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

Chapter 331 Suddenly
mountain city.

Lin Yu and his companion had already left the park in the city center. They had hunted enough prey to sustain them for at least half a month.

But they remain highly vigilant.

To avoid attracting the attention of the mountain town's residents, whom they knew nothing about, with the smell of blood from the carcasses, the two stored all their prey in the basement of a building far from the lighted areas. They then carefully sealed the basement, completely isolating it from the outside world.

They lit their first campfire in days to smoke and roast food, extending its shelf life.

Sitting in front of the fire, Lin Yu stuffed as much fresh flesh and blood into his mouth as possible.

They didn't have enough fuel to smoke all the venison into jerky, so obviously, there was only one best way to avoid waste.

Eat it.

Lin Yu felt that his stomach was almost completely full of food, and with each bite he swallowed, the muscles of his stomach wall were twitching violently.

"vomit"

Lin Yu tossed aside the venison, which was practically still alive and even throbbing, and said to the scout beside him:
"I can't eat anymore."

"This meat is almost too fresh."

"It's been dead for so long, yet it's still beating."

"Won't it come back to life inside my belly??"

"Probably not."

The scout also put down the meat and answered with difficulty.

"Probably not?"

Lin Yu was panting heavily.

He had only gone hunting and eaten something, but he was in the state of mind of someone who had just gone through a major battle.

"Certainly not."

The scout solemnly said:
"This is indeed a special deer, but its specialness is limited."

"Just like you and me—you don't really think we can be resurrected with a piece of flesh after we're killed, do you?"

"That doesn't necessarily mean I've never died either."

Lin Yu sighed and said:
"What I mean is, we can't do it, but who knows if this deer can?"

"Have you forgotten? The man from the mountain town we killed, his companion took something out of his head and took his body away."

"The people here have clearly mastered some kind of special technology."

"Similar to the Holy Blood Temple, but perhaps with even more advanced technology."

"Or is it that the technology of the Holy Blood Palace originally came from Mountain City?"

"impossible."

The scout shook his head and said:

"Our technology comes from the capital, that's very clear."

"Shancheng should just have learned and developed this technology."

"But now, they have clearly surpassed us."

"Yes."

Lin Yu nodded heavily.

“Those people from the mountain town are just as strong as us—but they are more normal than us.”

"We'll take care of that one. He doesn't have two hearts and three lungs, right?"

"should not."

The scout thought carefully, then shook his head again after a moment:
"Definitely not. His internal organs and skeletal structure are no different from those of an ordinary person. Otherwise, I should have noticed something was wrong when I slashed him."

"That would be terrible."

Lin Yu stood up and wiped his blood-stained hands clean on his already filthy clothes.

An individual who is much stronger than a normal person, but whose physical structure is no different from that of a normal person?

what does this mean?
This means that it is very likely that they have mastered a method to reproduce stably.

In this way...
These mountain people, in essence, no longer belong to the same race as real humans.

The difference between them and humans is different from the difference between the Holy Bloodline and humans.

Even though they are far stronger than ordinary people, due to their inability to reproduce, the Holy Blood People have always regarded themselves as "special" among humans, no different from those who are naturally strong or exceptionally intelligent.

But what about the people of this mountain town?
Once they gained the ability to reproduce, they also became fundamentally separated from humans.

Perhaps this is why they isolate themselves and avoid contact with other humans?

Perhaps the reason they haven't launched an attack on humans is simply because there's "insufficient threat"?

This is why both beast tides targeted the strongest forces at the time.

Because only these forces can truly threaten their survival.
Thinking of this, Lin Yu slowly exhaled.

"We must seize the time when the mountain city is paralyzed by nuclear bombs to complete the exploration."

He spoke to the scout:
"Based on the experience after the last nuclear explosion, the city should begin to recover in 6 to 7 hours."

“We have three hours – we must find the true heart of the city before those unmanned machines come out.”

"If we have the chance, we should try to go underground."

"Time is running out, let's go."

"clear."

As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, the scout stood up immediately.

Without exchanging any unnecessary words, the two walked up the building's stairs and returned to the ground.

At this moment, they were still quite a distance from the core area where the first lights came on during the first nuclear explosion, but Lin Yu did not intend to risk going there.

Because during the second nuclear explosion, he clearly saw several people from the mountain city enter the underground through an entrance not far from here.

It was a deep tunnel embedded in the rock wall, less than 800 meters away from them.

After crossing a section of skyrail, Lin Yu and his scouts landed on the street outside the tunnel.

The maintenance marks left by the unmanned machinery were clearly visible on the street. The scout walked to the roadside, reached out and touched a device that resembled a street lamp, and then asked:
"What the hell is this?"

“We’ve seen these kinds of installations everywhere we’ve traveled.”

“Such devices are even distributed inside the building.”

"It's clearly not a communications device, but it seems to be quite important to the functioning of this city."

"They were the first ones to be repaired. There's one here that's not finished yet."

"Should we take one apart and take it with us to see?"

"Even if you take it apart, do you think you can understand how it works?"

Lin Yu glanced at the device the scout was pointing at. The fist-sized, disassembled device contained complex components that he had never even seen before, let alone understood.

These things are fundamentally different from the components in radio devices. There are no exposed cables. Although they are powered by electricity, Lin Yu has no idea how electricity flows inside this device.

"Never mind."

Lin Yu continued speaking:
"Prepare to enter the tunnel."

"Be careful, stay alert."

"clear."

The scout looked away from the strange equipment and followed closely behind Lin Yu, heading towards the tunnel not far away.

As they got closer to the tunnel, more and more of the unmanned machines became disabled.

Clearly, all of these machines had begun evacuating underground after the air raid sirens sounded but before the nuclear explosion, and were ultimately able to return in time, only to be damaged here by the shockwave.

"This mountain city operates thanks to these unmanned machines."

Looking at the various shapes and sizes of the machines, the scout whispered:
"The first round of nuclear explosions did not have a significant impact on the city's ability to recover; at least we did not find any large-scale damage to unmanned machinery on the ground."

"But the second round of nuclear explosions was completely different."

"This is only a small part. The majority of the unmanned machinery in the entire illuminated area was likely unable to evacuate in time."

"The mountain city's ability to self-repair has likely been greatly reduced."

"Perhaps we don't just have 3 hours left, but much longer."

"wrong."

After the scout finished speaking, Lin Yu shook his head and said:
"The reduced repair capabilities do not mean that the people of the mountain city have a longer reaction time—have you forgotten? After the first round of nuclear explosions, the people here quickly regained control of the monsters."

"What machines cannot do, flesh and blood can do."

"Therefore, our enemy is likely already prepared."

"Stay alert."

"Return immediately if any abnormalities are detected!"

"clear."

The scout took a deep breath and gathered his slightly chaotic thoughts.

He stared intently at the tunnel entrance in the distance, gradually slowing his pace.

By this time, the sun had already risen high in the sky.

Even with the thick fog obscuring the view, the city was still illuminated by the sun.

However, the tunnel not far away was still completely dark, as if some invisible barrier was filtering out the sunlight at the entrance.

"Fog."

Lin Yu said in a low voice:

"The fog inside the tunnel was thicker than outside; that's where the fog seemed to be coming from."

"The fog in this entire city comes from underground spaces."

Can you tell if the fog is poisonous?

"I can't tell."

The scout shook his head and said, "It's just the smell of normal water vapor—but it's mixed with that peculiar odor."

"I smell it too."

Lin Yu said in a deep voice:

"The view inside is very poor."

"I'll walk in front. If anything unexpected happens, I'll protect you."

"Like I said, try your best to survive."

"I have a feeling that reinforcements from the Chinese army are coming soon."

"At least one of us must survive until they arrive!"

"clear."

The scout obediently landed behind Lin Yu, and the two slowed their pace as they entered the tunnel. Just as their bodies passed through the tunnel entrance, a strong sense of unease suddenly struck them.

A sense of danger washed over Lin Yu, and he instinctively stopped and looked around. However, the thick fog obscured his vision, and he could only see a distance of less than five meters around him.

Something is wrong!
"withdraw!"

Lin Yu shouted a warning.

next second.

The surrounding mist surged, and a gust of air pushed through the mist, rushing straight towards Lin Yu!

The clothes on his chest had already started to burn before the airflow arrived. In that instant, Lin Yu immediately realized that the person who attacked him was the mountain city person he had met before.

And they were using weapons they had seen before!
The intense burning sensation caused his muscles to contract instinctively; before his brain could even react, his body had already made the movement.

With a leap, Lin Yu flew backward out of the cave entrance.

Beside him, the scout had already drawn his knife and taken cover at the side of the cave entrance, ready to fight.

The next second, two dark figures rushed out of the cave.

With a flash of light, the scout swung his blade toward the target who was closer to him!

"boom!"

A huge collision sounded.

But it wasn't the sound of metal clashing!
It was a dull thud from steel striking soft armor!
The blade missed its mark; the mountain city dweller's flexible armor forcefully blocked the attack!
The scout's expression changed drastically, but before he could sheathe his sword and retreat, the mountain city people in front of him had already reacted.

A powerful kick landed squarely on his chest, sending the scout flying backward.

His body traced an arc as he landed heavily on the ground. He tried to get up, but staggered and fell again.

Broken ribs.

Moreover, the collapsed chest cavity compressed his heart, which was continuously pumping blood, obstructing blood flow, and he lost all his strength.

"We can't win! Retreat!"

The scouts shouted desperately.

next second.

"boom!"

A gunshot rang out, and a bullet struck him squarely in the head.

Torn apart.

Death came suddenly and unexpectedly, and Lin Yu on the other side was filled with rage.

Just seconds before, his companion was standing alive and well in front of him.

But a few seconds later, he had become a corpse that was beyond saving!
A profound sense of powerlessness nearly overwhelmed Lin Yu, but at that moment, he had no time to grieve.

Because the guns of those two mountain city men were already pointed in his direction!
Lin Yu gritted his teeth and sped up, only to find that he had nowhere left to retreat.

Continuing outwards, the space becomes even more open.

Faced with these two mountain city dwellers who moved with incredible speed and reacted with extreme agility, there was no way he could escape the long-range weapon strikes.

There is only one way to go.

Back in the tunnel!
The scout's death was not without significance; he drew the attention of the mountain city people, revealing a path that could be broken through between the two mountain city people.

Can you go there?

Lin Yu suddenly turned around.

He has no other choice.

Let's see who's faster!

He shot out like lightning, and a gunshot rang out behind Lin Yu.

"boom!"

"Bang bang bang-"

Hot bullets grazed past him, and the closest one even grazed his shoulder!

But he eventually broke through the weak defenses formed by the two mountain city dwellers and entered the tunnel.

coming!
They weren't that fast either!

They're just about on par with me!

Lin Yu's confidence grew, and he continued to venture deeper into the tunnel.

His idea is simple.

This tunnel could not possibly be straight and open.

There will always be turning points, and there will always be changes in the terrain.

If I can make good use of the terrain, I might be able to kill the two mountain city people at the right time!

The plan is that simple!
Lin Yu continued forward, the footsteps behind him drawing ever closer.

Lin Yu's adrenaline surged to its limit, and his vision became clearer.

After running for more than ten seconds, the sunlight had completely disappeared.

But not far ahead, there were already some faint lights.

Under the light, however, there was only a patch of shadowy blackness.

bunker.

That's it.

Lin Yu opened his mouth wide and took a deep breath.

The time for a counterattack is fast approaching.

He accelerated again and rushed towards the light.

Lin Yu covered less than a hundred meters in a flash and arrived in front of the shadowy figure.
-
But after seeing the dark figures scattered across the high ground, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

It’s over.

This is not a shelter.

This is a human being.

Mountain city people!
Lin Yu's hair stood on end.

He was almost ready to face death.

But he soon discovered that these people didn't react at all.

They seemed to have fallen into hibernation.

What the hell is going on?!
-
who cares!
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Yu reached out and grabbed a rifle from a man from the mountain city.

This is just a simple and ordinary rifle.

Perhaps it's just that the diameter is larger.

Pulling the bolt and loading the gun were done in one smooth motion.

Lin Yu aimed at the tunnel exit, and the moment the two pursuing mountain city men appeared, he pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Four bullets were fired in quick succession, and an enemy fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yu turned the gun around, bracing himself against the burning heat of the strange weapon, and pulled the trigger on the other person.

"Bang bang bang bang -"

The impact of the bullet twisted the second enemy's head nearly 90 degrees backward, causing him to fall backward onto the ground, his weapon falling from his hand.

But Lin Yu did not let his guard down.

He simply walked forward calmly, gun in hand, and fired a finishing shot at the enemy who was clearly still alive.

"Bang bang bang bang -"

Lin Yu finally stopped when the bullets pierced through their flexible armor and blood gushed from the gaps in the armor.

Aftermath.

Lin Yu was breathing heavily, and his body went limp as he knelt on the ground, completely exhausted.

There were only two people.

But it left him in an extremely sorry state.

These are the people of this mountain town.
They are definitely a formidable opponent!

Those behind
It must be disposed of!

Lin Yu immediately stood up, but just as he turned around, a slight collision sound suddenly rang out.

He looked toward the shadowy figures.

Two of the mountain city residents who were originally "dormant" also started to return at this time.
Opened his eyes.

(End of this chapter)