Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 118 - 30: Leave a Survivor

Chapter 118: Chapter 30: Leave a Survivor

Half an hour later.

In Wuxue Town.

A steamship from Jinling slowly docked at Wuxue Town’s pier, and from the most "prestigious" first-class cabin, a man and a woman emerged.

The man carried a large wooden box on his back and held a single-shot rifle in his hand.

The woman, on the other hand, carried a long knife on her back, had an unidentifiable pistol at her waist, and a band of grenades slung over her shoulder.

After disembarking the ship and stepping onto the ground, the man took a deep breath and said:

"Finally I can smell the cooking smoke; these past few days have really been stifling."

"I never used to think that a thousand kilometers of river travel could be so difficult, I even found the ship going too fast."

"Now... I’m really fed up with that rotten smell in the cabin."

"Ji Xing, do you really feel nothing? Aren’t you Holy Blood supposed to be more sensitive to such smells?"

Hearing his words, the woman named Ji Xing rolled her eyes and said:

"I’m not like you, Lord Bai Xu, I don’t have the right to complain."

"I am just an ordinary guard; whatever the employer asks me to do, that’s what I have to do."

"Can I really jump ship just because the cabin smells bad?"

"...Perhaps you really could do that."

The man named Bai Xu laughed and said teasingly:

"With the steamship’s speed, you could run along the shore and keep up—maybe even arrive ahead of me and wait."

"After all, you are a Blood Source, right? Even in the Holy Blood Temple, you were among the best, weren’t you?"

"I no longer belong to the Holy Blood Temple."

Ji Xing pouted and said:

"I suggest you don’t talk too much with me; I don’t have any good feelings towards you studs from Huadu."

"Just like I said, you’re the employer, I’m the guard, and that’s all our relationship is."

"Did you really expect that a few sweet words from you would have me follow you back to Huadu and bear you children?"

"...I really did think so."

Bai Xu said seriously:

"Huadu isn’t as bad as you think; at least there are many normal people like me there."

"Those she-demons, breeding beds, dungeons... those are just rumors from the outside."

"We have our own rules, and at least I would never do the things you despise..."

"Shut your mouth right now; I’m already itching to give you a slap—consider first if you can take it."

Bai Xu immediately shut up sensibly upon hearing this.

He secretly glanced at the woman beside him, feeling a bit regretful inside.

What a pity.

She could have been a fine woman.

Though she had a sharp tongue, her personality was quite nice.

Cheerful, resilient, and optimistic.

Such traits are really rare in this world, and besides, she is a Blood Source...

If I could win her over...

Unfortunately, I don’t have the chance to use medicine on her.

Bai Xu sighed regretfully, then said:

"Let’s complete your task first—we need to find the merchants who arrived here earlier and hand over the goods to them."

"Then, we’ll proceed to the new mission location with them, and you’ll be responsible for escorting them."

"Once we arrive, your mission will be complete."

"After returning to Huadu, you will receive your payment."

"...Can’t we just settle this in Jinling? I really don’t want to go back to that disgusting place again."

"You better watch your mouth."

Bai Xu spread his hands helplessly and said:

"I can pretend you never said that, but if you say this in front of one of Huadu’s superiors, even as a Blood Source, you may not make it out alive."

"You think you’re fast enough, but under the artillery of combat she-demons, you can’t even run a hundred meters."

"...That’s if you can even hit me."

Ji Xing’s indifferent look remained unchanged, and Bai Xu couldn’t be bothered to argue, so he changed the topic and said:

"Let’s go; I know where they’re staying."

"Those lazy guys should have come to the pier to meet us earlier... Maybe they’re even high right now."

"I said before not to let these low-class studs transport the drugs; they might finish it off before it even gets here."

"Next time I return to Huadu, I must advise the Queen seriously..."

"Your Queen probably doesn’t care about such things; she’s likely counting down the days until her period is over every month."

"...That’s just plain malicious."

Bai Xu glared disapprovingly at Ji Xing, and she just chuckled without saying another word.

The two walked toward Wuxue Town, but as they walked, Ji Xing’s expression suddenly became serious.

Her left hand rested on the gun at her waist, and her right hand was slightly raised, ready to draw her knife at any moment.

Bai Xu noticed her alertness, somewhat puzzled, and asked:

"What’s the situation?"

Ji Xing frowned and countered:

"Did you not smell it? This isn’t just the cooking smoke you thought it was."

"Something is burning... there’s a stench of corpses, mixed with that sickening drug smell from the studs."

As soon as the words fell, Bai Xu’s expression became serious.

He tightened his grip on the single-shot rifle in his hand, asking sternly:

"Are you sure?"

"I’m sure."

Ji Xing drew the handgun from her waist and discreetly hid it under her cloak.

Bai Xu, on the other hand, quickened his pace and headed rapidly toward the location he had previously been informed of.

While moving forward, he asked:

"Are you saying our people are already dead and have been burned?"

"It’s a possibility."

Ji Xing scanned the surrounding area, trying to locate potential enemies, but clearly, other than the few town defense members of Wuxue Town, there were no other threats.

Could it be that the people from Wuxue Town killed the traders from Huadu?

That seems... too unbelievable.

Wuxue Town was originally a town that lived off serving merchants; why would they do this, and for what reason?

The same question lingered in Bai Xu’s mind, and as they turned the final corner of the alleyway, Bai Xu was suddenly stunned in place.

The already burning house was still ablaze, and through the flames, the bodies being scorched inside the house could faintly be seen.

This was undoubtedly the studs who arrived here early.

They’re dead?!

Bai Xu looked in shock at the town defense member busily "adding fuel," and Ji Xing stood before Bai Xu with her long knife drawn.

"What are you doing!?"

"These are our people, and this is the house we rented!"

Bai Xu glared angrily at Zhao He, who was leading the group, and Zhao He froze, immediately realizing the gravity of the situation.

It’s over.

The rightful owners really came for us!

He shrank back a step, instinctively wanting to flee.

But in an instant, he realized that escape was impossible.

According to the Huaxia Army of Yellow Stone City’s statement, this house is related to Huadu.

No doubt about it, the people arriving now are also from Huadu!

Their strength may not surpass the Huaxia Army, but they are certainly not to be trifled with!

Realizing this, Bai Xu forcibly steadied his mind and then said:

"We are burning this house on the orders of the Huaxia Army, along with the bodies inside."

"If this infringes upon your interests, you can communicate with the Huaxia Army themselves; they are in Yellow Stone City."

Huaxia Army?

This unfamiliar name made Bai Xu pause for a moment, but upon hearing "Yellow Stone City," he instantly understood.

It’s them!

The team that just thwarted the joint attack of the Mechanical God Sect and the Holy Blood!

What’s going on?!

How did they get involved in our affairs?

Is this to silence the witnesses?

Impossible!

Bai Xu gave Ji Xing a look, and she immediately stepped forward, adopting a threatening stance before Zhao He.

At such a close range, her movements were almost too fast to see clearly.

Just this step alone declared her identity to everyone present.

Holy Blood!

No one dared make a rash move; Bai Xu took a deep breath and asked:

"Why are they here? Why did they burn our warehouse?"

Recalling what Chen Jian had said, Zhao He thought for a moment, then recounted the actions of Chen Jian and his companions after they arrived, mixing truths with fabrications.

Tracking monsters, discovering clues, finding Huadu traders, and taking action without hesitation...

He didn’t exaggerate Chen Jian’s squad’s combat strength, instead deliberately concealing key details, including drones.

Even so, Bai Xu felt his scalp tingling, while Ji Xing was completely stunned.

They’re that quick?!

Such an enemy would be hard to deal with...

She turned to look at Bai Xu, whose expression had completely turned cold.

After confirming that Chen Jian’s squad consisted of only four people, he decisively ordered Ji Xing:

"I’ll tell you their location!"

"Catch up with them at all costs!"

"Whatever they are planning to do, stop them!"

"Remember, leave one alive!"

"I want to personally ask why they are opposing us!"