Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 671 - 381: Battle Against the Spider Queen_2

In the presence of Mecha combat support, it greatly enhanced the soldiers’ chances of survival.

But all of that was for later. Right now, whether they could survive this crisis was the question.

"General Ye, have you found anything?" Zhao Guofeng’s voice suddenly rang through the communication channel.

"Not yet," Ye Feng responded.

He could almost feel the oppressive atmosphere on the other end through his headset and, after a pause, he added, "I’ve already eliminated half the targets. I should have a result within four hours at the latest."

This was the first time Zhao Guofeng had heard Ye Feng give a precise time. His spirit immediately lifted—having a target was good news.

If it would take at most four hours, although it would be difficult, it wasn’t impossible to hold on.

"Understood," Zhao Guofeng said, his tone now filled with renewed vigor.

After ending the communication, Zhao Guofeng turned to look at the expectant staff officers and said loudly, "Now, we need to redefine our operational objectives. We need to hold out for four hours."

There was some murmuring in the room. The chief of staff, Chen Youli, asked directly, "General Zhao, do you mean that within four hours, Ye Feng will find the target?"

"Exactly!" Zhao Guofeng nodded and said, "Ye Feng just told me himself. However, we shouldn’t underestimate the enemy’s strength. They might have very powerful stealth techniques that can evade Ye Feng’s search."

"Therefore, we should also prepare an evacuation plan. If Ye Feng cannot find the target after four hours, we will immediately execute the withdrawal plan."

"Yes, sir!" Everyone responded in unison.

Compared to the previous endless waiting, having a clear objective was undoubtedly more acceptable, at least it was less agonizing.

...

After finishing the call, Ye Feng opened the map, deep in thought.

"Where exactly are you hiding?" Ye Feng muttered to himself.

In truth, having not found the enemy after such a long search did not mean Ye Feng had gained nothing. At the very least, he could conclude that the enemy wasn’t too strong; at least, it was within his capability to contend with.

Otherwise, the enemy would have no need to deliberately hide; they would have been discovered by him already.

If he found them, Ye Feng had at least a seventy percent confidence he could successfully take them down.

His gaze scoured the large map, quickly moving away from the main battlefield and settling on the groups of mutated creatures to the left and right, those that were crossing the river.

The mobility of these creatures was significant; if one wanted to hide, there was no doubt this was a better choice.

But Ye Feng had already scouted these two fronts before. After two searches yielded no results, he shifted his focus to other areas.

Now, Ye Feng’s gaze returned here, and after a moment of contemplation, his eyes brightened as he considered a possibility.

His view continued to move outwards, following the movements of the creatures that had crossed the canal, looking towards the other side.

"Is it possible that it has left Daxinganling and gone to the outskirts?"

Thinking this, Ye Feng’s gaze settled on a particular area on the map, preparing to direct the Mutated Eagle to fly there.

But he hesitated as he was about to act, realizing another factor.

"If it is deliberately hiding from me, it probably would leave as soon as it sees me coming from afar."

With that thought, Ye Feng immediately used his Space Transposition Ability, and in the next instant, his body appeared ten kilometers away.

Of course, that wasn’t the end. Ye Feng’s figure flashed twice more, until he arrived at the destination and came to a stop.

Upon reaching the targeted area, Ye Feng unleashed his spiritual power without any reservation, covering the entire region.

In this way, he could ensure that even if any mutated animal left the zone, he would be the first to detect it.

Unless the other party also possessed spatial abilities, they couldn’t possibly leave without his notice.

The search began next.

In Ye Feng’s perception, at least seventy percent of the mutated creatures here bore their own spiritual signatures.

That meant only thirty percent remained unchecked, which wouldn’t take too much time.

...

As Ye Feng’s spiritual power enveloped the entire area, in a dense forest within this region, the Spider Queen, who was in charge of the command here, started looking slightly grim.

"Damn humans, I’m just trying to prevent any further accidents, do you really think I’m scared of you?"

Although Ye Feng’s life force was significantly stronger than other Sixth Order creatures from the Spider Queen’s perception, he had not yet broken through to the Seventh Order. In a head-on fight, she wouldn’t be afraid at all.

It was only because she knew that Ye Feng had mastered Space Superpowers and was difficult to kill that she was reluctant to waste time risking unexpected complications.

But now that there was no place to hide, she no longer intended to do so.

At that moment in the dense forest, a seemingly ordinary Mutated Giant Spider began to undergo rapid transformations, and in the span of just one or two breaths, it shifted into a human form.

Simultaneously, a terrifying aura burst forth from her, and although it had not reached the Seventh Order, it was already touching the threshold of the Seventh Order.

"Hm?"

In an instant, Ye Feng felt this terrifying aura and was both shocked and delighted.

He was glad to have finally found his adversary but shocked because her strength was much greater than he had anticipated.

At the very least, he sensed a fatal threat from her.

Clearly, this was a being capable of directly threatening his life.

After revealing her true form, the Spider Queen didn’t give Ye Feng any time to prepare and immediately launched an attack.

Her speed was incredibly fast, unmatched by other Sixth Order creatures. In an instant, she reached ten times the speed of sound.

At ten times the speed of sound, one could cross a distance of 3,400 meters in a second. Since Ye Feng was about 6 kilometers away from her, it meant she could reach him in less than two seconds.

This speed shocked Ye Feng yet again and made him even more cautious. He had no intention of engaging in close combat with her.

Unreservedly, his spiritual power burst forth, and he launched a distant Hammer of Spirit directly at her.

The Spider Queen, who was mid-sprint, suddenly let out a muffled groan. Her eyes were filled with shock.

This was because Ye Feng’s recent psychic attack had caused turmoil in her Sea of Consciousness and dizzy spells in her mind.

Her Sea of Consciousness, although limited to Sixth Order spiritual power by her physical form, was of a very high level.

Even though suppressed on various levels by Heaven and Earth, it was at least of Eighth Order, and while suppressed, it remained unaffected when defending against psychic attacks from others.

And yet, Ye Feng had managed to shake her Sea of Consciousness, which meant that the spiritual power he had just used must have reached at least the Seventh Order level.

Having realized this, the Spider Queen grew even more wary of Ye Feng, and the intent to kill in her eyes intensified.

She knew well that he was among the last batch of beings favored by the Land of Revival and that if she allowed him to grow, he might pose a threat to her true form in the future—a scenario she would not allow to happen.

Of course, the Spider Queen was shocked, but Ye Feng was even more so.

"She’s clearly only at the Sixth Order level, yet her psychic defense is extremely strong!" Ye Feng was somewhat unwilling to accept this.

He hadn’t expected that his full-force strike, particularly one utilizing his Spiritual Martial Art, would only cause some turbulence in her Sea of Consciousness.

Such a degree of injury couldn’t even be considered light; it was essentially equivalent to a normal person feeling a bit dizzy.

And the greatest strength of human beings lay in their spiritual power, even if faced with an actual Seventh Order Strongman, his full-force Hammer of Spirit could slightly damage the opponent’s Sea of Consciousness.

But now, her spiritual defense power had clearly reached the Eighth Order level. In other words, Ye Feng’s greatest ability had almost been rendered useless.

Hence, with just one exchange, Ye Feng found himself on the defensive.

Furthermore, the Spider Queen was not a character that would let herself be slaughtered. After taking a psychic attack from Ye Feng, she was furious.

Her aura surged dramatically, and a terrifying fluctuation spread out.

"Is this a domain? No, it must be some kind of special secret technique."

As Ye Feng was slightly uncertain, he suddenly noticed that a large amount of green gas appeared within a 5-kilometer radius centered on the Spider Queen.

This green gas also enveloped Ye Feng.