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

Chapter 343: All Targets
After 12 hours.

"Turbine assembly complete!"

"Generator assembly complete!"

"Equipment self-test".

"Equipment self-test complete."

"Prepare to connect to the power grid."

"The power grid has been isolated."

"Network setup complete."

"Inspect key pathways."

"External energy storage module test"

The series of checks were completed quickly, and when Lei Jie finally looked at Chen Jian and nodded to him to indicate that "everything is ready," Chen Jian took a deep breath.

"power ups!"

In an instant, electricity surged through the power grid, and a buzzing sound rang out.

Immediately afterwards, the lights suddenly turned on.

The night sky over the mountain city was illuminated again, but of course, only in a very small area.

"Running normally!"

Lei Jie gave Chen Jian a thumbs-up, and Chen Jian breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the operating miniature reactor, and couldn't help but say:
"Old things still work well."

"I've always heard that Americans have home nuclear power plants. Now, this thing should meet the standards of a home nuclear power plant, right?"

"That's not all."

Reggie shrugged and replied:

"The power generation capacity of this thing is almost equivalent to that of a small hydroelectric power station in a village or town. Its thermal cycle efficiency is frighteningly high."

"No wonder the Hidden Water Cave nuclear power plant uses this array of micro-reactors to generate electricity."

"It is efficient, easy to maintain, and has a low risk factor."

"In some ways, this thing is more practical than a fusion reactor."

"really."

As Chen Jian moved slightly away from the open space where the reactor was located, the noise from the turbine instantly decreased significantly.

"The last problem now is these two laser emitters."

"We need to test its effective kill range to determine our subsequent usage strategy."

"If the effective distance is too short."

“We may need to take some risks to push it close enough.”

"At that time, we may need to develop a more detailed defense strategy—and we will also need to increase the number of personnel."

"But the problem is that we can hardly spare enough manpower anymore."

"really."

Lei Jie nodded thoughtfully.

"The quality of the expeditionary force is uneven, so it's impossible to bring them over."

"The assault company is in Tongling, while the flanking company is almost in Shanghai."

"The volunteer company needs to undertake the base's defense tasks; drawing too many volunteers would not be good for the base's security."

"Let's give it a try, no matter what."

"Are you ready?"

"anytime."

Chen Jian nodded, and Lei Jie immediately stood up and then gave the order over the radio.

"Everyone disperse!"

"Stay away from laser cannon number one!"

"We are about to conduct a long-range damage test!"

"Stay away from the laser beam path! Prepare for impact!"

"understand!"

"Roger that!"

A series of replies came through the radio, and Chen Jian asked in astonishment:
"Prepare for an impact? What do you mean, are you going to shell the headquarters?"

"Pull it down."

Lei Jie shook his head with amusement, then said:

"It's because I don't know if this thing will explode."

“Our repair process is actually quite rough. It will definitely work without problems, but whether there will be any accidents is something that no one can guarantee.”

"All right."

"Target: the exterior wall of the building 4 kilometers away."

"Prepare!"

"get ready!"

Chen Jian gave a ready signal.

next second.

"Fire!" Lei Jie pressed the remote detonation button.

A loud hum of electricity rang out, and the electrical energy condensed in the large-capacity capacitor surged instantly to the laser generator, and then shot out under the action of the lens.
-
However, almost all of this happens invisibly.

Under the night sky, only the air illuminated by lights could be seen to be slightly distorted.

For a moment, Chen Jian even thought the repair had failed and that nothing had happened.

But the next second, the exterior wall of a building 4 kilometers away suddenly burst out with a crimson light!

"Hit!"

Lei Jie shouted loudly:

"Irradiation time: 3.4 seconds!"

"Penetrated through the outer wall!"

The reinforced concrete melted at an alarming rate under the laser's irradiation, and a large hole was almost "exploded" in the fragile wall.

Under the impact of the airflow, the liquid, which has the properties of magma, flew into the air and fell like meteors.

The entire wall had been destroyed, and after the "laser cannon" stopped firing, the molten sand and gravel even solidified into obsidian-like crystals.

"Fuck."

Chen Jian gasped.

The power of this thing has truly exceeded my expectations!

A mere 3.4 seconds of irradiation is enough to completely melt a concrete wall?

What if we increase the irradiation time to 10 seconds?

What carbon-based organisms could withstand such high temperatures?

Its penetrating power is probably much stronger than that of an armor-piercing projectile.

The only problem is that the direction of the illumination needs to be controlled relatively precisely.

"4 kilometers is no problem at all."

Lei Jie's face was also filled with shock.

"This thing is much better than our LW-60 back then."

"The LW-60 only has a power output of 60 kilowatts."

Chen Jian glanced at the slowly cooling launcher and said with a sigh:

"This thing's actual power output should be around 300 kilowatts, right?"

"I don't know, but in terms of energy consumption, it is indeed possible to achieve that."

Lei Jie frowned and said:

"Two large capacitors can only last for 4 seconds."

"This equipment still needs further optimization."

"But let's leave that for now."

"Lengthen the distance."

"Let's see just how far this thing can kill!"

"no problem!"

A few hours later.

The testing of the laser cannon has finally come to an end.

Chen Jian also obtained the final data for this weapon.

Within a 3-kilometer radius, it can penetrate concrete less than 40cm thick within 2 seconds.

Penetrates within 6 seconds within a 6-kilometer radius.

Above 6 kilometers, the power drops sharply due to factors such as airborne debris.

Although it can still cause ablation damage, it is no longer effective in causing destruction.

"It seems the situation is now quite clear."

Chen Jian reached out and touched the laser cannon, whose outer shell was already extremely hot, and then said:

"6 kilometers, which is exactly the limit of that monster's attack range."

"We're just a little bit further away than it, just a tiny bit."

"However, this small difference is already enough."

"We can begin to formulate a battle plan."

"The only problem is how to lure the monster's 'true form' out from underground."

"How about it, any ideas?"

Lei Jie shook his head.

"No."

"But we don't need to fight to the death over a monster."

"If we truly lack a reliable means to eliminate the monster that Ji Xing encountered before..."

"Then why don't we start with the other monsters?"

"After all, we're surrounded by targets."

(End of this chapter)