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

Chapter 38 We need a victory!
Two hours ago.

Exit the highway toll booth.

After dealing with a pursuing scout team, Qin Hu and his team waited for nearly an hour.

There were three teams and three cars that left as bait, but only the team that took the middle road successfully attracted three black-backed insects.

Under the fire suppression of the group of fifty people, they were quickly shot dead, and in the car that escaped back, only the captain who was an awakened one was left.

The other two people who followed him were both killed tragically by the black-backed insects. The lower body of one of them was still hanging on the car window.

Another hour passed and the team heading south also appeared in the darkness, but the car was driving very slowly.

There were no black-backed beetle scouts following behind, but in their carriages, there were many red beetles that were still moving.

The Awakener captain who was sitting in the co-pilot seat walked up to Qin Hu and spread his hands, looking apologetic:
"I wandered around for quite a while but didn't encounter a single black-backed insect. I thought it was almost time, so I hurried back."

Qin Hu nodded and looked to the north with a frown. That was where Lin Feng's RV disappeared.

Now they are the only car left and there is no news from them.

With this guy's abilities, it would be easy for him to escape as long as he doesn't encounter two black-spined worm scout teams at the same time.

These civilian awakened people may not understand, but Qin Hu, who has fought on the front lines, knows very well how powerful the awakened people with super-powered bullets are.

Even an ordinary little pistol can become a heavy firepower like a machine gun in their hands.

With the cooperation of teammates, dealing with four or five black-backed insects was completely stress-free, let alone escaping.

Moreover, Lin Feng’s true strength is far more than that. His superpowers seem to be more diverse. He can even transform the carapace of the red beetle into a lightweight armor with excellent defense.

So with this guy here, there is no reason why we would be slower than the other two teams.

It was almost midnight, and five or six hours had passed since everyone left the service area.

Including the first team that lured the insects back, almost an hour has passed. If we continue to wait, we will easily encounter a large group of black-backed insects coming to investigate the situation.

A civilian team like the fifty people in front of us would suffer heavy casualties even if they faced ten black-backed insects at the same time, let alone dozens of them.

If we continue to waste time, the risk will become higher and higher.

The first surviving awakener who rushed back, after recovering from the shabby car, began to urge:

"We've waited so long, we can't wait any longer!"

"If what Lieutenant Qin said is true, there will be a large group of black-backed insects coming to check. How can we solve the problem with just a few of us? Isn't that just suicide?"

"I think Lin Feng and the others have already been killed."

"It's not that I look down on Mr. Lin, but what good is his thin-skinned RV? It will break into pieces with a bite from the black-spine bug!"

The other members had also long wanted to withdraw, but because Qin Hu had never spoken up, they did not want to offend the commander who could judge whether they had completed their mission. However, the awakened ones were different. They were treated preferentially no matter where they were.

Especially the one who spoke first, he was the first to complete the luring mission, his achievement was already set in stone, and he must be anxious to go back.

With him taking the lead, the others followed suit.

Seeing that everyone had no intention of staying to fight, Qin Hu took a deep puff of cigarette, hesitated for a moment, and nodded.

"Then wait another ten minutes."

Ten minutes later, Qin Hu gave the order to retreat and got on the jeep back to the service area.

He was certainly not being carried away by this mob, but what they were worried about, if it really happened, would be a heavy blow to the ordinary people who were fleeing, as well as Wucheng in the rear which had not yet been affected by the war.

Qin Hu can't bear this kind of responsibility.

Regardless of whether there were civilian casualties or the fall of Wucheng, he would be brought to a military court.

Qin Hu has done his best towards Lin Feng by being able to delay the matter until now.

Anyway, with three pairs of black-backed beetle jaws as witnesses, their containment and cover mission was successfully completed.

As the mission convoy drove away, the entire toll station fell into darkness, like a suburb in the wilderness.

Shortly after they left, a dazzling light flashed on the provincial road, followed by a huge rumbling sound and a violent gust of wind.

Unfortunately, the mission convoy was more than ten kilometers away from the explosion site and was unable to witness the birth of the miracle.

But several awakened people in the convoy still sensed the sound of the explosion, especially Qin Hu in the jeep. After escaping from the clutches of the insect swarm in the suburbs of Haicheng, he became extremely sensitive to all loud noises.

"Brake, pull over, wait!"

Qin Hu ordered the driver to brake and park in the emergency lane on the right.

After getting off the bus, he looked back in the direction where the noise came from in the distance, lit a cigarette, and waited quietly.

At this moment, the mobile phone, which was already able to receive a signal, rang, breaking the silence.

Qin Hu took it out and took a look. A piece of latest news made his hands tremble uncontrollably, and the cigarette between his fingers fell to the ground.

"Let's go and report back to the team!"…………

When Lin Feng and his team returned to the toll station, they saw the pitch-black highway entrance and exit, which meant that the mission convoy had returned early.

Lin Feng shrugged:

"That's great. Let's keep going. No need to hang around behind them."

Driving all the way back to the traffic jam, halfway through, Lin Feng's bolt gun also completed the upgrade to level 12:
"Gun gun level 12, red quality"

「升级点：18/4，伤害70，有效射程2千米，剩余子弹85/500」

"Additional attributes: bullet recovery 1/s, space magazine 500 spare bullets"

This upgrade finally increased the bullet recovery speed. Although one bullet per second still cannot keep up with the firing rate, it can greatly make up for the lack of explosive bullets.

At present, 500 rounds of spare ammunition are sufficient to deal with a small group of black-backed insects. Moreover, the damage is increased to 70, so two shots can kill one.

Lin Feng did not hesitate and continued to carry out the next round of upgrades for the lv12 grenade launcher. At the same time, he started his own synchronous upgrade to relieve the fatigue of his whole body after a night of fighting.

After eating some simple food, Lin Feng fell into a deep sleep with warmth all over his body.

However, within ten minutes, a loud shout suddenly came from the rear compartment. Liu Yueqi walked to the driver's seat with a cell phone in hand and shouted excitedly:

"I'm coming!"

"A national announcement has been issued!"

Lin Feng woke up slowly and looked at the screen of the mobile phone held up by Liu Yueqi. He saw a familiar face giving a speech with a sad and serious look on his face.

"Is there a signal?"

Liu Yueqi nodded:

"Just refreshed, but this is not a live broadcast. It was released about half an hour ago."

Lin Feng yawned, somewhat lacking interest.

He had Ding Chenghai's channel and knew the result of the war along the Federation's coast. It was a mess, and almost all cities had fallen during the day...

Especially in Haicheng, the 13th Division of Lu that came to support was surrounded by the Zerg and was struggling.

If this result of complete defeat were to be made public, not to mention the president of the federation, even if he were the emperor, he would be cursed and his position would be in jeopardy.

However, what Lin Feng did not expect was that during this live broadcast, a senior general suddenly delivered an important document.

After seeing the above content, the president's expression gradually changed from worry to joy...

It turned out that the 13th Army Division, which was besieged in Haicheng, was successfully rescued and successfully joined the State Armed Guard. It is currently retreating back to Wucheng to rest and prepare for war.

This is the Federation's only victory so far.

It is also a record of defeating the Zerg head-on!
Although it was a successful retreat, it was enough to prove that these invaders from alien planets can be defeated!

"Humanity will never yield or surrender!"

"God bless the Federation, humanity will win!"

After some inspiring words, the camera turned to the press conference, where the spokesperson introduced the current large-scale retreat, as well as the strengthening effects and super-power awakening that occurred during the battle with the Zerg.

After reading this, Lin Feng did not feel encouraged and excited like Liu Yueqi, but frowned slightly.

Considering the time when the video was released, the turning point seemed to have occurred right after he detonated the gasoline...

In this case, wasn't it his art of explosion that allowed the Queen Mother to withdraw the army of black-backed insects from the front battlefield, and then rescue the Thirteenth Division of Lu that was about to be besieged?
Although this was just Lin Feng's groundless fantasy, the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.

After all, the power of the explosion directly destroyed the combat effectiveness of hundreds of black-spine insects. If they lost their spiritual connection with the queen mother...

From the perspective of the queen mother, imagine that hundreds of black-backed insects appear behind her and are destroyed at the same time. As long as the queen mother is not stupid, she will definitely call back some of the power to protect her own safety.

Lin Feng was deducing step by step, and the RV had already arrived at the traffic jam. The crowd burst into cheers, and the whole team began to loosen up.

After being stuck in traffic for the whole day, the road is finally open to traffic.

Good news came one after another, and everyone smiled with joy. Only Lin Feng knew that the situation was far from getting better...

It's just that the Federation needs a victory.

Even if it's a victory that's not really a victory.

At this moment, the cell phone in Lin Feng's trouser pocket vibrated to remind him.

He took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. Lin Feng hesitated for a few seconds and pressed the answer button:
"Ok?"

"Hello, Lin Feng? I'm Qin Hu. Was it you who caused that huge explosion in the suburbs?!"

(End of this chapter)