Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Fury Road, Upgrade Complete
"Don’t look back! Keep your eyes on the road!"
"Grip the steering wheel! Don’t let your hands tremble! Don’t crash!"
"Calm down. Trust . We can get out of here!"
Lin Feng kept shouting encouragent. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to drive, but after the Mother Empress appeared, the scattered Red-Armored Beetle Swarm behind them went into a frenzy, charging the RV at top speed.
This forced him to lean out, raise his pistol, and fire continuously at the swarm of thousands upon thousands of Red-Armored Beetles behind them.
He had to slow them down and put so distance between them and the RV.
Luckily, these creatures were much slower than the Black Spine Zergs, moving at only twenty to thirty miles per hour. Once the RV hit eighty, it quickly left them behind.
But Lin Feng didn’t let his guard down. Who knew when a few Black Spine Zergs might suddenly dart out and flip the RV.
He had to remain extrely vigilant, constantly watching their surroundings. Just as Qin Hu had said, they wouldn’t be safe until they were more than thirty kiloters away from the Mother Empress.
Fortunately, this RV was a high-spec model from a premium brand like Benz, and its control system was excellent.
Coupled with the previous owner’s modifications, the vehicle remained exceptionally stable even at a hundred miles per hour, with no violent shuddering.
The roar of the RV’s engine droned on.
Yet at this mont, it was the most reassuring sound in the world.
With Lin Feng’s encouragent and reassurance, Chen Yanyan wiped away the tears and snot born from her terror and gradually composed herself.
The two stinging slaps to her face had also shocked her numb, stiff limbs back to life. Fueled by a massive surge of adrenaline and the warm current from her recent Upgrade, a steady stream of Power flowed through her.
Only then did she overco her fear and start this mad, apocalyptic drive.
After a tense but ultimately safe drive away from the Swarm, the two finally dared to catch their breath.
Lin Feng pulled back in from the window and stared into the rearview mirror.
"Slow down a little. Maintain seventy or eighty miles per hour. They can’t catch us now. Just don’t crash."
"At the next intersection, there’s a highway on-ramp. We’re getting on it."
Chen Yanyan nodded, slowly easing her foot off the gas pedal she had floored, and reduced their speed.
At that mont, Lin Feng’s own level 9 Upgrade completed. His Attributes hadn’t changed much:
「Lin Feng, lv9/9」
「Life Value 50, Physique 45, Spirit 50」
「Over-level Ability: Hawkeye lv11, Divine Arm lv11」
「Equipnt: Divine-level Pistol lv9/9 (Upgrading)」
Other than his Life Value and Physique increasing by five points each, Lin Feng’s Spiritual Attribute had surged this ti, jumping a full nine points to reach 50.
The ntal trauma from seeing the Zerg Race Mother Empress was swept away, and the weight on his heart lifted.
The result of his earlier Identification flashed before his eyes:
「Mother Empress, lv32/39」
「Life Value 12k, Physique 2.1k, Spirit 2.5k」
「High Tier unit of the Zerg Race. Breeder and commander of Low Tier Zergs. Possesses extrely high Life Value and Spiritual Value. A frontline base for the Zerg Race. Its Defense Power is imnse, but its movent speed is extrely slow.」
Lin Feng’s jaw dropped at these incredible stats.
’A Life Value of twelve thousand, combined with imnse Defense Power... even a high-yield missile couldn’t finish it off, could it!?’
Unless humanity deployed its ultimate weapon—a Nuclear Bomb—Lin Feng couldn’t imagine any other way to kill such a world-ending, gargantuan beast.
Furthermore, the file from the Federation Research Institute stated that the real reason the Zerg Race Mother Empress was so difficult to kill was that it only erged from underground to launch an attack. It would surface, release massive Low-tier Zerg Swarms, and command their assault.
The rest of the ti, it either hid deep underground or was surrounded by nurous flying units that served as sentries. Any human aircraft or missile targeting would be detected in advance by these flying Zergs.
That was why the Mother Empress was so difficult to kill.
Not only was it tough as nails, but it also had a "god’s-eye view" of the battlefield, allowing it to understand the overall situation and command Low Tier units to absorb Damage for it.
Humanity’s ranged attacks couldn’t breach its Defense, and ground forces couldn’t hold back the tide of the Swarm. This was why they were being pushed back, unable to reclaim the lost coastal territories.
Lin Feng took a deep breath. He and Chen Yanyan had only one thought in their minds: ’Run!’
’The farther, the better!’
After another ten-plus kiloters, they soon reached the spot where the other vehicle had been parked.
Qin Hu had already led Zhang Xuan and a few others out of the residential area. However, many people from the school bus behind them still wanted to scavenge for more supplies. The driver and the remaining survivors on the bus were at the entrance, calling for them to assemble so they could leave.
This spot was less than twenty kiloters from the South District where the Mother Empress had appeared. It was well within the Black Spine Swarm’s attack range and not safe at all.
Lin Feng didn’t hesitate for a second. He told Chen Yanyan to keep driving, just to slow down slightly. As they drove past, he opened his window and yelled:
"Run! Get on the highway!"
With that, their vehicle kicked up a cloud of dust and sped off to the west.
Seeing Lin Feng and his companion fleeing in such a panic, Qin Hu’s expression darkened. He was reminded of a piercing shriek he’d faintly heard monts ago while scavenging inside...
Due to the distance and the buildings in the way, Qin Hu hadn’t been able to make it out clearly.
But his cautious instincts told him not to linger. He urged the others to return so they could leave ahead of schedule.
That was how he’d run into Lin Feng and his companion in their new RV. And when he heard Lin Feng yell "Run!
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