Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!

Seeing the captain's distinctive armor, Yu Qian knew that his battle could finally end.

He initially planned to take a good rest, but unexpectedly, after following the captain to the supply point for a smooth retreat, the captain gave him a decisive slice.

----Of course, it was a slice to the chest.

"Closed pneumothorax, standard."

"Fortunately, the time hasn't dragged on too long, it's savable."

"Hey, Liu Qi!"

"Take squad five and leave first. Detour from here to Pengze Town where the Mechanical God Sect's steam locomotive is arranged for reception."

"After getting on the train, head north to Lake Port and take the steamship back to Base 011."

"Xie Liu, you go with them and take the other injured along!"

"Understood!"

Xie Liu, who had always stood by Shen Yue's side, immediately replied, and promptly began organizing the retreat.

Yu Qian dared not move recklessly, only to lie honestly on the stretcher.

But looking at Shen Yue, whose body was stained with blood and whose armor showed visible cracks, he couldn't help but ask:

"Captain, aren't you retreating?"

"I can't retreat."

Shen Yue answered without turning his head:

"We still need to go to Han Shui."

"He Shuo---- He is barely holding on."

"His expeditionary force has suffered over half casualties; even if they want to retreat now, they can't."

"I have to go help him, cover their withdrawal from the positions, and then have the bombers use nuclear weapons to cover the rear."

"You don't have to worry about me, just focus on recovering."

"You fought well in this battle, accolades await you when you return!"

".....Yes."

Yu Qian deeply wanted to stand up straight, salute the captain like a true Huaxia Army soldier, and spiritedly respond with a strong "Received," but clearly, his current physical condition did not permit this.

Two injections of adrenaline pierced his skin, allowing him to barely maintain consciousness.

But attempting any large movements would be purely suicidal.

By now, Xie Liu had arranged the task of evacuating the wounded, and two soldiers from squad five stepped forward to lift the stretcher, following Xie Liu onto the supply transport truck.

Yu Qian looked outward with his head tilted; two bombers were flying overhead in the sky.

And as the bombers swooped down, the bombs were also dropped along with them.

"Boom!"

The massive explosion made Yu Qian's eardrums ache painfully; he could feel that the bomb landed not far from him.

That close?

The situation was truly dire.

Yu Qian frowned tightly; he knew he indeed needed rest now, but still couldn't fall asleep.

"I wish I were a Holy Blood like you..."

He couldn't help but say.

Xie Liu, who was sitting alert beside him, paused for a moment and then said:

"Holy Blood isn't necessarily a blessing; rather, it's more like a cursed poison on a desperate path."

"We can't reproduce naturally. That's the biggest problem."

"The more Holy Blood there are, the fewer humans there will be."

"Someday, we will perish because of this."

"But at least it won't be at the hands of monsters, right?"

Yu Qian said with a bitter smile.

"The captain has a better solution."

Xie Liu was unwilling to continue the conversation any further, so he straightforwardly spoke:

"Stop talking."

"Your lungs are punctured. Try to die slower."

"Hold on until we reach the base, then we can save you."

".....Understood."

Yu Qian closed his eyes once more.

The scorching sunlight cast down from above, creating flashes of darkness and red within his vision through the canopy of leaves.

The captain has a better solution.

She was right.

The truck entered a paved road, no longer shielded by leaves, enveloped in a warm red hue, Yu Qian drifted off to sleep again.....

...

Meanwhile, at the Benghu Defense Line.

As Li Xian had predicted, this fragile defensive line, after its initial breach, quickly experienced tragic battles with repeated breaches, a second time and a third time.

Monsters rampaged through the crowd, the fastest of them even reached He Shuo's temporary command post door.

No one had time to react.

Just as the command post was about to be shattered by the monster's terrifying claws, the man named He Shuo stepped out, easily smashing the monster's head with a weapon carried on his armor.

Immediately afterward, he held his weapon known as the "explosive gun," and with his "trusted aides," temporarily selected from excellent warriors in the expeditionary force, as well as the Holy Blood who never left his side, launched a fearless counter-charge.

In just a few minutes, the four monsters that rushed into the defense line were completely eliminated.

He himself was injured in the battle, but fortunately, the armor protected him, and the injuries were not serious.

Nonetheless, his continuously bleeding left arm indisputably displayed the hardships of this battle.

Currently, he stood staunchly ahead on the defense line, using various weapons to precisely eliminate monsters attempting to rush onto the lakeshore.

Every gunshot from him inspired the remaining less than two hundred mixed troops to continue fighting.

Li Xian was lying beside He Shuo, using his rifle to shoot at small monsters encircling them, while asking:

"How much longer do we have to hold?"

"Half an hour."

He Shuo switched out the magazine of the explosive gun and immediately replied:

"The main force of the Penetration Company will arrive in half an hour. They'll bring tanks and new unmanned combat equipment."

"Their mobility is far superior to ours. With their cover, we can retreat smoothly."

"Why?"

Li Xian furrowed his brows.

"We're already unable to hold on. The ammunition is about to run out. If we don't leave, we're all going to die here!"

"Leaving now is what's going to get us killed here!"

He Shuo's tone was exceptionally resolute.

"It's precisely because our ammo is insufficient that we can't fight a maneuver warfare requiring alternating cover."

"Staying here, with the lake as a barrier, we can still use limited ammo to hold them off."

"Once we abandon the positions, once the monsters cross the lake area, we'll die much faster than now!"

"Why?! We can run!"

At this moment, Li Xian's mind was in chaos; continuous combat and lack of rest had severely affected his thought process to the extent that he even asked such a question that left He Shuo speechless.

"Are you stupid?! Can you outrun monsters?!"

"If you really can't hold on, then take a nap, stop talking nonsense!"

"...I'm still fine."

Li Xian took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

His original intent was to use deep breathing to ease himself and take a rest.

But at the moment of exhaling this breath, he suddenly fell heavily onto the ground.

"Bang!"

He Shuo looked at him in surprise, thinking he had been hit by some long-range weapon and was about to rush to help, but Li Xian suddenly lifted his head.

His forehead was bleeding from getting smashed by stones, but this second of unconsciousness made his mind clearer.

"How long do we have to hold?"

Li Xian asked while quickly switching out an empty magazine.

".....28 minutes!"

He Shuo replied through gritted teeth.

"Bang bang bang ----"

Li Xian pulled the trigger.

"Will they come?"

"I heard their condition isn't good either!"

"Does the Penetration Company still have people?"

"This isn't something you need to worry about."

He Shuo turned to Li Xian and firmly said:

"They will come."

"Even if there's only one left, they will come!"