Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded

Upon hearing Lin Feng's command, Chen Shanshan immediately placed the sheep-sized cub in her arms down and stood guard beside him.

Fortunately, the male Rockhorn Horse leader didn't directly charge down to the bottom of the riverbank slope; it stopped halfway, guarding the two injured female Rockhorn Horses lying on the ground.

Because the direction the herd was fleeing was away from them, Lin Feng worried that continuous firing of explosive rounds would damage the evolutionary meat within the Tier 1 Rockhorn Horses.

Moreover, above the evolutionary meat grew photovoltaic rock armor, which was, besides the evolutionary meat, the most valuable part of a Tier 1 Rockhorn Horse.

One piece was worth more than fifty points.

Six pieces would be over three hundred points.

Compared to meat jerky of the same value, it was lighter, took up less space when stacked, and most importantly, it was easy to sell.

Even if the quantity was large, the price wouldn't be suppressed; in fact, because it was rare and wild, the quality was better than farmed ones, and they could even take the initiative in price negotiation.

Therefore, Lin Feng was especially cautious with Tier 1 Rockhorn Horses, only aiming at the hind leg thighs of the two Tier 1 female Rockhorn Horses, using explosive rounds to break them and prevent them from escaping.

Now, the male leader charged over, willing to confront Lin Feng and his party in order to protect the core members of the herd.

At this moment, the figures of the three Tier 1 Rockhorn Horses were less than seventy meters away from them, at the top of the riverbank slope.

There was a three-meter drop-off there, with a slope reaching seventy or eighty degrees; the severely injured female Rockhorn Horses couldn't climb it and could only squat on the ground, wailing.

Normally, a three-meter-high ledge, a two-meter-tall Tier 1 Rockhorn Horse could easily leap over, but now their hind legs were torn and nearly broken, so they had no strength to climb over the high slope.

However, after the male leader charged back, the encouraged female Rockhorn Horses actually endured the severe pain and rose again, beginning to climb with all their might.

Lin Feng saw this and thought it was bad.

This male leader, with a shoulder height of nearly three meters and a body length of seven meters, had a fierce aura, using its majestic body to block behind the two females; under a pair of nearly four-meter-wide giant horse horns, its copper bell-sized eyes were staring intently at the group capturing the herd on the slope.

Its strength had reached the mid-Tier 1 evolutionary stage, and its weight had exceeded three tons, twice that of the two early-stage females behind it; a casual horn attack would unleash a terrifying force of three or four tons.

Even Chen Shanshan, wearing light armor, would be severely injured after withstanding one of its猛撞 (mèng zhuàng, fierce ramming/collision).

The threat level of this guy was even higher than the level 13 male Rockhorn Horse they had captured alive before, and even with Lin Feng's current combat power, he had no way to break its defense.

The LV10 blast rifle only had sixty points of damage, which was fine for dealing with ordinary early-stage Tier 1 Rockhorn Horses, but to break through the thicker outer rock armor of a mid-stage leader, he would have to fire several explosive rounds continuously at the same point.

Looking at the thickness of the rock armor extending from the male leader's neck, reaching an astonishing twenty centimeters or more, Lin Feng estimated that he would have to fire at least five consecutive rounds to cause significant damage.

But if the blast rifle could be upgraded to level thirteen, with a huge increase in power, Lin Feng estimated that just two bursts would easily take care of it.

But to upgrade to level thirteen, he would have to kill more female Rockhorn Horses.

This was a bit unsolvable.

Now, the solution was either to risk damaging the evolutionary meat and force a kill on the female Rockhorn Horses from the gaps protected by the male leader, or to face the challenge directly and compete with the male leader.

Lin Feng was a little hesitant; with only himself and Chen Shanshan, the two of them wanted to jointly kill a wild beast that was a small stage higher in evolutionary level…

The chances were low, not to mention there was a great risk.

The safest way was naturally the former.

But now, directly killing the female Rockhorn Horses would also have a high probability of angering the male leader.

The safest option was still the same as last time:

Kill one, let one go.

Let the male leader leave with the other injured female; to protect its only remaining offspring, it would only try to get away as soon as possible, rather than fight desperately.

As long as they could leave the male leader some room to retreat, the situation would still be within controllable range.

The effort and gain were not proportional.

Moreover, after this commotion, they didn't know how long they would have to wait for the next Rockhorn Horse herd to pass through here.

Hearing the gunshots and smelling the danger, other Rockhorn Horse herds would either gather together and pass through other rivers or leave directly through the city ruins.

Just as old Duncan reminded them before he left, although Lin Feng's team was guarding a gold mine, the mining time was limited.

Moreover, Rockhorn Horses were not only losing numbers every moment, but they would also huddle together to keep warm and deal with frequent attacks from enemies.

Once the speed at which everyone evolved and became stronger couldn't keep up with the herd's reaction time, they would only be able to pick up scraps to eat after the situation changed.

Then, they would watch the ever-distant Rockhorn Horse herds disappear into the boundless wilderness, sighing in vain.

Just as Lin Feng was hesitating whether to kill one female horse or two…

A figure appeared in front of Lin Feng, confronting the male Rockhorn Horse leader together with Chen Shanshan.

And the person who came was Liu Mingfei, who had just completed his evolution, the third evolver in the team.

“The superpower I awakened can briefly unleash several tons of power, and I can help control the male Rockhorn Horse later, creating an opportunity for you to attack!”

As he spoke, Liu Mingfei's body expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His muscles were flushed with blood, and veins bulged on his forehead!

The aura on his body continued to climb, until it approached the mid-Tier 1 limitlessly.

A hoarse voice came from his thick neck:

“Can't hold on for long, quick!”

Lin Feng immediately nodded, keeping up with Liu Mingfei and Chen Shanshan's pace forward, while raising the muzzle of the blast rifle, aiming at the male leader not far away.

Liu Mingfei's initiative to attack made Lin Feng determined to kill the mid-Tier 1 horse herd leader in front of him.

They had three evolvers, all equipped, even if the basic strength gap between the two sides was very large, Lin Feng's side still had a chance to fight.

As explosive rounds exploded on the male leader's head and neck, stirring up bloody flowers…

The damage and pain caused this male leader to fall into a frenzied state, waving its huge and sharp horns, charging towards Chen Shanshan and Liu Mingfei.

Fortunately, the distance between the two sides was less than thirty meters.

Even if the male leader wanted to accelerate its rampage to increase the impact speed and power, the start-up time left for it was running out.

Having gained experience from observing the battles between male Rockhorn Horses, Lin Feng and his group understood that the main threat from Rockhorn Horses, like bulls, only came when they were running at full speed.

A close-range headbutt with their horns only used basic strength and might not even be able to shake each other.

But the charging male leader had not yet fully accelerated. Not only was its speed slow, but it also had to retract its neck to avoid the shots from the burst rifle, preventing it from adopting the optimal attacking posture.

This gave the experienced Chen Shanshan an opportunity.

The purplish-black mark on her chest flashed momentarily as she used her superpower to instantly blind the male leader.

After blinding it, she swung the titanium spear in her hand and directly struck the target's front leg knee.

The hardness of the titanium spear was enough to break through the thick rock armor, but the reciprocal force would also send Chen Shanshan flying. Moreover, even if it broke through the defense, the five- or six-centimeter thick titanium spear would have limited damage on this seven-meter behemoth.

It was better to make it fall to the ground first and restrict its movement.

Chen Shanshan's strategy was correct.

After losing its sight, the male leader was struck on the knee of its front leg. The shift in its center of gravity while going downhill caused it to lose balance instantly.

Like a motorcycle failing to steer, its entire head plunged downward, and its momentum caused its hindquarters to fly into the air, resulting in a somersault.

After rolling over twice with its legs in the air, the male leader was dazed.

At this moment, Liu Mingfei seized the opportunity, leaping forward and clamping his hands tightly onto the horse's horns, preventing it from righting itself.

In this way, the Rockhorn Horse's weakest abdomen was exposed to Lin Feng, who was rushing over.

Realizing the danger, the male leader struggled frantically, constantly butting Liu Mingfei's chest with its head. The latter was sent crashing to the ground by this immense force, but he still held on tightly.

Lin Feng did not hesitate, aiming at the lower abdomen of the male leader, the location of its digestive and reproductive systems.

He decisively pulled the trigger!

BoBoBoom!

Three consecutive burst grenades exploded in the weakly armored lower abdomen of the male leader.

The first one shattered the ten-centimeter thick soft armor, and the next two drilled directly into the wound, blasting the internal intestines to pieces.

When the smoke and shockwaves dissipated, a basin-sized hole was visible in the male leader's abdomen, with the internal organs shattered.

Blood and viscous organ fragments splattered everywhere.

Mixed within the shattered intestines were semi-digested fibers, semi-finished horse manure.

Such severe internal injuries, akin to disembowelment, caused the male Rockhorn Horse to instantly lose its strength. The huge horse body collapsed, unable to struggle.

Its entire head fell into Liu Mingfei's arms, trembling, with only a low and rapid panting remaining.

That was the last desperate struggle to feel alive before life was completely extinguished.

Chen Shanshan picked up the titanium spear that had been flung away. Even with gloves on, the tiger's mouths of her hands were cracked from the violent impact, and blood soaked the cloth.

She walked to Liu Mingfei and forcefully swung the titanium spear, aiming at the back of the huge horse's neck and stabbing it in, ending its lingering pain.

Immediately afterward, several gunshots rang out.

The two first-tier female horses that were about to cross the high slope also fell under Lin Feng's gun.

The three strongest first-tier Rockhorn Horses in the entire herd were all killed at this moment.

At this time, Liu Qian ran over to check on Liu Mingfei, who was pinned under the horse's head in front of Chen Shanshan.

Liu Mingfei was spitting blood and was seriously injured.

But he was still conscious, just in too much pain to speak, gasping for breath.

Chen Shanshan quickly lifted the horse's head and, together with Liu Qian, pulled Liu Mingfei from under the heavy horse carcass.

Fortunately, his superpower was in effect at the time, increasing his physique attributes several times in a short period. The expanded muscles shared the damage from the horse's horn impact.

Even though he was solidly butted several times, the light steel plate of his level-nine combat suit was twisted and broken, but it did not cause fatal injuries.

Only fractured ribs and internal bleeding in some internal organs.

For evolvers, fractures and internal bleeding from ruptured organs are not fatal in the short term.

As long as they replenish nutrients in time, the evolutionary cells in the body can quickly self-repair and return to full health.

Lin Feng stepped forward and handed the portable evolution meat cake to Liu Qian, who fed it to her brother with water.

The meat cake was easy to swallow and digest.

And the evolution meat of the level-eleven Rockhorn Horse could serve as a temporary restorative for evolvers.

After confirming that Liu Mingfei was not in mortal danger, Lin Feng got up, looked up, and surveyed his surroundings.

With the death of the male leader and the two first-tier female Rockhorn Horses, the hunting operation was nearing its end.

A'lian and A'ming were working with Chen Shanshan to capture the other enhanced Rockhorn Horses in the herd.

An hour later, the battle was completely over.

The entire herd was captured.

Lin Feng and Liu Qian carried Liu Mingfei ashore, returned to the tram in the city ruins, and had Ding Yi treat him to ensure that there would be no further problems.

Then, Lin Feng rode the tricycle back to the riverbank slope and, together with his teammates, carried the spoils, one horse carcass after another, onto the tricycle's cargo bed.

After more than ten trips back and forth, they finally brought all twenty horse carcasses, as well as seven or eight Rockhorn Horse cubs, back to the tram camp away from the river.

Looking at so many Rockhorn Horse carcasses, the joy of the harvest only lasted a few minutes…

The crowd gradually realized that cleaning them all up would also be a daunting challenge!

Lin Feng came to the three first-tier Rockhorn Horses, pulled out the dagger from his waist, and prepared to begin the most important step.

Dissect the first-tier Rockhorn Horse's corpse, take out the evolution meat, then extract the evolution fluid, and absorb the source of life to achieve the next step of evolution!

This harvest was full, especially the first-tier male leader of the horse herd, which was a mid-stage evolutionary existence.

Perhaps it could allow him to evolve directly to the mid-stage!