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

Chapter 29 Han River
The existence of the blood skeleton was a huge shock to Chen Jian's team of four, which made them realize that giant monsters were not the only threat in this wasteland.

However, for the Holy Blood and the Mechanicus who have long been accustomed to the wasteland, and even for ordinary people here, the fact that the water ghosts under the Blood Skulls appeared and were repelled was perhaps more common than a big ship encountering a few storms.

After making sure that the steam engine's spirit was not on strike, Captain Capt. Anchor was very reasonable and did not charge the team any extra fees. Instead, he kicked Lei Jie hard and let him off the boat.

This action frightened the four members of the Holy Blood Squad. They were afraid that the offended Chosen Ones would lift the canvas covering the bull's back without saying a word and kill all the Mechanicus crew members on the ship.

There is no doubt that these four chosen ones are capable of doing such a thing, and they are fully capable of doing so.

But fortunately, the chosen ones maintained admirable rationality at all times, and they just smiled as if it was just a joke.
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Maybe they really don't care.

They looked down at everything here as if they were looking at a group of ants.
Before getting off the boat, as they passed the big anchor, Xu Lie patted him on the shoulder and said:

"I'm glad you survived."

Da Anchor laughed sarcastically and replied disdainfully:
"They are just some water ghosts. I have fought with them countless times."

I'm not talking about those useless water ghosts.

Xu Lie did not say what was in his mind, but quickly caught up with the team in front and walked towards the Hanshui city area not far away.

At the same time, Chen Jian, who was walking in front, was listening attentively to Xie Liu's explanation.

".Hanshui is one of the top ten cities in the entire southern region in terms of size. There are about 5000 residents here."

"The vast majority of residents live on the edge of the ruins, between the two lakes."

"There is a large area of land that was cultivated before the catastrophe. Rice, sweet potatoes and other crops grow on it. The people here call that land 'Rice Field'."

"To the east of the rice fields is a large ruin called the Ecological Cocoon, which also grows a large number of crops."

"But it's strange that the crops there are all grown within a wall more than ten meters high. It seems that someone has kept them there in captivity."

"No one knows why this is happening. Do plants also need to be kept in captivity?"

"But in short, these two sources of food feed the 5000 people here, and the various resources in the ruins allow the Mechanicus to have a foothold."

"However, most of the time, people here don't enter the ruins."

"It's very dangerous in there."

After Xie Liu finished speaking, Chen Jian nodded thoughtfully.

According to the old map in their hands, the location of the Han Shui settlement is actually a small plain between Pinglang Lake and Lu Lake. This is originally an agricultural area, so it is normal to grow a large amount of rice.

As for the so-called "ecological cocoon", it is actually the site of an ecological agriculture company. They originally engaged in three-dimensional cultivation, so it is reasonable to "keep plants in the house".

The only thing that puzzled him was what kind of dangers there were in the urban area.

monster?

He asked Xie Liu a question, but before Xie Liu could answer, Xu Lie, who had caught up, spoke first:

"It's a huge monster of no less than level three."

"Its range of activity is in the core area of the ruins, about 40 kilometers away from the Han River."

"That monster is extremely powerful. The Mechanicus organized several hunting operations, but all of them ended in total annihilation."

"Since three years ago, all hunting operations have stopped, and the people here have been living in peace with that monster."

"But both the Holy Blood Temple and the Mechanicus believe that this is just a temporary hibernation of the monster."

"Once it wakes up again, it will surely flatten the Han River."

"So, we are also trying to find a way to completely kill this monster."

"But obviously there's nothing we can do right now."

"After all, it's not just that one monster that threatens the Han River. Level 4 and 5 monsters pop up from time to time in the surrounding areas. Every time they appear, it's a tough battle for us."

"Is this why you took the initiative?" Chen Jian interrupted.

"Yes."

Xu Lie nodded and replied:
"As long as we find traces of monsters, even if they haven't shown any hostility towards us, we will find a way to kill them as soon as possible."

"Because by the time it shows hostility, it will probably be too late for us to react."

"understood."

When prepared and taking advantage of the weakness, 4 people have a chance to kill a level monster.

If they are unprepared, hundreds of people facing a sudden attack from a level 5 monster may suffer heavy losses.

Quite reasonable.

Chen Jian did not continue to ask, but he had already made plans to enter the ruins, that is, the old city area of Han River.

Not only is it occupied by monsters, there may also be a large amount of resources there.

More importantly, he had to go to the Ordnance Officer Academy shown on the coordinates to see what was there.
The group walked into the Hanshui urban area, which was many times more prosperous than the Xiama Town that Chen Jian had seen before.

Most of the houses and buildings are newly built, with a unique style that blends traditional and modern styles.

There are even paved roads here, although they are only made of stones and broken concrete, but they are enough to illustrate the level of civilization of this settlement.

After a quick look, Chen Jian roughly judged that the urban development here was still very distorted.

It has the characteristics of the agricultural age and the steam age, but is also mixed with some elements of the post-industrial age.

One word, chaos.

Can you imagine colorful neon lights and ragged woodcutters selling firewood on the street in the same town?
Can you imagine a guard holding a rusty Type 81 assault rifle and wearing armor woven from vines?
That's what the Han River is like.

Without an electricity system and the ability to exploit fossil energy on a large scale, won’t we have to burn wood?
Most of the finished metal products of suitable size have rusted and rotted. If we want to strengthen the protection, don’t we have to wear rattan armor?
This city is no longer just a technological gap, it is simply...
Technology vortex.

A vortex of chaos.
Chen Jian followed the Holy Blood Squad all the way to the city center, and immediately saw a metal "statue" standing in the square.

Xu Lie pointed at the statue and introduced:
"This is the holy icon of the Mechanicus. Legend has it that it was a battle fortress under the command of their Saint Trinity before the Cataclysm."

"No one knows what kind of battle it has been through here, but it is obviously completely damaged and is nothing more than a pile of rusted steel."

"fart!"

Before Xu Lie finished speaking, a passerby interrupted him loudly:

"This is the Nine-Nine Holy Elephant, one of the most powerful fortresses of the saints!"

"Even if it has rusted, its soul is immortal!"

The other party was very emotional. Xu Lie wanted to retort a few more words in his capacity as a Holy Blood Man, but Chen Jian reached out and held him back.

After the man left cursing, Chen Jian spoke:
"He's certainly not wrong."

“This is indeed the Nine-Nine Holy Elephants.”

"It's just that it's 99A."

"99A? What is that?"

Xu Lie didn't understand and Chen Jian didn't explain either.

He just stared at the weathered 99A standing quietly on the platform formed by the ruins and fell into a long silence.

The Mechanicus were right.

The steel has decayed.

But the soul that gave birth to steel is destined to be resurrected on this land!
(End of this chapter)