Size has its advantages.
For instance, immense strength.
Or, suffering the same damage that would be fatal to a human of normal size is negligible to a colossal creature.
However.
Everything has its pros and cons!
At a distance of a hundred meters, one can engage in ranged combat.
At a distance of two to three meters, close-quarters melee is possible.
But what if the smaller entity enters the body of the larger one?
Like a virus parasitizing the body.
Supernatural abilities or powers,
Become useless!
Qin Feng is currently like a parasitic virus.
Clearing paths where there are mountains.
And water…
There is no water!
Holding a spatial blade in each hand, all he needs to do is keep cutting.
Sperm whales do not have regenerative abilities; the damage dealt by each cut will continuously accumulate.
High in the sky.
The sea eagle hesitated, contemplating escape.
An Ling looked down with worry.
She was powerless to intervene!
One minute.
Two minutes.
Time slipped away.
The sea eagle finally made its decision.
Run!
I don't want to die here!
If the boss perishes, that fish will surely eat me. As for An Ling…
"Caw!"
It gave its body a forceful shake.
An Ling lost her balance, flung from the bird's back.
She could fly, so she wouldn't fall, but she was still startled.
Stabilizing herself in her panic, she roared in anger, "Oyster Omelet, you…"
The sea eagle paid her no mind.
Farewell!
Splash…
Accompanied by the sound of water, the colossus suddenly surfaced.
It was the mutated sperm whale!
Simultaneously.
A figure, drenched and covered in whale blood and shredded flesh, emerged from within the sperm whale.
"Oyster Omelet, where are you going?"
Qin Feng sat on the carcass of the sperm whale, washing off the blood with his hand scooping seawater.
Damn it.
The sea eagle was terrified.
What should I do?
If I flee and the boss catches me, will I be plucked and roasted alive?
"Caw, caw!"
It flapped its wings with all its might.
It was as if its wings lacked strength; no matter how hard it flapped, it continued to plummet downwards.
Eventually.
It plunged headfirst into the sea.
Flailing in the water, it let out a pitiful cry towards Qin Feng: "Caw, caw…"
Boss!
I didn't mean to escape!
You saw it, right?
I circled overhead for too long, and my wings suddenly cramped. I fell into the sea.
"Oh, you're quite the actor!" Qin Feng said with a smile.
The sea eagle was bewildered.
What did he mean?
It hadn't been with its boss long enough to understand most of what he said.
As it was pondering the meaning of his words, Qin Feng suddenly vanished.
When he reappeared.
He was already beside it.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Fists rained down mercilessly.
The sea eagle, being a bird, was clumsy in the water and had no power to resist.
To be precise.
It didn't dare to resist.
In a moment.
Feathers, knocked loose by the beating, floated on the water's surface.
"Try to escape again, and I'll kill you!" Qin Feng's eyes were cold.
Ninety-nine percent of a 100-pound mutated animal was ferocity and defiance.
It had to be beaten!
Beaten until it was afraid.
As expected.
The sea eagle trembled.
It was intelligent enough.
It hadn't interacted with humans before, so it couldn't understand human language in a short time.
However!
After a few days, it had learned a few single words.
Like the word 'die.'
"Qin…"
An Ling almost called his name but stopped herself in time, changing it to: "Captain! Are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
Qin Feng flipped his hand.
Behold!
A sapphire crystal appeared.
It was even larger than the crystal from the giant squid!
He had deliberately not absorbed any crystals this morning.
He was waiting for this moment.
"Let's go!"
He jumped onto the sea eagle's back and patted its head: "Oyster Omelet, back to the island!"
In the blink of an eye, they were back on the island.
Ten minutes later.
Qin Feng, holding the crystal, opened his eyes.
Level 7!
He had broken through!
Twenty percent of the crystal's energy was consumed.
It appeared larger than the giant squid's crystal, but since it was used for a higher-level breakthrough, the consumption was naturally greater.
This meant.
Eighty percent remained, not enough to break through to Level 8.
He decided.
To help An Ling also break through to Level 7!
It was simple.
When both were Level 6, An Ling's enhancement with the Light Divine Radiance increased his combat power by fifty percent.
Now that he was Level 7 and An Ling was only Level 6.
The Light Divine Radiance bonus was halved.
It was only twenty-five percent.
Having An Ling at the same level as him would ensure his combat power remained at its peak!
While Qin Feng was contemplating,
The sea eagle gazed longingly at the crystal in his hand.
Boss.
Your little brother wants one too!
Qin Feng noticed its gaze.
Give it an Level 8 crystal?
Dream on!
However…
Although its loyalty was severely lacking, it had worked hard these past few days.
A stick must be used.
But a sweet date should also be given.
"Here!"
He tossed the giant squid crystal to the sea eagle.
After being absorbed twice by An Ling, it still had over sixty percent of its energy remaining.
The sea eagle was ecstatic.
It swallowed the crystal in one gulp.
With the energy of that crystal, an ability user would die if they absorbed it all at once!
It was different.
As a large mutated animal, it could absorb more energy.
But it also required more energy to break through.
Because the crystal's energy had already been depleted by over thirty percent.
The sea eagle did not break through to Level 6.
Of course.
It was close.
After absorbing Level 5 crystals for a few more days, or consuming two Level 6 crystals, it should be able to break through.
"Let's rest before we get back to work!" Qin Feng waved his hand.
"Caw, caw!"
The sea eagle cried out excitedly.
It could feel that breakthrough was near.
It was still best to follow the boss!
With its own abilities, it could only kill Level 5 zombies.
To break through, who knows how long it would take. But with the boss, it had the opportunity to consume high-level crystals.
The breakthrough speed was much faster!
Thus.
Under the policy of stick and sweet date.
The sea eagle's defiance was slowly being worn away.
…
Taihang Mountains.
Jin Qian hid in the grass, panting.
Her mental power was almost depleted.
Fortunately!
Three of her four abilities were for escape; otherwise, she would have surely died today!
She never expected the Divine Punishment team to be so strong!
She couldn't break through Tang Xiaoying's defense.
Even.
Han Ling and Han Xiao could counter her.
Before today, she arrogantly believed that only Qin Feng from Yan Mountain Base was someone she couldn't defeat.
Now she realized.
Several people could kill her!
Give up?
Never!
She was a vengeful person, especially after the apocalypse. Her attitude towards her enemies was simple: you die, I live!
But…
How to fight?
Not only were the opponents full of experts, several of whom could kill her.
Crucially.
She had just subdued a base, only for them to raid her stronghold.
Even the adventurers from John Bull Country…
She was certain.
Those seventy to eighty people were all dead.
Not a single one escaped!
Now she was a lone wolf.
To subdue another base?
No!
The opponents would definitely expand their influence outward from the newly acquired base.
If she were to forcibly recruit from other bases.
It was possible…
Someone from the recruited base might secretly inform the Divine Punishment team.
Another encirclement and suppression.
She didn't have the confidence to escape every time.
Currently, there were only two paths.
Either, move far away from Yan Mountain and Taihang Mountain to gather a force.
Or.
Find other better methods!
After a while, her eyes lit up.
She had an idea!
She opened her personal terminal, on which multiple bases were marked.
These were the locations of surrounding bases she had inquired about at the Hu Anquan Base.