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

Chapter 34: Ghosts before the Cataclysm

In most cases, a decision that is correct will be quickly passed unanimously when it is first proposed. Only those decisions that are not necessarily correct need to be discussed repeatedly.

It is obvious that the decision of "grab it if you can't buy it" is absolutely correct, has been tested, and meets the basic requirements of dialectical methodology.

Therefore, it was passed without any controversy, and after it was passed, the four members of the team immediately started discussing specific actions.

The results of their final discussion were summarized into four steps.

Information collection, field reconnaissance, combat search, and orderly evacuation.

It seems simple, but in most cases, this solution is quite effective.

Therefore, after obtaining enough peripheral information about the Blood Skeletons from Xu Lie and grasping the approximate location of the stronghold, the four members of the team immediately packed their equipment and prepared to set off on this sunny afternoon to cross the Yangtze River and head to the west bank area where the Terror Demons were mainly active.

Xu Lie was amazed at their quick actions. He had no idea what these people could do there without adequate preparation.

But Chen Jian's answer to him was simple:
"We are going there for reconnaissance, and now we are just making plans in advance."

"If there is a suitable opportunity, wouldn't it be great to just get it done?"

Xu Lie was speechless at the impeccable logic. After confirming that it was impossible to stop Chen Jian, he finally spoke:
"Although those terrifying demons are not very powerful, this is only limited to active attacks."

"If they hide in the jungle, in their own strongholds, it will not be easy to break in."

"Now that you want to go, let's go together."

"We have been to the West Coast before and are much more familiar with the terrain there than you are."

"If there's any gain, we can still split it 20-80, how about that?"

"can."

Chen Jian certainly would not refuse available support. Although in his heart, he always remained vigilant against these Holy Blood People, he also knew that at this point in time, it was impossible for the other party to turn against him.

So, after simple preparations, a group of eight people left Hanshui City and detoured from the north, planning to use the Junshan Bridge, which was still structurally intact, to cross the Yangtze River and advance towards the Blood Skull stronghold on the west bank.

The journey from Hanshui City to the bridge was quite smooth.

The team completed the nearly 6-kilometer journey in just one hour.

But after arriving at Junshan Bridge, the atmosphere suddenly changed, and Chen Jian felt as if he had just entered another world.

The bridge was littered with broken human bones and dried bloodstains. Occasionally, crows could be seen pecking at rotten pieces of meat. No one knew whether the meat came from humans or from the terror itself.

The smell was so pungent that he even had the urge to start breathing.

As he continued to walk forward, he asked:
".Since Hanshui City has no need to develop westward, why don't those people of the Mechanicus just blow up the bridge?"

"As long as we blow up this bridge, it will be much more difficult for the Terror Demons to cross the river. Wouldn't the pressure on the city defense be much less?"

"It's not that simple."

Xu Lie shook his head and replied:

"Hanshui City is surrounded by rivers on three sides, and the remaining side is separated by several large lakes. It is almost a city with no escape route."

"Such a location has greatly reduced the city's defense pressure on the Han River, but it has not completely solved it."

"No one can guarantee that one day a high-level monster won't cross the terrain and enter Hanshui City. If there is no retreat route at that time, it will be a disaster for Hanshui City."

"So, the bridges on the river must not be blown up. Even if we know there are bloody skeletons on the other side, it is better than having nowhere to escape when the monsters come to the city, right?"

“You can build ships.”

Chen Jian proposed a new plan again, and Xu Lie shook his head again:

“No one wants to waste resources on an uncertain future.”

".Then you are really short-sighted."

"It's true. Most people are just alive." Chen Jian stopped talking. At this time, the team had crossed the Junshan Bridge and reached the west bank of the Yangtze River.

Just as Xu Lie had said before, the terrain here is indeed much more complicated than that of Han Shui City.

There used to be a town near the river bank, but now, these towns have been completely covered by vegetation, and the tallest trees have even grown to tens of meters high.

Those low buildings built by humans are not "covered" but buried.

Buried by humus accumulated in the forest over hundreds of years.

"Be careful, pay attention to the bubbles on the ground. If you sink in, you may not be able to climb out."

"Then just follow the road. There won't be so many traps on the road."

Chen Jian answered briefly and turned slightly to the left.

Xu Lie was stunned for a moment. He looked at Chen Jian's actions and suddenly realized that although the other party was here for the first time, he seemed to be more familiar with it than himself.

The other person's vision seemed to be able to see directly through the dense vegetation and see the road hidden underneath.

What is this ability?
Or, what exactly is this technology?

He chased after him and asked a question, and Chen Jian simply answered him with four words.

“Inertial navigation.”

Xu Lie had no idea what these four words meant, and Chen Jian was too lazy to explain.

He simply instructed He Shuo to constantly refresh the team's current position on the local map in order to calibrate the drift error of the INS system.

After hundreds of continuous calibrations, the deep learning module in the PDA successfully intervened in the calibration work, and their movement trajectories were finally presented on the map in the smart eyepiece again.

This time, it is no longer just a rough location representation presented by the triangulation positioning function.

"Turn left ahead, pass the entrance to the Country Golf Club, and continue south."

"Go 4 kilometers southwest along the road to the first reconnaissance point and establish an observation post at the Phoenix Hotel."

"Attention, we have entered an active enemy area, stay alert."

"clear."

Several members of the team answered immediately, while Xu Lie's Holy Blood team looked at each other, confused.

But when the team moved to the left turn point, Xu Lie's expression changed.

Because he saw the so-called landmark that Chen Jian mentioned.

On a huge rock covered by vines, the words "XXX Golf Club" were vaguely engraved!

There is no doubt that this is a relic from before the Cataclysm.

But those chosen ones regarded it as a landmark for their journey.

They are not unfamiliar with the terrain, they are just unfamiliar with the terrain after the Cataclysm.

Xu Lie took a deep breath and said to Chen Jian who was walking in front:
"So you are really the ghosts from before the Cataclysm."

Chen Jian turned to look at him, shook his head and replied:
"Not really."

"We just happen to know what's here."

"Never mind that, we are about to enter the danger zone."

"It's your turn to go ahead."

(End of this chapter)