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

Chapter 276 Destroy the City
After confirming the monster's lethality, Jin Zhong didn't even have time to sort out the bodies of his brothers. He simply gathered them together and immediately led the remaining soldiers to rush towards Liangxi.

At this time, they were still 30 kilometers away from Liangxi, and they were completely out of the cellular network coverage of Jinling New City, and there were no transport trucks available.

He didn't know if he could make it in time.

But now he can only think of a way to give it a try.

"It's too late to return to Yanling to find transportation. We can only run!"

"Leave all your baggage behind, take nothing but rifles and grenades!"

"We must rush to Liangxi as quickly as possible."

"That monster isn't moving that fast, we still have time!"

While walking quickly forward, Jin Zhong shouted to the remaining 60 team members.

"For the honor of the Most Holy Trinity!"

"For the honor of the Most Holy Trinity!"

The crowd shouted in response.

And this was their last cry in this long raid.

The team left everything behind and rushed forward like a group of silent knights.

They blocked their ears and covered their eyes, and all that was left in front of them was the road that stretched forward.

The strong physique of the soldiers of the Templar Guards Brigade became their last resort. The 30-kilometer raid, an almost impossible task for ordinary teams, became possible for them.

The sounds of breathing and footsteps gradually became regular on the relatively flat ground. Jin Zhong glanced at the map marked on the drone screen and found that in an hour since they set out, they had covered a distance of 12 kilometers.

However, the road ahead will become more difficult.

The physical strength gap among the people in the team gradually widened, and the originally gathered team was gradually stretched out.

Jin Zhong always ran in front. He knew that under the current circumstances, he had no way to take care of those members who fell behind.

The monsters around have been basically cleared out, so they will be fine.

The biggest crisis now lies ahead!
How far is that monster from Liangxi?

Did Liangxi's Mechanicus Crusaders respond?

Have the civilians in the city started to evacuate?
Where did they retreat to?
Has the Chinese army been dispatched?
If they were fast enough, their plane should have arrived by now, right?

A weapon that can destroy all enemies should also be able to kill that monster, right?
Jin Zhong always had expectations in his heart.

He hoped that he had simply overestimated his own role.

He hoped that the Chinese army could respond immediately.

At this point, your stance and beliefs are no longer important.

As long as the civilians of Liangxi can survive, he is willing to use all his strength and all methods.

The breathing became more and more rapid, and two hours had passed.

Only the last 5 kilometers are left.

Jin Zhong released the drone, but at this moment, he did not see any trace of the monster.

However, not far from Liangxi City, there were two huge bomb craters that were obviously freshly exploded.

Chinese Army!
They've arrived!

Jin Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.

"stop!"

"Take a five-minute break!"

At the command, the team that was still moving forward finally stopped.

The soldiers collapsed to the ground, their clothes completely soaked with sweat.

"011, this is the Jinzhong Guards Brigade!"

"Repeat, this is the Jinzhong Guards Brigade calling!"

"Have you reached Liangxi City? Have the monsters been eliminated?"

"Received, please reply, over!"

Jin Zhong called out on the radio while panting, and a moment later, Fuxi's voice came from the headset.

"011 received."

"The forward support team is 50 kilometers away from Liangxi City and is expected to arrive in two hours."

"The Air Force has completed one round of bombing on the monsters and is about to launch a second round."

"The bombing is expected to arrive in 5 minutes. The bombing coordinates have been transmitted to the map. Please be careful to avoid the bombing area."

"clear."

Jin Zhong answered briefly.

But at this moment, a question suddenly arose in his mind.

What kind of monster could withstand one round of bombing and yet need to organize a second round of bombing? !
So the previous round of bombing did not actually achieve the desired effect? ?

A trace of worry flashed across Jin Zhong's eyes, and then he continued to ask:

"Did the bombing fail to achieve the desired effect? Over."

“It did not achieve the expected results.”

Fuxi replied briefly:

"The two kilometers around Liangxi City have been identified as a death danger zone. Please enter with caution."

"clear."

Jin Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.

He controlled the drone to continue moving forward, and when the drone lowered its altitude, a shocking scene appeared in front of him.

Dead body.

There were corpses everywhere.

Civilians who did not have time to evacuate fell one by one on the streets of Liangxi City. In the last moments of their lives, they did not seem to feel the pain of suffocation, but just like their teammates, they fainted due to lack of oxygen.

And once they fall, they will have no chance of escape.

“At least several hundred people died”

Jin Zhong's tone was low.

"No more than a few hundred people."

The military doctor at the side suddenly interrupted.

"The bodies we are seeing now are only those of the people who tried to evacuate."

"They didn't evacuate because the monsters were coming."

"They evacuated because of the bombings, because of the fear of the planes!"

"In two hours, the Skitarii here simply failed to organize an effective evacuation operation."

"It's possible that more people died. This entire city has died at the hands of monsters."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Zhong's heart skipped a beat.

The whole city?
Although Liangxi is not a big city, it has a population of nearly 3000.

If all these people were killed by this level 2 monster.
How big of a loss is that?

How should the church explain to the believers who believed in them?
At this moment, the sound of propellers passed through the sky.

Jin Zhong raised his head and saw the familiar plane diving down, dropping two bombs in succession towards a corner of the city.

"boom!"

A huge explosion sounded.

The smoke and dust dispersed, and after a moment, Fuxi's voice was heard again on the radio.

"This is 011, calling the Jinzhong Guards Brigade."

"The main body of the monster has been destroyed. Please enter Liangxi City as soon as possible to organize rescue work."

"Pay attention to protection and avoid bacterial infection."

"clear."

Jin Zhong stood up and raised his hand towards the soldiers of the Guards Brigade.

"Everyone prepare for battle."

"Follow me into Liangxi City!"

An hour later, Jin Zhong led his team and slowly advanced to the edge of Liangxi City.

The closer the distance, the clearer the horrific scene became.

Just as the military doctor had expected, the actual number of casualties in Liangxi City far exceeded Jin Zhong’s estimate. Those victims who were not counted were simply "suffocated" in the room.

one thousand?
two thousand?

Jin Zhong no longer had any way to calculate the exact number of casualties.

Now, there was only one issue that concerned him.

Did anyone escape?
How many people escaped?
He led his team to advance quickly towards the Mechanicus Cathedral where the City Defense Department was located. Along the way, he kept checking the bodies lying on the ground, eagerly seeking a "miracle".

But no miracle happened.

They are all dead.

If they hadn't put on protective clothing in time, they would probably have been infected by the strange bacteria and would have had no chance of survival.

Water mist condensed inside the protective suit, and sweat continued to flow down his forehead. Jin Zhong kicked open the door of the church. He thought he would see the bodies of priests and priests lying on the ground, but in fact...
There is nothing here.

“Where are the people??”

At this moment, it seemed as if something in Jin Zhong's heart was completely shattered.

He was unwilling to believe the reality before his eyes, so he quickly searched the church and asked:

"Where are the Skitarii here? Where are the priests and clergy here?"

"They probably left first."

The military doctor said bitterly:
"They must have received the news, but instead of organizing the evacuation of the people, they chose to leave first."

"How can this be?!?"

Jin Zhong's voice was a little hoarse.

"Why would they do this? They have absolutely no reason to do this!"

"I don't even have to question their beliefs!"

"Even if they want to leave, why can't they take the civilians in the city with them?"

"They don't have to pay anything! They just need to send out a simple notice!"

"As long as they take the lead and leave, the civilians here will definitely follow!"

"This doesn't make sense. This doesn't make sense."

"Boat."

The military doctor suddenly spoke again:

"There are no more boats."

"The Skitarii left first, because they had to make sure they had a ship."

“They left from Taihu Lake.”

"It's not that they didn't give notice, they gave notice after they were on board and at a safe distance."

“They’re slow.”

"Some people in the city must have evacuated, but not many."

"Sinner. Heretic!"

Jin Zhong spoke in anger, but he had not yet realized that the ones who were accused of being "heretics" were the brothers he once trusted the most.
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No, it may not be just the fault of these "heretics".

It's a temple.

Is a saint.

The saint's reorganization of the Guards Brigade caused the entire Liangxi to lose the protection of the Guards Brigade. Without the constraints of the most loyal soldiers and the most loyal brigade commanders, the crusaders here have lost the purity of their faith.

At this moment, Jin Zhong suddenly felt a sense of despair.

What is right?
The previous saint had done something wrong, and he thought that this saint, his former closest partner, would change, but he had just taken office and made such a big mistake.
"We must purge the heretics."

Jin Zhong said word by word:

"Release the drone and track the Skitarii in the direction of Taihu Lake."

"They must be judged, they"

"011 base, calling the Jinzhong Guards Brigade."

Before Jin Zhong could finish his words, Fuxi's voice suddenly came from his headphones again.

"The Guards Brigade received. Please speak."

"We found that the colony has not been completely cleared and there is a possibility of resurgence."

"A suspicious heat signal was found 2 kilometers east of Liangxi City and 900 meters from your location. It is speculated to be the 'guide' of the colony monster."

"The location has been marked, please rush there to deal with it."

"understand!"

Jin Zhong answered immediately.

Guide?
indeed.

This so-called "secondary monster" was very different from other monsters he had seen before. It did not seem to have any intelligence of its own, but was unconscious and controlled by something else.

It's a puppet.

And now, the one he had to catch was the "puppet master"!
Jin Zhong spread out the paper map and quickly explained the situation to his team members.

The team set out quickly, dispersing in a fan-shaped formation to converge on the target area.

The drone had taken off, and Jin Zhong was controlling it to search for traces of the target in the target area. But just as he was lowering the drone's altitude, he suddenly noticed a black shadow flashing across the edge of the drone's screen.

Followed by.

"boom!"

The drone seemed to be hit by something and lost power instantly.

"It's there!"

Jin Zhong had no time to consider the consequences of losing the drone.

There was only one thought in his mind:
This thing knows to shoot the drone first, it wants to run away!
If you don’t grab it now, you may never have another chance!
Hurry, must be quick!
His speed had reached its limit, and his teammates quickly surrounded him.

In just 30 seconds, the crowd had formed a relatively loose encirclement.

Jin Zhong continued to issue orders, and the encirclement gradually narrowed.

When the radius of the encirclement was reduced to 200 meters, the so-called "puppet master" finally revealed his true face.

It was a humanoid monster.

It even wears clothes.

But behind it is a huge cyst.

The cyst is still continuously secreting light blue gas.

"Fire!"

Jin Zhong gave the order immediately.

"Bang bang bang bang-"

The Type 75 rifle spewed out flames and bullets poured out.

Just before the barrage of bullets completely enveloped the monster, it suddenly leaped upward flexibly, grabbed the tree trunk in front of it and climbed up.

Do you think you can escape like this?

Jin Zhong raised his gun and tried to shoot the monster down.

But just at this moment.

"boom!"

With a dull explosion, the cyst on the monster's back shattered into pieces.

Then, the monster fell from a great height.

this.
Self-destructed? ?

Thick green smoke spread out from the ruptured cyst and immediately dissipated into the air.

The monster had already lost its life, and the subsequent shot completely shattered its body into pieces.

Jin Zhong didn't even understand what the purpose of its final self-destruction was.

A fight to the death?
This doesn't seem right.

Jin Zhong frowned. He immediately reported the latest situation to the 011 base, and then received the order to "return to Liangxi City and hold on until help."

With strong doubts and vague uneasiness, Jin Zhong led the team back to Liangxi.

And just after entering the city, he suddenly discovered something unusual.

The whole city seemed to be wriggling.

The ground was moving.

The walls were creeping, too.

But when I looked closely, there was nothing.

Jin Zhong subconsciously stopped and looked towards the city with bated breath. This time, he finally saw the source of the abnormality.

It's not the ground that's moving.

What is moving are the tiny "dust particles" in the air.

That level 2 monster is reorganizing!
It has not been destroyed yet!
In just a few minutes, the dark blue-black color gradually gathered in the center of Liangxi City.

The monster regained its shape.

Jin Zhong's hair and beard stood on end and his eyes were bloodshot.

But now, he had no way to fight this monster.

"011 base, this is the Jinzhong Guards Brigade."

"The monster has been reborn."

"We need support!"

"Bombs can't kill it."

"Fire! We need fire!"

(End of this chapter)