Chapter 113: The Enigmatic Mental World and the Benefits of Breaking Limits

Unlike typical minor upgrades within his rank, the additional mental energy from this upgrade propelled Lin Feng's consciousness into an extraordinarily eerie, pale world. 

It felt like an inexplicable phenomenon within a dream. Confronted with the desolate landscape, Lin Feng quickly realized that this was not reality but a virtual existence, simulated within his mind.

Yet, when he raised his hand, he still held the long gun, the lv21 Armor-Piercing Cannon, and behind him, the Flying Wing Vehicle rested quietly.

However, the vehicle's exterior was a blur, likely because it was in the midst of an upgrade.

With his bound equipment appearing, Lin Feng's self-awareness grew increasingly clear.

Realizing something, he opened the vehicle's side door and stepped inside, heading to the master bedroom behind the lounge.

Sure enough, a figure lay quietly on the bed.

It was Chen Yanyan, who was sleeping peacefully in his arms in the real world, and her projection in the mental world was equally serene on the soft bed.

Lin Feng surveyed his surroundings, confirming that all the details matched reality, before returning outside to observe this strange, yet somewhat familiar world.

The landscape was barren, like a desolate wasteland after nuclear warfare, devoid of life.

The sky was a dull, reddish-yellow, covered with red clouds that remained motionless as if time had stopped.

This bizarre world seemed to lack a concept of time.

Lin Feng frowned, firing several shots into the sky; the shells flew upward without stopping, nor exploding, disappearing into the clouds.

Without gravity, there were no physical laws present.

Seeing this, Lin Feng pondered.

He slung the Armor-Piercing Cannon over his back and bent into a sprinting stance, accelerating forward for several dozen meters...

Finally, he leaped off a raised stone slope with force!

In the next moment, Lin Feng shot upwards like the shells he fired earlier, continuously ascending with the same speed...

Suspended mid-air, he felt like he was in a cosmic vacuum, drifting endlessly without friction, flying towards the clouds.

As Lin Feng ascended, probing the truth of this mental world, he finally saw the scenery above the clouds of fog and lightning!

It was a dark expanse, devoid of stars, with the sun's usual position replaced by a bizarre celestial body: deep black inside and outlined in red.

Its outer ring emitted a layer of red light, radiating down to the planet below, bathing the thick clouds in a crimson glow.

This scene reminded Lin Feng of the eerie eclipse accompanying the alien insect invasion in the real world.

Could what he saw at home have been deeply imprinted in his mind, subconsciously replacing the sun in his nightmares?

As Lin Feng pondered this, his body continued to soar...

Unable to stop and barely noticing.

When he looked up again, he found the once basketball-sized bizarre sun now a massive orb.

A powerful storm threatened to tear him apart, and Lin Feng felt himself losing control, about to be drawn into this sinister dark star.

The next moment, his minuscule form, akin to dust, passed through the outer red storm, entering a dead, dark void.

It was as if everything was lost; Lin Feng couldn't even see his own hands, only confirming his limbs' presence through touch.

As he floated in the endless darkness, a chasm-like fissure slowly appeared.

Inside, a dark red sphere moved up, down, left, and right, like an opening eye pupil.

As the fissure widened, the pupil within the bizarre star opened, finally noticing the foreign entity within.

When the continent-sized black-red pupil fixed on him, Lin Feng's heart jolted, realizing he had been detected. The next moment...

He felt as if an invisible hand clutched his throat, binding his limbs.

Choking until his face turned red, immobilized.

Then, Lin Feng was drawn inward.

Like a fired shell, he plummeted, becoming a speck in the infinite darkness.

Though the choking ceased, the accelerated fall's weightlessness and overload confused Lin Feng's consciousness, diminishing his reasoning...

As his awareness lingered on the brink, Lin Feng faintly saw a light in the darkness, reaching out to grasp it.

From within came a familiar female voice:

"Lin Feng, use your abilities wisely!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng abruptly opened his eyes, finding himself still in the Flying Wing Vehicle's bedroom.

Chen Yanyan had rolled to the other side.

Lin Feng was drenched in sweat, soaking both his clothes and the bed, leaving a human-shaped impression...

Lin Feng frowned, unconcerned about his sweating, his mind fixated on the mental world's final scene before awakening.

The voice behind the light was unforgettable.

Because it was his mother, He Yiwen's voice!

Damn it!

Thinking of this, Lin Feng furrowed his brow tighter.

His mother had been missing for years, how could she appear in his subconscious?

Apart from the initial disappearance, Lin Feng occasionally dreamt of her...

Years passed, almost forgotten.

Could the nightmare's mental world be real, not a fabrication?

Was He Yiwen still alive? 

Lin Feng shook his head, dismissing it as fanciful thinking, just a nightmare.

Yet his mother's words lingered.

"Use your abilities wisely."

Lin Feng looked at his hands, murmuring.

Why, in the dream, did He Yiwen issue such a warning?

Before Lin Feng could process any useful clues, his status post-upgrade appeared:

"Lin Feng, lv21/29"

"Health 270, Physique 270, Spirit 295"

"Base attributes increased by 50 points, mental attribute increased by 30 points, breakthrough values can be inherited"

"Note: Can currently bind one new piece of equipment, maximum orange quality"

"Note: Significant mental limit breakthrough, base skills: Identification, Upgrade, Replication, Telepathy, receive enhanced effects"

"Identification: Maximum range increased by 50%, 5km, increased detail in identification"

"Upgrade: Upgrade time reduced by 10%"

"Replication: Effect range increased from one to two kilometers"

"Telepathy: Detection range increased from three to five kilometers"

Seeing the enhancements to his skills, though not overly strong, the comprehensive improvement in overall strength was exhilarating for Lin Feng.

Indeed, breaking limits had impressive effects.

It was akin to a small qualitative leap!

Especially the upgrade speed improvement, alleviating Lin Feng's greatest concern: the slow upgrade pace for large equipment.

For instance, the lv19 Flying Wing Vehicle upgrade had started at 5 AM and wasn't finished by noon.

Despite being a major tier upgrade, requiring more time, in future insect battles, upgrade speed would be crucial.

A faster upgrade could change the outcome of a grueling battle.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng eagerly anticipated hunting Tier 2 mental insects.

He needed to visit more populated areas, using his identification skill to scout, possibly uncovering surprises.

After all, a single Tier 2 mental insect granting 30 mental attribute points was too cost-effective.

While Lin Feng reveled in the benefits of breaking limits, his mind suddenly recalled his mother's advice.

Use his abilities wisely.

Had He Yiwen foreseen his possession of powerful abilities, or was it a subconscious warning from his darker side?

Lin Feng rubbed his face, dismissing thoughts of future possibilities.

He wasn't yet powerful enough to alter humanity's fate, but when the time came, he could use his strength to change everything.

Gathering his thoughts, Lin Feng rose.

Checking his phone, he had slept just over an hour, and the fatigue from the all-nighter vanished.

Now Lin Feng felt invigorated, full of energy.

This was likely an extra benefit of the mental breakthrough.

Seeing the woman still asleep on the bed, her recovery was much slower.

Lin Feng quietly entered the bathroom, showered, changed into fresh clothes...

And stepped outside the vehicle.

He saw his team members taking turns resting.

Li Ran, seeing Lin Feng awake, greeted him before collapsing asleep in the vehicle.

Lin Feng nodded, admiring the luxurious service area facilities.

Wu City's rapid economic development had led to well-established infrastructure in surrounding cities, with service areas resembling malls.

They had fast food, milk tea shops, coffee shops, and even clothing supermarkets.

Now, however, they had been ransacked by refugees.

Only the second-floor motel had some intact beds for the team to rest.

As Lin Feng familiarized himself with the temporary camp's environment,

Shen Jie hurried over with good news.

Zhang Liying, who awakened a similar ability, had successfully integrated Cyan Wing Bug flesh.

She had grown a pair of Cyan Wing membrane wings on her back!

To clarify, He Yiwen is deceased and cannot be revived.

The mental world is akin to a subconscious channel.

The protagonist's abilities stem from himself, unrelated to his mother.

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