Chapter 571 - 266: Cleaning Up, Upgrading Equipment, No. 2 Machine Appears

Chapter 571: Chapter 266: Cleaning Up, Upgrading Equipment, No. 2 Machine Appears

With Lin Feng’s command, this unstoppable rampage, which had lasted a full day and night, was declared over.

The thirty-four Genetic Warriors, just like their commander, Shen Jie, sat amidst a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, gnawing on fresh Zerg meat to replenish their depleted energy.

Behind them, the fifty-five members of the Guard Battle Group responsible for fire support and anti-air defense led forty-five newly promoted Tier Two members as they began to clean up the battlefield.

During their rampage, Lin Feng and the others had charged through the Swarm with such speed and abandon that they hadn’t completely killed a large portion of the Low-tier Zerg Swarm and the Tier Two Zerg Race.

Most were merely dismembered or had their torsos grievously wounded, leaving them critically injured and dying.

Once their opponents lost the ability to fight, there was no time to stop for a finishing blow.

Therefore, countless discordant, hoarse roars of pain still echoed from the mountain of corpses and sea of blood. Many Tiger Spine Zergs thrashed their broken Giant Mandibles, struggling to stand on mangled legs and retreat into the nearby Wormholes.

But soon, these barely-breathing survivors were executed one by one by the Guard Battle Group emerging from the Yunxia Ridge defensive line.

Liu Yi, commander of the Guard Battle Group, brought Liu Yueqi and several Warriors across the layered piles of corpses, arriving before the towering, eye-catching Reproductive Armor Mecha.

Several Warriors brought the large water tanks they were carrying to the rear of the Biological Reproductive Armor. After opening the lids, they allowed the fleshy tentacles sprouting from the Reproductive Armor’s waist to enter the tanks and absorb the concentrated Nutrient Liquid within.

It was just like pouring fuel into a machine to refuel and recharge.

The four tanks weighed a total of five tons, enough for the Biological Reproductive Armor to repair its wear and tear while returning to peak condition.

In truth, the Reproductive Armor Mecha could also use its Self-Extraction Attribute Ability to absorb the Life Force of enemies killed in battle, thereby recovering the energy it expended.

However, while Lin Feng was piloting the Reproductive Armor Mecha on its rampage, he was focused on eliminating the endless Swarm as quickly as possible. He had no time to linger over every corpse. Besides, the Life Force of the Tier Two Zerg Race was relatively low; the amount of Life Energy he could gain from them was nothing compared to that of a High-tier Mother Empress.

Therefore, between speed and maintaining his condition, Lin Feng had decisively chosen the former.

That was how he had successfully crushed most of the Swarm besieging Yunxia Ridge within fifteen hours, foiling the Mother Empress’s plot to pin down the defenders with a massive Low-tier Zerg Swarm.

However, after such a prolonged battle, even though the lv33 Reproductive Armor Mecha had tried to lower its power output, it had now consumed more than half of its energy reserves.

Fortunately, the Biological Reproductive Armor was unlike a true Life Form; as long as it was infused with Nutrient Liquid, it could quickly regain its combat capabilities.

As for Lin Feng, the pilot, he had only felt the exhilarating, stress-relieving joy of combat for the first hour or two.

After that, the monotonous, repetitive combat became incredibly draining, both mentally and physically.

This was especially true when dealing with sneak attacks from the Samurai Hunter Zergs.

While those sons of bitches weren’t a major threat, an unexpected strike to the Mecha’s joints could still cause unnecessary damage.

Having to be constantly on guard was the most exhausting part.

That was why Lin Feng had ordered everyone to rest after the battle ended.

Now, he stepped out of the Reproductive Armor Mecha, chugging from a large bottle of Organic Nutrient Liquid that Liu Yi handed him.

With the help of logistics Warriors who arrived afterward, the other members of the Genetic Combat Team and Guard Battle Group also took a moment to rest and drink some of the precious Organic Nutrient Liquid.

Unlike the concentrated liquid fed to the Reproductive Armor Mecha, the version for human consumption came from Tier Two Zerg Eggs. It was non-toxic, harmless, all-natural—and available only in limited quantities.

While the Tier Two Battle Group rested, the Warriors who had delivered the supplies raised their Shotguns to clean up the corpse-littered battlefield, finishing off any Zerg that were still alive.

Many members used this opportunity to kill members of the Tier Two Zerg Race, easily completing the mission requirement to advance to the next tier.

Staring at the deep pits hidden among the ruins, Liu Yi began his report to Lin Feng.

"The Swarm that pinned us down this time numbered close to a hundred thousand. Among them, the Tier Two Zerg Race were mostly Middle and Early Stage Tiger Spine Zergs and Samurai Hunter Zergs, about seven to eight hundred of them..."

"Many of our Tier Two Battle Group members have advanced to the Tier Two Late Stage or even Perfection. The members who were previously in the Early Stage have also reached the Middle Stage."

"Once we’ve finished clearing the battlefield, many of the Warriors will also be able to advance to Tier Two, gaining some real combat effectiveness."

Against a massive Swarm, Tier One Peak Warriors are of little use. Unable to wield Armor-Piercing Cannons, they can’t handle raids from the Tier Two Zerg Race.

In the face of the Zerg army, they can only serve in logistical support roles, providing minimal fire support.

But now, most of the Warriors could achieve their Tier Two promotion just by picking off the stragglers. This was undoubtedly a massive boost to the overall strength of the Salvation Army.

Lin Feng nodded after listening to the report.

A total of nine Mother Empresses had arrived this time. Here at Yunxia Ridge, the Salvation Army had to directly face two at Mid-Stage Perfection and four at the Early Stage. On paper, these six Zerg Race armies commanded Low-tier Zerg Swarms numbering over four hundred thousand.

Furthermore, their arch-nemesis, the Southern Mother Empress, had previously absorbed the Zerg Race belonging to the other three Early-stage Mother Empresses. This meant the Salvation Army was actually facing a Low-tier Zerg Swarm numbering as high as six hundred thousand.

And among them, Lin Feng estimated the number of Tier Two Zerg Race would be no less than ten thousand...

Primarily, the two Mid-Stage Perfection Mother Empresses were certainly capable of cultivating several thousand members of the Tier Two Zerg Race, including a substantial number of Samurai Hunter Zergs.

As long as their Spiritual Attribute was strong enough, those crossbred bastards were, frankly, cheap and effective.