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

Chapter 167 Like a Mountain

Chen Jian walked towards the unfolded exoskeleton with a slightly nervous mood, followed Lingxi's guidance, and stepped onto the foot pedal.

When he completed the turn, the foot pedal hydraulic device was activated and automatically adjusted the height of the exoskeleton according to his height.

The nearly 2.5-meter-high exoskeleton perfectly adapted to his body shape. Then, he raised his arms horizontally and let the self-locking system controlled by hydraulics and motors lock his limbs and torso.

The unfolded chest and abdominal armor closed, and the helmet connected to the titanium alloy spine on the back automatically dropped down.

There was darkness in front of Chen Jian's eyes, and after a moment, a ray of light lit up.

"The program starts."

A gentle female voice came to his ears, and then the holographic projection system projected the external scenery into his eyes with ultra-high definition.

"Operational systems check."

"The action system is good."

"Weapon systems check."

"The weapon system is good."

"Active defense module testing."

"Active defense is good."

"Communication test."

"Communication is good."

After a series of inspections, Chen Jian took his first step in this "Nezha" armor.

In fact, this thing is somewhat different from the mecha he had previously imagined.

When he was moving, he did not feel the heaviness of "riding a giant". On the contrary, he hardly felt the existence of the exoskeleton.

He was still himself, even if his movements were slightly restricted, the feeling was not much different from wearing a heavy bulletproof vest.

Walk, run, jump, roll.
All his movements were extremely smooth. Even when he rolled on the ground, he could not feel the friction between the metal frame and the ground.

Because at every point where it may come into contact with the ground, the "Nezha" exoskeleton is made of composite materials for complete flexible wrapping.

This is almost a perfect piece of equipment.

It is not a "war machine" in the traditional sense, but it is obviously the equipment that can best adapt to the real battlefield environment.

Chen Jian walked around the armory with satisfaction, while Zeng Yi and Xie Liu beside him also tried to put on the exoskeleton.

But it was obvious that they were not used to this stuff.

Their movements were not flexible—rather, they were extremely clumsy.

It took only the time of turning around for Zeng Yi to fall to the ground with a thud. After finally standing up, he stumbled and bumped into the wall beside him.

"The system shows that the EEG signal is disordered."

A consonant voice sounded above my head:

"You don't seem to be adapting to this exoskeleton. Perhaps it has something to do with the characteristics of your brain wave activity."

"Do you need medical assistance? According to the EEG signals sent back by the brain-computer interface, you may be at risk of epilepsy."

".No."

Zeng Yi walked down from the exoskeleton in a somewhat embarrassed manner, and then said:

"I can't use this thing. It's like it's working against me."

Seeing his face full of regret, Chen Jian said comfortingly:

"It doesn't matter. It's normal that it can't be used now."

"You, the Holy Blood, are very different from us in terms of physical structure, and your brain electrical activity is even more different."

"You can't use the original exoskeleton because it's designed for ordinary people."

“We can make some fine-tuning on these things when we have the chance in the future.”

"Maybe you can use it then."

"clear."

Zeng Yi nodded gratefully and comforted Chen Jian by saying:
"There's no need to rush. We don't necessarily need these things."

"Perhaps, without the help of mechas, we will be more flexible and more useful?"

"That's true."

Chen Jian nodded slightly, then said:
"But you will definitely need other things."

"Put on our original equipment."

"Bulletproof vests, smart goggles, night vision goggles, IFF, air calls. These are all things that the Nezha mecha has integrated. We don't need them, so I'll give them to you."

"Give it to us??"

After Chen Jian finished speaking, Zeng Yi, Xie Liu and others reacted relatively calmly, but Ji Xing was stunned.

"Give it to us directly? Don't you plan to seal these things up?"

"Why seal it? Don't you use it?"

Chen Jian was puzzled and asked:
"In this world, is it normal to seal up secondary equipment?"

".That's not the case."

Ji Xing sighed and then said:
“But those in power here, most of the time, tend to keep relatively powerful things in their own hands.”

"Otherwise, their own status may be threatened."

".Maybe they have their own considerations, but we don't need to make such considerations."

"why?"

Ji Xing asked with some curiosity:

"Aren't you worried about betrayal?"

Chen Jian smiled slightly, but Ji Xing obviously couldn't see his expression inside the helmet.

"it does not matter."

"At least now, we don't have to worry about betrayal."

"Don't ask Zeng Yi and Xie Liu, ask yourself, if you were given a choice, would you rather follow us or other forces in the wasteland?"

".Understood."

Ji Xing nodded seriously, then took the smart eyepiece handed over by Zeng Yi.

But when she put on the smart goggles, the world instantly became different.

This is the world they saw.
Ji Xing was surrounded by a strong sense of novelty. She stretched out her hand to grab the light in front of her, but found that it was just an illusion.

“Can you adapt?”

Shen Yue stepped forward and said:
“Generally speaking, people who are new to AR will experience slight dizziness, but I feel like you guys seem to be fine.”

“It’s really good.”

Xie Liu has completely adapted to the interface of the smart eyepiece. She looked at Chen Jian, who was busy identifying the IFF signals of several people.

There was a 095-year gap between the equipment they brought from the past and the equipment they found in 20, but fortunately, the principle of IFF remained basically unchanged. After identifying the frequency band, the friendly force logo appeared smoothly in front of Chen Jian's eyes.

"All right."

"All set up, ready to go."

Chen Jian nodded with satisfaction, and Lei Jie beside him asked:
"We have only looked at the third and fourth floors now. Don't we want to take a look at the other floors?"

"Not urgent."

Chen Jian shook his head and said:
"The fifth layer is for the base's own supplies. The first layer is mainly food and medicine, and the second layer is means of production. These are all known."

“Even if it is published now, it will not work immediately.”

"The Adeptus Mechanicus has already started to take action, so we must hurry up."

"To be honest, we have already wasted long enough here. Let's set off as soon as possible."

"We can't just go there empty-handed. This time, we have to find the exact location of that Level 2 monster and formulate a clear battle plan." "Lingxi, check the condition of the drone's takeoff runway. Is it ready for takeoff?"

After a moment, Lingxi's voice sounded again.

"No runway marking signal detected, no satellite guidance signal detected, Beidou signal detected, Beidou signal is poor and unavailable."

"The drone can use ground-based remote control flight mode, but the ground base station has not been established."

"After comprehensive consideration, the result is: the conditions for takeoff are not met."

".Guessed it."

Chen Jian sighed regretfully, and then said:

"Such a large drone cannot fly without a runway - but it doesn't matter. Let's go first. After confirming the location, we can decide whether to use drones for bombing or use electromagnetic guns or 152mm cannons for long-range strikes. We'll decide when the time comes."

"Everyone get ready and set off immediately!"

"Roger that!"

An hour later, the eight members of Chen Jian's team left Shelter 095 and returned to the danger-ridden ground in full gear and armor.

But compared to when they first stepped into this unknown ruins, the few people at this moment can be said to be full of vigor and vitality.

It’s simple, the weapons are fully loaded.

Each of the four Nezha mechas carries a flat, lightweight 6-tube 107 rocket launcher on its back, occupying two racks.

There is a rocket launcher on each of the two shoulder racks, carrying a fuel-air explosive warhead and a high-explosive fragmentation warhead respectively.

The two waist mounts are for optional weapons. Chen Jian chose to mount direct firepower, which are a .221mm caliber general-purpose machine gun of model QJB-338, which he has almost never seen in China, and a 201 general-purpose machine gun.

And this is not the limit of firepower, because in his hand, he is also holding a so-called 15mm micro grenade launcher, which is the so-called grenade launcher.

The magazine capacity of this thing reaches an astonishing 60 rounds. The size of each bullet is about the same as that of an ordinary shotgun bullet, but according to Lingxi's description, the maximum range can reach nearly 1500 meters.

It should be said that this slightly awkward weapon actually has both obvious strengths and weaknesses.

It is too heavy, has too much recoil, and the amount of ammunition a single soldier can carry is also worrying.

But the problem is that if the person carrying this weapon is a mecha warrior, all its shortcomings will instantly become insignificant.

Holding the gun in his hand, Chen Jian even felt that basically no level 4 monster could get close to him.
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Compared to him who focuses more on direct firepower, Lei Jie and his companions have more diverse weapons.

Lei Jie had a mortar and a semi-automatic grenade hanging on his waist. The ammunition for these two devices was finally replenished at 095, which also allowed him to recover from the suffocation of insufficient ammunition.

As for the other Holy Bloods, since they did not have exoskeletons and mechas, the weapons and ammunition they could carry were limited, so Chen Jian continued with the original arrangement.

One 191 and one 201 flight are enough.

Like hedgehogs, the eight-member team squeezed into the cat-cart which had limited space.

Chen Jian withdrew his hand helplessly, and then said:

"If we can explore the road this time, we'll try to drive the Mengshi next time."

"This cat car is too crowded, and it can't carry too many unmanned equipment, including those robot dogs."

"That can't be helped. The road is unknown. If the warrior gets stuck in the car, it will be the end."

While operating the steering wheel flexibly, Lei Jie said:
"Do you know what we lack the most now? It's not all-terrain vehicles, but road rollers and bulldozers."

"Once the situation settles down a bit, I will use the machine tool to make a bulldozer."

"When the time comes, we will push forward all the way. Who can stop us?"

".You might as well make a 99A."

As Chen Jian finished his words, the two cars had already turned onto the G104 highway and started heading north.

Two drones took off at the same time, and Chen Jian's helmet also integrated the images sent back by the drones. However, with the support of the War Skull AI, the originally blurry images were analyzed into clearer models, and the accuracy of the information was also improved by more than one level.

"It is 14.3 kilometers to the destination. Take G104 to the Kazimen Street Elevated Road, then turn right at the Airport Link to the Inner Ring East Line."

"clear."

"receive."

With tactical goggles, several Holy Bloods finally had a clear understanding of the place names and routes contained in the orders issued by Chen Jian. This alone has invisibly improved the team's combat effectiveness by an unknown amount.

"The active layer of the fungal mat is getting thicker and thicker, and is currently about 0.4 meters thick."

"The closer to the core area, the less the fungal mat will be affected by the cold air."

"The temperature seems to have risen as well. What's going on?"

Zeng Yi kept reporting the data he saw from the smart eyepiece, and it even seemed a bit too confidential.

However, Chen Jian really appreciated his attitude.

Trying your best to adapt to a new piece of equipment and make full use of it is a manifestation of enthusiasm.

What's more, he reported useful information.

After a brief thought, Chen Jian replied:
"It may be related to the fusion reactor under the 011 fortification. According to the size of that reactor, there should be a lot of waste heat."

"Of course, it could also be a composting effect."

"No matter what, be vigilant."

"If you keep getting closer, you'll enter the real danger zone."

"Monsters may appear at any time, be prepared!"

"understand!"

Everyone answered immediately, and He Shuo slowed down his pace slightly. After confirming that the surrounding environment was safe, he slowly moved forward along the planned route.

It took them a full half an hour to advance 095 kilometers from 14 to Zijin Mountain, a distance of 6 kilometers.

As the fungal mat grows thicker, umbrella-shaped fungal forests appear more and more frequently.

The living space of ordinary vegetation was almost completely squeezed out. After entering the five-kilometer core area of Zijin Mountain, Chen Jian and his companions could hardly see any ordinary trees.

“The environment here is a bit weird.”

"The fungal mat is so thick that the road is almost invisible."

"But the terrain has become much flatter."

"With such a wide field of vision, theoretically we should have spotted the monster long ago."

“But there’s nothing around here.”

When Chen Jian finished speaking, Ji Xing also frowned.

"The Mechanicus' intelligence would not be wrong on such a critical issue - the monster should be near Purple Mountain or Bell Mountain."

"But you're right. They're so close, why haven't they discovered it yet?"

"Is its nest underground?"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Jian's heart skipped a beat.

Depend on.

If it's really underground, then it's all over, right? ?

Given the size of Fort 011, it should be able to accommodate a monster.

If the monster built a nest in 011, how much of the stuff inside could be preserved?

Chen Jian took a deep breath and was about to order the drone to lower its altitude and take the risk of getting close for reconnaissance, but at this moment, he suddenly noticed something unusual.

The ground was shaking slightly.

"parking!"

Chen Jian suddenly came to his senses.

Then he shouted:
"Go back!"

"Damn it, we're so close!"

"That hill two kilometers away is a monster!"

“It’s as big as a mountain!”

(End of this chapter)