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

Chapter 322 Human Cemetery
Meanwhile, a thousand miles away, in a mountain city.

"The communicator is broken."

Lin Yu kept fiddling with the communicator in front of him, trying to press the button on it to restart it.

The indicator light on the communicator did indeed change brightness after he pressed the button, but the headset that came with the communicator only played low white noise.

There is no doubt that this thing is no longer working.
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Perhaps it hasn't become ineffective, but rather has been disabled by some force.

But of course, the result is the same.

They were no longer able to contact the outside world using the captured communicator, nor could they exert any influence on the monsters.

The two were back to square one—or even worse.

Because, just now, in the chaos they created using the communicator, several monsters of unknown level broke through the outer defenses of the mountain city and entered the city.

Although they did not launch a direct attack, their massive size still caused considerable damage.

The path for the two to continue their descent was blocked, and they were now in a ruin, standing alone in an isolated, "island-like" building.

Unable to move forward, unable to move backward.

The only thing they seemed to be able to do was "stay put" and wait for the final outcome.

Lin Yu sighed deeply.

After a moment of silence, he spoke:
"It's alright, our mission is complete."

"According to the information from the Chinese army, the beast tide has indeed been disrupted."

"The crisis in Jinling City should have been resolved. With the Huaxia Army here, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with the final monster."

"yes."

Having reached this point, the scouts seemed to finally relax.

It's not that he's not afraid of death, but rather that he has already disregarded life and death.

Lying on the floor inside the building, he even had the mood to joke.

"Speaking of which, it would be great if we belonged to the Cult of the Machine God."

"According to them, we've accomplished such a great feat, we should be qualified enough to enter the 'Supreme Holy Kingdom,' right?"

"Theoretically speaking, we are already in heaven."

Lin Yu was very serious, while the scout chuckled and said:

"Heaven? My lord, do you really think this place is like heaven?"

"Obviously not."

Lin Yu shook his head, but then said:
But who can say for sure?

"Right now, we've probably explored less than one percent of this city."

"What we see is only the surface; who knows what's really inside this city?"

"Whatever it may be, it can't be heaven, can it?"

The scout sat up from the ground, took out the last of his dry rations, and took two bites.

"Not always."

Lin Yu shook his head again.

"None of us have been to Jinling New City—or, as the Chinese military would call it, Base 011."

"But I've heard that the real 011 base is underground."

"Everyone who has been there says that the environment there is almost as good as the paradise they can imagine."

"so."

The scout nodded thoughtfully.

"I really want to go back and see it."

"I want, too."

Lin Yu drank the last sip of clean water from the bottle, took a breath, and said:

"But there's no point in thinking about it now."

"Your injuries are quite serious, and mine are also rather severe."

"We don't have much mobility left."

"If we don't find enough food and water soon, we'll die here before those monsters and weirdos come after us."

"We need to find food and water first, and then we can make further plans."

"I know."

The scout looked at Lin Yu helplessly.

"But what can we do? This is not a city for human habitation at all."

"Cold and empty, this city is less built for humans and more a 'human graveyard' built by some machines we cannot understand."

The mere mention of "human cemetery" sent a chill down Lin Yu's spine. Indeed, the description was far too apt.

Even he himself had a special feeling when walking in this city.

It's as if he's not a person.

It was as if many "wandering ghosts" were still wandering around him.
But soon, Lin Yu shook his head and said:

"No, even if this is a cemetery, there are caretakers in the cemetery."

“There’s a living person here—the one we killed.”

"Since he survived, it means there must be other people in this city."

"If they can survive, then we can survive too."

"We need to get as far as possible into the areas where they are active."

"Their area of ​​activity? Where is it?"

A hint of doubt flickered in the scout's eyes. Lin Yu blinked and replied:

"I just thought of it too."

"If the main part of the 011 base is underground, is it possible that the main part of the mountain city is also underground?"

"We're going underground? Isn't that too risky?"

The scout shook his head hesitantly, while Lin Yu pointed to his chest.

"Look at the wound on your chest. Is there anything more risky than staying here and waiting to die?"

"really."

As soon as he finished speaking, the scout immediately understood.

Yes, staying put and waiting does seem safe.

The problem is, if they stay where they are, the only outcome they can face is death.

What, do you expect the Chinese army to attack and rescue you within a few days?

Even if they had the ability, it's impossible for them to be that fast.

You can only rely on yourself!
"So how do we get there?"

The scout asked:
"We need to have a direction, we can't just run around like headless flies, can we?"

"Of course not."

At this moment, Lin Yu already had a plan in mind.

After a slight pause, he began to speak:
"This city died, but it is recovering."

"And it is clear that the areas that recover first are the most important areas in this city."

"And the most important area must be connected to the real 'core area'."

"We need to find a way to get to those places—towards the lights!"

"Are you kidding me?!"

The scouts were terrified.

"We will die!"

"Just one person from the mountain town almost killed us both. If it were a brightly lit area, there would be even more people like that from the mountain town!"

"We want 'more'!"

Lin Yu said firmly:
"The more enemies you have, the more opportunities you have!"

"Don't be too afraid of them. Although we had a lot of luck in taking him down, you should also be able to see that these people are not that strong in combat."

"At the very least, if they had the same equipment, the Chinese army should be much stronger than them, right?"

"Besides, we've already come this far, so why be afraid of taking risks?"

"Even if we can't find the entrance to the core area for the time being, we can still try to take down another mountain city person."

"Their communicators are all usable. Get a new one and establish contact with the Chinese army. Maybe they have other ways to do it?"

".you're right."

The scout finally nodded.

"Then I'll do as you say, sir."

"Shall we leave now?"

Lin Yu sheathed the long sword at his feet and then spoke:

"Let's go now."

"If this city really is a cemetery."

"Then at least we can dig a little and see!"

(End of this chapter)