Chapter 512 - 245: Tallying the Battle Results, Qin Hu’s Resolve for Independence

Chapter 512: Chapter 245: Tallying the Battle Results, Qin Hu’s Resolve for Independence

After venting his frustration, Qin Hu looked at the crumpled receipt in his hand and gradually calmed down.

He knew exactly what those bastards in the high command were thinking.

The only reason they were keeping this pack of traitors—who treated human lives as disposable—alive was to leave themselves a way out in the future.

But this was a war between species. In the Zerg Race’s social structure, there wasn’t even a so-called class distinction.

Aside from the High-tier Mother Empresses, who had some power and status, all others were livestock and war slaves...

What made those guys think that betraying humanity and defecting to the enemy would earn them the same privileged status?

Even Qin Hu, as one of the first-generation Genetic Warriors, understood the principle that those of a different race are bound to have different allegiances.

On the battlefield, the Zerg Race wouldn’t give you special treatment just because you emanated a similar aura.

In fact, it was the opposite. The similar auras would make both sides wary of each other. Most Genetic Warriors were even primary targets for Tiger Spine Zergs and Samurai Hunter Zergs.

Now, the Federation’s high command, clinging to the slim hope of a dishonorable survival, was allowing those traitors to live. To Qin Hu, this was no different from treason itself.

In this catastrophe, these refined egoists would only become the chief culprits responsible for burying humanity’s hope.

’When Lin Feng rejected my invitation back then, he must have foreseen this day would come.’

Qin Hu crushed the receipt in his hand. The paper scraps scattered slowly, as if sweeping away the tangled mess in his mind.

This strengthened his resolve to strike out on his own.

’I have no shortage of soldiers and civilians. I just need to pass the Realm Trial Lin Feng mentioned, master Realm Power, become a Tier Two Peak powerhouse—or even defeat a Mother Empress and achieve a Tier Three Awakening...’

’Then I can justifiably take up the banner of the North, coordinate with Lin Feng in the south, and together we can block the Zerg Race’s invasion.’

’And the first step is to continue weakening the influence of the Federation’s high command and win the support of the various factions in the rear!’

With this in mind, Qin Hu immediately had his guards summon all commanders at the regiment level and above from the Southern Corps. He intended to start by cleaning house, preparing to take full command himself.

...

Early the next morning, Lin Feng slowly awoke on the mountaintop. He opened his eyes and, seeing most of the sky blocked, realized he was still resting his head on Ling Yi’s soft lap.

He had been well aware of her approaching last night, but he was so exhausted that he didn’t pay it much mind and ended up sleeping on her lap all night.

Now, he quietly and stealthily sat up, stretching his back.

Ling Yi, who had been sound asleep with her upper body slumped over a wooden stump, stirred and woke up, rubbing her eyes.

"You’re awake? What time is it?"

Lin Feng glanced at his watch.

It was only five in the morning, and the sky was already bright.

"Five o’clock. You can go back to sleep. Shen Jie and the others have fully healed and are on their way to take command of their troops again. I’m going to check on them."

Ling Yi yawned. She had only managed a short nap just before dawn and hadn’t recovered yet, so she lay back down on the straw mat and went back to sleep.

Standing on the mountaintop, Lin Feng saw the Battle Group Leaders stationed on the slopes of several other peaks, waiting for him to wake up.

The Reproductive Armor Mecha standing tall behind him had entered Sentinel Mode last night and activated its automated guard function.

Without Lin Feng’s permission, no living creature could approach.

Even a bird passing in the sky would be instantly vaporized into a wisp of smoke by an ion beam from the Ion Laser Cannon mounted on the mecha’s left arm.

Therefore, Shen Jie, Liu Yi, and the others who had hurried over did not rashly advance. Instead, they first attended to their duties as commanders, assessing the condition of their subordinates and tallying the gains from the battle.

The lockdown was only lifted when Lin Feng granted them security clearance.

Afterward, Lin Feng met with the group of commanders outside the ticket office of a tourist area halfway up the mountain.

The place had been destroyed by a Hive attack and was now a field of rubble and ruined walls.

So they found a shady spot under a large nearby tree and sat on the ground in a circle around Lin Feng.

Shen Jie was the first to speak. His Genetic Combat Team had brought thirty-five members in total. Besides himself, twenty-five of them had now reached Tier Two Late Stage Perfection.

Due to their unique traits, it was difficult for Genetic Warriors to remain calm for long after transforming into their fully assimilated combat forms. Their arms, having turned into Bone Blades, could no longer wield Armor-Piercing Cannons for ranged combat. Consequently, most of them led the charge into close-quarters combat, relying on their own strength, which naturally resulted in them killing more Tier Two Zergs.

This was especially true in the battles to capture Yunxia Ridge and repel the Swarm, where more than half of all Tier Two Zergs were killed by the Bone Blades of the Genetic Warriors, providing them with a vast amount of the Life Energy needed for evolution.

In comparison, the results Liu Yi reported were far less impressive.

After Shen Jie finished his report, Liu Yi continued:

"Out of the forty-five members of the Guard Battle Group, excluding myself, nine have newly advanced to become Tier Two Late-stage Perfect Awakened. Of the remaining thirty-five, ten have reached Tier Two Late Stage."

"Furthermore, after these consecutive battles, a total of fifty-five of the two hundred Warriors underwent a Tier Jump Promotion to become Tier Two Early Stage Awakened. They have been temporarily assigned to the Tier Two Battle Group’s reserve."

"Of the remaining one hundred forty-five Tier One Warriors, twenty are seriously injured, and forty-six have minor injuries."

"The seriously injured have had their conditions stabilized with Organic Nutrient Liquid, but they will need two to three days to heal naturally. The rest with minor injuries have already fully recovered and returned to their units."

"As for the main Battle Group members, they are all fully recovered and ready to deploy at any time!"

Lin Feng nodded after hearing the personnel changes.