Apocalypse: My Items Can Upgrade Infinitely

A spiritual connection was a mysterious and profound thing.

This was especially apparent when it came to perception.

Similar to quantum sensing, it could traverse vast distances, even barriers of time, allowing two life forms to resonate with each other.

Right now, this parasitic host was being remotely controlled by the Mother Empress it served. Her consciousness was projected directly into this zerg body, triggering an even more severe and grotesque mutation.

It was hard to tell if the arrival of the Mother Empress’s consciousness had intensified its deformity, or if its flesh had to swell to contain the Mother Empress’s Spiritual Energy.

In any case, even for someone as worldly as Lin Feng, witnessing this firsthand was a truly disgusting experience.

Furthermore, the mutated, humanoid zerg form that had collapsed to the ground emanated waves of Energy, triggering Lin Feng’s own Mind Sensing. It created a sudden, fleeting connection with Jiang Yun’er, thousands of miles away.

He sensed her in a villa somewhere, slumped listlessly on a sofa.

At the same time, Jiang Yun’er instantly sensed Lin Feng’s presence, empathizing with his disgust and shock.

But the connection wasn’t stable.

It only lasted for a few seconds before vanishing.

Both frowned simultaneously. One, confused, rubbed her chest, while the other raised his weapon.

Faced with the "Mother Empress’s" offer, Lin Feng shook his head.

"Tiger Spine Zergs? I can kill those myself. Don’t trouble yourself sending them over."

"There are so many Mother Empresses in the South. I can just fleece a dozen or so from each one. I won’t be short of Zergs to kill."

A slight smile touched Lin Feng’s lips as he spoke.

"Once I’ve killed a hundred or so Tiger Spine Zergs and reached the Tier Two Late Stage Peak, it’ll be doomsday for all of you Mother Empresses."

The Mother Empress didn’t refute Lin Feng’s threat. After all, the power this Human Awakener had displayed gave him the right to be arrogant.

If he were truly allowed to reach Tier Two Perfection, or even Tier Three, he would become a grave threat to the Zerg Race—a Mother Empress killer among the Human Race.

The problem, however, was that while Lin Feng’s Upgrade speed seemed fast, that was only when compared to other humans. Against the backdrop of the global Zerg Race invasion, it was nothing.

Once the battle for Wu City was over, the Mother Empress would lead the Zerg Race’s great army to swallow hundreds of miles of coastline in one fell swoop. The resources gathered would be enough to allow them to enter the Tier Three Late Stage, perhaps even... that final step.

Even if Lin Feng reached Tier Three by then, he would still be powerless against enemies on a completely different level.

And so, the Mother Empress, writhing incessantly on the ground, didn’t argue with Lin Feng’s words, but simply continued.

"That’s right. But by the time you’ve spent a month or more rushing about, killing enough Tier Two Tiger Spine Zergs to finally achieve your Tier Three Awakening, humanity will already be without a future..."

"Of the tens of thousands of Mother Empresses who have made landfall, many have already reached the Tier Three Late Stage. The day they unite will be the day your human race goes extinct."

The cold, hoarse words made Lin Feng’s heart tighten. He remembered what Qin Hu had said...

The Federal Capital in the North was about to be invaded by more than eight Mother Empresses, forcing the recently modified Qin Hu to travel hundreds of miles to provide reinforcements.

A single Tier Three Early Stage Mother Empress could easily handle tens of thousands of human soldiers. With eight of them working together, there was bound to be a terrifying Tier Three Middle Stage presence among them...

Without two or three hundred thousand veteran soldiers and a robust logistical system, the Federal Capital probably wouldn’t last more than a few days.

The Mother Empress’s meaning was perfectly clear.

Lin Feng’s rate of Upgrading couldn’t keep pace with the speed of humanity’s collapse. Even if he eventually broke through to Tier Three, he would still be far weaker than most Mother Empresses by then.

He would still be utterly suppressed.

Take the Hai City Mother Empress, for example. Her power was bound to advance by leaps and bounds after the battle for Wu City. No matter how hard Lin Feng tried, he would struggle to contend with her.

He simply couldn’t compensate for how fast his teammates were feeding the enemy.

But by making a deal with the Mother Empress, Lin Feng could easily obtain the Upgrade Points he needed and rise through the ranks quickly.

After all, he could only ’fleece’ each Mother Empress once. They weren’t idiots; if they couldn’t win, they would just hide in their Underground Nest.

If he averaged ten kills per encounter, Lin Feng would need to find at least ten Mother Empresses just to finish upgrading himself and his two pieces of equipment. That wasn’t even counting his third, un-bonded piece of gear, which would only increase the number required.

Ten Mother Empresses meant ten major cities.

That was an area equivalent to two Coastal Provinces, spanning nearly a thousand kilometers from north to south. Even if Lin Feng traveled solo on his Land Patrol Battleship, it would take at least a month, all told.

By then, most of the Mother Empresses would have already ascended to a higher tier, and Lin Feng still wouldn’t be able to withstand a frontal assault from several of them at once.

Lin Feng had been basing his future strategies on the Mother Empresses’ current combat power.

If he factored in the Mother Empresses’ own Upgrades and enhancements, then Lin Feng’s growth rate truly wasn’t fast enough.

Even though he was already the most powerful Awakener in the Human Race...

He couldn’t turn the tide by himself.

’Unless... unless he could kill a huge number of the Tier Two Zerg Race in a short amount of time, accumulate enough Upgrade Points, and successfully repel the invasion of an Early-stage Mother Empress...’

’If he was lucky, he might even manage to kill one in the process!’

’And ascend directly to a Tier Three Awakener!’

’At that point, when facing the Mother Empresses who would mostly still be in the Tier Three Early Stage, he would have the confidence to fight them any time!’

’Backed by his army of Awakeners, even challenging several Mother Empresses at once wouldn’t be a problem!’