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

"We must make a choice."

"Do we choose the Holy Hall or humanity?"

"I think the Holy Trinity has already provided the answer long ago."

"Our existence is meant to help people survive!"

"But we have no way! We have no----"

"We do have a way."

Zhang Chao raised his hand.

"The Holy Hall indeed cannot analyze this equipment."

"But the Huaxia Army can."

"We need to contact them and hand over the equipment to them."

"They have 'airplanes', there's still time!"

......

On the other side, in Huzhou City.

While the nuclear explosion at the Xuyi Defense Line failed, the assault company equipped with the Huaxia Army's last two spare nuclear bombs successfully detonated the 300,000-ton one.

With the rise of the mushroom cloud, the last second-level monster lurking 40 kilometers outside Huzhou City was eliminated, which also meant that the beast tide threat from the south was completely resolved.

Now, only the last group of enemies was left in front of them.

That was a beast tide consisting of 40 monsters from the southeast.

But their situation was equally grim.

Chen Jian was holding a bomb gun with a smoking barrel, carefully calculating the ammunition left by the assault company.

"We have only one nuclear bomb left; if we use it here, we won't have any surplus."

"Unless we remove the already deployed minefields and move the nuclear bomb here."

"But the problem is, doing so would leave a gap in the defense line outside Base 011."

"Our current minefield deployment is already sparse, and if the beast tide finds a gap, the entire base defense will fall apart."

"It's troublesome... we still have too little time."

"If I had another month or even just two more weeks to open another underground nuclear facility, we wouldn't be so tight on resources."

"Unfortunately... there's no chance for regrets now."

Listening to his words, Huang Yu slowly nodded.

"Yes."

"Our resources are strained in all aspects."

"It's not just the nuclear bombs; the ammunition supply for conventional weapons is also running low."

"If we calculate based on the current intensity of combat, we can at best deal with the beast tide from the southeast, but our bombs will be completely exhausted."

"And the shells for our artillery can barely maintain the operation of the outer defense line of the base."

"Once all the shells are used up, we will have to rely on the ammunition produced by the ordnance factories."

"But our production rate is too low to meet the daily consumption on the front lines."

"Very likely, the last defensive battle will have to resort to detonating the nuclear bomb."

"So, this is actually a deadlock..."

After Huang Yu finished speaking, Chen Jian nodded with satisfaction.

"Very well, you have already learned to consider issues from a global perspective. You're learning quickly."

"However, the situation is not as bad as it seems."

"After all, we still have one nuclear missile unused—that's our strongest deterrent."

"We can't pin all hope on this missile, but we also can't ignore its existence."

"Understood."

Huang Yu replied solemnly and went on to say:

"Commander, I have drafted the next phase combat plan. It has been reviewed by the War Skull system and uploaded. I need you to review it."

"I'll look at it immediately."

Answering while speaking, Chen Jian walked towards the assault company's soldiers resting outside the gates of Huzhou City.

The soldiers, who had just won a great victory at a minimal cost, were spiritedly cleaning their weapons, surrounded by civilians who had survived from Huzhou City.

The men held food in their hands, while the women clutched flowers grown in Huzhou City's unique vast flower fields.

And the devout believers knelt on the ground, continually bowing to a few soldiers who had just transferred from Jin Zhong's Guard Brigade to the assault company, still bearing the unique tattoos of the Mechanical God Sect Guard Brigade.

They probably believed that this heavenly army came from the Mechanical God Sect.

But they did not know they were bowing to several "traitors" who had "abandoned their faith."

The soldiers being worshiped were somewhat at a loss.

In fact, even in...

"Everyone, line up."

Chen Jian ordered:

"Leave the gates area. Do not accept any supplies."

"Put down everything you have!"

Upon hearing the command, the assault company's soldiers immediately stepped back.

Many of them might not yet understand the meaning behind the rule "not taking even a needle from the masses," but without a doubt, they all knew the weight of an order.

Especially an order from the "commander."

If not followed, the consequences were absolutely something they couldn't bear.

So, one by one, they began to put down the things in their hands, and Chen Jian once again ordered:

"Huang Yu, persuade the people of Huzhou City to return."

"Coordinate with the representatives of the Mechanical God Sect, share the latest intelligence with them, and request that they mobilize forces to defend Huzhou City."

"Must be quick! We are about to leave Huzhou and continue to Suzhou, and they must reach Huzhou City within 72 hours after our departure."

"Otherwise, the hard-won results will be wasted by them!"

"Understood!"

Huang Yu took the order and left, while Chen Jian stayed and began organizing the team.

Their supplies were already scarce, and most long-range delivery capabilities had to be tilted towards the Penetration Company.

After all, their battle was also far from over.

After retreating from the Benghu Defense Line, the two forces would regroup and return to Han Shui City.

There, they would complete the clearance of scattered monsters, and after the clearance, they would need to reorganize and expand to continue executing follow-up "pincer attack" missions.

This was no joke.

The troops under He Shuo's command were of low quality, and with the same equipment, their combat effectiveness was far inferior to the assault company of the regular army.

Therefore, Chen Jian had to make trade-offs in equipment and supplies, using stronger support to maintain the combat effectiveness of that unit.

It was difficult.

Chen Jian sighed deeply.

What he was doing now, in pleasant terms, was akin to making a palace within a conch shell; in harsher terms, it was like a chef trying to cook a feast without rice.

Nutritional value aside, even the question of "getting enough to eat" was still up in the air.

But the good news was that as the battle reached this point, the beast tide was already at the end of its tether.

All previous attacks they organized had failed, and the only path left to them was "decisive battle."

And Chen Jian wanted a decisive battle.

What he wanted was a showdown in a small area outside Jinling City.

Only in that way could the nuclear bomb in his hand have its maximum effect.

Thinking of this, Chen Jian relaxed a bit inwardly.

But at that moment, a voice suddenly came through his earphones—Fu Xi's voice.

"Commander, new intelligence received."

"What new intelligence? Speak."

Chen Jian replied briefly, and Fu Xi continued to report:

"The Mechanical God Sect has made a new discovery."

"They captured a strange monster that was carrying peculiar equipment."

"The monster was discovered by the Forbidden Army Leader of the Mechanical God Sect."

"But instead of contacting the Mechanical God Sect directly, he came straight to us."

"Based on their description, the equipment they found is likely the signal transmitter controlling the beast tide."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jian was stunned.

Signal transmitter??

This was exactly what he had been seeking all along.

He took a deep breath and gave the order:

"Check if there is any mobile reserve force we can deploy."

"Go meet them."

"At all costs, we must secure the equipment!"

"Everyone else, line up!"

"Set out immediately and engage the southeast beast tide!"

"We need to strike quickly! Finish the battle and swiftly return to base!"