"Defending Wu City to the death is meaningless. It’s surrounded by plains on three sides, with Taihu Lake at its back. There’s no defensible terrain, and nowhere to retreat."
"Even if you’re going to build one, it can’t be in Wu City. Jin City, which you plan to occupy later, might be an option."
"But let’s be clear, I’m not doing this for free."
Ling Yi held up her right index finger and wagged it.
"After the final battle is over, all the Zerg Race subordinates of the Mother Empress North of the River are mine."
"Once their Mother Empress is killed, these Zergs will fall into a state of chaos, leaderless and scattering in all directions. Hunting them down would be time-consuming, difficult, and not worth the effort."
"When the time comes, just stick with me and we’ll sneak in. After the kill, you can easily take control of the leaderless Swarm and launch a surprise counterattack on the Hai City Mother Empress."
"So, what do you think? A perfect plan, isn’t it?"
"And it benefits both of us."
Lin Feng scoffed.
"It’s a good plan. Using a borrowed knife to kill, and it just so happens to keep blocking the Hai City Mother Empress’s advance, allowing your own Mother Empress body to smoothly enter the Tier Three Middle Stage."
A faint smile touched Ling Yi’s lips. This had all been part of her private plan, but after observing the two men, she had gained a new understanding of how humans interacted.
So, she took the opportunity to say it out loud, letting Lin Feng in on her follow-up arrangements.
’Honesty is the first step to closing the distance between us.’
Fortunately, Lin Feng didn’t seem to mind. He just continued,
"In the final battle, I only care about killing that Mother Empress and completing my team’s transformation. You can do whatever you want with the rest. But before that, you need to build the Biological Nest. After you come with me to Jin City tomorrow, find a place and get it done."
"I’ll prepare the necessary materials in advance."
As he finished speaking, the roar of an engine sounded from outside, and the ground, along with the entire building, began to tremble slightly.
It was likely the Warriors who had been out for combat training, returning with the Dreadnought Battleship.
Lin Feng walked to the door, paused, and said over his shoulder,
"Clean this place up. Leave no evidence."
Then he left the laboratory building.
Ling Yi watched his retreating back, her eyes narrowing in thought as she mentally commanded the Biological Nest to contract and dissolve.
Meanwhile, after listening to the reports from Chen Yanyan and the frontline commanders, Lin Feng gave his summary.
"This victory marks the debut of the Dreadnought Battleship. It should effectively deter the Hai City Mother Empress’s ambitions and buy us valuable preparation time for the final battle."
"But you were also lucky this time. During the skirmish at Chang City, Battle Group Leader Shen Jie and I eliminated most of the Mother Empress’s new Tier Two Zerg Race units—like the long-range Pulse War Scorpions and the Tank Flame Armors that are completely immune to Shotgun Damage. That’s why the Hai City Mother Empress didn’t deploy them this time."
"Otherwise, with your offensive strategy, if Pulse War Scorpions had fired their Pulse Cannons from a few kilometers away, you would have suffered heavy casualties!"
"For future training and combat, remember to dispatch several Reconnaissance Squads. Select elite Warriors from your ranks, have them led by Battle Group members, and send them deep behind enemy lines for advance long-range scouting to eliminate any Tier Two Zerg Race hiding in caves."
"However, this is a difficult mission. Once the new Flying Battle Armor goes into mass production, we will form a Flying Camp specifically responsible for hunting down the Zerg Race’s air forces and striking the new Tier Two Zerg Race units hiding behind the Swarm!"
Hearing Lin Feng’s announcement, the commanders in the room all showed expressions of excitement and anticipation.
After all, Flying Ability was an absolute lifesaver on the battlefield, and it could also double their combat effectiveness.
The effect, just as Lin Feng had described, would be a quantum leap.
This would change the entire ecosystem of the battlefield from now on.
What had previously been ground-based combat, confined to sand tables, would instantly become three-dimensional. War strategies and troop deployments would have to be adapted accordingly to accommodate the new offensive capabilities.
As the applause died down, Lin Feng nodded.
"Meeting adjourned. The Battle Group Leaders, please stay behind."
After the others had left, only Lin Feng and the eight leaders remained.
There were a total of nine Tier Two Late-stage Perfect Awakened on the battlefield. A single one of them, placed in any organization on Blue Star today, would be a formidable force in their own right.
But in Lin Feng’s eyes, it was far from enough.
Among their top combatants, only he and Shen Jie had the ability to single-handedly fight a Tier Two Peak Tiger Spine Zerg, face the Mother Empress’s oppressive aura, and actually challenge her.
Therefore, Lin Feng needed a stronger, cutting-edge force.
"You should all have a general understanding of the genetic modification program the Federation’s high command was pushing, also known as the Genetic Warrior project. This is especially true for the veterans of the Thirteenth Division."
"The Tier Two Awakener produced by the Thirteenth Division in the past, Colonel Qin Hu, was one such Genetic Warrior."
"The truth is, the human Physique Attribute has a natural genetic flaw. This results in an Awakener who naturally reaches Tier Two after killing a Tiger Spine Zerg having a Physique that is significantly weaker than the Zerg’s."
"But you don’t need to worry. Drinking the Organic Nutrient Liquid from the Level 2 Zerg Eggs you killed allows this flaw to be repaired during the Awakening process."
"But merely repairing it is far from enough."
"The Samurai Hunter Zergs, which the Zerg Race Mother Empress stitches together and hatches, are the same humanoid Tier Two Zerg Race responsible for our Tank losses. They are synthesized from Zerg genes and human brains, possessing both the powerful Physique of the Zerg Race and the Spirit and intelligence of humans. Their strength far surpasses that of a Human Awakener of the same tier."
"And in the final battle, we will face them in close-quarters combat, engaging in a head-on fight to the death."
"To reduce unnecessary losses..."
"Therefore, I intend to make a preliminary attempt at the Genetic Warrior project. Anyone willing to undergo surgical modification and fuse with Zerg Race genes to obtain a powerful Physique can submit an application before tomorrow morning. You will come with me to Jin City tomorrow to undergo the procedure."