Chapter 565 - 263: End of the Transaction, Speedrunning the Trial, Conclusion

Chapter 565: Chapter 263: End of the Transaction, Speedrunning the Trial, Conclusion

But this was something countless Peak Tiger Spine Zergs couldn’t accomplish. The Slaughter Realm, condensed by a Tier Four Spine King, was an insurmountable mountain before a group of Tier Two Life Forms.

Therefore, Ling Yi could only do their best to minimize the spread of the Slaughter.

For instance, by culling the Spine Zergs at the foot of the mountain.

As part of the Slaughter Realm, they accounted for thirty percent of the Spiritual Energy that made up the area.

If the Dragon Race could kill the majority of them, Ling Yi was confident they could temporarily seal the fusion of the two spaces before leaving the Land of the End.

This would prevent a situation like last time from occurring when leading Lin Feng out of the Mental Realm World.

Ling Yi was worried Lin Feng would see something he shouldn’t, like the Tier Four Spine King buried in the Land of the End.

Like Shen Jie, he could be corrupted by that deranged and warped Mental Realm, planting a seed of disaster...

......

While these arrangements were being made on one side, on the other, in the Trial World, Lin Feng was leading Qin Hu and the others in a final push for the trial.

The Fearless King Spine Zergs inside each of the remaining nine Fearless Volcanoes were far stronger than the previous Unyielding one.

Even Lin Feng wasn’t confident he could take one down alone.

Fortunately, Qin Hu, now corrupted by the Slaughter Realm, could activate his Spine Zerg Assimilation Form, just like Shen Jie in the real world. By drawing on the influence of the Slaughter, he could double his Physical Strength.

And the Slaughter Realm in the Land of the End was inherently more complete in its Laws and more potent in its effects than the Fearless Realm of the Trial World.

When fully unleashed, Qin Hu’s Peak combat power even surpassed that of a Fearless King Spine Zerg.

So with his help, the group quickly took care of the second Fearless King Spine Zerg.

The entire process took less than two hours.

As one Genetic Warrior after another absorbed a Fearless Mental Energy Ball and left the Trial World...

Ten hours had passed since Qin Hu returned to the Trial World.

The group had also dealt with the sixth Fearless King Spine Zerg, leaving only the last four active volcanoes and four Genetic Warriors.

But at this moment, Qin Hu’s State was getting worse and worse.

He was lying on the corpse of a Peak Tiger Spine Zerg, gnawing on the Spine Zerg’s flesh and blood to replenish his body’s Energy.

From his mouth, filled with serrated fangs, he could no longer speak clear human words, only the sound of chewing.

But thankfully, his one lucid eye still retained its clear black color.

Lin Feng stood behind him, gripping the Armor-Piercing Cannon in his hand, quietly waiting for Qin Hu to recover his stamina.

The two had already agreed that if Qin Hu’s State started to go wrong, just as he was about to lose his sanity...

Lin Feng would have to raise his weapon and blow his head off with a single shot.

This was to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control and causing greater losses.

Fortunately, before his pupils turned completely blood-red, Qin Hu could still rely on his own Willpower to resist the corrosion of the Slaughter Realm.

Soon, after replenishing their stamina, the group set out again, heading for the seventh Fearless Volcano.

And behind the group of six...

lay the countless, densely packed skeletal remains of Spine Zergs.

......

In the twentieth hour since their return, at the foot of the tenth Fearless Volcano, the ground was littered with the corpses of Tiger Spine Zergs.

Lin Feng, with only the last Battle Group Leader of the Genetic Combat Team left by his side, watched Qin Hu, who was on the verge of complete mutation,

and fell silent.

At this point, Qin Hu could barely move. The black in his pupils, which represented his sanity, had been mostly consumed by the Slaughter Realm.

He was on the verge of losing his consciousness at any moment...

"J-Just one... one last one..."

Lin Feng’s brow furrowed. He and the Battle Group Leader beside him raised their guns and aimed at Qin Hu.

"We’re almost out of time. Forget it. I’ll figure out a way to deal with the last Fearless Volcano."

"Don’t worry. We still have two more chances."

But Qin Hu wanted to hold on a little longer, struggling to get up from the ground.

However, under the influence of the Slaughter Realm, the wings on his back were damaged beyond repair.

Unable to fly, Qin Hu’s strength was drastically reduced.

A decisive glint flashed in Lin Feng’s eyes. The moment the man in front of him started to rise, he pulled the trigger.

An Armor-Piercing Cannon round precisely pierced the weak Armor on the back of his neck before exploding inside his brain.

If he had waited until Qin Hu had completely devolved into a Slave controlled by the Slaughter Realm, the chances of a successful surprise attack like this would have been very low.

Therefore, a clean and swift end was the best possible outcome for all the Trial Takers.

"Let’s go. Back to the Birth Resurrection Point. Ling Yi should be sending him back soon."

The Battle Group Commander behind him watched as Qin Hu, who had just been shot in the head, gradually faded away. He couldn’t help but swallow hard before scrambling to his feet to follow his leader.

By the time the two of them had crossed over a hundred kilometers and returned to the edge of the Trial World, a brand-new Qin Hu was already stepping out of the Spiritual Passage from within the shattered marginal space.

He looked a bit haggard. Ling Yi had restored him and informed him of what had happened.

He walked up to Lin Feng and the other man and said,

"It’s just the three of us now. Even if it means sacrificing myself and this Battle Group Leader, we must take down the last Fearless Volcano..."

"Miss Lin only has two chances left to open the passage. She said she can barely manage to bring two people back from the Land of the End."

"Let’s move out!"

Lin Feng nodded, internally calculating how they could successfully kill the Fearless King Spine Zerg in the final battle, despite being short-handed.

Their previous easy successes had been entirely thanks to Qin Hu in his Slaughter State, who would fearlessly charge ahead to draw the King Spine Zerg’s attention, creating the perfect opportunity for the other members to get in close and break its defenses.

Now, with only three of them left, even Lin Feng would have to take a risk and join the fray himself to increase their chances of clearing the trial.