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

Chapter 172 Welcome

Chapter 172 Welcome Back

"The Adeptus Mechanicus is in retreat."

"Currently, nearly 600 people have been confirmed alive, of which about 400 are artillery and related support personnel, and about are Guards Brigade combatants we have seen before."

"In addition, there were at least 100 people who were scattered and fleeing, and the drones were unable to fully track them."

"The threat level is judged to be low and the verification plan can be continued."

"I won't go over here for now. We'll set up the cannon to help you guard the place. It will be relatively safer."

"clear."

After receiving the message from Lei Jie, Chen Jian gave a brief reply, then turned and walked towards the location of the entrance to fortification No. 011 marked on the map by Lingxi.

Zeng Yi, who was standing by, also heard Lei Jie's report. He switched to the drone's view on his smart eyepiece, observed carefully, and confirmed for the second time:
"The Mechanicus should have really withdrawn. I originally thought they would take this opportunity to rush into the ruins and rob us of the treasure house. Now it seems that their belief in the so-called Holy Trinity is nothing more than that."

"Quite the opposite."

As he walked forward, Chen Jian shook his head and said:
"They are already incredibly strong to have made it this far."

"There were nearly 700 troops, but only 100 were left in the end, and only about of them fled or dispersed."

"Do you know how exaggerated this data is? Even a truly modern army would find it difficult to achieve such a level of organization."

"Not every army can truly defeat the enemy until only one man is left. The power of religion is really a bit scary."

Having said this, Chen Jian paused, then continued:

"Moreover, the fighting ability they demonstrated in this battle was actually quite good."

"I guess, according to their original plan, they should have intended to advance the artillery array to within the visual direct shooting distance - for example, within 5 kilometers, with the Holy Blood soldiers conducting reconnaissance and the Guards Brigade soldiers clearing the way."

"Then, at this distance, they can quickly use four or five rounds of artillery fire to crush the monster to death."

"They have 12 rifled cannons, 60 rounds of ammunition, plus other smoothbore cannons, large-caliber weapons, and rocket launchers for close range. Maybe they can really win."

"The only variable is the poison mist and spores. These things are too lethal to them."

"Not enough. At a distance of 5 kilometers, the concentration of the poisonous fog can also be controlled."

"Plus, it's windy tonight, so all the conditions are met."

“They are very cautious and careful.”

“It’s a pity that we are so backward.”

Yeah, it's too backward.

Zeng Yi nodded thoughtfully.

At this moment, he was deeply aware of the difference between the "Huaxia Army" he belonged to and other forces on this land.

Military capability is only one aspect.

Perhaps in many other aspects, they are equally advanced?
So, to judge whether a force is strong or not, this is actually enough to just use this one criterion, right?
He didn't say anything else, but just followed Chen Jian's footsteps in silence.

A few minutes later, Chen Jian found the last reference object and finally determined the location of fortification 011.

Like Fort 095, the underground entrance has been completely buried.

But it is obvious that since it is located in the core area of the monster's lair, the accumulation of humus here is much more serious than that on the 095 side.

What the hell should I do?
If we dig by hand like last time, how long will it take?
He was thinking about whether he should ask Lei Jie to fire a few shots here to soften the ground first, when Lingxi's voice suddenly rang out in his headphones.

"According to the radio communications and the fuzzy positioning data, you have reached the top of Fortification 011."

“Are you sure you want to enter the verification process?”

"Confirm to enter the verification process."

Chen Jian answered immediately, and Lingxi continued:

"Understood. Please retreat 200 meters away and make sure you have a solid shelter above your head."

what?
Retreat to 200 meters? Still need to find cover?

What do you mean?
You come to fuck?

He stepped back in confusion, and just as he reported arriving at the designated location, the ground suddenly shook slightly.

Immediately afterwards, a dull but violent explosion sounded from underground.

"boom!"

The next second, a huge amount of sediment was thrown into the air.

Just like a fountain emerging from the ground, soil, fungi and a large amount of decayed matter were blown hundreds of meters into the air by the blast, and then fell down in a horrifying manner.

It seemed as if a "rain of filth" was falling from the sky. At this moment, Chen Jian finally understood why Lingxi said that he had to find shelter.
After all the filth fell, a huge hole was exposed on the ground.

Ji Xing stared at all this in amazement, and then asked:

"This is. Is there a giant cannon inside?"

"Forget it, it's just a directional blast."

Chen Jian let out a long sigh, then replied:

"The people who deployed this fortification probably guessed that the entrance might be buried, so they also set up an internal opening procedure."

"It's only been over 300 years. If this thing is still usable, maybe it was just brought out from the fortifications."

"Let's go in." As he spoke, Chen Jian walked straight towards the passage.

The others followed closely behind, and after walking several hundred meters, they finally crossed the remaining soil layer and stepped onto solid ground.

Continuing forward, Chen Jian saw the light again.

"lift."

"We have to keep going down."

"Come on, everyone, come up."

Chen Jian was the first to step onto the elevator. After a brief pause, the four of them went down.

The elevator was very fast, roughly estimated to be at least 2 meters per second, but it still took them nearly two minutes to reach the bottom floor.

This means that the deepest part of this underground fortification is at least 240 meters.

This number may not seem large, but for an underground bunker, it is already a rather exaggerated depth.

This fortification could not have been built on a whim; it must have played a very important role.

Chen Jian became more and more curious about what was inside, and what the so-called verification methods were.

And finally, he arrived at the final gate.

The airtight door opened and a small operating table lowered.

A soft male voice sounded.

"Hello everyone, I am Fuxi."

"Please take off your helmet and mask."

"Don't worry, it's safe here."

Chen Jian had no time to marvel at the intelligence of "Fuxi", but just obediently took off his helmet. The moment his face was exposed, he keenly noticed that the hidden camera had completed the scan on him.

"Life characteristics identification completed."

"Iris scan complete."

"Identification complete."

"Sorry, there may be some logical errors here."

"All verification plans are invalidated."

“I had to use a backup plan that was not in my plan.”

When Fuxi finished speaking, Chen Jian frowned slightly.

Are all verification plans invalid?

why?
You just scanned it with an unknown electronic device.
Could it be because of the Holy Blood people around him?
It doesn't seem like it should.

In 095, I also talked about the information about the Holy Blood in front of Lingxi. It was able to fully understand this concept and did not show any abnormal reaction.

But when it comes to 011 and Fuxi, it doesn’t work?
It doesn't make sense logically.

Chen Jian was still confused, but at the same time, Fuxi spoke again.

"Please enter your identity information on the screen."

Chen Jian took a step forward, while the others stayed a few meters away.

He looked at the screen, which only had one piece of information that needed to be entered.

ID number.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally entered his ID number.

Correct ID number.

He thought it was over at this point, but unexpectedly, Fuxi continued to ask:
"Excuse me, do you know where you come from?"

Chen Jian was stunned for a moment, then replied:
"I know."

"clear."

Fuxi continued to ask: