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

Chapter 63 Yellowstone City

From Hanshui River to Huangshi City, there is only one highway available according to the old map.

Although according to Zeng Yi, there is another highway besides the G70 highway, which should have been built after Chen Jian's team crossed it, but for the sake of safety, Chen Jian decided to follow the old road as instructed by the map.

After reorganizing the equipment and replenishing the ammunition, Chen Jian still left Shen Yue and Lei Jie to look after the house and take care of the injured Li Shi, while he led the team to Huangshi City without stopping.

With the help of the cat cart, the group of four moved very quickly.

It took them less than an hour and a half to reach the city of Yellowstone.

What Chen Jian was most worried about was that the Holy Blood Cult and the Mechanicus here had also imposed martial law at the same time, but when he raised the telescope to observe the situation in the settlement below, he found that there was no tense atmosphere at all.

It is obvious that in this continent where there is no unified government, even within the Holy Blood Cult and the Mechanicus, the transmission of information is not so timely.

In addition, the team had rushed here against the clock, so they were ahead of the enemy.

It was already 6 o'clock in the morning and the sun was rising. The sunlight breaking through the clouds illuminated the settlement not far away that was completely different from Hanshui City.

The large number of fishing boats, fish rafts, the glittering fishing nets drying on the shore of the island in the center of the lake, and the strong fishy smell in the air all suggest that this is a settlement that relies on fishing as its main source of food.

Chen Jian put down the telescope and whispered:

"He Shuo, first establish electromagnetic shielding to cut off their connection with Hanshui City."

"Zeng Yi, what's the next plan? How do we get in and how do we get information?"

"Go right in."

Zeng Yi replied:
"The environment of Huangshi City is quite special. Most people live on the island in the center of Dazhi Lake. It is more closed than other settlements. The Holy Blood Temple tried several times but failed to build a meeting hall here."

"They are more closely connected with the Mechanicus. There is a team of about 10 Mechanicus Skitarii, and about one or two high-ranking priests. They are the main administrators of Yellowstone City."

"We first find out their location and gain their trust, then try to get information from them."

"Want to contact the Mechanicus?"

"There is no way to bypass them. All the useful information should be in their hands."

Hearing this, Chen Jian frowned and said:
"Then these people can't be alive before we leave."

"why?"

Zeng Yi asked doubtfully:

"We're all gone, so it doesn't matter whether they're alive or dead, right?"

"I'm not saying we can't kill them, but there's no need to take the risk."

“Leaving them is the risk.”

Xie Liu on the side interrupted:
"They might leak our plan to Hanshui City. Then we will have to face both the monsters and Hanshui City at the same time. The pressure will be too great."

"Yes."

Chen Jian nodded, and then said:

"Let's go now. We will continue to conduct directional shielding. Your radios are all unusable. If there is any problem, you will fire warning shots. Otherwise, we will move in on our own in one hour."

"clear."

Zeng Yi picked up his 191, put on the long knife that he had thrown away and then found, and walked down the highway with Xie Liu towards Huangshi City.

Chen Jian and He Shuo stayed on a high place and observed their movements with binoculars.

He saw the two men walk to the lakeshore, wave their hands to signal the fishermen in the lake, and then they got on the fishing boat together and headed for the small island in the center of the lake.

After landing, the two figures disappeared into the dense woods, and soon appeared in an open space in the residential area.

They seemed to be communicating something with the guards in the city. They pointed in the direction of Chen Jian and the other man on the other side of the lake. The guard nodded and took the two into a building in the center of the city.

A moment later, a small boat rowed out from the island and docked on the shore of the lake.

Chen Jian looked at the time and found that 30 minutes had passed since the two of them landed on the island.

"Let's go, this ship should be here to pick us up."

"Check your equipment, prepare your disguise, and we're ready to go."

"clear."

He Shuo drove the cat car off the highway, relying on the guidance of the drone to avoid the observation line of sight from Huangshi City, and finally parked the car less than 200 meters away from the lakeshore. Then, the two of them approached the lakeshore along the road Zeng Yi had walked and boarded the fishing boat waiting on the shore.

The fisherman rowing the boat was a child who looked less than 10 years old. When he saw Chen Jian and the others, he asked curiously:
"Are you friends of the Holy Blood?"

Chen Jian nodded and answered simply:

"Yes."

"Are you also from the Holy Blood?"

The child continued to speak, Chen Jian shook his head and replied:
"We are not, we are just ordinary people."

"Isn't he also a priest of the Mechanicus?"

"No."

After saying this, Chen Jian thought the child would be disappointed.

But unexpectedly, a look of relaxation appeared on the other person's face.

"Fortunately it wasn't them."

The child did not continue speaking. Chen Jian keenly realized that the hidden meaning behind this sentence was not simple, so he immediately asked:
"What would happen if it was them?"

The child stopped talking and just rowed in silence.

Chen Jian and He Shuo looked at each other, and subconsciously moved their hand down a few inches and placed it on the trigger of 191.

The lake was completely silent. Although there were many fishing boats coming and going, no conversation could be heard, let alone fishermen's songs and calls.

Although the sun had risen by then, illuminating the lake with sparkling water and a vibrant scene, the atmosphere around was quite depressing.

Chen Jian calmly entered the team communication channel and typed on the tactical eyepiece:
"The intelligence is wrong."

"Based on the number of fishing boats actually in use, there can't be 2,000 people here."

"The scale of this settlement is much smaller than Zeng Yi said."

“Maybe only half the population.”

"agree."

He Shuo answered simply. At this time, the fishing boat rowed by the child had already reached the shore, and after landing on the island, Chen Jian became more certain of his speculation.

This so-called Huangshi City is completely different from Hanshui City.

Although the residential areas are not small in size, the buildings here are obviously much more dilapidated than those in Hanshui City.

He had just arrived on the island and had already seen several abandoned buildings.

However, the architectural style is the same as the surrounding ones.

In other words, these buildings were built after the settlement was formed, and after they were built, they were abandoned due to population decline.

Is it because of the monster called "Mongol"?

It doesn't seem likely.

Chen Jian frowned and followed the child into Huangshi City.

At this time, Zeng Yi and Xie Liu, who had originally entered the building in the city center, had also returned, and the four of them successfully completed the meeting in the city.

Zeng Yi nodded to Chen Jian calmly, then led a few people to a house on the east side of the residential area.

After entering, Chen Jian discovered that this was actually a simple "inn".

It was so simple that there were only two rooms, and the four of them could occupy them all.
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On the other hand, this is good news.

At least, the risk of being spied on is much reduced.

After paying the room fee with hard currency bullets, several people entered the room and closed the door.

Then Zeng Yi said:
"The intelligence is wrong."

"That monster may be more difficult to deal with than we expected!"

(End of this chapter)