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

Chapter 168: Showdown, the origin of spinal worms, and the explosion of volcanoes
This is Shen Jie's test of artistic conception.

Naturally, he has to make the final decision.

At this point, even Lin Feng cannot interfere too much. After all, the current murderous mood can no longer be condensed, and the deadline is less than thirty days.

Although he had already become indifferent to life and death before, Shen Jie was a little hesitant when it came to making a decision.

Because the one who came up with the plan was the woman in front of him.

This "woman" named Lingyi may actually be the queen mother of the Zerg.

Like Chen Yanyan's concerns, Shen Jie was also skeptical about Lingyi's initiative.

He can face his death calmly, but he cannot die unclearly, dying in lies and schemes.

"In a head-on confrontation, there is only a 30% chance of winning?"

So Shen Jie asked back somewhat unwillingly.

Long Yi curled his lips and looked at the tiger-toothed chainsaw sword in Lin Feng's hand:
"Of course, and out of this 30%, 20% is due to it. Only this chainsaw sword can break the King Spinal Bug's solid defense, and the last 10% was provided by Lin Feng and me."

"As for you..."

"If you want to stay awake, you will definitely not be able to be completely infected by the killing state of mind. The limit of your strength will naturally be reduced by several levels, so it can't even be considered 10%."

"Not only that, once you fail the state of mind test, the killing state of mind contained in your brain will spread out like nuclear radiation, contaminating the nervous systems of all nearby lives, causing them to fall into a killing frenzy, and turning the area within a radius of hundreds of meters into a restricted area."

"Only a strong person who can resist the influence of artistic conception and also master artistic conception can carry out the removal process."

"Otherwise, we will have to wait until all nearby biomass is burned out, and this pollution will last for dozens or even hundreds of years."

Shen Jie's face turned pale. He knew that what the other party said about strength and chances of winning was actually correct.

I went to the crater twice, but I could only deal with the attacks of the King Spinal Bug. In addition, my melee skills could not break the King Spinal Bug's armor defense...

If you keep wasting time, there will be no chance of winning.

Even if he replicated the operation in the underground mother nest and took risks to create offensive opportunities for Lin Feng, he also had to take into account the various backup plans that the king spiny worm could use to escape and repair itself at any time in the volcanic magma.

However, compared with these, the consequences of failing the trial made Shen Jie more worried.

After entering the artistic conception world, Shen Jie always thought that this challenge only concerned his own life and death, but he did not expect that it would affect the real world after his death.

By then, all the soldiers in the camp, including the elite second-tier legion, will become bloodthirsty and crazy due to the influence of the killing state...

If the 13th Division, which was resisting the Zerg, had its top combat force, all of them would have died here along with him.

Then the entire Wucheng defense line will collapse at any moment, and Zhang Liying, who has been waiting for her triumphant return, will also suffer a misfortune.

Thinking of this, Shen Jie was silent for a while, then said:

"If the trial fails, this murderous state of mind will be released from my body and pollute the outside world. Then I should immediately order the soldiers outside to stay away as soon as possible!"

"If I let them go in and take the risk of killing the tiger spine worm, what if I run out of energy or give up on my own initiative? Wouldn't that kill them all..."

Lin Feng sighed and then told the truth:
"If we let you pollute the restricted area, the Zerg Queen will use this area to give the Tiger Spine Worm additional killing attributes and skills, just like I sent the second-level awakening soldiers to get close to the cocoon, which will allow the Zerg to take advantage."

"So we came this time to help you make one last effort. Otherwise, according to the original plan, we will definitely need to carry out remote destruction to prevent future troubles."

Ling Yi also nodded and followed Lin Feng's words:

"That being said, I have made arrangements in advance. Before building the spiritual channel, I condensed a layer of spiritual energy protection shield on the outer shell of the cocoon. This can temporarily slow down the spread of the killing intent, giving nearby soldiers time to evacuate and prepare to destroy the cocoon."

Hearing that the two were not acting rashly, Shen Jie breathed a sigh of relief. He then looked at Ling Yi and said in a low voice:
"last question……"

"Why did you choose to help humans, especially risking your life to rescue me. I know Feng Ge is not controlled by you."

Seeing this, Longyi glanced at Lin Feng beside her and asked him whether he should tell the truth.

Lin Feng looked calm and nodded slightly.

Shen Jie is a smart man, but unfortunately he is also dying. He wants to solve his doubts and know the truth before he makes a desperate move...

Lin Feng had no reason to continue hiding it.

Moreover, if the trial is successful, and the last three people can really kill the king-spine worm, Shen Jie, who has achieved the state of killing, will naturally become a strong contender for the fourth-level hunting king.

Such potential is enough to participate in the cooperation plan between Lin Feng and Long Yi.

After getting Lin Feng's approval, Long Yi said:

"The Zerg you see now are not their original appearance. Instead, they have been enslaved and manipulated by a certain terrifying existence into a war machine."

"With the help of Lin Feng, I lifted the genetic seal and regained my self-awareness, so I planned to establish an alliance with him to fight against our common enemy..."

"The Queen Mother of Haicheng has entered the middle stage of the third stage!"

"This is why I followed Lin Feng. As for my true body, I need to use the biomass resources of Taihu Lake to shorten the gap in strength with other queen mothers as soon as possible."

Shen Jie looked surprised, then he seemed to be thinking:
"So the Thirteenth Division continues to stay in Wucheng just to help you buy time?!"

Lin Feng nodded:
"Besides that, we can also get to know the high-level queen mothers better and prepare for us to kill them."

"If this killing state trial is successful, you, me, and Ling Yi will have enough strength to challenge and kill a third-stage early Zerg queen..."

"Reverse the current one-sided defeat of mankind!"

"This is one of the reasons why I decided to enter here despite all the dissuasion."

After hearing their explanation, Shen Jie suddenly felt the burden on his shoulders become heavier, as if some sense of mission was pushing him forward.

After a long silence, he spoke in a deep voice:
"Thank you. In that case, the only problem now is how to completely detonate this large volcano without hurting ourselves..."

Shen Jie pointed to the poisonous fog and miasma belt halfway up the mountain. The rock layer there was quite thick, at least nearly 500 meters thick, and it was all obsidian, which was three or four times harder than ordinary rocks. How could he detonate them all at the same time...

That became the next problem.

Lin Feng frowned slightly and used an electromagnetic cannon for long-range bombardment. Even if the firepower covered the entire volcano, he could not blow up the entire volcano.

The best they could do was to make a big hole to allow the hot magma inside to erupt and flow out. However, doing so would not destroy the volcano, but would reduce its internal pressure, making it more stable.

Thinking of this, the two of them turned their attention to the woman behind them.

The corners of his mouth slightly raised:

"It seems that you need to brush up on your geographical knowledge. This is very important before becoming a life form in the universe."

"Volcanoes are the source of the release of geothermal energy, and there are more than just craters on the surface that release heat."

"You can think of it as a Zerg nest. The surface is just the tip of the iceberg, and underground, there are branches as complicated as tree roots."

"The volcano is just the main vein, the main valve, which probably bears more than half of the heat energy released, but around it, there are another half of the heat dissipation vents."

"You've been here for several months..."

"You should have encountered terrain that looks like this branch heat dissipation vent, right?"

Seeing that the two turned their gazes to him again, Shen Jie immediately lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

It has been more than a month since this resurrection, and in order to reduce the impact of the killing state of mind, he has been choosing to forget past experiences in the state of mind.

Just keep a few things in mind.

For example, kill the king spiny worm, escape... go back to see Zhang Liying, etc...

Now, if he were to start recalling the memories outside the volcano, he really couldn't find any special places at once... Seeing Shen Jie's expression gradually becoming ferocious, Lin Feng sighed and comforted him:

"If you can't remember, forget it. It's still early. The three of us can investigate separately and find out soon..."

"Wait!" Shen Jie suddenly spoke, his palms and claws covered with insect armor were grabbing at the face that was gradually turning black and yellow scales. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes between his fingers.

After interrupting Lin Feng's proposal, Shen Jie used his claws to tear off the newly grown insect armor on his face, ignoring the bloody wound on his cheek, and then spoke:
"I remembered!"

"It's in the outermost area where the black-spine worms are active..."

"When I first landed here, I hid on a piece of gray-white volcanic rock to avoid the attack of the black-backed worms. It was a porous volcanic rock, very thin and brittle. It would break directly with just a little bit of pressure. At that time, I was just an ordinary person, so I could lie on it peacefully."

“The pores are constantly emitting hot steam, but underneath is a cenote where countless dormant black-backed worms gather.”

“That porous volcanic rock is actually the dome of the cave.”

"At that time, I simply thought that the cave was the nest of the black-backed worms. Now I think that the black-backed worms actually relied on the residual heat of that vein to survive and evolve."

The speaker may not have intended it, but the listener may have taken it to heart. After listening to what Shen Jie said, Lin Feng suddenly realized something.

The history of the origin of the spinosaur was also slowly taking shape in his mind:
This is a primitive and desolate planet, but for a planet itself, it is young.

Years of geothermal heat have repeatedly melted the exposed earth, and the magma has cooled into obsidian, forming a hard black shell that covers the entire planet.

Then the first primitive spiny worms were born from the obsidian with the lowest temperature, so their body surface was inky black.

Relying on the residual heat from the volcanic branches, this group of small black bugs thrived and eventually left the obsidian area and set foot on other places on the surface.

That is the sulfur hot spring belt near the volcano.

Here they come into contact with water sources and bright yellow sulfur toxic substances.

In addition to overcoming and adapting to these, they also had to deal with the extremely high temperature of the hot springs, so most of the black-backed worms died, but those that survived successfully evolved into second-order tiger-backed worms, or it would be more appropriate to say yellow-backed worms.

In the long years that followed, most of the tiger spine worms were no longer satisfied with the status quo, or the environment in the sulfur hot spring area became increasingly crowded and resources became increasingly scarce, so one day...

They decided to continue their journey!

They began to attack the last insect-free area on the surface, the active volcanoes.

The number of spiny worms that fell this time was greater than the last time they conquered the sulfur hot springs, and the time spent there was even longer!

A very small number of tiger-backed worms successfully adapted to the hot magma in the crater. Not only did their entire appearance turn golden, but their size and strength also doubled.

And these pioneers naturally became the high-level Zerg that dominated this land, the king Zerg of the Zerg clan!

Thinking of this, Lin Feng couldn't help but associate it with something, and his whole body suddenly trembled.

Then he quickly looked at Long Yi who had a serious expression.

The other party shook his head imperceptibly, signaling Lin Feng to shut up and not mention what was in his mind.

Lin Feng, who had already "experienced" the arrival of the domain, reacted quickly. He buried the thoughts in his mind deep in his heart and kept his mouth shut.

Fortunately, Shen Jie was still immersed in his own cleverness and wit, and did not notice the expressions of the two people beside him.

And Ling Yi immediately spoke, breaking the delicate atmosphere:
"That's right. The underground cave where the black-spine worms live is located below the deep cave, which is a branch of the volcano that disperses the pressure. As long as we block them one by one..."

"Within a few days, the crater of the main volcano will definitely erupt. By then, even the king spinal worm will be seriously injured in this complete explosion."

"Seize this precious opportunity and kill him in one fell swoop!"

After saying that, Ling Yi looked at the two of them:

"As for now, we need to split up and find the porous limestone heat dissipation points in various places, eliminate the black-backed insect swarms inside, and then completely block the heat dissipation branches!"

"Another point is that this artistic conception world is actually very large, covering thousands of square kilometers. If we encounter second-awakening soldiers entering it on the way, we need to arrange for them to act together to speed up the completion."

"After that, we will gather here at the hot spring belt every day and mark the branch points we have found and destroyed, so as to avoid repeated exploration and wasting time."

Shen Jie nodded, discussed some details with the two, and then followed his memory and ran towards the dome of the volcanic cave he had encountered.

Seeing the other person's figure going away, Lin Feng immediately came to his senses and stared at Long Yi.

Longyi frowned slightly and warned seriously:

"This is the Ji Shen Star, the realm of the Ji Shen. If that happens again, He will not recognize me as the descendant of the Insect King. You will be on your own when the time comes."

“So don’t try to commit suicide. Don’t even think about it. Although He has been dead for many years, He is not someone that low-level beings like us can offend at will in the realm of spinal worms.”

"Remember one thing, this is the home ground of the spiny worms, you and I are just passers-by."

"Let's go. We must complete the task of blocking the branch meridian within 20 days."

"A King Spine Worm that has mastered the state of killing is no simple character. Even among high-level Zerg, its potential ranks among the best."

After saying that, Long turned around and walked slowly in another direction.

Only Lin Feng was left standing there, his eyes slightly narrowed.

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Twenty-one days later, with the help of the remaining two groups of second-awakened soldiers, after a carpet search, the three successfully completed the task of destroying the magma branch.

As a reward, Shen Jie and Lin Feng will also help the soldiers kill tiger-backed insects and increase their spiritual attributes along the way.

These people are all good candidates for future genetic warriors and the backbone of the second-level legion, so naturally they have to lay a solid foundation in advance.

Through them, Lin Feng also conveyed the plan to kill Long Yi, so that Chen Yanyan, who was anxiously waiting outside, could put her mind at ease.

Although in terms of the speed of time, only about forty minutes had passed in reality.

After all the preliminary preparations are completed, the remaining task is to wait.

As the branches through which magma infiltrated were blocked one by one by everyone, the thick black smoke rising from the crater of the main vein became increasingly violent.

The poisonous fog and miasma on the mountainside have completely submerged and enveloped the volcano.

The hot spring belts near the volcano are all boiling as the underground temperature and pressure rise sharply.

During this period, Shen Jie continued to devour tiger-back worms to enhance his own strength.

With the help of Longyi, he only needs to overcome the mental impact of killing, and he doesn't have to worry about physical assimilation.

The simple mental impact was not strong, and with the company of Lin Feng and the others, Shen Jie's mental state remained good.

And his strength, as his body size grew, became infinitely close to the third level.

Finally, in the last two days of the thirty-day countdown, there was a loud earth-shattering noise!

At this moment, this sealed pressure cooker has finally reached the critical point of explosion!

With the earth shaking violently and breaking apart,
The volcano on the planet of Spine represents the concept of killing...

Outbreak completely!

A sharp leg that is hundreds of meters long.
Poke out your claws from the crater!

The foreshadowing of the Star of the Gods has basically been concluded.

And the gods are also going to start betting on Lin Feng.

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(End of this chapter)