Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 144 Strength, Wasteland Wolf Deformation Beast, Level !
Facing a group of onlookers, Lin Feng, who was nearly two meters tall, coughed lightly. Everyone immediately fell silent and looked at the much stronger man in front of them.

Lin Feng then spoke:
"Not much has changed, except for a slight increase in strength, probably twice as much as when I evolved to the late first stage."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shanshan and the church team all gasped.

You have to know that the upper limit of the first stage evolution is level 19, which has a force of nearly 9 or 10 tons, and the threshold of the second stage evolution is level 20, which can directly double the force...

Reaching an astonishing 20 tons or more.

In other words, Lin Fengguang's physical strength is now comparable to that of a heavy tank.

No wonder a second-level evolver can have such an honorable status and generous treatment in the oasis, and even become one of the nine consuls in charge of deliberation and decision-making, influencing the development of the situation in the oasis town.

Most of the second-rate wanderer forces in the wasteland have at least one second-level evolver leader.

The branch of the Salvation Army that everyone encountered was led by Bai Ye, a powerful late-stage second-order evolver.

The scale of his subordinates' power is also top-tier among the wanderers, and they are not far from being promoted to a first-class power.

A second-level evolver is not only incredibly powerful, but also possesses a long lifespan. A thousand years is enough to protect the growth of a clan, utilizing their own life essence to ensure the success of their descendants, ensuring their inheritance from generation to generation.

For example, in Oasis Town, the farm village among the five major villages under the Oasis battleship is the territory of the Li family.

The Fifth Village's guild offered ordinary wastelanders another viable path to advancement. The guild's Hunter hierarchy also granted Second-Level Evolvers another free status besides joining a top power or becoming a Wanderer.

But the status and treatment are equally honorable.

In short, it was only after starting from the second-level evolver that I truly became the superior person among the wastelanders.

From now on, you won’t have to worry about your daily livelihood, nor will you be subject to too many restrictions.

If you don't want to work hard anymore, you just need to join a certain force and you will get extremely generous treatment.

Correspondingly, as a second-level evolver, if you want to go further, the difficulties and resistance will be several times greater than before.

The amount of effort required to formalize a wandering force like the Salvation Army is not much different from Bai Ye's promotion to a third-level king.

Continuing to work in a small team or as a lone wolf would be the hunter system of the hunting guild, and the cost would be equally high.

In the previous battle on the negative third level of the ruins, among the three armored Corrupters who attacked Lin Feng, there was a one-star hunter from the original guild who was exploring the restricted area. He had the strength of an early second level, but he accidentally died in the depths of the ruins.

Therefore, for ordinary evolvers, being able to advance to the second level is like a carp leaping over the dragon gate, and they can rest assured from then on.

But how could an evolver with such a strong drive to become stronger be an ordinary person without ambition?

Basically, they all want to become stronger and stronger, and eventually stand at the pinnacle of evolution!

For example, Bai Ye and Lin Feng.

At this moment, Lin Feng felt the vigorous excitement of the second-level evolved cells in his body, like the core power of a machine, driving the nineteenth-level cells in his limbs and torso.

After being promoted to the second level, his spiritual consciousness could more keenly perceive the flow, proliferation and division of the evolving cells in his body.

The twenty-level evolved cells, rich in life essence, start from the brain, fuse with the entire spine, and enter every flesh and blood tissue and every organ in the body through the nervous system.

The life essence, like a rock wildebeest, slowly flows into the whole body along both sides of the spine, undergoing continuous transformation.

Compared to the earth-shaking changes in identity and status after becoming a second-level evolver, Lin Feng is more concerned about the changes in his second-level body itself.

He wanted to continue to become stronger instead of indulging in enjoyment, especially after talking with Bai Ye, Lin Feng felt that the world was becoming more and more interesting.

As the chosen one with a system, what Bai Ye and the Saviors could not do before may one day be achieved in his own hands.

While Lin Feng was squinting his eyes in thought, his aura gradually rose, his muscles stood up, and the aura he exuded made the first-level evolvers in the team close to him feel a little breathless.

It was not until Chen Shanshan's light cough that Lin Feng was alerted to the fact that the people around him had retreated, with expressions of respect and a hint of imperceptible fear on their faces.

Just like when he met Father Suan and the Bishop in the secret room.

It seems that after becoming a second-level evolver, one needs to pay attention to restraining one's breath and reduce unintentional release of breath.

Now that he is a second-level evolver, he has enough power to crush an ordinary person or enhanced person with just a finger. Even a first-level early evolver is no different from a mouse or rabbit in his eyes.

The tenfold difference in attributes between the two is also an invisible barrier separating them.

In the eyes of A-Lian, A-Ming, Ding Yi, Liu Qian and others, Lin Feng at this moment was like a tiger that was awe-inspiring without even getting angry. Even if he was just by their side, they would still feel nervous and trembling.

After all, Lin Feng was able to kill it with just one hand, and the difference in strength was even greater than the difference between a human and a dog.

Chen Shanshan and Zheng Yanying, who were both mid-stage first-order evolvers, were in better condition, but they had no intention of resisting Lin Feng.

Zheng Yanying, who had originally evolved to level 16, was planning to wrestle with Lin Feng to test his level.

Because with the blessing of the power of the Holy Spring, the combat priest can burst out a level far beyond his own evolutionary level.

For example, Zheng Yanying's extreme amplification state can exert a force close to ten tons, which is enough to rival the upper limit of the late first stage, an ordinary nineteenth-level evolver.

So when they first set out, Zheng Yanying always treated Lin Feng as an equal, considering him to be of the same level of strength.

With this strength and confidence, he was not inferior to Lin Feng, who was only at level 17 at that time.

However, now in the opponent's second-level evolved aura, even with the power of the Holy Spring, Zheng Yanying has no chance of competing.

Cross-level evolution is a qualitative improvement and leap, and the gap it brings is really too huge.

Unless Zheng Yanying is promoted to the late first stage, level 19 elite priest, she can try her best to carefully deal with Lin Feng, who has just entered the second stage of evolution.

This is also the reason why the Holy Spring Church branch in Oasis Town uses the four elite combat priests of Oasis as their trump cards.

With the power of the Holy Spring, they can possess strength comparable to that of the early second stage, especially near the church, where they can obtain a steady supply of Holy Spring water and maintain a state of continuous blessing.

But as a trump card to guard against the Li family, the elite priests cannot leave the oasis.

The only one available is a senior combat priest like Zheng Yanying who is on the weak front line and comes to complete the task of collecting the wasteland wolf essence.

At this moment, Zheng Yanying, who was suppressed by Lin Feng and lost the dominant position, just wanted to complete the task as soon as possible and leave this place.

Lin Feng, who had restrained his aura, was unaware that he had shocked everyone intentionally or unintentionally. He just spoke calmly:

"Since the Salvation Army has kept their promise, I must also fulfill my cooperation and assist them in transporting the equipment from the military factory. As for the Steppenwolf Essence Crystal, you can continue to explore the remaining negative fourth and fifth floors. I will clear the unexplored areas."

"With me here, you don't have to worry about the monstrous monsters coming back again. Just advance steadily."

Lin Feng felt that in his current condition, the previous strong radiation pollution sources, such as the third-level blood and other organizations left by the third-level king, and the mental mumbling pollution, could not affect him at all.

As long as it's not directly exposed, it's not a big problem.

It should be easy to find the remaining five first-level Wasteland Wolf Essence Crystals and one second-level Life Essence.

However, Zheng Yanying raised another question:

"The corpses of second-level steppe wolves are not commonly found in the Feicheng ruins. Back then, the steppe wolves, led by the Wolf King, were the first to attack the main fortress of the Taishan Refuge, where the Fallen Wolf Valley is now located."

"Most of the dead second-level wasteland wolves are actually in the Fallen Wolf Valley, becoming the source of essence for the subsequent wasteland wolves to evolve. Only a few pursued into the Feicheng ruins and were killed by the evolvers here..."

"According to church records, the vast majority of the wolf corpses should be in the underground passage between Feicheng and Mount Tai, that is, in the passage on the fifth floor."

Lin Feng frowned slightly, something beyond his expectation:

"So maybe we need to go in, take the underground tunnel on the negative fifth floor, and head to the edge of the Taishan ruins?"

Zheng Yanying nodded. This was the original plan. After exploring the negative fourth floor, they would probably be able to collect the required first-level Wasteland Wolf Essence Crystals. After that, they could just explore the tunnels on the negative fifth floor.

This way, there is no need to go deep into the negative sixth floor, or deeper, so as not to disturb the distorted monsters at the bottom of the ruins, such as the third-level distorted king.

But the perfect plan was interrupted by the sudden arrival of the Salvation Army. Now if they continue to go deeper into the negative sixth floor, there is a risk of disturbing the third-order deformers, so everyone must be more cautious.

And the biggest change was that after Lin Feng cooperated with the Salvation Army, he was directly promoted to a second-level evolver.

Zheng Yanying didn't react before, or she didn't expect that the Salvation Army would really fulfill the contract as required.

The patriarch-level rock wildebeest source material that the Li family had spent a lot of money to buy from the pilgrim caravan was given to Lin Feng in advance for use.

Before clearing the negative fourth floor, Lin Feng was successfully promoted to a second-level evolver.

You have to know that a second-level source material is a treasure worth 200,000 points, and in order to buy it, the Li family must have paid not only 200,000 points, but also their in-depth cooperation with the Holy City Life Farm.

Some deep-seated exchange of interests.

For example, part of the second-level source material of the head of the family, Li Hao, was handed over to the Life Farm for research.

In short, such an important item, the raw material that could produce a second-level strongman, was easily handed over by the Salvation Army to Lin Feng, whom they had only known for a short time...

To be honest, if Zheng Yanying hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would definitely not believe it if she had just heard the news.

However, since the incident had already happened, Zheng Yanying could only raise the issue first:

"The underground tunnels on the negative fifth floor are filled with genetic contamination from steppe wolves, and some powerful mutants have been dormant for a long time." "If a second-level evolver sneaks in, it will easily alert the large group of mutants inside, forming a wave of mutant monsters far more powerful than this one."

"Most of the mutants we encountered this time were actually contaminated by the tissues of human third-level kings. Although there was a small amount of steppe wolf genes mixed in, it didn't really have much of an impact on the appearance of the mutants."

"Still beginning to take human form."

"Therefore, the combat effectiveness of these aberrations is far inferior to that of human evolvers of the same level, generally several levels lower. Only the newly contaminated corrupted from outside can rely on their own physical strength and the protection of armor to be stronger."

"For example, the Corruptor attack you encountered this time."

"As for the Deformed who have stayed in the Feicheng Ruins for many years, even if they are a Level 3 Deformed King, their strength is not much different from that of a Level 2 Late Evolved."

"But in the underground tunnels on the negative fifth floor, the mutants were mostly contaminated with the genes of the steppe wolves, some of which contained the bloodline of the Wolf King..."

"His strength is comparable to that of a true third-level king."

As she spoke, Zheng Yanying took a deep breath and continued:

"Because the Taishan ruins are located within the church's jurisdiction, many church priests have come to explore them throughout history, hoping to uncover that forgotten history or remove the curse that tainted the ruins, but they all failed."

“So it was later listed as one of the restricted areas.”

"According to the calculations of these senior scholars, the ruins of the Feicheng Shelter where we are located are likely just a dining hall for the deformed beasts that bred in the Wolf King's Tomb within the Taishan Shelter."

"Those deformed beasts with wolf fangs and fur feed on the deformed beings within the Feicheng ruins, continuing the cycle that began thousands of years ago."

"Obviously, compared to the aberrants, fresh second-level evolvers are more delicious and more edible to them..."

"So starting from the underground tunnel on the negative fifth floor, it is a restricted area that second-level evolvers can never set foot in. The deformed beasts that evolved from the steppe wolves have a sense of smell that is a million times more sensitive than that of the deformed beasts."

After listening to Zheng Yanying's introduction, Lin Feng frowned slightly, remembering a detail that Father Su An mentioned when he described the mission to him.

That is, before he became a priest, he had been to the Taishan ruins as a deacon, and the reason why second-level evolvers could not enter was just as Zheng Yanying said.

The more powerful Wasteland Wolf Deformed Beast was lying in wait in the tunnel on the negative fifth floor, waiting for the second-level evolvers to come and collect supplies, and thus died there.

After thinking for a few seconds, Lin Feng slowly spoke:
"In other words, if we want to enter the tunnel on the negative fifth floor, we can only rely on you and Chen Shanshan. Do you have the confidence to..."

Zheng Yanying sighed softly. There had been too many unexpected events along the way, and the butterfly effect they triggered had caused all the original plans to deteriorate in unpredictable directions.

After thinking for a while, she shook her head and replied:

"If there hadn't been the Saviors and the aberrant riots, the aberrant beasts in the tunnels on the negative fifth floor would have been dormant by now, preparing for the impending scorching sun."

"But now that the Saviors have launched such an explosion, and the aberrations are running rampant, it's very likely that many dormant aberrations have been awakened."

"Although the chances of encountering one on the negative fifth floor are slim, once you enter the tunnel, there's a high chance you'll run into a disturbed aberration."

"With my current strength, I can only deal with a second-stage early-stage Deformed Beast at most, and only one at that. Chen Shanshan counts as one. As for the combat effectiveness of the others..."

Before Zheng Yanying finished speaking, Lin Feng looked at the people who were looking at each other and retreating, and understood the problem.

However, now that things have come to this, we can only take one step at a time and see what changes will happen in the future.

"Let's search the -4th, -5th, and -6th floors first. If there's nothing, I'll find another way. My combat power has greatly improved after the upgrade. I can now easily deal with a third-level Deformation King, and I'm also confident in dealing with a third-level Deformation Beast."

Lin Feng looked at the corner of his eye to remind him and continued:

"Collect the first-level Steppenwolf Essence Crystals. As for the second-level Essence, I will discuss it with the Salvation Army."

Zheng Yanying nodded and said nothing more.

Now that Lin Feng has been promoted to the second level, he does have the equal qualifications to negotiate terms with the other party, such as sending several first-level late-stage team leaders of the Salvation Army to assist in exploring the tunnel on the negative fifth floor.

After discussing the subsequent plans, Lin Feng asked everyone to disperse and take some time to rest.

The fourth day was even more demanding.

After everyone returned to the car, Lin Feng also returned to the Yanma chariot to check the two upgraded cannons.

With the enhanced power of branding, the equipment upgrade speed has increased a lot.

In just over ten minutes, it completed the transformation to level 20 and became an orange-grade killer weapon.

Lin Feng first picked up the armor-piercing cannon. Its appearance had changed more. Although it still retained the revolver drum magazine, it was larger than Lin Feng's knee and was a full thirty centimeters thick.

The entire cannon is 90 centimeters long, almost one meter, with a barrel 15 centimeters thick and an inner diameter of 12 centimeters. It should be able to fire 120 mm shells!

There is no need to say much about its power, but Lin Feng is more concerned about the changes in its properties and functions:
"Armor-piercing cannon level 20, orange quality, brand"

"Basic Attributes: Damage 200, Effective Range 3km, Damage Coverage 15m, Remaining Tungsten Core Armor-Piercing Cannon 50; Upgraded to Host Level Cap."

「额外属性：备弹回复1/1h；空间弹匣50枚；范围杀伤(覆盖半径15米，中心3米伤害200)；火力覆盖(一秒六发持续五秒)；穿甲炮弹(穿甲能力提升100%，伤害+50)」

[Note: You can switch back to level 19 armor-piercing cannon or level 9 precision pistol freely]

"Evaluation: A level 20 orange armor-piercing cannon, with a whopping 250 hit damage, comparable in power to a 122mm howitzer. With its firepower, one armor-piercing cannon is equivalent to six armor-piercing cannons, enough to threaten any unarmored mortal being. While the ammunition supply is limited, it's definitely useful. Compared to shredding the target, can the surrounding environment or structures withstand the terrifying power of the armor-piercing cannon?"

After reading the introduction of the new weapon, the armor-piercing cannon, Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

This is 250 points of damage. Even though he had just been promoted to the second level, he only had 200 health points and could not withstand even a single shot.

It is estimated that no evolver within the early second stage can withstand a single armor-piercing cannon.

As for those above level 2, if they don't wear armor of the corresponding level and take damage from an armor-piercing cannon, they will be seriously injured if not killed.

It can be said to be the ultimate killer weapon.

Except for the insufficient amount of ammunition in the space magazine and the shell recovery speed, all other attributes are perfect.

But these are not problems.

Because Lin Feng learned from the experience and lessons of the last time he upgraded the lv10 grenade gun, he spent a lot of health points to create a branded secondary weapon.

A rapid-fire cannon specifically designed for fire suppression!
At this moment, after the upgrade, the size of the level 19 rapid-fire cannon has not changed much compared to before, and even the caliber has not increased much, it has only increased from half a fist to more than half a fist.

But the weight has increased a lot, from more than one ton when fully loaded with 4,000 spare bombs to 1.5 tons.

On the contrary, the weight of the upgraded armor-piercing gun has decreased instead of increased due to the sharp reduction in the amount of ammunition. Although it is more convenient and flexible to use, the recoil caused by the powerful armor-piercing gun is more difficult to control.

As for the current rapid-fire cannon, although it has become heavier, its damage has increased just as rapidly, and this is the case when Lin Feng did not specifically increase the damage:

[High-Explosive Rapid-Fire Cannon lv20, Orange Quality, Branded]

"Basic Attributes: Damage 170, Effective Range 5km, Damage Coverage 10m, 1000 High-Explosive Rounds Remaining; Upgraded to Host Level Cap."

「额外属性：备弹回复1/h；空间弹匣1000枚；范围杀伤(覆盖半径10米，中心2米伤害170)；极速追击(开启自动模式每秒十发)」

「Note: You can switch back to lv19 rapid-fire cannon or lv9 fine AK freely」

"Evaluation: A high-explosive rapid-fire cannon with a power between a level 19 armor-piercing cannon and a level 20 armor-piercing cannon. It's an absolute killer against lifeforms below level 2, and also has extremely strong lethality against most unarmored level 2 creatures. Its firepower is immense, capable of rapid-firing ten shells per second, dealing nearly 2,000 damage over a wide area. Its firepower is comparable to that of an entire artillery battalion. Exercise caution when using it!"

After reading the data of the upgraded high-explosive rapid-fire cannon, Lin Feng couldn't help but smile.

Although the ammunition capacity and ammunition recovery of the space magazine have been severely reduced like those of the armor-piercing gun, the damage has actually increased a lot.

The damage was increased by fifty points at once.

One hundred and seventy damage, the power is ten points higher than the previous armor-piercing cannon.

This means that Lin Feng can even use the high-explosive rapid-fire cannon to directly sweep the third-order deformers, and now there is no need to look for the best sniping opportunity.

Once the automatic mode of high-speed pursuit is turned on, it will directly cover the enemy with firepower.

One shot can separate the limbs of a third-level deformer, and the area damage can also make it run for its life.

So although the amount of ammunition is less, compared to the previous level 19 armor-piercing gun, which had only 400 spare rounds, now there are 1,000 high-explosive rapid-fire guns. Lin Feng can kill everyone from the negative fourth floor to the negative sixth floor, inside and out, three times.

With the help of the Salvation Army's manpower and flamethrowers, there is a chance to clear even the bottom three floors.

Of course, compared to these fixed offensive methods...

The most important improvement after this evolution is naturally the second awakening of the power of branding!
If we use assembly synthesis to combine the current level 20 armor-piercing cannon with the level 20 high-velocity explosive cannon, we can create a super weapon...

So, how terrible could its damage be?!

Thinking of this, Lin Feng was so excited that he couldn't sleep at all. He was thinking about doing some experiments.

So after a lot of ideological struggle...

Lin Feng walked out of the Rock Horse chariot carrying an armor-piercing cannon and a high-explosive rapid-fire cannon, two heavy weapons comparable to Gatling guns, and planned to head to the wilderness.

Try synthesizing super weapons.

What are the killing and destructive effects?
(End of this chapter)