One Zerg soldier per second, I transform into a Zerg Scourge.

Soldiers' energy is the energy consumed by the troop nests to produce troops.

Soldiers can regenerate on their own, but the speed is extremely slow.

Take Ye Feng as an example; it would take him 24 hours to fully recover.

This means Ye Feng can produce 1000 horned locusts per day.

This rate of troop production is simply unbelievable for other rulers.

After all, the 60-minute spawn time for horned locusts is already considered quite fast. For some S-rank or higher units, the spawn time is calculated in days or even months.

But Ye Feng was not satisfied. With the blessing of [Endless Life], he could produce 86,000 horned locusts in a single day.

Therefore, he needs to recover his troops' energy more quickly.

That afternoon, Ye Feng was discharged from the hospital.

At the hospital entrance, Ye Feng said to his mother and son:

"Mom, Luo Luo, you two go home first, I have something to do."

"What's wrong? You've just been discharged from the hospital and your body hasn't fully recovered yet. Why don't you let Luo Luo stay with you?"

"I'm worried," said Ye's mother.

Ye Feng waved his hand and said:

"No need. I am now a ruler, so nothing unexpected will happen."

After coaxing Ye's mother and Ye Luoluo away, Ye Feng took a taxi and went directly to the central business district of Lin Yuan City.

Here stands a super building nearly fifty meters tall, with the two large characters "Golden Dragon" engraved on its side. This is a merchant guild that serves the ruler and contains various precious resources from the abyss.

This includes, but is not limited to, unit hearts, abyss monster materials, abyss items, and so on.

Ye Feng came here to buy an item called "Abyss Magic Crystal".

Abyss Crystals are made from the essence of the flesh and blood of abyss monsters, and their only function is to restore soldiers' energy.

After entering the Golden Dragon Trading Company, Ye Feng went straight to a counter.

"I need 50 basic Abyss Magic Crystals."

Abyss Crystals are the most frequently used items by the Overlord, so they are sold at almost every counter.

"Okay, please wait a moment."

……

A moment later, Ye Feng emerged from the Golden Dragon Trading Company, carrying a black handbag containing fifty low-level Abyss Magic Crystals.

"No wonder people say the Dominator class is expensive; a single low-level Abyss Magic Crystal costs a thousand Dragon Kingdom coins."

Ye Feng said with some pain that fifty Abyss Magic Crystals would cost an extra fifty thousand, which would directly empty his savings.

Ye Feng's family was very ordinary. He lost his father at a young age and his mother raised him and Ye Luoluo alone.

Fortunately, Ye Feng lived up to expectations and was rated as an SSS-level potential by Lin Yuan Academy. The 50,000 Dragon Kingdom coins were scholarships he had saved up himself.

But despite saying that, Ye Feng has no regrets.

He took out an abyssal magic crystal from his briefcase. The crystal was cylindrical and could be held in one hand.

With a "crack," the Abyss Crystal was crushed by Ye Feng, and the Abyss Energy contained within was immediately absorbed into Ye Feng's Soldier Nest and then transformed into Soldier Energy.

One basic Abyss Magic Crystal can restore 50 units of troop energy, so fifty crystals are equivalent to 2500 units of troop energy.

For other new players, fifty Abyss Crystals can last a long time.

But it's different for Ye Feng.

About seven hours later, all fifty Abyss Crystals were consumed.

But in return, they received 25,000 horned locusts.

Including the horned locusts from before, there are a total of 26025.

Ye Feng now possesses enough horned locusts to form an army.

"Now I can be considered to have a certain ability to protect myself."

Ye Feng's lips curled up as he muttered to himself.

……

The entrance to the Howling Abyss is located in the central square, not far from the Golden Dragon Trading Company.

The Howling Abyss is the most suitable abyss for new players to become rulers, so many new rulers gather here, including many students from the Abyss Academy.

Beside the plaza, a tall, slender girl with delicate features, wearing a black fitted coat, stood hesitating about which difficulty level of the [Howling Abyss] to choose.

The difficulty level of the Abyss can be selected, ranging from easy, medium, hard, and hell.

The girl's name is Mo Qingyan. She is not only a rare S-level genius at Lin Yuan Academy, but also the school beauty of Lin Yuan Academy because of her stunning looks and outstanding figure.

Two female classmates were with her; the three of them were preparing to team up and enter the Howling Abyss.

Seeing Mo Qingyan hesitate, the fattest of the three, a girl who was 1.5 meters tall and weighed at least 150 kilograms, spoke up:

"Qingyan, let's challenge the Howling Abyss on the hard level."

Her name is Wei Zihan, and she is Mo Qingyan's classmate.

Before Mo Qingyan could speak, the last girl said in an unfriendly tone:

"Are you out of your mind? In the difficult level of Howling Abyss, there are 100 Howling Ice Demons. Do you think you have the strength to defeat 100 Howling Ice Demons?"

Zou Yutong, Mo Qingyan's best friend.

Although Zou Yutong is not as stunningly beautiful as Mo Qingyan, she is still charming and cute, with a petite figure, but a very fiery temper.

Because of her fiery temper, Zou Yutong even earned the nickname "Fiery Little Chili Pepper".

The reason she was so rude to Wei Zihan was not only because of the latter's foolish words, but also because this trip to the abyss was originally intended to be just between her and Mo Qingyan.

However, Wei Zihan shamelessly insisted on teaming up with the two of them, and Mo Qingyan, who was not good at refusing, had no choice but to agree.

Zou Yutong saw through Wei Zihan's intentions at a glance; she simply wanted Mo Qingyan, who possessed the S-rank unit [Night Elf], to help her level up.

Wei Zihan didn't dare to provoke Zou Yutong, this fiery little firecracker, and could only mutter with his head down:

"Qingyan hasn't said anything, so what right do you have to speak..."

Zou Yutong had keen hearing and, upon hearing Wei Zihan's mutterings, immediately flew into a rage:

"What did you say?!"

Seeing that a fight was about to break out, Mo Qingyan quickly stepped between the two and tried to dissuade them:

"Alright, Yutong, this isn't the place to argue. Zihan, the hard difficulty of the Howling Abyss is too dangerous. Let's try the medium difficulty..."

Suddenly, Mo Qingyan stopped talking.

"Qingyan, what's wrong?"

Zou Yutong quickly looked at Mo Qingyan, only to find that the latter was staring blankly ahead.

Following Mo Qingyan's gaze, a familiar figure appeared in Zou Yutong's field of vision.

"That guy is... Ye Feng?!"

……

After leaving the Golden Dragon Trading Company, Ye Feng headed straight for the Howling Abyss. Now that he had ample troops, he naturally needed to level up and improve his strength.

The entrance to the Howling Abyss is an irregular dimensional rift, with a dazzling white light emanating from its center. Two white stone pillars stand on either side, engraved with intricate and eerie patterns, giving off a sense of oppression.

Ye Feng took a few steps forward and mentally communicated with the dimensional gate of the Howling Abyss.

The next moment, the information about [Howling Abyss] appeared before them.

Howling Abyss

Abyss Level: 1-10

[Abyssal Monster: Howling Ice Demon]

[Dropped Items: Ice Demon's Claw, Ice Demon Crystal...]

[Difficulty levels available: Easy, Medium, Hard, Hell]

"There are 10 Howling Ice Demons on Easy difficulty, 50 on Medium, 100 on Hard, and a whopping 500 in Hell... This is my first time entering the Abyss, so I'd better play it safe."

As Ye Feng spoke, he chose to enter the difficult-level [Howling Abyss].

"Ye Feng!"

Just after Ye Feng finished making his selection, a woman's voice suddenly came from behind him.

However, before Ye Feng could turn around, the teleportation light enveloped him.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself on an ice field.

"Who called me just now? They seem familiar... Never mind, I'd better deal with these guys first."

Ye Feng shook his head, no longer thinking about the sound from before, because at the limit of his vision, a group of strange creatures resembling apes with a pair of huge ice claws were rushing towards him at high speed.

[Howling Ice Demon]

[Level: lv1]

[Skills: Ice Claws, Howling Shockwave]

It was the monster from the Howling Abyss, the Howling Ice Demon.

At the same time, a blue box appeared in front of Ye Feng.

Monster killed (Howling Ice Demon): 0/100

This means Ye Feng needs to kill 100 Howling Ice Demons to leave the Howling Abyss.

To be honest, although the Howling Abyss is a beginner's abyss, the difficult level of the Howling Abyss requires at least three Overlords with S-rank units to pass.

However, Ye Feng showed no fear on his face; instead, the corners of his mouth turned up in a smile.

"Come forth, my soldiers!"

Ye Feng opened his arms, and the insect nest space opened. Accompanied by a buzzing sound, horned locusts flew out of the soldier nest.

In an instant, a dark swarm of horned locusts gathered in the sky like a dark cloud.

More than 26,000 horned locusts, even if each one is only the size of a palm, such a number can still be described as overwhelming.

At this moment, the Howling Ice Demon also rushed to a distance of 100 meters.

Ye Feng waved his hand and said:

"Crush them!"

The next moment, 20,000 horned locusts swarmed out like a black whirlwind, sweeping towards the Howling Ice Demon.