Chapter 164: Chapter 126: The Marvelous Uses of Tier Two Zerg Eggs: Healing and Experiment
Chen Yanyan didn’t hesitate for long. She raised the ordinary Lv9 Long Saber, and with a swift motion, brought it down hard on one end of the Tier Two Zerg Egg’s feeding organ.
She struck it four or five times in a row, each blow dealing 50 points of Damage. Finally, as the Zerg Egg struggled and thrashed desperately, she landed the killing blow required for the Upgrade.
Afterward, a surge of Energy was released from the Tier Two Zerg Egg and flowed into Chen Yanyan’s body.
Because the kill took place inside the Battleship, both Lin Feng’s and Chen Yanyan’s Spiritual Perception was exceptionally clear.
They could clearly sense the path of that Awakened Energy for the Upgrade, confirming that what the Ling Yi Mother Empress had said was true.
Killing a Tier Two Zerg Egg really did grant an Upgrade.
Although Lin Feng had already confirmed this from the Identification results, to Chen Yanyan, who had been half-believing and half-doubting, what was happening right now felt as incredible as a dream.
After all, the incredibly difficult Tier Two Awakening and the dangerous close-quarters killing of a Tier Two Zerg Race member could now be achieved just by hacking away with an ordinary kitchen knife or firing a few shots from a rifle!
’Who would believe this if they told anyone outside?’
Seeing the dumbfounded Chen Yanyan, Lin Feng walked over and patted her on the shoulder.
"Congratulations, you’ve met the condition for your Tier Two Awakening. But you should wait until we’re back at camp before you start the evolution..."
Chen Yanyan snapped back to her senses, dropped the Long Saber in her hand, and turned to throw her arms around Lin Feng, planting one, two, then several firm kisses on his face.
Only after she had fully vented her joy did she straighten up and ask:
"Wait, what was that other thing you mentioned just now?"
Lin Feng wiped the saliva from his face, pointed at the Zerg Egg behind him that was leaking a milky-white Nutrient Liquid, cleared his throat, and then gave Chen Yanyan a full rundown of its Attributes and functions.
After hearing him out, Chen Yanyan shot to her feet with a cry of "Oh my god!"
She immediately scrambled to the kitchen, bringing back pots, bowls, and ladles to catch the Organic Nutrient Liquid from the Tier Two Zerg Egg, terrified of wasting any.
She even took a towel to wipe up the significant amount that had already pooled on the floor, wringing it out into an empty bottle.
Lin Feng watched her kneeling on the floor, the perfect curves of her long thighs on full display, and the corner of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch.
’Forget about what’s in that bottle.’
’It’s not like we’re short on this little bit.’
’I’ll just let Li Ran and the others divide it up later.’
It took seven or eight minutes, but working together, the two of them managed to extract a total of one hundred kilograms of organic nutrient matter from the single Tier Two Zerg Egg.
This whitish liquid was tasteless, like pure milk diluted with mineral water.
But once it entered the stomach, a warmth would spread throughout the entire body, instantly restoring a fatigued physical form to its optimal state.
Besides the restorative and satiating effects, its most important functions were likely wound repair and the enhancement of one’s Physique Attribute.
One Zerg Egg yielded one hundred kilograms, which meant ten kilograms were needed for a single point increase. Even if you drank it like water, that was too slow.
Fortunately, the further an Awakener progressed, the faster their metabolism and the greater their energy consumption became, allowing them to intake large quantities of Organic Nutrient Liquid daily.
Otherwise, even Lin Feng wouldn’t be able to handle drinking several hundred kilograms in a single day...
After a few small sips, the Land Patrol Battleship, carefully piloted by Chen Yanyan, led the eight Tanks and all their crew members back to the Taihu Lake Service Area.
They drove into the temporary camp’s parking area. Once his soldiers had disembarked and assembled, Lin Feng slowly walked out of the Battleship, dragging the dead husk of the Tier Two Zerg Egg behind him.
Then, facing the crowd, he held up the bottle of collected Organic Nutrient Liquid and began his introduction.
"This is a substance extracted from a Tier Two Zerg Egg, called Organic Nutrient Liquid."
"If there are any brothers here from the North, you should know how delicious this stuff is. It’s like a cicada pupa—it bursts in your mouth."
"That’s right! Tastes like chicken, crunchy and crisp, with five times the protein of beef!"
"But this isn’t an ordinary cicada pupa. This is a Zerg Egg that can hatch a Tier Two Tiger Spine Zerg!"
"The Energy it contains can allow most of you with the Physical Enhancement Superpower to use it without limit!"
"That’s because it can rapidly replenish energy, restore stamina, and improve your body’s state! And if you ingest a large amount, not only can it heal physical wounds, it will even raise our Basic Physique Attribute—permanently!"
Hearing this, the crowd could no longer hold back. Cries of amazed joy erupted as they unabashedly revealed the craving and desire in their eyes. Some were already drooling pathetically...
But a good number of them also showed looks of concern.
Lin Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly, taking in the expressions of all one hundred and sixty people present. He then continued.
"I have personally verified these effects. The only one left to test is wound recovery. Any volunteers?"
The words had barely left his mouth when a voice, accompanied by a pair of raised hands, came from the very back of the group:
"Me! Let me try!"
All eyes turned toward the back. It was the injured squad that had unfortunately been attacked by Black Spine Zergs during yesterday’s battle in Jia City. The one who had raised his hands was the most severely wounded soldier among them.
One of his legs had been caught in a Black Spine Zerg’s Giant Mandible. Fortunately, his Lv9 Red Armor had protected him, so the leg wasn’t severed on the spot, but the thigh muscle and the supporting bone had been completely shattered.
Even with the formidable Physique of a Tier One Awakener, only the outer flesh had begun to heal. The torn muscles and shattered bones inside still required a long time to mend on their own.
This wasn’t something medical technology could heal directly.
As the saying goes, "a hundred days to heal injured tendons and bones." Even though an Awakener’s Physique Attribute was more than ten times that of an ordinary person, it would still take two weeks to recover completely.
This meant that the injured soldier wouldn’t be able to fight side-by-side with his teammates. He would be relegated to logistics support or doing odd jobs in the mess hall.
Over time, his progress in Upgrading and Awakening would fall far behind the main force.
Watching his former peers on the verge of far surpassing him, while even those weaker than him caught up, created a mental and survival-related burden more agonizing and torturous than the physical pain.
So, it was only natural that this soldier would volunteer so eagerly.
He didn’t want to be left behind by his teammates, didn’t want to fall out of rank. His only choice was to take this risk!
And a "warrior" like this was exactly what Lin Feng needed—someone to prove the effects of the Organic Nutrient Liquid to everyone!
Leaning on his crutch, the soldier limped and staggered his way to the front. With Lin Feng’s help, he was brought up onto the bow of the ship.
Lin Feng asked, "What’s your name?"
The young man with the broken leg had tears in his eyes.
"Liu... Liu Yi."
Lin Feng nodded and patted him on the shoulder. "Good. Liu Yi, after today, your injured leg will recover quickly. I look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!"
With that, he handed Liu Yi a large, 2.5-liter soda bottle filled with the milky-white Organic Nutrient Liquid.
Liu Yi took the bottle, and with Lin Feng steadying him, he opened it, took a deep breath, and resolutely began to chug it down.
As the Organic Nutrient Liquid from the Zerg Egg entered his mouth, the fishy, spicy, and bizarre taste he had imagined never came. Instead, there was only a warm, tasteless sensation on his tongue.
This was the process of the Nutrient Liquid being directly broken down by the digestive enzymes in his saliva and absorbed into his body.
It gave Liu Yi an experience similar to an Awakening or an Upgrade.
And as a large amount of the Nutrient Liquid poured into his stomach...
It was rapidly absorbed by his stomach and intestines, sending a ceaseless stream of Energy throughout his body, with most of it converging at the break in his thigh.
Liu Yi drank more than half the bottle in one go. After he put it down, his body temperature shot up, his blood circulation accelerated, and his entire face and all the skin on his body turned bright red.
Combined with the intense itching and burning sensation coming from his broken leg, the flush of blood caused Liu Yi to throw off Lin Feng’s supporting hand and collapse to the ground.
His whole body arched, like a cooked shrimp.
This sudden development left everyone at the scene completely stunned.
Even Lin Feng hadn’t expected the wound-healing process to be so violent.
Quick-witted and nimble-handed, he could only first catch the large bottle that Liu Yi had tossed aside, preventing the Organic Nutrient Liquid from spilling all over the ground again.
’Could it be because some of it spilled on the ground and got contaminated by bacteria?’
For a moment, even Lin Feng was baffled.
’But according to the Identification results, Liu Yi isn’t showing any negative states, nor is he critically injured or dying. This means there is nothing wrong with the Nutrient Liquid.’
But at that moment, all the soldiers present revealed looks of fear.
After all, the flesh of the Alien Zerg Race was poisonous.
It absolutely could not be ingested...
This was knowledge that had been deeply ingrained in them since basic training, and many of the survivors who had escaped Hai City had horrifying firsthand accounts to back it up.
Watching Liu Yi’s current agony...
Some of the soldiers were already casting suspicious glances at their Sergeant Major.
After all, he was the one who had repeatedly claimed that the Organic Nutrient Liquid extracted from that fleshy, white Zerg Egg husk...
...was not only non-toxic and harmless, but also possessed all sorts of incredible effects.
But now, with the proof right in front of them...
The bloody lesson that Zerg flesh could not be eaten was playing out once again.
