.

It can whittle down their Life Value to a near-death state, then deliver a Thunderous Strike to finish the job.