Chapter 430 - 217: Current Situation in the North, Bio-factory, Non-human Body (2)

Chapter 430: Chapter 217: Current Situation in the North, Bio-factory, Non-human Body (2)

In reality, building such a global spiritual connection space required extremely advanced techniques and power, far beyond what a so-called "chat group" could compare to.

Hearing the slightly relaxed tone of Lin Feng’s question, Ling Yi took a deep breath before replying with a hint of exasperation:

"Do you have any idea how many Mother Empresses are involved in the siege of the Federal Capital?"

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment. He didn’t understand why Ling Yi would bring this up. After all, their original plan had been to fish in troubled waters, seeking out and hunting lone Tier Three Early-stage Mother Empresses.

The rescue plan was a massive undertaking, one Lin Feng and his group certainly couldn’t handle alone. At most, they could help target the Zerg Race Mother Empresses, a problem the Federation’s high command considered unsolvable, thereby alleviating the pressure of breaking through the encirclement.

The more Zerg Race Mother Empresses there were outside the Federal Capital, the more targets they would have to choose from.

Therefore, Lin Feng didn’t mind the number of Mother Empresses increasing:

"Half a month ago, I heard there were more than eight, including one or two Tier Three Mid-stage Mother Empresses."

Ling Yi shook her head, looking somewhat exasperated, and slowly explained:

"That was just the beginning!"

"With the Federal Capital’s desperate resistance over the past half-month, the Zerg Race Mother Empresses have begun to take it much more seriously. They even believe that of the three to four million survivors inside, a full million have become Awakeners..."

"While that’s a bit of an exaggeration, judging by the losses suffered by the many participating Mother Empresses, if there aren’t a million Awakeners, there are at least close to five hundred thousand."

"The intensity of the fighting is constantly escalating. By now, more than twenty Zerg Race Mother Empresses have joined this gluttonous feast to carve up and devour the millions of humans inside."

"As for the losses they tally each day, they’re losing tens of thousands of Tier One Black Spine Zergs alone."

"It’s a zero-sum game. The more they lose, the more chips they have to throw in, because only the winner takes all and recoups their losses!"

"Furthermore, of all the major human powers on Blue Star, the Federal Capital, by resisting the Zerg Race’s siege, has held out the longest."

"The first to fall was the United States, isolated overseas. Its capital, like the Federation’s, is near the coast, but it was completely overrun at the end of last month. Next was the alliance of Western Countries, which has also been all but wiped out by the Zerg Race."

"Now, apart from the Federal Capital which is still resisting, the only thing left is the capital of the Luosi Empire, which has yet to have the Zerg Race arrive at its gates."

"If the Federal Capital falls as well, the blow to the morale of the remaining human resistance will be absolutely devastating."

"The Federation has already abandoned the entire South. If the Capital in the North falls as well, human forces will be forced to retreat to the desolate plateaus, or even fall back to the deserts and wastelands at the heart of the continent."

"At that point, human civilization will exist in name only!"

"That’s why nearly every Northern Mother Empress has been summoned to the Capital. They are determined to breach this highly-watched city in one fell swoop during the latter half of August!"

"And during this time, a Tier Three Late-stage Mother Empress—one that was supposed to be born only *after* the city fell and she had digested millions of humans to fuel her evolution—might just emerge ahead of schedule. A terrifying existence, already promoted to the Tier Three Late Stage..."

"With our current power, we wouldn’t even be able to get close to it. Its maximum spiritual influence can already reach a hundred kilometers. At full strength, it could cover the entire Federal Capital."

"Not to mention, it can command and control Tier Three Early-stage King Spine Zergs, and even hatch other hybrid Tier Three Zerg."

As she said this, Ling Yi looked at Lin Feng with a solemn expression and continued in a low voice:

"If the Federal Capital can hold out, we have about ten days. If we can’t advance to the Tier Three Middle Stage within that time, we must retreat. Because once that Tier Three Late-stage Mother Empress appears, the Federal Capital will have absolutely no chance of survival."

After hearing Ling Yi’s description of the real situation in the North, Lin Feng’s expression grew grim and uncertain. Clearly, the Federation’s high command had lied... or more likely, they had no idea just how dire the situation truly was.

This inside information from the Zerg Race was even more hopeless than the reports from the front lines.

But he had already made a promise. If Lin Feng backed out now, the backlash and negative consequences would be severe, something he had to consider carefully.

Perhaps sensing Lin Feng’s hesitation and internal struggle, Ling Yi offered, with a self-deprecating tone:

"Relax. It’s just a coalition of the Northern Mother Empresses. My predictions haven’t factored in the two of us as variables—especially your Superpower and my Spiritual Power. Combine those two, with Shen Jie as backup, and an ordinary Tier Three Early-stage Mother Empress won’t be our match at all."

"Besides, humanity still has Nuclear Bombs and world-ending Hydrogen Bombs they haven’t used. If it comes down to mutual destruction, there might just be an opportunity for us to snatch a prize from the chaos!"

"An opportunity like this, with so many Mother Empresses gathered in one place, is rare. While it’s exceptionally dangerous, the higher the risk, the higher the reward. It’s a chance for us to rapidly build our strength in a short amount of time."

"Besides, we just need to hurry up and kill ten of them. Who knows, we might even get a chance to rescue the millions of trapped survivors..."

"And become the great heroes who save the world."

Lin Feng glanced at her, then nodded.

’Ling Yi was right.’

’Ever since he entered Tier Three, he had felt an increasing sense of urgency.’

’If he didn’t seize every chance to get stronger, he would end up just like the Hai City Mother Empress: one step behind, always a step behind...’

’...ultimately, he’d be completely suppressed by a Tier Three Late-stage Mother Empress, forced to live as a fugitive, just barely scraping by.’