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

Chapter 325 Returning from the Wrong Path

"They let you go?"

As soon as Ji Xing finished speaking, Chen Jian froze on the spot.

But after a brief moment of confusion, he quickly realized what was happening.

Indeed, this is basically the most reasonable possibility.

Given Ji Xing's abilities and the equipment level of that Holy Blood Squad, how could they possibly escape simply by "hiding in the ruins"?
It was the people of that mountain town who let her go.

And the reason for letting her go.
It's highly likely because she does possess some degree of uniqueness.

What is this special characteristic?
Nobody knows.

Only when we re-enter the mountain city can we verify this.

Chen Jian instantly understood Ji Xing's thoughts, but he did not immediately agree to her request.

"Let's discuss whether or not to go to the mountain city later."

"In reality, even if we were to go to the mountain city, you would most likely not have the opportunity to verify your idea."

"Because our strategy is not to confront the mountain city head-on, and it is even less likely that we will engage in urban street fighting or CQB with enemies we don't even understand."

"Our basic strategy is to disable the entire city with continuous nuclear bombing, and then, during the window of opportunity when the enemy is disabled, eliminate all the enemies inside through non-contact means."

"all??"

Ji Xing looked at Chen Jian in astonishment.

But there are still humans there.

“What I mean is, I thought we would try to contact them first.”

"Do not."

Chen Jian shook his head without hesitation.

"Don't have a biased view of the people in the mountain city."

“They may really be human, but everything they’ve done has seriously deviated from our ‘united front’.”

"In fact, their position in my hands is even lower than that of the Cult of the Machine God."

“There’s no need for us to reason with them. The moment we confirmed that the beast tide was initiated by the mountain city, the process of reasoning with them was over.”

"clear."

Ji Xing nodded solemnly.

At that moment, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

Will there come a day when "Holy Blood" like myself will also lose the right to reason?

United Front
What is a united front?

I have actually spent a lot of time reading a lot of materials, learning about the history before the Great Cataclysm, and even the true origin of the so-called "Huaxia Army".

She had seen the term "united front" many times in different places, but even now, she still couldn't understand the true meaning behind it.

Ji Xing's eyes flickered a few times, as if noticing her expression, and Chen Jian spoke up:
"Don't take it personally; that's a bad habit."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Xing looked up and gave an awkward smile.

"It's not that taking it personally is true, but the position of us Holy Blood members is becoming increasingly awkward."

Ji Xing paused for a moment, then said thoughtfully:

"Actually, this is also a problem that needs to be solved, isn't it?"

"In the Chinese army, the role we can play is actually only slightly better than that of ordinary people."

"Furthermore, due to the special nature of our identity, we are naturally unable to form stronger relationships with others."

"Just like the two hundred Holy Blood Warriors who were sent here with the refugees, they still haven't truly integrated into Base 011."

"Not only have I not integrated, but you could even say I'm quite alienated."

“If it were an area controlled by the Holy Blood Temple, such distancing would make the order more stable.”

"But here, the situation is completely different."

"You should keep this to talk to Shen Yue."

Chen Jian interrupted Ji Xing.

"This is a problem he should solve—I can't do everything myself, can I?"

Chen Jian's expression was quite relaxed, as if he didn't care about the matter at all.
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However, in reality, he didn't really think it was a big deal.

Because he knew that the sense of alienation between the Holy Bloodline and ordinary people was not due to the narrow-minded cognitive barrier of "those who are not of our kind," but purely due to long-standing inertia that prevented them from forming effective cooperation with others.

Collaboration is often the foundation for deepening relationships.

This problem will be quickly resolved after the Holy Bloodline is reorganized, so there's no need to worry too much about it.

In contrast, what worried Chen Jian more was another problem.

family.

Family problems of the Holy Blood.

Or to be more specific, it's a problem with their relationship.

Any powerful force inevitably establishes connections through personal emotions, which are often tied to family.

Based on the information available now, Chen Jian has hardly seen any Holy Blood members who have families.

This is actually one of the reasons why this organization is so fragile and loose that it could break at the slightest touch.

Thinking of this, Chen Jian suddenly asked:
"By the way, have you ever thought about living like a normal person?"

"Live like a normal person?"

Ji Xing looked at Chen Jian with a puzzled expression.

"Is my life different from that of a normal person?"

That's not what I meant.

Chen Jian waved his hand and said:

"I mean, to fall in love, get married, and have children like a normal person—yes, most Holy Bloodline members are infertile, but forming a family shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Ji Xing blinked, unsure how to respond.

She didn't understand Chen Jian's intention in asking that question.

Perhaps it was just a casual question that came up when the issue of the Holy Blood was mentioned?
After careful consideration, Ji Xing replied:

"Perhaps I will consider it if there is an opportunity in the future."

"But those with holy blood are all short-lived, who would want to start a family with us?"

"To be honest, considering your average lifespan, you're not exactly short-lived."

Chen Jian said in a serious tone:

"At least compared to those civilians who have no way to protect themselves, you live much longer."

"That's true."

Ji Xing smiled, then suddenly asked in a slightly joking tone:

"Commander, what do you think?"

"What do you think I should do? Just find a man and get married like a normal woman?"

"If you need me to set an example, that's not out of the question."

"Bullshit."

Chen Jian rolled his eyes.

"Even in the apocalypse, marriage and starting a family are serious matters. You can't just get married on a whim."

"Forget it, I'm not going to talk about this with you anymore."

"Let me tell you something serious—although the beast tide crisis has been resolved, the monsters in the surrounding area have not been completely eliminated."

"At the same time, we don't have enough heavy weapons to clear out these monsters."

"So, I need you to do something."

“Organize those Holy Blood warriors and establish a new company.”

"Then, you lead this company and, with limited equipment, do your best to clear out the surrounding monsters."

“You can bring Jin Zhong in as your adjutant as well—he’s quite experienced in this area.”

"So, can you do it?"

Ji Xing nodded emphatically.

"no problem!"

While the Huaxia Army was busy restoring post-war order, organizing production, continuing to advance its technological capabilities, and preparing for an offensive against the mountain city.

While the Mechanicus was busy taking in refugees, returning them to their homeland of Jinling, repairing the damaged city, and cleaning up the toxic environment.

In a nearly forgotten corner, three people are trudging through the wilderness.

The commander of the Imperial Guards gripped his compass tightly, aligning it with the sun in the sky, and said solemnly:
"We have completely lost our way."

"The magnetic field around here has been affected by some special factor—perhaps a monster we don't know about."

“From the very beginning, we were heading in the wrong direction.”

"We thought we were heading back towards the Xuyi defense line, but that was not the case at all."

Five days have passed.

"We've traveled at least two hundred kilometers, haven't we?"

"But I'm still completely unfamiliar with the terrain here."

"If this continues, we're afraid we'll be trapped and die in this forest." Hearing his words, Zhang Chao, who was already exhausted, slowly let out a breath.

Then he began to speak:
"Is it possible that we've actually been going in circles all these past few days?"

"Perhaps we haven't gone that far at all—if we really had traveled two hundred kilometers, we should at least have encountered rivers and roads, right?"

"But the surrounding area is all forest, and there isn't even a decent river, let alone a road."

"really."

Liu Hao chimed in from the side:
"We should have continued along the path we had already discovered in the first place."

"Although it's a bit far, at least I won't get lost like I am now."

"That's ridiculous. In such a long time, the Xuyi defense line should have already fallen."

“Even Nanjing may have already fallen.”

"And the three of us actually survived for such a ridiculous reason and in such a ridiculous way."

"This is simply..."

Liu Hao did not continue speaking, and after hearing his words, the leader of the Imperial Guards could not help but sigh.

"It was my fault."

“I didn’t listen to your advice, and I made the wrong choice.”

"But it's no use talking about this now—we must find the right route as soon as possible and return to Jinling City."

"The church needs us, and the civilians there need us too."

"Has the radio been restored? Can you detect a signal?"

"No."

Zhang Chao shrugged.

"How could it be restored? The radio's battery is completely dead."

"Damn it, if we had known those two Chinese soldiers left, we should have asked them for a new radio."

"What's the use of giving us weapons? We've been traveling for so many days, and we haven't even encountered a single monster."

"Do you think it's possible that those monsters have been completely wiped out?"

Is it possible that we have actually already won?

"Who knows?"

The expression on the face of the Imperial Guard leader changed slightly.

"I hope so."

"This is the best possible outcome, but..."

"Roar!"

Before he could finish speaking, a tremendous roar suddenly erupted from the distant woods.

His movements stopped abruptly, and then, as if by instinct, he quickly gripped the rifle slung over his shoulder.

"monster!"

He spoke up to warn them, while Zhang Chao and Liu Hao quickly dispersed.

"In which direction?"

"South side!"

Zhang Chao answered, and then released the safety on his rifle.

"This doesn't sound like an ordinary monster. Should we go around it?"

"That's too late!"

The Imperial Guard leader said in a deep voice:
"The sound is very close; we have no chance to get around it!"

"Get ready for battle!"

"If it's a level four or lower monster, we'll try to take it down!"

"If it's something we can't handle."

"boom!"

His orders were interrupted once again, and in that split second, a burst of gunfire suddenly erupted from the nearby woods.

"Bang bang bang bang -"

"Someone!"

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Imperial Guard leader.

He wasn't actually afraid of monsters, much less afraid of being killed by them.

What he truly feared was a meaningless death.

Now, those concerns have finally been dispelled.

There were people fighting monsters not far away. What I had to do was get there as soon as possible and join the battle!
"Advance towards the direction of the gunfire!"

"The gunfire wasn't intense, so they probably don't have many men!"

"We have to go help them, hurry!"

"clear."

"receive."

Zhang Chao and Liu Hao answered quickly.

The three of them picked up their weapons and quickly advanced in the direction of the sound.

The closer you are to the sound, the more obvious the monster's agitated behavior becomes.

Numerous trees were pushed over, and plumes of dust rose from the lush forest in the distance.

The commander of the Imperial Guards gripped his rifle tightly, carefully observing the movements in the woods.

Judging from the direction in which the trees fell, he quickly determined that this battle was not an encounter.

This is a "chase".

Or rather, this is a hunt!

Someone is hunting down a lone monster!

This discovery excited him even more.

If that's the case, it means that the pursuit team has the upper hand.

There are only three factions in the entire wasteland that can gain the upper hand in battles against monsters.

Or, it could be a large-scale, Mechanicus Holy Army.

Or, it could be an elite squad of Holy Blood Warriors.

Or it could be the Chinese army.

At this moment, under the threat of the beast tide, the three forces are united in their stance.

Whoever they find next means that the three of them can finally escape from this disorienting forest!

The commander of the Imperial Guards quickened his pace, and at that moment, the sound of gunfire grew ever closer.

Finally, after crossing a not-so-high, vegetation-covered hill, he saw the monster.
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To be precise, we saw the monster's corpse.

Bullet holes were scattered across the corpse, but they were more densely packed on the monster's neck.

Blood continued to gush out, and the monster's corpse twitched and twisted as it rolled on the ground.

The commander of the Imperial Guard stared blankly at all of this, an unbelievable thought flashing through his mind.

what's the situation? ?

These people, armed only with their rifles, were killed by a level four, or even possibly level three, monster.
How did they do it?

The Imperial Guard leader strode forward, and the instant he lifted his foot, a figure suddenly descended from above, placing a knife against his neck.

The opponent's movements were extremely light and fast.

The Holy Blood One?
The commander of the Imperial Guards stopped in his tracks.

"We mean no harm!"

He released the gun from his hand.

"We are from the Imperial Guard of the Cult of the Machine God!"

“We got lost nearby and heard gunfire, so we came to our aid.”

Are you the Holy Bloodline?

"Can you tell us where we are?!"

He frankly revealed his identity, and his hands were no longer on his weapon.

The Holy Blood One opposite him had clearly accepted his explanation and was about to explain the situation to him.

But just then, a voice suddenly came from the side of the two of them.

"Guo Xu?!"