Chapter 522 - 248: Selecting the Target to Slay, Absorbing the Purple Crystal Brain Marrow

Chapter 522: Chapter 248: Selecting the Target to Slay, Absorbing the Purple Crystal Brain Marrow

Moreover, the nearest Zerg Race presence was a full twenty kilometers away. Even if other Mother Empresses wanted to send reinforcements, they couldn’t possibly match the speed of Lin Feng’s strike.

"Alright, this is the place."

"After we’re done here, this location can serve as a defensive line. We can deploy personnel and troops to prevent a second Zerg Race expansion into the Northwest Region." ℯℯ𝑙.

Qin Hu nodded.

"No problem. This area is just as important as Yunxia Ridge, but the hundred thousand-plus soldiers I have on hand can only hold one position."

"After you leave the North..."

Lin Feng pointed toward the main Federation army, which had broken through the encirclement and was now stationed seventy kilometers outside the Northwest.

"Then we’ll force them to return to the front lines as soon as possible and re-secure the Northwest and the western front."

"The Federation’s high command may be plagued by internal strife, but those old foxes know that if they lose this huge swath of the Northwest and their several hundred thousand troops have to retreat to their rear stronghold at West River Base, their authority will exist in name only."

With that, Lin Feng lowered his voice and continued,

"This evening, General Chen, representing the Federation’s high command, came to speak with me about the situation in the North and about your Southern Corps."

Qin Hu’s nerves tensed instantly.

He already had an inkling about this; the guards on patrol had reported it.

A motorcade carrying members of the Federation’s high command had entered Yunxia Ridge via the winding mountain road on the northwest side and had only left the front line more than an hour later.

Of course, Qin Hu knew why they were in such a hurry to visit Lin Feng. They obviously wanted to probe the attitude of humanity’s only Tier Three Awakener toward his own open defiance.

The fact that Lin Feng was bringing it up so openly meant the situation was still manageable.

Therefore, Qin Hu didn’t press for details, instead waiting quietly for Lin Feng to continue.

"I told them that I support whoever is on the front lines fighting the Zerg Race invasion."

"So, to keep me from siding completely with you, the Federation’s high command will soon re-establish the defensive line in the Northwest Region."

"At that time, you can cede this territory as a goodwill gesture for peace talks."

"At your current level, you aren’t strong enough to force them to hand over power and back down."

"But don’t worry about them trying to kick you while you’re down. You have to be strong yourself. As long as you maintain your lead in the number of Awakeners and your overwhelming overall power—even if you utterly humiliate them..."

"They’ll just have to swallow their pride and take it."

"Those spineless bastards always put their own interests first. What determines your future isn’t anyone’s attitude—it’s your own strength!"

Qin Hu nodded, in complete agreement.

Lin Feng continued,

"After the Realm Trial, if you survive, you too will have the strength to kill a High-tier Mother Empress."

"Once these four Mid-stage Mother Empresses finish consolidating their gains, they will certainly provoke a new war. While we are busy dealing with that, if you seize the right opportunity, you might even be able to kill an Early-stage Mother Empress that slips through the net..."

Hearing this, Qin Hu finally understood that Lin Feng’s plans for the North were flawless.

Once he became a Tier Three Awakener, even if he openly challenged the Federation’s high command, they wouldn’t risk an open schism just to save face.

After all, being a Tier Three Awakener meant having the power to counter the expansion of a Zerg Race Mother Empress. In this apocalyptic catastrophe, that was the only true way to secure a foothold.

In contrast, Tier Two Awakeners could only rely on sheer numbers to hold back an invasion by the Tier Two Zerg Race.

If a Mother Empress personally came to their gates, humanity could only give ground and retreat.

"Thank you!"

Qin Hu’s voice was heavy and his gaze was sharp as he made a solemn promise:

"As long as I can reach Tier Three, I will stabilize the North after you’re gone. Even if I can’t hold out against a coordinated attack from multiple Mother Empresses, I’ll do everything in my power to ensure the Central Plains don’t completely collapse."

"The Northern Mother Empresses will not reach the South!"

Lin Feng grunted in acknowledgment.

This was the ultimate purpose of all his actions.

If the resistance in the North were to crumble and be utterly routed, the twenty to thirty Mother Empresses there would be locked in a brutal crucible. Not only would this environment likely give birth to a Late Stage being, but the victor would then lead a starving, million-strong Swarm south to conquer new lands.

They would leave nothing but scorched earth in their wake.

Such an event would severely disrupt the growth strategy Lin Feng had laid out.

After finishing his discussion with Qin Hu, Lin Feng had him arrange the plans for the next day. The decapitation strike was set for five o’clock at dawn.

An hour later, he returned to Yunxia Ridge with Shen Jie and three large, filled black cases.

On the way, Shen Jie asked for details on how to kill a Mother Empress.

After all, Lin Feng was currently the most experienced person in this matter.

During the initial attack on the Yunxia Ridge Mother Empress, Shen Jie had only helped sever her personal biological Hatching Nest. Later, when the Mother Empress desperately summoned a Divine Realm in a final attempt to take them all down with her...

...Shen Jie was severely affected by the realm’s radiation, forcing him to use his Slaughter Realm’s power just to resist the invasive genetic Assimilation.

The Divine Realm acted as a vessel for the Hive Will and contained the Zerg Race’s Supreme Divine Power. This power wasn’t merely for reproduction; it also held the multifaceted Realm Power of the Spine Zerg Race, the World Zerg Race, and even other Alien Races.

Any foe defeated and consumed by the Zerg God would be melted down and assimilated, becoming another part of its Divine Realm.

This was why the Divine Domain Descent was a Mother Empress’s final trump card, its power comparable to a Nuclear Bomb.

It was the equivalent of a genetic self-destruct, a biological bomb of Assimilation.