Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 208 Weird
"A small group of monsters was spotted 4 kilometers ahead, about 30 in number."

"Understood. Once we get close, one squad will get off the vehicle and deploy, using rifles to carry out an annihilation operation."

"A large monster was spotted 6 kilometers ahead. It's about 5 meters tall and moving very fast. It's close to the standard of a Level 4 monster."

"Understood. Team 1, Group 3, approach and use Hidden Arrow missiles to fire and clear the target."

"A giant monster was spotted 12 kilometers ahead. It moves slowly and has reached the standard of a Level 4 monster."

"Use 107 rockets for indirect strikes, three rounds per round. If you miss, get in close, and use bazookas in groups to eliminate them."

"We are approaching Zhuolu City ahead, 5 kilometers away."

"Drone reconnaissance shows that there are frequent human activities in the city, there are commercial activities, the social order is relatively stable, and the activities of the Mechanicus Skitarii have been discovered. We can enter."

"Received. We will be stationed at the edge of the city in 10 minutes. After a short rest, Xie Liu and Ji Xing will go forward to investigate the situation."

"Enter the city after eliminating the risk."

"clear."

“Jisung understands.”

After a long journey, the huge convoy finally arrived at the outskirts of Zhuolu City.

At this time, all the Chinese soldiers, including Huang Meng, were stunned.

It's not that I was confused while riding in the car.

It was purely due to the fight.

They hardly stopped for a moment during the day's journey.

Discover monsters, track them, and use the most appropriate weapons to hunt them.

They spent 240 kilometers and nine hours in this cycle.

At first, everyone was excited.

Constantly trying new weapons, super firepower, strong cover, the leaders' thoughtful and meticulous guidance, the wailing dead monsters
All of this was fresh and exciting, as if it washed away all the suffering they had endured in the previous twenty, thirty, or forty years.

They ran actively, pulled the triggers frantically, shouted various tactical commands they had just learned, and knocked down one enemy after another with artillery fire and bullets.

And they did not suffer any harm from beginning to end.

Although at some points, they did sense danger.

There were even one or two times when the critical situation was saved only by the intervention of the team leader and the Holy Blood People around them.

But, overall, their operations went extremely smoothly.

This allowed them to personally experience their own progress and the strength of this team.

This feeling of being one with the collective makes them extremely obsessed and even intoxicated.
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But gradually, their voices became hoarse.

Their shoulders began to swell and ache, their legs and arms became sluggish, and their spirits, which had always been high, gradually weakened.

Instead of becoming boring, the combat becomes tiresome.

They even forced themselves to finish the last few battles.

Finally, after waiting for Fuxi's last message to be broadcast and confirming that there would be no more fighting in the short term, everyone was on the verge of collapse.

The ten soldiers of the first squad stepped off the vehicle and fell on the ground covered with a thin layer of snow.

Their body temperature quickly melted the snow, and the cold snow water seeped into their clothes, but when they wanted to get up, their bodies were no longer under their control.

it is finally over.

and many more.

Is tomorrow's itinerary the same as today's?

At this moment, everyone felt unprecedentedly tired.

But Chen Jian didn't intend to let them go.

"Everyone stand up!"

At the command, everyone stood up suddenly no matter how exhausted they were.

"Set up sentries according to what I taught you before and stay vigilant and keep watch."

"Don't let me see any of you sleeping!"

"Those who perform well on this mission will be commended and rewarded when they return, which will affect their subsequent promotions."

"Those who don't perform well should go back to Yellowstone City!"

"Yes! Captain!"

A neat voice came from the team. Chen Jian waved his hand and everyone dispersed immediately, each looking for their battle positions and standing guard.

Seeing them stumbling around, even Ji Xing sighed:

"This training method is really not unfamiliar at all."

"When we were in the Holy Blood Temple before, we probably used the same tactics."

"However, the things here seem to be much more useful than what is taught in the Holy Blood Temple."

"of course."

Chen Jian laughed and replied:
"This is the experience summed up by generations. It is impossible to be useless."

"Okay, we'll keep an eye on it here, and you guys go to Zhuolu City to find out the situation."

"If we confirm that there is no problem and that the Skitarii here have received orders from the Mechanical Templar, then we will go into the city and rest."

"If we find any abnormalities or suspicious signs, we will retreat 5 kilometers to the second camping point to rest."

"clear."

Ji Xing answered simply, without any pause, driving the cat car and taking Xie Liu with him to the Zhuolu City one kilometer away.

Chen Jian checked the drone footage and after confirming that there was nothing unusual, he asked Li Shi to pick up some dead wood nearby and start a fire.

The bright firelight illuminated the night, and the temperature around rose rapidly. Chen Jian once again ordered the Chinese army to take turns on duty, and those who were idle began to prepare dinner.

At the same time, Lei Jie also climbed out of the tank, and after a quick inspection, he said with satisfaction:
"This thing is really tough. If it keeps driving like this, I think it will be in time for the first maintenance after we reach the imperial capital."

"But we don't have much ammunition left."

"With the inventory in the truck, there are now a total of 61 rounds left."

"If you really plan to attack Huadu, this amount of ammunition is a bit dangerous."

"Let's save some money on the way tomorrow. It's a bit extravagant to do 11 shots in one day."

"That's how modern warfare works, it's alright."

Chen Jian waved his hand and said:
"According to Fuxi, 001 is also a large-scale fortification. The configuration inside is basically the same as 011, but on a larger scale."

"According to my thinking, I should also put at least one tank in there."

"But no one knows what happened to 001."

Lei Jie spread his hands and said:

"Although Fuxi confirmed that the 001 fortification was not damaged, it is obvious that the integrated communications have been destroyed."

"Who knows if it's intact like 011, or half-destroyed like 006 in Quancheng?"

"If it's half-destroyed, it's fine, but what if it's completely destroyed?"

".If we are really that unlucky, we can just go home with the key to unlock the nuclear bomb."

Chen Jian spread his hands and said:
"Besides, the most valuable thing about 001 is not the equipment inside, but the records after the catastrophe."

"According to the records found in 7025, the deterioration rate in the north is significantly slower than that in the south."

"In this case, I believe the organization at that time must have found a way to preserve more information in a physical way."

"If we find it, maybe we can unlock the secret of the Cataclysm."

“I’m afraid it’s not that easy.”

Lei Jie couldn't help but sigh, and at this moment, lights came on in the distance, and Xie Liu and Ji Xing had returned.

"how is the situation?"

Chen Jian asked.

“It’s a little bit of a problem, but not a big one.”

Ji Xing replied:
"We met the leader of the crusader army stationed here, who is a bishop."

"He is also managing Zhuolu City with a supervisor from the Holy Blood Temple."

"These two have received notifications from the Mechanical Temple and the Holy Blood Temple respectively, and they are aware of our intentions."

"They welcome us into the city, but I always feel that there is something wrong with that guard."

"Something's wrong? What's wrong?" Chen Jian frowned and asked:
“Is it the behavior that’s wrong, or the attitude that’s wrong?”

"Neither - no, the thing I'm talking about has nothing to do with us. It's just that, as a Holy Blood, there's something wrong with him."

"Xie Liu, can you feel it?"

"can."

Xie Liu nodded immediately, and after thinking for a moment, he said:
"What's wrong with him is not logical."

"I feel like he doesn't look like a Holy Blood."

"Captain, you should be able to sense that most of the Holy Bloods have no personality."

"We have been through very special and very cruel training since we were young, and our individual characteristics have been erased for a long time."

"It is not until you start going out, carrying out missions, and chasing bounties that your human nature will slowly grow back."

"But the mark is difficult to remove - in fact, it was only after I joined the Huaxia Army that I felt a little more human."

"Ji Xing is probably better than me. As a bodyguard, she comes into contact with more people, so of course her personality has recovered better."

“But she is a special case after all.”

"And the eunuch in Zhuozhou City has a very obvious personality trait."

"The personality traits are too obvious?"

Chen Jian was stunned.

"How obvious is it? What's his personality?"

“Lively, enthusiastic, even a little bit exaggerated and funny”

"crazy."

Ji Xing interrupted:
“There’s a kind of unhinged madness.”

"He is the abbot, and the abbot is the most core manager below the Holy Father."

"How could a person with holy blood like this develop such a personality?"

"They have been in the Holy Blood Temple longer than anyone else. Even if they were sent to other towns as city lords, it would be impossible for them to develop such personalities so quickly."

"understood."

Chen Jian nodded slightly, thought for a moment and asked:
"Have you ever seen a similar Holy Blood Person before?"

"there has never been."

Ji Xing immediately shook his head and said firmly:

"And I am sure that the Holy Blood Temple would never raise such a person."

"His change must have occurred after he arrived in Zhuolu City. Something here must have affected him."

"This may be a potential risk. We can go into the city, but we must remain vigilant."

"clear."

Chen Jian pondered for a moment, then said:
"Enter the city."

“It’s a risk, but it’s also a clue.”

"In this wasteland, everything unusual could be a clue."

Having said this, he paused, and then gave the order:
"Everyone get ready to go into the city!"

At the command, everyone immediately took action.

The bonfire was put out, the equipment and personnel were loaded back on the vehicle, and just a few minutes later, everyone arrived in front of Zhuolu City.

After getting off the car, Chen Jian saw the crusaders waiting outside the city gate. With just one glance, and without even any additional introduction, Chen Jian immediately recognized the "unusual Holy Blood" that Ji Xing mentioned.

There's no way around it, his features are just too obvious.

He was wearing the dark red standard blood-stained shirt that Chen Jian had seen before. However, on the shirt, there were complicated, exaggerated, and even somewhat weird patterns embroidered with intricate lines.

Chen Jian didn’t understand what those patterns meant, or maybe they were meaningless?

He walked forward, but before he could open his mouth, he heard the slightly crazy laughter of the Holy Blood Man from the opposite side.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"The masters of the Chinese Army!"

"You are finally here, I have been waiting for you for too long!"

"I heard that you killed the saint of the Mechanicus? Tsk tsk tsk, this is incredible."

"Oh? Your Excellency the Bishop, why are you unhappy? Is this expression directed at me?"

"No, no, no, I don't mean to disrespect the saint, but as everyone knows, the previous saint was an unrighteous person, right?"

"Slap! I shouldn't say that."

"come on."

"Masters of the Chinese Army, I have prepared some wine for you."

"You should have a good rest. After a long journey, you need to get drunk and use alcohol to soothe yourself."

As he spoke, the guard walked straight towards Chen Jian and his companions.

The soldiers of the first squad immediately raised their guns. The sound of loading guns was so deafening that the guard stopped in his tracks.

He nearly fell because of a stumble.

Then, he said with a self-deprecating smile:

"Damn, my old cold legs."

"You are overreacting, families."

"I'm just a little enthusiastic. I don't intend to go against you."

"Everyone knows that anyone who goes against you is dead, right?"

"By the way, I'll prepare some special food from Jinling City for you. Do you know what it is?"

“Meat on a skewer!”

"Hahahaha"

Chen Jian watched his performance coldly, and he never let down his guard.

The more exaggerated the other party's performance was, the more he suspected that there was something wrong.

The same is true for Reggie.

He took a step closer to Chen Jian and asked:

"Is this really too much?"

"Or some mental illness?"

"He really seems high."

Chen Jian answered in a deep voice, then made a gesture, and Ji Xing and Xie Liu immediately stepped forward and stood between him and the guard.

"Oh? Holy Blood?"

"A traitorous Holy Blood. A clever Holy Blood!"

The attendant clapped his hands, then stepped to the side, bent down and made a "please" gesture.

"Then please go into the city."

"Believe me, we have no ill intentions, Your Excellency. I don't think you have any ill intentions either, right?"

Hearing this, the Mechanicus Bishop, who had never spoken, finally nodded.

Then, he spoke:
"I follow the orders of the saint."

"Whoever the saint is?"

Chen Jian asked sharply.

“A saint is a saint.”

This cryptic answer finally gained Chen Jian's trust.

He nodded slightly, then said:

"Let's go into the city."

"But you, especially you, don't come near!"

(End of this chapter)