Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 423 - 268 Black Meteorite Iron_1

Soon, all 799 flat peaches on the tree had been picked by Ye Feng.

After some contemplation, Ye Feng decided to distribute these flat peaches to those Third Order Mutated Creatures under his command.

These Third Order Mutated Creatures were still a bit too weak, as the nine that had just been sneak-attacked and killed by the Bijuo Vine were all Third Order Mutated Creatures that didn’t even have time to react.

Ye Feng did not expect them to be of much use, but he also did not want them to drag the rest down, so he planned to first address this weakness.

These flat peaches were quickly distributed.

Not all of the Third Order Mutated Creatures under his command were at the early stage; some were at the middle stage, and others were at the late stage.

Moreover, among these, the weaker Mutated Animals like Mutated Mice and Mutated Sparrows would use up far fewer resources.

Ye Feng roughly estimated that on average, each Third Order Mutated Creature only needed to consume one-third of a flat peach to break through to the early stage of the Fourth Order.

In other words, these 799 flat peaches could allow approximately 2397 Mutated Animals to break through to the Fourth Order.

At this time, there were still about 11,000 Third Order Mutated Animals in his troop. After this round of breakthroughs, only about 8,600 would remain.

"Good, I only need to find up to four more flat peach trees to get all the Mutated Animals in the Animal Legion to break through to the Third Order," Ye Feng felt somewhat invigorated.

As for the Insect Army, they will have to wait and see. If there are enough resources later on, he could help them advance.

And these Mutated Ants and Mutated Bees consume much fewer resources.

Initially, those Mutated Red Fire Ants and Mutated Yellowjackets used up only one percent of the resources needed by a Mutated Tiger of the same order.

But that was for the first generation of Mutated Insects, which had very limited potential.

However, as these Mutated Insects improved from generation to generation, their potential increased, their combat power strengthened, and the resources needed for their enhancement also grew.

Now, the Mutated Insects Ye Feng brought with him were mostly fourth and fifth generation.

The cost to enhance these Mutated Insects was about one-fiftieth of that required by a Mutated Tiger of the same order.

So, the cost of enhancing these 200,000 Mutated Insects was similar to that of enhancing 4,000 Mutated Tigers.

Although this consumption was not small, it was certainly manageable, and Ye Feng could completely accept it.

Of course, all these were matters for later.

Now, these flat peaches were quickly distributed, and in a short while, more than 2,000 Mutated Animals in the troop fell into deep slumber.

Fortunately, with the presence of Mutated Red Fire Ants, they were able to carry the sleeping creatures without affecting the marching speed.

Ye Feng led his troop and once again embarked on the journey to search for these extraordinary plants.

Along the way, they indeed encountered many strange flowers and rare fruits, but all these were guarded by Puppets.

The more valuable the strange flowers and rare fruit, the more powerful the guarding Puppets were.

And these strange flowers and rare fruits often had various unique effects; some could temporarily enhance combat power, some could strengthen the power of Special Abilities, and others could bolster physical fitness.

Ye Feng, not wishing to waste the Strange Flowers and Rare Fruits with Special Abilities on just boosting strength, collected them temporarily.

However, as they ventured deeper, Ye Feng had not found a second flat peach tree, causing him some inner urgency.

This situation persisted until an hour later, when the Animal Army had gone nearly 100 kilometers deep, nearly approaching the core area, that a turnaround appeared.

"Is that a meadow? No, it’s Spirit Grass," Ye Feng gasped slightly at the sight of a small lawn on a distant hillside, emitting an enticing aroma.

Because the quantity of these Spirit Grasses was just too abundant, by his rough estimate, there were at least 100,000 of them.

Without a second thought, Ye Feng led his army straight towards it.

Unquestionably, this place, too, was guarded by Puppets, and there were as many as 100 Puppets defending it.

Even more astonishing to Ye Feng was that these Puppets were not all made of stone; they were actually forged from metal.

Moreover, the power of these Puppets, all reached the peak of the Sixth Order.

That is to say, it was akin to having 100 Sixth Order Peak strongmen guarding these Spirit Grasses.

Indeed, such a lineup was luxurious.

At least for regular Mutated Animals, it was utterly hopeless; even if they reached the Sixth Order, they would probably only flee at the sight of them.

But for Ye Feng, it simply meant he had to be a bit more cautious.

This time, he did not send his entire force head-on. Facing these Sixth Order Peak Puppets, the Third Order Mutated Animals were completely outmatched, let alone the Fourth Order ones.

This time, his main force almost came out in full strength, including Mutated Eagles, Mutated Big Yellow Dogs, Mutated Wolf King, Mutated Tigers, Mutated Lions, and Mutated Giant Pandas.

Besides them, there were 400 Elite Animals that had been empowered with his attributes.

The reason there were only 400 instead of 500 was that, under Ye Feng’s arrangement, 100 had already entered the breakthrough state.

According to Ye Feng’s plan, these elite animals would be given priority for resource distribution to break through to the Fifth Order.

As the elite troops approached, the battle erupted instantly, plunging straight into a feverish state.

These Sixth Order Peak puppets, each of which could burst forth with a strength of 200 tons, though still not a match for the Mutated Animals enhanced by Ye Feng, the gap wasn’t far either.

At least, the assaults of these metal puppets could cause injuries to the elite animals on Ye Feng’s side.

Especially this batch of metal puppets, most of them wielding weapons, the sharp fangs and claws they featured, forged of special metal, were exceedingly sharp.

Ye Feng felt that if it were regular Sixth Order Mutated Animals facing these metal puppets in combat, they would likely be injured after a few moves.

However, the elite animals, after his attribute boost, had a defensive power comparable to the very top Sixth Order Mutated Creatures, but even so, wounds several meters long would still occasionally appear on their bodies.

But with the enhancement from Ye Feng’s attributes, what increased was not just strength, speed, and defensive power, but also their extraordinary recovery ability.

Even wounds several meters in length, as long as they were not lacking in spiritual energy within, could heal in just a short ten-plus seconds.

Even for wounds deep enough to expose bone, that couldn’t heal quickly, they at least could stop the bleeding fast, preventing the injury from impacting the fight.

But even with such powerful elite animals, and four of them ganging up on a single metal puppet, the fight was extremely tough.

Because these metal puppets, truly like tortoise shells, could only be dented a few dozen centimeters deep despite being hammered by forces exceeding 300 tons.

But for these metal puppets, each at least 30 meters in size, such damage was hardly significant.

More importantly, the metal on their bodies had the property of auto-restoration; it was necessary to completely sever it to be effective.

Thus, relying on these elite animals, they could only manage to suppress; if they truly wanted a victory, Ye Feng guessed it would probably take over an hour of combat to determine the winner.

However, the ones who struck this time weren’t solely these elite animals; the true main force was naturally the Mutated Eagles and the others.

Especially the Big Yellow Dog, whose formidable attack power shone to the fullest at this moment.

With every swipe of his paws, he could slice off a large chunk of metal from these metal puppets, and his speed of attack was extremely fast; if one were not careful, an entire arm might even be ripped off.

Beyond the Big Yellow Dog, the performances of the Mutated Tiger and Mutated Lion were equally dazzling.

Their Special Abilities were offensive, and once the Mutated Tiger used his ability, his claws would emanate a silver glow, possessing immense cutting power, to the extent that not even the Big Yellow Dog could match the raw attack power of his claws.

After all, Big Yellow Dog’s Berserk Ability amplified all aspects, while the Mutated Tiger’s Ability singularly increased the cutting power of its claws, which naturally yielded better results.

Often, a single swipe from the Mutated Tiger would suffice to completely eviscerate a metal puppet in front of them.

As for the Mutated Lion, its Ability was somewhat unusual; once activated, each of its attacks would be accompanied by a layer of hidden force.

This hidden force was more akin to a vibrating power, capable of penetrating through the opponent’s surface defense and striking directly at the internal structure.

Such an attack wielding the hidden force was truly fearsome.

It is known that the formidable defense of most Mutated Animals stems from their skin, muscles, and bones, whereas their internal organs lacked even one-tenth of their physical defense.

Even though these metal puppets had no organs, their operation still required an exceedingly precise internal structure.

A few swipes from the Mutated Lion would slow the metal puppets down, and then the rest of the elite animals could swarm them and dismantle the foe.

As for the remaining Mutated Eagles, Mutated Giant Pandas, and Mutated Wolf King, while their performances weren’t as stellar, they could still inflict significant damage on these metal puppets rapidly.

Hence, this battle lasted only 5 minutes before it ended.

"So hard to kill, are you only giving me 5 Spirit Stones?" Ye Feng rummaged through the remains of these iron puppets, feeling somewhat perplexed.

On his sweep through, he had gradually gotten a clearer picture of the situation in the Land of Inheritance.

The more precious the item, the stronger the guards defending it.

Similarly, the reverse was true; the stronger the guards, the more generous the rewards after defeating them.

Hence, it made no sense that these Sixth Order Peak iron puppets yielded such meager loot.

Ye Feng, with a frown, searched again obstinately, and indeed, he discovered something different.

Amidst this pile of scrap, he found several fist-sized, pitch-black pieces of metal.

"What metal is this? It seems extraordinary!" Ye Feng muttered, then extended his claw and scratched it.

At this moment, he was exerting nearly 300 tons of force, coupled with the sharpness of his wolf claws, yet he managed to produce only a millimeter-deep scratch on this dark chunk of metal.

More exaggeratedly, the scratch he made visibly mended itself rapidly; evidently, the metal had the capability of self-repair.

"Such hardness!" Ye Feng was taken aback, immediately taking the object in hand, and instantly a stream of information appeared in his mind.

And Ye Feng instantly understood what it was.

Black Meteoric Iron!

A type of material capable of forging Rule-based Weapons.

And the said Rule-based Weapons were those that could unleash the Rule Power to its full potential.

Ye Feng recalled the time when he emerged from the Small Phoenix Mountain Restricted Area; the Seventh Order Strongman he combated wielded a weapon that was likely a Rule-based Weapon.

"Looks like it’s a good find." Ye Feng immediately instructed the Mutated Red Fire Ant to collect these items.