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

Chapter 332 Preparing to Parachute
Inside the 011 base.

Chen Jian stared intently at the images of the mountain city captured by the long-endurance drone on the screen and asked Lei Jie:

"Is there still no news from Lin Yu?"

"No."

Lei Jie shook his head and said:
"We have already deployed communication equipment into the city and clearly marked the airdrop locations with smoke."

"But as of now, two hours have passed and we still haven't been able to make contact with Lin Yu."

"At the same time, the long-endurance UAV conducted two hours of continuous reconnaissance over the mountain city and found no trace of human activity."

"I suspect they are likely already dead."

"Or at least, they have lost the ability to move."

"clear."

Chen Jian nodded slowly, his expression somewhat solemn.

He knew, of course, how difficult it would be to survive in such a city, but until the drone flew over the mountain town, he still held out hope for a good outcome.

What if?
What if they survive?
The mountain city is so big, what if they can find a suitable cover to hide in?
If they survive, their significance to 011 goes far beyond simply preserving two heroes.

Subsequent reconnaissance and raid operations can also obtain a wealth of information support.

Unfortunately, judging from the current situation, this hope has been largely dashed.

Everything from now on has to start from scratch.

Fortunately, the aerial reconnaissance went smoothly this time.

"Has the defensive force distribution map of the mountain city been released?"

Chen Jian asked.

"Output has been generated."

Lei Jie gently swiped the screen, and a flat map immediately appeared.

"No conventional anti-aircraft weapons were found in the city, but a large number, even a huge number, of microwave and laser emission devices were discovered."

"These launching devices constitute the three-dimensional defense system of the entire mountain city, and it is not yet possible to determine whether it has been completely destroyed."

"But judging from the current results, most of the defense facilities should have failed."

"To be honest, this is very strange."

"This is clearly a city with a very high level of industrialization and intelligence, so why would they abandon traditional weapons?"

"Isn't the deterrent effect of a single anti-aircraft missile stronger than that of a bunch of lasers?"

"They do have missiles—at least cruise missiles."

"The technology isn't the problem, it's the raw materials."

"It might be a problem with the raw materials."

Chen Jian continued:
"The mountain city is frighteningly isolated; the city has almost no communication with the outside world."

"They most likely couldn't obtain enough raw materials to manufacture chemical products, or they were unwilling to invest their priority raw materials in weapons manufacturing, so they chose a more 'economical' option for them?"

"possible."

Lei Jie nodded and continued:

"But this has a consequence - the entire defense system is very vulnerable to attack."

"We've seen it now; just one nuclear bomb has essentially paralyzed the entire city's defense system."

"Who can such a defense stop?"

"It can block everyone."

Chen Jian said in a deep voice:

"Haven't you noticed? If we hadn't appeared in this world due to some anomaly, the entire mountain city would be invincible."

"Because under the dominant trend of the mountain city, all abnormal factors have been suppressed."

"No power in the entire world has ever developed to the point of using nuclear weapons, let alone nuclear missiles."

"The large-scale deployment of non-kinetic weapons such as lasers and microwaves is indeed the best option for achieving limited self-circulation in a closed environment."

"Makes sense."

Lei Jie nodded thoughtfully.

"They did not anticipate our arrival. No one in this world could have predicted our arrival."

"In our view, mountain towns are unusual variables, but in reality, they are products of natural evolution."

"And we, on the contrary, are the biggest anomaly."

"Right."

Chen Jian shrugged.

"So, everything makes sense now."

"We gained a huge advantage, a huge advantage from the information gap."

“Even Shancheng seriously underestimated our capabilities. In Shancheng’s AI’s calculations, we are probably just a force that appeared by chance, similar to the previous ‘primordials’, with a level of intelligence and development slightly above the world average.”

"But it never imagined that we were actually a variable that emerged from nowhere."

"This has already exceeded the limits of AI's computational logic."

"Right, Fuxi?"

"No."

Fuxi's voice came from the loudspeaker.

"With my level of intelligence, I can ignore logical rationality to a certain extent, define inexplicable facts as constant variables, and achieve conditional self-consistency."

"But if the AI ​​controlling the mountain city is just Lingxi, then it is indeed possible to overlook such anomalies."

As Fuxi finished speaking, Chen Jian slowly nodded.

"Regardless, the facts are now established."

"After being bombed by two rounds of nuclear weapons, the mountain city's self-repair capabilities were also greatly affected."

"Based on aerial reconnaissance images, a large number of damaged unmanned machines have appeared on the ground."

"These machines are the core of keeping the mountain town running."

"Based on the number of cases, Fuxi determined that the loss rate of unmanned machinery in the mountain city was at least 40%."

"Considering that it must have a huge underground infrastructure, and that the underground infrastructure also requires unmanned machinery for daily maintenance, the number of unmanned machines available on the ground has been reduced to a critical level."

"It is very likely that this city no longer has the ability to self-repair in the short term."

"Now is the best time for us to enter the mountain city."

"Of course, I mean entering the surface area."

"As for the underground area, it won't be that easy to break in."

"Shall I get you a few bunker buster bombs?"

Lei Jie said abruptly.

"If you can make it, I'll definitely use it."

Chen Jian rolled his eyes.

"It would be best to equip it with nuclear warheads and solve the problem once and for all."

"Pull it down."

Lei Jie chuckled and waved his hand, saying:

"I'm still hoping to use the information from the mountain city to find out the truth about the great catastrophe. If we can avoid damage, we should try our best not to damage it."

"I think so too."

At this point, Chen Jian finally stood up.

"so be it."

"We've had enough discussions, and the plan is clear."

"Next, I plan to lead a group to jump over there."

"Have you finished modifying the plane I requested?"

"All right."

Lei Jie nodded and then asked:

Who are you taking with you?

"Li Shi, Ji Xing, plus three Imperial Guards."

"Okay, what about the evacuation route?"

"As originally planned, there will be one road for the airport and one road for the high-altitude balloons."

"Get ready as soon as possible. You need to be ready to evacuate as soon as I arrive."

"clear."

Lei Jie paused for a moment, then continued:

"Add one more."

"EVTOL".

"This thing is cheap and quick to manufacture. I'll go and make it for you right away, and it'll be done within 24 hours."

"We'll drop it by bombers. If there's anything unusual, you can fly out on your own."

"no problem!"

Meanwhile, at the 011 base airfield, "Down!"

"Pull your leg back! Fall to the ground!"

"Follow my movements! Don't act on your own!"

"You are not a Holy Blood One! None of you are!"

Skydiving isn't that simple! Want to break your leg??

"Watch the instructions on the screen!"

"Although these umbrellas have adaptive navigation, no one can guarantee that there won't be any problems!"

"You must learn to control yourselves, or you'll be in big trouble if you end up in the monster's mouth!"

"quick!"

"Get moving! Climb up!"

Following the instructor's commands, Guo Xu climbed back onto the platform, somewhat numbly.

Then, with his arms crossed over his chest, he jumped down.

Land, bend your knees, and fall to your side.

After absorbing most of the force, he quickly got up and then deftly began to pull on the ropes tied to his body, making a closing motion for the umbrella.

This time, he completed the entire routine smoothly, and the instructor on the side finally gave a satisfied shout of praise.

"Very good! Very good!"

"That's it!"

"Remember how you did it this time!"

"Come again!"

Guo Xu breathed a sigh of relief and rolled over to get up.

For some reason, he felt a little smug at that moment.

How long has it been since I was treated like a new recruit?
So much time passed that he even forgot how he climbed up from the ranks of a recruit, and forgot whether he was truly superior to ordinary people or just lucky.

But today, he confirmed once again that he was not a novice.

Even when learning something new from scratch, I learn very quickly.

This feeling.
fantastic.

He certainly didn't know what "a max-level expert returning to the newbie village" meant, but he had to admit that being able to reaffirm his abilities and confirm that he hadn't lost his "wildness" still made him quite satisfied.

Guo Xu jumped even more energetically, as did Zhang Chao and Liu Hao beside him.

The three of them enthusiastically learned the movements until the instructor ordered a break, at which point they finally sat down and huddled together to chat about the "parachuting" they had just learned.

"So we're really going to jump off the sky? How high will we land?"

Liu Hao asked.

"I don't know, maybe a few kilometers."

Guo Xu shook his head and continued:
"We've already learned about high jump with a high opening, low jump with a low opening, and high jump with a low opening, right?"

"The instructor said the situation was uncertain, and either method could be used."

"However, the most difficult one is definitely the high jump with a low opening; you could easily fall to your death if you're not careful."

"probably not."

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Chao said:
"The instructor said that the 'parachutes' we use are intelligently controlled—similar to a machine soul."

"It will automatically adjust according to altitude and orientation, so theoretically it is very safe."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to ask us to do such difficult things right away."

"Actually, I think the hardest part is jumping off the plane."

"Luckily, none of the three of us are afraid of heights. Were you nervous when you first flew on a plane?"

"It would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous."

Guo Xu chuckled.

"But I used to think that the 'angels' flying in the sky were so magical. After experiencing it myself, I found that they are actually just like that."

"No wonder these Chinese soldiers don't believe in God."

"They did create many things that were incredibly close to God."

"However, they never understood that the power of the Holy Trinity is by no means limited to these machines and weapons projected into reality."

"Its ever-present 'rules' are the real reason we believe in it."

"Yes."

Zhang Chao let out a soft breath, just about to say something more.

But just then, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that someone was walking in their direction.

He immediately gave Guo Xu a push, and the three of them stood up at the same time.

At the same time, two other Holy Blood warriors who were also undergoing training stood up.

"Captain!"

"Captain!"

Ji Xing and Li Shi spoke at the same time.

Chen Jian nodded slightly, then turned to Shen Yue, who was serving as an instructor, and asked:

"How's training? Can you jump now?"

"That's basically enough."

Shen Yue answered:

"Ji Xing and Li Shi are definitely fine; they can jump around as they please."

"The three Imperial Guards are slightly riskier, but they're training well now, so it's unlikely they'll cause any problems."

"The biggest problem now is navigation."

"The intelligence of a smart umbrella is actually quite limited. It can only control the general direction and provide a basic level of safety, but it cannot achieve precise control."

“If the air conditions change, I’m worried you won’t be able to land at the same spot.”

"It's ok."

Chen Jian waved his hand and said:
"The reconnaissance intelligence has been sent back; the entire mountain town is now very clean."

"Even if they don't land at the same point, as long as they can quickly regroup, it won't be a big problem."

Has everyone flown it at least once?

"It flew over."

Shen Yue nodded and continued:

"They are in good condition and none of them are afraid of heights."

"That's fine."

Chen Jian let out a long breath and turned to look at the five people waiting to the side.

"We're ready to go."

"Come with me now, let's go to the base to select equipment."

"We'll depart in two hours, first flying over the Han River, and then flying from the Han River to Shancheng."

"Time is limited, hurry up!"

"understand!"

Ji Xing and Li Shi responded immediately, and Guo Xu and the other two followed suit.

Are we leaving so soon?

Even now, Guo Xu still feels a strong sense of unreality.

This sense of unreality had been present since he met Jin Zhong and Hua Xiajun, and it became even stronger after he entered the 011 base and went underground. When he accepted Chen Jian's invitation to go to the mountain city, boarded a plane, and learned how to parachute, this feeling almost reached its peak.

There were several moments when he even doubted whether he was still himself.

I am the leader of the Imperial Guard.

Why am I here?
Why did I do these things?
Guo Xu's mind was somewhat muddled. He vaguely realized that something was changing him, but grasping that "change" itself was not so easy.
At this moment, Chen Jian had already led the team to the main passage and reached the elevator.

Guo Xu followed closely behind, and soon a huge armory appeared before them.

The arsenal is almost empty.

Even the few remaining pieces of equipment and ammunition were beyond his comprehension.

A dazzling array?

This word is no longer sufficient to describe everything he saw.

It's practically true.
All-encompassing?

Guo Xu stared blankly at the weapons he didn't recognize, while Chen Jian waved his hand and said:
"Pick it."

"Follow the template I gave you, first organize the basic equipment."

"Then, choose the personalized equipment that you are familiar with and want."

"I have no other requirements for you."

"There is only one requirement."

"Unleash our full fighting potential!"

(End of this chapter)