"As long as you’re alive, you have to look forward."
When Liu Yueqi didn’t respond, Lin Feng continued,
"This disaster has already taken too many people, and it will continue to take more. But I hope that on the day we finally achieve victory, I’ll still be able to see you there."
The young woman lowered her head, tears falling like raindrops. Lin Feng took off his Battle Armor and held her in his arms.
Liu Yueqi’s ordeal was, in fact, even more painful than that of the survivors whose loved ones had died in the jaws of the Zerg Race.
From the moment she lost control of the situation and brought Zhang Xuan in—leading a wolf into her home—tragedy was inevitable.
After a long while, having vented her emotions, the young woman slowly pushed Lin Feng away. She then unfastened the saber from her waist and handed it to him.
Lin Feng froze for a moment, not understanding her intention.
Liu Yueqi took a deep breath and looked up at Lin Feng. The sadness in her reddened eyes gradually faded, replaced by a cold, hard strength.
Meeting Lin Feng’s gaze, the young woman spoke calmly.
"This is all I have left now. This is my reason for existing..."
"Let me... become the blade in your hand..."
"Just like before."
Lin Feng slowly took the Thousand Slash Saber, and a more detailed Identification immediately appeared before his eyes:
[Thousand Slash Saber LV 10/19, Red Quality]
[Upgrade Points: 12/10, Durability: 7, Damage: 100, State: Status Defect]
[Extra Attributes: Thousand Slash Stacked Saber, Sword Qi Cultivation]
[Thousand Slash Stacked Saber: 11451/400 (Each swing stores 1 point of Damage. The next attack will produce 400 points of double-multiplied Critical Strike Damage.)
Sword Qi Cultivation: When the wielder’s Superpower is infused into the blade, it can recover a certain amount of Durability when not in use.]
[Note: Upgrading will directly restore Durability.]
Lin Feng immediately chose to Upgrade the Thousand Slash Saber.
The next second, a red glow appeared on the Thousand Slash Saber and quickly seeped into it, completing the Upgrade:
[Thousand Slash Saber LV 11/19, Red Quality]
[Upgrade Points: 2/10, Durability: 10, Damage: 110, State: Perfect]
[Extra Attributes: Thousand Slash Stacked Saber (11451/440), Sword Qi Cultivation]
The Thousand Slash Saber, its blade once covered in nicks, was completely renewed after the Upgrade. The edge’s sharpness reached the micrometer level, making it extremely keen.
Combined with Liu Yueqi’s Molecular Cutting Superpower, it could directly achieve a sharpness of one-thousandth of a micrometer—in other words, a nanometer-level cutting edge!
An atom, by comparison, is about one-tenth of a nanometer in size.
With this, it could easily sever the chemical bonds between molecules on a microscopic level.
Unless a material could be compressed to an extremely dense state—where the bonds between atoms disappear, electrons are stripped from their nuclei, and the Coulomb force between atoms is overcome—nothing, no matter how tough the Armor, could stop Liu Yueqi’s Molecular Cut!
And that kind of dense matter was definitely not something that any planetary Life Form below Tier Four could stably master.
Relying on Molecular Cut, as long as the weapon’s own structural integrity could withstand the impact of her Superpower and the wear from swinging it, Liu Yueqi could absolutely defeat Tier Three Zerg Race and other Life Forms below Tier Four.
But to achieve such immense power, without Lin Feng’s help, it would be very difficult for Liu Yueqi to grow to a point of being invincible in close combat.
After completing the Upgrade, Lin Feng admired the Thousand Slash Saber for a moment before handing it back.
Liu Yueqi took the scabbard, grasped the hilt, and drew the brand-new blade. An exceptionally exquisite black and red flowing cloud pattern extended down from both sides of the blade’s spine.
The cutting edge, previously worn down from using her Superpower in battle, was now restored to its original state, and was even sharper than before.
Lin Feng spoke calmly,
"The Superpower you’ve awakened can enchant any Close Combat Weapon you touch, increasing its sharpness, but it also causes double the normal wear on the weapon."
"I call it Molecular Cut, signifying its power to sever molecules. It can easily slice through even the extremely hard Giant Mandibles of a Tier Two Tiger Spine Zerg."
"With the Thousand Slash Saber’s current strength, it’s more than enough to deal with ordinary Tier One Black Spine Zergs. So, unless it’s absolutely necessary, don’t use your ability casually."
"This will be your greatest trump card."
"Next is the Thousand Slash Saber’s own Attributes. Every time you swing the blade to practice, you accumulate charge. It can unleash a super Critical Strike for four times its Basic Damage. Right now, you can easily kill a Black Spine Zerg in one hit with it."
"You can also use it against a Tier Two Early Stage Tiger Spine Zerg, but your own Physical Strength is a bit lacking to keep up with it."
"But that’s okay. Once we get to the front lines, the Zerg Race will be swarming everywhere. I imagine that in just a few days, you’ll be promoted to a powerful Tier Two Awakener."
"I hope that when the time comes, you will become the sharpest blade in my hand, cutting down all our enemies."
Having explained everything, Lin Feng patted Liu Yueqi’s shoulder and walked over to a jeep that someone had driven up. He tossed the Electromagnetic Cannon and Chainsaw Sword he was carrying on his back into the rear seat, then got into the driver’s seat and started the vehicle.
"Do you want to stay here, pack your things, and leave with Han Yuxin? Or are you leaving with me right now?"
Lin Feng rolled down the window and looked at the stunned young woman.
Liu Yueqi glanced back, taking one last look at the granary. Then, without turning back again, she got into the passenger seat.
After saying goodbye to Han Yuxin, who was busy directing her subordinates and the Support Soldiers, Lin Feng and Liu Yueqi began their journey back.
Along the way, they could already see many soldiers using farming machinery to harvest the long-ripened rice in the fields.
The joy of the harvest was written on everyone’s smiling faces.
Lin Feng’s mood improved considerably, and he asked,
"How far north have the Zerg Race appeared?"
Liu Yueqi had killed Zergs to upgrade in the northern part of Jin City, where several Zerg Race Mother Empresses that had landed north of Jiangnan were located.
Because they hadn’t encountered any decent ambushes or resistance, they were advancing smoothly at a pace of three kilometers a day.