Chapter 90: Chapter 85: Hunting the Cyan-winged Zergs, Tiger Zergs Appear, Fusing Wings

Lin Feng seized the opportunity, firing two more shots directly at their tails. At the same time, he pulled out his walkie-talkie and ordered Shen Jie and the others to drive after the Cyan-winged Zergs that were drifting down in the distance.

A total of six Cyan-winged Zergs had appeared in Lin Feng’s field of vision. Four of them had already been hit and lost their Flying Ability.

The remaining two struggled to survive under the fire from the Heavy Machine Gun and Lin Feng’s Metal Storm.

As long as one was prepared, these things were easy to deal with. The Cyan-winged Zergs had a limited flight ceiling, maxing out at an altitude of seven to eight hundred meters, which was well within the anti-air range of the Heavy Machine Gun.

Plus, their acceleration was entirely dependent on diving and gliding. Lin Feng could roughly lock onto their normal flight speed with his Hawkeye, so hunting them was exceptionally easy.

The only problem was that they fell in scattered locations. If Lin Feng had to search for and capture them all by himself, the Cyan-winged Zergs would likely escape into a Wormhole, or their corpses would be collected and dragged away by Red-Armored Beetles before he could get there.

But with a few subordinates helping to collect them, Lin Feng only needed to focus on dealing with the two remaining Cyan-winged Zergs in the sky.

Soon, after a saturation attack from the rain of bullets, the last two Cyan-winged Zergs also fell to the ground, disappearing into the scorched earth on either side of the highway.

He also had the Zerg Race’s purges to thank for clearing out the nearby forests, leaving the heavily injured Cyan-winged Zergs with nowhere to hide once they landed.

Their green bodies stood out like obvious targets on the scorched wasteland. After getting out of their vehicles, Shen Jie and the others could easily finish them off with their rifles.

The rifle bullets only dealt a dozen or so points of Damage, which was just enough to land the killing blow without damaging the Cyan-winged Zerg’s structure.

By the time they dragged the two nearest fallen Cyan-winged Zergs back to the Armored Tank...

Lin Feng stared at the dead Cyan-winged Zerg and immediately used his Identification Skill:

「Cyan-winged Zerg (Deceased), Lv. 13/19」

「Life Value: 130, Physique: 65, Spirit: 9」

「Basic Zerg Race soldier unit, responsible for low-altitude reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. Average Attack Power, low Defense Power. Can act as an eye for high-level Zergs.」

「Note: The flapping-wing structure of the Cyan-winged Zerg’s wings possesses extremely high biological structural strength, can withstand high-frequency vibrations, and can be used as a synthesis material.」

After seeing the information from the prompt, Lin Feng took the cutting tools equipped by Shen Jie and the others.

They had been using these standard-issue daggers and Long Sabers to cut up Red-Armored Beetles and Black Spine Zergs, accumulating a large number of Evolution Points in the process. Lin Feng had upgraded them one by one, obtaining several Level 7 and Level 8 common white items.

Their sharpness was more than enough to cut through the Cyan-winged Zergs.

Soon, he had cut off a pair of transparent Membrane Wings from the Cyan-winged Zerg’s back. This was its flapping-wing structure, and though very light, it possessed extremely high toughness and strength.

"Do it just like I did. Cut off these Membrane Wings, then collect them in the trunk."

Lin Feng handed the tools back to Shen Jie and the others, explained the cutting technique, and gave his order.

The men nodded and immediately drove off toward the other crash sites.

In the end, out of the six Cyan-winged Zergs, they only recovered four. Two of them were lightly injured and had glided to a stop in the distance. By the time Shen Jie and his men arrived, they had already escaped back into a Wormhole with the help of Red-Armored Beetles.

Although it was a shame they didn’t get them all, Lin Feng was surprised to find that the fourth Cyan-winged Zerg Shen Jie brought back was actually alive.

After chopping off its four legs and two arms, and tying up its short Giant Mandible and flailing wings, he threw it into the trunk along with seven live Black Spine Zergs.

By the time Shen Jie and his team finished cleaning up the Black Spine Zerg battlefield, more than an hour had passed.

During this time, no other Black Spine Zerg Swarms attacked, nor were there any Cyan-winged Zergs flying in to scout.

Perhaps the fierce battle on the main front had drawn the Zerg Race’s attention, leading the Mother Empress to mistakenly believe that the humans were launching an offensive, so she withdrew the Black Spine Zergs stationed here for defense.

Having only killed two Black Spine Zerg Swarms and not collected many live specimens, Lin Feng had planned to use the same old trick: go deep into the Zerg Nest’s heartland and see if he could bait out a few big fish...

But soon, Chen Yanyan’s alarmed cry came through Lin Feng’s earpiece:

"Lin Feng! Northeast! Four kilometers out!"

"The Life Radar is picking up three bright blips! They’re even brighter than a Tier One Late Stage Black Spine Zerg!"

Lin Feng’s pupils contracted instantly.

The Tank’s maximum detection range was far greater than his own Mind Sensing. Right now, four kilometers away, some big guys had likely appeared!

"Everyone in your vehicles! Don’t wait, let’s go now!"

Lin Feng grabbed his walkie-talkie and immediately gave the order.

If his hunch was correct and the three approaching light sources were a Tier Two Zerg Race, even stronger than the Black Spine Zergs, then they had no choice but to avoid a direct confrontation.

Lin Feng had some confidence in a one-on-one fight against a Tier Two Tiger Spine Zerg, but if he had to face three at once, plus the army of Black Spine Zergs they were leading...

His slow, Level 15 Armored Tank alone wouldn’t be able to handle it.

The main problem was that the Black Spine Zerg army wouldn’t just pursue from one direction. They would pour out of Wormholes from all over the place, swarming them from every side!

Without having planted TNT explosives in advance, Lin Feng had no intention of getting trapped in a siege.

Having received the order, Chen Yanyan immediately turned the Tank around, slammed on the gas, and followed behind the few police cars.

The Tank’s speed climbed past a hundred, even surpassing the police cars that had started earlier.

Urged on by Lin Feng, Shen Jie and the others quickly floored it and caught up.

Their SUVs were lighter, so they accelerated faster. Aside from their weak Armor, their performance was actually much better than the Armored Tank, which had been obsessively stacked with Armor.

It was like comparing a main battle tank to a race car.

But after today, Lin Feng was confident he could upgrade the Armored Tank’s performance to match.

Rings of white dots appeared in his Mind Sensing behind them. Among them were three brighter blips representing the Tiger Spine Zergs, which were moving at speeds approaching one hundred kilometers per hour. Lin Feng looked away, a lingering fear in his heart.

’Good thing I reacted quickly and ran for it.’

’Next time we meet, I’ll use the upgraded Tank to give those Tiger Spine Zergs a taste of being kited by a Level 19 Grenade Cannon that deals 190 Damage.’

Watching the Black Spine Zerg army chase them to the edge of its territory before decisively turning back north...

Lin Feng put down his walkie-talkie, took out his phone, and contacted Commander Qin Hu on the main front:

"Get your heavy weapons ready. A few Tier Two Tiger Spine Zergs are headed your way!"

...

The four vehicles drove all the way back to the service area. Lin Feng had Hu Fei take all seven of the live Black Spine Zergs, while the five live ones he had given to Han Yuxin earlier were still in transit for the trade.

She had also informed Lin Feng in advance that she wouldn’t be back from Jin City until tomorrow morning. She would be bringing back several tons of Fine Steel for him, as well as a preliminary plan for stockpiling supplies.

Although the operation was a bit slow, as long as she was dedicated to serving him, Lin Feng was very patient.

After returning safely to the service area...

Lin Feng told Shen Jie and the others to go rest. He specifically instructed them to preserve the collected body parts of the Cyan-winged Zergs. After they were familiar with devouring the Red-Armored Beetles, they were to begin the Devouring Assimilation of the Black Spine Zergs and Cyan-winged Zergs.

If they could integrate the Cyan-winged Zergs’ Flying Ability before the major battle broke out, it would be a qualitative leap in the team’s overall strength.

After giving his instructions, Lin Feng took the Armored Tank into the tarp-covered auto shop.

He prepared to begin a new round of fusion and upgrades.

He took out two complete pairs of Membrane Wings and added twenty pairs of Black Spine Zerg Giant Mandibles, beginning the fusion, modification, and upgrade process on the Level 15 Armored Tank.

Watching the familiar red light submerge the materials in his hands, Lin Feng prayed silently in his heart...

’I hope a new Extra Attribute appears...’