Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 193 - 72 Construction Work 095

Chapter 193: Chapter 72 Construction Work 095

At the same time, on the outskirts of the Jinling Ruins.

The north wind Chen Jian had been waiting for finally arrived, and in just a few hours, the temperature suddenly dropped by 5 degrees.

It was the depth of winter, and by midnight, the temperature near Jinling had dropped to minus 3 degrees.

Moreover, according to the current trend, the temperature might drop further.

Standing in the shivering cold wind, Shen Yue exhaled white breath as he spoke:

"It’s really unusual... In my memory, it’s been a long time since Jinling had such cold weather."

"Maybe in a few days, Jinling will see its first snow?"

"Honestly, have you guys ever seen snow?"

"I mean, that kind of heavy snow, like in the northeast?"

"... I haven’t seen it."

Lei Jie shook his head and said:

"But I don’t want to see it either, just thinking about it feels cold. We Southerners really can’t handle it."

"After this mission, if possible, let’s retreat to Yellow Stone City."

"At least the latitude there is lower, the temperature can be higher."

"That’s not for us to decide either...."

Chen Jian sighed, then said:

"If there really is a functioning giant facility in the Jinling Ruins, then we will have to rely on it to establish a stronghold."

"Moving the equipment and facilities is too difficult, and we neither have the capability nor the need to take such a big risk."

"However, by then, defending the stronghold will also be a big problem."

"The terrain of the Jinling Ruins isn’t as advantageous as Yellow Stone City; to withstand the pressure from the Mechanical God Sect and the Holy Blood Temple in Jinling City... we might end up having to take over the city directly."

"Take over the city?"

Ji Xing was dumbfounded and said:

"Just with those dozens of people of yours?"

"... I was just saying, not seriously planning to fight."

Chen Jian waved his hand, skipped over this too uncertain topic.

Then, he spoke up:

"Let’s focus on the present."

"First, let’s discuss this reconnaissance plan."

"Okay."

"No problem."

Once the words fell, everyone immediately gathered around.

Chen Jian opened the PDA, brought up the offline map, and as he marked on the map, he spoke:

"Our reconnaissance target this time is to reach as much as possible into the core area of the Jinling Ruins, which is the vicinity of the Army Engineering University that I have marked."

"This is the location of the coordinates we found earlier, 41 kilometers from our current location."

"We will advance north along Highway G4211, then turn east at the intersection with Highway G2503, proceeding along G2503 until we reach the vicinity of the target area."

"Subsequently, we will continue north along G104, also known as Shuanglong Avenue, to the final destination."

"This route can avoid delving deeply into the heart of the Jinling Ruins while maximizing our reconnaissance range."

"When proceeding along this route, the drone reconnaissance range can cover the entire Jinling Ruins."

"Although it is possible for various reasons not to find the location of that monster, theoretically, such a large creature should leave many traces."

"Even just locating its active area will be of great significance to us."

"During the journey, everyone must stay vigilant."

"As always, if you encounter an inflated body, destroy it immediately. If you find fungus men, eliminate them on the spot."

"We must try to block the spread of pheromones to avoid early exposure."

"One last thing, everyone put on your gas masks—although these things from Tongling City look shabby, they are definitely effective."

"Understood."

"Understood."

After Chen Jian completed his briefing, everyone nodded in confirmation one by one.

Then, he enlarged the offline map and began briefing everyone on the route details.

Ji Xing listened carefully on the side, but the more she listened, the more something felt off.

While Chen Jian was still explaining the specifics of each evacuation and turning point, she couldn’t help but frown.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally couldn’t resist asking:

"So, why exactly are we setting this so-called... Army Engineering University as the final target point?"

"Is there something special there? I mean, if it’s just for reconnaissance, shouldn’t we be exploring around the perimeter as much as possible?"

As soon as she said this, Chen Jian froze.

He could understand Ji Xing’s point, but he didn’t understand why she was asking this question.

So, he asked confusedly:

"Setting the final target point as the direction for the reconnaissance mission is a normal thing, isn’t it? We were originally heading there, so we should definitely proceed as close to there as possible!"

"Wait."

Ji Xing, puzzled, waved her hand and then asked:

"What do you mean by you were already planning to go there? Isn’t your objective the treasure of the Jinling Ruins?"

"Yes—wait a minute."

Chen Jian suddenly realized.

It suddenly dawned on him that since Ji Xing joined his team, he seemed to have never asked her where, according to her, the core of the Jinling Ruins actually was!

He held a set of coordinates, so he naturally assumed that was what everyone was looking for.

But is that really the case??

Not necessarily!

He looked at Ji Xing in astonishment and then asked:

"You mean that the place you originally planned to go isn’t the same location as where we are ultimately heading?"

"No."

Ji Xing shook her head, but before Chen Jian could breathe a sigh of relief, she continued:

"It’s not that the place I want to go isn’t the same as where you guys are heading, it’s that in all the intelligence’s consensus, the core of the Jinling Ruins is not in the same location as where you’re headed!"