Apocalypse: My Items Upgrade Infinitely

As the swelling plasma cannon was about to strike the group's position...

In a flash of insight, Lin Feng's pupils contracted sharply. The lv29 electromagnetic railgun in his left hand emitted an orange glow, merging into his body.

In bullet time, Lin Feng quickly absorbed the mandibles of a late-stage Tier 2 Tiger Bug beneath him, storing the upgrade points within his lv24 Flying Tiger Armor.

In the next instant, the Absolute Defense mode of the Flying Tiger Armor was activated!

Consuming a pair of top-tier orange-quality mandibles, this Absolute Defense mode released a powerful energy from the armor, expanding into a ten-meter-wide orange sphere!

Lin Feng remembered that in its early stages, the semitransparent shield formed by this ability could slow all fast-moving attacks.

The faster the attack, the more effective the deceleration.

This peculiar energy shield was now Lin Feng's best counter against long-range attacks.

As the plasma cannon approached, its trajectory was disrupted, likely due to Lin Feng's preemptive strike, causing it to veer off by ten meters. The center of the electromagnetic explosion didn't strike the group directly.

This is why Lin Feng chose not to dodge.

Even with bullet time, he could only move dozens of meters away from the swarm, insufficient to clear the paralysis zone of the shockwave.

Thus, he decided to use the Absolute Defense mode of the lv24 Flying Tiger Armor to withstand the plasma cannon's assault.

As the electromagnetic explosion occurred, a blinding flash overwhelmed everyone. Even using the Tiger Tooth Chainsaw Sword as a shield, they experienced brief dizziness.

Behind his visor, Lin Feng saw the explosion's epicenter pulverize the soil, turning it charred. Hundreds of arm-thick electric arcs snaked in all directions.

Several arcs slammed into the shield.

Lightning, nearly at light speed, slowed to tens of thousands of meters per second due to air and soil resistance. Even so, it's far beyond what any low-level planetary life could withstand.

The energy shield trembled violently under the onslaught, hanging by a thread.

Fortunately, they arrived and dissipated quickly.

And this time, the Absolute Defense's shield was the strongest Lin Feng had ever summoned, directly absorbing and consuming a pair of late-stage Tier 2 mandibles.

Once the shield shattered, the remaining currents in the soil weakened to a few hundred volts, drastically reduced in force, posing minimal threat to Tier 1 awakeners.

Without the shield's absorption, a Tier 1 awakener would have been struck dead by lightning; even late-stage Tier 2 Lin Feng would suffer severe burns and immobility.

Yet, even at hundreds of volts, the aftermath paralyzed many Tier 1 awakeners, leaving them weak-kneed, barely standing with their chainsaw swords.

With the shield's protection, the surrounding Tier 1 Black Spinal Bugs died instantly, their brains and bodies pierced and burned by the current.

A thick, burnt smell filled the nest, smoke rising from corpses, further limiting visibility...

...

Having exerted all his strength to withstand the plasma cannon, Lin Feng wasted no time. He ordered Shen Jie, now in Winged Tiger Berserk mode, to handle the situation:

"Leave the Pulse Scorpions to me!"

"Deal with the Tiger Bugs approaching from behind!"

Breathing heavily but recovering, Shen Jie's eyes sparkled with excitement upon hearing Lin Feng's directive. He swung his mini-mandibles and vanished into the darkness.

Meanwhile, Qin Hu, regaining his senses, realized the new Tier 2 insects' threat and commanded the remaining nine to follow Shen Jie, intercepting the Tiger Bugs threatening their retreat.

Without quickly closing the gap with the Pulse Scorpions, they'd be sitting ducks.

The situation was dire; the enemy was hidden while they were exposed.

Following Lin Feng's advice, they aimed to retreat from the attack range and escape the nest.

Lin Feng's decision to go alone faced no doubt or concern from Qin Hu.

Lin Feng's prowess was undeniable, deeply etched in Qin Hu's mind.

Accompanying him would only be a burden; better to support Shen Jie against the encircling Tiger Bugs.

Qin Hu took one last glance at Lin Feng's fading silhouette before leading his team back the way they came.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng absorbed the mandibles of Tiger Bugs on the go, storing over ten upgrade points in the Flying Tiger Armor, while continuing to suppress the positions of the bright spots in his mind with his lv29 electromagnetic railgun.

The Flying Tiger Armor already had sufficient reserves for variant mode consumption, but those were from red-quality mandibles, effective against physical attacks but less so against concentrated plasma cannon assaults.

Orange-quality storage materials were necessary for sufficient defense.

Regrettably, these high-quality mandibles, if taken for integration into the battleship, could significantly boost its defense.

Once upgraded to the next stage, it could become an ironclad queen, a mobile fortress.

Impenetrable and heavily armed.

Lin Feng lamented internally but pressed on, advancing deeper into the nest. Guided by the blue-white glow of exploding magnetic bursts and telepathic detection, he soon pinpointed the enemy.

The Pulse Scorpions weren't on the nest floor but clinging to the ceiling.

No wonder his earlier railgun volleys yielded no kill notifications...

They were all hiding above.

Yet, the magnetic burst's area effect disrupted their abdominal plasma compression, halting further attacks.

Seeing this, Lin Feng switched his lv29 electromagnetic railgun to lv19 grenade launcher mode, rapidly firing at the ceiling-bound Pulse Scorpions.

The grenade launcher lacked the armor-piercing power but was sufficient to crack the Pulse Scorpions' abdominal armor.

As they fell, struggling to right themselves—some with ruptured abdomens, spilling diluted blue plasma, burning their already weak armor—Lin Feng leaped forward, wielding his Tiger Tooth Chainsaw Sword to finish them.

Five Pulse Scorpions survived.

The Tiger Tooth Chainsaw Sword gained five upgrade points.

Afterward, seven Pulse Scorpion corpses lay buried under fallen debris.

A complete victory.

Confirming no more Tier 2 insects nearby, Lin Feng relaxed and examined his chainsaw sword:

"Tiger Tooth Chainsaw Sword lv23/29, Orange Quality"

"Upgrade Points 13/10, Durability: 9/10, Base Damage 300"

"Extra Attribute: Hyper Speed Cutting (Rotates teeth five times per second, dealing five times base damage)"

The Pulse Scorpions' armor was weak compared to other Tier 2 insects, fragile like a glass cannon, consuming only one durability point after five kills.

Seeing the upgrade points maxed, Lin Feng initiated a minor upgrade on the Tiger Tooth Chainsaw Sword, advancing from lv23 to lv24, anticipating new attributes.

He then approached the corpse heap for a closer examination of the Pulse Scorpions.

Despite their size, the Pulse Scorpions, excluding their raised plasma tail cannons, were less than ten meters long. Their abdomens were stout, resembling a bloated barrel. Their pincers bristled with spiked flagella, and their serrated mandibles were menacingly sharp.

Lin Feng thought they might suit Shen Jie's taste—he needed additional limbs, and the meat seemed promising.

After inspection, Lin Feng used the chainsaw sword to slice open a Pulse Scorpion's abdomen, extracting the entire plasma cannon appendage.

From abdomen to tail.

Lin Feng's vision displayed a notification:

"Pulse Scorpion—Plasma Tail Cannon, Orange Quality"

"Evaluation: The Pulse Scorpion's tail-abdomen organ delivers high-energy plasma strikes. Despite its short range and long charge time, it excels on fixed platforms for short-range defense or integration into weapons for added attack modes."

The plasma tail cannon was indeed valuable, with destructive power rivaling the lv29 railgun.

Before Lin Feng reached Tier 3, its role was irreplaceable, even if the railgun was upgraded beyond, producing replicas with range limitations.

Installing it on the battleship or integrating it into an orange-quality weapon would empower his forces against a queen's assault.

Especially useful for its wide magnetic blast area, defending against aerial threats.

With this in mind, Lin Feng swung his chainsaw sword, continuing to dissect the Pulse Scorpions.

Suddenly, Lin Feng sensed danger from deep within the darkness.

Using telepathy revealed no Tier 2 or higher life signals nearby.

Remaining vigilant, Lin Feng feigned ignorance, continuing to cut the Pulse Scorpion while his senses and muscles remained taut.

His left hand gripped the railgun, finger on the trigger; his right hand held the chainsaw sword, ready to strike, while his Flying Tiger Armor's Absolute Defense awaited activation.

Time ticked by...

Everything seemed normal, uneventful.

Then, in the next moment, from the nest's dark depths, directly above Lin Feng, a three-meter shadow materialized!

As it appeared, it slashed multiple blades toward Lin Feng's nape!

Springing forward, it lunged directly!

Before it could succeed, a powerful energy wave erupted from Lin Feng, expanding to engulf the assailant...

Suspending it midair.

With Absolute Defense activated and in bullet time, Lin Feng turned, swinging his Tiger Tooth Chainsaw Sword in a swift, inertia-driven horizontal slash!

The speed shattered the sound barrier!

The blade edge sliced through the energy shield, cleaving the attacker in two.

Having neutralized the threat, Lin Feng didn't hesitate. He raised his left-hand railgun, firing an armor-piercing round behind the Pulse Scorpion corpses!

A deafening explosion followed.

The 900-point damage blast carved a ten-meter crater, the shockwave dissipating the remaining shield energy.

As the tremors ceased, the dust settled...

Lin Feng exhaled, surveying the scattered humanoid limbs in the pit, then frowned and turned.

Beside the Pulse Scorpion corpses lay the bisected attacker.

It was a humanoid insect.

Standing three meters tall, its lower body had two pairs of robust legs for upright stance, with sharp hooks for silent ceiling traversal.

Its upper body was sinister, with a mantis-like head featuring serrated mandibles, eyes filled with hexagonal facets, and beneath, two pairs of claw-like limbs with human-like ends.

Each hand wielded a bone blade, material akin to Tiger Bug mandibles, exceptionally hard.

Two blades were smooth-edged, two serrated, designed to slice through human armor.

But what shocked and puzzled Lin Feng most was...

A human-like face embedded in the insect's torso.

The raspy cries of agony came from this face's mouth!

Though disturbing, Lin Feng, seasoned as he was, could bear it. Yet, the voice from this face was eerily familiar!

As the memory of a certain face surfaced, Lin Feng compared it to the insect's torso...

Realizing the face on the monstrous insect was that of someone unforgettable.

The leader of an elite team of late-stage Tier 1 awakeners, Cheng Zhan, who ventured into the swarm to quickly evolve to Tier 2!

Captured by insects, implanted with a parasitic host, infiltrating Lin's Thirteenth Division, thwarting the Federation's "decapitation plan," aiding the queen in breaching the first line, consuming thousands, and advancing to mid-Tier 3!

Without Cheng Zhan's venture, the Haicheng queen wouldn't have ascended so smoothly, nor become so powerful.

Now, Cheng Zhan continued to serve his "purpose," nearly killing Lin Feng.

Gazing at the displayed appraisal...

Lin Feng's eyes turned icy:

"Hunter Warrior, lv21/29—Dying State"

"Health 30/200, Physique 50/250, Spirit 20/150"

"Superpower Awakening—Stealth Walker (Hide life signals for five minutes, one-hour cooldown)"

"Evaluation: A bio-weapon mixed with human genes, possessing insect strength and human intellect, inheriting human abilities. Never underestimate insect biotechnology; its low-intelligence design is for control, not innate deficiency. Overly clever individuals can cause disaster."

Lin Feng took a deep breath, confirming his suspicions.

Cheng Zhan was targeted by the queen before parasitic control.

It started its plan then.

Perhaps this is why the queen is eager to conquer human cities.

Human brains and their superpower-awakening traits are the true prize.

Otherwise, the biomass-rich mountains and forests outside cities far exceed steel metropolises!

And wouldn't face human resistance.

If queens captured and absorbed more awakeners, birthing more Hunter Warriors, humanity would be in dire peril.

While pondering the implications of Hunter Warriors, the insect equivalent of gene warriors, Lin Feng continued cutting the Pulse Scorpion's plasma cannon...

Suddenly, from the dark entrance...

Came anguished screams!

Lin Feng's expression shifted.

Shen Jie and Qin Hu were in trouble too!

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