End of the World: My Items Can Be Upgraded Infinitely.

Chapter 164: Killing Concept, Origin of Spinal Worms, Solution

After being reborn again, Shen Jie found that his body was becoming increasingly dim.

But the horrifying scene he saw for the last time before he died is still deeply engraved in his mind and cannot be erased.

"King Spinosaurus!?"

"Such a strong killing intention..."

Shen Jie muttered to himself and looked up at the towering volcano in the distance. Thick gray and black smoke was erupting continuously.

Although the timeline has restarted at this moment, the terrifying high-level king spiny worm still exists.

Enduring the burning and tearing pain in his chest, Shen Jie stood up and walked towards the dome of the black-spine worm nest where he could hide, while thinking about the scene in his mind when the king-spine worm appeared...

The four words "murderous mood" are permeated from that picture.

Shen Jie didn't know where this came from or the principle, but at that moment, the honorific title of the high-level king spiny worm and the aura it released were deeply engraved in his mind.

Perhaps this is some kind of heritage of the Zerg.

It comes from the other half of the spinosad genes in the body.

But none of this matters anymore.

The most critical thing right now is how to climb up to the crater safely and at the same time have the strength to challenge the king spiny worm.

This may be the only way out of this predicament.

At the right time, Shen Jie left the volcanic rock area and returned to the battlefield where the black-backed worms broke out and fought, licking the "leftovers".

And this time, he will go one step further than last time.

…………

In the real world, Lin Feng raised the Tiger Tooth Chain Saw Sword that had been upgraded to level 29, and his gaze suddenly turned to the cave entrance behind him.

A beautiful woman slowly emerged from a wormhole deep underground.

Lingyi sat on the red beetle, crawled out of the hole, and appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing that the other party could really control the insects, the last bit of doubt in the soldiers' hearts was dispelled.

When Long saw the scene in the community, he frowned slightly.

Lin Feng sat near the black and yellow cocoon. A group of people were lying nearby, leaning on the insect eggs that had been opened and squeezed dry.

There is also a group of soldiers standing outside and watching...

It's like some kind of mysterious sacrificial ritual.

Ling Yi then came to Lin Feng:

"Are you in such a hurry? You want them to awaken right here, and put them in such a special posture. Is this some kind of belief tradition of you people, the awakened ones? Can it increase the success rate of awakening?"

Lin Feng twitched his lips, and then pointed at the cocoon where Shen Jie was:

"How is it possible... It's just some unexpected discovery:"

"If they surround Shen Jie and start the second awakening, their consciousness will be pulled into the state of mind that Shen Jie has experienced, and killing tiger spine insects can enhance their spiritual power."

Upon hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed across Long's face:
"It seems that you humans are indeed somewhat special, especially in terms of your mind. Your sophisticated brain has many incredible functions and effects."

As he spoke, he walked further towards the black and yellow cocoon, raised his hand to touch its surface, and continued with his eyes slightly narrowed:

"The artistic conception world is actually very dangerous, and this is especially true for the artistic conception inheritance of spinal worms among the Zerg."

"For the awakened people who entered it before, did anything happen in reality after their consciousness died inside?"

Lin Feng shook his head:
"No, except that my brain is dizzy..."

At this time, Ling Yi also confirmed through induction that Shen Jie was constantly emitting artistic conception energy, although it was very weak and not enough to affect the awakened...

However, it can interact with awakened people who are in a state of awakening and have blurred consciousness:

"A reminder, Shen Jie's mental state is getting worse and worse. If he fails to break free, the best outcome will be that he will fall into eternal sleep..."

"But if he does not comprehend the spirit of the spiny worm, or is controlled by it and completely degenerates into a spiny worm, then the spirit will eventually descend upon his flesh and use it as a medium to pollute the real world."

"That is, all creatures in this city will become slaves to the state of mind. First, their bodies will gradually become distorted into Zerg characteristics, and second, their minds will be affected."

Lin Feng was stunned and stared at the woman:

"Is it really that dangerous?"

The dragonfly nodded slightly and snorted:
"It's not that dangerous actually, but you humans are special. Your brains are highly developed, so you can accommodate the advent and release of artistic conception..."

"Especially for genetic warriors who have assimilated Zerg genes, such as Shen Jie, who have already broken through the last barrier to the advent of artistic conception, if they are not controlled, they will be like a walking time bomb..."

After hearing Long Yi's explanation, Lin Feng muttered:
"It's so dangerous, but I still want to use it to get unlimited spiritual benefits..."

But Long Yi rolled his eyes at him and continued:

"Don't dream. The only way to enter it accidentally is when one crosses the evolutionary stage and the spiritual power of the organism undergoes a qualitative leap."

"Moreover, the spiritual power of Bai Duochu is not obtained from the artistic conception, but is excavated and transformed from their own bodies. In other words, when these awakened people killed tiger-backed worms in the artistic conception, the artistic conception also parasitized them."

"This will make them more susceptible to mental contamination, and when it affects their bodies, the chances of them being assimilated by Zerg genes will also greatly increase..."

Speaking of this, Lingyi suddenly remembered something:
"Yes, in this case, they are more suitable to be cultivated into genetic warriors to achieve your ultimate goal."

Lin Feng smiled slightly. All of this had actually been part of his plan.

In this way, no matter how many disadvantages and dangers the release of this artistic conception has, it still has considerable utilization value.

Lingyi put his hand down, squinted his eyes and thought about something:
"In fact, regardless of the pollution caused by the advent of artistic conception, this thing is indeed very useful in the early stages..."

As the two were talking about this, this batch of soldiers who were undergoing the second-level awakening had already woken up one after another.

But they brought back different news:

"Shen Jie did not fall into madness. Instead, he was in good spirits and reminded us that we should leave the dream as soon as possible after killing the tiger-backed worm. Otherwise, if we stay there for too long, we will be directly assimilated by that strange spiritual world..."

Lin Feng frowned slightly, and Long Yi added:

"That's right. If you enter the artistic conception world in person and stay there for too long, you will be polluted by the environment. For example, if you ingest substances from it, even though they are virtual energy bodies in the artistic conception, they can still be distorted into real existence!"

"For example, if some of them stay here for too long, exceeding the limit of their spiritual strength, then contamination is inevitable, and it will be reflected in the real world as twisted limbs after awakening. Especially here, with insect corpses everywhere, it is very likely that they will be directly deformed into a monster that is a mixture of humans and insects..."

After hearing what Long Yi said, the newly arrived second-level awakeners all showed expressions of horror, and reached out their hands to touch around in fear, fearing that they would grow additional deformed tissues.

Fortunately, everyone didn't stay there for long, and this time Captain Shen Jie seemed to be waiting for them. After the two sides exchanged information, Shen Jie also specially helped them to complete the task of killing the tiger-back worm.

After finishing the inspection with lingering fear, everyone continued:
"Captain Shen Jie mentioned the other high-level Zerg there. He said it was called the King Spine Worm, which should be the evolved version of the second-level Tiger Spine Worm. It is very powerful."

"Also, he said that as long as you get close to the king worm, you will be affected by a certain spiritual energy. He called it the killing state of mind."

"In fact, the low-level spiny worms surviving nearby, including the second-level tiger spiny worms, were all affected by it intentionally or unintentionally, and thus fell into endless disputes and battles..."

"If we stay here for too long, we will lose ourselves and become a monster that only knows how to kill."

At this point, the old captain who was leading the team gave a bitter smile:
"But we don't know that the changes in dreams can affect reality. It's really too weird..." Lin Feng kept frowning:

"Any more?"

The old captain lowered his head and thought carefully:
"Oh, by the way, I'm the last one to leave. Before he left, Captain Shen Jie told me that he was going to challenge that high-level Zerg. Perhaps only by killing it can we escape from this strange spiritual world..."

Lin Feng hummed and waved his hand:
"Take the team members to rest. I just checked and you are all fine. Apart from a slight increase in your mental attributes, there are no negative effects."

After hearing the sergeant's affirmation, everyone felt relieved.

After the newly promoted second-level team members evacuated one after another, the next batch was still under the command of Liu Yi, making preparations before awakening. Lin Feng turned around and looked at Long Yi behind him.

The other person's expression had become very unnatural.

This was the first time that Lin Feng saw such a pale and twisted expression on Longyi's face.

There was worry and a hint of panic in his eyes.

As the queen of the Zerg, she would have such complex emotional changes. I believe that the so-called high-level king worm and the killing intent must be not simple.

Noticing Lin Feng's inquiring gaze, Long Yi swallowed his saliva and replied in a low voice:

"The King Spine Worm, a high-level King Spine Worm, the most powerful war machine of the Zerg..."

Next, let's talk about the origin of spinosaurs in detail:

"Spine is the sixth planet in the Zerg's origin galaxy. The environment there is extremely harsh. The crustal movement there, accompanied by volcanic eruptions, has lasted for billions of years..."

"The spinal worms were bred from this barren planet, which is also the artistic conception world where Shen Jie is now."

"But his luck is very bad. The fourth-level Spine King has multiple realms, but he just happens to be linked to killing."

Lin Feng was a little surprised:

"Why? Isn't killing good? It sounds very powerful. If Shen Jie can master it, he might be able to cross levels and kill the Zerg Queen in the real world..."

The dragon sighed:
"That's right. If he can really master the killing state, combined with his special abilities and weapons and equipment, killing a low-level queen mother would be a piece of cake."

“But the problem is that the challenge of artistic conception and the difficulty of mastering it are closely related to its own strength.”

"This means that in the artistic conception world he is in, every king spinal worm will have the artistic conception of killing. Do you think that he, a product of a mixture of humans and worms, is capable of killing them?"

"Unless he completely transforms into a bug, occupies an active volcano with no other king spined bugs, lies dormant for thousands of years, and naturally transforms into a high-level Zerg, and then naturally gains the killing intent from the environment..."

"This is the way most tiger-backed insects advance..."

"But he is a human being. If he really does this, even if he wakes up, he will become a real bug, and a source of pollution that exudes a murderous aura."

"By the way, the king spiny worm lives in volcanoes and can withstand high temperatures of thousands of degrees. Your artillery is like a tickle to it."

"Unless you use your last resort, a nuclear weapon directly hits it, it can be completely killed."

"So you should have roughly understood why I reminded you to make full preparations before deciding to kill the Queen Mother. Otherwise, once the third-order king spinal worm is bred and sent to the human-insect battlefield..."

After listening to Long Yi's explanation, Lin Feng's expression became more solemn, and he couldn't help but hold the tiger-tooth chainsaw sword in his hand tighter.

"Is there no other way? Can we only put all our hopes on Shen Jie staying awake?"

"If I send more awakened players in at the same time, can they help him defeat the King Spine Worm?"

Ling Yi looked at the next batch of soldiers coming over. After cutting the second-order insect eggs, he drank the organic nutrient solution in big gulps. Even after they awakened, their strength was only at the early stage of the second order. It was difficult for them to even deal with ordinary tiger spine insects...

So he shook his head and held up two fingers:

"It's useless. They are too weak to even climb an active volcano."

“There are only two options now.”

"Plan 1: Continue to send people to awaken with insect eggs, find Shen Jie in the artistic conception world, confirm his mental state, and ensure that he has not become an insect. When the last batch of your soldiers are used up, if he has not broken free, we will have no choice but to evacuate and dispose of the cocoon."

"Otherwise, whether we take it with us or leave it here, it will become a nuisance."

"Especially if the Zerg Queen gets it. You definitely don't want to face a group of warrior hunters who have mastered the killing intent and besiege and attack in the near future, right?"

"Plan 2 is that you and I go in together to help Shen Jie and overcome the difficulties together..."

"I will activate the state of mind and invade it, but the price is that I only have one chance."

"When the two artistic conceptions come into contact, they will erode the stable structure. If they fail, Shen Jie will die immediately, and the artistic conception will naturally vanish..."

"If you are confident that you can defeat the third-order king spiny worms, mainly by breaking through their solid defensive armor, then I can help you resist the mental influence of the clearing state of mind, so that you can freely exert your full strength."

Lin Feng stared at Long Yi with his eyes slightly narrowed.

Plan 1: Unless it is absolutely necessary, we must not give up this great opportunity.

But if he chooses option 2, not to mention the risks involved, both he and Long Yi will lose their ability to move at the same time. If anything unexpected happens in reality, who will guarantee his physical safety?

As for entering the artistic conception and challenging the third-order king spiny worm, Lin Feng was naturally very interested. He looked at the level 29 tiger-tooth chainsaw sword in his hand.

In order to upgrade it to the maximum level, Lin Feng did not hesitate to consume the stored upgrade energy:

「Tiger Tooth Chainsaw Sword lv29/29, orange quality」

"Durability: 10/10, basic damage 900"

「Additional attribute: Extreme cutting speed (saw teeth rotate five times per second, causing five times the basic damage, upgraded to unlimited endurance mode)
Bloodthirster (Each time you kill a second-level Zerg, you will gain upgrade points and restore a little durability)
Immortal Skull Crusher (If the target's defense value is lower than the basic damage, the durability will not be reduced. If the target's defense value is higher than the basic damage but not higher than the damage per second of the extreme cutting, the durability consumption rate will be reduced by 90%. If the target is killed by chopping the head, the damaged durability will be automatically restored)

"Note: The basic damage will decrease as the durability of the chainsaw sword decreases."

"Note: The host has been detected to have reached level 29. The energy from the two simultaneous upgrades has been stored in the genetic radiation skill for backup."

"Genetic Radiation (Upgrade Energy Reserve Times: 4)"

"The number of free upgrades currently available: 9. Note: This upgrade cannot have an effect on upgrades above the previous level."

"Level 29 Tiger Tooth Chainsaw Sword Upgrade Condition: Kill a third stage life form"

With a base damage of 900 and four uses of genetic radiation, if the Tiger Tooth Chainsaw Sword can be brought into the artistic conception...

Activating the extreme speed cutting attribute, the damage will be five times in one second, which is 4500 points. With such a high attack power, the defense of the third-order king spiny worm can be as high as more than .

According to the two groups of soldiers who had entered the artistic conception world and returned, they brought the red and black armor and shotguns they were wearing with them into the world.

With the tiger-tooth chainsaw sword in hand, Lin Feng is confident that he can cooperate with Shen Jie and Ling Yi to challenge the king spiny worm.

But the only concern at the moment is the safety issue in reality...

Just when the third batch of soldiers had entered the battlefield and were about to embark on the fantastic experience of the second awakening, Lin Feng was still hesitant...

Suddenly, there was a fierce sound of artillery fire in the distance outside the city!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Lin Feng's face lit up with joy and he stood up immediately.

Because that was the familiar explosion of a shotgun!
"I'll go provide support, you stay here and help look after them."

After leaving a few words, Lin Feng turned into a residual shadow and disappeared into the sky.

(End of this chapter)