Chapter 259: Chapter 158: Chainsaw Sword Upgrade, Slaying the LV29 Tiger Spine Zerg
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow. This wasn’t the time to be wary of Ling Yi; they had to deal with the greater threat first. He gestured for a team member to hand Ling Yi a large-caliber rifle.
However, Ling Yi shook her head, refusing. Instead, she walked to the Hatching Meat Tower, extended her slender hands, and plunged them into the wall of flesh.
The next moment, countless thread-like tendrils and blood vessels grew from her hands, connecting with the conduits that permeated the meat tower.
’Just as I guessed. To focus on controlling the Tier Two Peak Tiger Spine Zergs, it must have weakened its control over the symbiotic Nest!’
A cold smile touched Ling Yi’s lips. She then began to voraciously absorb the nutrients within the Nest, simultaneously draining several Tier Two Zerg Eggs of their Life Energy until they were empty.
As High-Level Biomass and Life Energy streamed ceaselessly into her body, her previously listless and weakened form was instantly revitalized.
At the same time, her Spiritual Attribute Value began to skyrocket as her Level increased!
Watching her Evolution Level climb from its initial Lv. 20 and surge toward Lv. 24...
Lin Feng hesitated no longer. He took flight, soaring to the top of the meat tower.
The structure stood fifty to sixty meters tall, its peak marking the highest point of this massive primary Nest.
As he flew past row after row of Zerg Eggs embedded in the flesh walls, Lin Feng noticed many had gone dark—the tell-tale sign that Ling Yi had drained them dry of their Life Energy.
Lin Feng finally landed on the summit. He saw that a ring of Zerg Eggs around him were fully developed; the torsos and limbs of the Tiger Spine Zergs were curled up inside, just moments from hatching.
Then they would be sent to the other Biological Nests here to be fitted with Armor and Tier Two Orange Giant Mandibles.
They would become mass-produced Tier Two Zergs.
Too bad for these soon-to-be-born creatures...
They would not live to see that day.
With an icy gaze, Lin Feng swung the Chainsaw Sword in his hand, slashing into the large cluster of Zerg Eggs at the top and killing them one by one.
The palm-sized saw blade instantly tore through the thin shells, reaping the Tiger Spine Zerg larvae that already showed signs of life. Milky-yellow ichor splattered across the flesh wall, running down in gruesome rivulets. The sight was strangely reminiscent of a volcanic eruption.
Watching the Upgrade Points steadily climb in his Chainsaw Sword’s Attributes, Lin Feng immediately began to upgrade it.
With the rapid beat of his Membrane Wings propelling him, Lin Feng only had to hold his Chainsaw Sword steady to effortlessly reap the lives of dozens of nearly-hatched Tier Two creatures.
Meanwhile, the Chainsaw Sword’s upgrade proceeded in tandem.
The double upgrade finished quickly:
[Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword Lv. 26/29, Orange Quality]
[Upgrade Points: 18/10, Durability: 10/10, Damage: 600]
[Extra Attributes: Rapid Cutting (Teeth rotate five times per second, dealing five times Basic Damage. Upgraded: Infinite Duration Mode)
Bloodthirst Blade (Killing a Tier Two Zerg restores one point of Durability in addition to granting Upgrade Points)]
[Note: Basic Damage decreases as the Chainsaw Sword’s Durability falls.]
After the two quick, successive upgrades, its Basic Damage reached 600. Rapid Cutting’s duration was now infinite, just like his old reserve ammunition, leaving him with no concerns about it running out.
With his 18 remaining Upgrade Points, plus the 14 he had just spent, Lin Feng had destroyed a total of 32 Zerg Eggs. He immediately initiated the next upgrade to Lv. 27.
This upgrade would be a major breakthrough and might even add a new Extra Attribute, so the process would be slower. However, it wouldn’t affect his ability to use the Chainsaw Sword.
Just as Ling Yi, having completed her own recovery and advancement, pulled her hands from the flesh wall, the overgrown blood vessels on her arms not yet severed,
she was struck by a sudden, inexplicable sense of dread...
Having absorbed dozens of Tier Two Zerg Eggs, she, as a Mother Empress Avatar, had reached the apex of her potential advancement. At Lv. 29, Ling Yi’s Spiritual Attribute Value had successfully broken past its previous limit, exceeding one thousand.
Empowered by her Mental Realm, her various Spiritual Abilities were massively amplified. Not only did she sense the danger ahead of time, but she also instinctively pinpointed the direction from which it was coming!
Ignoring the blood vessels still entangling her arms, Ling Yi whipped her head around and shouted:
"To the right! Four o’clock!!!"
Without a moment’s hesitation, Shen Jie raised his Bone Blade Heavy Sword and shot toward the direction Ling Yi had indicated.
The Membrane Wings on his back unfurled, lifting him into the air where he could spot the target more easily.
However, from the darkness, a thirty-meter-long Giant Mandible suddenly appeared. Like a thirty-meter Big Saber, it slammed down with the force of a hundred tons!
But Shen Jie had nowhere to run. If he retreated, the Tier Two Corps squad behind him, along with Ling Yi, would be obliterated by the Giant Mandible’s strike.
He clearly remembered Lin Feng’s orders. Someone had to act as a decoy and draw its fire to create an opening for Lin Feng’s attack.
So, in his Winged Tiger Frenzy Form, Shen Jie could only unleash the Power of a Tier Two Late Stage, raise the assimilated giant blade in his hands, and meet the Giant Mandible’s strike head-on.
Although their materials were of equal hardness, the side superior in sheer power and size clearly had the advantage.
The moment they connected, Shen Jie felt an unprecedented force surge from his numb arms through his entire body. He could no longer maintain flight and was slammed to the ground by the hundred-ton impact.
But the Giant Mandible showed no sign of stopping.
It continued to press down!
The immense pressure drove Shen Jie’s insectoid, clawed feet deep into the mud. It shattered the Zerg Armor covering his body and crushed his internal organs, causing blood to seep from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
The force even began to grind away the edge of the Bone Blade in his hands, cracking it!
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