End of the World: My Items Can Be Upgraded Infinitely.

Chapter 116: The Strange Front, the Battle of Jiacheng
The next morning, everyone was united in purpose. Without any urging or orders from their superiors, they were already dressed neatly and lined up in the parking lot of the service area for surgery.

However, Lin Feng, the supreme commander, was the last one to get up from bed. It was not until Chen Yanyan came to wake him up that he walked out of the bedroom yawning.

By the time he finished packing, it was already six o'clock in the morning.

The players lined up neatly, ready to go.

Lin Feng asked Li Ran and Shen Jie to select a group of people who could drive and were agile, and to take gasoline and go out on the highway to look for abandoned vehicles.

There are a lot of these cars now, and you can see several every hundred meters or so.

And most of them are large vehicles that are fuel-guzzling, such as off-road vehicles and pickup trucks...

In fact, as long as there is enough fuel, they are more suitable for field operations than ordinary cars.

Soon, Shen Jie and others drove back thirty cars from the roadside.

With four people in one car, it could barely accommodate all the members of the 201st Company. As for the more than veterans and recruits who had fled, Lin Feng did not plan to take them with him for the time being.

Firstly, the two sides have not had in-depth contact and do not know their background. Secondly, as latecomers, it is impossible for them to directly receive the same treatment as the old members of the 201st Company.

Temporary camps also need to have people stationed there.

The veterans among the fifty outsiders naturally wanted to continue following Li Ran and participate in the insect extermination operation.

However, some of the frightened recruits were not like the 201st Company which had experienced many storms. No matter how much force Lin Feng demonstrated or how much equipment he promised, it would be difficult for them to voluntarily go to the battlefield in a short period of time.

It was still a field battle without any protection.

Fighting Zerg in the wild is a hundred times more dangerous than hiding in a fortress.

As long as a black-backed beetle gets close to a human, it can easily use its huge jaws to seriously injure a human.

No matter you are awakened or wearing red armor.

None of them could withstand the bite of that sharp jaw.

The bite force of several tons can easily destroy external armor and cut the flesh and blood human body in half.

On the way of escape, the new recruits have witnessed too many of their comrades-in-arms die tragically in the ruthless attacks of the black-spined beetles.

Their limbs scattered on the ground were also eaten by the red beetles under the insect tide, leaving no intact body...

The horrific scene, which was like hell, is still unforgettable to this day. Even when I sleep, I often wake up from the nightmare.

Therefore, the current condition of these recruits who have managed to survive is not suitable for continuing to fight.

Lin Feng also didn't want to force them to go to the battlefield again, so as to avoid them deserting and causing a greater crisis.

It would be more appropriate to arrange them to follow the veterans in the camp and look after the remaining 80 tons of high-quality steel plates rather than sending them to fight.

At around eight o'clock, the Land Cruiser that Lin Feng was in drove directly into the mud outside the highway, followed by thirty off-road vehicles and pickup trucks.

Although these civilian vehicles are not as professional as military vehicles, they are much more comfortable than the previous troop carriers. Moreover, if the skylight on the roof is opened and they cooperate with other teammates, they can also attack the black-spined insect swarms.

Ten minutes later, after driving thirteen kilometers, they saw red beetles constantly appearing on the front line, as well as a large number of earth piles and holes.

The Zerg invasion has not stopped.

Lin Feng announced the stop of the ship, took out the shotguns from the storage space from the exit at the rear of the battleship, and distributed one to each team member present.

With 5000 rounds of spare ammunition and more than a hundred shotguns, even an army of tens of thousands of black-backed beetles can be easily dealt with.

After the distribution, Lin Feng immediately ordered to continue moving forward.

But as the team went deeper, Lin Feng did not discover the existence of black-spine worms in the Zerg hinterland through his upgraded telepathy, including the collapsed outpost nearby and the fallen outpost in the distance.

In addition to the red beetles collecting human corpses, the black-backed beetles responsible for daily patrols seemed to have disappeared. Not only in the south of Wucheng where Lin Feng was, but also on the front battlefield, there was no trace of them.

Faced with such a strange phenomenon, Lin Feng couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the Queen Mother was frightened and took the initiative to shrink the front line to prevent herself from being fleeced further?
Although killing three tiger spine insects in an instant was a bit exaggerated, it still caught them off guard. They did not expect there would be an air threat from humans.

After all, under the joint patrol of the green-winged insects and the wind-winged insects, most of the precious flying weapons on the human side, such as the third and fourth generation fighters, which numbered only a few thousand, and hundreds of armed helicopters, had already been destroyed or scrapped.

These fearless insects have extremely strong maneuverability due to their special structure. Thermal-seeking missiles cannot mark them, and laser locks cannot keep up with them, so they have to stop suddenly in disguise.

As early as the beginning of the war, a large number of fighter planes unfortunately crashed into the bodies of hundreds of flying Zerg.

It also indirectly led to a decrease in the firepower support for the army, making it impossible to bomb the insect swarm in large numbers.

The army is fighting alone and cannot do anything alone...

In the future, they can only launch supersonic missiles at long distances, rely on locking onto the target in advance, and achieve penetration at high speed, but even so, the effect is minimal.

After the "decapitation plan" of the earth-penetrating missile failed, not only the second-order Zerg, but even the Queen Mother, relaxed their vigilance against the threat from the air.

After all, in their minds, the Zerg have long mastered the crucial air superiority.

But now this situation was completely broken by Lin Feng's sudden appearance.

Naturally, they didn't dare to let the black-spine insects show up and take the blame with their bodies.

Looking at the empty and desolate loess wasteland, Lin Feng thought of another possibility.

With Cheng Zhan, the parasitic mother, tipping off the Zerg Queen, it is impossible for her not to know about the biological genetic modification plan that humans are plotting.

If the message the Queen Mother received that day was sent back by the mother body, that it was being chased by human genetic warriors, then it would be very reasonable to send three second-order tiger-spine worms to provide support.

The three tiger spine worms were sent directly. In addition to ensuring the rescue of the parasitic mother, the most important thing was to test the genetic warriors that humans had high hopes for.

Understanding the strength of the genetic warriors can help humans turn the one-sided war around.

It poses a threat to the safety of the Queen Mother.

As luck would have it, Lin Feng's unexpected appearance instantly killed three second-order tiger-spine worms and the parasitic mother.

The Queen Mother, who was unaware of the specific situation, could only think that this tragic defeat was caused by human genetic warriors.

Qin Hu's combat capability would definitely be overestimated by the Queen Mother, who might even believe that humans could mass-produce powerful genetic warriors by capturing first-order Zerg and second-order Zerg.

After all, the transformed genetic warriors not only have the blessing and amplification of the Zerg genes, but also can stimulate their own special abilities, and their combat power far exceeds that of the same level...

Able to fight one against three or even more people in the wild.

In addition, humans can still retain their brain consciousness and intelligence, which is smarter than most second-level Zerg...

Allowing the black-backed worms and tiger-backed worms to be captured alive and taken away to mass-produce genetic warriors for humans is the biggest loss for the Zerg!

So the Queen Mother came to the conclusion that even if the insect swarms under her command were killed on the spot, they must not be captured alive by humans.

So they simply canceled the originally scheduled patrol mission for the black-spine beetles, and only let the low-level red beetles continue to build nests and collect food for the insect swarm...

All the black-backed worms were placed near the mother nest deep underground.

On the one hand, it can better protect the Queen Mother's upgrade and hibernation, and on the other hand, it can prevent her from being captured by humans and adding combat power to the enemy.

Of course, Lin Feng was not aware of this, and the 13th Division, with low morale, had been frightened in the fight with the Zerg, and it was even more impossible for them to take the initiative to attack and engage in a field battle with the Zerg.

It is precisely because of this that the Queen Mother dared to do so.

And now this difficult problem is placed before Lin Feng.

He didn't know that the Queen Mother was in an upgraded dormant state. At this moment, the desolate and strange Zerg hinterland was the most vulnerable time for the entire Zerg.

Once missed, the upgraded lv34 Queen Mother will possess even more powerful strength, announcing the arrival of her rule as a mid-third stage!

By then, the Queen Mother in the middle stage of the third stage will not only be able to increase exponentially the number of low-level Zergs she hatches and controls, but even the second-level Zergs will also gain ability upgrades after collecting and absorbing human supernatural powers.

When the new second-level Zerg appear on the battlefield, they will definitely catch humans off guard.

Moreover, as the queen of the biological arsenal, she has carried out special targeted evolutions on the human strategy of building fortress defenses.

By then, even if they hide in a solid outpost fortress, it will be difficult to escape the Zerg's iron feet and giant jaws!
And right now, Lin Feng, the only person who can threaten the Queen Mother to complete her upgrade, is in a dilemma.

He finally boosted the morale of his men and got them willing to follow him back to the battlefield, but he didn't expect to encounter such a strange phenomenon.

In order to lure out the black-backed worms and attract the Zerg's attention, Lin Feng then ordered Shen Jie to lead some team members to drive to the edge of the Zerg territory and use heavy machine guns to kill the red beetles near the cave entrance. Just like the previous luring tactics, the mass death of the red beetle group was used to attract the black-backed worms to come and check.

As the sound of heavy machine guns rang out in the wilderness, hundreds of red beetles died instantly and hid in their caves, not daring to stick their heads out.

As far as the eye can see, in the hundreds of acres of Zerg hinterland, apart from the complex wormholes underground, there is not a single living insect to be seen.

Lin Feng frowned even more tightly. Chen Yanyan, who was driving the battleship in front of him, turned around and asked:

"Why don't we just drive in and search."

"It's a pity that the life radar doesn't have enough energy to use, otherwise it would be able to detect one kilometer underground."

Looking at Shen Jie and others who returned disappointed, Lin Feng fell into deep thought.

He originally planned to use the upgraded lv20 Land Cruiser as a trump card to deal with the possible tiger spine swarm. Relying on the awakened company of hundreds of people under his command, he used shotguns to frantically kill the black spine swarm, and then forced the tiger spine swarms to come to join the battle.

But what I didn't expect was that not only the tiger-backed beetles were nowhere to be seen, but even the black-backed beetles that usually wandered around the streets could not be detected using telepathy.

Now we have to either go back home or take the risk and lead the team deeper into the wormhole.

In the former case, Lin Feng’s efforts would be in vain, and his high morale would be wasted; in the latter case, he would have to bear unpredictable dangers.

In particular, these disappeared black-backed worms and tiger-backed worms are likely hiding in a secret cave somewhere. Using shotguns or armor-piercing cannons to fight underground will inevitably destroy the cave structure and cause collapse.

The buried Zerg can still be dug out by the red beetles, but Lin Feng is in trouble.

To fight deep into a wormhole, only a small number of elite team members can be dispatched, and they must mainly use melee weapons to ensure a safe return in the end.

The genetic warriors bred by the research institute are very suitable.

As for now, Lin Feng feels that only he and Shen Jie can meet the requirements. The other team members do not have the courage and strength to engage in close combat with the black-spined insects.

Unless he can equip everyone with a set of level 10 or above red armor, as well as cold weapons that can break through the black-spined insect's shell defense.

The disappearance of the army of black-backed insects has negated the feasibility of this plan.

Just when Lin Feng was in a dilemma, the equipment asked Chen Yanyan to drive the Land Cruiser into the heart of the Zerg swarm to conduct a scan and investigation...

Shen Jie, who failed in his seduction mission, walked to the Land Cruiser and proposed another solution:
"Why don't we go further south? I remember the report saying that two Zerg queens invaded Haicheng. To the south of the Yangtze River estuary is the coastal city of Ningcheng, where there is also a queen."

"They should have already invaded Jiacheng."

"The Zerg there haven't encountered much counterattack yet. Maybe they are not so vigilant, so it's easy to succeed."

Shen Jie's words instantly opened Lin Feng's mind. At the moment, they were not short of fuel and weapons, and there was no need to keep staring at the queen in front of them.

They can just go south and deal with the Queen Mother who doesn't have much combat experience.

Anyway, the failure of the Wucheng blocking battle is only a matter of time, and the soldiers under his command are not too nostalgic about it.

Where is killing insects the same as killing them?

Of course you have to pick on the weak.

Lin Feng took out his cell phone and looked at the map he had downloaded earlier. Jiacheng was right below Wucheng, only more than 20 kilometers away from their current location.

If you start from the temporary camp at Haicheng Service Area, it is even closer, only fifteen kilometers.

The entire Ningcheng and Jiacheng had no decent resistance, so the Queen Mother there should have successfully expanded into Jiacheng...

But after a while, Lin Feng looked at the map, and the worry that had just been put aside in his heart rose again.

Because judging from the map, if the Zerg Queen that landed in Ningcheng invaded Jiacheng via a passage, then there is a high probability that she will continue to expand in the northwest direction all the way to the back of Taihu Lake...

Thereby cutting off the retreat route of the 13th Division and Lin Feng and others once again!
The research institute once said that the Zerg need to consume a large amount of water to survive and reproduce. They will invade the continent along rivers or large lakes as springboards.

As one of the four largest lakes in the Federation, the Great Lake is likely to attract multiple queens.

Once the Zerg obtain sufficient water sources, it will undoubtedly be a huge disaster for Jincheng in the rear and Huizhou close to the south of the Yangtze River.

It is reasonable for Lin Feng to take action and try to stop the Queen Mother of Jiacheng from continuing to move north.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately agreed to Shen Jie's suggestion, and then summoned Li Ran and other captains to announce this decision.

After everyone reached a consensus, they turned the car around and took the highway to Jiacheng North Service Area.

As the convoy continued to move forward, a large number of wormholes could be seen appearing near the ring road.

There are still many red beetles continuing to dig.

Compared with the red beetles in Wucheng, they were not only not wary of the appearance of the convoy, but also took the initiative to move forward to investigate and attack, ready to harvest human flesh and blood.

In return, they received heavy machine guns that poked out of the car windows, firing round after round of large-caliber bullets.

They were beaten so hard that their armor and flesh were torn into pieces.

However, the successive deaths of their companions did not frighten the insect swarm. Instead, a large swarm of red beetles gathered again from the cave entrance, wanting to launch a general attack on humans.

Lin Feng seemed to have not seen this scene for a long time.

The last time I experienced this was when I was escaping from Haicheng before I became an awakener.

It seems that the insect swarms here are really silly and cute.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately gave orders, allowing everyone to move freely and form small teams to attack in multiple places.

Anyway, a dozen heavy machine guns can deal with hundreds of red beetles, so there is no value in using shotguns.

As the red beetle swarms died one after another, they fell to the edge of Jiacheng City in large numbers. The number of corpses reached a terrifying number of thousands...

If this is given to ordinary people, hundreds of level 9 enhanced people can be born in a short period of time!

Soon after, a large swarm of black-backed insects emerged from the city. They passed through the streets and alleys and headed straight towards Lin Feng's convoy.

Looking at the swarm of black-spine insects attacking in front of them, they were completely different from the Queen Mother of Haicheng, who was controlling them delicately, jumping left and right, and dodging shells...

It's just a huge army approaching.

Lin Feng put down the sight of the armor-piercing gun in his hand and smiled...

It's time to teach this inexperienced and arrogant queen a lesson!

Hundreds of soldiers relied on vehicles to form a temporary semicircular position, with the sergeant's Land Cruiser behind them.

They all looked excited but not afraid, and they held the shotguns tightly in their hands.

Even though hundreds of black-spine insects in the distance have already rushed into the maximum range of 5 kilometers...

But in order to kill as many as possible and keep them all here... Everyone held their breath and waited patiently, while the Sergeant Chief who was watching behind them gave the orders!

Four kilometers, three kilometers, two kilometers...

As the insect swarm approaches...

The last mile…

Five hundred meters!!

Staring intently at the aggressive swarm of black-backed insects.

Everyone was so nervous that their hearts were in their throats.

But without orders, you cannot open fire without permission.

This is the moment that best exercises one’s willpower!
It is also the best way to overcome your inner fear!
Until the front row of this group of black-backed insects had rushed to within a hundred meters, many people's arms and bodies began to tremble with nervousness!

Just listen to Lin Feng who was standing on the bow of the ship, give an order!
"fire!"

Hundreds of level 19 shotguns,

Fire a volley of shells! !

Boom boom, boom boom! ! !
Boom boom, boom boom
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(End of this chapter)