Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 104 - 16: Self-Destruction?

Chapter 104: Chapter 16: Self-Destruction?

I’m supposed to lure the monster over?

Chen Jian was dumbfounded upon receiving the message.

What are you talking about?

Such a huge monster, the area within a kilometer is almost a no-go zone, and you want me to lure it over?

Why don’t you just directly send me to be killed by it?

Taking a deep breath, Chen Jian fought back the pain in his eardrums and asked:

"Where did you get the thermobaric bombs? Are they reliable?"

On the radio, Lei Jie’s voice came through faintly.

"Delivered by the people from the Ring Chamber of Commerce! A total of 12 rounds!"

"Dammit, they also sent us 4 Sky Swallow Missiles, as if those things can still be used!"

"Their technical reserves are a mess—this is not the time to talk about this, Captain, can it be lured over?"

"Our plan is to use the thermobaric bombs at a distance of 1400 meters to suppress its sound capabilities, then you advance to engage closely, using a DZJ19 rocket launcher with armor-piercing rounds to damage it!"

"I’ll do my best!"

Chen Jian yelled in response, then turned to Shen Yue and asked:

"Is the evacuation route planned out? What’s the average evacuation speed?"

Staring at the tactical goggles’ route, Shen Yue calculated briefly and answered:

"Considering the road conditions, the average speed should be about 45 kilometers per hour."

"This monster can move at almost 60 kilometers per hour through the forest, and even faster in open areas!"

"We are currently 6 kilometers from the suppression point Lei Jie marked, and the monster is 1.2 kilometers from us."

"But we have to take a curved path, while the monster can go in a straight line."

"The key position is still Xu Family Village where we previously hid our car, it’s a turning point on the road."

"It’s 2.4 kilometers away, if we can arrive about a minute before the monster, we should be able to lure it."

"But the problem now is, once we reach the lakeshore, there’s no road, and if the monster gets close, we have no ability to resist."

"Lei Jie must ensure immediate suppression and effective suppression, otherwise, we’re doomed!"

After Shen Yue finished speaking, Chen Jian nodded solemnly.

Then he asked:

"Lei Jie, can you handle it?"

Across from him, Lei Jie paused for a moment and then asked:

"What’s the maximum combat distance?"

"Maximum 800 meters! At 1.2 kilometers the decibel level is already up to 165, at 800 meters it’s estimated to reach 175, which is already the limit, any closer and even with headphones we can’t handle it!"

"Then 800 meters it is! He Shuo and I will go across the river by boat to engage!"

Lei Jie resolutely answered:

"Let’s do this! This thing is too close to us, it might even be those fools from the Mechanical God Sect who brought it here somehow!"

"We absolutely can’t let it near Yellow Stone City, otherwise the battle for establishing the city would have been for nothing!"

"Understood, let’s get it done!"

Chen Jian decisively gave the order and then said to Shen Yue:

"I’ll drive to the evacuation starting point; you lure its attention with the machine gun and recoilless rifle."

"Keep the drone tracking at all times, maintaining a distance of at least 1.5 kilometers."

"This thing doesn’t seem to have ears, it mainly relies on sight and smell to hunt."

"Make some noise, try to let it see as much as possible!"

"Got it!"

With the order given, the cat vehicle roared to life.

Chen Jian floored the accelerator, the tiny cat vehicle burst out with tremendous power, with tracks rapidly rolling over the rugged road rushing forward.

Half a minute later, they reached the designated evacuation point at a straight-line distance of 1.6 kilometers from the monster.

The sound of the 201 class machine gun rang out, bullets sliced through the air above the forest, and then plunged down towards the monster.

A dense rain of bullets fell in the forest beside the monster, leaves were knocked into a frenzy, but clearly, such an attack was not enough to attract its attention.

So Shen Yue didn’t hesitate any longer, and the moment Chen Jian stopped, the recoilless rifle fired.

The assault shell traced a stunning large arc in the air, and then dropped precisely in the forest less than a hundred meters from the monster.

"Boom!"

The loud explosion rang out, flames burst forth, and this time, the monster’s attention was finally seized.

Previously engrossed in its hunt, it leapt back to the treetops, its tail wrapping around the trunk, stretching its upper body upwards and twisting its head to look in various directions.

Chen Jian’s gaze swept over the image on the drone’s feed, and at that moment, he finally realized where the déjà vu feeling that the monster gave him came from.

This thing looks..... just like the legendary beautiful snake.

Only, it’s a beautiful snake with an insect’s head, a mammalian wing membrane, and human-like arms!

And when the monster’s head turned towards the direction the cat vehicle was heading, Chen Jian involuntarily broke out in goosebumps.

That was an instinctive fear.

Facing such a monster, no one can avoid fear!

He floored the accelerator, racing towards the marked key point.

At this moment, the monster also moved.

It sprang upwards vigorously, then spread its wing membrane, seemingly trying to glide, but clearly, its takeoff height was far from adequate.

So it crashed heavily to the ground, its rolling body kicking up a cloud of dust.

This failure seemed to make it even more frenzied, roaring loudly again as it stood up.

The surrounding air compressed and pushed outwards as if a hurricane had passed, slim trees were broken on the spot, and the brittle structure of deadwood shattered instantly.

This power...

Definitely above 190 decibels!

Chen Jian felt a shock in his mind from the massive noise.

At that moment, he was genuinely grateful to his old sergeant who used to lock him in a little room and laugh while throwing stun grenades inside.

If it weren’t for that inhumane training, he would have been knocked down by the sound wave by now!

There were still 400 meters to the turning point.

The straight-line distance to the monster had already narrowed to 1400 meters.

There’s time!

Chen Jian shouted loudly:

"Throw some grenades! Make some noise! Don’t let it lose track of us!"

"Understood!"

Shen Yue pulled the pin from the prepared grenade and tossed it towards a relatively open area.

"Boom!"

After the explosion, the monster immediately zeroed in on the location of the firelight.

Its speed surged, and in the next moment, Chen Jian drove the cat vehicle past the turning point.

The most dangerous part was behind them.

Next, it was purely a race of speed.

versus 90?

Still seems a bit slow.

But never mind, this last stretch was flat and straight, the cat vehicle easily reached high speeds of 60 kilometers per hour.

Based on the current distance, when they reach the lakeshore, they’ll be just about 1 kilometer away from the monster.

Let’s hope it’s straightforward.

Through the drone, Chen Jian already saw Lei Jie and the others’ friend/foe identification signals.

They were about to reach the lakeshore, just 3 minutes left, there was enough time.

"Shen Yue, prepare for combat."

"Take down the tubes, I’ll drive later, and you’ll open fire."

"Suppress with Lei Jie, and we’ll close in and fire within 400 meters."

"If you still can’t hit, I’ll hang you up for a beating!"

"Understood!"

.....

In the distance, on the boat.

The man beside Zhou Qin lightly rubbed his ears, seemingly trying to relieve the pressure on his eardrums.

Two continuous hours of observation had left him exhausted, but fortunately, he was now basically certain that his worries were about to be completely relieved.

Qin Yuan was rushing straight towards Yellow Stone City, in just a few minutes, it would completely destroy that newborn town.

No one inside would survive.

This monster was not some weak Level 4 Monster.

If it weren’t for its peculiar habits and relatively fragile physique, this Qin Yuan might have been classified as a Second-level Monster.

After all, it was incredibly harmful to humans.

The sound wave it emitted could annihilate all life at close range, like an unseen killer weapon.

Wherever it went, nothing could withstand it...

The man let out a long breath, and handed the binoculars to Zhou Qin, then said:

"Nothing more to see."

"The people at Yellow Stone City are done for."

"They were too foolish, actually trying to attract Qin Yuan."

"Perhaps it was born out of arrogance, as if they thought that randomly detonating some weapon left over from the Great Cataclysm meant they had no enemies in this world."

"But they underestimate how dangerous this world truly is."

"How could they attack Qin Yuan like this?"

"They should have waited patiently, or simply evacuated Yellow Stone City, giving the monster a path."

"When the monster stopped to rest, they could have attacked from a distance..."

"Foolish, so very foolish..."

After the man finished speaking, a hint of regret also appeared on Zhou Qin’s face.

He hesitated for a moment, then spoke:

"Perhaps they simply don’t want to give up Yellow Stone City, just like we don’t want to give up Han Shui City."

"It’s... a symbol."

"If they leave this time, it will be much harder to maintain the residents’ morale and unity."

"That’s reasonable."

The man nodded slowly.

"So to them, it’s a dead-end scenario."

"Leaving means starting from zero."

"Staying means an absolute zero return."

"Maybe they want to gamble one last time."

"But unfortunately, this game is one they are destined to lose."

"Indeed..."

Zhou Qin then lifted the binoculars to watch Yellow Stone City from afar.

Those "Huaxia Army," are they really going to lose?

Maybe they truly have run out of chances.

A force that was unbeatable a day ago is about to vanish without a trace the next day?

This is the reality of this world.

Cruel but true...

Zhou Qin sighed once more, directing the blurred view through the binoculars towards the monster’s movement.

It was about to reach the lake.

A few hundred meters, for it, could just be a few leaps away.

No time left...

At this moment, Zhou Qin was surprised to find he actually felt... a bit of regret?

Why is that?

Does he believe that the Huaxia Army there deserves to survive?

This thought flashed through Zhou Qin’s mind, but he hadn’t had time to ponder it further when suddenly.

"Boom!"

A huge blaze abruptly exploded.

The monster’s roaring stopped instantly, the world fell silent.

Then came the second, and the third!

Zhou Qin was mentally shocked, his hands began trembling uncontrollably.

The Huaxia Army...

They’re launching a counter-assault!

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The image is from the internet, coincidentally, it matches the depiction quite well.

Not sure who the artist is, will remove if asked.