Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded

Lin Feng frowned slightly; his hearing was far superior to the other three women.

After becoming a Level 2 Evolver, the comprehensive enhancement of his physique greatly strengthened all his sensory organs.

The five senses, including sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, were at least twice as enhanced compared to when he was a Level 1 Evolver.

There was even a faint, mysterious sixth sense that could bring Lin Feng subconscious premonitions, such as a sense of danger when danger approached…

Therefore, the faint wails coming from the bombarded hill a kilometer away were exceptionally clear to Lin Feng.

The other three women only noticed something was amiss, but Lin Feng could hear that it was the whimper of a Wasteland Wolf.

It was the same as the wailing of the mother wolf he heard when chasing the Level 9 wolf pack leader back then; it was probably because the synthesized super weapon was too powerful and accidentally injured the wolf pack over there.

Chen Shanshan looked in the direction of the sound. Although her hearing was not as sharp as Lin Feng's, she could vaguely hear the low growls a kilometer away, so she hesitated and said:

"Should we go take a look?"

Lin Feng then informed everyone that the wailing originated from the Wasteland Wolves:

"The sound isn't too loud; either they've already run away, or they're about to die. The wolf howls can only travel two or three kilometers at most, so it shouldn't attract other Wasteland Wolf packs."

"It's worth going to take a look."

Ding Yi pushed up her glasses and nodded:

"It's fine to go take a look. Collecting some evolution meat or the Wasteland Wolf's life essence can accelerate the growth cycle of the Divine Hound and allow it to evolve into a Level 1 Wasteland Beast sooner."

The primary task that the team needed to solve later was the collection of Wasteland Wolf essence crystals.

According to Zheng Yanying, they would most likely have to enter the fifth level below the ruins, into the tunnel connecting to the Mount Tai Shelter, during which they would also be threatened by Aberrant Beasts.

Mainly because human Evolvers were the most delicious food to them, even more attractive than Aberrant Bodies.

Therefore, with Lin Feng unable to help, the weakened team needed a safer method of exploration and collection.

Ding Yi was thinking of using the Divine Hound, or the aura of the Wasteland Wolves, to cover up the scent of the team's armor.

Especially Zheng Yanying and Shen Yue of the Church team, because they were not wearing sealed armor, the aura of the Holy Spring on their bodies was like a beacon in the night.

The power of the Holy Spring could still form a certain deterrent to low-level Aberrant Bodies inside the Feicheng Shelter, but entering a narrow tunnel would become a dinner bell for Aberrant Beasts.

Or rather, for Aberrant Beasts mixed with Wasteland Wolf genes, the power of the Holy Spring was more like a threat, an existence that needed to be eliminated.

And they had the strength to eliminate it.

Therefore, disguising themselves was essential.

There was no light source inside the ruins; the visual abilities of Aberrant Monsters were basically zero. The long-range perception system relied entirely on smell and hearing…

Sound was easy to control; being cautious would prevent making too much noise. The only thing that needed to be solved was the scent.

Moreover, Aberrant Beasts possessed Wasteland Wolf bloodlines and should be very talented in terms of smell.

On the way to the destination by bike, Ding Yi shared her speculation and suggestions.

Lin Feng nodded, remembering a small joke that Father Su An had made:

"Wasteland Wolves have a very developed sense of smell; they can even smell scents ten kilometers away. If we can bring the Divine Hound and enter the ruins together, we might be able to find the target quickly, the Level 2 Wasteland Wolf corpse we need."

Ding Yi thought carefully, considering the feasibility:

"We need to prepare a set of protective clothing for the Divine Hound; after all, as long as it's flesh and blood, it will be affected by gene radiation. Moreover, it can't make too much noise during the exploration, so as not to disturb the hibernating Aberrant Monsters."

Lin Feng nodded; this idea could be used as a backup plan. After everyone searched without success, they could use the Divine Hound to try their luck.

As the saying goes, you raise a dog for a thousand days, and use it for a moment.

It was time to test the value of the Divine Hound!

After the tricycle crossed the rugged mountain road and traveled for more than ten minutes to reach the hill where the smoke and dust had dissipated, Lin Feng quickly followed the wailing sounds and found the target.

Under the shadows of several large rocks at the foot of the mountain, several Wasteland Wolves covered in blood were lying there.

Most of them were injured in the legs and body, some hit by the armor-piercing rounds of the burst high-explosive armor-piercing cannon, bleeding non-stop, and some hit by flying gravel, with fractures and internal injuries. In short, there were a total of four Wasteland Wolves in this group who were unfortunately injured by the explosion.

Lin Feng didn't rush forward to check them. Anyway, under the pressure of his Level 2 Evolver aura, the Wasteland Wolves, who only had the strength of the early stages of Level 1, didn't even have the courage to continue to struggle and escape…

They silently stayed in place, waiting for death to arrive.

The focus of Lin Feng's attention was to jump to a high place to observe whether there were other Wasteland Wolves around.

Unfortunately, the other members of this wolf pack had already decisively left, abandoning their injured companions.

Lin Feng raised the dismantled armor-piercing cannon and used the sniper scope on it to check the nearby mountains and wilderness.

However, he found nothing.

The remaining members of the wolf pack had directly fled.

At this time, Chen Shanshan walked forward with a titanium rifle, intending to give the four Wasteland Wolves, who were injured to varying degrees, a quick death.

Two of them were early Level 1 Evolvers, and the other two were only in the late strengthening stage. In the past, they would have been a great threat to the team.

But now, in the era of Evolvers, a few early Level 1 evolved Wasteland Wolves were really not enough.

After all, a few bursts of bullets would take care of them; they wouldn't even have the chance to fight in close combat.

Lin Feng was still thinking that perhaps he could encounter a pack leader-level Level 2 Wasteland Wolf seeking revenge, so that he could smoothly complete the task without having to venture into the tunnel.

At the very least, there could be a few late Level 1, leader-level Wasteland Wolves leading the pack to counterattack…

In the end, there was nothing, and Chen Shanshan's plan to improve her strength fell through.

After Chen Shanshan neatly dealt with the Wasteland Wolves, the three women began to process them.

The two late-stage strengthened Wasteland Wolves were relatively simple; they only needed to take the evolution meat from their hind legs and hearts. As for the early Level 1 Wasteland Wolves, they needed to take the evolution meat, the remaining Level 9 strengthened meat, as well as the fine steel wolf fangs, hard fur, and other materials.

The fur of the Level 1 evolved Wasteland Wolves became very thick, especially the hard wolf hair on the surface. Ordinary daggers would become blunt and severely worn after cutting a few times.

After the few of them quickly finished, more than an hour had passed.

Fortunately, Wasteland Wolves were not as complicated to dissect as Rockhorn Horses. Although they were five or six meters tall, they weighed less than half a ton, yielding at most two hundred kilograms of edible meat.

The remaining skeletons and internal organs were all buried under the gravel and sand, destroying the evidence.

After everything was resolved, the unexpected harvest from this weapon power experiment was a total of two hundred kilograms of early-stage evolution meat and six hundred kilograms of strengthened meat.

After dehydration, there would be one hundred kilograms of dried evolution meat and three hundred kilograms of dried strengthened meat.

Compared to Rockhorn Horses of the same level, the meat yield of Wasteland Wolves was pitifully low, and they needed to eat meat to grow. Obviously, they were not suitable as breeding species or as targets for evolution pathways.

On the way back, Lin Feng fiddled with the wolf fangs in his hand. There were a total of eight mutated wolf fangs above Level 10, and the remaining forty were ordinary Level 9.

During the Level 1 evolution, Lin Feng would definitely have integrated them into his rifle to increase the power of the bullets, but now, Level 11 and 12 biological materials had almost zero effect on the improvement of Level 2 orange weapons, so there was no need to waste life points.

Lin Feng planned to weave them into a necklace and give it to Su Yuyue as a talisman.

The sun overhead was getting hotter and hotter. There were only six days left until the scorching sun arrived. They needed to complete the collection task as soon as possible, send Su Yuyue and the Wasteland Wolf essence crystals away, leave the Mount Tai ruins, and return to Oasis Town.

Because the tricycle had to carry the wolf meat, everyone had to walk.

Mainly because they were worried that the scent of the Wasteland Wolf corpses would attract the attention of Fallen Wolf Valley after returning to the camp, so out of caution, they completed the dissection on the spot in the mountains.

As the saying goes, even a mosquito has meat.

What's more, the few portions of life essence extracted from one hundred kilograms of evolution meat could be sold for more than 20,000 points, and the evolution meat itself was worth 4,000 to 5,000 points, enough to buy a new powered electric car.

Now there were many Evolvers in the team, and the demand and consumption of evolution meat were also not low.

In short, it could be considered an unexpected harvest.

Walking along the way they came, Lin Feng thought about his subsequent plans while cleaning up the traces left along the way.

In this way, after walking ten kilometers and spending another hour, they finally arrived outside the Feicheng Shelter ruins and returned to the camp.

This weapon power experiment, due to the accident of accidentally injuring the Wasteland Wolves, was forcibly dragged from the original two hours to more than three hours.

It was almost twelve o'clock day and night, and it was about to be the fourth day after the task started.

After returning to the camp, Lin Feng immediately put the Wasteland Wolf evolution meat rich in life essence into the freezer for zero-degree preservation, which could be handed over to Father Su An for processing later.

It could also be counted as the team's extra performance. After all, fresh Wasteland Wolf evolution meat was definitely better than essence crystals, and it was very suitable for experiments or surgery.

After finishing, Lin Feng ate some dried evolution meat and fell into a deep sleep to restore his energy and state as soon as possible.

Next, the escort on the fourth level below ground, although it was not too stressful for Lin Feng, who was now a Level 2 Evolver, it was always good to retain more strength as a trump card.

This required Lin Feng to be able to accurately and quickly snipe Level 3 Aberrant Bodies, rather than dragging it into a protracted war and using a large number of shells to eliminate them.

Sustained firepower was Lin Feng's biggest trump card.

After a hasty two-hour nap, the other team members in the camp were also taking turns resting. Lin Feng's team arranged for two people to take turns on guard duty to ensure the safety of the camp.

Soon, when Lin Feng woke up, everyone outside was ready to enter the ruins again.

This time, Zheng Yanying led the team again. Besides Lin Feng himself, Chen Shanshan and the A'lian sisters continued to participate.

However, to Lin Feng's surprise, among the three people staying on the surface, Liu Qian actually stood up, carrying a high-quality AK rifle on her back, wanting to join the action.

In this way, only Liu Mingfei and Liu Qian, and Zhou Hong, another assistant priest from the Church, were left in the camp, and the defensive strength was somewhat insufficient.

But now that Lin Feng had become a Level 2 Evolver, even the Savior Army among the wanderers present would not dare to easily attack him.

So, there was no need to worry too much about the safety of the surface.

It was Liu Qian's active participation that made Lin Feng a little surprised.

Previously, when she followed along to test the weapon's power, Lin Feng sensed something was off with her.

It was probably because she realized something and had the resolve to join the battle, wanting to work hard to become stronger.

Lin Feng nodded in agreement.

In this way, the Wasteland Wolf Origin Crystal collection team was still a team of six, but Lin Feng replaced Liu Qian.

Therefore, the combat power naturally plummeted.

"Be careful when you get there, especially when entering the contaminated areas on the left and right. Watch your step to avoid accidentally entering the location of the source of contamination."

Before setting off, Lin Feng reminded them.

Now he no longer needed others to cover him.

Chen Shanshan and Shen Yue returned to the team to do their jobs.

Without Lin Feng's protection, everyone needed to face the hidden dangers alone.

Chen Shanshan nodded solemnly. With Lin Feng not around, she was the team leader and needed to take on the responsibility of commanding.

Zheng Yanying hefted the warhammer in her hand:

"Don't worry, I'm here."

The group then set off and entered the cave not far away.

The sunlight refraction project was still in progress.

Therefore, in the first and second underground levels, it was basically impossible for Aberrants to suddenly attack, and the Aberrants in the lower levels could not rush up to the second underground level through the Aberrant monster tide formed by the riot.

The Solar Curse contained in the sunlight was more deadly to the Aberrant monsters formed by pollution than artillery fire. Once exposed, they would be revealed and boil into a pool of blood.

Therefore, before transporting the equipment out of the military factory, it was necessary to continue operating the sunlight refraction device.

At this time, the Salvation Army had been waiting for a long time.

Bai Ye led his main force to the fourth underground level of the ruins, leaving two squad leaders to receive Lin Feng.

The group then entered the shelter.

After walking more than 20 kilometers in one breath and arriving at the third underground level, they could see faint lights flashing at the entrance to the fourth underground level in the distance.

Lin Feng immediately called everyone to continue moving forward.

Although there were still some Aberrants remaining in the third underground level, without the summoning of the Tier 3 Aberrant King, they were scattered in the corners and gradually dormant, so they posed little threat to everyone.

After running another ten kilometers in one breath, they finally arrived at the place where they had first come, the fourth underground level.

At this time, Bai Ye's Salvation Army was thoroughly cleaning up the remaining Aberrant organizations on the ground.

The Aberrant limbs that were blown to pieces or blown away were scattered all over the ground, but the flesh and blood inside had not really died and were slowly wriggling and crawling.

Like slime molds, they were looking for other pieces of meat around them and merging together to form new Aberrant monsters.

This was also the reason why they were difficult to kill.

After Lin Feng gave Chen Shanshan a few last words, he followed the squad leader and joined the Salvation Army.

Watching the main road of the Salvation Army disappear into the distance, Zheng Yanying took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"Let's go too. We took a stroll on the left side last time, so let's go to the right side this time."

"Still follow the two-person team and proceed carefully."

"Because the Tier 3 Aberrant was killed, and with the sunlight shining, the whispers of mental pollution are much lighter now. If you encounter the whispers in your brain intensifying, immediately retreat along the original route. Don't go forward to investigate out of curiosity."

"The mental impact of a Tier 3 source of pollution is very serious for you early Tier 1 Evolvers, and may even cause slight hallucinations."

"Follow me now!"

After the search operation began on this side, Lin Feng also followed the main force of the Salvation Army and went deep into the fourth underground level.

Unlike the fierce battles on the upper three levels, the Aberrants on the fourth underground level became unusually quiet after losing the leadership of the Tier 3 Aberrant King.

Bai Ye, wearing light armor, explained:

"This is the normal situation in the depths of the ruins. Without the Aberrant monster tide formed after the riot, most Aberrants will stay quietly in a corner and enter a dormant state to save energy."

"After all, the energy supply in the entire restricted area of the ruins is actually very small. The Aberrants have to curl up and hibernate like snakes to survive those years covered by the Solar Curse."

Lin Feng nodded. It seemed that the subsequent actions should also be completed smoothly, and he would not have many opportunities to take action.

After all, currently, only Tier 3 Aberrant Kings have the strength and qualifications to make Lin Feng take action personally. The other Tier 2 Aberrants are simply vulnerable.

Even the thousands of degrees of flame from a flamethrower can easily drive away or burn Tier 2 Aberrants to death.

A group of more than ten people smoothly passed through the fourth underground level and arrived at the entrance to the fifth underground level.

Just standing at the stairwell, Lin Feng felt a strong mental impact, and the whispers in his brain that had been completely suppressed had ripples again.

For Tier 2 Evolvers, even getting close to the source of pollution directly is not a big deal.

The higher the Evolution level, the stronger the resistance to gene radiation and mental pollution.

Like Bai Ye before, he was able to calmly fight and maneuver with the Tier 3 Aberrant King.

At this moment, Bai Ye also noticed the abnormality.

He soon discovered that the thermos cup bomb that had been smashed out initially had used the special terrain advantage of the stairwell to blow out a lot of blood and wounds on the Tier 3 Aberrant, who had nowhere to hide.

These flesh and blood containing Tier 3 Aberrant cells, after losing the control of the Aberrant, began to instinctively devour and collect the limbs of other Aberrants nearby whose flesh and blood were flying in order to continue themselves.

At this moment, it had transformed from the original pieces of minced meat and merged into a dark red meatball, clinging to the wall.

The surface of the meatball was still wriggling, and breathing in and out, much like a fleshy egg.

Bai Ye frowned slightly and immediately arranged for five squad leaders in the late stage of Tier 1 to deal with it using flamethrowers.

The flame nozzles began to aim at the meatball, releasing a blazing flame.

"This is the process of hatching a new Aberrant, and it is still a Tier 3 Aberrant King. According to the original scale of the Tier 3 source of pollution, the more Tier 3 Aberrant cells there are, the shorter the incubation time and the less biological matter required."

"Like this one, it needs at least ten years of development time. If the supply of energy and biological matter is insufficient, it will remain in this dormant state."

Bai Ye slowly said, his expression extremely solemn:

"It is also called the Aberrant Egg, which usually only appears in the bottom three areas below the sixth underground level, and that place, in addition to the restricted area of the ruins, has another name…"

"Aberrant Nest!"

"I heard that at the bottom of Feicheng Shelter, during the great battle that year, a Tier 3 evolved King lost an arm or a leg. There is also an exaggerated saying that a King once fell directly inside."

"In short, there are many Aberrant Eggs inside, so you must be careful."

"The Hunter team accidentally touched an Aberrant Egg before, which led to the awakening of a Tier 3 Aberrant, resulting in heavy casualties in their own team and harming us."

Watching the large meatball being burned by the flames, the nascent humanoid Aberrant inside let out a miserable cry.

Lin Feng nodded, and the whispers in his brain suddenly amplified several times at this moment, the voice sharp and shrill.

After solving the occasional Aberrant Egg, the group smoothly arrived at the fifth underground level, only one level away from the sixth underground level.

Seeing that the destination was not far away, the team's pace could not help but quicken.

At this time, Lin Feng discovered a strange but deeply impactful building on the right side of the main road on the fifth underground level.

It was actually an old-fashioned train station!

And above the building, there were also four large characters: Feicheng Train Station, but due to the age, several parts of the station sign had decayed.

Lin Feng asked with some surprise:

"Does the tunnel from the fifth underground level to Taishan Shelter have railway tracks laid so that trains can be used to transfer supplies and personnel?!"

Bai Ye glanced to the right and nodded:

"Behind the station are two railway tunnels that lead to the subway next door. After all, each large shelter can accommodate four or five million survivors, so there must still be communication between them."

"Two railways are considered few. Normally speaking, a population of four or five million, in the old Earth period, could be considered a medium-sized prefecture-level city. Two railways can transport at most a thousand people back and forth, or thousands of tons of supplies, which is obviously not enough."

"It's more dangerous inside now. The Wasteland Wolves attacked and captured Taishan Shelter that year and killed all the way here…"

Lin Feng nodded. At first, he thought that the underground tunnel on the fifth underground level was just a tunnel, at most like a mountain tunnel on a highway, which could allow the two shelters to be connected by vehicles.

He did not expect that a railway system had been built directly. It was worthy of being a large shelter ruled by a Tier 3 King, like a fully equipped underground kingdom.

Bai Ye reacted at this time and realized why Lin Feng would care about the station and tunnel that normal Evolvers, especially Tier 2 Evolvers, were eager to avoid…

So, he continued with a hint of meaning:

"You still want to collect Tier 2 Wasteland Wolf Origin Crystals? Is the Church planning to go all out?"

Lin Feng frowned slightly. He also knew the Salvation Army's plans and intentions, but the gap between the two was too large before, and some things could not be said openly.

Now that the relationship was equal, they could naturally exchange views and opinions with each other:

"You should know Li's family's strength better than I do."

Bai Ye shrugged:

"Of course I know, but I didn't expect the Church's strength to decline so much, using the trump card that should have been kept as a regular card…"

"Isn't that there is no way out?"

Lin Feng shook his head. The Salvation Army could infiltrate the fifth level or the Farm Village to understand the Li family's actions, but they might not know the truth about the Holy Spring Church.

"There should be other preparations, but I am only responsible for collecting the Origin Crystals. As for other things, I am not a member of the Church. I am just doing things for money and don't know much."

"But the Bishop should be a bit old."

"I'm afraid this action was initiated by the Church, trying to solve the Li family's troubles before something happens."

"Killing the chicken to get the eggs, emptying the cage to bring in new birds."

After listening to Lin Feng's words, Bai Ye looked thoughtful and slowly said to the man beside him:

"I need half of the Farm Village's industrial technology personnel."

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes:

"Even if the Church perishes with the Li family, it will not negotiate terms with the Wanderers. This is the bottom line."

Bai Ye smiled:

"But I'm talking to you, Captain Lin."