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

Chapter 52 Goodbye

Although Chen Jian had consciously slowed down his speed, since the biggest threat in the city had been eliminated and some small monsters and small wild animals had no intention of attacking, their speed was still quite fast.

The team traveled north along the Baishazhou Avenue viaduct, turned right after 10 kilometers, and arrived at their destination, the Hanshui Ordnance Non-commissioned Officer School, just two hours later.

The secret was right in front of him, and Chen Jian couldn't help but feel a little excited.

But even so, he still kept the coolest head.

After making a simple observation of the surrounding terrain and planning the entry and retreat routes, Chen Jian gave the order:

"He Shuo, find a high point on the periphery to set up an observation post."

"The drone maintains low-altitude reconnaissance to ensure the safety of the surrounding environment."

"Shen Yue, set up a machine gun fire point at the main gate and keep an eye on the road in front of the gate."

"Xie Liu, Zeng Yi, and Li Shi, the three of you will guard the east, west, and south sides separately."

"If there is a problem, report it immediately."

"Switch your walkie-talkies to the new frequency band I just gave you. From now on, Xu Lie can't know what we do."

"Lei Jie, follow me into the campus, search forward, and determine the exact location of the coordinates."

"understand!"

"receive."

Everyone answered in turn. Chen Jian didn't waste any time. After switching the exoskeleton to combat mode, he stepped into the gate of the Ordnance Officer School.

He had actually never been here, but judging from the buildings in front of him, the style was slightly different from that of his time.

Taller buildings, a wider playground full of weeds and bushes, and something that definitely shouldn't belong here.
A large number of trucks, armored transport vehicles and a small number of tanks of various models.

All of these vehicles have been rusted and cannot be started again.

But even with just a glance, Chen Jian could imagine that before the so-called catastrophe came, a large-scale emergency mobilization must have been organized here.

“What on earth happened?”

Chen Jian said in a low voice as he walked forward.

Lei Jie looked around, scraped off the rust on the tank with a dagger, shook his head and said:

"I can't see the number clearly. It's been too long."

“But it’s definitely our own thing.”

"Also, none of these vehicles show any signs of damage - I mean, they don't look like they've been in combat."

"Just like the 99A in Hanshui City, they seem to have just assembled here, and they are already..."

He didn't continue talking, and Chen Jian didn't ask any further questions.

Both of them understood what this unfinished sentence meant.

Equipment abandoned?

For that army, the only way this could happen was that the people operating the equipment had died.

So it is very likely that the catastrophe occurred in a form that was completely irresistible.

The gathering here might be the team's last desperate struggle before fate strikes.

It's just a pity that they didn't seem to succeed.
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Or, did they succeed?
Otherwise, where did these people who stayed come from?
Chen Jian took a deep breath and gestured, signaling Lei Jie to move on.

At this time, they were less than 600 meters away from the target point.

Judging from the coordinates, the location of the latitude and longitude markers is just behind the teaching building of the Ordnance Officer School.

The two did not separate, but instead simultaneously went around the left side of the teaching building after confirming with He Shuo that the surrounding environment was safe.

The closer you get to the target point, the more lush the weeds and vegetation become.

Fortunately, with the help of the exoskeleton, the two of them were not moving too slowly.

Chen Jian carefully observed his feet. Although it was already the end of September and the temperature had dropped significantly, no one could guarantee that a poisonous snake would not jump out of the grass.

If you get bitten, without the serum, you might die in a rather funny way.
He remained alert at all times, but just as he took the next step, there was a slight "click" sound suddenly heard under his feet.

Unlike the snapping sound of a branch breaking, this time the sound had a more crisp feel, like plastic or metal breaking.

"Pause."

Chen Jian raised his hand and then used a dagger to clear the surrounding bushes.

Lei Jie came over, squatted down and asked:
"What? Stepped on a mine?"

"No."

Chen Jian shook his head and continued to clean up while answering:

"If I had stepped on a landmine, I would have been blown up long ago. Do you think there are landmines in a movie?"

"It feels like something metal. Wait, it's a gun."

Chen Jian picked up a piece of broken plastic from the loose soil under his feet. After shaking off the dirt on it, Lei Jie immediately saw that it was a 191 engineering plastic handguard.

"More than one."

Chen Jian continued to clean up, and Lei Jie also started to work.

In just a few minutes, an area around had been opened up.

And in the soil, there were many guns buried scattered around.

And the dry bones that have weathered and almost turned into mud.

"It's human bones."

Lei Jie said in a low voice.

"Nonsense, of course it's human bones."

"It's not right that they all died here."

Chen Jian was halfway through his words when he suddenly came to his senses.

"Didn't they all die in this small area? The entire back of the teaching building is their 'cemetery'!"

"No wonder the vegetation here is more lush, because there is more organic matter here"

It was quite difficult for him to say these words because he knew that the person who fell here might be a comrade he had never met.

But now, they have become nutrients for plant growth.

What was it? What was that cataclysm?
Chen Jian stood up, put away his dagger and said:
"Keep going, the target point is less than 200 meters away from us."

"clear."

Reggie answered simply and the two continued to move forward.

After overcoming many obstacles along the way, when a low earth slope appeared in front of them, they knew they had reached their destination.

"Underground fortifications."

Lei Jie said in a deep voice:
"I guessed it was an underground fortification, but it's very strange."

"If there were fortifications here, why did they die outside of them?"

"Or did they die here before they could enter the fortifications?" "It's possible."

Chen Jian nodded silently, pointed to the iron gate at the underground entrance and said:
"This should be the first ordinary security door. Blast it open."

"Need not."

Lei Jie stepped forward and grabbed the rusty iron fence. The exoskeleton worked at full capacity, and with a teeth-grinding friction sound, the already fragile door was instantly opened.

"Turn on night vision and prepare to enter."

Chen Jian gave the order again, and the two of them lowered their night vision goggles at the same time and walked into the darkness of the entrance to the underground fortification.

The passage was very long, and there were some bones and textile fragments scattered on the ground.

But in terms of density, the number of people dying here is much less than that outside the door.

Was there something preventing them from entering the fortifications?
Or are they preventing people outside from entering the passage?

A bad thought came to Chen Jian's mind.

If it has come to the point where this team's faith has collapsed in order to survive, how terrifying is the so-called catastrophe?
He couldn't bear to think about it any further and could only keep his head down and move forward.

The passage spiraled downward, with the altitude decreasing continuously. After walking nearly 500 steps, he finally saw a new iron door.

Thicker triple-proof isolation door.

"Can you open it?"

"No problem. The environment here is relatively stable and the rust doesn't seem to be that serious."

Lei Jie stepped forward and turned the wheel to open the door, and Chen Jian followed to help.

After twisting it several times, the lock tongue pops open with a slight "click".

"Pull it apart."

The two of them worked together to open the isolation door a crack.

But what appeared before them was not an underground space, but another door.

There was something taped to the door.

There was a line of words written on the yellowed paper.

"Open the pressure relief valve first. The pressure relief valve is on the right side."

Below this line of words, a pressure relief valve shape was drawn in red, with an arrow pointing to the right.

Chen Jian looked in the direction of the arrow and saw the so-called pressure relief valve at a glance.

Without wasting a second, he immediately turned the pressure relief valve.

White mist gushed out from the gap in the isolation door, and then, a strong wind blew in from the cave behind!

The huge pressure difference almost pressed Chen Jian against the door panel. It took more than a minute before the strong wind gradually subsided.

“It’s a semi-vacuum environment here.”

Chen Jian let out a long sigh and continued:
"Put on the mask, turn on the air call, and let's go in."

"receive."

The two of them worked together to open the last isolation door. This time, the vast space inside the fortification was finally exposed to them.

This is indeed an underground fortification.

It is also an underground fortification that stores a large amount of supplies.

The supplies were piled randomly on the open ground, as if the people who brought them in had no time to sort them out.

Moreover, there is absolutely no sign that these materials have been used.

After hundreds of years, this place still retains its original appearance.

What about people?

They built this underground fortification, but where did they go? ?

Chen Jian looked around and then saw a piece of paper on the ground in front of him.

A piece of paper placed on a striking banner.

He was afraid of damaging the paper so he didn't dare to reach out to take it. He could only walk forward and half-kneel on the ground to read.

The handwriting on the paper was a little sloppy and the wording was simplified to the extreme, obviously written in a hurry.

The above content shocked Chen Jian.

"October 2045, 10.

We know:

Sudden mass death.

The cause of death was multiple organ failure and thrombosis.

Two hours from onset to death.

There are no abnormal astronomical phenomena.

Non-man-made disaster.

No radiation.

No viruses detected.

We are out of time.

Emergency reserve materials have been delivered.

To ensure the internal environment is clean and safe, we will leave the fortifications.

After disinfection, the project entered into a permanent operation mode.

More information is on the North Side.

They survive longer.

We don't know what you are facing.

But when you open that door, the responsibility is on you.

Finish the journey we haven't completed yet.

Goodbye, comrade."

Chen Jian took a deep breath.

The people here are not moving inward.

They are walking outward.

They knew they couldn't die here.

Because this pure land is left for future generations.

(End of this chapter)