Currently, the Zerg's development has hit a Bottleneck.
energy blocks are still being detected by the Digger, but Earth is not an easy place to produce similar resources.
Therefore, Lin Fan began to vigorously support the Overlord and Digger to expand his vision and detection depth.
He set his sights on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Tesseract.
That thing can create energy weapons and has a spatial attribute, so it should be usable as energy blocks.
S.H.I.E.L.D. has many special forces, including the FBI, CIA, intelligence agencies, etc., with countless Agents and spies, and they can mobilize a large amount of the country's resources.
Lin Fan decided to gather intelligence first before planning his attack.
And today, he selected three individuals to join his team.
From Russia, a famous boxer known for fighting in underground prison matches: Boyka (Source: Undisputed).
From Flower Flag, a hidden assassin, title: Mechanic Arthur (Source: The Mechanic).
From Fusang, a man skilled in various combat techniques, with a father known as the strongest creature on Earth: Ren Ya (Source: Baki the Grappler).
Lin Fan used his Hacker Dagger to hack into the national network, found information about Mechanic Arthur, erased his file, marked his location, and then went to negotiate.
San Francisco.
The martinis and sunsets in the bar were most captivating.
Arthur sat in the bar, sipping his half-finished martini, listening to old tunes, and enjoying the quiet moment of solitude.
Arthur was skilled at designing assassinations; each of his targets appeared to have died by accident, and he had numerous channels for intelligence gathering, making him the most suitable candidate for a scout.
Lin Fan arrived here on a private jet, entered the bar, and sat next to Arthur. "No target today?"
"Isn't he sitting right next to me?" Arthur was accustomed to his identity being exposed; if he could win, he would kill; if he couldn't, he would kill later; he had always lived that way.
Lin Fan placed his hand on Arthur's shoulder and said, "I am Private Lin Fan, currently the Commander of the Third Branch of the Marine Corps. I want to recruit you as my soldier. You can refuse."
"Private? Commander! You must be joking." Arthur thought this guy was crazy; how could a private be a Commander?! However, the dagger hidden in his pocket was already halfway drawn.
Lin Fan smiled, "It must feel terrible to be betrayed by a newly trained apprentice, right? If you don't draw your blade against me, we can talk properly. Otherwise, I promise you'll regret it."
"Are you threatening me?" Arthur's forehead veins bulged. Being betrayed by an apprentice was extremely shameful, but he had already killed the apprentice and successfully retired, living as a dead man.
Lin Fan patted Arthur's shoulder: "I'm not threatening you; I'm warning you. The gap between you and me is not on the same level. If you anger me, the consequences will be dire."
"Be careful not to see tomorrow's Sun." Arthur put the dagger back in his pocket, then picked up his martini and drank it in one gulp.
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes and said, "Right now, only I have your information. I can immediately send your information to agencies like the FBI and CIA, so you won't have time to prepare to assassinate me. I can still see tomorrow's Sun."
"I'm an assassin, how could I join the army? Besides, I'm not used to army life. Absolutely not going." Arthur rolled his eyes, signaling surrender, but still not agreeing to Lin Fan's terms.
Lin Fan then took out a syringe and, before Arthur could react, injected it into his neck. "Try this."
"You... ambushed me!" After so many years as an assassin, this was the first time Arthur had been ambushed, even though the other party showed no Killing Intent.
Lin Fan also possessed the biological samples brought back from the Blood Orchid Ecosystem, and through the Initial Zerg Base's filtration, he was already able to produce finished products.
The injection given to Arthur earlier was a skin-hardening serum created by fusing the Giant Leech and the Red Centipede.
After filtration by the Initial Zerg Base and Fusion with sufficient biomass, the serum's quality was upgraded to Tier 1.
The skin-hardening serum's effect could provide immunity to a portion of non-heavy weapon shrapnel damage.
Half an hour later.
Arthur woke up from the bar counter. "Bastard, what did you do to me? I..."
As an assassin, Arthur was very sensitive to subtle changes in his body. His palm had already sunk into the wooden bar counter from the force.
Arthur didn't think the wooden bar counter was rotten, which was why he could easily tear it apart; it was because his grip strength had increased!!!
Lin Fan said with a profound air, "This is just one of the gene serums available to my team members: Hardened Skin. It grants you partial immunity to light thermal weapon damage, and the increased mass density also means an increase in strength. How are you considering it now?"
"It looks very interesting. I don't like owing favors, so I'll work for you for now. But once I feel I've repaid the favor, I'll leave." Arthur looked at his hands in astonishment.
Lin Fan stood up and said, "Then let's go. Next stop, Russia. We still have work to do."