Global Grave Digging: My Reward Increased Ten Thousand Times

157: In the chaos, I saw Sister ZhifeiOutside the abandoned base, it had truly turned into a doomsday purgatory.

The main legions of the seven great cities, like seven steel pythons biting in from different directions, launched the most frantic siege against this solitary fortress.

Deafening explosions rang out incessantly, shaking the earth and mountains.

The heavy tank clusters of Yuheng City roared forward, their main guns spitting out beams of destruction that twisted and deformed the outer alloy walls.

The aerospace fighters of Kaiyang City circled and whistled at low altitude, dense missiles falling like hail, exploding into huge fireballs on the ground and blowing Lu Zhifei’s automated turret positions into the air.

The gene-biological legion of Yaoguang City, those twisted and powerful monsters modified to be half-mechanical, were relying on their brute physical strength to endure the impact of the explosions, attempting to climb and tear through the gaps in the walls.

Between the ground and the sky, firepower intertwined and energy surged; the entire area was shrouded in smoke and violent energy turbulence.

The defense system Lu Zhifei had meticulously laid out began to show signs of fatigue in the face of this saturated, destructive assault.

Automated turrets were picked off one by one, energy shields flickered uncertainly under the constant bombardment, and traps were either detonated prematurely or directly destroyed by the overwhelming firepower.

”Alert! Sector 7 of the outer defense perimeter has been breached!”

”Alert! Energy reserves have dropped to 45%!”

Inside the command room, piercing alarms rang out continuously.

She sat upright at the command console, her eyes fixed on the holographic battlefield simulation, her hands and third arm dancing like phantoms across the control panel, continuously allocating the remaining defensive resources and manipulating deeper hidden trump cards.

Her Dawn Morningstar right arm would occasionally extend into a cannon configuration, precisely firing powerful Star Energy pulses to either snipe key enemy units attempting to break in or detonate enemy ammunition, creating even greater chaos.

However, just as the battle reached a stalemate—

Hum—!!!

A beam of incandescent white energy, thousands of times more blinding than the sun and condensed to the extreme, like a spear of divine punishment, tore through the distant horizon. It crossed a distance of several thousand kilometers and, with unavoidable speed, slammed into the core area of the abandoned base!

That was the location of Lu Zhifei’s most important energy hub and some of her Advanced weapon manufacturing platforms!

Rumble—!!!!!!

An indescribably terrifying explosion occurred!

Blinding white light swallowed everything, and the violent shockwave spread outward like a tsunami, leveling a large area to the ground!

Smoke and energy turbulence surged into the sky, forming a small mushroom cloud!

”It’s the Eye of Heavenly Punishment! The orbital ion cannon of Yaoguang City!” inside a distant assault boat, the adjutant of the Alliance Squad exclaimed in shock.

This was another registered Star Core Divine Weapon controlled by the great cities of the Alliance!

Although it was not in its complete form and could not conduct sustained strikes due to the excessive distance, its single-shot power was still enough to threaten the vast majority of targets!

”It hit! Hahaha! It hit the core!”

Inside the command center of Tianshu City, General Chris watched the images transmitted back by the satellite, slapped the table in excitement, and a look of wild joy appeared on his face.

The representatives of the other great cities were also greatly invigorated.

”Well done! Yaoguang City has performed a great service this time!”

”Strike while she is down! Order the troops to launch an all-out assault! Spare no cost!”

”Capture her alive, go underground and capture her alive!”

Orders to attack were issued like snowflakes.

The seven major legions within the encirclement seemed to have been injected with stimulants; their offensive became even more ferocious. Like sharks smelling blood, they surged crazily toward the smoke-filled core area.

They all wanted to get there before anyone else to seize the potentially heavily wounded Lu Zhifei, as well as that Star Core Divine Weapon radiating a fatal allure!

And just at the moment when everyone had their eyes focused on the explosion core and the battlefield had descended into maximum chaos.

Inside the assault boat, a flash of light shone in Lin Fei’s eyes.

”You all stay here, I’ll go over and try first!”

His figure moved, and he transformed into a blurry black shadow, leaping out of the open hatch like a ghost!

The wind whistled in his ears, and below him was a battlefield filled with artillery fire.

Lightning flickered slightly on Lin Fei’s body surface, and a thin layer of [Lightning Battle Robe] enveloped him, perfectly isolating him from the energy detection and optical scanning on the battlefield.

He did not rush directly toward the center of the explosion, but instead chose a relatively remote area that had been cleared of enemies by the shockwave of the explosion, landing silently.

At this moment, dust was rolling, and Lin Fei’s physique, under the strength of ten thousand times vitality, coupled with the infusion of Dark Heavenly Thunder into his body.

His speed was almost as fast as a streak of light.

He knew that although the enemy had used a Star Core Divine Weapon, the goal of the great cities was to capture her alive.

And he had to see his sister faster and earlier.

Now was the most chaotic moment, and also the best moment for him to act and fish in troubled waters.

He needed to find her first.

Soon, at the entrance of an underground bunker that had been half-collapsed by the explosion, Lin Fei stopped.

The structure here was relatively intact, and furthermore, the vague intuition of a Legendary Mage allowed him to faintly sense a familiar aura.

Without the slightest hesitation, he flashed inside.

The underground passage was not deep. After passing through several alloy gates that had been violently breached, a somewhat crude temporary basement, filled with various circuits and instruments, appeared before Lin Fei’s eyes.

And in the very center of the basement, with her back to the entrance, the figure standing in front of a light screen flickering with complex data streams, if not his third sister Lu Zhifei, then who could it be?!

At this moment, Lu Zhifei did indeed look a bit disheveled.

Her white research uniform was stained with quite a bit of dust, and a trickle of blood was even slowly sliding down her temple. Clearly, the bombardment from the ”Eye of Heavenly Punishment” just now, even through layers of defense, had caused her some concussion.

But her back was still held straight, her eyes focused on analyzing the battlefield data on the light screen, and her right arm, which had undergone Fusion with the divine weapon, still radiated a stable and powerful energy fluctuation.

”Third Sister!”

Lin Fei called out softly, his voice filled with irrepressible excitement.

Hearing this long-lost and familiar voice, Lu Zhifei’s body jolted violently!

She slowly turned around, and when she saw the youth at the doorway, travel-worn, with a face full of joy and worry, yet still with sharp eyes.

Her originally calm and firm gaze was instantly submerged by immense surprise and unbelievable tenderness.

The longing, worry, and loneliness accumulated over several years surged out at this moment like a bursting flood.

”Xiaofei?!”

Her voice carried a hint of trembling; she could hardly believe her own eyes.

In the next second, both of them rushed toward each other without hesitation and hugged each other tightly!

There were no excessive words, only a forceful embrace, feeling each other’s real body temperature and heartbeat.

That kind of wild joy of recovering what was lost, that kind of bond that transcended flesh and blood, was enough to dissolve all estrangement and suspicion.

”How did you...” Lu Zhifei was just about to ask how he appeared here, but Lin Fei had already spoken first.

”It’s Second Sister! She gave me information!” Lin Fei explained quickly, his tone hurried and excited, ”She said you were very likely here!

Third Sister, now outside across the globe, in all countries and cities, Node Towers have suddenly appeared.

Everyone can enter the Killing World now!

I entered it for trials, became stronger, and knowing you were here, I immediately rushed over with Sixth Sister!”

He simply recounted the earth-shaking changes in the outside world and the process of how they came looking for her.

Lu Zhifei listened with surging emotions, her eyes moistening again.

Second Sister Shi Jin, Sixth Sister Meng Zi... are they all okay?

Her family members were all safe and could even cross worlds to find her; this was already the best news she could have imagined.

”That’s great... you’re all okay!” Lu Zhifei’s voice was choked with emotion. She gave Lin Fei a forceful hug in return, then quickly adjusted her emotions, her gaze becoming sharp again.

The situation was urgent now.

After all, she didn’t have much time to cherish the moment with Xiaofei.

”Xiaofei, listen to me, this world is very dangerous!

A large portion of the Alliance’s upper echelons has already been controlled by the Zerg!

They are imposters!

They are bugs wearing human skin! Chasing me was just a facade; their true purpose is to use you and me to consume each other and ultimately seize the Star Core Divine Weapon!”

She told Lin Fei the shocking secret about the imposters and the conspiracy within the Alliance in a concise and comprehensive manner.

After listening, a cold light flashed in Lin Fei’s eyes, and he sneered: ”I knew those guys had no good intentions!

Third Sister, don’t worry, leave those scumbags outside to me and Sixth Sister to handle!”

His gaze fell on Lu Zhifei’s right arm, which was shining with Holy Light. He reached out and touched it, marveling: ”Third Sister, this arm of yours is too cool!

It’s even cooler than Iron Man in the movies! You feel so powerful!”

Mentioning this, a hint of pride also flashed in Lu Zhifei’s eyes, but then a trace of regret appeared: ”It’s not strong enough yet.

I have unlocked less than half of the power of the ’Dawn Morningstar’.

To truly unleash its potential as a Golden Legendary class, and to unlock the subsequent most critical nanotechnology branch to achieve a legion-style build, I still need one thing.

A core crystal from a Brood-level Queen of the Zerg.”

She sighed softly, ”That thing is rare and hard to find. Even if I encountered one, in my current state, wanting to kill a real Queen of the Zerg is an almost impossible task.”

A Brood-level Queen of the Zerg was a terrifying existence capable of birthing a massive Zerg legion, with Mental Energy covering an entire planet, and possessing immense combat power itself. Its core crystal contained unimaginable life energy and genetic information, which was precisely the key to unlocking the nanotechnology.

Lin Fei was stunned upon hearing this, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

”Queen crystal? Brood-level?” He scratched his head, as if recalling something.

”Third Sister, is it... this thing you’re talking about?”

As he spoke, Lin Fei flipped his wrist, and a crystal the size of a fist, entirely deep purple in color, covered in mysterious patterns on the surface, with nebulae seemingly swirling inside, and radiating massive life energy and powerful Mental Energy fluctuations, appeared in his palm!

As soon as this crystal appeared, Lu Zhifei’s right arm, which had undergone Fusion with the divine weapon, emitted a slight hum, as if it had sensed something it desperately craved!

That familiar yet powerful energy fluctuation, that life essence so dense it had almost materialized...

It couldn’t be wrong!

This was definitely the core crystal of a Brood-level Queen of the Zerg!

And the quality was extremely high!

”Xiaofei! You! Where did you get this?”

Lu Zhifei looked at the crystal in Lin Fei’s hand in shock, unable to speak for a moment due to excitement.

Lin Fei grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: ”Just lucky. I was doing a pass quest for a Nest World before, entered a desolate planet, and happened to run into an ugly monster calling itself a queen, so I just casually wiped it out.

Didn’t expect this loot would be exactly what you needed, Third Sister!”

Taking out the most critical loot and giving it to the family member who needed it most, Lin Fei did not have the slightest hesitation.

Looking at the Queen crystal radiating an alluring glow in his palm, and then looking at her younger brother’s bright smile, Lu Zhifei felt her heart was about to melt from the immense sense of happiness.

All that searching was for nothing, and yet it was found without any effort!

The key to unlocking the nanotechnology was right before her eyes!

It was Xiaofei, my dearest younger brother, who had crossed worlds to bring it to me!