Chapter 423 - 215: Invitation to the North, Cleaning the Battlefield, Decision

Chapter 423: Chapter 215: Invitation to the North, Cleaning the Battlefield, Decision

After instructing Ling Yi to drive the Swarm hiding beneath the lake’s surface, three to four kilometers away, back into the deep-water zone, Lin Feng boarded the Dreadnought Battleship.

At that moment, Chen Yanyan was commanding the fleet to collect the Zerg corpses scattered across the ground, using them to replenish their power source.

She was also coordinating with the Tier Two Battle Group and Support Soldiers to pack up and store the Black Spine Zergs.

Over twenty thousand Black Spine Living Zergs. What did a number like that even mean?

Each one was four to five meters in size, and a Tier One Late Stage Black Spine Zerg could be over ten meters long. Together, they could cover one hundred standard soccer fields.

Even with their limbs and Giant Mandibles severed, leaving them like legless spiders with only their slender, diamond-shaped torsos, each one still took up an average of three to four square meters of space.

The Dreadnought Battleship’s storage space alone was nowhere near enough to hold tens of thousands of cubic meters of living Zergs.

Chen Yanyan had no choice but to expend a large amount of the freshly harvested Life Energy to expand the internal storage space.

But beyond that, the intrinsic value of over twenty thousand Black Spine Living Zergs was what they represented: twenty thousand potential Tier One Awakeners, twenty thousand ordinary Warriors.

Even Jin City Base couldn’t possibly process them all at once.

After all, the total number of able-bodied young adults among the survivors under their governance was just over twenty thousand. If they all became Warriors, the demand for food would instantly triple or quadruple.

Clearly, the remaining eighty thousand—the old, weak, sick, and disabled—would be unable to support such a massive group of Awakeners.

The leadership of Jin City Base was well aware of this.

That was why they needed a massive propaganda campaign to recruit survivors from the rear areas.

As for these twenty-thousand-plus Black Spine Living Zergs, at least eighty percent would be used for trade, exchanged for the food and medicine the base desperately needed.

The remaining four thousand or so wouldn’t be freely given to the Support Soldiers for their Awakening. Instead, most would be distributed as rewards to the fleet’s Warriors who fought in this battle, helping them reach Tier One Late Stage as quickly as possible.

In truth, as long as the Salvation Army remained on the front lines, they would never lack opportunities for Tier One Awakening.

Countless Black Spine Zerg Swarms, commanded by Mother Empresses everywhere, were just waiting for them to be harvested.

Of course, this victory wasn’t just about publicizing and proving the Salvation Army’s invincible strength. More importantly, it was meant to encourage the various factions holed up in the rear safe zones to get their bases in order and redirect their efforts to the front lines.

After all, the Salvation Army had proven to the entire world that the Zerg Race wasn’t as terrifying as everyone imagined.

As long as a faction had sufficient strength and firepower, suppressing a portion of the Zerg Race was surprisingly easy.

But Lin Feng wouldn’t tell them that this seemingly effortless victory was only achieved because Ling Yi had sacrificed a massive Swarm as bait, luring the Hai City Mother Empress into a trap at all costs to achieve a clean sweep.

Furthermore, this Salvation Army unit had been reborn in the crucible of the decisive battle for Wu City, transforming into a hardened Battle Group of seasoned veterans.

When facing a surging Swarm, they no longer fell into disarray from psychological pressure.

And finally, there was Lin Feng’s own skill. His presence anchoring the battle line and providing support minimized casualties to the greatest possible extent.

Only all these factors combined could have created such a legendary battle record: annihilating over four hundred Tier Two Zerg and capturing over twenty thousand Black Spine Zergs alive, all without a single death on their side!

The reporters Li Ran had brought with him raised their still and video cameras, documenting the entirety of this legendary battle.

This significant video footage would not only earn them the title of war correspondents but also prove the Salvation Army’s glorious achievements and immense power to the entire world.

Because of this recording, from this day forward, no one would dare to question the legitimacy or legality of the Salvation Army’s existence.

This was precisely why Lin Feng had tasked Hu Fei with bringing these reporters in the first place.

Protected by the Warrior Guard led by Li Ran, the group was now approaching the battlefield up close for the very first time.

A real battlefield, filled with the stench of gunpowder and blood.

Many of the reporters and the pampered members of the delegation immediately began to vomit on the spot.

The bizarre stench wafting from the Zerg corpses—a mix of sulfur, plastic, and rotting flesh—overwhelmed some of the reporters, who were only ordinary humans or Enhanced People. They choked on the smell, tears and snot streaming down their faces.

They couldn’t venture deeper onto the battlefield to record the spectacular scene of the Salvation Army capturing living Zergs and clearing away the spoils of war up close.

All they could do was film with difficulty from nearly a thousand meters away, covering their mouths and noses with wet pieces of clothing.

Seeing this, Li Ran ordered his men to catch a few Red-Armored Beetles hiding in the ruins and give them to the reporter group to kill.

He then led General Chen to the side of the Dreadnought Battleship, which had now eaten its fill.

Lin Feng sensed their approach, put away his equipment, and jumped down from the Battleship. As Li Ran came to a stop before him, he spoke.

"What’s this? Does the Federation Military have a big order to discuss as well?"

The man standing behind Li Ran wore a striking dark military uniform, making it easy to associate him with Li Ran, who also had a traditional army background.

Lin Feng didn’t mind Li Ran making the introduction.

If the price was right, he would even be willing to sell the Black Spine Zerg Swarm back to Ling Yi in exchange for the more precious Tier Two Zerg Eggs.

Unfortunately, when he had proposed this as they parted ways, Ling Yi simply rolled her eyes at him, mounted a Red-Armored Beetle, and left.

So, Lin Feng had to settle for the next best thing: selling them as quickly as possible to the various factions in the rear safe zones.

Hearing Lin Feng’s question, Li Ran nodded.

"Reporting, Legion Commander. In addition to procuring Black Spine Living Zergs, General Chen here has another favor to ask."

"It’s related to the battle to defend the Federal Capital."

After speaking, Li Ran stepped aside, allowing General Chen to speak with Lin Feng directly.

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When Lin Feng finished listening to the old general’s request, his brows knitted slightly, and he spoke.