Free Web NovelChapter 142: Chapter 119: Lin Feng Lv25, The Decision to Investigate Alone
With the Lv. 25 Armor-Piercing Magnetic Cannon in hand and equipped with the Lv. 25 Flying Tiger Armor that boasted 400 Defense Power, Lin Feng was confident he could move freely within the city.
The dense skyscrapers would effectively block threats from the sky, such as the Cyan-winged Swarm and the Tier Two Wind-winged Zergs that Lin Feng had been worried about.
The latter were especially dangerous; their high-speed dives were faster than Lin Feng’s reaction speed. He would have to activate his Bullet Time Attribute in advance just to catch a glimpse of the Wind-winged Zergs.
But inside the city, the very skyscrapers that had once covered the Tiger Spine Zergs’ retreat would now become a safe zone for Lin Feng, allowing him to act freely without the Battleship’s protection.
Lin Feng stood on the battleship’s bow, gazing at Jia City in the distance. He took a deep breath and called up his personal attribute panel:
Lin Feng, Lv. 22/29, Upgrading
Life Value: 320, Physique: 320, Spirit: 345
After upgrading the Armor-Piercing Cannon, Lin Feng immediately began upgrading himself.
His personal strength was also crucial for venturing deeper into the city. The gap between the Early and Late Stages of Tier Two was much more pronounced than it had been in Tier One.
The upgrade to Lv. 23 completed a moment later:
Lin Feng, Lv. 23/29
Life Value: 370, Physique: 370, Spirit: 395 freёwebnovel.com
At this moment, Lin Feng’s physical attributes alone surpassed those of any Tier Two Early Stage Tiger Spine Zerg. After putting on the Flying Tiger Armor to protect himself, he could even use his ten-plus tons of Power to kill an Early-stage Tiger Spine Zerg with his bare hands.
Lin Feng didn’t stop there. He planned to initiate the next phase of rapid upgrades after getting a full meal.
He went to the living quarters inside the Battleship and told Chen Yanyan, who was in the kitchen preparing lunch, about his idea to personally scout deep inside Jia City.
The military rations, once heated in a pot with a few seasonings, became a hot, home-cooked meal. It was about the same as what the soldiers ate, but Chen Yanyan’s almost magical cooking skills elevated the texture and flavor by several levels.
After she heard Lin Feng’s plan, she walked over with a pot of meat stew. After careful consideration, she agreed, saying,
"You’re right. For the few of us to infiltrate a large city with millions of people would be like a drop in the ocean. We wouldn’t even make a ripple..."
"We’d just get rooted out by the Mother Empress like before and end up attacked from all sides."
"The Battleship is too conspicuous right now. With your Battle Armor’s Flying Ability, you don’t have to worry about getting out of the city. But what about everyone else?"
"Should they retreat for now? Or stay with the Land Patrol Battleship? If they’re too far from you, their weapons will be useless. And if a massive Swarm attacks, the firepower of a single battleship won’t be enough to stop it..."
Lin Feng nodded. The last time they ventured into Jia City, they had only made it three or four kilometers inside, still some ten kilometers from the actual city center...
And yet, even when just probing the city’s edge, they had nearly fallen into a Zerg Race ambush. If the Tier Two Tiger Spine Zergs this time hadn’t rushed in from a distance,
but had instead burst from the ground right under their feet...
Everyone except the Land Patrol Battleship and Lin Feng himself—the other team members in their vehicles—would have suffered severe Damage.
Even if Lin Feng had warned them in advance, they would have been completely surrounded by the arriving army of Black Spine Zergs and ultimately wiped out in the jaws of the Tiger Spine Zergs.
Lin Feng had originally planned to have Li Ran and the others stay in the Suburban Area to provide support from a distance. But now Shen Jie, their strongest fighter, was on the verge of his Tier Two Awakening. Not only would he be out of commission for a while, but they would also have to assign people to protect him.
This left the team, already significantly weakened, even more short-handed.
After thinking it over, Lin Feng made his choice:
"Alright, have them go back then."
"From the looks of it, this Zerg Race Mother Empress was scared off by our last fight. It doesn’t dare to engage us in the Suburban Area and shows no interest in revenge..."
"Its own strength is considerably weaker than the one in Hai City. If it doesn’t have many Tier Two subordinates, this might be our chance to learn more about the Zerg Race."
Chen Yanyan nodded, a smile gracing her lips:
"Then I’ll stay here. I’ll pilot the Battleship around the outskirts of Jia City, firing off a few shots every now and then to draw the Zerg Race’s attention and cover your infiltration."
Lin Feng grunted his assent. Truthfully, as long as Chen Yanyan had no objections, the plan was as good as decided.
Past experience had already proven that the Land Patrol Battleship couldn’t enter the city proper unless it was willing to smash its way through and cause massive destruction. For this operation, Lin Feng needed a backup plan, which meant having the Battleship ready for extraction outside the city.
Chen Yanyan was the only person for the covering action, so he had to get her agreement before proceeding.
Fortunately, aside from worrying about Lin Feng’s safety, Chen Yanyan always deferred to her man on other matters.
After finalizing their plans for the afternoon, Chen Yanyan ate a quick lunch and gazed out at the slightly dilapidated city in the distance...
Suddenly, she noticed something and asked,
"Lin Feng, look. Jia City has been completely occupied by the Zerg Race, so why are the buildings inside undamaged...?"
"Even if Jia City never organized a resistance, it shouldn’t be this intact..."
"Do you remember Hai City? When we escaped, vast numbers of buildings there had been destroyed. The excavation of the Wormhole Cave, in particular, caused the ground to collapse, cracking roads and making buildings lean or fall down entirely..."
Lin Feng put down his bowl and followed Chen Yanyan’s gaze out the window. He remembered the scene back at Hai City University, where tens of thousands of Red-Armored Beetles had gathered in the square. All their frenzied activity had been for one purpose: to dig the deep tunnels for the Mother Empress to emerge. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
But he had never seen a fallen city like Jia City, one that remained so unchanged.
In the videos circulating online, the coastal cities were always left in ruins by the Zerg Race’s destruction, regardless of whether a defensive battle had been fought there.
The situation in Jia City was a first.
