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

Chapter 143: Taking Over, Second Order Legion, Two Lure Rods

Lin Feng's stern command...

Carrying the powerful aura of a second-level peak awakener.

His own aura shocked everyone present.

So as soon as he finished speaking, the company and platoon-level commanders, who were only captains and lieutenants in front of him, quickly returned to the defense lines they were responsible for.

The farthest edge of the defense line is five kilometers away from the square. Fortunately, the awakening level of these grassroots commanders is at least the early first stage, and they can easily run at a speed of more than 30 meters per second. It only takes six or seven minutes to run five kilometers round trip.

However, considering that the low-level soldiers were just enhanced humans, including the time for announcement and mobilization, Lin Feng waited for a full half hour.

During this period, newly recruited soldiers came to the square one after another.

The huge square is three hundred meters long and one hundred meters wide, more than enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.

Lin Feng estimated that only two to three thousand people would come at most.

After all, envy is envy, but to really let them leave the solid fortress defense line, without any defense line in the wild, and face the attack of the insect swarm with flesh and blood...

Not everyone has the fearless courage to face death.

In fact, since Lin Feng stepped into the second line of defense, the screening of the remaining 15,000 recruits had already begun quietly.

He can't train everyone like a nanny.

As the level of the awakened ones increases, their own strength gradually becomes equal to that of the Zerg, and even surpasses them when fully armed. In real war, the confrontation no longer relies on numbers.

Cultivating a group of more than a hundred second-level awakeners, or genetic warriors, is far more profitable than working hard to train these fifteen thousand people.

Lin Feng doesn't need so many combat units.

Besides, he doesn't have the energy or resources to waste on this group of people who are not related to him.

However, what Lin Feng didn't expect was...

It was originally estimated that there were less than two or three thousand soldiers willing to go out of the city to fight, but in the end there were more than five thousand people.

Reaching one third of the total.

These soldiers, following their company commander, occupied half of the square. They were arranged in order from north to south, forming small square formations.

There are about a hundred of them, with the number ranging from forty to fifty.

Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction, then signaled the top leaders of the 13th Division to conduct the handover ceremony.

Although the others were indignant about Lin Feng's high-profile appearance and his disregard for those in high positions, the teacher could see that Lin Feng had his own insights and plans for future wars.

And it's very personal.

In the past, personal charm was a double-edged sword, but now he has his own strength as a guarantee. As long as Lin Feng can maintain his absolute strength, no one can shake his position.

At the same time, the team under it will become a fierce and fierce army that dares to fight and kill.

The future Thirteenth Division will surely become a sharp sword among humans to fight back against the Zerg invasion and penetrate directly into the heart of the enemy.

Looking at Lin Feng's tall and majestic figure, the instructor fastened the rank of colonel on his armored shoulders and then saluted him goodbye.

Lin Feng and the elite soldiers led by Li Ran beside the chariot behind him all raised their heads, puffed out their chests, and waved and saluted with dignity.

After watching the 13th Division's top brass leave...

Lin Feng then turned around and looked at the new recruits who were left behind. He mobilized the momentum of a second-level peak awakener and issued a powerful announcement:
"I should have informed you yesterday that with the relocation of important industries in Jincheng, the Wucheng blocking battle has completed its strategic mission..."

"But the 13th Division can't take everyone with it. The division headquarters has lost its logistical supply. If I'm not here, today's lunch will be your last farewell meal."

"Then announce the disbandment and survive on your own."

"But now I, Lin Feng, have been invited to become your highest official, and I will naturally be responsible for everything."

"This includes logistics, weapons and equipment, food and medicine, and even upgrades and awakenings!"

"And the basic condition for all of this is absolute obedience to orders, including going out of the city to kill insects and facing the insect tide head-on!"

"Your superiors should have made this clear, and now... I will give you one more chance!"

"Listen carefully, those who are not afraid of death and are only interested in killing insects can stay here! Those who just want to make a living can now return to the defense line and hide, or leave here and get out of Wucheng."

"Of course, if you make a decision now, there will be no obstruction, let alone the so-called defection. Once you decide whether to stay or go..."

"If anything unexpected happens again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Decide for yourselves, everyone!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole place was silent.

Everyone looked at each other, and after a long moment, no one decided to leave.

Especially when I saw the eight bright black tanks near the Land Cruiser battleship in the front, and the neatly arranged black-armored soldiers holding large-caliber weapons...

The new recruits were filled with envy and wished they could join in and become part of the team fighting bravely outside the city.

The scene of the Invincible Fleet's massive bombing of the Zerg yesterday and its rampage in its territory is still vivid in people's minds. The soldiers who rushed over were all mentally prepared and were extremely yearning for it.

Seeing this, Lin Feng nodded with satisfaction.

These more than 5,000 soldiers do not all need to become a second-level legion and enter the underground insect nest to fight. In the end, only the bravest hundred or so people need to be selected.

But they can drive tanks and cooperate with land cruisers to fight against Zerg invasions and deal with large numbers of low-level Zerg swarms.

Only by cooperating with each other can the Zerg be truly contained.

If they want to fight outside the city, they can't escape the Zerg's pursuit and interception by relying on their legs. Although the awakened have strong explosive power, due to the physical defects of humans and their thin bodies, they can't carry out continuous high-intensity combat. After each fierce battle, they need to replenish their energy as soon as possible.

Therefore, a corresponding number of tanks must be equipped.

Five thousand people, that means at least two hundred vehicles...

A replica of a winged tank requires ten tons of fine steel to synthesize.

Two thousand tons of high-quality steel are not easy to find in Wucheng right now.

Only in the heavy industrial area south of Jincheng, perhaps with some fixed facilities that cannot be moved, can thousands of tons of fine steel be cut and collected.

Fortunately, as for weapons, the 13th Division was unable to take all away, so they left behind more than 90% of their equipment, including fuel, medicines and other supplies.

These are all available in the rear areas, especially weapons and equipment. Once the military industry enters full production, the rate of production may be faster than consumption on the front lines.

It also consumes less energy than transporting it thousands of miles back to the rear.

For the time being, the fleet members will take turns to familiarize themselves with the operation of the tanks. Once all the replicas are in place, the prelude to all-out war will begin.

And that will be the beginning of Lin Feng’s first challenge to kill the Queen Mother and advance to a higher level!
To kill a high-level queen, it is not as simple as going deep into the insect nest and killing all the way to the end.

First, we must deal with the low-level insect swarms on the periphery, which requires the fleet to contain and annihilate them. Secondly, the third and second level insect nests underground must be delayed and blocked by the second level legions that will be born in the future...

Finally, the fully armed Lin Feng launched a decapitation operation on the Zerg hive at the bottom level, killing the entire Zerg terminal controller, the high-level queen.

Of course, if he could utilize the genetic radiation skill activated by the last spiritual attribute breakthrough to successfully awaken Jiacheng's Queen Mother Lingyi and then remove her genetic seal, the cooperation of the two would allow him to more smoothly complete the first kill of the high-level Queen Mother.

At this moment, five thousand soldiers were harvested at once. Lin Feng's scattered thoughts came back to his senses as Li Ran reported:
"Report to the commander, the first batch of reserve corps members have been selected after registration and review!"

Lin Feng nodded. This was the second thing that needed to be completed in front of all the soldiers participating in the battle today.

The three fires of a new official have been burned. After establishing deterrence and prestige, it is natural to give these new recruits who have just joined the group after going through psychological tests...

A little sweetness, and more expectations:

"Let them come up!"

Following Lin Feng's order, Li Ran called out the names of seven people from the 160 fully armed soldiers behind him.

Among them are low-level soldiers and team captains, but without exception, they are all lv19 awakeners who have reached the perfection of the late first stage. At the same time, they are melee fighters who have been selected after layers of fist and kick competitions!
The second-level awakeners have extremely strong individual strength. It would be a waste if they were only used for long-range firing.

Lin Feng's second-level legion plan is about to get on track as these people ascend the platform.

The first person was actually Liu Yi, who broke his leg last time. After drinking more than half a bottle of nutrient solution, his physical attribute value was slightly higher than others.

Seeing the other party, Lin Feng smiled and then clapped his hands. He saw the closed hatch at the tail of the Land Cruiser behind him slowly opened, revealing fifteen three-meter-high, snow-white fleshy insect eggs.

Sensing the presence of a large amount of human presence nearby, the insect eggs kept wriggling and struggling.

Lin Feng waved his hand and asked Li Ran to take people to move out seven of them and place them in front of the seven people one by one.

During this time, facing the puzzled looks of more than 5,000 people in front of him, he continued to introduce:

"You may not know what this thing is yet, so let me tell you in person..."

"This is a second-level insect egg of the Zerg. It is the intermediate form of the transformation of the low-level black-spine insect into the second-level tiger-spine insect."

"After this introduction, some of you may have guessed it. That's right, as long as this insect egg is killed, a late-stage first-order awakener can directly start a deep awakening again and be promoted to an extremely powerful second-order awakener!"

"As you advance to the second-level awakener, your abilities will be further enhanced, and you will become true supermen!"

"These insect eggs only exist in the insect nest two hundred meters underground. The only way to bring them back is to enter it, pass through the dangerous and complicated wormholes, and kill the second-level Zerg that come to block it."

"So I won't go into detail about how precious they are."

"But today, it is not just a reward, it also represents a responsibility and obligation!"

"After becoming a second-level awakener, while enjoying great strength and status, you should also be clear about the mission you should shoulder as a human being in this life-and-death war!"

"So, these soldiers need to become the most dangerous second-level guards in the team. Follow me deep into the Zerg nest and conquer the second-level Zerg!"

"And now, you are about to witness the birth of these warriors with your own eyes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the seven people on the stage raised their level 9 long swords and easily killed the insect eggs that were still wriggling in front of them.

After completion, Lin Feng asked them to take away the entire insect egg and drink the organic nutrient solution inside. Not only would they be able to successfully complete the second-level awakening, but it would also make up for the physical defects of humans and allow the physical fitness value of only 150 points to break through the upper limit of 200.

After doing all this, looking at the envious expressions of the new recruits under his feet, Lin Feng's mouth corners slowly rose...

Then he asked Li Ran to reorganize the newly joined soldiers. The grassroots commanders left by the teacher were basically Qin Hu's former subordinates. They were naturally familiar with Li Ran and did not resist the reorganization.

When everything was resolved, it was already noon.

Lin Feng used a nearby university as a temporary base and dispatched a group of soldiers to move the canned food for war preparedness brought back from Jincheng from the rear of the battleship.

Using the facilities of the university cafeteria and individual rations, we prepared a fairly hearty lunch for 5,000 soldiers.

The meat tastes a bit bad.

After one o'clock, when everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they ordered the soldiers to return to the defense line and replace the 10,000 new recruits who were still there.

Now that the Haicheng Zerg have retreated to the eastern outskirts of the city, the second line of defense is not under much pressure for the time being.

But a certain amount of patrol and surveillance is still necessary.

When the remaining 10,000 people gathered in the square under the leadership of grassroots commanders.

Seeing that their formation was disorganized and seemed a bit messy, Lin Feng just said a few brief words and handed it over to Li Ran and others to deal with.

For those new recruits who dare not go out of the city to fight, they can only be sent to take charge of logistics.

If you want to leave, I won't try to keep you, but right now the front lines are very dangerous and there is a food shortage in the rear.

There was no way to support them, only low-level enhanced people of level three, four, and five, to cross thousands of kilometers and return to the safe zone in the rear.

Besides, even if you arrive safely, your situation won’t necessarily be better than it is now.

Of course, there were many who had just seen the recruitment advertisements and joined the 13th Division without hesitation. As a result, they experienced the fickleness and cruelty of the battlefield firsthand as the first line of defense was destroyed...

Some people have already begun to consider quitting.

So there are hundreds of people who choose to quit directly, leave the team, and stay away from the front line battle.

At last, a total of 10,230 men were left, and they were appointed as logistics support troops in the 13th Division.

As the lowest rank, they no longer have to go to the front line to fight. Although they can get rations, they still have a lot of work to do.

In addition to collecting the materials and equipment left behind by the 13th Division...

At 10 o'clock in the afternoon after dinner, more than 8,000 people, led by Li Ran, rushed to the shore of Taihu Lake several kilometers behind them.

Li Ran picked up a loud speaker and, together with other grassroots commanders, shouted to the auxiliary soldiers:
"Have you seen this Taihu Lake? Your mission today is to catch at least 50 kilograms of fish each, and preferably big fish!"

"As for what method to use, it's up to you!"

"Whether it's platform fishing, raft fishing, or lure fishing, or even just casting a net or pulling a net, as long as you can catch the fish and it's not poisonous and edible, you can do whatever you want!"

After he finished speaking, more than 8,000 people gathered around the east bank of Taihu Lake and cheered loudly!
Hunting is an instinctive desire of human beings engraved in their genes. Especially in peacetime, only fishing and angling are not completely banned, which naturally gives rise to a large number of anglers.

Now open hunting...

Immediately, many people turned their attention to the large number of abandoned electric bicycles in the city, on the roadsides and in residential areas.

Although the battery inside cannot travel very far, it can store four or five kilowatt-hours of electricity.

As the saying goes, two fishing rods can catch a mountain of fish...

I released three kilowatts of electricity into the lake, and the Buddha gave me a hundred kilograms of fish.

However, these can only be used in the shallow waters near the shore. More than ten meters away, at a depth of seven or eight meters, there are still large fish weighing dozens or even hundreds of kilograms lurking...

At this time, the fishing team came on the scene.

After more than a dozen fishing tackle stores were cleared out, a spectacular scene of thousands of people fishing took place on the shores of Taihu Lake.

Until late at night, there were still many people sticking to their posts.

Looking at the piles of fish outside the cafeteria...

In just one afternoon, hundreds of tons of fresh fish were obtained.

All they could do was send thousands of more people to deal with it as quickly as possible, cut open the fish's belly, remove the internal organs, smear it with salt for preservation, and dry it in the sun.

The grilled fish, boiled fish and braised fish made in the cafeteria have filled all the tables.

This time, the unlimited fish feast was so delicious that everyone was rubbing their stomachs and burping, saying it was really satisfying.

Unfortunately, in the following half month, people would feel physically uncomfortable whenever they saw fish products...

But it is also the only high-quality source of protein.

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Late at night, Lin Feng gathered everyone together to report the situation.

In the afternoon, Chen Yanyan drove the Landing Cruiser and led the fleet to attack directly outside the first line of defense, continuing to annihilate the Zerg hidden at the entrance of the wormhole. At the same time, she used shotguns to blow up and erase all the holes on the surface, thereby increasing the Zerg's excavation workload.

Let it be busy repairing the insect nest and have no energy to expand.

During this period, the 5,000 defenders in the second line of defense were also ordered to board tanks for rotation, or enter the eastern area of ​​Wucheng, which had been reduced to ruins, to clean up the battlefield.

Deal with some lone low-level red beetles and the surviving seriously injured black-backed beetles, and collect the scattered materials.

After taking over the remnants of the 13th Division, Lin Feng planned and laid out the organization, and the structure has taken shape.

In addition to the command system composed of senior members, other second-level awakeners will serve as elite second-level guards, responsible for following Lin Feng and fighting inside the insect nest.

The second are the 5,000 defenders in the defense fortress, who serve as second-class combat soldiers. Currently, some of them follow Chen Yanyan's fleet to fight against the Zerg horde, first raising their own awakening levels while reducing the Zerg's manpower.

The rest were responsible for cleaning up the battlefield and collecting biological materials from the Zerg, especially the giant jaws of the black-spined worms.

This is closely related to the defensive equipment they carry, so they will naturally not neglect it.

The last 10,000 recruits will serve as auxiliary troops and be responsible for providing logistical support.

Including collecting food, transporting supplies, etc.

This organizational structure is actually very similar to that of the Zerg.

But the first step to defeating a powerful enemy is to learn their patterns, and then optimize these patterns to completely defeat the opponent.

At the end of the report, Li Ran mentioned the biggest problem currently facing:
"The doctors in the field hospital behind the second line of defense were also taken away... Although we have medicine right now, we are in urgent need of only a few doctors on the front line."

"This afternoon, when we were cleaning up the battlefield, several soldiers were unfortunately attacked by a swarm of lurking insects. Although they survived in the end, they still suffered broken arms and legs..."

“Even though the bleeding stopped, there was no surgeon to help him after he was transported back. In the end, he was saved with organic nutrient solution.”

"Otherwise, they will become disabled and lose their combat effectiveness, and can only serve as auxiliary soldiers in the future."

Lin Feng looked serious and nodded:

"I will take care of this matter."

Five thousand soldiers are not a lot, but they are also too few. The main reason is that Lin Feng has no additional soldiers at the moment. Every time he loses one, he will lose a seed of the future legion.

In the past, there were only a hundred or so members in the team, and there weren’t many injured members. Even if there were any, they could rely on the second-level insect eggs to repair themselves.

If Lin Feng now had an army of tens of thousands of people and only relied on organic nutrient solution, he would not be so wealthy.

There is an urgent need to recruit additional medical personnel.

For a moment, Lin Feng thought of Liu Yueqi's aunt, the newly engaged young woman Liu Ruojiao. She was a professor of surgery at the university, and her family was also an academic family, so she must know a lot of medical staff.

Or he could ask Ling Shuyan for help, but they were all technicians from the Biological Research Institute. If he handed the wounded over to them for treatment, the ones he sent back might turn out to be deformed monsters with Zerg limbs...

It would be more reliable to let Han Yuxin first look for survivors working in the medical field in Jincheng.

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at the same time……

Laoshan Military Restricted Area, Federal Biological Research Institute.

Qin Hu has awakened from the hibernation chamber.

The atrophied muscle tissue in the body has recovered to its original state.

He looked at the woman beside him and asked helplessly:

"How long can I live?"

Ling Shuyan's answer was somewhat irrelevant:
"Are you sure about what I just asked? Is there really a genetic warrior in Lin Feng's team?"

Qin Hu frowned slightly, a little unhappy:
"Haven't I confirmed it many times? Yes, there is indeed one, and he is a student who escaped from Haicheng with me. His condition is very bad. He has overused genetic assimilation even more than I have. The Zerg characteristics that have appeared on his body are about to cover his entire body, but at the same time, he is also abnormally strong in combat..."

"One person fought against three second-stage late-stage tiger-spine insects alone, and killed two warrior hunter insects at the same time."

"Didn't he have the reconstructive surgery done here?"

After confirming again and again, Ling Shuyan did not answer, but was in a state of confusion...

Some of them were absent-minded and replied as they walked:
"Every time you overuse the assimilation of the gene fluid, your remaining time will be directly reduced by half."

"A second-level awakener can have a telomere metabolic lifespan of about 500 years. In your current state, you should only have less than years left..."

Qin Hu frowned, his face livid, staring at the woman's departing back, and asked in a deep voice:

"When will this defect be fixed? Aren't the new second-order Zerg we brought back enough?!"

"In my current state, I won't be able to survive the capital defense battle for long. Do you still want to achieve the plan of forcibly advancing the genetic warriors?!"

Ling Shuyan suddenly stopped and turned her head slightly, revealing her perfect profile. Her dark pupils flickered slightly behind her lenses, and she replied calmly:

"Don't worry, everything is going as planned."

Today 6k, end of this month.

Next month, the volume of Darkness is coming to an end.

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