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

Chapter 223 Disappear?

Chen Jian didn't know whether his words could have a positive effect on "population migration". After all, for the wasteland, migration itself is full of difficulties.

Not to mention the threats from monsters, bandits, and blood skeletons, the various accidents during the journey alone could take their lives without them realizing it.

After all, this was not the era he lived in.

People here cannot travel by high-speed rail or cars, but can only rely on the small number of transportation tools of the Mechanicus and their own two legs.

Fatigue, cold, food shortage, any difficulty that seems insignificant to Chen Jian and others is an insurmountable chasm for them.

Compared to venturing south, they probably prefer to live in their own homes.

Even though there is a risk of being swallowed by monsters at any time.

This is also a choice of survival.

Although it seems unreasonable and even short-sighted, this is just like what Chen Jian had heard before: "the poorer the more children, the more children you have." It is actually a choice made to maximize benefits in order to survive.

So Chen Jian did not force it.

He is only responsible for spreading the news and letting it ferment slowly.

Fortunately, the speed and effect of the news were better than he expected.

The next day, when the team rested for a night and prepared to continue their journey north, several merchants including Jin Zan had already begun to ask them about the specific situation of the Jinling ruins.

And Chen Jian also answered honestly.

".At present, the infrastructure of Jinling Ruins, or Jinling New City, is still relatively rudimentary. In terms of agriculture, it is even more difficult to achieve self-sufficiency. It still depends on the supply of surrounding cities."

“However, the development speed of Jinling New City will exceed that of any city you are familiar with.”

"As for why, you'll know when you go and see."

"Then I must go and see it!"

Jin Zan said happily:

"Anyway, I have to return to Jinling this time. Jinling New City is not far from Jinling City, right?"

"Not far."

Chen Jian paused for a moment, then said:
"If you want to go, we can build a road for you."

"Build a road?"

Jin Zan was stunned.

"For us?"

"It's not a big deal."

Chen Jian waved his hand and said:

"Anyway, it will take you more than ten days to return to Jinling from here. By that time, our road should be repaired."

Jin Zan took a breath.

It took just over ten days to build a road.

Even the most ordinary and simplest road cannot be repaired just like that, right?

What's more, they don't have much manpower, and they know that.

Jin Zan didn't know how they would fulfill this promise, but he could vaguely feel that the other party could indeed do it.

It seems that I have to go to this new city of Jinling.
Jin Zan carefully inquired about the location and route, as well as the supplies needed for the new city of Jinling, and recorded them one by one in his business notes.

When Chen Jian led the team away, he was already revising the freight plan that he had previously drawn up.

The other merchants were still hesitating, and someone came forward and asked:
"Boss Jin, are you really going to Jinling New City?"

"You are a member of the Mechanicus. Are you sure it's okay to do this?"

"Besides, the situation of the so-called Jinling New City is still unclear. Aren't you afraid of risks?"

"risk?"

Jin Zan shook his head disdainfully and said:

“Where can you go without risk?”

"I work for the Adeptus Mechanicus, but I am more of a businessman."

"Right now, this Jinling New City is the biggest business opportunity. Only those who are brave enough can seize it."

"The world will get better and better, and now is the time to change."

"Cooperating with them is not just for profit, but also for standing in line."

"Forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you."

Jin Zan waved his hand and ignored the other businessmen who were still hesitating.

A mysterious smile appeared on his face, as if he had seen a way through the fog in the chaotic situation.
On the other side, Chen Jian had led the team to the vicinity of Ande City.

The drone maintained intermittent reconnaissance every four hours, but what puzzled everyone was that the two "rumored monsters" never appeared again.

The traces of low temperature they left behind have completely disappeared, as if those rumors were just stories made up by someone.

"That's really weird. Where do you think this thing is hidden?"

"The largest body of water nearby is Jizhou Lake, but drones have scanned it countless times and found no traces."

"What do you mean, did these two monsters just disappear out of thin air?"

Chen Jian's tone was somewhat puzzled, and Lei Jie followed his words and said:
"If it wasn't underwater, it was underground."

"But there shouldn't be any large underground fortifications near Jizhou. Fuxi, are there any underground facilities nearby that can accommodate large monsters?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fuxi's voice rang out in the headphones.

"No large-scale underground fortifications have been found around Jizhou. The nearest underground fortification is located in Yangquan, 150 kilometers away."

"There is a large underground nuclear facility there, which is part of the so-called 'underground nuclear Great Wall'."

"This facility is connected to nuclear facilities around the imperial capital through tunnels and road systems, and is an important part of the secondary nuclear counterattack fortifications."

"Based on the current data, it is possible for the monster to enter the fortifications, but it should not be able to move freely in the fortifications."

"Its size is too large and exceeds the design standards of the fortification."

"Commander, do we need to organize reconnaissance and surveillance of Yangquan and the surrounding areas?"

"not needed for now."

Chen Jian shook his head and said:
"We should continue to head north as planned, with entering the imperial capital as our priority."

"As for those two monsters, let them be."

"They don't pose a substantial threat to us for now, so just ignore them."

"Reduce equipment loss as much as possible and we'll talk about it when we get to the imperial capital."

"clear."

"receive."

Everyone answered one by one. After a moment of silence, Chen Jian spoke again:
"Ji Xing, keep communicating with Lin Yu."

"Now that the task has been assigned to them, we need to let them get the job done."

"Notify them that an unknown monster has appeared in the area around Ande City and Jizhou City. The level may be above level three."

“Ask them to do their best to track and notify us if they find anything unusual.”

Ji Xing nodded and replied briefly:
"understand!"

At the same time, 011 kilometers south of the 120 base, near Nanyi Lake.

Shen Yue took off his helmet, wiped the sweat off his face, let out a long sigh and said:

"Damn, these two monsters are a bit too difficult to catch."

"I've been here for so long, and I've killed countless monsters, but I've never encountered anything like this."

"No active attack, no active plunder, just hiding and running the whole time!"

"What's going on? Where are they going?"

"It's fine that we were chased by the Mechanicus's Templar Guards before, but now we are being tracked by drones. They can't have any extrasensory abilities and can't predict danger, right?"

"He didn't listen at all and just kept heading south." "If we keep chasing like this, we should have reached Huangshan!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Yu beside him also sighed, and then said:
“It’s rare indeed.”

"But the main problem is that these two monsters always stay at a safe distance every time they appear. We can't hit them even if we want to use cannons."

"Captain, it's just as you said. They seem to have some kind of perception ability. Do you think they can also use radio?"

".That's really a bit exaggerated."

Shen Yue glanced at the information on the smart eyepiece, then said:

"A very similar thing happened to the captain. Two monsters appeared and then suddenly disappeared."

"There were no signs, no traces."

"But maybe it's not that we can't find the trace, it's just that we can't find it with our method."

"Tracking is something the Holy Blood are better at. Unfortunately, Ji Xing and the others have all left with the captain, and Zeng Yi can't come."

Having said this, Shen Yue paused, and then asked:
"Fuxi, can we determine the movement trajectory of these two monsters here?"

After the voice fell, Fuxi replied:

"Based on the information available so far, the two monsters may be moving towards Taihu Lake and Yuhang."

"We have been tracking these two monsters the entire time, and their actions are relatively logical."

"They drank water and rested for the first time at the north shore of Shijiu Lake, and drank water for the second time at the south shore of Nanyi Lake. They also hunted a small number of small monsters and small animals here."

"According to this trajectory, combined with the target's movement towards the east, I predict that the target is likely heading towards Taihu Lake, where it will make its third replenishment."

"Of course, they may also head southeast to Yuhang, but the distance is relatively far and the possibility is relatively low."

"Commander, we have to make a decision here."

"Whether to abandon the pursuit and head to Huangshan as planned, or continue the pursuit towards Yuhang and Taihu Lake, this requires your decision."

After saying this, Shen Yue couldn't help but frown.

According to the original plan, he intended to go to Huangshan first, find the Rocket Force base there and retrieve usable nuclear weapons.

After all, that is their most important trump card to deal with the beast tide.

Hunting these two monsters was just a matter of convenience.

But now, things have changed.

Not only did his own team encounter the rare situation of "unable to catch up with the monster", but almost the same thing happened to the captain's side.

This is a huge doubt.

And it is a doubt that must be resolved.

Thinking of this, Shen Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

"These two monsters must die."

"Not only do we need to kill them, we also need to see what changes have occurred in them."

"Notify He Shuo to prepare the drones for an air strike."

"Damn it, I can't catch up with them, but can't the network signal catch up with them?"

"Use all the cruise missiles. I don't believe we can't kill them!"

"clear."

Fuxi replied briefly:

"The order has been sent back, waiting for Chief He Shuo's confirmation."

"it is good."

Shen Yue nodded and added:
"Hurry him up!"

011 Outside the fortifications.

He Shuo skillfully set up various parameters, while the ant colony robot was busy preparing the not-so-large Attack-17 UAV for takeoff.

Several cruise missiles were mounted, as well as two Changjian-S small air-to-ground missiles.

This missile is an air-to-ground weapon specially designed for unmanned combat. Its warhead equivalent is not large and its speed is relatively low.

However, relying on the drone's super high maneuverability and "anti-human" dive attack method, the missile can still reach a terminal speed of Mach 2.8.

At such a high speed, almost no air defense system can effectively intercept it.

But the problem is that its lightweight design also makes it unsuitable for strike operations against fortified fortresses.

It was originally designed to carry out top-down attacks on tanks and lightly armored targets.

Can such a weapon really be used to effectively strike those thick-skinned monsters?
He Shao was very skeptical about this.

Theoretically, when facing monsters, an expensive Longsword-S is not as useful as an ordinary grenade.

But unfortunately, they have no other choice now.

Even if they cannot be killed directly, they must try their best to force the two monsters to change their routes and create opportunities for Shen Yue to attack.

Thinking of this, He Shuo lowered his head and looked at the screen in his hand.

The fuel has been replenished and the ammunition has been loaded.

The small ground radar station is turned on and the cellular network connection is smooth.

It's time to take off.

Attack-17 slowly slid out of the bunker and slid onto the simple runway laid during the last attack on Jinling City.

During the final check before takeoff, He Shuo called Shen Yue.

"I'm ready here and can take off at any time."

"Shen Yue, how are you doing?"

"not so good!"

There was obviously some anger in Shen Yue's voice.

"The two monsters are gone again. The woods around here are too dense. The two monsters are not big enough, so it's too difficult to track them from the air."

"You take off first, I'll find a way to force them out!"

"Gone again??"

He Shuo asked in astonishment:

"How did you disappear?"

"It's normal for it to disappear. The heat signal disappears first, and then the image signal is lost."

"I was wondering if there was some underground passage nearby. I'll just say it again, I found it!"

"Damn it, if I don't keep an eye on this thing, I might lose it."

"Hurry up and take off! I'm nearly 15 kilometers away from those two monsters and can't attack quickly!"

"Roger that!"

He Shuo nodded immediately and then quickly gave the order to take off.

A moment later, the Attack-17 engine ignited, and two bright blue flames gushed out.

With the roar of its engine, this fighter plane, which was out of place in the wasteland, took off into the sky, and a spectacular sonic boom cloud exploded in the air.

The planned combat area has been marked on the radar screen.

It can reach a distance of nearly 150 kilometers within 10 minutes.

However, He Shuo was not sure whether it could play the role it was supposed to play.

He stared at the sky with a frown on his face, without moving for a long time.

8 minutes later, Shen Yue's voice came from his headphones.

"Lock the target!"

"Fire!"

(End of this chapter)