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

Chapter 350 Full Gathering
on the ground.

The window for interference was narrow, but even so, on the ever-changing battlefield, a moment's loss of command could have serious consequences.

There wasn't a single Shancheng person standing or still moving in front of Chen Jian.

The enemy force of several dozen men was almost completely wiped out in an instant.

Only a very small number of enemies managed to escape back underground after regaining command, but it was clear that they could no longer cause much trouble.

"Collect all the corpses!"

Chen Jian gave the order:

"If you can't take the body with you, cut off its head!"

"I need their brain-computer interface!"

"This thing can access the other party's communication network, so it should have a physical key."

"Once we establish cellular network communication, it may be possible to achieve reverse intrusion!"

"I want to see whether Fuxi or Lingxi is of a higher level!"

"understand!"

"Roger that!"

With Chen Jian's order given, a "brutal" harvesting operation began.

The heads of the enemy corpses were all cut off and then quickly sent to the two Holy Blood Warriors to be cut open.

The brain matter ruptured and piled up into a white layer.

The scene was brutal and terrifying; even if the Blood God of the Blood Skull were present, he would probably have to say, "This child is teachable."

But in reality, the people carrying out all of this felt no unease whatsoever.

Because they know that these things are not human.

They are nothing more than machines made of flesh and blood, controlled by a “human consciousness” behind them!

Destroying machines does not evoke any guilt.

The entire operation went smoothly, and in less than half an hour, Chen Jian had no fewer than 40 brain-computer interface devices in front of him.

He wasn't sure how many of these plugins would still work properly.

But even if only half is kept, that will be enough.

Chen Jian nodded in satisfaction, while Lei Jie had already begun leading the guards forward.

It took one hour for the laser generator matrix to successfully reach its designated launch position.

With power connected, the supercapacitor begins storing energy.

They are just one final element away from launching this "destructive weapon".

opportunity.

They had to wait until noon, when the sun was strongest and the fog was thinnest.

We must wait until the monster exposes most of its body, allowing for stable tracking and ensuring a one-time kill.

Of course, they must wait for external support to arrive, and for them to be certain that they can enter as soon as the passage is opened, before they can officially launch an attack.

This is a job that requires patience.

Fortunately, they now have plenty of time.

Looking at the monster lurking behind the dense forest, Chen Jian's eyes showed no trace of killing intent.

All he had to do was clean up.

Beside him, Guo Xu, who had already experienced several battles and whose temperament had changed significantly, silently watched his teammates who were busy calculating shooting angles and adjusting the matrix orientation. He wanted to say something, but ultimately did not speak.

Chen Jian noticed his expression and turned to say:
"Just say what you want to say."

"We still have time."

"But once the first monster was defeated, we had no chance to stop."

"why?"

Guo Xu asked with some confusion:

"Haven't we already wiped out the fighting force in the mountain city?"

"Judging from the current situation, they are practically incapable of resisting anymore, aren't they?"

"wrong."

Chen Jian shook his head.

"They just haven't decided to give up yet, they haven't made their final decision."

"We have nuclear weapons as our trump card, and they have these level-one monsters as their trump card as well."

“Once the monsters are mobilized and launch a simultaneous attack on us, even with external support, it will be difficult for us to win easily.”

"The reason they didn't act immediately was simply because they were concerned about the city and the underground facilities."

"But what if we break the first jar?"

"The so-called 'fear of breaking the law' situation will no longer exist."

".clear."

Guo Xu let out a long sigh.

Then he began to speak:
"But even so, you are already so powerful that you frighten me."

"Are you only realizing this now?"

Chen Jian asked jokingly.

A bitter smile appeared on Guo Xu's face.

"It's probably because I've never really confronted you head-on."

"The information I've heard is nothing more than how powerful your 'nuclear bombs' are, how efficient you are at clearing out monsters, and how clever your plot to overthrow the previous saint was."

"But these messages have never actually made me afraid of you."

"I know you are stronger than us."

"But I always thought that our elite forces, such as the Imperial Guard, were barely able to contend with you."

Even if we lose, we won't be completely defenseless.

"But my thinking has changed now."

Things have finally changed.

Chen Jian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

One of my secondary goals for this mission was to change Guo Xu's mindset.

And now, the goal has finally been achieved.

"So, you noticed the difference?"

"I see it."

Guo Xu nodded slowly.

"rule."

He said just two words.

Seeing that Chen Jian did not react, he continued speaking.

"Everything you do follows the rules. There are rules for combat, rules for rest, and rules for work."

"At first, I thought these rules were very rigid."

“It is even more stringent than the rules that the Imperial Guards adhere to.”

"You do not allow flexibility, you do not allow soldiers to make free decisions on the battlefield, and you never rely on any 'miracles' or 'accidents'."

"That's probably the biggest difference between us."

"When the situation is dire, we always place our hopes on the blessing of the Holy Trinity, and on the power of loyalty that our loyal warriors unleash."

"But you are different. From beginning to end, you have only been coldly calculating."

"It's as if you were an army of mathematicians."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jian subconsciously pursed his lips.

"That's a very apt description."

"So? Do you want to learn this management method?"

After asking that question, Guo Xu suddenly revealed a playful smile.

He coughed, turned to Chen Jian, and said with a smile:

"So this is your real purpose, isn't it?" "If I really accept your management plan, the foundation of the entire Mechanicus will be gradually eroded and fall into collapse."

Chen Jian was speechless.

He neither denied it nor confronted the issue directly.

Guo Xu raised his head and closed his eyes.

After a moment of silence, he spoke:
"I know this is wrong."

"However, if we want the Cult of Machines to survive..."

"This might really be the only way."

Meanwhile, near Zigui Town.

The expeditionary force from Hanshui City had just crossed the Three Gorges Dam and transferred to one of the only two available steamships on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, continuing westward along the river towards the mountain city.

According to He Shuo's calculations, at their current speed, it would take them at least 16 hours to reach the outskirts of the mountain city.

After arriving at the outskirts of the mountain city, they would need at least two more hours to complete their deployment so that they could launch a pincer attack simultaneously when the attack inside the city was launched.

It was midday, and the available attack windows were extremely limited.

They were pressed for time, and didn't even stop to take a second look at the massive, magnificent, and uniquely significant dam as they passed by.

Only now, after boarding the ship and starting the voyage, did he finally have the opportunity to stand at the stern and gaze at the dam receding into the distance.

This dam is not much different from the dams he remembered.

Some parts of it have collapsed, and it is even clearly visible that the dam has been tested by floods more than once over the past three hundred years due to blockages in the spillway.

Even so, it still stands there stubbornly, like a silent monument to a lost civilization.

He Shuo's eyes held a hint of emotion, while Li Xian beside him sighed softly before speaking:
The Three Gorges Dam.

“We once considered it a miraculous creation of the Holy Trinity, but now it seems not to be.”

"Was this also built by 'humans' before the Great Cataclysm?"

"How on earth did they do it?"

Hearing his words, He Shuo withdrew his gaze and said:
"Built brick by brick."

"Every brick and tile??"

Li Xian was stunned for a moment.

"You're not going to tell me that this dam was built by hand by countless people, are you?"

"Of course not."

He Shuo shook his head slightly.

"However, there were indeed a lot of people involved in the construction."

Even at the time, this was a "massive project".

"They blocked the entire river, and the amount of earth dumped into the river during the closure of the river alone could easily build the city of Jinling."

"Not to mention other supporting facilities and other civil engineering works."

After saying this, Li Xian's eyes became somewhat wistful.

"Magnificent and spectacular".

He asked:
"So, how long did it take to build this dam in total?"

"One hundred years? Fifty years?"

He Shuo laughed and replied:
"You know nothing about their power."

"In fact, it only took 12 years to complete the main project and 16 years to complete the entire project."

".horrible."

Li Xian clicked his tongue in admiration and continued:
"I wonder how many centuries it will take for the humans of this world to regain that power."

"I do not know either."

He Shuo gently patted the railing at the stern of the boat, then changed the subject and said:
"However, if we can take the mountain city, our recovery will be much faster."

"Although based on the current information, the mountain city does not have the kind of complete industrial system and equipment that we really want."

"However, they control the most valuable computing resources."

"Once we can obtain this computing power, it will be much more convenient for us to do many things in the future."

"I understand—okay, actually I don't understand."

Li Xian subconsciously touched the holster hanging at his waist, and then said:

"I don't know what computing power is, but I think I can't go wrong by listening to you."

"It's not about listening to me."

He Shuo immediately corrected him:
"They'll listen to us."

That's exactly what I meant.

The two remained silent for a moment, then He Shuo gave the order:

"Go back and rest."

"Notify everyone that training will proceed as usual after waking up tomorrow morning."

“Tell them this is a life-or-death battle.”

"And tomorrow morning's training session may very well be the last training session of their lives."

"Every extra hour of training increases their chances of survival by one percent."

"Make them ready."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xian nodded solemnly.

"understand!"

On the other side, Anhan City.

The Mechanicus Guardians stationed in the city have completed their assembly and are preparing to follow the Holy Blood Warriors, who are also in position, towards the mountain city.

The not-so-large team was doing the final cleanup of equipment on an open space outside the city, while not far to their side, on a temporary airfield converted from a flat open space, Jiang Yu was repairing a damaged ground attack aircraft.
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In reality, all she could do, even if it was called repair, was replace the board that had been burned through by the laser and reconnect the transmission cable that had also been burned through.

It wasn't a particularly difficult task, but she did it with exceptional care.

After completing all the checks, she jumped into the cockpit, tried to start the engine, and carefully taxied for a while. Only after confirming that the aircraft was in good condition did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Once she shut down the engine and returned to the ground, the aircraft's weapons operator—or more directly, the aircraft's gunner—immediately came to her aid.

He looked at the river fish and reported:

"Sir, the aircraft's weapon systems have been checked and are ready for ammunition replenishment."

"I received orders from Chief Lei Jie to replace the heavy machine gun ammunition with ordinary tungsten-core armor-piercing rounds, replacing the current armor-piercing incendiary rounds."

"clear."

Jiang Yu nodded slightly and answered:

"No problem, leave it to the pilot."

"Replenish your ammunition as much as possible—we only have one chance to go on the next mission."

"We need to cooperate with the guild leader to launch a devastating attack on the level one monsters in the mountain city."

"However, with our firepower, it can only be considered harassment at best."

"The main force of the attack is still the ground troops led by the guild leader. We will fight if we can, and if we really can't inflict any real damage on the level 1 monsters, we will be responsible for clearing out the smaller monsters around them."

"You also need to prepare in advance, and once you enter the battlefield, you need to learn to adapt to different situations."

"understand!"

The machine gunner saluted Jiang Yu, then turned and left.

He knew he had no time to hesitate or be afraid.

Only by ensuring that the weapon you are operating is in optimal condition can you possibly survive the battle that follows.

Watching his retreating figure, Jiang Yu felt a surge of inexplicable emotion welling up inside her.

It doesn't seem to be described as tragic.

But it did carry a certain resoluteness.

Everywhere you look, everyone is heading to the same battlefield.

This may not be the final battle.

But it is equally crucial.

And this battle.
The event will officially begin in 18 hours.
(End of this chapter)